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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Soza (ranked 23492 p4p, 5088 weight class) and Jan Moder (ranked 642 p4p, 534 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 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Soza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Moder!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soza looks to land a body kick but Moder moved away.
Moder lands a jab-cross combination.
Soza walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good leg kick by Moder.
Soza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soza takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Moder. Beautiful body shot.
Soza is breathing heavily.
Moder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Soza.
Moder lands a big uppercut and Soza crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Soza looks OK. Moder waves Soza back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moder sends Soza crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Moder is motioning to the referee to let Soza up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Soza is rocked!
Moder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Soza get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Soza stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Moder runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jan Moder!
After winning the bout, Jan Moder thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Im Groot (ranked 5703 p4p, 5113 weight class) and Luke Bowy (ranked 573 p4p, 536 weight class). Im Groot has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Im Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Bowy!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groot misses with the combination.
Groot tries to land a leg kick but Bowy saw it coming and moves away.
Bowy lands a front kick.
Groot misses with a double jab.
Bowy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Groot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bowy avoids the body shot from Groot.
Groot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bowy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bowy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bowy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Groot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bowy. That's going to slow Groot down.
Bowy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Groot's hands.
Groot misses with a body kick.
Groot takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Groot lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bowy backs up against the cage.
 It looks like Luke Bowy has been cut.
Bowy lands with a kick to the temple. Groot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
 It looks like Im Groot has been cut.
Groot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bowy throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groot misses with a body shot.
Bowy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Groot throws out a loose jab but Bowy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowy tests Groot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Groot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bowy counters with a good low kick that Groot was not able to check.
Groot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Groot lands with a good body shot.
Groot misses with a body shot.
Bowy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Groot.
Groot misses with a hook. Bowy ducked under it nicely.
Groot is looking to wear down Bowy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bowy lands with a nice combination. Groot backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowy throws a body punch but Groot moves out of range.
Bowy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Groot moves away.
Groot throws a big counter combination but Bowy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bowy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Groot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Groot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bowy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowy is just out of range.
Groot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bowy.
Bowy slips a jab and a cross from Groot.
Bowy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowy scores with a jab to the head.
Groot misses with a straight right.
Bowy scores with a nice head shot.
Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowy manages to avoid it.
Groot misses with a hook. Bowy ducked under it nicely.
Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowy.
Bowy cracks Groot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Groot shoots in looking for a takedown. Bowy tries to sprawl out of it but Groot keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bowy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowy looks to land a body kick but Groot moved away.
Luke Bowy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowy.
Groot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bowy! But no joy.
Groot dives in for a single leg takedown but Bowy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bowy tries a body shot but Groot blocks it.
Groot prevents Bowy from breaking the clinch.
Groot misses with an elbow over the top.
Bowy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Groot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Groot throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bowy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Bowy as the two fighters clinch.
Bowy blocks an elbow strike.
Bowy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groot tries for a takedown but Bowy manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Im Groot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Bowy.
Bowy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Groot.
Bowy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowy misses with a body punch.
Groot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bowy tries to throw a body punch but Groot avoids it by throwing Bowy back against the cage.
Bowy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Groot prevents a body shot from Bowy.
Groot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Bowy fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Groot is trying to stall.
Groot tries to pull guard but Bowy holds him up against the cage and eventually Groot drops back down to his feet.
Groot wants to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Bowy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bowy scores with a head kick.
Bowy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Im Groot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Groot misses with a jab to the body
and Bowy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bowy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Groot. Bowy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Groot throws a body punch but Bowy moves out of range.
Bowy flicks out a counter leg kick but Groot steps away.
Luke Bowy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decent striking displayed by Bowy there.
Bowy throws a front kick that sends Groot stumbling back into the cage.
Bowy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Groot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Groot takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Groot blocks a head kick by Bowy.
Bowy misses the jab.
Bowy looks to land a body kick but Groot moved away.
Bowy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bowy counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groot throws a right and a left that Bowy avoids nicely.
Bowy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Groot.
Groot throws a body punch but Bowy moves out of range.
Groot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bowy thuds his shin into the meat of Groot's side.
Bowy moves out of range as Groot strikes.
Groot wants to clinch.
Bowy misses the shot to the body.
Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Bowy moves out of range easily.
Groot tries to score with a low kick but Bowy moves his leg out of the way.
Groot moves out of range of the body kick from Bowy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bowy.
Bowy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Groot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bowy connects with a single shot there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bowy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bowy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Groot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bowy delivers a nice body kick.
Bowy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bowy scores with a kick to the body.
Groot misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Groot takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Groot shoots in for a takedown but Bowy shows good takedown defense.
Groot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Groot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bowy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Groot scrambles back to his feet.
Bowy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bowy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowy ducks under a wild hook from Groot.
Groot avoids the head kick by Bowy.
Bowy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A punch combination from Groot misses.
Bowy tries a quick counter leg kick but Groot is wise to it.
Bowy with a nice calf kick.
Bowy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Groot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Groot takes a swing at Bowy's ribcage but misses.
Groot backing away here, and Bowy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Bowy as he connects with a hook.
Crunch! Bowy slams his shin into Groot's torso.
Nice takedown defense from Bowy. No joy for Groot on that attempt.
Bowy with a jab.
Groot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Groot there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice jab there from Bowy.
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!
Bowy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Groot misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Groot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bowy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Groot somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Im Groot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowy looks for the body kick but Groot saw that one coming.
Groot is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bowy.
Groot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Groot thuds his right hand into Bowy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That has opened up Luke Bowy's cut even more.
Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bowy.
Bowy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Groot.
Groot takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bowy scores with a push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Bowy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bowy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bowy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Groot walks into a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bowy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bowy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bowy connects with an inside leg kick.
Bowy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bowy scores with a jab to the body.
Bowy tries a head kick but it misses.
Groot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Bowy.
Bowy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bowy thumps Groot with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Groot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bowy counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bowy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Groot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowy tries a head kick but it misses.
Groot closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Groot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Groot's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Groot misses
and Bowy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Groot tries to clinch there but Bowy circles away.
Bowy swats away the attempt to clinch by Groot.
Groot throws a right and a left that Bowy avoids nicely.
Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bowy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Groot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowy.
Bowy misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bowy, as that shot connected.
Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowy was well out of range. Poor timing from Groot.
Groot tries to clinch but Bowy moves away
and Bowy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Groot.
Bowy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bowy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bowy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Groot will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Groot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bowy. Bowy obviously looking to wear him down.
Groot looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bowy connects with a jab.
Bowy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Groot.
Bowy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bowy throws a head kick that misses.
Groot takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Groot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luke Bowy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowy lands a nice shot to the body.
Groot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bowy slips under a jab.
Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowy manages to avoid it.
Bowy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice leg kick from Bowy, right into the meat of the thigh.
Groot tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bowy counters with a leg kick.
Bowy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bowy scores with a head kick. Groot tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bowy avoids the body shot from Groot.
Groot fails with a takedown attempt.
Bowy throws a head kick that misses.
Bowy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bowy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Groot shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bowy counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bowy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Groot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bowy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Groot.
Groot on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Im Groot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bowy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Groot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowy scores with a jab to the head.
Groot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bowy throws a head kick that misses
and Groot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bowy thinking.
Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowy manages to avoid it.
Bowy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Groot scores with a nice right hand.
Bowy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Groot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Bowy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bowy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Bowy!
Our winner, Luke Bowy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Branson White (ranked 3975 p4p, 5114 weight class) and Tim Udrich (ranked 485 p4p, 548 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Branson White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Udrich!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White swings for the body but Udrich moves out of range.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Branson White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Udrich lands an overhand right.
White drops Udrich with a beautiful combination! Udrich stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - White is looking for the KO!
 Udrich is rocked!
It looks like Tim Udrich has been cut.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from White.
A left lands for Udrich.
A jab from White misses.
Udrich avoids the head kick by White.
Udrich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from White.
White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Udrich to score with a decent uppercut.
Udrich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Udrich circles away.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White has Udrich up against the cage in a clinch.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Udrich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Udrich blocks with his arms.
Udrich misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Udrich tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Udrich tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Udrich digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Udrich is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Udrich.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Udrich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
Udrich working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Udrich.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
White cracks Udrich with a nice body shot.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Udrich blocks with his arms.
Udrich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White landing knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Udrich.
White missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Udrich scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Udrich avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
White scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
A nice left hand lands by Udrich.
Udrich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Udrich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
White misses with a punch to the body.
Udrich has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Udrich gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Udrich is defending well for now.
Udrich can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Udrich lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Udrich.
Udrich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Udrich.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White prevents a body shot from Udrich.
Udrich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udrich avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
White really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Udrich stops a takedown attempt from White.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Udrich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Udrich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Udrich breaks from the clinch.
Udrich throws a one two combo.
Udrich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
Udrich scores with a jab to the jaw.
White throws a jab when Udrich was well out of range.
White clinches.
White pulls guard.
White has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Udrich is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for White.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White is looking to regain half guard here but Udrich keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udrich moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White tries to improve position but can't.
Udrich takes a little break here. White wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
White is looking for a sweep.
White manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Udrich is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Udrich seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Udrich prevents White from improving his position.
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 Branson White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Udrich's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Udrich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
Udrich lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
Udrich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Udrich's head.
White lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Branson White is winning the standup battle so far.
Udrich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
White wants to clinch.
White misses with a wild combination.
White takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
White misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Udrich.
Udrich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udrich scores with a body shot.
Udrich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from White.
White tries to clinch there but Udrich circles away.
White lands a nice looking body kick.
Udrich goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick by White - that's a beauty! Udrich is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even White can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Branson White!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Tate Jr (ranked 2728 p4p, 5758 weight class) and Jovi Dufren (ranked 345 p4p, 569 weight class). Aaron Tate Jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Tate Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jovi Dufren!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Jr throws the left hand but Dufren avoids the punch easily.
Tate Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dufren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dufren misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate Jr. Dufren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate Jr lands a body shot.
Tate Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dufren manages to avoid it.
Dufren drives through and clinches with Tate Jr against the cage.
Dufren tries a body shot but Tate Jr blocks it.
Dufren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dufren scores with a shot to the side of Tate Jr's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Tate Jr.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tate Jr lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Jr throws a hook but Dufren blocks it.
Tate Jr moves away from the strike by Dufren.
Dufren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tate Jr misses with a body shot.
Dufren missing with a left hand there. Tate Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dufren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tate Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dufren was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr blocks a jab.
Dufren throws a body punch but Tate Jr moves out of range.
Tate Jr lands with a right hand.
Tate Jr is looking to wear down Dufren with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dufren misses with an uppercut
and Tate Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jovi Dufren has been cut.
Tate Jr ducks under a wild hook from Dufren.
Tate Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dufren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from Tate Jr finds it's target.
Dufren takes one to the chin there.
Dufren wants to clinch up but Tate Jr keeps it at a distance.
Tate Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Tate Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dufren is rocked!
Dufren misses with a hook. Tate Jr ducked under it nicely.
Dufren is still on wobbly legs! Can Tate Jr finish him?
Tate Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dufren gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Tate Jr gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Tate Jr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cox (ranked 4008 p4p, 3678 weight class) and Larry Underwood (ranked 489 p4p, 445 weight class). Larry Underwood acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 Montreal, John Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larry Underwood!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Cox moves out of range of the strikes.
Oooooh!!! Underwood has knocked Cox down with a huge combo! Underwood steps away and waves a wobbly Cox back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like John Cox has been cut.
Cox throws a nice looking combination but Underwood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Underwood throws a lazy right hand but Cox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Underwood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Underwood misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Cox misses.
Cox throws a right and a left that Underwood avoids nicely.
Cox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Underwood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cox.
Cox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cox misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox lands with a nice combination. Underwood backs away looking to recover.
Cox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Underwood throws out the jab.
Underwood stuns Cox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Underwood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Underwood gets tackled into the cage by Cox. Cox maintains the clinch.
Cox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Underwood.
Cox looking for a takedown.
Underwood jumps guard but Cox stands there with Underwood around his waist. Underwood gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cox has been working on his balance at Puncher's Chance Collective, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Underwood.
Underwood prevents a body shot from Cox.
Cox lands an uppercut.
Cox misses with a punch to the body.
Cox controlling the action here for a moment.
Cox has Underwood pressed against the cage, preventing Underwood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underwood has picked Cox up - he's going for a ride! Underwood dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cox tries to get out of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cox is looking to improve his position.
Cox regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cox 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.
Cox keeping full guard, as Underwood tries to pass.
Underwood is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cox managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox looking to control.
Underwood is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Underwood trying to control but Cox is working from the bottom.
Underwood tries to free his leg and advance position but Cox is retaining full guard.
Cox is trying to keep Underwood in close.
Cox pulls Underwood in close to his closed guard and prevents Underwood from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Underwood wants to control from the top but Cox keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Underwood swings for the body but Cox moves out of range.
Cox tries to clinch up but Underwood circles away and keeps his distance.
Cox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Underwood.
Underwood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Underwood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cox cracks Underwood with an open hand slap.
Cox ducks under a wild hook from Underwood.
Cox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Underwood pinned against the cage. Underwood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A countering left hand to the body from Underwood misses.
Underwood tries to bum rush Cox with a series of wild strikes but Cox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Underwood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Cox's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Underwood throws a body punch but Cox moves out of range.
Cox has Underwood up against the cage in a clinch.
Cox turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Cox slows the pace down.
Cox working away.
Underwood tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cox wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Underwood felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Underwood taking a bit of punishment here - Cox scoring with strikes.
Cox is looking to take a break and control but Underwood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Underwood gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Underwood tries to roll over but Cox keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cox's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cox's back!
Underwood is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Cox knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Cox for a finish.
Cox tries to roll but Underwood sticks to his back.
Underwood avoiding Cox 's attempts to control his hands.
Underwood biding his time, looking for the opening.
Underwood has managed to slip his arm under Cox's chin. This could be all over... yep, Cox is tapping out! Submission win for Underwood.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Larry Underwood!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reza Chas (ranked 3379 p4p, 3155 weight class) and DeShawn Robinson (ranked 417 p4p, 390 weight class). DeShawn Robinson 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reza Chas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShawn Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chas misses with a leg kick.
Chas throws a series of punches but Robinson avoids them all with ease.
Despite the aggression on Robinson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Robinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chas.
Robinson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Chas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chas throws a sloppy head kick and Robinson moves out of range easily.
Robinson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Chas.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chas throws out the jab.
Chas throws a leg kick
and Robinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chas throws a lazy uppercut
and Robinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reza Chas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Robinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robinson misses with a body punch
and Chas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Robinson lands a body shot.
Robinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chas backwards.
Chas taking a breather.
Chas stalling against the cage.
Robinson tries to work over Chas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson.
Robinson tries to throw a body punch but Chas avoids it by throwing Robinson back against the cage.
Robinson lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson.
Robinson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chas missing with knees to the body.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson avoiding damage as Chas throws knees to the body.
Robinson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chas blocks a body shot from Robinson.
Chas is trying to maintain a safe position but Robinson gets an underhook and turns Chas into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robinson.
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Robinson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chas wants to slow Robinson down by chopping away at his legs.
Robinson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chas doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Chas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chas tries a low kick but Robinson avoids it.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chas throws a low kick, looking for Robinson's leg but Robinson calmly moves out of range.
Chas scoring well with a low kick there.
Chas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chas counters by clinching up.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robinson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chas backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Robinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike.
Robinson tries a body shot but Chas blocks it.
Robinson avoiding damage as Chas throws knees to the body.
Chas missing with knees to the body.
Chas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Chas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
Chas looking to stall.
Robinson cracks Chas with a nice body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chas throws an elbow but misses.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Chas backwards.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Chas.
Robinson lands with a light punch inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chas.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike.
Chas takes a shot to the head.
Chas is rocked!
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Chas.
Oh Chas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws an elbow that misses.
Chas seems to have got his legs back now.
Chas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Robinson lands a left hand.
Robinson avoiding damage as Chas throws knees to the body.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robinson avoiding damage as Chas throws knees to the body.
Chas taking a breather.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson drops Chas onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Chas is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Robinson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Chas's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Chas drops to his knees and Robinson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeShawn Robinson!
DeShawn Robinson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Robson (ranked 2877 p4p, 2880 weight class) and Roger Cleveland (ranked 380 p4p, 382 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Cleveland!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson scores with a decent looking hook.
Robson slips under a jab from Cleveland.
Robson misses the shot to the body.
Robson throws a hook but Cleveland blocks it.
Robson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Robson scores with a hook to the body. Cleveland takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Cleveland.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cleveland manages to avoid it.
Cleveland throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem.
Cleveland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cleveland throws a right hand that misses
letting Robson counter with a right hand.
Robson lands with a straight right. Cleveland didn't see that one coming.
Cleveland looks to score with a jab to the body but Robson is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Cleveland.
We've been told by Robson's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cleveland throws a hook but Robson avoids it easily.
Robson misses with an uppercut. Cleveland saw that one coming.
Cleveland is looking for the big counter here.
Cleveland has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
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!
Cleveland looks to throw the jab but Robson is out of range.
Cleveland falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robson moves into the clinch.
Cleveland tries to break the clinch but Robson is controlling the position.
Robson tries to throw a body punch but Cleveland avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleveland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cleveland misses with a wild combination.
Cleveland staying out of range there.
Cleveland misses with a combination
and Robson counters with a straight right hand.
Robson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cleveland.
Cleveland misses with a hook
and Robson counters with a nice body shot.
Cleveland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Robson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cleveland misses with a looping left.
Cleveland scores with a jab.
Cleveland scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from Cleveland misses.
Cleveland misses with a wild combination.
Roger Cleveland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robson moves away from the strike by Cleveland.
Cleveland takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Robson.
Cleveland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cleveland throws an off balance right hand
and Robson counters with a right hand to the body.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Cleveland.
Robson loads up on a big right hand but Cleveland slips the punch.
Cleveland lands a jab.
Robson throws a lazy right hand but Cleveland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cleveland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robson.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cleveland was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
Robson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Robson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cleveland moves forwards but Robson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cleveland swings widly with a right hand
and Robson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cleveland throws a hook but Robson avoids it easily.
Cleveland misses with a two punch combination.
Robson misses with a hook. Cleveland ducked under it nicely.
Cleveland looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cleveland throws a right hand that misses
and Robson moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Cleveland's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Robson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cleveland is trying to force a seperation but Robson has the dominant position.
Robson tries to work over Cleveland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cleveland has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Robson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cleveland prevents a body shot from Robson.
Cleveland tries to circle away but Robson has him pinned against the cage.
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cleveland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cleveland's elbow.
Cleveland stalling in the clinch but Robson improves position.
Cleveland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cleveland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Cleveland lands an impressive looking overhand right. Robson doesn't seem phased though.
Cleveland lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Robson misses.
Robson misses with a hook. Cleveland ducked under it nicely.
Cleveland throws a hook but Robson avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robson.
Robson lands a jab.
Robson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robson misses with a looping right.
Cleveland might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cleveland misses with an uppercut. Robson saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robson lands a nice looking body shot.
Robson cracks Cleveland with a right hand to the side of the head.
Robson moves out of range of the strikes.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Cleveland.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cleveland.
Robson scores with a decent looking hook.
Cleveland looks to land a combination but Robson avoids it well.
Robson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleveland connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robson momentarily.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cleveland was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
Robson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Robson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cleveland is just out of range.
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 Oliver Robson will probably get the nod.
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.
Cleveland blocks a low kick nicely.
Cleveland misses with a right hand
and Robson moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Robson.
Robson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cleveland is trying to break the clinch but Robson has him pressed against the cage.
Cleveland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robson blocks a jab.
Cleveland stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Robson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cleveland drops Robson with a beautiful combination! Robson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cleveland is looking for the KO!
Robson 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!
Cleveland connects with a stiff jab that staggers Robson - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roger Cleveland!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Leyton (ranked 1218 p4p, 2149 weight class) and Calogero Verdi (ranked 178 p4p, 296 weight class). Verdi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by CHAMPION. Timo Leyton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Calogero Verdi's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timo Leyton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calogero Verdi!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verdi misses with a hook
and Leyton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Verdi is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Leyton dives into side control.
Leyton is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Verdi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Leyton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Verdi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Verdi is in a horrible position here. Leyton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Leyton lands a big shot there that rocks Verdi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leyton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Verdi is rocked!
Leyton postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Verdi out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Leyton goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Timo Leyton!
A very excited looking Timo Leyton 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torraso Fisticuffs (ranked 2444 p4p, 2376 weight class) and Wanderlei Rua (ranked 314 p4p, 304 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torraso Fisticuffs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wanderlei Rua!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fisticuffs. Fisticuffs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
An inside leg kick from Rua misses.
Fisticuffs throwing a counter right hand but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fisticuffs.
Fisticuffs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rua sends Fisticuffs crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rua is motioning to the referee to let Fisticuffs up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fisticuffs is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua scores with a body shot.
Fisticuffs tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Fisticuffs looks to throw the jab but Rua is out of range.
Fisticuffs misses with a right hand
and Rua rattles Fisticuffs with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Fisticuffs tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Rua dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Fisticuffs stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wanderlei Rua!
During a confident post fight interview, Wanderlei Rua thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Armando (ranked 1144 p4p, 805 weight class) and Dirk Jammer (ranked 168 p4p, 123 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Armando!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dirk Jammer!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Armando misses the target.
Jammer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jammer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jammer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Armando throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Armando cracks Jammer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Armando.
Armando lands with a right hand.
It looks like Dirk Jammer has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armando. Jammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Armando misses its intended target.
Jammer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armando throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Armando throws a body punch but Jammer moves out of range.
Jammer scores with a jab to the 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!
Jammer moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jammer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Armando misses with a lunging right hand
and Jammer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armando pulls Jammer in close to prevent any damage.
Jammer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jammer looking to pass the guard.
Armando has control of Jammer's left arm, preventing Jammer from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jammer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jammer is stalling in the full guard.
Armando is pulling down on Jammer's head to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Armando throws a hook but Jammer blocks it.
Jammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Armando throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armando clobbers Jammer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jammer ducks under a wild hook from Armando.
Jammer feints the counter takedown.
Armando lands with a straight right. Jammer didn't see that one coming.
Armando throws a jab but it's blocked by Jammer.
And Jammer tries to counter it with a takedown but Armando pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jammer works the jab nicely.
Armando jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Jammer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Armando misses.
Armando misses with a right hand
enabling Jammer to counter with a crisp jab.
Armando throws a hook to the side of Jammer's head but Jammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Jammer tries to counter it with a takedown but Armando pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Armando misses with a body shot.
Armando scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jammer doesn't seem bothered though.
Jammer takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armando misses with an uppercut
and Jammer counters with a left to the body.
Jammer takes one to the chin there.
Armando misses the jab.
Armando lands with a right hand.
Armando cracks Jammer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Armando misses with an uppercut.
Armando works the jab nicely.
Jammer defending well as Armando loads up on a big left hand.
Armando jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Armando lands a jab.
A big left from Armando misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Armando dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Jammer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Armando loads up on a big right hand but Jammer slips the punch.
Armando drops Jammer with a straight right hand, right on the button! Armando follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Armando!
Diego Armando retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Diego Armando 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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