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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Austin (ranked 4170 p4p, 6688 weight class) and Roman Gruzinsky (ranked 105 p4p, 151 weight class). Austin comes to the cage accompanied by NCT 127 - Punch. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gruzinsky's choice of entrance music: Overkill. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roman Gruzinsky!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Austin gets underhooks to prevent Gruzinsky's takedown attempt.
Gruzinsky is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gruzinsky tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shane Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky working aggressively here.
Austin manages to pull guard.
Gruzinsky throws a strike but Austin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gruzinsky wants to get back to his feet but Austin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gruzinsky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Austin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gruzinsky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruzinsky has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Austin has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Gruzinsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Austin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzinsky tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Austin smiles and moves away.
Austin closes the distance and clinches.
Austin prevents the takedown attempt.
Gruzinsky lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gruzinsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Austin successfully pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gruzinsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Austin is pulling down on Gruzinsky's head to control his posture.
Gruzinsky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gruzinsky wants to get up but he can't break Austin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzinsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gruzinsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Austin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruzinsky wanted to stand there but Austin had control of the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Austin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gruzinsky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Austin's waist but Austin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gruzinsky off to one side.
Austin has Gruzinsky up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Austin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gruzinsky jumps guard but Austin stands there with Gruzinsky around his waist. Gruzinsky gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gruzinsky wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzinsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Austin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gruzinsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Austin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gruzinsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gruzinsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gruzinsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Austin has a closed guard, preventing Gruzinsky from standing up.
Gruzinsky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky fails with the takedown
and Austin counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Roman Gruzinsky has been cut.
Gruzinsky throws a sloppy head kick and Austin moves out of range easily.
Gruzinsky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gruzinsky looks winded!
Gruzinsky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roman Gruzinsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin clinches up with Gruzinsky and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Austin decides to pull guard.
Austin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gruzinsky's guard.
Gruzinsky manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Austin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Gruzinsky's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Austin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gruzinsky, pushing him back against the cage.
Gruzinsky is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Austin is defending well.
Gruzinsky breaks from the clinch.
Gruzinsky misses with a takedown attempt
and Austin counters with a three punch combo that has Gruzinsky backing up. Gruzinsky nods at Austin to acknowledge the strikes.
Gruzinsky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Austin counters by moving into the clinch.
Shane Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Austin pulls Gruzinsky into guard.
Gruzinsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin has his hands on Gruzinsky's head, controlling the position.
Gruzinsky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gruzinsky is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Austin has Gruzinsky pulled in close to control his posture.
Gruzinsky throws a strike but Austin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gruzinsky wants to stand up but Austin is controlling him.
Gruzinsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gruzinsky is looking to stand up but Austin isn't so interested in that idea.
Gruzinsky is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gruzinsky is striking but Austin is not phased and passes to half guard.
Gruzinsky manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Gruzinsky shoots in but no luck this time.
Gruzinsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Austin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Austin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gruzinsky can do to turn this around?
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gruzinsky.
Austin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Austin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gruzinsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gruzinsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gruzinsky wants to break free but Austin has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin gets control of Gruzinsky's arms and successfully pulls guard. Austin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Austin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gruzinsky is trying to stand up here but Austin is controlling him well.
Austin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Austin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gruzinsky defending well though.
Gruzinsky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Austin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gruzinsky does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gruzinsky is trying to get back to full guard.
Gruzinsky is refusing to be controlled, as Austin sits in half guard.
Gruzinsky wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin is trying to control. Gruzinsky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Austin prevents Gruzinsky from standing back up.
Gruzinsky tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Austin ducks under a wild hook from Gruzinsky.
It looked like Austin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gruzinsky tries to clinch but Austin is having none of it.
Austin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gruzinsky shoots in for a takedown but Austin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gruzinsky shoots in looking for a takedown. Austin tries to sprawl out of it but Gruzinsky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Austin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Austin drives through and clinches with Gruzinsky against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Austin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roman Gruzinsky'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. This is the final round!
Gruzinsky fails with the takedown.
Gruzinsky closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Austin to the mat! Austin manages to get full guard.
Austin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gruzinsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gruzinsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Austin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruzinsky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Austin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Austin is pulling down on Gruzinsky's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Austin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gruzinsky is trying to defend but Austin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gruzinsky tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gruzinsky is trying to control but can't.
Gruzinsky wants to get back to his feet.
Austin prevents Gruzinsky from improving his position.
Austin stops Gruzinsky from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Austin prevents Gruzinsky from standing back up.
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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Austin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gruzinsky tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Austin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gruzinsky uses from the top position.
Gruzinsky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shane Austin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Austin wants to stand up but Gruzinsky is controlling him.
Roman Gruzinsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzinsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Austin controlling Gruzinsky's posture.
Gruzinsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Austin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gruzinsky works over Austin with some ground and pound from guard.
Gruzinsky throwing strikes from guard but Austin blocks nicely.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gruzinsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gruzinsky.
Shane Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky with a lazy takedown attempt
and Austin counters with a one-two to the body.
Austin closes the distance and clinches.
Gruzinsky is trying to pull guard but Austin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gruzinsky tries to work over Austin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Austin successfully pulls guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Austin is on top in guard.
Austin passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Austin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Austin 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Austin!
A relieved looking Shane Austin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Roman Gruzinsky spoke after the fight, saying 'something in russian'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elven Knight (ranked 4861 p4p, 6134 weight class) and Austin Tress (ranked 593 p4p, 700 weight class). Tress is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye of the Tiger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 London, Elven Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Austin Tress!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight misses with a looping right.
Tress lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Knight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knight tests Tress's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Tress ducks down to avoid it.
Knight with a nice cross.
Tress pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Tress moves away and avoids it.
Tress throws a counter combo.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Tress moves away and avoids it.
Tress steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Tress moves into the clinch.
Knight lands a body shot.
Tress being controlled against the cage.
Tress misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knight.
Tress tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knight avoids it.
Tress lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tress lands a good knee to the midsection. Knight won't want to take too many of those.
Tress missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tress throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Tress looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knight tries to work over Tress's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tress is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knight gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tress pushes Knight off and gets back to his feet.
Tress on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Elven Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tress moves into range and clinches up with Knight.
Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tress moves into range and clinches up with Knight.
Knight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knight throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knight digs a right hand into Tress's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tress's gas tank.
Tress creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tress takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Austin Tress is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tress ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Knight.
Knight lands a right hook to the body.
Tress on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Tress is just out of range.
Tress has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knight dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knight lands a shot to the body.
Tress looks winded!
Knight tries a body shot but Tress blocks it.
Tress is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knight is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Knight.
Knight holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Knight just leaning against Tress, taking a breather.
Tress is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight has Tress pushed against the cage.
Knight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tress missing with knees to the body.
Knight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tress or not.
Knight works on Tress's body with a couple of short punches.
Knight lands a body punch.
Knight has Tress pushed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knight takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Knight breaks the clinch.
Knight throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tress stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knight displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tress up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tress misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knight.
Good body shot from Knight.
Tress letting Knight take a breather here.
Knight throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knight clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Knight.
Knight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knight slows down the pace here.
Knight gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Knight chips away with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elven Knight 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.
A big left from Knight misses.
Knight throws a body punch but Tress moves out of range.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Knight tries to keep at a distance but Tress has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tress throws an elbow but misses.
Come on Knight - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Elven Knight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knight gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Tress is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Knight presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
A right hook to the body lands for Knight.
Tress working Knight over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knight struggles to land a body shot inside as Tress controls his hands.
Knight cracks Tress with a nice body shot.
Tress is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Knight.
Knight manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knight is leaning against Tress and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Knight sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Knight drops an elbow to the side of Tress's head.
Knight is working for a kimura but Tress is defending it quite comfortably.
Knight is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tress!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight working the ground and pound effectively.
Tress has given up his back. Will we see Knight going for some submissions?
Knight is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Tress won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Knight off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Elven Knight!
Austin Tress was interviewed post fight and said 'time to take this loss and come back stronger'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ksiolajidebt Olatunji (ranked 3396 p4p, 4789 weight class) and Colton Strick (ranked 449 p4p, 585 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ksiolajidebt Olatunji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colton Strick !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strick scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Strick controlling the position from side mount.
Olatunji tries to escape but Strick is in control.
Strick advances to mount.
Strick wants to take Olatunji's back here but Olatunji is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Strick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strick dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strick punishing his opponent with strikes.
Strick throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
BOOM! Strick connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Olatunji is squirming around, avoiding Strick 's attempts to control the action.
Olatunji swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Strick looking to finish Olatunji with some ground and pound. This is bad for Olatunji!
Olatunji is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Strick lands a couple of good shots and Olatunji has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can Olatunji hold on?! Strick is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Olatunji is trying to break free.
Strick looking for the RNC.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Strick . Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Strick controlling well, preventing Olatunji from escaping the position.
Strick looking to break Olatunji's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Olatunji remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Strick will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strick really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Olatunji.
Strick is trying to control but Olatunji is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strick is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Olatunji tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strick swivels and escapes.
Olatunji rushes Strick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Olatunji has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Strick regains guard immediately.
Strick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Strick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Olatunji is one step ahead there.
Strick controlling the position.
Olatunji throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strick escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Olatunji gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Olatunji gets to his feet - Strick follows without any prompting.
Strick manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Olatunji on his heels. He'll look to pass Olatunji's guard now, I'm sure.
Strick trying to control but Olatunji is working from the bottom.
Strick advances to half guard.
Strick uses his free foot to push down on Olatunji's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Olatunji.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strick get's back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colton Strick 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.
Olatunji gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Olatunji pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strick gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Olatunji to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Strick manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Olatunji decides to pull guard.
Olatunji seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Strick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Strick trying to control the position from guard on top but Olatunji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strick is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Strick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Colton Strick has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Strick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Strick sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Olatunji doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Strick paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Olatunji - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ksiolajidebt Olatunji!
During a confident post fight interview, Ksiolajidebt Olatunji thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cruz Dominiguez (ranked 4243 p4p, 3431 weight class) and Jimmy Doyle (ranked 107 p4p, 89 weight class). Doyle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Clash - Jimmy Jazz. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cruz Dominiguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominiguez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dominiguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dominiguez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dominiguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dominiguez slips a jab from Doyle.
Dominiguez defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Dominiguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz Dominiguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominiguez tries to clinch up
and Doyle counters with a right hand to the body.
Doyle rushes Dominiguez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dominiguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominiguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominiguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominiguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dominiguez throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dominiguez wants to break free but Doyle has control.
A short body shot lands from Doyle as the two fighters clinch.
Doyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle scores with a shoulder strike.
Dominiguez slowing the pace effectively.
Dominiguez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dominiguez pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dominiguez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominiguez.
Dominiguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doyle is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dominiguez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doyle lands an uppercut.
Dominiguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dominiguez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jimmy Doyle has been cut.
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!
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
Dominiguez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Doyle is defending well.
Dominiguez blocking some punches.
Dominiguez working aggressively here.
Dominiguez gets through Doyle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Dominiguez blocking some punches.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Dominiguez controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dominiguez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doyles head.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominiguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dominiguez throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Doyle.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Dominiguez backwards.
Dominiguez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle digs a right hand into Dominiguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dominiguez's gas tank.
Dominiguez manages to break the clinch.
Doyle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dominiguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Dominiguez throws a big counter combination but Doyle scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Doyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Dominiguez.
Dominiguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dominiguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doyle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dominiguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle 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.
Doyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Dominiguez's shoulder, as Dominiguez tries to avoid the shot.
Doyle connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Doyle.
Dominiguez moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
Dominiguez clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Doyle.
A short left from Dominiguez.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dominiguez has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominiguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dominiguez breaks the clinch.
Dominiguez moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
Doyle throws a hook but Dominiguez avoids it easily.
Doyle connects with an inside leg kick.
Dominiguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominiguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dominiguez lands a big head kick that sends Doyle tumbling to the mat! Dominiguez takes a step backwards and waves Doyle back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dominiguez lands a big head kick that sends Doyle tumbling to the mat! Dominiguez takes a step backwards and waves Doyle back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Doyle is rocked!
Dominiguez steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Doyle is out on his feet! Dominiguez sets himself and nearly takes Doyle's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cruz Dominiguez!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pak Mei (ranked 3437 p4p, 3376 weight class) and Levan Revazshvili (ranked 90 p4p, 87 weight class). Revazshvili has chosen Georgia National Anthem as his entrance music. Pak Mei is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pak Mei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 27 - 3, fighting out of New York, Levan Revazshvili!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revazshvili keeps the fight on the outside.
Revazshvili appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Revazshvili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Revazshvili digs a good body shot into Mei's ribs.
Mei throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Revazshvili's waist but Revazshvili gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mei off to one side.
Pak Mei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Revazshvili lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
 It looks like Pak Mei has been cut.
Mei fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Revazshvili thows a left - swing and a miss!
Revazshvili lands with a good body shot.
Revazshvili leaves Mei with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pak Mei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mei staying out of range there.
Revazshvili fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mei to the ground. Revazshvili is now in Mei's guard.
Mei 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Revazshvili postures up in Mei's guard and throws a big left but Mei blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Revazshvili is one step ahead there.
Revazshvili is looking to work some ground and pound but Mei has wrist control.
Revazshvili wants to control from the top but Mei keeps moving.
Revazshvili looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Revazshvili working some strikes from top position.
That's two 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.
Mei working a defensive guard here.
Mei is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mei is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Revazshvili trying to hold on to Mei's head to control him but Mei postures up.
Revazshvili makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Revazshvili.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Revazshvili is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mei tries to strike from the bottom.
Mei looking for a guillotine here but Revazshvili defends easily.
Mei is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Revazshvili defends well.
Mei is trying to control the position but Revazshvili postures up.
Mei avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Revazshvili scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mei escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Revazshvili gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mei wants to sweep here but Revazshvili controlling him for the moment.
Revazshvili stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mei swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Revazshvili wants to control from the top but Mei keeps moving.
Revazshvili distracts Mei with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Revazshvili with a nice head shot there.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Mei throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Levan Revazshvili dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pak Mei's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mei goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Revazshvili takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mei shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Revazshvili as he avoids it easily.
Revazshvili looks to land a right hand but Mei moved out of range.
Mei with a lazy takedown attempt
and Revazshvili counters with a three punch combo that has Mei backing up. Mei nods at Revazshvili to acknowledge the strikes.
Revazshvili shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mei pinned against the cage. Mei gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Revazshvili has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Revazshvili.
Revazshvili lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Revazshvili keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mei fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pak Mei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Revazshvili.
Mei fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Revazshvili to the ground. Mei is now in Revazshvili's guard.
Mei throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Revazshvili works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili is trying to keep Mei in close.
Mei trying to control the position from guard on top but Revazshvili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mei sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mei won't allow Revazshvili to sweep him here.
Mei throwing strikes from guard but Revazshvili blocks nicely.
Mei postures up.
Mei wants to control from the top but Revazshvili keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mei moves into the clinch.
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.
Revazshvili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mei tries a knee to the head but Revazshvili blocks it.
Mei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Revazshvili misses with a body punch
and Mei makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Revazshvili misses with a wild body shot.
Revazshvili circles away from the clinch attempt
and Revazshvili counters with a right hand to the body.
Mei fails with the takedown
and Revazshvili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mei misses with an uppercut. Revazshvili saw that one coming.
Revazshvili feints the counter takedown.
Some wild striking there from Revazshvili.
Mei closes this distance looking for a takedown but Revazshvili circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Revazshvili misses.
Mei takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mei throws a series of punches but Revazshvili avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Revazshvili was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Revazshvili fails to land with a series of punches.
Mei tries to clinch but Revazshvili moves out of range.
Revazshvili doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pak Mei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mei misses with the body kick
and Mei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Revazshvili tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mei was well out of range. Poor timing from Revazshvili.
Mei dodges the punch combination from Revazshvili.
Mei tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Revazshvili swivels and escapes.
Mei goes for a double leg but Revazshvili avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Revazshvili continues to drive forward.
Revazshvili misses with the head strike.
Mei wants a takedown but no success here.
Mei is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Revazshvili has Mei pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Revazshvili pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mei tumbling to the mat - Revazshvili dives into Mei's guard.
Revazshvili must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Revazshvili is looking to work some ground and pound but Mei has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili connects with a couple of short punches.
Mei working for a triangle but Revazshvili defends it easily.
Mei looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Revazshvili passes into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Revazshvili creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Levan Revazshvili showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pak Mei's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Revazshvili misses with a straight left.
Mei shoots and misses
and Revazshvili counters with a right hand to the body.
Mei shoots in looking for a takedown. Revazshvili tries to sprawl out of it but Mei keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Revazshvili manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Revazshvili lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mei gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Revazshvili is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mei is defending well.
Revazshvili has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mei goes for a takedown attempt but Revazshvili pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pak Mei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mei shoots and misses
and Revazshvili counters with a right hand to the body.
Revazshvili takes a swing at Mei's ribcage but misses.
Revazshvili scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Revazshvili moves into range and connects with a jab.
Revazshvili throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mei shoots in for a double leg but Revazshvili sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili moves out of range as Mei strikes.
Mei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Revazshvili at a distance.
Mei fails with the takedown
and Revazshvili makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Revazshvili just misses with a punch to the body.
Revazshvili misses with a hook. Mei ducked under it nicely.
Revazshvili throws a body shot but no joy.
Mei will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Revazshvili scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Revazshvili.
Mei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Revazshvili.
Mei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Revazshvili.
A big right from Revazshvili misses.
Sloppy strikes from Revazshvili. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mei will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Revazshvili lunges at Mei with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mei's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mei.
Mei displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Revazshvili.
As Revazshvili looks to move away, Mei throws a big counter combo but Revazshvili just gets out of the way.
Revazshvili throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Revazshvili takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Revazshvili fails to land with a series of punches.
Revazshvili swats away the attempt to clinch by Mei.
Mei shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Revazshvili but Revazshvili pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Levan Revazshvili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mei gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Revazshvili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Levan Revazshvili is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili throws a nice looking combination but Mei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Revazshvili cracks Mei with an open hand slap.
Revazshvili fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Revazshvili staying out of range there.
Mei throws a head kick that misses.
Mei ducks under a wild hook from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Revazshvili avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Revazshvili looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mei moves in looking to clinch but Revazshvili pushes him off.
Mei throws a combination. Revazshvili tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Revazshvili lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Revazshvili swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Revazshvili throws a body punch but Mei moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Revazshvili. Mei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Revazshvili digs a good hook to Mei's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mei has managed to clinch.
Mei jumps guard but Revazshvili stands there with Mei around his waist. Mei gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mei taking a breather.
Mei lands an elbow inside that Revazshvili shrugs off.
Mei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pak Mei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mei misses with a combination
and Revazshvili counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Revazshvili.
And that's the end of the fight!
Levan Revazshvili comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Revazshvili winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levan Revazshvili!
Levan Revazshvili was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Roberto (ranked 2143 p4p, 4569 weight class) and Jordan Badada (ranked 287 p4p, 537 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Roberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jordan Badada!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badada scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberto struggling a bit here.
Badada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roberto keeps working.
Roberto is looking for a sweep.
Badada tries to score with some ground and pound. Roberto controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Badada tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Roberto tries to bench press Badada off him but Badada keeps the position.
Badada looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Roberto misses with an elbow from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberto managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Badada.
Roberto is looking for a sweep.
Badada thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Roberto is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Alpha Brasil, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badada throws a strike aimed at the side of Roberto's head but Roberto avoids it well.
Roberto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Roberto tries to get to full guard but Badada has control of the leg.
Badada is working for a kimura but Roberto is defending it quite comfortably.
Badada is thwarting Roberto's attempts to control the position.
Roberto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roberto is looking to improve his position.
Roberto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Badada pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Roberto is not content to let Badada control the position.
Roberto is looking for a sweep. Badada is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Badada looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Badada stalling.
Roberto is trying to get back to full guard.
Roberto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Badada is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto trying to control here.
Roberto is trying to get back to full guard.
Roberto missing with punches from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Roberto is trying to stand back up but Badada is controlling him
Roberto actively working from the bottom here.
We've been informed that Badada has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Roberto wants to get back to his feet.
Roberto gets back to full guard.
Roberto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Roberto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Badada passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto is trying to stand.
Roberto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Badada seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roberto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Roberto wants to sweep but Badada has passed to side control!
Roberto is trying to improve his position.
Badada in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Roberto is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jordan Badada!
After the fight, Jordan Badada was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schmorgen Biscuit (ranked 2054 p4p, 2606 weight class) and Paul Rabbitte (ranked 51 p4p, 72 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schmorgen Biscuit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Rabbitte!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabbitte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rabbitte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rabbitte throws a head kick but Biscuit moves out of range.
Biscuit thuds his right hand into Rabbitte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rabbitte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Biscuit misses the target.
Rabbitte throws a body kick that misses.
Biscuit half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Biscuit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rabbitte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rabbitte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Biscuit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rabbitte throws a head kick that misses.
Rabbitte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Biscuit ducks under a wild hook from Rabbitte.
A head kick by Rabbitte misses
and Biscuit counters with a shoot takedown. Rabbitte fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Rabbitte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Biscuit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rabbitte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rabbitte looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbitte keeping moving, preventing Biscuit from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biscuit looking to pass the guard.
Rabbitte keeping moving, preventing Biscuit from controlling successfully.
Biscuit postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Biscuit postures up in Rabbitte's guard and throws a big left but Rabbitte blocks it.
Biscuit forces his way into half guard.
Biscuit is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rabbitte pushes Biscuit off looking to stand but Biscuit dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Biscuit lands with a punch from half guard.
Biscuit is nestled in close to Rabbitte, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Biscuit not doing much here.
Rabbitte is not content to let Biscuit control the position.
Biscuit is looking to stall here but Rabbitte recovers full guard.
Rabbitte wants to stand up but Biscuit is controlling him.
Rabbitte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Biscuit is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabbitte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rabbitte wants to sweep but no luck.
Biscuit 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.
Biscuit is in close to Rabbitte's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Biscuit throwing strikes but missing.
Biscuit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Biscuit postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Biscuit chips away with some ground and pound.
Biscuit postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabbitte wants to control the position but Biscuit says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Biscuit is looking to stall here but Rabbitte recovers full guard.
Biscuit advances position into side control!
Rabbitte is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Biscuit advances nicely into full mount.
A nice elbow there by Biscuit.
Biscuit in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biscuit with a couple of short strikes.
Biscuit is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Biscuit dominating with strikes here.
Rabbitte wants to hold on but Biscuit pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schmorgen Biscuit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rabbitte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rabbitte throws a head kick that misses.
Biscuit blocks a head kick by Rabbitte.
Biscuit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rabbitte throws a head kick that misses.
Rabbitte throws a sloppy head kick
letting Biscuit counter with a right hand.
Biscuit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rabbitte defends it nicely.
Rabbitte moves into range and clinches up with Biscuit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit lands a body punch.
Rabbitte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Biscuit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Biscuit lands an elbow that stopped Rabbitte in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Paul Rabbitte has been cut.
Biscuit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rabbittes head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbitte tries a knee to the head but Biscuit blocks it.
Biscuit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Biscuit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rabbitte backwards.
Knees to the body from Biscuit.
Rabbitte is breathing heavily.
Biscuit keeps control of Rabbitte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rabbitte tries to land a knee to the head but Biscuit blocks with his arms.
Biscuit lands a shoulder strike.
Biscuit managing to block the knees to the body from Rabbitte.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Biscuit.
Rabbitte prevents the takedown attempt.
Biscuit drags the fight down to the ground.
Biscuit is looking to cinch up a triangle. Rabbitte throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Biscuit's body to avoid the submission. Biscuit has instead reached around Rabbitte's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Biscuit arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Schmorgen Biscuit!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Schmorgen Biscuit waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoi Kakuto (ranked 2187 p4p, 1321 weight class) and Henri Jospin (ranked 55 p4p, 34 weight class). Kakuto comes to the cage accompanied by Gorillaz-Dirty Harry. Jospin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Clash kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tsuyoi Kakuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri Jospin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakuto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kakuto fails with a takedown attempt.
Jospin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've been informed that Jospin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kakuto dives in and grabs Jospin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jospin pushes down on Kakuto's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tsuyoi Kakuto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jospin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henri Jospin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jospin misses with a wild body shot.
Kakuto throws a big counter combination but Jospin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Jospin as Kakuto shoots in.
A little jabbing left from Jospin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kakuto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Jospin misses.
Kakuto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jospin avoids it really well and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jospin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jospin throws a push kick but Kakuto slaps the foot to one side.
Jospin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jospin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kakuto closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jospin quickly recovers to half guard.
Jospin manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kakuto keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Jospin looking to throw knees to the head but Kakuto is blocking nicely.
Our sources have told us that Kakuto has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kakuto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jospin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jospin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Tsuyoi Kakuto has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Jospin.
Jospin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kakuto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Jospin fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jospin breaks the clinch.
Kakuto moves out of range of the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kakuto.
Jospin tries to work over Kakuto's front leg with a kick but Kakuto checks it.
Jospin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kakuto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jospin but Jospin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jospin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kakuto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jospin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jospin jabs Kakuto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No joy there for Jospin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jospin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Jospin misses its intended target.
Kakuto is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jospin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kakuto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jospin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kakuto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kakuto shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from Jospin. No joy for Kakuto on that attempt.
Jospin misses with a hook.
Kakuto fails with the takedown.
Jospin tries to work over Kakuto's front leg with a kick but Kakuto checks it.
Jospin misses with a straight right.
Kakuto shoots in for a double leg but Jospin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kakuto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jospin kicks off Kakuto and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakuto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jospin tries to avoid it but Kakuto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jospin to the ground. Jospin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kakuto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A bone on bone clash there as Kakuto blocks the leg kick.
Kakuto shoots for a double leg takedown but Jospin sprawls well. He's pushed Kakuto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jospin works the jab nicely.
Jospin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kakuto shoots in for a takedown but Jospin shows good takedown defense.
Jospin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jospin lands with a shot to the body.
Jospin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Jospin there.
Jospin cracks Kakuto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henri Jospin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kakuto shoots for a double leg takedown but Jospin sprawls well. He's pushed Kakuto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jospin feints a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Jospin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tsuyoi Kakuto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kakuto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jospin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kakuto manages to get himself to full guard.
Jospin wants to control from the top but Kakuto keeps moving.
Kakuto wants to get back to his feet but Jospin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kakuto keeping moving, preventing Jospin from controlling successfully.
Jospin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jospin taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jospin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kakuto keeps working.
Kakuto wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jospin wants to control but Kakuto is keeping him busy.
Henri Jospin has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuto wants to get back to his feet but Jospin drags him back down.
Jospin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kakuto is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jospin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kakuto keeps working.
Kakuto is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jospin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jospin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jospin controlling the position.
Kakuto tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Jospin tries to control but Kakuto wriggling away.
Kakuto is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jospin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kakuto is looking to escape.
Kakuto is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jospin looking to control but Kakuto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kakuto trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jospin tries to control but Kakuto wriggling away.
Kakuto squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kakuto somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jospin.
Kakuto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jospin's waist but Jospin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kakuto off to one side.
An inside leg kick lands from Jospin.
Jospin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jospin misses with a wild body shot.
Kakuto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jospin is fending him off so far but Kakuto persists. Nope, Jospin circles away and we're back to standing.
Jospin lunges at Kakuto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kakuto's hand.
Tsuyoi Kakuto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jospin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kakuto on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Jospin. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jospin misses with a head kick.
Jospin lands a leg kick that knocks Kakuto off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jospin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jospin misses the jab.
Kakuto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jospin.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kakuto or perhaps it was just good defense by Jospin, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tsuyoi Kakuto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jospin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jospin misses the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Jospin as Kakuto shoots in.
Jospin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jospin throws a hook to the side of Kakuto's head but Kakuto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kakuto throws a big counter combination but Jospin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kakuto moves away from the strike by Jospin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Jospin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tsuyoi Kakuto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jospin missing with a left hand there. Kakuto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kakuto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Jospin to counter with a crisp jab.
Kakuto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jospin is fending him off so far but Kakuto persists. Nope, Jospin circles away and we're back to standing.
Kakuto checks the leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Jospin there.
Kakuto has his takedown stuffed
and Jospin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tsuyoi Kakuto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kakuto with a poor takedown
and Jospin counters with an outside leg kick.
Kakuto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jospin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jospin misses with a straight right.
Jospin throws a hook but Kakuto avoids it easily.
Jospin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kakuto takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jospin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jospin. That's going to slow Kakuto down.
Kakuto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jospin can pounce on him.
Kakuto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jospin finds it's way round the side to connect with Kakuto's head.
Jospin gets caught napping as Kakuto dives in and scores a takedown. Jospin manages to retain guard.
Jospin wants to control the position but Kakuto says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kakuto passes into side control, despite Jospin's attempt to control the position.
Jospin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kakuto off and has taken his back!
Kakuto trying to get back to his feet but Jospin is in full control for now.
Will Jospin go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jospin trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kakuto doesn't escape.
Kakuto wants to get back to his feet.
Jospin trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Jospin throwing sloppy strikes.
Kakuto is trying to get back to his feet but Jospin has full control of the position and if anything, Kakuto has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jospin has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kakuto's body.
Kakuto is trying to stand back up.
I would not like to be Kakuto right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto is trying to stand back up.
Kakuto 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.
Tsuyoi Kakuto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Kakuto looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jospin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kakuto trying to get back to his feet but Jospin is in full control for now.
Will Jospin go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Kakuto is trying to stand back up.
Jospin is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Kakuto is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jospin is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Jospin struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jospin keeps control of the position easily here as Kakuto tries to buck him off.
Kakuto is trying to get back to his feet but Jospin has full control of the position and if anything, Kakuto has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henri Jospin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jospin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henri Jospin!
Henri Jospin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Knock Out Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Tsuyoi Kakuto had this to say: 'Kyō wa watashi ga katenaito kami wa watashi ni itta (God Told Me I cannot Win today) '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mousa Dembele (ranked 1974 p4p, 1965 weight class) and Don Johns (ranked 49 p4p, 48 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mousa Dembele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Johns!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dembele uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dembele tries to clinch there but Johns circles away.
A nice side step and Johns releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dembele moves in looking to clinch but Johns pushes him off.
Dembele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dembele tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johns counters with a nice uppercut.
Dembele clinches with his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Dembele.
Dembele misses with a punch on the inside.
Dembele lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johns prevents a body shot from Dembele.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dembele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johns's elbow.
Johns lands with a light punch inside.
Dembele has a couple of punches blocked by Johns.
Dembele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dembele misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dembele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dembele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dembele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johns wants to take the fight to the mat but Dembele manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Johns prevents a body shot from Dembele.
Dembele has a couple of punches blocked by Johns.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dembele.
Dembele working aggressively here.
Dembele takes a shot to the head.
Dembele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dembele.
Johns working aggressively here.
Dembele misses with the head strike.
Dembele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Dembele as the two fighters clinch.
Dembele is leaning against Johns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dembele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johns's elbow.
Dembele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dembele misses with a punch on the inside.
Dembele misses with a punch to the body.
Dembele working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dembele.
Dembele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dembele tries to throw a body punch but Johns avoids it by throwing Dembele back against the cage.
Johns has Dembele pressed against the cage.
Dembele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johns's elbow.
Johns blocks a body shot from Dembele.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dembele presses Johns against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johns leaning against his opponent.
Dembele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dembele struggles to land a body shot inside as Johns controls his hands.
Dembele tries to work over Johns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dembele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johns blocks a body shot from Dembele.
Dembele tries a body shot but Johns blocks it.
Dembele throws a punch but it's blocked by Johns.
Dembele struggles to land a body shot inside as Johns controls his hands.
Johns breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dembele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johns misses with a straight left.
Dembele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dembele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Don Johns has been cut.
Dembele misses with a hook.
Dembele closes the distance but Johns moves to the side
and Johns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dembele looks to land a left hand but Johns moved out of range nicely.
Johns staying out of range there.
Dembele throws a jab but it's blocked by Johns.
Dembele moves to clinch but Johns breaks away
and Johns counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mousa Dembele has been cut.
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!
Johns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dembele.
Dembele tries to clinch up but Johns circles away and keeps his distance.
Johns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dembele takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dembele wants to clinch up but Johns keeps it at a distance.
Dembele scores with a nice strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mousa Dembele dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dembele moves in looking to clinch but Johns pushes him off.
Dembele has managed to clinch.
Dembele struggles to land a body shot inside as Johns controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johns.
Johns manages to break the clinch.
Johns moves out of range of the strikes.
Johns swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dembele was well out of range. Poor timing from Johns.
Dembele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dembele connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johns momentarily.
Johns is rocked!
Dembele moves in close and cracks Johns with a massive right hand! Johns, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Dembele!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mousa Dembele!
During a confident post fight interview, Mousa Dembele thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Number (ranked 596 p4p, 582 weight class) and Darth Sidious (ranked 16 p4p, 14 weight class). Number's entrance music is This is A Film - Iggy Pop (Goran Bregovič). A fine choice. Darth Sidious 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Number!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Sidious!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Number showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sidious.
Number is looking to clinch.
Number has closed the distance and engaged Sidious in a clinch.
Sidious gets through Number's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sidious makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sidious just misses with a elbow thrown towards Number's brow.
Sidious lands a damaging elbow.
Number tries a body shot but Sidious blocks it.
Sidious lands an elbow inside that Number shrugs off.
Sidious scores with a shoulder strike.
Number goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sidious.
Number takes an elbow to the temple.
Number definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sidious lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jack Number has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Number.
Sidious lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sidious can't find room to land a body shot as Number controls the action.
Number throws a punch but it's blocked by Sidious.
Sidious scores with a shoulder strike.
Sidious gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Number tries to throw a body punch but Sidious avoids it by throwing Number back against the cage.
Number scores with a shot to the side of Sidious's head.
Sidious pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Number moves into range and clinches up with Sidious.
Sidious escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Number rushes Sidious and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Sidious is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Number piles on the pressure and Sidious crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Number!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jack Number made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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