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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Falcon (ranked 3387 p4p, 23187 weight class) and Akello McGee (ranked 430 p4p, 621 weight class). Falcon comes to the cage accompanied by O Retrô Ativo - Heróis do Status Quo. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Falcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akello McGee!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcon looks for a takedown but McGee sprawls well.
McGee is looking to clinch but Falcon is avoiding it.
A head kick from McGee lands but Falcon takes it in his stride.
Falcon drives through with a takedown into McGee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McGee working a defensive guard here.
McGee keeping moving, preventing Falcon from controlling successfully.
McGee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Falcon defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McGee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Falcon is working McGee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Falcon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McGee is trying to hold Falcon in close to prevent damage but Falcon has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Falcon.
Falcon slips a nice elbow through McGee's hands, connecting with McGee's forehead.
Falcon is trying to work for a kimura but McGee is defending well.
Falcon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee is trying to get back to full guard.
McGee slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McGee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Falcon won't allow McGee to sweep him here.
Falcon connects with a couple of short punches.
Falcon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Falcon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee wants to control the position but Falcon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
McGee is looking to improve his position.
Falcon slows the pace down in half guard.
McGee looking for submissions off his back.
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. Falcon connects with a nice short shot to McGee's temple.
Falcon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Falcon is keen to just control but McGee is a slippery customer.
McGee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Falcon pulls his head out easily.
McGee is staying active underneath Falcon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee trying to control but Falcon postures up.
Falcon slows the pace down in half guard.
Falcon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McGee sees it coming and defends easily.
Falcon is taking a breather. McGee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Falcon is working for a kimura but McGee is defending it quite comfortably.
McGee is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Falcon dominated that 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.
Falcon shoots in for a takedown but McGee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McGee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Falcon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
McGee pushes Falcon off and gets back to his feet.
Falcon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Falcon has his takedown stuffed
and McGee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Falcon.
Falcon avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
Falcon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Falcon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Falcon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGee wants to clinch but Falcon slips to the side
and Falcon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Falcon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Falcon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGee's head.
Falcon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Falcon works over McGee with some ground and pound from guard.
McGee is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Falcon rolls with it to try and escape but McGee cranks on the arm and Falcon is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akello McGee!
A very excited looking Akello McGee made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Irwin (ranked 1803 p4p, 2043 weight class) and Norris Chow (ranked 187 p4p, 209 weight class). Norris Chow will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Norris Chow!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chow closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chow lands in his opponent's guard.
Irwin manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Chow gets caught napping as Irwin dives in and scores a takedown. Chow manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chow being controlled here, momentarily.
Chow trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Irwin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Irwin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chow for as long as he can get away with.
Chow working for a triangle but Irwin defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irwin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Irwin slips nicely into half guard.
Chow is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Irwin pulls his head out easily.
Irwin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Irwin is controlling the pace.
Chow trying to control but Irwin postures up.
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.
Irwin wants to stand up but Chow is controlling the position.
Irwin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chow is looking for a sweep. Irwin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Irwin controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chow throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Irwin.
Irwin blocks a head kick by Chow.
Chow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irwin.
Irwin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin takes a little break here. Chow wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Chow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chow struggling a bit here.
Irwin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four 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.
Irwin continues to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irwin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Christopher Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chow to the mat! Chow manages to get full guard.
Irwin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Irwin is pushing down on Chow's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chow is fighting to maintain full guard but Irwin has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Irwin trying to pass the guard but Chow defending well.
Irwin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Irwin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Irwin on the side of the head.
Irwin fails with the takedown.
Irwin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chow napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here.
Irwin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
More hug and hope from Irwin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow tries to improve position but can't.
Irwin controls the position.
Chow is looking to reverse the position.
Irwin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Chow will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Chow is trying to get back to half guard.
Irwin happy to just control the position for now.
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.
Chow is trying to improve his position.
Irwin controls the position.
Chow struggling a bit here.
Irwin just content to control the position.
Irwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chow can do to turn this around?
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.
Irwin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chow stuffs the takedown attempt from Irwin. Irwin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Irwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Irwin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chow unleashes a big counter combination but Irwin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Norris Chow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irwin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chow circles away.
Chow unleashes a big counter combination but Irwin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Irwin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chow is fending him off so far but Irwin persists. Nope, Chow circles away and we're back to standing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chow.
Irwin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chow counters with a one-two to the body.
Chow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chow wants it to stay on the feet.
Irwin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Irwin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Irwin shoots in and drives through. Chow sprawls well.
Chow lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irwin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chow circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Irwin is defended easily by Chow.
Chow feints a jab and as Irwin dips his head, Chow unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Irwin right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Irwin falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Chow smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Norris Chow!
A victorious Norris Chow thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liger Justin (ranked 2332 p4p, 5661 weight class) and Ty Moon (ranked 318 p4p, 546 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Liger Justin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ty Moon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Moon scores with a four punch combination!
Moon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moon connects with a nice looking jab.
Good exchange - Justin coming out on top.
Moon throws a lazy head kick
and Justin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Justin passes Moon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Moon sees it coming and defends easily.
Justin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Justin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Justin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Justin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Moon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justin working the head and body with strikes.
Justin prevents Moon from standing back up.
Justin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Justin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justin winds up and cracks Moon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moon has hold of Justin's hands but Justin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Moon taking some punishment here, with Justin in his half guard.
Justin working Moon over with strikes.
Justin stalling.
Justin working the head and body with strikes.
Justin lands with a punch from half guard.
Justin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Justin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Justin throwing shots but Moon is blocking nicely.
Justin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moon wants to get back to his feet.
Justin controlling the action here.
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. Justin connects with a nice short shot to Moon's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Justin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Justin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Justin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Moon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Justin slows the pace down in half guard.
Justin is nestled in close to Moon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liger Justin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moon throws out a loose jab but Justin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moon fails to land with a series of punches.
Moon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Justin closes the distance and clinches up with Moon, looking for a takedown. Justin pushes Moon against the cage but Moon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Justin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Justin misses with a wild body shot.
Moon loads up on a big right hand but Justin slips the punch.
Justin blocks a jab.
Justin fails to land the takedown.
Ty Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justin throws a jab when Moon was well out of range.
Justin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moon can do to turn this around?
Justin blocks a head kick by Moon.
Moon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moon throws a head kick but Justin moves out of range.
Justin throws a series of punches but Moon moves out of range.
As Justin backs off Moon throws a huge counter combo but Justin manages to avoid it all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moon throws a nice looking combination but Justin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Justin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moon ducks under a wild hook from Justin.
Moon tries to counter with a clinch but Justin shakes him off and moves away.
Justin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moon throws a series of punches but Justin moves out of range.
Liger Justin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon wants to land a leg kick but Justin is out of range.
Justin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Justin lands strikes from half guard.
Justin content to control rather than advance.
Justin throwing shots but Moon is blocking nicely.
Moon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Justin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Justin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moon defending well though.
Justin moves into full mount! Moon won't be happy about that!
Justin controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justin landing shots from mount.
Justin with a couple of short strikes.
Moon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justin cracks Moon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Justin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Justin lands a heavy elbow.
Justin has control of Moon's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Moon regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Justin is landing with some decent strikes but Moon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Liger Justin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Justin with good strikes from the mount here!
Justin controlling from the full mount.
Justin lands a nice shot to the head.
 Moon is rocked!
Justin postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Moon in real trouble here! The ref calls for Moon 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 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liger Justin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coyle (ranked 2339 p4p, 2214 weight class) and Don Cortez (ranked 294 p4p, 273 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Coyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez scores with a three punch combo!
 It looks like Chris Coyle has been cut.
Coyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice straight punches there by Cortez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cortez.
Cortez lands a left and a right that send Coyle crashing to the mat, dazed. Cortez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Coyle is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Coyle falls backwards - clearly groggy! Cortez dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Cortez!
A very excited looking Don Cortez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralo Gracie (ranked 2121 p4p, 2196 weight class) and Tim Blood (ranked 289 p4p, 302 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Blood!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Blood jumps guard and drags Gracie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Blood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie throws a sloppy strike and Blood has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Gracie is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Blood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Blood!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Long (ranked 2700 p4p, 2676 weight class) and Donald Fonald (ranked 334 p4p, 327 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Donald Fonald enters the cage!
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Excellent boxer
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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Fonald!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonald throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Fonald scores with a jab to the body.
Fonald moves into range and clinches up with Long.
Long trying to land knees to the body.
Fonald breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Long does no damage.
Long swinging wildly here.
Long fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fonald, pushing him back against the cage.
Fonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Long tries to clinch up but Fonald circles away and keeps his distance.
Fonald cracks Long with an open hand slap.
A leg kick checked by Fonald.
Long misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Fonald misses the target.
Long throws a leg kick but Fonald sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long misses with a low kick.
Fonald connects with an inside leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Long has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Fonald there.
Fonald misses with a straight right.
Long swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Long.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fonald darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fonald drives through and clinches with Long against the cage.
Long breaks from the clinch.
Fonald scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fonald looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Donald Fonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Fonald.
Long pushes Fonald up against the cage in a clinch.
Long doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long thuds a left hand into Fonald's body.
Fonald moves out of range of the body kick.
Long closes the distance and clinches.
Fonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long misses with a head kick.
Long throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Long.
Long ducks under a wild hook from Fonald.
Fonald throws a big shot that misses.
Ralph Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fonald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Long moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Fonald! Long continues to tee off on Fonald, landing with a left and a right! Long connects with a right hand that leaves Fonald sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Long!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ralph Long!
Ralph Long decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Jones (ranked 1529 p4p, 3152 weight class) and Chozen Gracie (ranked 44 p4p, 33 weight class). The key to victory for David Jones has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chozen Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jones escapes and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie trying to control but Jones postures up.
Jones tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
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.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jones tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gracie is in Jones's guard.
Gracie is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Gracie keeps trying to improve his position.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four 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.
Jones is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jones is trying to stand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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 David Jones will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Chozen Gracie has been cut.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Jones closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Gracie! Jones dives in looking to finish! Gracie is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Jones!
David Jones very nearly forgot to thank Carnage Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Hradek (ranked 1229 p4p, 2136 weight class) and Jack Tupp (ranked 152 p4p, 267 weight class). Tupp is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black No. 1. Jack Tupp acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Hradek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Tupp!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hradek shoots in for a takedown but Tupp shows good takedown defense.
Hradek misses with a shot to the body
and Tupp counters with a crisp one two that drops Hradek! Tupp thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hradek to his feet! Hradek is in big trouble!
Hradek shoots in but Tupp avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tupp! But no joy.
Tupp drops Hradek with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hradek looks back up at him and smiles so Tupp waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Jan Hradek has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tupp plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Hradek to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Hradek just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Tupp!
Jack Tupp made sure to mention his sponsor, Finnish Elite Extreme Science in his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cayden Abner (ranked 801 p4p, 2150 weight class) and Harold Kerzner (ranked 115 p4p, 295 weight class). Abner comes to the cage accompanied by Bulls On Parade. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cayden Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Kerzner!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Abner throws a body punch but Kerzner moves out of range.
Abner cracks a nice hook into Kerzner's ribs.
Kerzner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abner.
Abner is looking to slow Kerzner down with leg kicks.
Abner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Kerzner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Abner cracks Kerzner with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kerzner looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Abner finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abner misses with a low kick.
Kerzner throws a jab but it's blocked by Abner.
Abner throws a poor cross that misses
and Kerzner counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerzner misses with an uppercut.
Good work by Kerzner as he checks the leg kick.
Kerzner throws out a loose jab but Abner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kerzner.
Kerzner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Abner throws the kick towards the body but Kerzner avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner misses with a lunging right hand
and Kerzner counters with a takedown into side control.
Abner tries to buck Kerzner off but Kerzner is having none of it.
Abner gets back to half guard.
Abner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Abner wants to improve his position but Kerzner is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Abner misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Abner is not content to let Kerzner control the position.
Abner is defending against the submission attempts here by Kerzner.
Kerzner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerzner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kerzner is looking to advance position but Abner won't allow it.
Abner is pressing down on Kerzner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kerzner wants to control from the top but Abner keeps moving.
Kerzner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Abner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kerzner has managed to get both his arms back between Abner's legs - danger averted.
Kerzner trying to control the position from guard on top but Abner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Abner has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kerzner doesn't defend quickly enough and Abner has managed to lock this one up! Can Kerzner escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Abner on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cayden Abner!
After the fight, Cayden Abner was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bolo Yueng (ranked 531 p4p, 1185 weight class) and Balthazar Baker (ranked 74 p4p, 175 weight class). Yueng comes to the cage accompanied by Stranglehold by Ted Nugent . Balthazar Baker has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bolo Yueng !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balthazar Baker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yueng with a poor takedown
and Baker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yueng takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baker lands a lovely overhand right.
Baker throws a lazy right hand but Yueng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yueng appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Baker feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Yueng sprawling to the canvas! Yueng rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Baker finish him?!
Yueng is rocked!
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!
Baker fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Yueng square on the jaw! Damn, Yueng is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Balthazar Baker!
A relieved looking Balthazar Baker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Bolo Yueng spoke after the fight, saying 'Im speechless. I had a good game plan, I just couldn’t get it done'.
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