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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tracy Smith (ranked 4075 p4p, 2871 weight class) and Jason Ebert (ranked 133 p4p, 49 weight class). Jason Ebert will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tracy Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Ebert!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebert scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ebert throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ebert takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Jason Ebert has been cut.
Ebert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ebert.
A telegraphed right hand from Ebert misses the target.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith avoids the body shot from Ebert.
Ebert throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Ebert. Beautiful body shot.
Ebert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Ebert just misses with a punch to the body.
Ebert is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Ebert wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Ebert counters with a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ebert misses the shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
Nice shot by Ebert.
Smith darts in and clinches Ebert up against the cage.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ebert backwards.
Ebert is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebert drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ebert counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith has Ebert up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Ebert displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ebert has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tracy Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Ebert.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Ebert drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ebert has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebert misses with a hook.
Smith lands a big head kick that sends Ebert tumbling to the mat! Smith takes a step backwards and waves Ebert back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ebert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Ebert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith is looking to counter punch.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ebert looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ebert throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith throws a right and a left that Ebert avoids nicely.
Ebert paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ebert was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith blocks a jab.
Ebert just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Ebert lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Ebert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ebert dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Ebert staying out of range there.
Ebert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ebert manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oooooh!!! Smith has knocked Ebert down with a huge combo! Smith steps away and waves a wobbly Ebert back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Ebert is rocked!
Ebert fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a quick counter head kick but Ebert was just out of range.
Ebert thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Ebert connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Ebert cracks Smith with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ebert has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Smith to stand back up!
 Smith is rocked!
Ebert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ebert fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ebert lands with a nice body punch.
Smith walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Ebert swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jason Ebert!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian White (ranked 3921 p4p, 3536 weight class) and Lino Silva (ranked 62 p4p, 113 weight class). Damian White 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lino Silva!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
White prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
White manages to pull guard.
White is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
White is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
White has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
White is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the cage.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
White blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. White seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tries a body shot but White blocks it.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
White prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva cracks White with a nice body shot.
White avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva lands an elbow that stopped White in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Damian White 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!
White prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
White blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
White blocks an uppercut.
White can't get the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lino Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian White's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva forces White back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lino Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
White prevents a body shot from Silva.
White manages to break the clinch.
White is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from White lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
White lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Lino Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lino Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
letting White counter with a right hand.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but White leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Silva lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva working aggressively here.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the cage.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
White prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short left from Silva.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with some punches.
White avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lino Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damian White's cut.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
White tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White blocks an elbow strike.
Silva digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Silva lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
White blocks an uppercut.
White blocking some punches.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva misses with some punches.
Damian White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lino Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lino Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lino Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Clarkson (ranked 4602 p4p, 4460 weight class) and Casius Laizel (ranked 568 p4p, 557 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Clarkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Casius Laizel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarkson throws a combination. Laizel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Laizel gets tackled into the cage by Clarkson. Clarkson maintains the clinch.
Clarkson 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.
Clarkson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laizel has him pressed against the cage.
Clarkson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clarkson clinches with his opponent.
Clarkson looking to throw knees to the head but Laizel is blocking nicely.
Clarkson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Laizel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clarkson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clarkson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Laizel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Clarkson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarkson tries for a takedown but Laizel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarkson misses with a takedown attempt - Laizel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clarkson goes for a double leg but Laizel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Laizel continues to drive forward.
Laizel is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Clarkson can't fight it off and eventually Laizel manages to take the fight to the floor. Clarkson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laizel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Laizel's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Clarkson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Laizel is controlling him.
Laizel pushes down on Clarkson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Clarkson wants to control but Laizel is keeping busy.
Laizel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Clarkson defends it well.
Laizel winds up and cracks Clarkson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, if Laizel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Laizel in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Clarkson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Laizel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Casius Laizel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Montana (ranked 3545 p4p, 3983 weight class) and Sonny Bill Williams (ranked 447 p4p, 497 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sonny Bill Williams!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Montana lands.
Montana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
A big left from Montana misses.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Sonny Bill Williams has been cut.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams jabs Montana right on the nose. Montana blinks but takes it well.
A jab lands there for Montana.
Montana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the cage.
Montana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Montana throws an elbow that misses.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Montana to keep the fight standing.
Williams is working for takedown but Montana is calmly controlling the position for now.
Joe Montana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Bill Williams.
Montana gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Montana will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Williams up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Montana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Montana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams wants a takedown.
Montana gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.
Montana throws an elbow but it misses.
Montana leaning his opponent against the cage.
Williams is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Montana is defending well.
Montana scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Montana gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Montana gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Montana gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Williams wants to take the fight to the mat but Montana manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Williams's coach down at 88Fight Club Gym88.. 800pw (15 COACHES) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Williams's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Montana.
The referee calls for Montana to work.
Montana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Montana misses with an elbow strike.
Montana lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams jumps guard but Montana stands there with Williams around his waist. Williams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams looking for a takedown.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Montana turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montana.
Montana prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Montana gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Montana turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Montana - that landed with a thud.
Williams looks winded!
A bit of stalling here from Montana.
Williams tries for a takedown but Montana manages to get underhooks.
Williams avoids a wild elbow strike from Montana.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montana.
Montana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Montana.
Montana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Montana is controlling him.
Montana prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Montana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Montana is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Montana lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Montana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Montana has the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Montana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Bill Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot by Montana.
Montana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Montana moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Montana, as that shot connected.
Williams is looking to clinch but Montana is avoiding it.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montana manages to avoid it.
Montana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams throws a right hand that Montana ducks under and follows up with a left that Montana also avoids with ease.
Montana fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Williams is rocked!
Montana measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Williams! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Joe Montana!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Reid (ranked 6103 p4p, 3170 weight class) and Scotty Neer (ranked 634 p4p, 434 weight class). Neer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Back In Black kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Scotty Neer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scotty Neer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Neer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Reid chips away with some ground and pound.
Reid has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Neer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neer has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Reid should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Neer has tightened it up now! Reid should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Scotty Neer!
Scotty Neer made sure to mention his sponsor, Overeem’s Horse Meat in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Tunkles (ranked 4992 p4p, 3705 weight class) and Derrone Biggums (ranked 568 p4p, 467 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Tunkles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derrone Biggums!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunkles swings for the body but Biggums moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Biggums has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tunkles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Biggums connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Biggums fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tunkles, pushing him back against the cage.
Tunkles trying to stall but Biggums improves his position.
Biggums lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tunkles has had enough of the clinch but Biggums keeps him there for the moment.
Biggums digs a right hand into Tunkles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tunkles's gas tank.
Tunkles is breathing heavily.
Biggums tries to throw a body punch but Tunkles avoids it by throwing Biggums back against the cage.
Biggums is struggling to control the position.
A short body shot lands from Biggums as the two fighters clinch.
Biggums misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggums lands a body punch in the clinch.
Biggums stalling.
Biggums works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tunkles is looking to stand back up but Biggums counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tunkles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tunkles taking some punishment here, with Biggums in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Biggums passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggums in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Biggums is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Tunkles is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Derrone Biggums!
An out of breath Derrone Biggums thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin McDudley (ranked 4385 p4p, 3471 weight class) and Kwawi Mumba (ranked 539 p4p, 439 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin McDudley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwawi Mumba!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mumba misses with a left hand
and Mumba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDudley misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Mumba to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Colin McDudley has been cut.
McDudley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mumba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McDudley scores with the left hand. Mumba knows he should have avoided that one.
Mumba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colin McDudley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mumba.
Mumba misses with a body shot.
Mumba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDudley manages to avoid it.
Mumba just misses with a punch to the body.
McDudley swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Mumba counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Mumba misses its intended target.
McDudley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDudley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mumba throws out the jab.
McDudley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McDudley throws a hook to the side of Mumba's head but Mumba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDudley lands a nice looking body shot.
McDudley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mumba.
McDudley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mumba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDudley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McDudley clinches up with Mumba and pushes him back against the cage.
McDudley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDudley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mumba's elbow.
Mumba is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mumba wants to stall.
Mumba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McDudley prevents Mumba from breaking the clinch.
McDudley throws a head punch that misses.
McDudley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McDudley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDudley lands with a right to the head.
Mumba is looking to break free of the clinch but McDudley has double underhooks.
McDudley tries to work over Mumba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDudley has Mumba pressed against the cage, preventing Mumba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDudley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mumba or not.
Mumba trying to stall but McDudley improves his position.
Mumba working hard to break the clinch.
McDudley struggles to land a body shot inside as Mumba controls his hands.
Mumba tries to break the clinch but McDudley is controlling the position.
Mumba wants to get back to striking at distance but McDudley won't allow it.
McDudley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mumba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mumba wants to break the clinch but can't.
I was talking to McDudley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McDudley tries to throw a body punch but Mumba avoids it by throwing McDudley back against the cage.
Mumba wants to break free but McDudley has control.
McDudley tries a body shot but Mumba blocks it.
A short body shot lands from McDudley as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumba is trying to break free.
Mumba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mumba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDudley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mumba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDudley tries a body shot but Mumba blocks it.
McDudley working aggressively here.
Mumba working hard to break the clinch.
McDudley can't find room to land a body shot as Mumba controls the action.
McDudley lands a shoulder strike.
Mumba blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from McDudley.
Good body shot from McDudley.
A short right from McDudley on the inside.
McDudley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDudley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDudley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDudley lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDudley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDudley lands a right hand.
McDudley keeps control of Mumba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mumba blocks a body shot from McDudley.
A short left from McDudley.
Mumba blocks an uppercut.
Mumba is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mumba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mumba is looking to break free of the clinch but McDudley has double underhooks.
Mumba is trying to stall.
McDudley lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from McDudley fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mumba is looking to break free of the clinch but McDudley has double underhooks.
Mumba is looking to control McDudley's arms but McDudley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mumba has his back to the cage.
McDudley lands a body shot in the clinch.
McDudley tries to work over Mumba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colin McDudley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colin McDudley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McDudley throws a body shot but no joy.
McDudley connects with a jab.
Mumba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDudley moves away.
Mumba defending well as McDudley loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Mumba misses.
McDudley misses with a hook. Mumba ducked under it nicely.
Mumba looks to throw the jab but McDudley is out of range.
Mumba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDudley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Colin McDudley's cut is getting worse.
McDudley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mumba on the side of the head.
McDudley slips under a jab from Mumba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDudley jabs Mumba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McDudley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mumba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mumba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDudley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mumba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mumba walks into a left hand.
McDudley gets a clinch.
McDudley tries to work over Mumba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDudley tries to throw a body punch but Mumba avoids it by throwing McDudley back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mumba.
Mumba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mumba is looking to control McDudley's arms but McDudley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mumba has his back to the cage.
Mumba blocking some punches.
Mumba is trying to force a seperation but McDudley has the dominant position.
Mumba is trying to break the clinch but McDudley has him pressed against the cage.
McDudley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mumba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDudley has him pressed against the cage.
McDudley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mumba wants to get back to striking at distance but McDudley won't allow it.
McDudley has a couple of punches blocked by Mumba.
McDudley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mumba or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDudley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mumba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McDudley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mumba tries to stall but McDudley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McDudley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by McDudley.
Mumba is trying to break the clinch but McDudley is controlling him.
McDudley has a couple of punches blocked by Mumba.
Colin McDudley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mumba blocks a body shot from McDudley.
McDudley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mumba is trying to break the clinch but McDudley has him pressed against the cage.
Mumba prevents a body shot from McDudley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDudley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mumba's elbow.
McDudley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mumba tries to break the clinch but McDudley is controlling the position.
McDudley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McDudley tries to throw a body punch but Mumba avoids it by throwing McDudley back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDudley keeps control of Mumba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McDudley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mumba can do to turn this around?
Mumba manages to break the clinch.
McDudley misses with an uppercut.
McDudley misses with a straight left.
Colin McDudley is winning the standup battle so far.
McDudley moves in looking to clinch but Mumba pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Mumba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mumba slips a straight right by McDudley.
Mumba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDudley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDudley lands with a nice body punch.
Mumba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mumba misses with a looping left.
McDudley jabs Mumba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McDudley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mumba counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mumba with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDudley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mumba.
Mumba lands with a nice body punch.
Mumba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDudley was well out of range. Poor timing from Mumba.
McDudley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mumba.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDudley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mumba was well out of range. Poor timing from McDudley.
McDudley tries to close the distance and clinch but Mumba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDudley throws a body shot but no joy.
McDudley misses the shot to the body.
McDudley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mumba lands a lovely overhand right.
Mumba lands with a nice body punch.
Mumba lands a big right hand that sends McDudley crashing to the mat! Mumba stays standing though and waves McDudley back to his feet!
McDudley is rocked!
Colin McDudley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Colin McDudley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kwawi Mumba!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darius Frank (ranked 3371 p4p, 2524 weight class) and Senor Submission (ranked 428 p4p, 344 weight class). Frank's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Trapper x Foogiano . The key to victory for Darius Frank has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Senor Submission!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Submission throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Frank was covering up waiting for the punch and Submission finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frank tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Frank looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frank is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Submission is aware though and is defending well.
Frank keeping moving, preventing Submission from controlling successfully.
Submission controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Frank controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank 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.
Submission pushes down on Frank's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Frank is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frank is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Submission pulls his head out easily.
Frank looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Frank moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Submission trying to control but Frank is working from the bottom.
Submission must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Submission got a little sloppy there for a moment and Frank has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Submission has managed to get both his arms back between Frank's legs - danger averted.
Submission trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Submission is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Frank is adopting a defensive guard.
Submission showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Submission really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frank. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Submission wants to control from the top but Frank keeps moving.
Frank is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Submission 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.
Submission trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Submission trying to control the position from guard on top but Frank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frank had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Submission defends it easily.
Submission trying to control the position from guard on top but Frank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Submission pushing down on Frank's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Submission is trying to control the action in half guard but Frank is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Frank wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Submission throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Frank to regain full guard.
Submission wants to pass the guard but Frank is keeping the position.
Frank throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Submission won't allow Frank to sweep him here.
Submission showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Submission lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Submission trying to control but Frank is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Frank dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circling - Frank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frank lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Frank stuffs the takedown attempt from Submission. Submission gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Frank misses.
Submission is trying hard to land a takedown here. Frank sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Darius Frank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frank misses with a body kick.
Submission shoots in but no luck this time.
Darius Frank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Senor Submission.
Submission fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Frank to the ground. Submission is now in Frank's guard.
Submission wants to control from the top but Frank keeps moving.
Frank keeping full guard, as Submission tries to pass.
Frank is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank controlling Submission's posture.
Frank looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Submission pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frank is keeping the position for now.
Frank is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Submission wants to control from the top but Frank keeps moving.
Submission tries to free his leg and advance position but Frank is retaining full guard.
Frank definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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.
Frank is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Submission trying to control but Frank is working from the bottom.
Submission might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Frank haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Submission sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Frank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Submission.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank throws a sloppy head kick and Submission moves out of range easily.
Submission tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Frank defends well and Submission ends up having to push Frank into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Frank misses with a head kick.
Frank swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Frank misses.
Submission staying out of range there.
Submission shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frank but Frank pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Frank.
Submission drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Frank is not content to let Submission control the position.
Frank tries to bench press Submission off him but Submission keeps the position.
Frank sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Submission is trying to control the action in half guard but Frank is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Submission thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Frank is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Frank is pressing down on Submission's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Frank is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Submission wants to control from the top but Frank keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Submission can do to turn this around?
Submission sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Frank dominated that second round.
That's time! Frank's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Submission shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Submission was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Submission is looking to take a break and control but Frank is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frank is trying to get back to half guard.
Submission trying to control the action but Frank is working from the bottom.
Frank is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Submission content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Frank tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Submission wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank sneaks back into half guard.
Submission seems to be looking for submissions.
Frank looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Submission is thwarting Frank's attempts to control the position.
Submission is working for a submission of some sort.
Submission wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frank keeps working.
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.
Frank slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Submission trying to control but Frank is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Frank is on top in guard.
Frank working some strikes from top position.
Frank won't allow Submission to sweep him here.
Submission looking for a guillotine here but Frank defends easily.
Submission has momentary wrist control but Frank slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank trying to control the position from guard on top but Submission is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Submission looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Frank passes into half guard.
Submission is trying to control but can't.
Darius Frank is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Submission tries to roll over but Frank keeps him under control.
Frank wants to pass the guard but Submission is defending well.
Submission looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Frank seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Frank moves nicely into side control.
Frank decides to stand up, so the ref orders Submission to his feet.
Submission fails with the takedown.
Frank connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Submission's hands.
Submission tries to move into range but Frank moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Submission goes for a double leg but Frank avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Frank continues to drive forward.
Frank leaves Submission with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Darius Frank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Senor Submission.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Submission.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frank slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Submission fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Senor Submission has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Submission throws a looping overhand right but Frank ducks down to avoid it.
Frank thinks about countering with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Frank showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frank 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Frank!
Darius Frank 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 Ispa Mfer (ranked 2305 p4p, 2715 weight class) and Dill Nickle (ranked 233 p4p, 267 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dill Nickle!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Dill Nickle has been cut.
Mfer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nickle is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nickle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nickle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nickle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mfer.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Nickle saw that one coming.
Nickle loads up on a big right hand but Mfer slips the punch.
Nickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mfer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nickle throws an overhand right that lands on Mfer's shoulder, as Mfer tries to avoid the shot.
Nickle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickle lands with a right hand.
Nickle swings for the body but Mfer moves out of range.
Nickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mfer.
Nickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mfer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mfer clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer presses Nickle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mfer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nickle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mfer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A jab from Mfer finds it's way through Nickle's defenses.
Mfer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nickle in his tracks.
Mfer looks to land a left hand but Nickle moved out of range nicely.
Nickle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nickle ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickle. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mfer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nickle manages to circle out of the way.
Nickle looks to land a left hand but Mfer moved out of range nicely.
Mfer throws the left hand but Nickle avoids the punch easily.
Nickle throws a lazy uppercut
and Mfer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mfer throws a looping overhand right but Nickle ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Mfer.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike.
Mfer lands an uppercut.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Nickle misses with a body punch.
Mfer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nickle backwards.
Nickle is rocked!
Mfer digs a right hand into Nickle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nickle's gas tank.
Nickle misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mfer scores with a shoulder strike.
Nickle is still on wobbly legs! Can Mfer finish him?
Nickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nickle seems to have recovered his senses.
Nickle goes for a takedown attempt but Mfer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ispa Mfer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dill Nickle.
Nickle throws a body punch but Mfer moves out of range.
Nickle has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A swing and a miss from Mfer.
Mfer clinches.
Nickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nickle tries a body shot but Mfer blocks it.
Mfer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nickle tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mfer drops Nickle onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Nickle is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Mfer.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike.
Nickle tries to score a body lock takedown but Mfer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nickle can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Mfer lands a big right hand that drops Nickle! The killer instinct kicks in and Mfer finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Mfer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Mfer!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Scott (ranked 2226 p4p, 2230 weight class) and Hunter Biden (ranked 32 p4p, 70 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Gods Bound by Rules. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyron Scott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Biden!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biden stuffs the takedown.
Scott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt
and Biden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scott gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Scott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyron Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Biden feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Scott sprawling to the canvas! Scott rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Biden finish him?!
Scott is rocked!
It looks like Tyron Scott has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crack! Biden connects with the perfect overhand right and Scott falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Biden!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hunter Biden!
Hunter Biden is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Hunter Biden was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Tyron Scott was interviewed post fight and said 'Pathetic win. You trash and everyone khow it!'.
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