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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Hamilton (ranked 4583 p4p, 3796 weight class) and Stephen Stephenson (ranked 522 p4p, 460 weight class). Hamilton's entrance music is A Perfect Circle - Hourglass. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stephen Stephenson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephenson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hamilton wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Stephenson manages to pass to side control.
Hamilton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stephenson on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stephenson connects with a nice short shot to Hamilton's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stephenson connects with a nice short shot to Hamilton's temple.
Stephenson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stephenson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stephenson works his way into side control.
Stephenson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hamilton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
 Hamilton is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stephenson 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.
Oh Hamilton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamilton is breathing heavily.
Stephenson lands a strong strike to the head of Hamilton. That's dazed him! Stephenson looking to finish here. Hamilton is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Stephenson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Stephenson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Askren (ranked 4098 p4p, 4697 weight class) and Steve Stone (ranked 486 p4p, 532 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Stone!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren takes the fight into the clinch.
Askren has a couple of punches blocked by Stone.
Askren throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
A body shot lands from Askren.
Nice body punch from Askren - that landed with a thud.
A bit of stalling here from Askren.
Askren looking for a takedown.
Askren stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Askren trying to move into half guard but instead Stone has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone preventing the sweep.
Askren is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Askren landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Askren lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Askren is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Askren keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stone's head.
Askren landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren postures up and lands a big shot to Stone's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Askren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stone looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Askren puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Askren trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Askren 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.
Stone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Askren is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Askren lands with a punch from half guard.
Stone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Askren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stone has hold of Askren's hands but Askren slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Askren seems content to control.
Askren seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Askren seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stone trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren controlling the action here.
Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
Askren seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Askren looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Askren dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Askren ducks right into an uppercut from Stone.
Steve Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone missing with a left hand there. Askren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone avoids the body shot from Askren.
Askren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone throws a series of strikes that have Askren backpedaling.
 It looks like Ben Askren has been cut.
Stone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Askren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Askren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Askren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Askren checks the leg kick.
Stone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Askren counters with a single leg into guard. Stone didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Askren controlling from the top position.
Askren is working Stone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Askren working some strikes from top position.
Stone is trying to control the position but Askren postures up.
Askren 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.
Askren stops Stone from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Askren scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Askren is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stone pushes Askren off and gets back to his feet.
Stone lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Askren blocks a low kick nicely.
Askren misses the jab.
It seemed like Stone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stone swinging wildly here.
Stone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steve Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
Askren drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stone sprawls and moves away.
Donk. Stone catches Askren right on the button with a cross.
Askren takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Askren.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone stops a takedown attempt from Askren.
Come on Askren - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Askren drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Askren taking a breather.
Askren wants a takedown but no success here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Askren's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Askren slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Askren shoots in and bounces Stone off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Askren scoring with some ground and pound.
Askren scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Askren postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Askren's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Askren's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Askren seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stone for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Stone working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askren showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Askren with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stone has momentary wrist control but Askren slips an elbow through the middle.
Stone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Askren landing with the ground and pound.
Askren drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Askren jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Askren chips away with some ground and pound.
Askren controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Askren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Askren manages to avoid it.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Askren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone throws a right and a left that Askren avoids nicely.
Stone misses with a hook.
Askren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Askren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Askren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Askren.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Askren circles away quickly and effectively.
Askren appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Askren closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stone quickly recovers to half guard.
Stone wants to control but Askren passes into side.
Askren lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Askren slows the pace down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askren cracks Stone with a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Askren working the ground and pound from side control.
Askren landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Askren showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Askren has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Askren!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aron Gray (ranked 5286 p4p, 4703 weight class) and Pierre WC (ranked 511 p4p, 477 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aron Gray !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre WC!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Decent striking displayed by WC there.
Gray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gray throws a leg kick but WC checks it.
WC throws a good cross that connects.
Gray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
WC throws out a counter right but Gray avoids it with no problem.
Gray takes one to the side of the head.
WC swats away the attempt to clinch by Gray .
WC throws out a counter right but Gray avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but WC swivels and escapes.
WC checks a low kick from Gray .
That's one minute gone in the round.
WC checks a leg kick nicely.
WC lands with a hook. Gray tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gray shoots in for a double leg but WC sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little jabbing left from WC on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gray is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
WC dips to his left and cracks Gray with an uppercut!
Gray throws a leg kick that is checked
and WC scores with a counter punch that sends Gray to the canvas! WC smells blood - he's punishing Gray with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Gray has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre WC!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rueben Roth (ranked 4682 p4p, 4661 weight class) and Stepan Rykov (ranked 462 p4p, 459 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rueben Roth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stepan Rykov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rykov scores with the left hand. Roth knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Rueben Roth has been cut.
Rykov blocks a low kick nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Roth.
Rykov is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rykov parries the strikes from Roth easily there. Roth is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rykov to escape.
Roth is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rykov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Roth is working Rykov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Roth controlling from side mount.
Rykov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Roth cracks Rykov with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rykov seems a little lost for a moment, as Roth dominates the positioning.
Roth working the ground and pound but Rykov is defending the strikes.
Roth works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rykov seems a little lost for a moment, as Roth dominates the positioning.
Roth tries to advance to mount but can't.
Roth working the ground and pound.
Roth wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rykov, who protects the arm well.
Roth tries to score with some ground and pound. Rykov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Roth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rykov keeps working.
Roth lands a nice forearm strike.
Roth looks up at the clock and then as Rykov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Roth smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rykov gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Roth lands a nice shot to the head.
Roth landing strikes from the mount and Rykov is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rykov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Roth 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.
Roth scoring with strikes but Rykov is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth working for a submission but Rykov is keeping him at bay.
Roth lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Roth.
Roth has hold of Rykov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rykov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rykov taking shots to the head.
Roth is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Roth with shots to the head and body - Rykov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Roth controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth with a couple of short strikes.
Roth is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roth lands a big shot there that rocks Rykov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rykov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Roth.
Roth scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rykov?
Roth tries to control but Rykov wriggling away.
Roth content just to control the position here.
Rykov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rykov is looking to escape.
Roth controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rueben Roth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rueben Roth's cut.
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.
Roth dives in and grabs Rykov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rykov pushes down on Roth's head and hops out.
Rykov takes the fight into the clinch.
Rykov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Roth is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rykov to the mat. Rykov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Roth works over Rykov with some ground and pound from guard.
Roth trying to control the position from guard on top but Rykov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roth not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Roth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Roth 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.
Rykov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roth scoring with some ground and pound.
Roth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roth stands up over Rykov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Roth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Roth sitting in guard here, content to control.
Roth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Roth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Roth with a nice head shot there.
Roth stays in close to Rykov's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Roth scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Roth 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.
Roth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rykov can do to turn this around?
Roth lands a couple of digs.
Roth is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rykov has momentary wrist control but Roth slips an elbow through the middle.
Roth chips away with some ground and pound.
Roth with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth working some strikes from top position.
Roth distracts Rykov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rykov is breathing heavily.
Roth forces his way into half guard.
Rykov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roth scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roth working the head and body with strikes.
Roth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Roth is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Roth is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rykov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roth.
Rueben Roth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth slows the pace down in half guard.
Nice strikes from Roth there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roth working over Rykov with some ground and pound. Rykov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rueben Roth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rueben Roth's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rykov clinches with his opponent.
Roth gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Roth is nestled in close to Rykov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Roth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rykov is not content to let Roth control the position.
Roth slips a nice elbow through Rykov's hands, connecting with Rykov's forehead.
Ground and pound from Roth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth trying to mount his opponent but Rykov defends it.
Roth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roth slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rykov has hold of Roth's hands but Roth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roth lands with a punch from half guard.
Roth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Roth winds up and cracks Rykov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Roth lands strikes from half guard.
Rykov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rykov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
 Rykov is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth working Rykov over with strikes.
Rykov is still in real trouble! Can Roth finish him?
Roth moves into full mount! Rykov won't be happy about that!
Rykov seems to have recovered his senses.
Roth lands a big elbow.
Roth lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rykov hang on?
Roth landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roth looking to control and managing it successfully.
Roth with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Roth looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Roth landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth raining down hammerfists from mount.
Roth looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Rykov covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rueben Roth!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petar Jurisic (ranked 3625 p4p, 4745 weight class) and Ashley Butcher (ranked 446 p4p, 536 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Petar Jurisic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ashley Butcher!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurisic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Butcher gets tackled into the cage by Jurisic. Jurisic maintains the clinch.
Jurisic is working Butcher over against the cage.
Jurisic has Butcher pressed against the cage.
Jurisic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jurisic.
Jurisic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jurisic scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jurisic.
Jurisic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Butcher.
Jurisic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Butcher or not.
Butcher looks winded!
Jurisic lands with a right to the head.
Jurisic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jurisic tries to work over Butcher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jurisic lands a right hand.
Jurisic digs a right hand into Butcher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Butcher's gas tank.
Jurisic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jurisic cracks Butcher with a left hook right on the temple and Butcher goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Jurisic lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Butcher is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Petar Jurisic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Hrungnir (ranked 3329 p4p, 4701 weight class) and Jondo Jones (ranked 371 p4p, 464 weight class). Olaf Hrungnir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Olaf Hrungnir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jondo Jones!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hrungnir counters with a nice right hand that sends Jones toppling to the canvas! Jones scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hrungnir finish him?!
Hrungnir cracks Jones with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Olaf Hrungnir!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxx Lowman (ranked 3955 p4p, 3446 weight class) and Ultimate Facepuncher (ranked 480 p4p, 430 weight class). Maxx Lowman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ultimate Facepuncher's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxx Lowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ultimate Facepuncher!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Facepuncher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lowman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Facepuncher smiles and moves away.
Facepuncher closes the distance and clinches.
Facepuncher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Maxx Lowman has been cut.
Facepuncher drops Lowman with a big knee straight up the middle! Lowman is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Lowman is rocked!
Facepuncher clinches up against the cage.
Oh Lowman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Facepuncher lands a big knee! That's hurt Lowman! Oh, he's all over the place! Facepuncher lands another knee that sends Lowman to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ultimate Facepuncher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kosey Khufu (ranked 5278 p4p, 4902 weight class) and Vince Vega (ranked 565 p4p, 545 weight class). Khufu's entrance music is Real Life - Kool G Rap. A fine choice. The key to victory for Kosey Khufu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosey Khufu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vince Vega!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khufu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khufu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khufu throws a body shot but no joy.
Vega has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Khufu lands the left hand.
Vega moves into range and clinches up with Khufu.
Vega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khufu lands a right hand.
Khufu lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to Khufu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vega misses with some punches.
Khufu missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khufu.
Vega is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khufu throws a head punch that misses.
Vega is still on wobbly legs! Can Khufu finish him?
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vega prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vega throws a head punch that misses.
Vega seems to have recovered his senses.
Vega scores with a shoulder strike.
Vega just leaning against Khufu, taking a breather.
Khufu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vega wants to stall.
Khufu blocks a body shot from Vega.
Vega swings wildly with an uppercut but Khufu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vega swings wildly with an uppercut but Khufu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khufu has a couple of punches blocked by Vega.
Khufu fails to pull guard.
Vega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khufu backwards.
Vega being controlled against the cage.
Vega lands a hook that snaps the head of Khufu backwards.
Vega gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Khufu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kosey Khufu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khufu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khufu lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
Vega lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khufu backwards.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
Vega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khufu looking to slow down the pace here.
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khufu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khufu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khufu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by Khufu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vega - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vega taking a breather.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
Khufu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vega avoids it.
Vega lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khufu misses with the head strike.
Vega digs a right hand into Khufu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khufu's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Khufu.
Khufu scores with a shot to the side of Vega's head.
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khufu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khufu fails to pull guard.
Vega prevents a body shot from Khufu.
Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vega throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vega looking to stall.
Vega misses with the head strike.
Khufu tries to land a knee to the head but Vega blocks with his arms.
Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khufu.
Khufu digs a right hand underneath Vega's ribcage. Vega let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khufu throws an elbow but it misses.
Vega softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vega displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khufu up against the cage.
Khufu letting Vega take a breather here.
Vega continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khufu has a couple of punches blocked by Vega.
Vega stalls.
Khufu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khufu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vega throws a head punch that misses.
Khufu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vega avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vega has a couple of punches blocked by Khufu.
Vega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Vega on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega lands an uppercut.
Khufu looking to slow down the pace here.
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khufu tries to throw a body punch but Vega avoids it by throwing Khufu back against the cage.
Khufu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Vega.
Khufu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vince Vega will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Vega. That snapped Khufu's head back.
Vega throws a hook but Khufu avoids it easily.
Vega defending well as Khufu loads up on a big left hand.
Vega clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Khufu fails to land.
Khufu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Khufu has a couple of punches blocked by Vega.
Vega is pressed up against the cage. Khufu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vega down to the mat. Vega avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vega waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khufu.
Khufu throws a leg kick but Vega checks it.
Khufu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vega.
Vega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Vega checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vega scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khufu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vega moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vega throws a big shot that misses.
Khufu takes one to the side of the head.
Vince Vega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khufu throws a low kick but Vega avoids it.
A slow jab from Vega misses its intended target.
Vega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khufu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khufu is looking to counter punch.
Khufu moves out of range of the strikes.
Vega moves out of range as Khufu strikes.
Khufu misses with an uppercut.
Khufu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vega throws a big shot that misses.
Vega avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vega is looking for the big counter here.
Vega moves in looking to clinch but Khufu pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Khufu misses the target.
Kosey Khufu is winning the standup battle so far.
Vega doesn't manage to clinch there - Khufu circles away.
Vega doesn't manage to clinch there - Khufu circles away.
Khufu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vega.
Khufu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vega.
Vega throws a body shot but no joy.
Vega is looking to clinch.
Khufu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vega is out of range and Khufu settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khufu misses with a double jab.
Khufu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vega.
Khufu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khufu.
Khufu throws a leg kick but Vega moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vega takes a swing at Khufu's ribcage but misses.
Khufu is looking to counter punch.
Vega misses with a hook
and Khufu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vega slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vega misses with a straight right.
Vega lands a glancing blow to the side of Khufu's head.
Vega is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khufu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khufu cracks a nice hook into Vega's ribs.
Vega looks to land a left hand but Khufu moved out of range nicely.
Khufu misses with an uppercut. Vega saw that one coming.
Vega gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khufu backwards.
Khufu misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khufu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vega is looking to control Khufu's arms but Khufu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vega has his back to the cage.
Khufu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vega blocks it with crossed arms.
Khufu jumps guard but Vega turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kosey Khufu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khufu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khufu throws a head punch that misses.
Kosey Khufu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vega lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khufu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vega's brow.
Vince Vega seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khufu wants to stall.
Vega lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vega as Khufu tries to tie him up.
Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khufu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vega lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khufu backwards.
Khufu throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Khufu on the inside.
Vega blocks an elbow strike.
Vega stalling against the cage.
Vega lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khufu lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vega lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khufu backwards.
Khufu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khufu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Khufu.
Khufu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khufu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vega has a couple of punches blocked by Khufu.
Vega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vega lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khufu swings wildly with an uppercut but Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vince Vega will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Vega throws a hook to the side of Khufu's head but Khufu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Vega.
Vega throws a poor cross that misses
and Khufu counters with a series of strikes. Vega will be more careful next time no doubt.
Khufu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Khufu there.
Vega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khufu.
Khufu drops Vega with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Vega! Khufu dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kosey Khufu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn Cumhaill (ranked 2663 p4p, 3157 weight class) and Nikolai Vladski (ranked 342 p4p, 395 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fionn Cumhaill!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikolai Vladski!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cumhaill!
Cumhaill wants to get back to his feet but Vladski drags him back down.
Vladski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cumhaill has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cumhaill is looking to regain half guard here but Vladski keeps moving and retains side control.
Vladski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vladski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vladski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cumhaill sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vladski landing strikes.
Vladski swings around for an armbar but Cumhaill sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vladski's guard.
Vladski 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.
Vladski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cumhaill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cumhaill is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cumhaill tries to free his leg and advance position but Vladski is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cumhaill advances position into side control!
Cumhaill is looking to take a break and control but Vladski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vladski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vladski is looking for a sweep.
Cumhaill is trying to get an arm triangle but Vladski is defending well.
Vladski tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cumhaill advances to full mount.
Vladski has given up his back. Will we see Cumhaill going for some submissions?
Cumhaill working for the choke.
Cumhaill is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Vladski is defending well though. Cumhaill let's go of the attempt for now.
Vladski preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cumhaill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cumhaill goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Vladski escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Vladski wants to stand up but Cumhaill manages to regain full guard.
Vladski is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Cumhaill has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Vladski is looking to defend but Cumhaill has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Vladski! Cumhaill pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Vladski taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fionn Cumhaill!
Fionn Cumhaill is the new light heavyweight champion!
Fionn Cumhaill seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Keita (ranked 2218 p4p, 4671 weight class) and Jason Sierra (ranked 271 p4p, 472 weight class). Jason Sierra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
157
7 - 0 - 0 |
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22
160
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdullah Keita!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Sierra!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keita lands a left and a right that send Sierra crashing to the mat, dazed. Keita thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sierra is rocked!
 It looks like Jason Sierra has been cut.
Keita lands a big right hook! Sierra looks hurt but is still standing! Keita lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Sierra falls down and Keita dives in with a huge hammer fist! Sierra's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Keita runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abdullah Keita!
Abdullah Keita is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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