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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Samoth (ranked 7104 p4p, 16573 weight class) and Bernard Sunday (ranked 548 p4p, 589 weight class). Samoth comes to the cage accompanied by Painkiller by Judas Priest. Fredrik Samoth could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bernard Sunday 's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fredrik Samoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernard Sunday !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samoth manages to avoid it.
Samoth attempts a counter takedown but Sunday avoids it well and moves away.
Sunday misses with a kick to the body.
Sunday misses with a double jab.
Samoth drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sunday sprawls and moves away.
Sunday tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Samoth decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sunday 's guard.
Sunday pushes Samoth off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samoth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sunday stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Samoth.
Sunday on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Samoth. Samoth obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth throws a sloppy head kick
and Sunday counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Samoth. No joy for Sunday on that attempt.
Samoth appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Samoth slaps away a takedown attempt from Sunday , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Samoth appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sunday misses with a hook. Samoth ducked under it nicely.
Samoth tries to counter with a takedown but Sunday is quick to defend against it.
Sunday shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Samoth but Samoth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fredrik Samoth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Sunday .
Sunday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Samoth drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sunday sprawls and moves away.
Sunday throws a leg kick but Samoth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bernard Sunday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunday throws a low kick but Samoth moves out of range easily.
And Samoth counters with a quick kick to the body but Sunday blocks it.
Samoth swats away the attempt to clinch by Sunday .
Sunday tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sunday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sunday tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Samoth is able to avoid easily.
Sunday looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Samoth is looking to land body kicks.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Sunday has cracked Samoth with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Sunday lands another huge swinging hook and Samoth tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Samoth, before Sunday can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bernard Sunday !
An out of breath Bernard Sunday thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane O Donelly (ranked 4806 p4p, 3363 weight class) and Andrew Barnes (ranked 596 p4p, 468 weight class). Shane O Donelly 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane O Donelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Donelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Donelly drops down looking for a counter takedown but Barnes sprawls and moves away.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barnes throws a right hand that O Donelly ducks under and follows up with a left that O Donelly also avoids with ease.
O Donelly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
O Donelly half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barnes feints and then cracks O Donelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Donelly down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Donelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Donelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some bone on bone action there as O Donelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barnes connects with the punch.
Barnes scores with a one two! O Donelly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barnes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Donelly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is pushing O Donelly up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
O Donelly tries to pull guard but Barnes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Barnes slows down the pace here.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Andrew Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Barnes misses with a hook.
O Donelly drops down looking for a counter takedown but Barnes sprawls and moves away.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes throws a one two combo.
 O Donelly is rocked!
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oh O Donelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes misses the jab.
O Donelly half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
O Donelly seems to have got his legs back now.
O Donelly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donelly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
O Donelly drops down looking for a counter takedown but Barnes sprawls and moves away.
Andrew Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes jabs at O Donelly's body.
Barnes scores with a head kick. O Donelly tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barnes lands with an uppercut that bounces O Donelly off the cage and back into range.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Donelly tries to counter with a takedown but Barnes is quick to defend against it.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. O Donelly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Barnes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O Donelly is able to avoid easily.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O Donelly rather than just go for the knockout.
Barnes throws a series of punches but O Donelly moves out of range.
Barnes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Barnes wants to slow O Donelly down by chopping away at his legs.
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Andrew Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnes cracks O Donelly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a straight right. O Donelly didn't see that one coming.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Donelly at a distance.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but O Donelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Donelly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks O Donelly off balance momentarily.
O Donelly walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barnes drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks O Donelly right on the button. O Donelly goes down! Barnes follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Barnes gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Barnes!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Andrew Barnes waved his t-shirt featuring Voodoo Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herve Cabrera (ranked 2777 p4p, 3523 weight class) and Manuel Cristos (ranked 292 p4p, 360 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herve Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manuel Cristos!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera moves out of range as Cristos strikes.
Cristos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cabrera takes a swing at Cristos's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Cristos misses its intended target.
Cabrera lands a head shot.
A swing and a miss from Cristos.
Cabrera scores with a shot to the body.
Cabrera slips a jab from Cristos.
Cristos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Cristos.
Cabrera half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cristos wants to slow Cabrera down by chopping away at his legs.
Cabrera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cristos motions for Cabrera to come forward. Cristos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cristos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cristos throws a hook but Cabrera blocks it.
Cabrera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cabrera lands a slapping body shot.
Cabrera closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cabrera lands in his opponent's guard.
Cristos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cristos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cabrera slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cabrera slows the pace down.
Cristos tries to bench press Cabrera off him but Cabrera keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cristos looking for a sweep but Cabrera has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Cristos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cristos tries to hold on but Cabrera pushes him away.
Cristos can't escape the position.
Cristos blocking the ground and pound.
Cabrera avoids the attempt from Cristos to control.
Cristos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cabrera thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cabrera controlling from mount.
Cristos is looking to get to half guard.
Cabrera sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristos wants to control but Cabrera is having none of it.
Cabrera tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cristos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cristos trying to hold on to Cabrera's head to control him but Cabrera postures up.
Cristos wants to get back to his feet.
Cabrera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cabrera content to control rather than advance.
Cristos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cabrera is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cristos wants to improve his position but Cabrera is controlling well.
Cristos is trying to stand up here but Cabrera is controlling him well.
Cabrera with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cristos wants to get back to full guard.
Cabrera sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cristos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cabrera's head backwards.
Cristos tries to bum rush Cabrera with a series of wild strikes but Cabrera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herve Cabrera dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cabrera cracks Cristos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cabrera lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cristos backs up against the cage.
Cabrera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cabrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cristos can do to turn this around?
A jab from Cabrera does it's job there.
Cristos misses with a looping right.
Cristos swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cristos missing with a left hand there. Cabrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Cabrera misses its target.
Cristos misses with a hook. Cabrera ducked under it nicely.
Cabrera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cristos misses with a right hand
and Cabrera counters with a stiff right hand.
Cristos looks to throw the jab but Cabrera is out of range.
Cabrera definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cabrera blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cristos throws a hook but Cabrera avoids it easily.
Cabrera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cristos throws a hook but Cabrera blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Cabrera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cristos takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cristos.
Cristos throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrera's shoulder, as Cabrera tries to avoid the shot.
Cristos is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cristos misses with a looping right.
Cabrera staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cristos misses with an uppercut. Cabrera saw that one coming.
Cristos misses with a straight left.
It looked like Cabrera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cristos looks to land a combination but Cabrera avoids it well.
Cristos walks into a left hand.
Cristos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrera.
Cristos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabrera. Cristos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manuel Cristos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Cabrera.
Cabrera is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cabrera missing with a left hand there. Cristos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cristos misses with a hook.
Cristos just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Cristos avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
Cristos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cabrera with a body shot.
Cristos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cabrera cracks Cristos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cabrera shoots in looking for a takedown. Cristos tries to sprawl out of it but Cabrera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cristos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cristos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cabrera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrera throws a body punch but Cristos moves out of range.
Cabrera with a nice cross.
Cabrera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cabrera moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cristos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabrera looks to throw the jab but Cristos is out of range.
Cristos walks into a left hand.
Cabrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Cristos lands a nice looking body shot.
Cristos throws a sloppy body shot
and Cabrera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Cristos.
Cabrera moves away from the strike by Cristos.
Cristos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrera.
Cabrera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cabrera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cristos. Cristos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Cristos misses.
Cabrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cristos on the side of the head.
Cristos misses the shot to the body.
Cabrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cristos manages to avoid it.
Cabrera throws a jab but it's blocked by Cristos.
A countering left hand to the body from Cristos misses.
Cabrera lands with a straight right. Cristos didn't see that one coming.
Cristos misses with a low kick as Cabrera jumps back.
Cristos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.
Cabrera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cristos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Cristos.
Nice defenses there by Cristos.
Cabrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cristos lands a jab to Cabrera's midsection.
Cabrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cristos.
Cabrera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cabrera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Cristos to counter with a crisp jab.
Cristos ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Cristos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera slips under a jab from Cristos.
Cristos misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristos misses with a left hand
and Cristos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cabrera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cristos misses with a leg kick
and Cabrera counters with a series of strikes. Cristos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cristos throws a leg kick but Cabrera moved away.
Cabrera slips a straight right by Cristos.
Cristos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cristos misses with a body shot.
Cristos misses with a body shot.
Cristos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cristos misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrera connects with a body shot.
Cristos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cabrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Herve Cabrera is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Cristos misses.
Manuel Cristos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cristos slips under a jab.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cabrera was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cristos is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herve Cabrera 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!
Cabrera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cristos momentarily.
Cabrera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cristos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrera throws a body punch but Cristos moves out of range.
Cabrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cristos.
Cristos misses the shot to the body.
Cabrera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabrera was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cristos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cabrera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice body punch from Cabrera.
Cristos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabrera.
Cristos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cristos throws out a loose jab but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Cristos.
Cabrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabrera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cristos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cristos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cristos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cristos punishes Cabrera's body with a nice straight punch.
Cristos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cabrera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cristos slips a straight right by Cabrera.
Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cristos.
Cristos throws a big shot that misses.
Cabrera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cabrera blocks a jab.
Cabrera moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cabrera lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Cristos throws the left hand but Cabrera avoids the punch easily.
Cristos misses the jab.
Cristos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cristos misses with an uppercut. Cabrera saw that one coming.
Cabrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabrera moves out of range as Cristos strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristos looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
Cabrera scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Herve Cabrera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cabrera looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cabrera is thwarting Cristos's attempts to control the position.
Cristos tries to get to full guard but Cabrera has control of the leg.
Cristos is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cristos wants to improve his position but Cabrera is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is controlling the pace.
Cristos preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cabrera trying to control the pace.
Cristos trying to hold on to Cabrera's head to control him but Cabrera postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cristos scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cristos misses with a body shot.
Cabrera throws a big counter combination but Cristos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cristos scores with the left hand. Cabrera knows he should have avoided that one.
Cristos throws a jab when Cabrera was well out of range.
Cristos dodges the punch combination from Cabrera.
A left lands for Cristos.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
Cabrera is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A jab from Cristos misses.
Manuel Cristos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cabrera moves out of range as Cristos strikes.
A punch combination from Cabrera misses.
A big right from Cristos misses.
Cristos throws a jab when Cabrera was well out of range.
Cabrera throws a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Cristos.
Cristos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Herve Cabrera.
Well Cabrera 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herve Cabrera!
After the fight, Herve Cabrera was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Barnes (ranked 2769 p4p, 4260 weight class) and Jake Guinness (ranked 339 p4p, 467 weight class). The key to victory for Adam Barnes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Guinness!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guinness circles away quickly and effectively.
Guinness fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guinness shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barnes counters with a left and a right that stings Guinness.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Guinness is defended easily by Barnes.
Barnes drops Guinness with a beautiful combination! Guinness stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barnes is looking for the KO!
 Guinness is rocked!
 It looks like Jake Guinness has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guinness tries for a takedown but Barnes circles away easily
and Barnes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guinness thinking.
Guinness is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Guinness looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adam Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Guinness.
Guinness has his takedown stuffed
and Barnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guinness looks winded!
Barnes drops Guinness with a big left hand! Guinness is injured, injured bad! Barnes jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Barnes!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Adam Barnes made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Pipes (ranked 2363 p4p, 5973 weight class) and Timm Cutt (ranked 253 p4p, 474 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Wesley Pipes has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Wesley Pipes seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wesley Pipes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timm Cutt!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutt swinging wildly here.
Cutt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pipes goes for a double leg but Cutt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cutt continues to drive forward.
Cutt throws a series of punches but Pipes moves out of range.
Pipes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cutt to the ground. Pipes is now in Cutt's guard.
Pipes drops back looking for a leg! Cutt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cutt manages to kick Pipes off! Pipes jumps back into Cutt's guard.
Pipes trying to control but Cutt is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pipes prevents Cutt from getting back to his feet.
Pipes trying to control the position from guard on top but Cutt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pipes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pipes drops back looking for a leg! Cutt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cutt manages to kick Pipes off! Pipes jumps back into Cutt's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pipes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pipes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pipes drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Pipes as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Cutt screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Pipes! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Wesley Pipes!
After winning the bout, Wesley Pipes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Amish (ranked 2895 p4p, 3220 weight class) and Sam Winchester (ranked 374 p4p, 410 weight class). Amish comes into the arena with SouthSide Of Auckland blaring out of the sound system. Sam Winchester is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Amish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amish fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Winchester finds it's way through Amish's defenses.
Amish tries to score a power double leg takedown but Winchester sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Amish somewhat.
Winchester displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amish.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Amish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amish fails with the takedown
and Winchester counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amish tries to keep at a distance but Winchester has taken the fight into the clinch.
Winchester lands an elbow that stopped Amish in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Gabriel Amish has been cut.
Winchester unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amish is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester lands a body punch.
Amish takes a knee right on the jaw!
Winchester lands a knee to the body.
Winchester lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Winchester lands a damaging elbow.
Winchester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Winchester lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Winchester.
A knee to the head by Winchester.
Amish is rocked!
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!
Winchester lands an elbow inside that Amish shrugs off.
Oh Amish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Winchester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Winchester drops Amish onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Amish is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Winchester lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Winchester lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winchester lands a big knee to the head and Amish goes down! Winchester pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Winchester!
After the fight, Sam Winchester was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Badari (ranked 3053 p4p, 2391 weight class) and Leonidas Kellogg (ranked 392 p4p, 316 weight class). Badari's entrance music is ?. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Omar Badari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonidas Kellogg!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kellogg misses with a two punch combination.
Kellogg blocks a head kick by Badari.
Badari closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Badari.
Badari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kellogg blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Badari.
Badari throws a head punch that misses.
Badari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kellogg pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kellogg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Kellogg.
Kellogg lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Omar Badari has been cut.
Badari tries a knee to the head but Kellogg blocks it.
Kellogg's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellogg trying to land knees to the body.
Badari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Badari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kellogg struggles to land a body shot inside as Badari controls his hands.
Badari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kellogg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Badari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kellogg lands a right hand.
Kellogg lands a shoulder strike.
Badari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kellogg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Badari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kellogg is defending well for now.
Badari managing to block the knees to the body from Kellogg.
Badari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Badari missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellogg lands a left hand.
Badari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kellogg blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Kellogg.
Kellogg managing to block the knees to the body from Badari.
Kellogg is struggling to control the position.
Kellogg stalling the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kellogg lands a nice uppercut.
Kellogg lands with a short shot to the head.
Kellogg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kellogg lands with a light punch inside.
Badari tries a knee to the head but Kellogg blocks it.
Come on Kellogg - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kellogg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Badari is defending well for now.
Kellogg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kellogg controlling the action here for a moment.
Badari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Badari misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kellogg digs a right hand into Badari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Badari's gas tank.
Badari is breathing heavily.
Kellogg cracks Badari with a nice body shot.
Kellogg cracks Badari with a nice body shot.
Badari avoids a wild elbow strike from Kellogg.
Kellogg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Badari or not.
Kellogg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badari throws an elbow that misses.
Kellogg pushes Badari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kellogg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kellogg scores with a shot to the side of Badari's head.
Kellogg taking a breather.
Kellogg throws an elbow but it misses.
Kellogg misses with a punch to the body.
Kellogg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Badari.
Kellogg trying to land knees to the body.
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!
Badari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kellogg blocks it with crossed arms.
Kellogg digs a right hand underneath Badari's ribcage. Badari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Badari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kellogg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Badari misses with a knee to the head.
Kellogg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badari's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonidas Kellogg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Badari's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kellogg, as that shot connected.
Badari tries to clinch but Kellogg is having none of it.
Badari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kellogg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Badari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kellogg misses with a low kick.
Badari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Badari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kellogg lands a right hook to the body.
Kellogg lands a really nice looking cross but Badari seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Kellogg.
Badari looks to land a body kick but Kellogg moved away.
Kellogg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Badari's hands.
Good standup being displayed there by Kellogg as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellogg looks for the body kick but Badari saw that one coming.
Kellogg digs a good body shot into Badari's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch lands to the side of Badari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kellogg moves into range and clinches up with Badari.
Still in the clinch, Kellogg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Badari tries a knee to the head but Kellogg blocks it.
Badari being controlled against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kellogg.
A right hand to the body from Kellogg.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kellogg.
Kellogg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kellogg.
Kellogg lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kellogg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kellogg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Badari.
Badari lands a nice knee to the body.
Leonidas Kellogg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kellogg slows down the pace here.
Kellogg lands an elbow just above Badari 's eye.
Kellogg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Badari or not.
Badari misses with an elbow strike.
Kellogg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kellogg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kellogg digs a right hand underneath Badari's ribcage. Badari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kellogg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Badari throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Kellogg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Badari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good body shot from Kellogg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badari misses with a knee strike.
Kellogg lands a shoulder strike.
Badari takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls for Kellogg to work.
Badari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kellogg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kellogg is stalling here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kellogg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Omar Badari's cut is getting worse.
Kellogg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Omar Badari's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kellogg lands with a short shot to the head.
Jeez, Omar Badari's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kellogg just leaning against Badari, taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kellogg.
Kellogg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kellogg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Badari up against the cage.
Kellogg receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kellogg lands a nice shot to the body.
Kellogg lands a body punch.
Kellogg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kellogg stalling.
Kellogg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Kellogg on the inside.
Kellogg digs a right hand underneath Badari's ribcage. Badari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Badari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kellogg pushes off an throws an elbow but Badari leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kellogg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Badari is defending well for now.
Kellogg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonidas Kellogg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Omar Badari's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kellogg thuds a left hand into Badari's body.
Badari needs to keep his hands up - Kellogg had a free shot at his head there.
Kellogg throws a solid leg kick but Badari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kellogg.
Badari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kellogg scores with a shot to the body.
Kellogg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Omar Badari's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leonidas Kellogg!
Leonidas Kellogg 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.
The defeated Omar Badari had this to say: 'He was the better man tonight. I'll be back soon enough.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melchior Achashverosh (ranked 2909 p4p, 2969 weight class) and Ryker Gordon (ranked 309 p4p, 315 weight class). Achashverosh's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Summoning Melchior. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ryker Gordon enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Melchior Achashverosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryker Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Achashverosh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gordon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Achashverosh lands with a shot to the body.
Achashverosh instigates a clinch.
Achashverosh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Achashverosh tries to clinch but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon tries to counter with a clinch but Achashverosh shakes him off and moves away.
Jab from Achashverosh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Achashverosh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Achashverosh clinches with his opponent.
Achashverosh manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Achashverosh throws a body shot but no joy.
Gordon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Achashverosh.
Gordon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Achashverosh takes a swing at Gordon's ribcage but misses.
Gordon tries to counter with a clinch but Achashverosh shakes him off and moves away.
Achashverosh tries to clinch but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Achashverosh.
Achashverosh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Achashverosh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Achashverosh moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Achashverosh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Achashverosh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Melchior Achashverosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Achashverosh misses with a straight right.
Achashverosh sets himself, and Gordon steps forward looking for the clinch! Achashverosh avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Achashverosh moves in looking to clinch but Gordon pushes him off.
Gordon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gordon swats away the attempt to clinch by Achashverosh.
Gordon wants to counter with a clinch but Achashverosh pushes him away.
Achashverosh works Gordon's body with a nice hook.
Achashverosh moves in looking to clinch but Gordon pushes him off.
Achashverosh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Achashverosh tries to clinch there but Gordon circles away.
Achashverosh lands a head shot.
Achashverosh tries to clinch but Gordon moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Achashverosh throws a body shot but no joy.
Gordon wants to counter with a clinch but Achashverosh pushes him away.
Achashverosh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gordon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Achashverosh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Achashverosh breaks from the clinch.
Achashverosh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gordon wants to counter with a clinch but Achashverosh pushes him away.
Gordon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Achashverosh to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Achashverosh tries to clinch up.
Achashverosh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Achashverosh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gordon gets tackled into the cage by Achashverosh. Achashverosh maintains the clinch.
Achashverosh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Achashverosh with a jab.
Achashverosh is looking to clinch but Gordon is avoiding it.
Gordon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Achashverosh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Achashverosh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gordons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Achashverosh darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Gordon's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Achashverosh before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Melchior Achashverosh!
Melchior Achashverosh tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeppe Bjoergen (ranked 1979 p4p, 2639 weight class) and John Okafor (ranked 220 p4p, 281 weight class). Jeppe Bjoergen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Okafor's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeppe Bjoergen!
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 Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjoergen tries to clinch up.
Bjoergen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finnish Elite Sport and Fitness Center in the buildup to the fight.
Nice defenses there by Bjoergen.
Okafor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bjoergen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Okafor counters with a nice uppercut.
Okafor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bjoergen.
Bjoergen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bjoergen misses with a few strikes there.
Okafor throws a hook but Bjoergen blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okafor. Bjoergen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bjoergen swings for the body but Okafor moves out of range.
Okafor throws out a counter right but Bjoergen avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Okafor misses the target.
Bjoergen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Okafor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bjoergen.
Okafor throws a shot from downtown. Bjoergen moves away and avoids it.
Bjoergen misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjoergen throws an overhand right that lands on Okafor's shoulder, as Okafor tries to avoid the shot.
Bjoergen takes a swing at Okafor's ribcage but misses.
Okafor misses with a looping left.
A left lands for Bjoergen.
Okafor throws the left hand but Bjoergen avoids the punch easily.
Okafor throws a big shot that misses.
Bjoergen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Okafor manages to circle out of the way.
Jeppe Bjoergen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okafor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bjoergen at a distance.
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bjoergen manages to avoid it.
It looked like Bjoergen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bjoergen scores with a shot to the body.
Bjoergen misses the shot to the body.
Bjoergen lands with an overhand left.
Bjoergen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bjoergen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jeppe Bjoergen has been cut.
Okafor throws a hook to the side of Bjoergen's head but Bjoergen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bjoergen slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okafor misses with a hook. Bjoergen ducked under it nicely.
Bjoergen plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Okafor to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Okafor just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jeppe Bjoergen!
A very excited looking Jeppe Bjoergen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jurney Man (ranked 1958 p4p, 2515 weight class) and Yip Man Iii (ranked 245 p4p, 308 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jurney Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yip Man Iii!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Man Iii manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Man controlling from the top position.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Man stays in close to Man Iii's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Man slips nicely into half guard.
Man moves nicely into side control.
Man Iii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Man controlling the position.
Man Iii struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Man controls the position.
Man Iii really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Man in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Man Iii is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jurney Man!
Jurney Man retains his lightweight title!
Jurney Man thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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