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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emelianenko Fedor (ranked 3307 p4p, 4207 weight class) and Barry Goldberg (ranked 122 p4p, 152 weight class). Fedor comes to the cage accompanied by Russian National Anthem plays as confetti rains down. . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emelianenko Fedor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 It looks like Barry Goldberg has been cut.
Goldberg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Goldberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab from Fedor.
Donk. Fedor catches Goldberg right on the button with a cross.
Fedor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Goldberg looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
 Goldberg is rocked!
Goldberg is pushing Fedor's head away, looking to escape. Fedor manages to hold on to the position though.
Goldberg is still in real trouble! Can Fedor finish him?
Fedor cracks Goldberg with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Fedor immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Goldberg is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Fedor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emelianenko Fedor!
A victorious Emelianenko Fedor 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Jones (ranked 3653 p4p, 3933 weight class) and Laughing Panda (ranked 76 p4p, 81 weight class). Jake Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Laughing Panda's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laughing Panda!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Panda blocks a head kick by Jones.
Panda feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones wants to sweep here but Panda controlling him for the moment.
Panda sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Panda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Panda from controlling successfully.
Panda sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Panda frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Panda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Panda is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jones can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Panda gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Panda looking to secure an arm triangle but Jones defends it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Panda swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jones is now in Panda's guard. A big mistake from Panda there, giving up the dominant position!
Panda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jones has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Panda is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Panda has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Panda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Panda is keeping the position.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Panda is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Jones frees his head nicely. Oh but Panda has switched to an armbar! Jones is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Laughing Panda!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Tumnus (ranked 1012 p4p, 5656 weight class) and Rick Rude (ranked 11 p4p, 175 weight class). Rude has chosen Beautiful People by - Marilyn Manson as his entrance music. Rick Rude will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mister Tumnus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Rude!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Rude misses.
and Rude counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Tumnus! He's just covering up as Rude starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Rude!
Rick Rude looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm just......RAVISHING '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob Cooter (ranked 3630 p4p, 1963 weight class) and James Gracie (ranked 75 p4p, 39 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Bob Cooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cooter but Cooter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cooter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooter is just out of range.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Cooter, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Cooter against the cage but Cooter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cooter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gracie swivels and escapes.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cooter defends it well.
Cooter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cooter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Billy Bob Cooter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Gracie.
Nice takedown defense from Cooter. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
James Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooter throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Cooter sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
Cooter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cooter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cooter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Cooter tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cooter wants to control for a moment but Gracie uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cooter is working away from the top position though.
Cooter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Cooter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Cooter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Cooter.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Cooter.
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.
Cooter not doing much here.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cooter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cooter's back!
Gracie not allowing Cooter to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob Cooter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cooter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie wants to control but Cooter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cooter is working for an americana but Gracie has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Cooter was thinking about the submission.
Cooter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gracie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gracie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gracie!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooter takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scoring with punches from side control.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cooter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cooter struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie trying to control the position but Cooter is working away.
Cooter wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cooter is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie wants to control but Cooter is keeping him busy.
James Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Let's hope that Gracie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cooter is being controlled here.
Cooter is looking for a sweep.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cooter, who protects the arm well.
Cooter is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Gracie politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gracie prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cooter can't do much from the bottom here.
Cooter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cooter keeps working.
Gracie working away.
Cooter is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie cracks Cooter with a big elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie tries for a kimura but Cooter is defending well.
Cooter can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Cooter appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Cooter sprawls well.
Gracie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cooter's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cooter looking for subs off his back but Gracie has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cooter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cooter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cooter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gracie winds up and cracks Cooter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cooter wants to control the action here but instead Gracie manages to pass to full mount!
Cooter is in a horrible position here. Gracie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cooter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cooter is in a horrible position here. Gracie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie lands with some strikes.
Gracie with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter tries to control the position but Gracie now has his back.
Gracie is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Cooter has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Gracie has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Cooter taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Gracie doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Gracie!
Our winner, James Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Gatsby (ranked 1676 p4p, 2766 weight class) and Monty Milano (ranked 29 p4p, 101 weight class). Gatsby comes into the arena with Yung n Bootyfull blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Gatsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Monty Milano!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatsby fails with the takedown
and Milano counters with a straight right hand.
Gatsby shoots and misses
and Milano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Milano's coach down at The Jungle Room was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Milano's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gatsby misses with a takedown
and Milano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Gatsby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gatsby is breathing heavily.
Gatsby with a lazy takedown attempt
and Milano counters with a nice right hand that sends Gatsby toppling to the canvas! Gatsby scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Milano finish him?!
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!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Milano knocks Gatsby out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Monty Milano!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Monty Milano made sure he mentioned Vegan Gains, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Jay Gatsby was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry Daisy.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aderbar Moura (ranked 1365 p4p, 3861 weight class) and Joey Kebab (ranked 19 p4p, 79 weight class). Aderbar Moura 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aderbar Moura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Kebab!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Chris Dean and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kebab scores with a sloppy right hand. Moura should have avoided that one.
Moura on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kebab keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Moura throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kebab was covering up waiting for the punch and Moura finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Moura drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Moura seems to have locked his on tight now - Kebab screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Moura, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Aderbar Moura!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Everest Frank (ranked 1796 p4p, 1635 weight class) and Terry Tungsten (ranked 65 p4p, 28 weight class). Frank comes to the cage accompanied by Knife Talk x Drake ft. 21 Savage x Project Pat. Tungsten has chosen Cover of The Rolling Stone by Dr. Hook as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everest Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terry Tungsten!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frank shoots in for a double leg but Tungsten sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tungsten is looking to clinch.
Tungsten has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tungsten throws a good cross that connects.
 It looks like Everest Frank has been cut.
Tungsten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Frank doesn't seem bothered though.
Tungsten tries to clinch up.
Frank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tungsten was well out of range. Poor timing from Frank.
Frank has been working on his balance at Thib's Sweat Shoppe, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tungsten.
Tungsten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tungsten leaves Frank with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tungsten lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Everest Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tungsten throws a big shot that misses.
Frank tries for a takedown but Tungsten circles away easily
and Tungsten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tungsten has Frank up against the cage in a clinch.
Tungsten manages to break the clinch.
Frank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tungsten scores with the left hand. Frank knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frank takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tungsten defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Frank.
Frank gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tungsten is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Frank swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frank tries to throw a body punch but Tungsten avoids it by throwing Frank back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tungsten.
Frank tries to stall but Tungsten uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A body shot lands from Tungsten.
Tungsten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tungsten prevents a body shot from Frank.
Tungsten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frank wants to clinch up but Tungsten keeps it at a distance.
Tungsten scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tungsten throws the left hand but Frank avoids the punch easily.
Frank wants to clinch.
Tungsten lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Terry Tungsten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tungsten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Frank doesn't seem bothered though.
Frank is breathing heavily.
Tungsten connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Everest Frank's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tungsten cracks Frank with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Frank looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tungsten finish him?
 Frank is rocked!
Frank switches off momentarily and Tungsten cracks him with a monster right hand! Frank topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Tungsten dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Tungsten!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Terry Tungsten!
Terry Tungsten 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Sepultra (ranked 2648 p4p, 1155 weight class) and Carlos Lopez (ranked 60 p4p, 13 weight class). Lopez has chosen Bob Dylan - Hurricane as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Damien Sepultra 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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Sepultra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sepultra scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut there from Sepultra.
Sepultra throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Sepultra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Sepultra cracks Lopez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sepultra misses with a right hand
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lopez defending well as Sepultra loads up on a big left hand.
Sepultra missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez slips under a jab.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sepultra definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sepultra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez misses with a hook. Sepultra ducked under it nicely.
Lopez rushes Sepultra and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sepultra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Lopez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sepultra backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepultra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Sepultra is breathing heavily.
Lopez tries to throw a body punch but Sepultra avoids it by throwing Lopez back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lopez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a shoulder strike.
Lopez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez lands a hook that snaps the head of Sepultra backwards.
Sepultra could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A shot in the inside from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lopez is working Sepultra over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sepultra or not.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez scores with a shot to the side of Sepultra's head.
Lopez presses Sepultra against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Lopez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a left hand.
Lopez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sepultra backwards.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike.
Sepultra is rocked!
Lopez pushes Sepultra against the cage. Lopez is working some dirty boxing. Lopez pushes off with a quick right hook! Sepultra goes down! Sepultra tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lopez moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Lopez!
Our winner, Carlos Lopez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Damien Sepultra stepped up to the mic, saying 'Granite, 84% Morale'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Smoke (ranked 949 p4p, 2412 weight class) and Sinun Blacktoe (ranked 10 p4p, 88 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smoke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Big Smoke's Order. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Smoke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinun Blacktoe!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blacktoe in his tracks.
It looks like Sinun Blacktoe has been cut.
Blacktoe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smoke swivels and escapes.
Smoke feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Blacktoe sprawling to the canvas! Blacktoe rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Smoke finish him?!
Blacktoe is rocked!
Smoke moves in close and cracks Blacktoe with a massive right hand! Blacktoe, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Smoke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Smoke!
A victorious Big Smoke 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergeant Smash (ranked 1272 p4p, 883 weight class) and Ramesses Rei (ranked 16 p4p, 8 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergeant Smash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramesses Rei!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rei throws a body shot but no joy.
Smash swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smash was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smash misses with a left hand
and Rei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rei throws a sloppy body shot
and Smash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smash throws a jab but it's blocked by Rei.
Smash looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rei has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smash is working away from the top position though.
Smash prevents Rei from improving his position.
Smash content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rei keeping hold of Smash's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smash.
Ramesses Rei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Rei both land. Nice combination.
Rei throws a jab when Smash was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smash ducks right into an uppercut from Rei.
Rei misses with a few strikes there.
Smash closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rei to the mat! Rei manages to get full guard.
Smash is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Smash slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smash moves into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smash misses with a head shot.
Smash controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei tries to hold on but Smash pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rei can't escape the position.
Rei tries to lock up and control but Smash gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rei tries to reverse the position but Smash maintains control.
Smash sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smash has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergeant Smash dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rei needs to keep his hands up - Smash had a free shot at his head there.
Smash misses with a right hand
and Rei counters with a right hand to the body.
Smash misses with a looping left.
Rei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rei's corner calls for a 1-2. Rei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rei misses with a double jab
enabling Smash to counter with a crisp jab.
Rei sizes up Smash with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rei throws a sloppy body shot
and Smash counters with a nice uppercut.
Rei lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Rei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smash misses with a looping right.
Rei's coach down at Bone Breakerz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rei's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rei clobbers Smash with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash misses with a hook. Rei ducked under it nicely.
Rei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smash manages to avoid it.
Smash takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rei just misses with a punch to the body.
Rei lands a head shot.
Smash defending well as Rei loads up on a big left hand.
Smash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rei.
Rei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smash swings for the body but Rei moves out of range.
Rei misses with an uppercut
and Smash holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rei tries a body shot but Smash blocks it.
Rei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rei working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei can't find room to land a body shot as Smash controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Smash.
Smash tries to throw a body punch but Rei avoids it by throwing Smash back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Smash.
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!
Rei misses with a punch on the inside.
Rei takes a shot to the head.
Rei has had enough of the clinch but Smash keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Smash.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rei.
Rei wants to break free but Smash has control.
I was talking to Smash's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smash fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rei takes a shot to the head.
Smash keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rei's efforts to push away.
Smash misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash being controlled against the cage.
Rei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smash goes for a takedown attempt but Rei pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ramesses Rei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smash moves away.
Rei sizes up Smash with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smash drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ramesses Rei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smash thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smash is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rei misses with a body shot.
Smash drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smash slips under a jab from Rei.
Smash swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rei lands a glancing blow to the side of Smash's head.
A jab from Rei misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rei feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smashs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rei missing with a left hand there. Smash was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rei throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Rei.
Rei misses with a double jab.
Rei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smash.
A little feinted left hand from Smash on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rei.
Rei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smash.
Smash throws a hook to the side of Rei's head but Rei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smash walks into a jab.
Rei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smash.
Smash takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smash clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ramesses Rei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Smash's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smash bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Smash content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Smash trying to control the position but Rei is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smash gets to mount! Rei was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smash content just to control the position here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Smash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smash sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smash continues to hold on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smash mounts Rei! Really nice guard pass there!
Smash takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rei is desperately trying to improve his position but Smash has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei tries to improve his position but instead Smash has taken his back!
Rei is in bad spot here.
Smash misses with punches from the back.
Smash tries to keep control of the position but Rei is staying busy.
Rei trying to control the action but Smash just sinks the hooks in.
Smash controlling from the back.
Rei fending off the submission attempt from Smash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smash avoiding Rei 's attempts to control his hands.
Smash has good solid back control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergeant Smash showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smash has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergeant Smash!
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