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F&B 26: Lloyd vs. Solis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jas Drop (ranked 24420 p4p, 23642 weight class) and Steven Seagal (ranked 237 p4p, 224 weight class). Seagal has chosen Route 23 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jas Drop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Seagal!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drop misses with a looping left.
Drop misses with a series of wild punches.
Seagal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drop moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 It looks like Steven Seagal has been cut.
Seagal scores with a sloppy right hand. Drop should have avoided that one.
 It looks like Jas Drop has been cut.
Seagal throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice shot by Seagal.
Seagal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drop throws the left hand but Seagal avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seagal avoids the body shot from Drop.
A jab from Drop misses.
Drop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Seagal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Seagal.
Drop wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seagal has him pressed against the cage.
Drop wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seagal has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Seagal.
Seagal dips a shoulder and cracks Drop with a mighty uppercut! Drop falls back against the cage and Seagal unloads with a barrage of strikes! Drop is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Seagal screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Seagal!
Steven Seagal opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marian Graves (ranked 4346 p4p, 6766 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 521 p4p, 672 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marian Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves drives through with a takedown into guard.
Velasquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Graves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Graves being controlled here momentarily.
Velasquez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Velasquez trying to keep a closed guard but Graves is proving a slippery customer.
Graves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Velasquez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez is continuing to stall.
Velasquez is trying to control the position but Graves postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velasquez is keeping the position for now.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Velasquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graves preventing the sweep.
Velasquez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velasquez wants to sweep but no luck.
Graves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graves seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Graves feints and as Velasquez raises his hands in defense, Graves changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Velasquez has Graves pulled in close to control his posture.
Velasquez trying to keep a closed guard but Graves is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is looking to sweep but instead, Graves has passed into half guard.
Velasquez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Velasquez taking some punishment here, with Graves in his half guard.
Graves is looking to take a break and control but Velasquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Velasquez tries to get to full guard but Graves has control of the leg.
Graves has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Graves controlling the action here.
Velasquez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Velasquez wants to control but Graves is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands strikes from half guard.
Graves is thwarting Velasquez's attempts to control the position.
Graves takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Graves.
Graves seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Velasquez manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Velasquez wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Velasquez can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Velasquez trying to keep a closed guard but Graves is proving a slippery customer.
Graves preventing the sweep.
Velasquez looks winded!
Graves keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Velasquez's head.
Graves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Graves postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Graves postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Graves sitting in guard here, content to control.
Graves stopping the sweep attempt from Velasquez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Graves with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Velasquez wants to sweep but no luck.
Graves is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marian Graves dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Graves changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Velasquez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Velasquez controls the position for a moment.
Velasquez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Velasquez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Velasquez is trying to maintain the position but Graves is very close to passing his half guard.
Graves is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves working over Velasquez with some ground and pound. Velasquez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Velasquez trying to control from the bottom.
Graves lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Graves's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Graves's back!
Velasquez is trying to stick to Graves's back but Graves is turning into Velasquez. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Velasquez's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Graves.
Velasquez trying to control the position.
Graves works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Graves looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Velasquez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Graves working over Velasquez with some ground and pound. Velasquez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Velasquez is trying to maintain the position but Graves is very close to passing his half guard.
Velasquez has hold of Graves's hands but Graves slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez wants to improve his position but Graves is controlling well.
Graves scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Velasquez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
Graves is nestled in close to Velasquez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Velasquez is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Graves jumps into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves in side control lands a decent elbow.
Graves lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Velasquez down.
Velasquez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Graves lands a few punches from side control.
Graves works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Velasquez tries to bench press Graves off him but Graves keeps the position.
Marian Graves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands some shots froms side control.
Graves wants to control but Velasquez is keeping him busy.
Graves working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Graves lands a nice forearm strike.
Graves working the ground and pound.
Graves working the ground and pound.
Graves looks up at the clock and then as Velasquez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Graves smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Velasquez is not content to let Graves control the position.
Graves working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is looking to reverse the position.
Graves working the ground and pound from side control.
Velasquez is looking to regain half guard here but Graves keeps moving and retains side control.
Graves working the ground and pound.
Graves grinds an elbow into Velasquez's temple.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velasquez can do to turn this around?
Graves working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Velasquez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Velasquez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Graves working the head and body with strikes.
Graves working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
 Velasquez is rocked!
Velasquez can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marian Graves dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Graves shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Graves was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Graves in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Velasquez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Velasquez is trying to control Graves's posture but Graves avoids it.
Graves in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Graves trying to control the action but Velasquez is working from the bottom.
Velasquez can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez taking a bit of punishment here - Graves scoring with strikes.
Velasquez is not content to let Graves control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves lands some shots froms side control.
Graves scores with a couple of short elbows.
Velasquez is trying to improve his position.
Graves is looking to take a break and control but Velasquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graves working the head and body with strikes.
Velasquez is trying to get back to half guard.
Graves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Velasquez keeps working.
Graves lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is looking for a sweep.
Velasquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Velasquez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Graves in side control lands a decent elbow.
Graves working the body and head with strikes.
Velasquez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Graves lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Velasquez down.
Velasquez is looking for a sweep.
Graves working away.
Graves landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves lands a nice forearm strike.
Graves lands a decent elbow from side control.
Graves remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Graves off and has taken his back!
Velasquez lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Graves turns into Velasquez and is now in his guard.
Graves lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Graves landing some decent shots from guard.
Graves lands a couple of elbows.
Graves is working Velasquez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Graves landing with the ground and pound.
Graves looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves wants to control from the top but Velasquez keeps moving.
Graves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Marian Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Graves landing with the ground and pound.
Graves landing with the ground and pound.
Graves slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cain Velasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Velasquez wants to improve his position but instead Graves has moved into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marian Graves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marian Graves!
Marian Graves very nearly forgot to thank MKFC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glass Shiv (ranked 3350 p4p, 3274 weight class) and John Callaghan (ranked 423 p4p, 414 weight class). Glass Shiv has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Glass Shiv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Callaghan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiv swings for the body but Callaghan moves out of range.
Callaghan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shiv has time to react.
Shiv throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Callaghan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shiv swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Shiv.
Shiv defending well as Callaghan loads up on a big left hand.
Shiv definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Callaghan.
Nice cross by Shiv.
Shiv lands with a shot to the body.
Callaghan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Callaghan misses
and Shiv counters with a right hand to the body.
Shiv closes the distance and pushes Callaghan back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiv misses with a punch to the body.
Shiv tries to throw a body punch but Callaghan avoids it by throwing Shiv back against the cage.
Shiv misses with a body punch.
Shiv taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shiv holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shiv goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shiv keeps control of Callaghan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Callaghan breaks from the clinch.
Shiv bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Callaghan's head.
Callaghan avoids the body shot from Shiv.
A jab from Callaghan misses.
Callaghan throws the left hand but Shiv avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Callaghan misses.
Shiv is looking to wear down Callaghan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Callaghan throws a lazy uppercut
and Shiv counters with a straight right hand.
Callaghan lands a jab to Shiv's midsection.
Shiv gets a clinch.
Shiv lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Callaghan.
Shiv tries to throw a body punch but Callaghan avoids it by throwing Shiv back against the cage.
Shiv misses with a hook to the ribs.
Callaghan wants to break free but Shiv has control.
Shiv can't find room to land a body shot as Callaghan controls the action.
Shiv misses with a punch on the inside.
Callaghan manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shiv misses with a looping left.
Callaghan tries to clinch but Shiv is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiv misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Callaghan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shiv fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Callaghan, pushing him back against the cage.
Shiv doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Callaghan fails to land.
Shiv misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Shiv.
Shiv misses with a hook to the ribs.
Callaghan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shiv misses with a hook
and Callaghan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shiv misses with a left hand
and Shiv takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shiv throws a looping overhand right but Callaghan ducks down to avoid it.
Callaghan just misses with a punch to the body.
Callaghan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiv tries a body shot but Callaghan blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Callaghan.
Callaghan tries a knee to the head but Shiv blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shiv tries a body shot but Callaghan blocks it.
Callaghan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shivs head.
Callaghan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Callaghan working aggressively here.
Shiv tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shiv has Callaghan pushed against the cage.
Shiv goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shiv tries to throw a body punch but Callaghan avoids it by throwing Shiv back against the cage.
Shiv doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shiv struggles to land a body shot inside as Callaghan controls his hands.
Callaghan has had enough of the clinch but Shiv keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shiv.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Glass Shiv will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Callaghan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shiv lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Callaghan wants to get back to striking at distance but Shiv won't allow it.
Shiv doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shiv stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Glass Shiv has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Callaghan blocks an uppercut.
Shiv pushes Callaghan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shiv tries a body shot but Callaghan blocks it.
Callaghan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shiv misses with the head strike.
Callaghan blocks a body shot from Shiv.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiv doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shiv stalling in the clinch but Callaghan improves position.
Shiv fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Callaghan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shiv is defending well for now.
Shiv has Callaghan pressed against the cage, preventing Callaghan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Shiv.
Callaghan blocks a body shot from Shiv.
Shiv stalls.
Shiv effectively controlling the action here.
Still in the clinch, Shiv scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shiv lands a left hand that snaps the head of Callaghan backwards.
Shiv misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shiv working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Callaghan tries to land knees in the clinch but Shiv avoids the damage to the body.
Callaghan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shiv avoids it.
Shiv struggles to land a body shot inside as Callaghan controls his hands.
Callaghan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Callaghan throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiv effectively controlling the action here.
Callaghan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shiv.
Shiv is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shiv lands a shot to the body.
Shiv struggles to land a body shot inside as Callaghan controls his hands.
Shiv tries to work over Callaghan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Callaghan prevents a body shot from Shiv.
Shiv tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shiv dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Callaghan digs a right hand into Shiv's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shiv's gas tank.
Callaghan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Shiv.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shiv scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan lands with a light punch inside.
Shiv throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Callaghan prevents a body shot from Shiv.
Callaghan is looking to break free of the clinch but Shiv has double underhooks.
Shiv tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Callaghan's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Callaghan.
Shiv misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Callaghan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shiv fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shiv blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shiv tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Callaghan's elbow.
Callaghan pushes Shiv back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shiv can't find room to land a body shot as Callaghan controls the action.
Callaghan tries to circle away but Shiv has him pinned against the cage.
Callaghan blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shiv tries to work over Callaghan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Callaghan trying to control the position but instead, Shiv has worked for underhooks and has pushed Callaghan into the cage.
Shiv keeps control of Callaghan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shiv can't find room to land a body shot as Callaghan controls the action.
Shiv misses with a punch to the body.
Shiv tries to work over Callaghan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Shiv.
Shiv misses with a body punch.
Shiv can't find room to land a body shot as Callaghan controls the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Callaghan tries to land a knee to the head but Shiv blocks with his arms.
Shiv goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shiv tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shiv misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glass Shiv dominated that second round.
That's time! Shiv's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shiv fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Callaghan manages to avoid it.
Shiv swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Callaghan to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Callaghan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shiv appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shiv fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Callaghan manages to avoid it.
Shiv displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Callaghan throws out the jab.
Shiv is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Callaghan misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiv stalks Callaghan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Callaghan's face. Callaghan staggers backwards, shaken.
Callaghan misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Callaghan looks to land a right hand but Shiv moved out of range.
Callaghan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Callaghan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shiv uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Callaghan.
Shiv swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Callaghan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shiv smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Callaghan lands a nice looking body shot.
Callaghan throws the left hand but Shiv avoids the punch easily.
Shiv misses with a shot to the body
letting Callaghan counter with a right hand.
It looks like Glass Shiv has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiv tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Callaghan was well out of range. Poor timing from Shiv.
Callaghan throws a body punch but Shiv moves out of range.
Callaghan throws a shot from downtown. Shiv moves away and avoids it.
Shiv is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Callaghan misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Shiv wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shiv is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shiv ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Callaghan moves away.
Shiv swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Callaghan drops Shiv with a beautiful combination! Shiv stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Callaghan is looking for the KO!
 Shiv is rocked!
Callaghan connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Shiv covering up! Callaghan comes in with a big uppercut and Shiv goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Callaghan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Chaize (ranked 1448 p4p, 2555 weight class) and Richard McAuliffe (ranked 173 p4p, 278 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Chaize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard McAuliffe!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaize throws a right hand that McAuliffe ducks under and follows up with a left that McAuliffe also avoids with ease.
Chaize moves out of range as McAuliffe strikes.
Chaize definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chaize moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McAuliffe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chaize is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chaize looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chaize misses with a combination
and McAuliffe counters with a nice uppercut.
Chaize lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McAuliffe at a distance.
McAuliffe throws a head kick but Chaize moves out of range.
Chaize connects with a solid leg kick.
McAuliffe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaize throws a looping overhand right but McAuliffe ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by McAuliffe. Beautiful body shot.
Chaize throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from McAuliffe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chaize ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chaize throws a right and a left that McAuliffe avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAuliffe digs a good body shot into Chaize's ribs.
Chaize throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chaize throws a series of punches but McAuliffe avoids them all with ease.
McAuliffe shoots in but Chaize avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McAuliffe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chaize thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chaize misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McAuliffe.
Chaize connects with a good right hand that stumbles McAuliffe. McAuliffe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chaize misses the shot to the body.
Chaize throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McAuliffe misses with a hook.
McAuliffe works Chaize's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaize takes a swing at McAuliffe's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McAuliffe! But no joy.
McAuliffe tries a head kick but it misses.
McAuliffe throws a body punch but Chaize moves out of range.
Chaize uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jacques Chaize is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chaize uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McAuliffe.
Chaize swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chaize takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McAuliffe looks to clinch
and McAuliffe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McAuliffe takes a swing at Chaize's ribcage but misses.
Chaize jabs McAuliffe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chaize lands with a shot to the body.
McAuliffe misses the body punch
and Chaize counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chaize throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McAuliffe on the side of the head.
Chaize swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaize connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Chaize.
Chaize moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chaize scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McAuliffe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chaize but Chaize pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chaize lands with a good body shot.
McAuliffe misses with a takedown
and McAuliffe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jacques Chaize has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard McAuliffe.
Chaize misses with the combination.
McAuliffe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McAuliffe blocks a leg kick.
Chaize avoids the body shot from McAuliffe.
Chaize throws a big counter combination but McAuliffe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaize slaps away a takedown attempt from McAuliffe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chaize appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chaize misses with a double jab
and McAuliffe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chaize tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McAuliffe was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaize.
McAuliffe throws a looping overhand right but Chaize ducks down to avoid it.
Chaize connects with a body shot that sends McAuliffe's belly button to the back.
Chaize throws a leg kick that is checked
and McAuliffe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McAuliffe slips a straight right by Chaize.
Chaize takes a swing at McAuliffe's ribcage but misses.
Chaize lands a jab to McAuliffe's midsection.
Nice shot by Chaize.
An inside leg kick from Chaize misses.
Chaize fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Chaize dominated that round.
That's time! Chaize's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chaize misses with a body shot.
Chaize thuds a left hand into McAuliffe's body.
Jacques Chaize is winning the standup battle so far.
Chaize throws a series of punches but McAuliffe moves out of range.
McAuliffe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chaize stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jacques Chaize is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McAuliffe thows a left - swing and a miss!
McAuliffe walks into a left hand.
Chaize moves out of range as McAuliffe strikes.
McAuliffe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chaize misses the body punch
and McAuliffe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chaize punishes McAuliffe's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAuliffe dodges the punch combination from Chaize.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaize. McAuliffe does a little dance to reset his feet.
McAuliffe tries to counter with a clinch but Chaize shakes him off and moves away.
Chaize lands with a straight right. McAuliffe didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Chaize.
McAuliffe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McAuliffe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McAuliffe.
Chaize throws a series of punches but McAuliffe moves out of range.
It seemed like McAuliffe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chaize takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chaize takes one to the side of the head.
Chaize misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McAuliffe.
Some wild striking there from Chaize.
McAuliffe takes a swing at Chaize's ribcage but misses.
Chaize seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chaize throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McAuliffe counters with a series of strikes. Chaize will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from McAuliffe.
Chaize throwing a counter right hand but McAuliffe manages to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McAuliffe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chaize has got the better of the exchanges.
Chaize lands a two punch combo.
A jab from Chaize misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaize dips to his left and cracks McAuliffe with an uppercut!
McAuliffe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McAuliffe avoids a punch combination nicely.
McAuliffe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaize.
McAuliffe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chaize is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McAuliffe can do to turn this around?
Chaize throws a body punch but McAuliffe moves out of range.
Chaize scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chaize on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chaize walks into a straight right hand from McAuliffe.
A telegraphed right hand from Chaize misses the target.
McAuliffe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chaize throws a nice looking combination but McAuliffe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McAuliffe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chaize goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize throws a front kick aimed at McAuliffe's knee but McAuliffe avoids it well.
McAuliffe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chaize on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McAuliffe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McAuliffe connects with a right hand. Chaize shakes it off.
Chaize ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McAuliffe moves away.
McAuliffe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chaize lands a nice hook to McAuliffe's body. McAuliffe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chaize looks to score with a jab to the body but McAuliffe is just out of range.
McAuliffe checks a leg kick nicely.
McAuliffe wants to counter with a clinch but Chaize pushes him away.
McAuliffe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chaize fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McAuliffe just misses with a punch to the body.
Chaize lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaize throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McAuliffe avoids the body shot from Chaize.
McAuliffe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McAuliffe moves to clinch but Chaize breaks away
and Chaize makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McAuliffe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McAuliffe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chaize. Chaize obviously looking to wear him down.
Chaize is looking to wear down McAuliffe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McAuliffe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chaize connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McAuliffe scrambles back to his feet.
Chaize pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McAuliffe back to the cage. Chaize follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McAuliffe throws a right hand that misses
and Chaize counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Chaize there.
Chaize throws the left hand but McAuliffe avoids the punch easily.
McAuliffe throws a fast counter high kick but Chaize manages to duck under it in time.
McAuliffe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Chaize dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Chaize fails to land with a series of punches.
Chaize swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McAuliffe swings widly with a right hand
and Chaize counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McAuliffe throws a body shot but no joy.
McAuliffe blocks a jab.
McAuliffe feints the counter takedown.
McAuliffe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaize keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaize throws a big counter combination but McAuliffe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chaize throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McAuliffe checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAuliffe slips a jab and a cross from Chaize.
Chaize paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chaize avoids the head kick by McAuliffe.
Chaize fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McAuliffe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McAuliffe darts in looking for a takedown but Chaize gets double underhooks and turns McAuliffe into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAuliffe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chaize misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - McAuliffe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chaize connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McAuliffe momentarily.
Chaize connects with a single shot there.
McAuliffe walks into a left hand.
Chaize just misses with a punch to the body.
Chaize misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McAuliffe! But no joy.
McAuliffe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McAuliffe misses with a head kick.
Chaize lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaize scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaize tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McAuliffe was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaize.
McAuliffe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Chaize will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McAuliffe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jacques Chaize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from McAuliffe.
McAuliffe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chaize misses with a two punch combination.
Chaize wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McAuliffe works Chaize's body with a nice hook.
Chaize ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McAuliffe moves away.
McAuliffe swings for the body but Chaize moves out of range.
Chaize takes a swing at McAuliffe's ribcage but misses.
McAuliffe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chaize throws out the jab.
Chaize buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize just misses with a punch to the body.
McAuliffe checks a leg kick.
McAuliffe with the counter takedown but Chaize avoids it easily.
Chaize swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaize throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McAuliffe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chaize thumps McAuliffe with a low kick.
Chaize throws a looping overhand right but McAuliffe ducks down to avoid it.
Chaize looks to score with a jab to the body but McAuliffe is just out of range.
McAuliffe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chaize lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice straight punches there by McAuliffe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McAuliffe.
A looping hook to the body misses from McAuliffe. Chaize does a little dance to reset his feet.
McAuliffe looks to score with a jab to the body but Chaize is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaize throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A countering left hand to the body from McAuliffe misses.
Chaize slips under a jab from McAuliffe.
Chaize throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richard McAuliffe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McAuliffe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chaize.
Chaize misses with a shot to the body
and McAuliffe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaize catches McAuliffe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chaize tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McAuliffe was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaize.
McAuliffe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
An inside leg kick from Chaize misses.
Chaize fails to land with a series of punches.
McAuliffe misses with an uppercut
enabling Chaize to counter with a crisp jab.
McAuliffe misses with a looping left.
McAuliffe throws a one two combo.
Jacques Chaize is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McAuliffe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chaize swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McAuliffe counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Chaize showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chaize has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Chaize!
In defeat, Richard McAuliffe stepped up to the mic, saying 'WTF!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ekkei Satori (ranked 1188 p4p, 2630 weight class) and Jose Ronaldo (ranked 142 p4p, 250 weight class). Ekkei Satori is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ekkei Satori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jose Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satori tries to keep at a distance but Ronaldo has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satori just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ronaldo's brow.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo stalling.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronaldo's coach down at The Forge was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ronaldo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Satori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Satori blocks it.
Ronaldo misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Ronaldo as the two fighters clinch.
Satori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Satori has closed the distance and engaged Ronaldo in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ronaldo stalling.
Ronaldo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ronaldo pushes Satori back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Satori effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satori can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Satori - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Satori blocking some punches.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Satori misses with a body punch.
Satori wants to break the clinch but can't.
Satori tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Satori manages to break the clinch.
Satori closes the distance and clinches.
Satori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Satori prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ronaldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ronaldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satori tries to land knees in the clinch but Ronaldo avoids the damage to the body.
Satori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ronaldo lands a body punch.
Ronaldo prevents Satori from breaking the clinch.
Satori breaks from the clinch.
Ronaldo swings for the body but Satori moves out of range.
Satori takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ronaldo misses with a wild body shot.
Satori blocks a jab.
It looked like Satori was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ronaldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Satori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satori is struggling to control the position.
Satori is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satori blocking some punches.
Satori is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Satori controlling the action here for a moment.
Satori breaks from the clinch.
Satori drives through and clinches with Ronaldo against the cage.
Satori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ronaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Satori is trying to break free.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from Satori.
Ronaldo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Satori is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo is trying to maintain a safe position but Satori gets an underhook and turns Ronaldo into the cage.
A body shot lands from Ronaldo.
Satori looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Satori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Satori controls the action.
Satori tries to land knees in the clinch but Ronaldo avoids the damage to the body.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Satori controls the action.
Satori takes a shot to the head.
Ronaldo lands an uppercut.
Ronaldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Ronaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ronaldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Satori backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Ronaldo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Satori displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot.
Satori connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ronaldo throws a hook but Satori blocks it.
Ronaldo closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Satori blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Satori controls his hands.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Satori.
Ronaldo lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ronaldo as the two fighters clinch.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ronaldo gets through Satori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands with a right to the head.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ronaldo has a couple of punches blocked by Satori.
Ronaldo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Satori is keeping busy.
Satori blocks an uppercut.
Satori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Satori lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from Satori.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Satoris head.
Ronaldo working aggressively here.
Jose Ronaldo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ronaldo lands with a right to the head.
Satori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ronaldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satori misses with a body punch.
Satori missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Satori.
Ronaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
Ronaldo lands an uppercut.
Ronaldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ronaldo misses with the head strike.
Satori blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo has a couple of punches blocked by Satori.
Ronaldo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Satori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ronaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Satori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Satori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Satori misses with a punch to the body.
Satori works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Satori blocking some punches.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
Satori lands a body punch.
Satori tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ronaldo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Satori controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satori stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Satori lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Satori is trying to force a seperation but Ronaldo has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Ronaldo.
Satori missing with knees to the body.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Satori.
Satori breaks from the clinch.
Ronaldo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Satori slips under a jab.
Ronaldo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Ronaldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ronaldo tries to keep at a distance but Satori has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Satori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Satori.
Satori blocking some punches.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Satori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satori pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
Ronaldo stalling in the clinch but Satori improves position.
A bit of stalling here from Satori.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satori is trying to break the clinch but Ronaldo is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satori.
Ronaldo has a couple of punches blocked by Satori.
Satori scores with a shot to the side of Ronaldo's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satori.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Satori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Satori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronaldo lands a jab to Satori's midsection.
Satori throws a body shot but no joy.
Ronaldo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Satori misses with a hook.
Ronaldo has Satori up against the cage in a clinch.
Ronaldo misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ronaldo is trying to maintain a safe position but Satori gets an underhook and turns Ronaldo into the cage.
Satori lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ronaldo or not.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronaldo cracks Satori with a nice body shot.
Satori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Satori trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Satori blocks an uppercut.
Satori breaks the clinch.
Satori lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satori rushes Ronaldo and presses him up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Satori takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Satori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Satori closes the distance and clinches.
Satori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Satori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ekkei Satori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Ronaldo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Satori has Ronaldo pressed against the cage.
Satori misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo dodges an elbow strike from Satori.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satori taking a breather.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
Ronaldo tries to work over Satori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Satori blocks an uppercut.
Satori slows down the pace here.
Ronaldo misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Satori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ekkei Satori.
I think Ronaldo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Ronaldo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Pickett (ranked 1316 p4p, 2809 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 59 p4p, 62 weight class). Pickett comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - Hammer To Fall. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Pickett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Pickett.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Smith blocks a jab.
Pickett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pickett circles away quickly and effectively.
Pickett misses with a hook.
Pickett throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith slips a straight right by Pickett.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Pickett counters with a nice uppercut.
Pickett slips under a jab from Smith.
Pickett moves away from the strike by Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a hook but Pickett avoids it easily.
Pickett throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Pickett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pickett throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Pickett misses.
Pickett throws a right hand that misses
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Pickett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith takes a swing at Pickett's ribcage but misses.
Pickett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pickett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Pickett is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith throws a series of punches but Pickett moves out of range.
Pickett lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Pickett scores with a punch to the head.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pickett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Pickett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pickett, as that shot connected.
Pickett drops Smith with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Smith looks back up at him and smiles so Pickett waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Smith is rocked!
Pickett throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pickett is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pickett drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Smith right on the button. Smith goes down! Pickett follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Pickett gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Pickett!
Marcus Pickett decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thommy Harinck (ranked 1786 p4p, 1317 weight class) and Slim Lahey (ranked 251 p4p, 191 weight class). Harinck comes into the arena with Juno Reactor blaring out of the sound system. Thommy Harinck has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of , Thommy Harinck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Slim Lahey!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harinck lands a lovely overhand right.
Harinck lands a head shot.
Harinck jabs Lahey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harinck lands a right hook to the body.
Lahey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harinck counters with a right hand to the body.
Harinck lands with an uppercut that bounces Lahey off the cage and back into range.
Harinck scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lahey doesn't seem bothered though.
Lahey with a poor takedown
and Harinck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harinck smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lahey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lahey lands in his opponent's guard.
Harinck is trying to keep Lahey in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harinck keeping moving, preventing Lahey from controlling successfully.
Harinck wants to control the position but Lahey says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Harinck is staying active underneath Lahey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahey wants to pass the guard but Harinck is defending well.
Lahey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harinck has managed to free his arm - good work.
Harinck wants to improve his position but Lahey is controlling well.
Harinck has a hand on Lahey's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lahey takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Harinck is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lahey is looking to work his way around to Harinck's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Harinck defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lahey.
Harinck is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lahey with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lahey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harinck is looking to escape.
Harinck knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lahey on the ground.
Lahey is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Harinck is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Harinck flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Lahey anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Harinck and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Lahey slips an arm under Harinck chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Lahey has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Lahey is squeezing on Harinck like an anaconda would it's prey. Harinck fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Slim Lahey!
Post fight, an emotional Slim Lahey said 'Hey Rand, how's about we go down to the LC, and have a little drinky poo?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Jefferson (ranked 773 p4p, 871 weight class) and Zou Yun (ranked 118 p4p, 130 weight class). Jefferson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Skrr computers . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marshall Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zou Yun!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jefferson lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Zou Yun has been cut.
Jefferson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yun.
Yun clobbers Jefferson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jefferson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yun lands a jab to the nose.
Yun misses with a body punch
and Jefferson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Jefferson does it's job there.
Yun throws a shot from downtown. Jefferson moves away and avoids it.
Jefferson connects with the punch.
Yun slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yun tries to clinch but Jefferson moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Jefferson misses the target.
Jefferson wants to clinch up but Yun keeps it at a distance.
Jefferson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at High Power Swingers in the buildup to the fight.
Jefferson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yun lands with a straight right. Jefferson didn't see that one coming.
Jefferson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yun misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Jefferson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson misses with a lunging right hand
and Yun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jefferson walks into a jab.
Jefferson lands a head kick!
Jefferson lands with a nice body kick.
Yun lunges at Jefferson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jefferson's hand.
Yun misses with a hook. Jefferson ducked under it nicely.
Jefferson throwing a counter right hand but Yun manages to avoid it.
Jefferson throws an overhand right that lands on Yun's shoulder, as Yun tries to avoid the shot.
Zou Yun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jefferson walks into a straight right hand from Yun.
Yun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jefferson.
Yun misses with a straight left.
Jefferson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yun is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jefferson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jefferson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson darts in trying to clinch
and Yun counters with a stiff right hand.
Jefferson throws a lazy body kick
and Yun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab by Yun.
Yun throws a hook but Jefferson avoids it easily.
Jefferson lands with an overhand left.
That has opened up Zou Yun's cut even more.
Yun lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yun moves out of range of the leg kick from Jefferson.
A little jabbing left from Yun on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jefferson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jefferson throws a lazy right hand but Yun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jefferson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jefferson slips under a jab.
Yun swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jefferson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yun.
Yun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yun misses with a straight left.
Jefferson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yun just manages to avoid it.
Yun walks into a left hand.
A big right from Yun misses.
As Yun looks to move away, Jefferson throws a big counter combo but Yun just gets out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Yun misses the target.
Jefferson throws a quick counter head kick but Yun was just out of range.
Jefferson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jefferson misses with an uppercut. Yun saw that one coming.
Jefferson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yun throws a jab but it's blocked by Jefferson.
Yun thuds his right hand into Jefferson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yun throws a lazy right hand but Jefferson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jefferson is looking to counter punch.
Yun throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jefferson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yun misses the body punch
and Jefferson counters with a straight right hand.
Yun lands with a hook. Jefferson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zou Yun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jefferson moves into the clinch successfully.
Yun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jefferson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yun's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jefferson.
Yun swings wildly with an uppercut but Jefferson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yun tries to throw a body punch but Jefferson avoids it by throwing Yun back against the cage.
Yun lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Yun.
Yun scores with a shot to the side of Jefferson's head.
A short uppercut from Yun.
Jefferson lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jefferson scores with a shot to the side of Yun's head.
Yun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yun lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Jefferson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zou Yun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zou Yun's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yun moves out of range as Jefferson throws a body kick.
Yun lands with a nice body punch.
Jefferson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yun misses with an uppercut
and Jefferson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yun thinking.
Jefferson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yun.
Yun walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yun is rocked!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Yun. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Yun tries to clinch there but Jefferson circles away.
Nice jab there from Yun.
Yun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jefferson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefferson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jefferson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yun moves forwards but Jefferson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yun is still on wobbly legs! Can Jefferson finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jefferson staying out of range there.
Jefferson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jefferson darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Yun's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Jefferson before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marshall Jefferson!
Marshall Jefferson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Tidd (ranked 766 p4p, 1253 weight class) and Lance Mills (ranked 89 p4p, 148 weight class). Joe Tidd has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Tidd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lance Mills!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tidd misses with a takedown attempt - Mills sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tidd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mills shoots in for a takedown but Tidd shows good takedown defense.
Tidd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mills.
Mills has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tidd looks for a takedown but Mills sprawls well.
Mills keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Tidd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tidd misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mills wants it to stay on the feet.
Tidd shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mills defends it nicely.
Tidd shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tidd is thwarting Mills's attempts to control the position.
Tidd is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tidd wants to take a breather but Mills is having none of it.
Mills is trying to get back to full guard.
Tidd stops Mills from getting back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Tidd seems content to control.
Tidd lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mills is trying to maintain the position but Tidd is very close to passing his half guard.
Tidd looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tidd is looking to take a break and control but Mills is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mills regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mills is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tidd defends well.
Mills throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mills looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mills looking to control.
Tidd landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tidd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mills's head.
Tidd with a nice head shot there.
Tidd is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Mills has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Tidd is looking to defend but Mills has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Tidd! Mills pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Tidd taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lance Mills!
Lance Mills is the new featherweight champion!
Lance Mills decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rahim Lloyd (ranked 611 p4p, 2656 weight class) and Marco Solis (ranked 82 p4p, 329 weight class). Lloyd's entrance music is Killing in the Name of- Rage Against The Machine. A fine choice. Marco Solis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rahim Lloyd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Solis!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solis throws a poor cross that misses
and Lloyd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lloyd defending well as Solis loads up on a big left hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Solis has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lloyd slaps away a takedown attempt from Solis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lloyd moves into the clinch successfully.
Solis is trying to force a seperation but Lloyd has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Lloyd.
Solis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lloyd pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lloyd tries a knee to the head but Solis blocks it.
Lloyd lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lloyd throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lloyd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lloyd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Solis backwards.
Lloyd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Solis is trying to break the clinch but Lloyd is controlling him.
Lloyd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lloyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Solis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rahim Lloyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Solis.
Lloyd misses with a punch on the inside.
Solis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lloyd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Solis is rocked!
Lloyd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Solis is still on wobbly legs! Can Lloyd finish him?
Lloyd misses with some punches.
Solis fails to pull guard.
Solis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lloyd pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lloyd lands a big knee to the head and Solis goes down! Lloyd pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rahim Lloyd!
Rahim Lloyd retains his middleweight title!
Rahim Lloyd thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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