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Sucker Punch Pro Series 43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Wallace (ranked 3308 p4p, 6650 weight class) and Ryo Hazuki (ranked 355 p4p, 605 weight class). Brendan Wallace has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brendan Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Hazuki!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hazuki.
Brendan Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace moves into range and clinches up with Hazuki.
Wallace successfully pulls guard.
Wallace has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hazuki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wallace on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wallace tries to get out of the position.
Hazuki has gone for a leg lock! Wallace slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hazuki's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazuki is looking for a triangle but Wallace pushes his legs off easily.
Hazuki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wallace controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wallace 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.
Wallace 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.
Hazuki keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
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.
Hazuki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wallace is one step ahead there.
Hazuki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wallace controls the pace.
Hazuki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wallace seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hazuki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wallace is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazuki looking for a guillotine here but Wallace defends easily.
Wallace controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hazuki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wallace doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wallace manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Hazuki keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hazuki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wallace can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wallace drops back looking for a leg! Hazuki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hazuki manages to kick Wallace off! Wallace jumps back into Hazuki's guard.
Wallace is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wallace moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Wallace dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hazuki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wallace avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hazuki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wallace prevents it.
Hazuki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wallace gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wallace looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hazuki tries to roll over but Wallace keeps him under control.
Well, if Wallace is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki gets back to full guard.
Hazuki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wallace 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.
Wallace throws a big elbow that misses.
Wallace really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wallace is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hazuki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brendan Wallace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hazuki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hazuki keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Wallace slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hazuki tries to keep at a distance but Wallace has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wallace ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wallace no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazuki won't allow Wallace to sweep him here.
Hazuki drops back looking for a leg! Wallace is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wallace manages to kick Hazuki off! Hazuki jumps back into Wallace's guard.
Hazuki postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wallace is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hazuki, into his guard.
Hazuki keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Wallace is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wallace has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wallace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hazuki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hazuki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wallace defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Wallace dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Wallace clinches.
Hazuki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hazuki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wallace prevents it.
Wallace pulls guard successfully.
Wallace 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.
Hazuki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hazuki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hazuki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace 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.
Wallace seems keen to control Hazuki's posture.
Hazuki tries to free his leg and advance position but Wallace is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hazuki looking to pass the guard.
Wallace has Hazuki pulled in close to control his posture.
Hazuki drops back looking for a leg! Wallace is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wallace manages to kick Hazuki off! Hazuki jumps back into Wallace's guard.
Wallace has control of Hazuki's left arm, preventing Hazuki from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brendan Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wallace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hazuki tries to pull guard but Wallace forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brendan Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryo Hazuki.
Hazuki pulls guard.
Hazuki being controlled here, momentarily.
Wallace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wallace sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hazuki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wallace 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Hazuki keeps moving.
Hazuki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hazuki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wallace controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wallace darts in and clinches Hazuki up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hazuki has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wallace is trying to keep an underhook but Hazuki manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hazuki is trying to work for a kimura but Wallace is defending well.
Wallace is looking to control Hazuki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wallace avoid being mounted?
Wallace has his hands clasped together around Hazuki's back. He's all about the action.
Hazuki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wallace wants to get back to full guard.
Ryo Hazuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallace slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryo Hazuki.
Well Wallace has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Wallace!
Our winner, Brendan Wallace, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sirus Hall (ranked 2652 p4p, 4134 weight class) and Alexei Rodionovich (ranked 342 p4p, 489 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat. Rodionovich has chosen Svarga & Drygva - Volnitsa as his entrance music. Sirus Hall 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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sirus Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexei Rodionovich!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hall, as that shot connected.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall throws a right and a left that Rodionovich avoids nicely.
Rodionovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Rodionovich on the wrong end of a nice jab.
 Rodionovich is rocked!
Rodionovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodionovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodionovich seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodionovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Rodionovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodionovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rodionovich darts in and clinches Hall up against the cage.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Rodionovich avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodionovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodionovich landing knees to the body.
Hall lands an uppercut.
Hall gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rodionovich's guard.
Rodionovich is not content to let Hall control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodionovich wants to improve his position but Hall is controlling well.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hall seems to be working for a kimura but Rodionovich defends the submission attempt.
Rodionovich trying to control but Hall postures up.
Hall is trying to work for a kimura but Rodionovich is defending well.
Rodionovich is controlling Hall's trapped leg to prevent Hall from advancing to side control.
Rodionovich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodionovich is staying active underneath Hall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Hall is trying to work for a kimura but Rodionovich is defending well.
Hall is trying to work for a kimura but Rodionovich is defending well.
Hall seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Rodionovich is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sirus Hall!
An out of breath Sirus Hall thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Alexei Rodionovich spoke after the fight, saying 'Every white has its black and every sweet its sour'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Kraig (ranked 2215 p4p, 6482 weight class) and Roddy Richards (ranked 295 p4p, 688 weight class). Craig Kraig had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Kraig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Roddy Richards!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ron Honeybunn and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraig closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kraig 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.
Kraig lands strikes from half guard.
Kraig looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Richards with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Kraig.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kraig lands a nice short elbow.
Kraig looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards makes his way to full guard, as Kraig worked for a kimura.
Kraig knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Richards on the ground.
Kraig cracks Richards with a solid left hand.
Kraig trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kraig throws a big elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kraig scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards wants to stand up but Kraig is controlling him.
Richards pushes Kraig off and gets back to his feet.
Richards darts in looking for a takedown but Kraig gets double underhooks and turns Richards into the cage.
Kraig fails to land the takedown.
Richards lands an overhand right.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Richards. Those never looked like landing.
Kraig blocks a head kick by Richards.
Richards misses with a kick to the body.
Kraig shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kraig was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Richards throws Kraig to one side and escapes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Kraig with that takedown attempt.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kraig circles away quickly and effectively.
Kraig checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Richards throws a body kick that misses
and Kraig decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Richards's guard.
Kraig throws a big elbow that misses.
Kraig is looking to pass into half guard but Richards pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Richards is in guard.
Richards would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kraig 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraig pulls Richards in close to prevent any damage.
Richards trying to control but Kraig is working from the bottom.
Kraig wants to stand up but Richards is controlling him.
Kraig seems keen to control Richards's posture.
Richards has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kraig is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Richards wants to control from the top but Kraig keeps moving.
Richards decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kraig avoids the head kick by Richards.
Kraig fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Despite the aggression on Richards's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Kraig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards shoots in but no luck this time.
Kraig avoids the head kick by Richards.
Richards shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kraig defends it nicely.
Kraig looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kraig fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Richards is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roddy Richards will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Richards swats away the attempt to clinch by Kraig.
Richards throws a leg kick
and Kraig counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kraig.
Richards manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Kraig is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Richards pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kraig tries to pull guard but Richards holds him up against the cage and eventually Kraig drops back down to his feet.
Kraig has Richards pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Richards manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Kraig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kraig prevents Richards from breaking the clinch.
Kraig tries to score a body lock takedown but Richards shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraig wants a takedown but no success here.
Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards misses with a low kick as Kraig jumps back.
Kraig drops down looking for a counter takedown but Richards sprawls and moves away.
Richards shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kraig sprawls well. Kraig wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Richards gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Richards as he checks the leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Richards's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Richards jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kraig forces Richards back against the cage and clinches.
Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kraig fails to land the takedown.
Richards shoots in but Kraig avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kraig drops down looking for a counter takedown but Richards sprawls and moves away.
Richards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richards gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kraig counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraig looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Richards with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kraig seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Richards does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Craig Kraig overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Kraig.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards is trying to stand back up but Kraig is controlling him
Kraig misses with a head shot. Richards uses the momentum to regain guard.
Richards wants to get back to his feet but Kraig is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kraig is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kraig won't allow Richards to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraig is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Richards is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kraig throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Richards works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kraig makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kraig working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kraig working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Our spies down at at Tycoon Gym inform us that Richards has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kraig won't allow Richards to get back to his feet.
Richards has his feet on Kraig's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kraig looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraig lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Richards is not content to let Kraig control the position.
Kraig takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kraig seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kraig sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Richards defending well though.
Kraig missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kraig wants to control but Richards is keeping him busy.
Richards looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kraig 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.
That was a close second round but I would say that Craig Kraig will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kraig closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kraig wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Richards, who protects the arm well.
Richards tries to escape but Kraig is in control.
Kraig working the body and head with strikes.
Kraig trying to control the action but Richards is working from the bottom.
Kraig prevents Richards from escaping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards throws Kraig to one side and escapes!
Craig Kraig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Richards does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards tries to land a leg kick but Kraig saw it coming and moves away.
Richards throws a head kick but Kraig moves out of range.
Kraig shoots in looking for a takedown. Richards tries to sprawl out of it but Kraig keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Richards manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kraig shoots in looking for a takedown but Richards manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kraig's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kraig fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Kraig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kraig shoots in for a takedown but Richards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kraig takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Kraig moves out of range easily.
Kraig scores with a takedown into Richards's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kraig trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kraig.
Richards has his feet on Kraig's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kraig looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Richards is fending him off so far but Kraig persists. Nope, Richards circles away and we're back to standing.
Richards wants to counter with a clinch but Kraig pushes him away.
Kraig fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kraig doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraig shoots in looking for a takedown but Richards manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kraig's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kraig gets a double leg takedown into Richards's guard.
Richards is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kraig presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Richards looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Richards has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kraig prevents Richards from breaking the clinch.
Kraig goes for a takedown in the clinch but Richards prevents it.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richards changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kraig tries to avoid it but Richards manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kraig to the ground. Kraig escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Richards shoots in but no luck this time.
Richards gets caught flat footed, as Kraig shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Richards pushes Kraig off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roddy Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kraig throws an overhand right that lands on Richards's shoulder, as Richards tries to avoid the shot.
Richards swinging wildly here.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kraig fails with a takedown attempt.
Kraig has a takedown stuffed.
A lazy body kick from Richards
and Kraig counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kraig.
Richards wants to get back to his feet but Kraig is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roddy Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Richards has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roddy Richards!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artemyev Valeryevich (ranked 1626 p4p, 24017 weight class) and Bruno Souppe (ranked 216 p4p, 757 weight class). Valeryevich comes to the cage accompanied by NAESTRO - Bella Ciao. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Artemyev Valeryevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruno Souppe!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valeryevich misses with a few strikes there.
Souppe throws out a counter right but Valeryevich avoids it with no problem.
Valeryevich throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick lands for Valeryevich.
Valeryevich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valeryevich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Souppe.
A head kick by Valeryevich misses
and Souppe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Souppe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Souppe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valeryevich.
Valeryevich throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Valeryevich lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
 It looks like Bruno Souppe has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valeryevich sends Souppe crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Valeryevich is motioning to the referee to let Souppe up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Souppe is rocked!
Valeryevich lands a nice shot to the body.
Souppe is still on wobbly legs! Can Valeryevich finish him?
Souppe looks winded!
Valeryevich lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Souppe out cold! Souppe is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Artemyev Valeryevich!
An out of breath Artemyev Valeryevich 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Marchionni (ranked 4063 p4p, 2614 weight class) and Lors Loria (ranked 486 p4p, 335 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pietro Marchionni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lors Loria!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loria looks to score with a jab to the body but Marchionni is just out of range.
Loria throws a sloppy head kick and Marchionni moves out of range easily.
Loria lands a jab to Marchionni's midsection.
Loria misses with an uppercut. Marchionni saw that one coming.
Marchionni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loria.
Loria throws out a leg kick but Marchionni moves out of range and Loria only half commits.
Marchionni misses with a wild body shot.
Marchionni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Loria wants to clinch.
Marchionni tried to counter with a leg kick but Loria avoided it.
Marchionni throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marchionni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Loria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marchionni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Loria misses with a head kick.
Marchionni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marchionni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loria manages to avoid it.
Loria is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marchionni with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchionni misses with a takedown attempt
and Loria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marchionni throws a body shot but no joy.
Marchionni lands a glancing blow to the side of Loria's head.
Marchionni swings for the body but Loria moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Marchionni misses the target.
Marchionni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marchionni's hands.
Nice uppercut lands for Marchionni. That snapped Loria's head back.
Marchionni throws a lazy uppercut
and Loria counters with a straight right hand.
Loria cracks Marchionni with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Marchionni looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Loria finish him?
 Marchionni is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loria gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Marchionni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marchionni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marchionni takes a swing at Loria's ribcage but misses.
Marchionni connects with the punch.
Loria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marchionni throws a big shot that misses.
Loria jabs Marchionni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marchionni doesn't manage to clinch there - Loria circles away.
Loria looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marchionni seems to have got his legs back now.
Loria smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marchionni has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barn in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchionni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Loria looks for the body kick but Marchionni saw that one coming.
Loria is looking to clinch but Marchionni is avoiding it.
Marchionni takes a swing at Loria's ribcage but misses.
Marchionni throws a jab when Loria was well out of range.
Loria misses with a looping left.
Marchionni misses with a head kick.
Loria needs to keep his hands up - Marchionni had a free shot at his head there.
Loria throws out a leg kick but Marchionni moves out of range and Loria only half commits.
Loria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marchionni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marchionni misses with a body shot.
Loria has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marchionni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loria throws a jab but it's blocked by Marchionni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchionni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marchionni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Loria throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marchionni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Loria throws a head kick but Marchionni moves out of range.
Loria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marchionni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loria checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Loria's corner calls for a 1-2. Loria obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Loria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loria walks into a straight right hand from Marchionni.
Marchionni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marchionni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marchionni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marchionni throws a jab but it's blocked by Loria.
Lors Loria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marchionni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loria blocks a jab.
Loria blocks the body kick.
Loria is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marchionni with a body shot.
Loria gets a clinch.
Loria misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Marchionni.
A left hand lands to the body for Marchionni.
A nice left hand lands by Loria.
Marchionni misses with a punch to the body.
Marchionni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marchionni pressing his opponent against the cage.
Loria misses with a punch on the inside.
Loria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loria lands an elbow inside that Marchionni shrugs off.
Still in the clinch, Marchionni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marchionni is stalling here.
Marchionni takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lors Loria will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crunch! Marchionni slams his shin into Loria's torso.
Marchionni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Loria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marchionni avoids a kick to the body.
Loria closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marchionni counters with a takedown into side control.
Marchionni cracks Loria with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Marchionni is chipping away with strikes.
Marchionni in side control, throwing shots but Loria defends.
Marchionni throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Marchionni's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Loria felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marchionni wants to control but Loria is keeping him busy.
Marchionni is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Loria is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marchionni in side control, throwing shots but Loria defends.
Marchionni is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Loria is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Loria can't do much from the bottom here.
Loria pushes Marchionni away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Marchionni gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Marchionni tries for a kimura but Loria is defending well.
Loria defending against the ground and pound.
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.
The strikes coming from Marchionni are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Marchionni wants to control but Loria is keeping him busy.
Loria taking a bit of punishment here - Marchionni scoring with strikes.
Marchionni wants to control but Loria is keeping him busy.
Marchionni is trying to get an arm triangle but Loria is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchionni lands a decent elbow from side control.
Marchionni 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.
Marchionni scores with punches from side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Loria can do anything to dispel that myth.
Loria wants to get back to his feet but Marchionni drags him back down.
Loria on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Marchionni scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Loria to see if he's OK.
Loria defending against the ground and pound.
Loria really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marchionni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchionni lands a few punches from side control.
Marchionni lands some shots froms side control.
Marchionni cracks Loria with a big right hand but Loria just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Marchionni laying and praying for a moment but Loria takes advantage and regains half guard.
Loria is trying to stand up here but Marchionni is controlling him well.
Pietro Marchionni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Loria keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marchionni 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.
Marchionni thows a huge punch but Loria dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Marchionni there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pietro Marchionni dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Marchionni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loria looks to score with a jab to the body but Marchionni is just out of range.
Marchionni throws a looping overhand right but Loria ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Loria misses.
Marchionni with a hook.
Marchionni throws the left hand but Loria avoids the punch easily.
Loria forces Marchionni back against the cage and clinches.
Marchionni content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Loria lands a left hand.
Loria misses with the head strike.
Loria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loria throws a punch but it's blocked by Marchionni.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marchionni.
Loria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Loria throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marchionni struggles to land a body shot inside as Loria controls his hands.
Marchionni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loria can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Loria fails to land.
Loria pushes off an throws an elbow but Marchionni leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loria has a couple of punches blocked by Marchionni.
Loria lands a nice uppercut.
Loria takes a shot to the head.
Marchionni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Loria lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Loria throws a punch but it's blocked by Marchionni.
Loria misses with the head strike.
Marchionni misses with a punch to the body.
Marchionni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loria throws a punch but it's blocked by Marchionni.
Loria comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marchionni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marchionni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marchionni blocks the elbow strike.
Marchionni digs a right hand underneath Loria's ribcage. Loria let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marchionni will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Loria up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marchionni - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marchionni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Loria misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Loria fails to land.
Marchionni blocks an elbow strike from Loria.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marchionni.
Loria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Loria lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marchionni - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marchionni is struggling to control the position.
Marchionni seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Loria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Loria being controlled against the cage.
Marchionni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loria being controlled against the cage.
Marchionni displaying some good clinch control by pressing Loria up against the cage.
Marchionni working aggressively here.
Marchionni scores with a shoulder strike.
Marchionni tries to throw a body punch but Loria avoids it by throwing Marchionni back against the cage.
Loria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marchionni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loria misses with the head strike.
Marchionni gets through Loria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Loria misses with an elbow strike.
Loria misses with a knee strike.
Marchionni working aggressively here.
Marchionni breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchionni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marchionni misses with a straight left.
Marchionni cracks Loria with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loria. Marchionni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loria on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Loria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marchionni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marchionni slips a jab from Loria.
Loria digs a good hook to Marchionni's body.
Marchionni throws out a powerful jab.
Marchionni throws a body shot but no joy.
Loria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marchionni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marchionni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marchionni attempts a counter takedown but Loria avoids it well and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Marchionni.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pietro Marchionni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marchionni 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pietro Marchionni!
Pietro Marchionni spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Harms (ranked 1699 p4p, 2762 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 235 p4p, 358 weight class). Harms's entrance music is The Casualties - We Are All We Have. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Harms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Darius Henderson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harms throws a lazy head kick
and Lannister counters with a single leg into guard. Harms didn't expect that.
Lannister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harms is keeping the position for now.
Lannister passes into half guard.
Harms is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lannister pulls his head out easily.
Lannister seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harms does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harms is looking to improve his position.
Harms is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at ACME that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister wants to pass to mount but Harms is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister trying to control the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harms manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Harms is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lannister trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harms looking for a guillotine here but Lannister defends easily.
Harms has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lannister can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harms working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lannister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harms swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lannister wants to control from the top but Harms keeps moving.
Lannister controlling from the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Harms is looking to score with low kicks.
Lannister drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harms defends it well.
Lannister tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harms swivels and escapes.
Harms with a jab.
Donk. Harms catches Lannister right on the button with a cross.
Lannister is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harms sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harms is fending him off so far but Lannister persists. Nope, Harms circles away and we're back to standing.
Chris Harms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrion Lannister.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harms.
Lannister looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harms is fending him off so far but Lannister persists. Nope, Harms circles away and we're back to standing.
Harms fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lannister manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Harms.
It looks like Tyrion Lannister has been cut.
Harms stuffs the takedown attempt from Lannister. Lannister gets slowly back to his feet.
Harms looks to land a combination but Lannister avoids it well.
Harms misses with a wild body shot.
Harms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lannister.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harms creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lannister's defenses.
Lannister jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harms walks away with a smile on his face. Lannister gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lannister shoots in looking for a takedown. Harms tries to sprawl out of it but Lannister keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harms manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harms leaves Lannister with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lannister or perhaps it was just good defense by Harms, which made it look bad.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown but Harms shows good takedown defense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harms jabs Lannister right on the nose. Lannister blinks but takes it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lannister.
Harms lands a left and a right that send Lannister crashing to the mat, dazed. Harms thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lannister is rocked!
Lannister tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harms sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lannister somewhat.
Lannister looks winded!
Harms drops Lannister with a huge uppercut! Lannister drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Harms is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Harms!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chris Harms made sure he mentioned MKFC , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baldomir Barbosa (ranked 1838 p4p, 1319 weight class) and Kahdi Mandinos (ranked 255 p4p, 193 weight class). Barbosa comes to the cage accompanied by Unfaithful. Baldomir Barbosa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kahdi Mandinos's chin.
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldomir Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kahdi Mandinos!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandinos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mandinos there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Kahdi Mandinos has been cut.
Barbosa cracks Mandinos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A cross from Barbosa lands.
Mandinos is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Barbosa engages and cracks Mandinos with a massive lead left hook - Mandinos tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Barbosa is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baldomir Barbosa!
Baldomir Barbosa looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Feel my girth.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph DeAngelo (ranked 1105 p4p, 1770 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 151 p4p, 244 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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph DeAngelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeAngelo lands an overhand right.
DeAngelo clobbers Wick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wick looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? DeAngelo is fending him off so far but Wick persists. Nope, DeAngelo circles away and we're back to standing.
Wick fails to land the takedown.
DeAngelo drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Wick right on the button. Wick goes down! DeAngelo follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! DeAngelo gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph DeAngelo!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yip Man Iii (ranked 887 p4p, 1859 weight class) and Jamal Jameson (ranked 108 p4p, 216 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yip Man Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamal Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Man Iii.
Man Iii misses the shot to the body.
Jameson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Man Iii defends it well.
Jameson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Man Iii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jameson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Man Iii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jameson with a poor takedown
and Man Iii counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jameson! Man Iii lets Jameson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Jameson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man Iii walks into a left hand.
Jameson is still on wobbly legs! Can Man Iii finish him?
Man Iii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jameson is out of range.
Jameson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jameson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man Iii. That one must have hurt.
A slow jab from Man Iii misses its intended target.
Jameson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Jameson with that takedown attempt.
Yip Man Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jameson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man Iii.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jameson slips a jab from Man Iii.
Jameson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Man Iii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jameson's sensitive parts.
We've been told by Man Iii's head coaches at Elite MMA Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jameson slips a jab from Man Iii.
And Jameson tries to counter it with a takedown but Man Iii pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii lands a big uppercut and Jameson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jameson looks OK. Man Iii waves Jameson back to his feet!
It looks like Jamal Jameson 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!
Man Iii leaves Jameson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Man Iii thinks about countering with a body kick.
Yip Man Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Jameson.
Man Iii cracks Jameson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Man Iii has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jameson to stand back up!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Man Iii! Jameson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yip Man Iii!
A relieved looking Yip Man Iii thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 987 p4p, 1085 weight class) and Jake Drake (ranked 116 p4p, 131 weight class). Drake is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lose Yourself. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jake Drake!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven jabs Drake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Craven.
Craven just misses with a punch to the body.
Craven looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Craven.
Craven throws a lazy body kick
and Drake counters with a single leg into guard. Craven didn't expect that.
Drake pushing down on Craven's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Craven is trying to get back to full guard.
Drake landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Craven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Craven wants to improve his position but Drake is controlling well.
Drake working Craven over with strikes.
Drake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Craven defending well though.
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Craven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven wants to get back to full guard.
Drake winds up and cracks Craven with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Drake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Craven keeps working.
Craven tries to get to full guard but Drake has control of the leg.
Drake passes to full mount!
Craven can't escape the position.
Craven taking shots to the head.
Drake landing strikes, looking to finish!
Craven is wriggling around trying to escape.
Drake cracks Craven with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Craven is rocked!
Craven working to try and regain half guard.
Oh Craven is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drake controlling the position easily from mount.
Craven working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a couple of good shots and Craven has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craven is trying to break free.
Good control from Drake.
Drake scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Well, with Drake on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Craven is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Craven tries to break free.
Craven trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Drake trying to control momentarily.
Craven seems to have got his legs back now.
Craven is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Can Craven hold on?! Drake is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Craven covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Craven is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Craven is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake looking to break Craven's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Craven remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Drake will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Craven is trying to break free.
Drake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drake scores with strikes from the back.
Drake is persistently looking for the submission but Craven is defending it well.
Drake is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Craven tries to escape but Drake has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Drake not allowing Craven to control his hands.
Drake wants to control but Craven is keeping busy.
The referee is taking a good look at Craven as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Drake!
You can see the frustration on Craven's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Drake tries to keep control of the position but Craven is staying busy.
Craven is in bad spot here.
Drake lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Craven.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craven wants to escape the position.
Craven is working hard here to advance position.
Craven defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Craven breaks Drake's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Craven is looking to work some ground and pound but Drake has wrist control.
Craven has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Craven drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Drake dives on top into guard.
Craven seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Drake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Drake dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Craven tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake feints the counter takedown.
Craven misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
Craven throws a combination that misses
and Drake counters with a nice double leg into side control. Craven won't be happy with that.
Craven wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Drake has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Craven's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Craven is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Drake!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jake Drake!
A relieved looking Jake Drake thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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