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Grunge 37: Sleater Kinney PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney Rumble (ranked 5414 p4p, 23109 weight class) and Og King Kong Sacred Saints Gang (ranked 520 p4p, 654 weight class). Rumble comes to the cage accompanied by Queens of the Stone Age - My God is the Sun . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barney Rumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Og King Kong Sacred Saints Gang!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumble bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sacred Saints Gang's head.
Sacred Saints Gang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rumble tries to avoid it but Sacred Saints Gang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rumble to the ground. Rumble escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rumble slaps away a takedown attempt from Sacred Saints Gang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rumble half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sacred Saints Gang misses with a takedown
and Rumble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barney Rumble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Og King Kong Sacred Saints Gang.
Nice jab there from Rumble.
Sacred Saints Gang takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sacred Saints Gang looks winded!
Rumble lands a big right hand that sends Sacred Saints Gang crashing to the mat! Rumble stays standing though and waves Sacred Saints Gang back to his feet!
 Sacred Saints Gang is rocked!
 It looks like Og King Kong Sacred Saints Gang has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Rumble.
Sacred Saints Gang is still on wobbly legs! Can Rumble finish him?
Sacred Saints Gang walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Rumble swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Barney Rumble!
After winning the bout, Barney Rumble 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Midnight Cigarette (ranked 4245 p4p, 19458 weight class) and Oleg Liguy (ranked 531 p4p, 794 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cigarette might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Burning of the Midnight Lamp. Oleg Liguy 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Midnight Cigarette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oleg Liguy!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cigarette throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Liguy was covering up waiting for the punch and Cigarette finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cigarette throws a big elbow that misses.
Liguy wants to sweep here but Cigarette controlling him for the moment.
Cigarette content to stall in guard here.
Cigarette 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.
Liguy has his hands on Cigarette's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cigarette accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Liguy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Liguy controls Cigarette momentarily but Cigarette frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cigarette dives in and grabs Liguy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liguy pushes down on Cigarette's head and hops out.
Liguy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cigarette controlling from the top position.
Cigarette drops back looking for a leg! Liguy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Liguy manages to kick Cigarette off! Cigarette jumps back into Liguy's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liguy working for a triangle but Cigarette defends it easily.
Cigarette thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cigarette postures up.
Cigarette engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cigarette will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cigarette passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cigarette working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cigarette is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Liguy has escaped the position, nice work there.
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.
Cigarette wants to control but Liguy is keeping him busy.
Cigarette tries for a kimura but Liguy is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Liguy tries to improve position but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Midnight Cigarette dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cigarette dives in for a single leg takedown but Liguy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Liguy stops a takedown attempt from Cigarette.
Cigarette is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Liguy is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Midnight Cigarette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cigarette changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Liguy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cigarette is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liguy can do to turn this around?
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cigarette enables Liguy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cigarette manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Liguy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Liguy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Liguy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Liguy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liguy throws a big right hand that misses.
Cigarette trying to control the position here.
Cigarette looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liguy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Liguy postures up and lands a big shot to Cigarette's brow.
Liguy chips away with some ground and pound.
Cigarette is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Liguy defends well.
Liguy landing some decent shots from guard.
Cigarette has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Liguy should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Cigarette has tightened it up now! Liguy should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Midnight Cigarette!
An out of breath Midnight Cigarette 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Micro Aggression (ranked 23740 p4p, 6459 weight class) and Sir Ralphington Woofington (ranked 533 p4p, 466 weight class). Sir Ralphington Woofington will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micro Aggression!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sir Ralphington Woofington!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aggression swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Woofington.
Woofington has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Woofington gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aggression counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Woofington controls Aggression momentarily but Aggression frees himself.
Aggression stands up over Woofington, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aggression is stalling in the full guard.
Aggression seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Woofington for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woofington can't keep his opponent in guard - Aggression advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woofington is trying to get back to full guard.
Woofington on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Woofington is rocked!
Aggression lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Woofington is still in real trouble! Can Aggression finish him?
Woofington taking some punishment here, with Aggression in his half guard.
Aggression lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Woofington! More strikes land and this one is all over! Aggression jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micro Aggression!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kirov Sturmovik (ranked 2028 p4p, 22396 weight class) and Antonio Luna (ranked 283 p4p, 780 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Luna's choice of entrance music: Noypi by Bamboo. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Antonio Luna was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirov Sturmovik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Luna!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturmovik throws a jab when Luna was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Luna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sturmovik scores with a jab. Luna acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Antonio Luna has been cut.
No joy there for Sturmovik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sturmovik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturmovik scores with a decent looking hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Luna slips a straight right by Sturmovik.
Sturmovik lands with a big left! Luna is wobbled badly! Sturmovik comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Luna to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kirov Sturmovik!
A victorious Kirov Sturmovik thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Antonio Luna stepped up to the mic, saying 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated... I will pickup the pieces that I learned today and will grow from it.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex The Leviathan (ranked 1691 p4p, 3506 weight class) and Ajax Athanas (ranked 190 p4p, 365 weight class). Athanas has chosen HELLAS as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ajax Athanas 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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rex The Leviathan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ajax Athanas!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Athanas looks to score with a jab to the body but The Leviathan is just out of range.
Athanas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Leviathan counters with a nice leg kick.
The Leviathan with a nice calf kick.
Ajax Athanas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Athanas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Leviathan misses with an uppercut. Athanas saw that one coming.
The Leviathan misses the shot to the body.
The Leviathan lands a nice looking body shot.
Athanas misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for The Leviathan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick from The Leviathan, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Leviathan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Athanas.
The Leviathan throws a big counter combination but Athanas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Athanas ducks right into an uppercut from The Leviathan.
Athanas throws a nice looking combination but The Leviathan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Athanas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Leviathan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Leviathan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Athanas finds it's way round the side to connect with The Leviathan's head.
The Leviathan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Athanas to score with a decent uppercut.
The Leviathan misses with a few strikes there.
Athanas misses with a hook
and The Leviathan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Athanas looks to throw the jab but The Leviathan is out of range.
The Leviathan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Athanas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Leviathan misses with a head kick.
Athanas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Athanas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Leviathan scores with a sloppy right hand. Athanas should have avoided that one.
Athanas connects with a body shot.
Athanas swings for the body but The Leviathan moves out of range.
Athanas scores with a jab to the body.
Athanas clobbers The Leviathan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Leviathan misses with a looping left.
Athanas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Leviathan manages to avoid it.
The Leviathan scores with a sloppy right hand. Athanas should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Leviathan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Athanas.
The Leviathan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Athanas sprawling to the canvas! Athanas rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can The Leviathan finish him?!
Athanas is rocked!
The Leviathan stuns Athanas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Athanas is still on wobbly legs! Can The Leviathan finish him?
The Leviathan throws a body punch but Athanas moves out of range.
Athanas throws a right hand that misses
and The Leviathan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Athanas coming out on top.
Athanas seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Athanas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Leviathan's hands.
Athanas misses with an uppercut
and The Leviathan counters with a crisp right that sends Athanas to the canvas! The Leviathan follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rex The Leviathan!
A victorious Rex The Leviathan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Ajax Athanas spoke after the fight, saying 'Tough loss But I will Be BACK'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tarkhan Naranbaatar (ranked 3871 p4p, 1676 weight class) and Jean Luc Picard (ranked 420 p4p, 194 weight class). Naranbaatar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, League of Legends - Phoenix (feat. Cailin Russo, Chrissy Costanza). 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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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 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarkhan Naranbaatar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Luc Picard!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Naranbaatar moves in looking to clinch but Picard pushes him off.
Picard lands a right hook to the body.
Picard checks a low kick from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Picard lands a jab to Naranbaatar's midsection.
Picard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Naranbaatar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Naranbaatar lands a right hook to the body.
Naranbaatar throws a front kick aimed at Picard's knee but Picard avoids it well.
Picard takes a swing at Naranbaatar's ribcage but misses.
Picard slips a jab from Naranbaatar.
Picard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Picard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Naranbaatar.
Jean Luc Picard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Picard throws a shot from downtown. Naranbaatar moves away and avoids it.
Naranbaatar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Picard pushes Naranbaatar away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Picard throws a sloppy head kick and Naranbaatar moves out of range easily.
Picard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard fails to land with a series of punches.
Picard cracks a nice hook into Naranbaatar's ribs.
A solid body kick from Picard.
A punch lands to the side of Naranbaatar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Naranbaatar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Picard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Picard lands a really nice looking cross but Naranbaatar seems unphased.
Picard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Picard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Naranbaatar.
Picard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Picard misses with a body kick.
Picard connects with a jab.
Picard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Picard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Picard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Picard. Beautiful body shot.
Naranbaatar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Naranbaatar motions for Picard to come forward. Naranbaatar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Naranbaatar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Picard thuds his shin into the meat of Naranbaatar's side.
A big left from Naranbaatar misses.
Jean Luc Picard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Picard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naranbaatar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Picard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Picard misses with a right hand
and Naranbaatar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Naranbaatar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Picard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Naranbaatar throws out a loose jab but Picard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naranbaatar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Naranbaatar as the two fighters clinch.
Naranbaatar gets control of Picard's arms and successfully pulls guard. Naranbaatar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Picard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Picard trying to control but Naranbaatar is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Picard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Picard content to stall in guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Picard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Picard avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Picard dominated that round.
That's time! Naranbaatar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Picard connects with a crisp jab.
Crunch! Picard slams his shin into Naranbaatar's torso.
Picard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naranbaatar avoids the body shot from Picard.
Picard cracks a nice hook into Naranbaatar's ribs.
Naranbaatar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Picard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Naranbaatar throws a right hand that misses
and Picard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick from Picard, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Naranbaatar misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picard throws a jab when Naranbaatar was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Picard.
Naranbaatar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Picard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naranbaatar thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Picard scoring well with a low kick there.
Naranbaatar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Picard is rocked!
Naranbaatar drives through and clinches with Picard against the cage.
Picard is still on wobbly legs! Can Naranbaatar finish him?
Naranbaatar working the clinch nicely. Picard is working for position but Naranbaatar cracks him with a big knee to the head! Picard crumples up against the cage and Naranbaatar lands two more shots before the ref can save Picard! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Tarkhan Naranbaatar!
A victorious Tarkhan Naranbaatar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Jean Luc Picard stepped up to the mic, saying 'It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shock Linewood (ranked 2374 p4p, 2651 weight class) and Bea Mason (ranked 315 p4p, 344 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped 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 13 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bea Mason!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bea Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mason was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Linewood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Linewood is looking to reverse the position.
Mason trying to control the position but Linewood is working away.
Linewood is trying to control Mason's posture but Mason avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linewood dodges the ground and pound from Mason.
Linewood is not content to let Mason control the position.
Mason might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Linewood haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood is looking to regain half guard here but Mason keeps moving and retains side control.
Linewood is working hard here to advance position.
Linewood parries the strikes from Mason easily there. Mason is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Linewood to escape.
Mason tries for a kimura but Linewood is defending well.
Linewood manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Linewood wants to pass the guard but Mason is defending well.
Linewood is keen to just control but Mason is a slippery customer.
Linewood wants to advance to full mount but Mason doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Linewood has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Mason is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Linewood yanks on the arm and Mason is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Linewood.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shock Linewood!
After winning the bout, Shock Linewood 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Kuzma (ranked 3784 p4p, 3408 weight class) and Joe Smo (ranked 487 p4p, 449 weight class). Kuzma's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tarararara. This should be fireworks!
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Kuzma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Smo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smo is looking to clinch but Kuzma is avoiding it.
Smo moves into the clinch.
Smo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smo told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Kuzma breaks the clinch.
Smo clinches with his opponent.
Smo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuzma.
Smo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuzma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smo tries to clinch up but Kuzma circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuzma scores with a three punch combo!
Smo lands a big head kick that sends Kuzma tumbling to the mat! Smo takes a step backwards and waves Kuzma back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Kuzma is rocked!
 It looks like Kyle Kuzma has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oh Kuzma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smo misses with a takedown attempt - Kuzma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kuzma throws a series of strikes that have Smo backpedaling.
Smo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kuzma is trying to break the clinch but Smo has him pressed against the cage.
Smo lands with a short shot to the head.
Smo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuzma is looking to break free of the clinch but Smo has double underhooks.
Smo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuzma.
Smo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smo working aggressively here.
Smo breaks the clinch.
Smo drives through and clinches with Kuzma against the cage.
Smo tries a knee to the head but Kuzma blocks it.
Kuzma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuzma.
A head punch on the inside from Smo fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smo.
Smo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smo throws a head punch that misses.
Smo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuzma.
Smo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kuzma gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smo pulls Kuzma into guard.
Smo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smo keeping moving, preventing Kuzma from controlling successfully.
Kuzma seems to have got his legs back now.
Kuzma is looking to stand up but Smo won't let him.
Kuzma is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kuzma decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kuzma moves into the clinch.
Kuzma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That kick from Kuzma tenderised Smo's leg. Smo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kuzma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smo, pushing him back against the cage.
Kuzma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kuzma.
Kuzma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kyle Kuzma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smo tries to clinch but Kuzma is having none of it.
Kuzma stuffs the takedown.
Kyle Kuzma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Smo.
Kuzma misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuzma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smo tries to clinch but Kuzma moves out of range.
Smo tries to clinch but Kuzma is having none of it.
Smo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuzma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuzma misses with a few strikes there.
Kuzma moves into range and clinches up with Smo.
Kuzma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smo misses with a head kick.
Smo closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smo manages to break the clinch.
Smo lands with a good body shot.
Kuzma moves in looking to clinch but Smo pushes him off.
Smo moves in looking to clinch but Kuzma pushes him off.
Kuzma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smo misses with a wild body shot.
Kuzma misses the jab.
Smo dives in for a single leg takedown but Kuzma sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kuzma throws a big counter combination but Smo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Smo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuzma lands a jab.
Smo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuzma looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kuzma struggles to land a body shot inside as Smo controls his hands.
Smo is working for takedown but Kuzma is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kuzma is looking to control Smo's arms but Smo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kuzma has his back to the cage.
Kuzma misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuzma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuzma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzma missing with knees to the body.
Kuzma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuzma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuzma swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuzma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smo wants to clinch.
Kuzma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kuzma misses with a wild body shot.
Kuzma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smo dives in for a single leg takedown but Kuzma sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kuzma throws a big counter combination but Smo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kuzma swivels and escapes.
Smo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Kuzma misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kyle Kuzma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyle Kuzma's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smo rushes Kuzma and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuzma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuzma throws a series of punches but Smo avoids them all with ease.
Smo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kuzma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kuzma misses with a double jab
and Smo counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuzma moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smo.
Smo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smo pulls guard effortlessly.
Kuzma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kuzma is working hard here to advance position.
Kuzma tries to stand but Smo is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzma trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smo wants to stand but Kuzma is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kuzma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kuzma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuzma rushes Smo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smo tries to clinch but Kuzma moves out of range.
Kuzma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smo.
Kuzma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smo's head backwards.
Smo wants to clinch up but Kuzma keeps it at a distance.
Smo is looking to clinch but Kuzma is avoiding it.
Smo has Kuzma up against the cage in a clinch.
Smo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kyle Kuzma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Smo.
Kuzma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kyle Kuzma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuzma does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smo darts in and clinches Kuzma up against the cage.
Kuzma lands a right hand.
Smo just leaning against Kuzma, taking a breather.
Smo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuzma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kuzma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuzma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smo instigates a clinch.
Kuzma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuzma has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kuzma tries to score with a low kick but Smo moves his leg out of the way.
Kuzma misses with a double jab.
Kuzma keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuzma seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Smo wants to clinch.
Smo has his takedown stuffed
and Kuzma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuzma tries to close the distance and clinch but Smo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuzma tries to bum rush Smo with a series of wild strikes but Smo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smo forces Kuzma back against the cage and clinches.
Kuzma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four 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!
Kuzma closes the distance and pushes Smo back into the cage.
Smo lands with a left to the head.
Smo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuzma blocks an uppercut.
Smo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuzma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuzma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smo.
Kuzma looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kuzma throws a solid leg kick but Smo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kuzma.
Smo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuzma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smo misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Smo.
Smo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smo manages to break the clinch.
Kuzma moves into range and clinches up with Smo.
Kuzma stops a takedown attempt from Smo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Smo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kyle Kuzma's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smo shoots in looking for a takedown. Kuzma tries to sprawl out of it but Smo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kuzma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kuzma wants to clinch.
Smo throws a counter combo.
Kuzma blocks the body kick.
It looked like Kuzma was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kuzma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smo.
Kuzma is looking to chop away at Smo's legs.
Kuzma will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuzma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuzma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smo has closed the distance and engaged Kuzma in a clinch.
Kuzma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuzma shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smo eats them both and turns towards Kuzma to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Smo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuzma scores with a three punch combo!
Smo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Smo blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smo blocks a low kick nicely.
Smo has closed the distance and engaged Kuzma in a clinch.
Kuzma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kuzma throws a punch but it's blocked by Smo.
Kuzma breaks from the clinch.
Kuzma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuzma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kuzma defends it nicely.
Smo looks to clinch
and Kuzma counters with a two punch combo.
Smo closes the distance but Kuzma moves to the side
and Kuzma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuzma finish him?
Kuzma throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Smo colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Kuzma as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Smo is left battered and dazed whilst Kuzma and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Kuzma!
A very excited looking Kyle Kuzma rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 500 p4p, 705 weight class) and Georges St. Georges (ranked 68 p4p, 86 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Da Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lil Uzi Vert - XO Tour Llif3. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonardo Da Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges misses with a hook. Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Da Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
St. Georges misses with a right hand
and Da Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice jab there from St. Georges.
St. Georges scores with a hook to the body. Da Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St. Georges checks a low kick from Da Silva.
St. Georges scores with a hook.
St. Georges misses with an attempted mid kick.
Da Silva throwing a counter right hand but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva is looking to counter punch.
Da Silva walks into a left hand.
Da Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St. Georges. St. Georges obviously looking to wear him down.
St. Georges misses with a looping right.
Da Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
St. Georges lands a really nice looking cross but Da Silva seems unphased.
St. Georges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Da Silva tries a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Silva.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
St. Georges clobbers Da Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Da Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Da Silva works St. Georges's body with a nice hook.
St. Georges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St. Georges darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A low kick from St. Georges is predictable there
and Da Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Georges St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St. Georges fails with a takedown attempt.
St. Georges throws a low kick but it's checked well by Da Silva.
Da Silva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a low kick but St. Georges moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Da Silva counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Da Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick lands for St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a low kick as Da Silva jumps back.
Da Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Da Silva avoids the head kick by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a body kick.
Leonardo Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Da Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a front kick aimed at Da Silva's knee but Da Silva avoids it well.
Da Silva is looking to counter punch.
Da Silva avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
As St. Georges looks to move away, Da Silva throws a big counter combo but St. Georges just gets out of the way.
St. Georges comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St. Georges lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Da Silva at a distance.
Da Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
St. Georges lands a leg kick that knocks Da Silva off balance momentarily.
Da Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St. Georges with a jab.
St. Georges looks to land a combination but Da Silva avoids it well.
Da Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St. Georges scores with a jab to the jaw.
St. Georges with the inside leg kick.
Da Silva swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges scoring well with a low kick there.
St. Georges's corner calls for a 1-2. St. Georges obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St. Georges rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Da Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St. Georges thinking.
Good standup being displayed there by St. Georges as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges shoots and misses
and Da Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St. Georges scores with a nice head shot.
Da Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Da Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Da Silva slips a straight right by St. Georges.
St. Georges delivers a nice body kick.
St. Georges lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St. Georges.
Da Silva slips a jab from St. Georges.
Da Silva lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St. Georges can pounce on him.
St. Georges throws a jab when Da Silva was well out of range.
St. Georges lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St. Georges dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Da Silva.
St. Georges throws a sloppy head kick and Da Silva moves out of range easily.
It looked like Da Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from St. Georges.
St. Georges works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
St. Georges with a nice cross.
St. Georges scores with a decent looking hook.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Da Silva misses the target.
St. Georges connects with a good right hand that stumbles Da Silva. Da Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A lazy left from St. Georges finds it's target.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Da Silva checks it.
A head kick from St. Georges lands but Da Silva takes it in his stride.
St. Georges throws a nice inside leg kick.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Da Silva.
Da Silva is looking to wear down St. Georges with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Silva walks into a left hand.
St. Georges scores with a nice head shot.
St. Georges tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
Da Silva lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Danga de danga de dang - St. Georges scores with a four punch combination!
St. Georges is looking to slow Da Silva down with leg kicks.
St. Georges scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St. Georges thumps Da Silva with a low kick.
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a quick inside leg kick.
St. Georges lands a nice leg kick that just misses Da Silva's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges thuds his shin into the meat of Da Silva's side.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Da Silva moves out of range.
St. Georges misses with a left hand
and Da Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva misses with a body punch
and St. Georges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St. Georges jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Da Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Da Silva.
St. Georges throws a series of punches but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from St. Georges finds it's way through Da Silva's defenses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Da Silva might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Da Silva looks to land a body kick but St. Georges moved away.
St. Georges throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Da Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A cross from St. Georges lands.
Da Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and St. Georges connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Da Silva scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to the body from St. Georges misses
and St. Georges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Da Silva tries to move into range but St. Georges moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
St. Georges lands a slapping body shot.
St. Georges tries to bum rush Da Silva with a series of wild strikes but Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St. Georges lands with a straight right. Da Silva didn't see that one coming.
A head kick misses from St. Georges.
Nice body punch from St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a jab to the head.
St. Georges uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Da Silva has time to react.
Da Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St. Georges.
Da Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St. Georges misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Da Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
St. Georges cracks Da Silva with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Da Silva as he avoids it easily.
Da Silva looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
St. Georges scores with a kick to the midsection.
Da Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by St. Georges.
St. Georges works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Da Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St. Georges lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St. Georges throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Da Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Da Silva throws a low kick, looking for St. Georges's leg but St. Georges calmly moves out of range.
St. Georges scoring well with a low kick there.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
St. Georges with a lazy takedown attempt
and Da Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St. Georges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St. Georges showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
Da Silva is looking to counter punch.
St. Georges swings widly with a right hand
and Da Silva counters with a left to the body.
Da Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by St. Georges. That's going to slow Da Silva down.
St. Georges throws a head kick but Da Silva moves out of range.
St. Georges works the jab nicely.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Da Silva avoids the punch easily.
Da Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
St. Georges attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges scores with a decent looking hook.
Da Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Da Silva throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St. Georges connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Da Silva momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges looks for the body kick but Da Silva saw that one coming.
St. Georges fails to land with a series of punches.
Da Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Da Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St. Georges lands the left hand.
Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. St. Georges darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Da Silva throwing a counter right hand but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut
and Da Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
St. Georges with a jab.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
Georges St. Georges seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St. Georges misses with an attempted mid kick.
Da Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St. Georges lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
St. Georges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Da Silva's head but Da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Da Silva is looking to counter punch.
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!
St. Georges connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
St. Georges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Da Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
St. Georges tests Da Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Da Silva tries a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Silva is looking to counter punch.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Da Silva moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Da Silva misses the target.
Da Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
St. Georges scores with a jab to the head.
St. Georges walks into a straight right hand from Da Silva.
St. Georges lands a head kick!
Da Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Da Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
St. Georges darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Da Silva lands the left hand.
Da Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St. Georges is able to avoid easily.
St. Georges misses with a shot to the body
and Da Silva counters with a straight right hand.
St. Georges listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Da Silva.
St. Georges is rocked!
St. Georges misses with a hook. Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Da Silva tried to counter with a leg kick but St. Georges avoided it.
St. Georges is still on wobbly legs! Can Da Silva finish him?
A shot to the liver by Da Silva. Beautiful body shot.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a nice jab.
St. Georges goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St. Georges misses with a body kick.
St. Georges takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Da Silva throws an overhand right that drops St. Georges like a sack of potatoes! Da Silva dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Da Silva!
Leonardo Da Silva retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Leonardo Da Silva 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Devils Outlaw (ranked 172 p4p, 517 weight class) and John Wayne Gracie (ranked 30 p4p, 69 weight class). Outlaw comes to the cage accompanied by Moonshine Bandits For The Outlawz. Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thriller by Michael Jackson. 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Devils Outlaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wayne Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outlaw thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gracie scores with a body shot.
Outlaw connects with a leg kick.
Outlaw scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie cracks Outlaw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Outlaw throws a big shot that misses.
Outlaw is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Outlaw has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Outlaw keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Outlaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Outlaw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Outlaw is on top in guard.
Gracie has his foot on Outlaw's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Outlaw works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Outlaw wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gracie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Outlaw has passed into half guard!
Outlaw wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Outlaw is controlling well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outlaw trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Gracie 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Outlaw scores with a body shot.
Gracie throws the left hand but Outlaw avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Outlaw was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Outlaw darts in trying to clinch
and Gracie finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Outlaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
The Devils Outlaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Outlaw lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Outlaw takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like John Wayne Gracie has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Outlaw looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Gracie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Outlaw sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gracie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Outlaw is avoiding damage well.
Outlaw is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gracie is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gracie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Outlaw has worked his arm free - good work by Outlaw!
Gracie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Outlaw is avoiding damage well.
Outlaw is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Outlaw avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gracie.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Devils Outlaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Wayne Gracie's cut.
That's time! Outlaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie misses with a leg kick
and Outlaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Outlaw moves away.
Outlaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Outlaw throws out the jab.
Gracie flicks out a counter leg kick but Outlaw steps away.
Outlaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Outlaw sends Gracie crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Outlaw is motioning to the referee to let Gracie up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gracie is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Outlaw lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Gracie - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Outlaw!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Devils Outlaw!
The Devils Outlaw retains his heavyweight title!
The Devils Outlaw made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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