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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sauli Somelainen (ranked 23887 p4p, 23629 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 745 p4p, 739 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sauli Somelainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire looks to land a right hand but Somelainen moved out of range.
Somelainen doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaire circles away.
Somelainen works the jab nicely.
Somelainen misses with a two punch combination.
Somelainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zaire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zaire lands with a right to the head.
Somelainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Zaire 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.
Zaire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Somelainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Somelainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaire lands with a right to the head.
Somelainen tries to throw a body punch but Zaire avoids it by throwing Somelainen back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Somelainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaire blocking some punches.
Somelainen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Somelainen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Somelainen.
Zaire lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaire.
Somelainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Somelainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Somelainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zaire fails to land.
Zaire misses with a punch on the inside.
Somelainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Somelainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Somelainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Somelainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Somelainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Somelainen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaire.
Somelainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Somelainen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaire swings wildly with an uppercut but Somelainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Somelainen throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen wants the takedown. Zaire is fighting it off but Somelainen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Zaire's guard against the cage.
Somelainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Somelainen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zaire trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Somelainen lands a couple of digs.
Zaire throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Somelainen throwing strikes from guard but Zaire blocks nicely.
Somelainen working some strikes from top position.
Zaire striking off his back but it's not causing Somelainen any problems.
Somelainen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Somelainen trying to control but Zaire is working from the bottom.
Zaire throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Somelainen with a nice head shot there.
Somelainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zaire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Somelainen with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaire trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zaire trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Somelainen wants to control from the top but Zaire keeps moving.
Somelainen scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Somelainen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zaire trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Somelainen lands a couple of digs.
Zaire throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Somelainen is in close to Zaire's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zaire doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Somelainen wants to control from the top but Zaire keeps moving.
Somelainen is looking to work some ground and pound but Zaire has wrist control.
Somelainen throws a big elbow that misses.
Somelainen 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.
Zaire throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Somelainen 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.
Zaire trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Somelainen advances to half guard.
Zaire is refusing to be controlled, as Somelainen sits in half guard.
Zaire is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zaire tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zaire tries to roll over but Somelainen keeps him under control.
Somelainen blocks the strikes from Zaire.
Zaire tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zaire throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Zaire is looking to improve his position.
Zaire tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zaire throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Zaire tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zaire tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zaire punching from the bottom.
Somelainen wants to take a breather but Zaire is having none of it.
Zaire missing with punches from the bottom.
Somelainen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zaire is refusing to be controlled, as Somelainen sits in half guard.
Somelainen controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sauli Somelainen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice uppercut there from Somelainen.
Somelainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Somelainen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zaire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Somelainen finds it's way through Zaire's defenses.
Zaire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Somelainen tries to clinch there but Zaire circles away.
Zaire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Somelainen works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Zaire.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Somelainen throws a jab when Zaire was well out of range.
Somelainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Zaire.
Zaire takes a swing at Somelainen's ribcage but misses.
Somelainen feinted with a counter takedown.
Somelainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Somelainen scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaire misses with an uppercut. Somelainen saw that one coming.
Zaire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Somelainen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Somelainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaire can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somelainen is nestled in close to Zaire, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zaire flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sauli Somelainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zaire missing with punches from the bottom.
Zaire tries to roll over but Somelainen keeps him under control.
Somelainen is trying to control the action in half guard but Zaire is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zaire punching from the bottom.
Zaire misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Zaire is looking for a sweep. Somelainen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zaire missing with punches from the bottom.
Somelainen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Somelainen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zaire is trying to get back to full guard.
Somelainen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zaire does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zaire is looking to improve his position.
Zaire misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Somelainen is trying to control. Zaire wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zaire flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Somelainen works his way into side control.
Somelainen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zaire misses with a strike from the bottom.
Zaire tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Somelainen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zaire throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Zaire is looking to reverse the position.
Somelainen is looking to take a break and control but Zaire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Somelainen cracks Zaire with a big right hand but Zaire just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Somelainen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Zaire some visible discomfort.
Somelainen working the body and head with strikes.
Zaire tries to improve position but can't.
Somelainen blocks the strikes from Zaire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen lands some shots froms side control.
Somelainen cracks Zaire with a big elbow.
Somelainen working the head with strikes.
 Zaire is rocked!
Zaire takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Zaire is still in real trouble! Can Somelainen finish him?
Zaire misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Somelainen working the body and head with strikes.
Somelainen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zaire down.
Zaire takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Somelainen blocks the strikes from Zaire.
Zaire throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Zaire striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Somelainen blocks the strikes from Zaire.
Somelainen trying to control the position but Zaire is working away.
Somelainen scoring with punches and elbows.
Somelainen working the body and head with strikes.
Somelainen blocks the strikes from Zaire.
Zaire wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Zaire is being controlled here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Somelainen landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire is looking to reverse the position.
Somelainen working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Somelainen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Somelainen controlling the position.
Zaire tries to buck Somelainen off but Somelainen is having none of it.
Somelainen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Zaire prevents Somelainen from improving position.
Zaire tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Somelainen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zaire tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Zaire is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Somelainen trying to control the position but Zaire is working away.
Zaire throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Zaire on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Somelainen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Zaire is not content to let Somelainen control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sauli Somelainen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Somelainen walks into a jab.
Zaire seems to have recovered his senses.
Somelainen closes the distance and pushes Zaire back into the cage.
Somelainen lands a body shot.
Zaire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Somelainen blocks an uppercut.
Zaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Somelainen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zaire misses with some punches.
Zaire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Somelainen misses with the head strike.
Somelainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Somelainen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Somelainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Somelainen.
A head punch on the inside from Somelainen fails to land.
Somelainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaire is fighting off a takedown attempt but Somelainen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Zaire to the mat. Zaire regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Somelainen stands up over Zaire, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Somelainen wants to control from the top but Zaire keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Somelainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Somelainen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zaire's head.
Zaire striking off his back but it's not causing Somelainen any problems.
Zaire throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Zaire striking off his back but it's not causing Somelainen any problems.
Zaire 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.
Somelainen is in close to Zaire's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zaire tries to strike from the bottom.
Somelainen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Somelainen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zaire's head.
Zaire keeping moving, preventing Somelainen from controlling successfully.
Zaire throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Somelainen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zaire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zaire trying to strike off his back.
Somelainen chips away with some ground and pound.
Abdullah Zaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire trying to strike off his back.
Zaire tries to strike from the bottom.
Zaire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Somelainen working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Somelainen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Somelainen with a nice head shot there.
Zaire striking off his back but it's not causing Somelainen any problems.
Somelainen stands up over Zaire, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Somelainen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Somelainen loads up on a big left hand. Zaire felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Somelainen looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Zaire can't hide his disappointment, as Somelainen celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sauli Somelainen!
Sauli Somelainen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brenon Conors (ranked 23998 p4p, 4252 weight class) and Hox Suiss Hammer (ranked 199 p4p, 145 weight class). Brenon Conors 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brenon Conors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hox Suiss Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conors shoots in and drives through. Suiss Hammer sprawls well.
Conors shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suiss Hammer tries to counter with a clinch but Conors shakes him off and moves away.
Suiss Hammer stuffs the takedown attempt from Conors. Conors gets slowly back to his feet.
Suiss Hammer wants to counter the offense by Conors and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brenon Conors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conors fails with the takedown
and Suiss Hammer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Suiss Hammer.
Conors takes an elbow to the temple.
Suiss Hammer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suiss Hammer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suiss Hammer tries to score a body lock takedown but Conors shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suiss Hammer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Conors is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Suiss Hammer looking for a takedown.
Suiss Hammer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Suiss Hammer looks winded!
Suiss Hammer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Suiss Hammer tries to pull guard but Conors holds him up against the cage and eventually Suiss Hammer drops back down to his feet.
Suiss Hammer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Conors walks away with a smile on his face. Suiss Hammer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Suiss Hammer tries to sprawl but Conors drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Conors missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Suiss Hammer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Conors seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Suiss Hammer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Conors.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Conors connects with a nice short shot to Suiss Hammer's temple.
Conors thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suiss Hammer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conors.
Conors working over Suiss Hammer with some ground and pound. Suiss Hammer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Conors slips a nice elbow through Suiss Hammer's hands, connecting with Suiss Hammer's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suiss Hammer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Conors scores with a couple of nice shots.
Conors has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Suiss Hammer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Conors scores with a couple of nice shots.
Conors will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conors looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suiss Hammer tries to roll over but Conors keeps him under control.
Suiss Hammer 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.
Conors throwing shots but Suiss Hammer is blocking nicely.
Suiss Hammer trying to control but Conors postures up.
Conors is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Suiss Hammer gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Conors accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suiss Hammer wants to sweep but no luck.
Suiss Hammer has his feet on Conors's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Conors fails with the takedown
and Suiss Hammer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Conors is pressed up against the cage. Suiss Hammer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Conors down to the mat. Conors avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Conors tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Suiss Hammer defends well and Conors ends up having to push Suiss Hammer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Suiss Hammer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Suiss Hammer jumps guard and drags Conors to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Conors throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Conors's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Conors postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conors throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Suiss Hammer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Conors's guard.
Suiss Hammer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
It looks like Suiss Hammer might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brenon Conors will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Conors fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Suiss Hammer wants to counter with a clinch but Conors pushes him away.
Suiss Hammer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Suiss Hammer wants it to stay on the feet.
Conors looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Suiss Hammer is fending him off so far but Conors persists. Nope, Suiss Hammer circles away and we're back to standing.
Suiss Hammer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Conors.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brenon Conors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conors gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suiss Hammer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Conors won't be happy with that.
Conors bucks up and tries to throw Suiss Hammer off but instead Suiss Hammer has got his back!
Good control from Suiss Hammer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conors is trying to shake Suiss Hammer off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Suiss Hammer won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suiss Hammer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Suiss Hammer wants it to stay on the feet.
Suiss Hammer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Conors doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suiss Hammer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Conors!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Suiss Hammer working the ground and pound.
Suiss Hammer controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conors taking a bit of punishment here - Suiss Hammer scoring with strikes.
Suiss Hammer just content to control the position.
Hox Suiss Hammer has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Conors fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Conors misses with a takedown attempt
and Suiss Hammer counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suiss Hammer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suiss Hammer successfully pulls guard.
Suiss Hammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conors throws a big elbow that misses.
Suiss Hammer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hox Suiss Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Conors has his takedown stuffed
and Suiss Hammer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Suiss Hammer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Suiss Hammer wants a takedown but no success here.
Conors prevents the takedown attempt.
Suiss Hammer pulls Conors into guard.
Conors throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suiss Hammer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suiss Hammer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conors stops Suiss Hammer from standing up.
Conors scoring with punches to the head and body.
Conors makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Conors throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Suiss Hammer is on top in guard.
Conors wants to stand but Suiss Hammer is controlling the position.
Suiss Hammer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Suiss Hammer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Suiss Hammer is continuing to stall.
Conors is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Suiss Hammer is controlling him.
Suiss Hammer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Suiss Hammer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Conors shoots and misses
and Suiss Hammer moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suiss Hammer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Conors gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brenon Conors has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hox Suiss Hammer.
Suiss Hammer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Conors fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Conors shoots in and drives through. Suiss Hammer sprawls well.
Conors gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suiss Hammer counters by clinching up.
Suiss Hammer breaks the clinch.
Brenon Conors is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suiss Hammer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Suiss Hammer wants it to stay on the feet.
Suiss Hammer wants to counter with a clinch but Conors pushes him away.
Conors fails with a takedown attempt.
Conors sets himself, and Suiss Hammer steps forward looking for the clinch! Conors avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conors fails with the takedown
and Suiss Hammer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Suiss Hammer.
Suiss Hammer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hox Suiss Hammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Suiss Hammer 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hox Suiss Hammer!
Hox Suiss Hammer 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.
In defeat, Brenon Conors stepped up to the mic, saying 'Book me & Fight ne'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Werdum (ranked 1399 p4p, 6630 weight class) and Kyler Jameson (ranked 199 p4p, 676 weight class). Anderson Werdum 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Werdum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyler Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werdum slaps away a takedown attempt from Jameson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jameson darts in looking for a takedown but Werdum gets double underhooks and turns Jameson into the cage.
We've been told by Werdum's head coaches at High Kicks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jameson. Werdum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Werdum throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jameson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jameson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Werdum's waist but Werdum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jameson off to one side.
Anderson Werdum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyler Jameson.
Jameson drives through with a takedown into Werdum's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Werdum keeping moving, preventing Jameson from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jameson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Werdum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Werdum lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Werdum is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jameson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jameson tries to strike from the bottom.
Jameson controls Werdum momentarily but Werdum frees himself.
Jameson working for a triangle but Werdum defends it easily.
Jameson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Werdum is looking to advance position but Jameson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Werdum tries to hold on but Jameson postures up.
Jameson throwing strikes but Werdum bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Werdum stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jameson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Werdum postures up.
Jameson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jameson has his foot on Werdum's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Werdum works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jameson controls Werdum momentarily but Werdum frees himself.
Jameson wants to sweep here but Werdum controlling him for the moment.
Werdum has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jameson is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Werdum is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jameson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Werdum is defending well. Jameson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Werdum has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Jameson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kyler Jameson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lavicci (ranked 1958 p4p, 5811 weight class) and Silver Bullion (ranked 210 p4p, 547 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Silver Bullion was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Lavicci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Silver Bullion!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullion stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bullion wants it to stay on the feet.
Bullion lands a nice hook to Lavicci's body. Lavicci takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lavicci throws a front kick aimed at Bullion's knee but Bullion avoids it well.
Lavicci gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bullion counters with a three punch combo that has Lavicci backing up. Lavicci nods at Bullion to acknowledge the strikes.
Lavicci takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lavicci bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bullion is trying to improve his position.
Bullion looking for a sweep but Lavicci has passed into full mount! Oh no!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullion tries to reverse the position but Lavicci maintains control.
Lavicci takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bullion really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavicci manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bullion to take his back!
Bullion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lavicci. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Lavicci has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lavicci has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Bullion is defending well but eventually Lavicci manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Bullion has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anthony Lavicci!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Of Skalitz (ranked 1492 p4p, 2650 weight class) and Rich Mahogany (ranked 232 p4p, 362 weight class). Mahogany has chosen Look Good in Leather as his entrance music. Rich Mahogany 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Of Skalitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Mahogany!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Skalitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahogany.
A head kick by Mahogany misses
and Of Skalitz counters with a nice uppercut.
Mahogany shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mahogany showed some decent athleticism there.
Mahogany wants to control but Of Skalitz is keeping him busy.
Mahogany is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Of Skalitz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mahogany.
Of Skalitz is not content to let Mahogany control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahogany is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Mahogany is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Of Skalitz sees it coming and defends easily.
Mahogany trying to control the pace.
Of Skalitz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mahogany on the ground.
Mahogany is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Of Skalitz defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Of Skalitz is refusing to be controlled, as Mahogany sits in half guard.
Mahogany looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mahogany trying to control from half guard but Of Skalitz is working away.
Mahogany is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Of Skalitz wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Of Skalitz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mahogany counters with a three punch combo that has Of Skalitz backing up. Of Skalitz nods at Mahogany to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany throws a poor cross that misses
and Of Skalitz moves into the clinch.
Of Skalitz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mahogany throws a quick inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Mahogany scores with a four punch combination!
 It looks like Henry Of Skalitz has been cut.
Mahogany doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Of Skalitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahogany throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mahogany on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mahogany dips to his left and cracks Of Skalitz with an uppercut!
Rich Mahogany seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Skalitz throws a hook but Mahogany blocks it.
Mahogany walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Of Skalitz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Of Skalitz.
Henry Of Skalitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as Of Skalitz blocks the leg kick.
Mahogany with a lazy takedown attempt
and Of Skalitz counters with a stiff right hand.
Mahogany closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Of Skalitz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Of Skalitz is not content to let Mahogany control the position.
Of Skalitz wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Of Skalitz tries to buck Mahogany off but Mahogany is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Mahogany dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Of Skalitz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mahogany throws a sloppy head kick and Of Skalitz moves out of range easily.
Of Skalitz is looking to counter the offense by Mahogany and move into the clinch.
Of Skalitz misses with a body shot.
Mahogany throws a head kick but Of Skalitz moves out of range.
Of Skalitz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Of Skalitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mahogany closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mahogany lands in his opponent's guard.
Mahogany's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Skalitz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mahogany gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mahogany works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany wants to free his trapped foot but Of Skalitz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Of Skalitz is trying to get back to full guard.
Mahogany has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahogany is taking a breather. Of Skalitz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mahogany is working for a kimura but Of Skalitz is defending it quite comfortably.
Mahogany is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Mahogany is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Of Skalitz is just riding it out for now. Mahogany eventually gives up the hold.
Mahogany is looking for a kimura here.
Still in half guard, Mahogany seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Of Skalitz!
Mahogany looking to control but Of Skalitz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Of Skalitz wants to control but Mahogany is having none of it.
Of Skalitz is controlling an arm, preventing Mahogany from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Of Skalitz wants to hold on but Mahogany pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany wants to control the pace but Of Skalitz is squirming around nicely.
Mahogany is looking to work his way around to Of Skalitz's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Of Skalitz is squirming around, avoiding Mahogany's attempts to control the action.
Of Skalitz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Of Skalitz tries to get out of the position.
Mahogany controlling from the full mount.
Of Skalitz is looking to get to half guard.
Mahogany takes Of Skalitz's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Of Skalitz is in trouble.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mahogany is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Of Skalitz taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Mahogany.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rich Mahogany!
During a confident post fight interview, Rich Mahogany 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vic Barnes (ranked 2521 p4p, 2374 weight class) and Colin Penn (ranked 269 p4p, 257 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Penn's choice of entrance music: The End. Colin Penn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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275
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276
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vic Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colin Penn!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
Penn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Penn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barnes jabs at Penn's body.
Barnes digs a good hook to Penn's body.
A head kick from Barnes lands but Penn takes it in his stride.
 It looks like Colin Penn has been cut.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes backing away here, and Penn unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barnes is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barnes lunges at Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn's hand.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Penn tries to counter it with a takedown but Barnes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Barnes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Penn's head.
Penn takes one on the button.
Barnes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penn takes one on the button.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
And Penn tries to counter it with a takedown but Barnes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Penn moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Barnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Penn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Penn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barnes's waist but Barnes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barnes defends it well.
Penn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Penn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vic Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Penn slips under a jab from Barnes.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick
and Penn counters with a shoot takedown. Barnes fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Barnes 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.
Barnes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Penn controlling from the top position.
Barnes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barnes tries to get out of the position.
Barnes trying to keep a closed guard but Penn is proving a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colin Penn'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.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penn's hands.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Barnes does it's job there.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Penn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn shoots and misses
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Barnes.
Vic Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
Barnes throws a head kick that half lands.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Penn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barnes tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn feints the counter takedown.
Penn avoids the head kick by Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn dips to his left and cracks Barnes with an uppercut!
Penn slips a straight right by Barnes.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes lands with an uppercut that bounces Penn off the cage and back into range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Penn or perhaps it was just good defense by Barnes, which made it look bad.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Penn feints the counter takedown.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Penn down.
Barnes tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vic Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penn! But no joy.
Penn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes connects with the punch.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Vic Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colin Penn.
Barnes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Penn with the counter takedown but Barnes avoids it easily.
Penn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barnes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnes wants it to stay on the feet.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Barnes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Penn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colin Penn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Penn throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes with a jab.
Penn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Penn tries to land a leg kick but Barnes saw it coming and moves away.
Barnes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnes lands with a cross.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a single shot there.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes.
Penn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes lands a front kick.
Barnes throws a combination. Penn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vic Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Penn is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Barnes shuts the power down on Penn. Lights out, game over! Barnes is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vic Barnes!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vic Barnes made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Colin Penn stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh well. Not a bad loss the guy beat me tonight, I don't feel bad.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Beast (ranked 1034 p4p, 2730 weight class) and Dmitry Boytsov (ranked 153 p4p, 352 weight class). Bradley Beast 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bradley Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boytsov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast lands a nice looking kick to the body. Boytsov takes a step back to recover.
Boytsov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Beast!
Beast is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Boytsov off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Boytsov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Beast really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Boytsov.
I really don't envy Boytsov right now.
Beast biding his time, looking for the opening.
Boytsov is really stuck here.
Beast has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Boytsov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boytsov on the ground.
Beast avoiding Boytsov 's attempts to control his hands.
Boytsov manages to reverse the position and now he's in Beast's guard. Nice work there by Boytsov.
Boytsov drops back looking for a leg! Beast is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beast manages to kick Boytsov off! Boytsov jumps back into Beast's guard.
Beast keeping moving, preventing Boytsov from controlling successfully.
Beast on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Beast tries to get out of the position.
Beast looking for a sweep. Not yet Beast, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov 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.
Beast wants to sweep but no luck.
Boytsov wants to pass the guard but Beast is keeping the position.
Beast managing to control the position.
Boytsov trying to control but Beast is working from the bottom.
Boytsov wants to pass the guard but Beast is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov trying to control but Beast is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Boytsov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Beast is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Beast has escaped and now he's on top!
Boytsov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beast manages to get himself to full guard.
Boytsov passes Beast's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Beast avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boytsov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov is keen to just control but Beast is a slippery customer.
Boytsov wants to work for an arm triangle but Beast is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boytsov is trying to control. Beast wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boytsov is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Beast as he works his way to full guard.
Boytsov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boytsov looking to pass the guard.
Boytsov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dmitry Boytsov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beast scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Dmitry Boytsov has been cut.
Boytsov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beast counters with a nice leg kick.
Boytsov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Beast.
Boytsov throws a jab when Beast was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boytsov looks to throw the jab but Beast is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Beast. That snapped Boytsov's head back.
Nice defenses there by Boytsov.
A nice side step and Boytsov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boytsov misses with a wild body shot.
Beast drops Boytsov with a huge uppercut! Boytsov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Beast is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bradley Beast!
Bradley Beast 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Donovan (ranked 1860 p4p, 1777 weight class) and Viper Pitt (ranked 75 p4p, 72 weight class). Dan Donovan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Viper Pitt's chin.
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viper Pitt!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan misses the body punch
and Pitt counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Dan Donovan has been cut.
Pitt pounces like a tiger and cracks Donovan with a vicious hook! Donovan is down but not out! Pitt follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Viper Pitt!
Viper Pitt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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