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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tahiwai Pihopa (ranked 4111 p4p, 24166 weight class) and Jean Luc Petit (ranked 382 p4p, 545 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tahiwai Pihopa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Luc Petit!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pihopa.
Petit looks to land a right hand but Pihopa moved out of range.
Pihopa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petit tests Pihopa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab by Pihopa.
Pihopa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pihopa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petit in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pihopa. Petit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petit throws a body punch but Pihopa moves out of range.
Petit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pihopa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pihopa lands a jab to Petit's midsection.
Pihopa connects with a crisp jab.
Petit misses with a left hand
and Pihopa counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Jean Luc Petit has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petit throws a jab but it's blocked by Pihopa.
Pihopa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pihopa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pihopa takes a swing at Petit's ribcage but misses.
Pihopa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pihopa misses the body punch
and Petit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petit lands a big head kick that sends Pihopa tumbling to the mat! Petit takes a step backwards and waves Pihopa back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pihopa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Million Dollar Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Pihopa cracks Petit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petit drops Pihopa with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Pihopa looks back up at him and smiles so Petit waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Pihopa is rocked!
Pihopa is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Petit doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Pihopa crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Pihopa's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jean Luc Petit!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack O Faltraids (ranked 3836 p4p, 24461 weight class) and Guy Le Franc (ranked 497 p4p, 717 weight class). O Faltraids comes into the arena with Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby blaring out of the sound system. Jack O Faltraids could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Guy Le Franc's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack O Faltraids!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guy Le Franc!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Franc tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Faltraids sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Le Franc somewhat.
O Faltraids appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Le Franc fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but O Faltraids avoids it really well and circles away.
O Faltraids is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Le Franc.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Le Franc.
Jack O Faltraids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy Le Franc.
Le Franc shoots in looking for a takedown but O Faltraids manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Le Franc's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from O Faltraids. No joy for Le Franc on that attempt.
O Faltraids swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Le Franc shoots in for a takedown but O Faltraids shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Le Franc.
O Faltraids went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Le Franc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Faltraids.
No luck for Le Franc with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Franc misses with a takedown attempt - O Faltraids sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Le Franc 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.
Le Franc looks winded!
O Faltraids gets the takedown into side control.
Le Franc tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but O Faltraids wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
O Faltraids working away.
O Faltraids lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Le Franc down.
O Faltraids thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
O Faltraids fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Faltraids wants to lay and pray for a moment but Le Franc keeps working.
O Faltraids definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
O Faltraids throws an elbow but Le Franc slips to the side and avoids it well.
O Faltraids laying and praying for a moment but Le Franc takes advantage and regains half guard.
Le Franc is doing well to control the position and prevent O Faltraids from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Faltraids seems to be working for a kimura but Le Franc defends the submission attempt.
O Faltraids seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Le Franc wants to improve his position but O Faltraids is controlling well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
O Faltraids displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Le Franc.
O Faltraids is looking to counter with head kicks.
Le Franc shoots and misses
and O Faltraids counters with a low kick, right behind Le Franc 's knee.
O Faltraids misses with an uppercut. Le Franc saw that one coming.
O Faltraids slaps away a takedown attempt from Le Franc, before circling back to the center of the mat.
O Faltraids keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck for Le Franc with that takedown attempt.
O Faltraids appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
O Faltraids stuffs the takedown.
Le Franc fails to land the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack O Faltraids dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Le Franc shoots in looking for a takedown but O Faltraids manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Le Franc's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It appears O Faltraids was looking to counter with a kick there.
O Faltraids is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le Franc can do to turn this around?
Le Franc dives in and grabs O Faltraids's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Faltraids pushes down on Le Franc's head and hops out.
Le Franc shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with O Faltraids but O Faltraids pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jack O Faltraids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy Le Franc.
Le Franc shoots in for a double leg but O Faltraids sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
O Faltraids appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
O Faltraids fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Le Franc, pushing him back against the cage.
Le Franc working hard to break the clinch.
Le Franc misses with the head strike.
Le Franc goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Le Franc has a couple of punches blocked by O Faltraids.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Faltraids blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Le Franc fails to land.
Le Franc is trying to maintain a safe position but O Faltraids gets an underhook and turns Le Franc into the cage.
Le Franc lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Faltraids displaying some good clinch control by pressing Le Franc up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Le Franc - that landed with a thud.
Le Franc misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Faltraids takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Le Franc.
O Faltraids throws a head punch that misses.
Le Franc lands a body punch in the clinch.
Le Franc is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
O Faltraids lands a right hand.
Le Franc gets through O Faltraids's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Le Franc misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Faltraids's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Le Franc on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Le Franc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Faltraids jumps guard but Le Franc turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Le Franc softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Le Franc as the two fighters clinch.
O Faltraids is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Le Franc is keeping busy.
Guy Le Franc seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Le Franc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Franc tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Faltraids swivels and escapes.
Le Franc tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Faltraids sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Le Franc somewhat.
O Faltraids feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc shoots for a takedown but O Faltraids saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O Faltraids gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Le Franc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from O Faltraids. No joy for Le Franc on that attempt.
Le Franc is breathing heavily.
Le Franc goes for a double leg but O Faltraids avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Faltraids continues to drive forward.
O Faltraids attempts a counter takedown but Le Franc avoids it well and moves away.
Jack O Faltraids is winning the standup battle so far.
Le Franc fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters circling a little - O Faltraids finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
O Faltraids lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le Franc's sensitive parts.
Le Franc shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Faltraids pinned against the cage. O Faltraids gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
O Faltraids appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Le Franc avoids the head kick by O Faltraids.
O Faltraids lands a really nice looking cross but Le Franc seems unphased.
Le Franc shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Faltraids as he jumps to the side.
O Faltraids is looking to counter the offense by Le Franc and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc shoots in for a double leg but O Faltraids sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
O Faltraids misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le Franc avoids a kick to the body.
O Faltraids misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from O Faltraids misses its intended target.
Le Franc tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Faltraids swivels and escapes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Franc moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Le Franc looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Faltraids is fending him off so far but Le Franc persists. Nope, O Faltraids circles away and we're back to standing.
O Faltraids stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Le Franc avoids the head kick by O Faltraids.
Le Franc shoots in and drives through. O Faltraids sprawls well.
O Faltraids fires out a quick counter leg kick but Le Franc just manages to avoid it.
O Faltraids lands a nice looking body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack O Faltraids dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Le Franc shoots in but no luck this time.
O Faltraids throws a shot from downtown. Le Franc moves away and avoids it.
Le Franc tries for a takedown but O Faltraids sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Le Franc fails with a takedown attempt.
Jack O Faltraids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy Le Franc.
O Faltraids 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.
O Faltraids drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and O Faltraids jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
O Faltraids trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Faltraids not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Faltraids trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Franc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Faltraids loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Faltraids trying to control but Le Franc is working from the bottom.
O Faltraids throws an elbow that misses. Le Franc uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in O Faltraids's guard. Nice move by Le Franc!
Le Franc 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.
Guy Le Franc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack O Faltraids is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Faltraids is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
O Faltraids wants to lay and pray for a moment but Le Franc keeps working.
Le Franc slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
O Faltraids trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Franc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Faltraids is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
O Faltraids trying to control but Le Franc is working from the bottom.
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.
O Faltraids wants to pass the guard but Le Franc is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
O Faltraids keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
O Faltraids throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Franc thuds a left hand into O Faltraids's body.
Le Franc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le Franc fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Le Franc takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Faltraids stuffs the takedown.
O Faltraids seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
O Faltraids tries to work over Le Franc's front leg with a kick but Le Franc checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack O Faltraids showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Faltraids, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack O Faltraids!
Our winner, Jack O Faltraids, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodriguo Silva (ranked 4916 p4p, 4215 weight class) and Finest Guy (ranked 589 p4p, 530 weight class). Finest Guy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rodriguo Silva's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodriguo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Finest Guy!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've been informed that Guy 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.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Guy counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy lands a slapping body shot.
Guy shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Silva takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Guy sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Silva bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Finest Guy!
Rodriguo Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'Fake news'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 3889 p4p, 3652 weight class) and Haris Hunt (ranked 515 p4p, 496 weight class). Yevgeny Ignatov 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yevgeny Ignatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haris Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatov throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hunt with a nice cross.
Ignatov throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hunt scores with a nice right hand.
Hunt catches Ignatov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice shot by Hunt.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Ignatov.
Ignatov dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Ignatov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ignatov misses with a looping left.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ignatov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt cracks Ignatov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hunt rushes Ignatov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ignatov can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Ignatov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Ignatov drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov trying to control the position here.
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Ignatov is keeping the position.
Hunt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
Ignatov pulls Hunt in close to prevent any damage.
Ignatov continues to stall.
Hunt controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a decent looking hook.
Ignatov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Ignatov lands a big uppercut and Hunt crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hunt looks OK. Ignatov waves Hunt back to his feet!
 Hunt is rocked!
It looks like Haris Hunt has been cut.
Ignatov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ignatov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ignatov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ignatov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunt smiles and moves away.
Hunt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hunt moves to clinch but Ignatov breaks away
and Ignatov counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Hunt falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yevgeny Ignatov!
Our winner, Yevgeny Ignatov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie McLaughlin (ranked 2463 p4p, 2813 weight class) and Israel Okoye (ranked 299 p4p, 335 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie McLaughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Israel Okoye!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLaughlin moves out of range of the strikes.
McLaughlin slips under a jab from Okoye.
McLaughlin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McLaughlin clinches with his opponent.
Okoye blocking some punches.
Okoye missing with knees to the body.
Okoye lands a hook that snaps the head of McLaughlin backwards.
A head punch on the inside from McLaughlin fails to land.
Okoye fails to pull guard.
McLaughlin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okoye's elbow.
McLaughlin managing to block the knees to the body from Okoye.
A shot in the inside from McLaughlin.
Okoye lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoye working aggressively here.
Okoye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLaughlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okoye.
Okoye feints the counter takedown.
Okoye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okoye with a poor takedown
and McLaughlin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Okoye.
Okoye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McLaughlin throws out the jab.
McLaughlin moves into range and connects with a jab.
McLaughlin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okoye with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McLaughlin to score with a decent uppercut.
McLaughlin misses with a combination
and Okoye counters with a left to the body.
Okoye fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Frankie McLaughlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Israel Okoye.
McLaughlin misses with a straight left.
And Okoye tries to counter it with a takedown but McLaughlin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Frankie McLaughlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from McLaughlin misses the target.
Okoye drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McLaughlin defends it well.
Okoye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McLaughlin, as that shot connected.
McLaughlin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okoye is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Okoye tries to clinch up but McLaughlin circles away and keeps his distance.
McLaughlin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okoye ducks under a wild hook from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Okoye counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin gets full guard.
Okoye thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Okoye pushing down on McLaughlin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Okoye is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Okoye is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! McLaughlin is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Israel Okoye!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frostulf Einarsson (ranked 2622 p4p, 1838 weight class) and Schwonckl Diesel (ranked 362 p4p, 256 weight class). Einarsson comes to the cage accompanied by Immigrant Song. Diesel has chosen Outerspass - Laufhaus as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frostulf Einarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwonckl Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diesel.
Einarsson looks to land a right hand but Diesel moved out of range.
Einarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Diesel is just out of range.
A slow jab from Einarsson misses its intended target.
Diesel lands with a hook. Einarsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diesel throws a leg kick but Einarsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Einarsson throwing a counter right hand but Diesel manages to avoid it.
Diesel throws a body shot but no joy.
Einarsson instigates a clinch.
Diesel is looking to break free of the clinch but Einarsson has double underhooks.
Diesel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Einarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diesel backwards.
Einarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Diesel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Einarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Einarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Diesel.
Diesel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Einarsson shoots in for a takedown but Diesel shows good takedown defense.
Diesel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Einarsson throws a looping overhand right but Diesel ducks down to avoid it.
Diesel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Einarsson misses with a body shot
and Diesel counters with a good, hard body kick but Einarsson shrugs it off.
Diesel throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel scores with a nice strike.
Schwonckl Diesel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diesel throws a right and a left that Einarsson avoids nicely.
Diesel throws out a loose jab but Einarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Diesel misses the target.
Einarsson tries to counter with a takedown but Diesel is quick to defend against it.
Diesel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Einarsson throws a big shot that misses.
Diesel takes a swing at Einarsson's ribcage but misses.
Schwonckl Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diesel just misses with a punch to the body.
Diesel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Einarsson takes a step back to recover.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Diesel enables Einarsson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Diesel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Diesel is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Einarsson dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Einarsson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Diesel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Einarsson working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einarsson controls the position.
Einarsson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Einarsson 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.
Einarsson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Einarsson cracks Diesel with a big elbow.
Einarsson is working Diesel over with some ground and pound from side control.
Einarsson works to advance to full mount. Diesel defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Einarsson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Diesel because Einarsson loaded up on that one.
Einarsson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Einarsson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Diesel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Einarsson.
Einarsson postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Diesel in real trouble here! The ref calls for Diesel to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frostulf Einarsson!
Frostulf Einarsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leroy (ranked 2501 p4p, 2222 weight class) and Groundskeeper Willie (ranked 250 p4p, 226 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Leroy !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Groundskeeper Willie!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leroy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Willie looks to land a right hand but Leroy moved out of range.
We've been told by Leroy 's head coaches at Doc Dannis Death Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Willie avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Willie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Willie throws a hook but Leroy avoids it easily.
Willie misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Leroy misses the target.
Willie lands with a cross.
Willie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leroy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leroy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Willie.
Leroy throws a leg kick which misses Willie's front leg but catches the back leg as Willie tries to avoid it.
Willie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leroy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Willie ducks under a wild hook from Leroy .
Leroy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leroy scores with a jab to the head.
Leroy throws a right hand that Willie ducks under and follows up with a left that Willie also avoids with ease.
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!
Leroy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Willie counters with a straight right hand.
Leroy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leroy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Willie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Willie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Willie moves away.
Willie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leroy .
Willie shoots in looking for a takedown. Leroy tries to sprawl out of it but Willie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leroy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Willie tries to clinch but Leroy is having none of it.
Leroy tried to counter with a leg kick but Willie avoided it.
Leroy slips under a jab.
Willie just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLeroy .
Groundskeeper Willie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leroy looks to land a right hand but Willie moved out of range.
Willie instigates a clinch.
Leroy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leroy can't find room to land a body shot as Willie controls the action.
Leroy breaks from the clinch.
Leroy misses with a low kick as Willie jumps back.
A jab from Willie misses.
The crowd cheers as Willie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leroy doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Willie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leroy is fending him off so far but Willie persists. Nope, Leroy circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice uppercut there from Willie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willie looks to land a right hand but Leroy moved out of range.
Bruce Leroy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leroy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Willie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leroy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruce Leroy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Groundskeeper Willie.
Leroy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Willie's head backwards.
Leroy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Willie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leroy tried to counter with a leg kick but Willie avoided it.
Willie swats away the attempt to clinch by Leroy .
Willie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Willie throws a body shot but no joy.
Willie misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Willie misses.
Willie shoots for a double leg takedown but Leroy sprawls well. He's pushed Willie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leroy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big right from Willie misses.
Leroy fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willie wants to clinch up but Leroy keeps it at a distance.
Leroy throwing a counter right hand but Willie manages to avoid it.
Willie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leroy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Leroy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Willie moves out of range of the leg kick from Leroy .
Leroy throws a right hand that Willie ducks under and follows up with a left that Willie also avoids with ease.
Leroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Leroy .
Willie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Willie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leroy 's head backwards.
Willie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leroy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Willie misses with a hook
and Leroy counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willie throws a one two combo.
Willie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Willie moves away.
Leroy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leroy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Willie might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Willie.
Willie has closed the distance and engaged Leroy in a clinch.
Willie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leroy smiles and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Leroy . Beautiful body shot.
Leroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leroy moves out of range of the strikes.
Leroy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Willie throws a jab but it's blocked by Leroy .
Leroy throwing a counter right hand but Willie manages to avoid it.
Willie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leroy circles away quickly and effectively.
Willie throws a lazy uppercut
and Leroy counters with a straight right hand.
Willie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leroy has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leroy throws a body punch but Willie moves out of range.
Leroy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Leroy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leroy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leroy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Willie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leroy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Groundskeeper Willie will probably get the nod.
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.
Willie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leroy .
Leroy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Willie's hands.
Willie is rocked!
Leroy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Willie's head.
Willie is still on wobbly legs! Can Leroy finish him?
Willie misses with a wild body shot.
Leroy cracks Willie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leroy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Willie to score with a decent uppercut.
Leroy throws a leg kick
and Leroy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leroy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Willie.
Leroy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Willie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Willie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leroy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Willie.
Leroy has closed the distance and engaged Willie in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willie manages to pull guard.
Willie has his foot on Leroy 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leroy works his way back into a safe position though.
Willie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Willie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leroy defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Willie seems to have recovered his senses.
Willie looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Leroy has picked Willie up and slammed him! Willie can't keep hold of the triangle and Leroy manages to pass to side control!
Leroy controls the position from side control.
Willie can't do much from the bottom here.
Willie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Leroy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
Leroy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Willie is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Willie wants to control but Leroy postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willie is letting Leroy control him for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Willie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leroy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leroy throws a shot from downtown. Willie moves away and avoids it.
Willie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leroy is looking to clinch but Willie is avoiding it.
Willie loads up on a big right hand but Leroy slips the punch.
Willie connects with a looping right hand.
Leroy throws a hook but Willie avoids it easily.
Willie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Leroy .
Willie throws an overhand right that lands on Leroy 's shoulder, as Leroy tries to avoid the shot.
Leroy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Willie loads up on a big right hand but Leroy slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leroy . Willie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leroy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroy pushes Willie up against the cage in a clinch.
Willie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Willie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leroy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Willie has his foot on Leroy 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leroy works his way back into a safe position though.
Willie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Leroy passes into half guard.
Leroy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Willie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leroy pulls his head out easily.
Leroy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Willie is looking to improve his position.
Leroy trying to control the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Leroy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Leroy lands a lovely overhand right.
Leroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Leroy , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Willie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leroy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Willie scrambles back to his feet.
Leroy lands a nice hook to Willie's body. Willie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Willie misses.
Willie misses with a few strikes there.
Leroy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Willie throws out the jab.
Leroy thows a body kick. Willie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A jab from Leroy finds it's way through Willie's defenses.
Willie throws a shot from downtown. Leroy moves away and avoids it.
A low kick lands for Leroy .
Willie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Willie looks to land a left hand but Leroy moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willie lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willie missing with a left hand there. Leroy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Willie throws a jab but it's blocked by Leroy .
Leroy misses the shot to the body.
Leroy throws out a loose jab but Willie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Willie misses its intended target.
Willie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leroy tries to avoid it but Willie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leroy to the ground. Leroy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leroy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leroy - that will leave a mark!
Willie throws a big shot that misses.
Leroy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willie was well out of range. Poor timing from Leroy .
Willie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leroy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Willie throws a right and a left that Leroy avoids nicely.
Willie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheers as Leroy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Willie doesn't seem phased though.
Leroy throws a leg kick but Willie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leroy lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy misses with a hook.
Leroy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leroy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Willie misses with a straight left.
Leroy lands a lovely overhand right.
Leroy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Willie ducks under a wild hook from Leroy .
A telegraphed right hand from Willie misses the target.
Leroy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leroy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Willie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bruce Leroy is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Willie misses.
Leroy blocks a jab.
Leroy is looking to counter punch.
Leroy slips under a jab.
Leroy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leroy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Willie misses the target.
Willie moves out of range of the strikes.
Leroy misses the body punch
and Willie counters with a nice uppercut.
Willie throws a jab but it's blocked by Leroy .
Leroy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leroy .
Willie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Leroy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Willie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leroy .
Willie cracks Leroy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Willie throws a hook but Leroy avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Leroy misses its target.
Willie checks a leg kick.
Willie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leroy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leroy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Willie.
Willie closes the distance and clinches.
Willie lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willie prevents a body shot from Leroy .
Willie is trying to pull guard but Leroy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willie stalling in the clinch.
Leroy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leroy breaks the clinch.
Leroy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Willie throws a series of punches but Leroy avoids them all with ease.
Leroy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Willie.
Willie misses the jab.
Leroy throws a hook but Willie avoids it easily.
Leroy walks into a jab.
Willie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leroy throws a lazy uppercut
and Willie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Willie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leroy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leroy sets himself, and Willie steps forward looking for the clinch! Leroy avoids it this time.
Leroy dodges the punch combination from Willie.
Leroy tried to counter with a leg kick but Willie avoided it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Leroy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leroy 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Leroy !
A relieved looking Bruce Leroy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conner Travers (ranked 1781 p4p, 2018 weight class) and Tak Thinonopakar (ranked 182 p4p, 201 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conner Travers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tak Thinonopakar!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thinonopakar takes a swing at Travers's ribcage but misses.
Travers shoots in and gets a takedown into Thinonopakar's guard.
Travers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Travers drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Travers jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Travers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Thinonopakar wants to stand up but Travers is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Travers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travers postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Thinonopakar is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Travers, into his guard.
Travers is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Thinonopakar frees his head nicely. Oh but Travers has switched to an armbar! Thinonopakar is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Conner Travers!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kristof Pardi (ranked 1282 p4p, 1448 weight class) and Guy Leblond (ranked 138 p4p, 151 weight class). Pardi's entrance music is Party Boy Theme. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristof Pardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guy Leblond!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leblond instigates a clinch.
Leblond blocks a body shot from Pardi.
Leblond working aggressively here.
Leblond scores with a hook to the body.
Leblond lands a shoulder strike.
Leblond drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pardi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Leblond shoots and misses
and Pardi counters with a straight right hand.
Pardi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pardi lands a really nice looking cross but Leblond seems unphased.
Leblond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leblond shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leblond instigates a clinch.
Pardi lands an uppercut.
Leblond blocks a body shot from Pardi.
Pardi throws a head punch that misses.
Pardi gets underhooks to prevent Leblond's takedown attempt.
Kristof Pardi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy Leblond.
Leblond has hold of one of Pardi's legs. Pardi is fighting the takedown attempt but Leblond gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Leblond passes into half guard.
Leblond thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pardi is looking for a sweep. Leblond is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblond is working for a submission of some sort.
Pardi wants to get back to full guard.
Leblond has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leblond seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Leblond scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pardi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leblond working Pardi over with strikes.
My spies in Hey Steves Fight Shack inform me that Leblond has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Pardi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leblond throwing shots but Pardi is blocking nicely.
Leblond is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Leblond working over Pardi with some ground and pound. Pardi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Leblond connects with a nice short shot to Pardi's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardi tries to get to full guard but Leblond has control of the leg.
Leblond working Pardi over with strikes.
Pardi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Leblond's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Leblond's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leblond rolls, trying to escape but Pardi keeps control of the position.
Leblond is still trying to improve position.
Leblond rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Leblond manages to get to full guard.
Pardi stands up over Leblond, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pardi trying to control the position from guard on top but Leblond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leblond throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leblond is looking for a triangle but Pardi pushes his legs off easily.
Leblond wants to sweep here but Pardi controlling him for the moment.
Pardi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leblond wants to sweep but no luck.
Leblond throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leblond wants to hit a sweep here but Pardi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Leblond there!
Leblond working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pardi wants to control the pace but Leblond is squirming around nicely.
Leblond is looking to get to half guard.
Pardi is landing with some decent strikes but Leblond is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Leblond is working to get back to half guard.
Leblond in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Leblond sneaks a leg under to get to half 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!
Ground and pound from Pardi.
Leblond wants to get back to full guard.
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 Kristof Pardi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pardi. Leblond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leblond takes one to the chin there.
Leblond scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Leblond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pardi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pardi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leblond throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leblond takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice takedown defense from Pardi. No joy for Leblond on that attempt.
Nice cross by Pardi.
Pardi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leblond.
Leblond takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leblond doesn't manage to clinch there - Pardi circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leblond closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pardi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leblond prevents a body shot from Pardi.
Pardi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pardi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pardi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardi working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Leblond fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leblond.
Leblond misses with some punches.
Pardi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leblonds head.
Leblond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pardi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pardi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leblond working aggressively here.
Leblond lands with a right to the head.
Pardi lands with a left to the head.
Pardi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leblond misses with the head strike.
Pardi lands a nice uppercut.
Leblond working aggressively here.
Pardi throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Pardi.
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!
Pardi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leblond wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leblond backwards.
Pardi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Pardi.
Pardi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leblond misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pardi throws a hook but Leblond avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leblond is defended easily by Pardi.
Kristof Pardi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy Leblond.
Pardi throws a sloppy body shot
and Leblond counters with an outside leg kick.
Pardi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leblond can do to turn this around?
Pardi throws a looping overhand right but Leblond ducks down to avoid it.
Leblond darts in and clinches Pardi up against the cage.
Leblond tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pardi is pressed up against the cage. Leblond has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pardi down to the mat. Pardi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leblond on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leblond thuds a left hand into Pardi's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Pardi misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardi thuds his right hand into Leblond's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pardi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leblond throws a leg kick
and Pardi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leblond moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Leblond.
Pardi thuds his right hand into Leblond's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leblond tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pardi missing with a left hand there. Leblond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pardi slips a jab from Leblond.
Pardi scores with a jab to the body.
Leblond looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kristof Pardi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pardi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leblond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pardi.
Pardi misses with a jab to the body
and Leblond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leblond defending well as Pardi loads up on a big left hand.
Pardi misses with a left hand
and Leblond counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pardi misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leblond defending well as Pardi loads up on a big left hand.
Pardi scores with a three punch combo!
A decent looking cross lands there for Pardi.
Leblond connects with a solid leg kick.
Leblond shoots in but Pardi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pardi.
Leblond throws a big shot that misses.
Leblond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leblond gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leblond fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pardi circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leblond.
Pardi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pardi throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Pardi dominated that second round.
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!
Pardi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leblond.
Leblond drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Leblond in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pardi looking for a sweep. Not yet Pardi, not yet.
Pardi looking to control.
Pardi wants to sweep but no luck.
Guy Leblond has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pardi has his foot on Leblond's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leblond works his way back into a safe position though.
Leblond throwing strikes from guard but Pardi blocks nicely.
Leblond scoring with some ground and pound.
Leblond passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leblond uses his free foot to push down on Pardi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pardi.
Pardi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pardi gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardi tries to get to full guard but Leblond has control of the leg.
Pardi has hold of Leblond's hands but Leblond slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pardi wants to improve his position but Leblond is controlling well.
Leblond lands with a punch from half guard.
Leblond trying to mount his opponent but Pardi defends it.
Pardi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Leblond throws a big right hand that misses.
Leblond won't allow Pardi to sweep him here.
Pardi is trying to control the position but Leblond postures up.
Leblond working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pardi's head.
Leblond working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leblond scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Leblond stopping the sweep attempt from Pardi.
Leblond is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Leblond distracts Pardi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Guy Leblond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leblond accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leblond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pardi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Leblond preventing the sweep.
Leblond throws a big right hand that misses.
Pardi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leblond is aware though and is defending well.
Leblond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leblond throwing strikes from guard but Pardi blocks nicely.
Pardi looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leblond lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Leblond throwing strikes from guard but Pardi blocks nicely.
Pardi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leblond throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pardi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leblond lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pardi looking for a sweep. Not yet Pardi, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pardi is on top in guard.
Leblond striking from the bottom.
Pardi slips nicely into half guard.
Leblond is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leblond is refusing to be controlled, as Pardi sits in half guard.
Leblond looking for submissions off his back.
Pardi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kristof Pardi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leblond wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leblond is staying active underneath Pardi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've been hearing that Pardi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pardi stalling.
Pardi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guy Leblond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pardi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Woods (ranked 908 p4p, 644 weight class) and Charles Tucker (ranked 144 p4p, 102 weight class). Charles Tucker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joey Woods's chin.
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Tucker!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods shoots and misses
and Tucker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Woods avoids the body shot from Tucker.
Woods fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Woods has Tucker up against the cage in a clinch.
Tucker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Tucker - just one landing.
 It looks like Joey Woods has been cut.
Woods misses with a takedown
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woods fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker misses with a hook.
Tucker tests Woods's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woods closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tucker did well to prevent Woods getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tucker sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods is controlling the pace.
Woods seems to be looking for submissions.
Tucker is holding on to half guard well.
Woods is controlling the pace.
Woods trying to control the action but Tucker is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tucker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Woods seems to be looking for submissions.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Woods in particular looking to stall.
Tucker is refusing to be controlled, as Woods sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods shoots in for a takedown but Tucker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tucker! But no joy.
Tucker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Woods on the side of the head.
Tucker connects with a right hand. Woods shakes it off.
Charles Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woods takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Woods tries for a takedown but Tucker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tucker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Woods changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tucker tries to avoid it but Woods manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tucker to the ground. Tucker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tucker lands a really nice looking cross but Woods seems unphased.
Woods dives in and grabs Tucker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tucker pushes down on Woods's head and hops out.
Tucker looks to land a left hand but Woods moved out of range nicely.
Tucker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woods is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tucker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tucker wants it to stay on the feet.
Woods looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tucker is fending him off so far but Woods persists. Nope, Tucker circles away and we're back to standing.
Woods gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods blocks a jab.
Woods seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Tucker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Woods blocks a jab.
Woods throwing a counter right hand but Tucker manages to avoid it.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
Woods dives in for a single leg takedown but Tucker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tucker breaks the clinch.
Tucker leaves Woods with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Woods tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tucker defends well and Woods ends up having to push Tucker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Woods changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tucker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Woods is breathing heavily.
Tucker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Woods's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tucker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Woods scrambles back to his feet.
Woods is rocked!
Tucker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Woods looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh Woods is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woods looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tucker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Woods is holding his hands too far apart here. Tucker throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Woods is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Tucker!
In his post fight interview, Charles Tucker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Joey Woods was interviewed post fight and said 'I tried my best today. For my fans and my sponsors I want to day thanks for your support. I'll be back!! '.
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