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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Walker (ranked 5877 p4p, 6910 weight class) and Akechi Yamato (ranked 594 p4p, 650 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lance Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akechi Yamato!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamato looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Walker controls the position from side control.
Walker has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Yamato!
Walker controlling the pace for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Walker controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Walker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yamato has given up his back.
Walker has good solid back control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamato defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Walker's arms.
Yamato is trying to defend against the choke here but Walker has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Walker Tightens the hold and Yamato taps out furiously! Walker displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lance Walker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renato Vieira (ranked 5627 p4p, 5243 weight class) and AJ Adams (ranked 615 p4p, 595 weight class). Adams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gold Medalist. Renato Vieira looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ Adams!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vieira tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Adams is in Vieira's guard.
Vieira is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Adams has his hands clasped together but Vieira extends and breaks Adams's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Vieira.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renato Vieira!
The defeated AJ Adams had this to say: 'It was a tough loss um Im gonna recover and we on to the next '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valasiliev Kalashnikov (ranked 4873 p4p, 4976 weight class) and Joey Crash (ranked 536 p4p, 546 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Valasiliev Kalashnikov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Crash!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crash 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.
Kalashnikov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kalashnikov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crash lands with a straight right. Kalashnikov didn't see that one coming.
 It looks like Valasiliev Kalashnikov has been cut.
That kick from Kalashnikov tenderised Crash's leg. Crash is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crash sizes up Kalashnikov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 Kalashnikov is rocked!
Crash cracks Kalashnikov with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joey Crash!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Tenacious (ranked 3543 p4p, 6278 weight class) and Booger Magee (ranked 430 p4p, 655 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Tenacious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Booger Magee!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magee scores with a nice strike.
Booger Magee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magee misses with a wild body shot.
Magee misses with a low kick.
Tenacious was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magee drops Tenacious with a beautiful combination! Tenacious stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Magee is looking for the KO!
It looks like Terry Tenacious has been cut.
Magee throws a looping overhand right but Tenacious ducks down to avoid it.
Magee drops Tenacious with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Tenacious! Magee dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Booger Magee!
Booger Magee very nearly forgot to thank Vegan Gains amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Knuckles (ranked 3306 p4p, 3790 weight class) and Anand Padagavakar (ranked 104 p4p, 124 weight class). Bobby Knuckles has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Knuckles !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anand Padagavakar!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Padagavakar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knuckles .
Bobby Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knuckles lands a jab to the nose.
 It looks like Anand Padagavakar has been cut.
Knuckles lands a jab to the nose.
Knuckles has been working on his boxing with his coaches at PRETTY PETERS FIGHT CLUB in the buildup to the fight.
Knuckles jabs at Padagavakar's body.
Padagavakar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knuckles cracks Padagavakar with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Padagavakar looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Knuckles finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Padagavakar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Padagavakar looks winded!
Knuckles lands with a big right hook that stumbles Padagavakar - he's out on his feet here! Knuckles follows up with another monster hook that separates Padagavakar from consciousness! Padagavakar falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Knuckles stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Knuckles !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Reem (ranked 2350 p4p, 6398 weight class) and Drew Peacock (ranked 306 p4p, 678 weight class). Reem comes to the cage accompanied by Daft Punk - Robot Rock. 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drew Peacock!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peacock misses with a series of wild punches.
Reem throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reem lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peacock's sensitive parts.
Reem throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Peacock.
It looks like Drew Peacock has been cut.
Reem throws a front kick that sends Peacock stumbling back into the cage.
Peacock lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Peacock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It appears Reem was looking to counter with a kick there.
Peacock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peacock misses with a body shot.
Reem lands with a thumping leg kick.
Peacock misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reem works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reem pushes Peacock away with a front kick.
Reem misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock misses with a wild body shot.
Peacock scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Reem tenderised Peacock's leg. Peacock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peacock lands with a good body shot.
Reem lets loose with a powerful body kick. Peacock will feel that in the morning.
Sloppy strikes from Peacock. Those never looked like landing.
Peacock looks winded!
Peacock punishes Reem's body with a nice straight punch.
We've been informed that Peacock has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Reem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drew Peacock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peacock throws a sloppy body shot
and Reem counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peacock's knee momentarily.
Reem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peacock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reem throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reem throws a body punch but Peacock moves out of range.
Reem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peacock misses with a body punch
and Reem counters with a low kick, right behind Peacock 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Peacock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peacock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reem rather than just go for the knockout.
Reem pushes Peacock away with a front kick.
Reem lands a lovely overhand right.
Peacock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reem scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice body kick from Reem.
Reem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peacock.
Reem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peacock. That did some damage!
Reem is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Peacock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peacock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Peacock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Peacock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reem. That's going to slow Peacock down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem with a nice calf kick.
Reem lands with a kick to the ribs.
Reem is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reem.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reem!
Reem scores with a kick to the midsection.
Reem explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reem closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Reem on the inside.
Reem misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reem dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reem obliges.
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!
Reem lands with a right to the head.
Reem lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem is pushing Peacock up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Peacock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peacock has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reem.
Reem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reem pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reem.
Reem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reem taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reem lands a right hand.
Reem landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reem.
Peacock is trying to break the clinch but Reem is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Reem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drew Peacock's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Peacock takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reem has managed to clinch.
Reem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Reem misses with some punches.
Reem lands with a short shot to the head.
Reem prevents Peacock from breaking the clinch.
Reem can't find room to land a body shot as Peacock controls the action.
Peacock tries to break free but Reem pushes him back against the cage.
Reem is working Peacock over against the cage.
Reem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reem scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reem.
Reem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Peacock is breathing heavily.
Reem lands a good knee to the midsection. Peacock won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reem pushes Peacock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Reem.
Liam Reem has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reem scores a nice knee to the body.
Reem lands a left hand.
Reem lands a nice knee to the body.
Reem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reem digs a right hand into Peacock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peacock's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Reem.
Reem struggles to land a body shot inside as Peacock controls his hands.
Reem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peacock can do to turn this around?
Reem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reem fakes the leg kick and cracks Peacock in the body.
A low kick lands for Reem.
Reem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peacock throws a poor cross that misses
and Reem counters with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Reem tenderised Peacock's leg. Peacock is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reem moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
It looks like Reem has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Liam Reem is winning the standup battle so far.
Reem connects with a solid leg kick.
Drew Peacock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem feints and then cracks Peacock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peacock down.
Peacock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reem.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reem.
Reem clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Reem.
Reem connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reem takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reem.
Reem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reem landing knees to the head.
Reem taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Peacock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peacock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peacock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reem misses with a body punch.
Reem lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Reem.
Reem landing knees to the body.
Reem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Reem.
A bit of stalling here from Reem.
Reem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reem is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reem has Peacock pressed against the cage.
Reem manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Peacock prevents a body shot from Reem.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reem.
Reem cracks Peacock with a nice body shot.
Peacock is trying to break the clinch but Reem is controlling him.
Come on Reem - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reem working Peacock over with knees to the body.
Reem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reem landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Drew Peacock's cut even more.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Reem dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Drew Peacock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Reem lands a front kick.
Peacock steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reem. That one must have hurt.
You can see that Peacock has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Reem lands a head kick. Peacock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Reem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reem forces Peacock back against the cage and clinches.
Reem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Peacock takes a shot to the head.
Peacock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reem's elbow.
Reem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peacock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reem stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reem scores with a shot to the side of Peacock's head.
Peacock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peacock wants to break free but Reem has control.
Stalling in the clinch from Reem.
Reem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reem stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Reem on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem tries to throw a body punch but Peacock avoids it by throwing Reem back against the cage.
Reem lands a knee to the head.
Reem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reem lands a right hand.
Reem is leaning against Peacock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reem lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Reem on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reem obliges.
Reem lands a good knee to the midsection. Peacock won't want to take too many of those.
Reem struggles to land a body shot inside as Peacock controls his hands.
Reem gets through Peacock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reem.
Reem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peacock's elbow.
Reem connects with a knee to the head.
Reem lands a good knee to the midsection. Peacock won't want to take too many of those.
Drew Peacock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reem has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Peacock prevents a body shot from Reem.
Reem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peacock's elbow.
Reem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peacock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reem can't find room to land a body shot as Peacock controls the action.
Reem avoiding damage.
Reem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Peacock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reem lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peacock.
Reem holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Reem.
Peacock blocks a body shot from Reem.
Peacock letting Reem take a breather here.
Reem cracks Peacock with a nice body shot.
Reem controlling the action here for a moment.
Peacock is trying to force a seperation but Reem has the dominant position.
Reem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reem.
Reem scores with a shoulder strike.
Reem working Peacock over with knees to the body.
Reem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peacock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Peacock blocks a body shot from Reem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reem connects with a knee to the head.
The cut above Drew Peacock's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Reem tries to throw a body punch but Peacock avoids it by throwing Reem back against the cage.
Reem landing knees to the body.
Liam Reem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peacock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reem blocks a body shot from Peacock.
A frustrated look appears on Peacock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Reem.
Peacock tries to stall but Reem uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short body shot lands from Reem as the two fighters clinch.
Reem digs a right hand underneath Peacock's ribcage. Peacock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Reem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reem has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:25
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Reem!
A very excited looking Liam Reem 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rooster Test (ranked 2247 p4p, 2673 weight class) and Sylvester Malone (ranked 283 p4p, 332 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rooster Test !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sylvester Malone!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone throws the kick towards the body but Test avoids it.
Malone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Test ducks under a wild hook from Malone.
Malone tests Test 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malone swings for the body but Test moves out of range.
Malone moves out of range as Test strikes.
Malone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Test .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Test counters with a stiff right hand.
Test throws a jab but it's blocked by Malone.
Test has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
A combination from Test does no damage.
Malone was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone throws a right and a left that Test avoids nicely.
Malone misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Test throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malone defending well as Test loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Malone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Test avoids the head kick by Malone.
Test walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Test missing with a left hand there. Malone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malone, as that shot connected.
Test throws the left hand but Malone avoids the punch easily.
Malone flicks out a counter leg kick but Test steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Test with a jab.
Test rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Test keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Test has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Test throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Malone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Test . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Test .
Malone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Test .
Test checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Malone throws a low kick, looking for Test 's leg but Test calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone with the inside leg kick.
Malone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Malone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Malone as he connects with a hook.
Test throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Malone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malone lands a nice hook to Test 's body. Test takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Malone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malone is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone lands a big uppercut and Test crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Test looks OK. Malone waves Test back to his feet!
Test is rocked!
It looks like Rooster Test has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Test takes a step back to recover.
Test throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Malone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Malone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malone. Test does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malone.
A jab from Test misses.
Test lands with an overhand left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvester Malone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rooster Test 's cut.
That's time! Test 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A good leg kick by Malone.
Malone throws a wild hook but Test just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Malone gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Test raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rooster Test !
In his post fight interview, Rooster Test started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 1936 p4p, 2668 weight class) and Ronan Byrne (ranked 283 p4p, 365 weight class). Javier Martinez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ronan Byrne's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronan Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Byrne in a clinch.
Byrne misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ronan Byrne has been cut.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Byrne has a takedown stuffed.
Byrne shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Martinez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Martinez explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Byrne shoots for a takedown but Martinez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byrne.
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
Martinez lands a body punch.
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez moves into range and clinches up with Byrne.
A head punch on the inside from Byrne fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Martinez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Byrne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but Byrne persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronan Byrne.
Byrne misses with a takedown
and Martinez counters with a two punch combo.
Martinez instigates a clinch.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Byrne's brow.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Martinez.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez leaves Byrne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martinez rushes Byrne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Byrne misses with the head strike.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Byrne 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byrne fails with the takedown.
Martinez throws a one two combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Byrne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Byrne fails with the takedown
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Byrne avoids nicely.
Byrne feints the counter takedown.
Byrne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.
Byrne closes the distance and clinches up with Martinez, looking for a takedown. Byrne pushes Martinez against the cage but Martinez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Martinez connects with a nice looking jab.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Martinez. That snapped Byrne's head back.
Byrne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martinez.
 Byrne is rocked!
No luck for Byrne with that takedown attempt.
Martinez throws a big counter combination but Byrne scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Byrne is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
Martinez lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Byrne can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Martinez and Byrne drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Martinez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
After the fight, Javier Martinez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pull Plugger (ranked 2255 p4p, 2263 weight class) and Danny Sullivan (ranked 232 p4p, 233 weight class). Sullivan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Pogues - Streams of Whiskey. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Pull Plugger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sullivan enables Plugger to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sullivan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sullivan 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.
Plugger postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sullivan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Plugger, into his guard.
Plugger pulls Sullivan in close to prevent any damage.
Plugger trying to keep a closed guard but Sullivan is proving a slippery customer.
Sullivan looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plugger 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.
Sullivan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan trying to move into half guard but instead Plugger has managed to sweep!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sullivan holds on and takes a little breather.
Plugger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Plugger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Plugger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Plugger wants to pass the guard but Sullivan is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plugger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Plugger tries to free his leg and advance position but Sullivan is retaining full guard.
Plugger throwing strikes but missing.
Plugger is looking to work some ground and pound but Sullivan has wrist control.
Plugger with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plugger works over Sullivan with some ground and pound from guard.
Sullivan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Plugger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sullivan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plugger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Plugger throwing strikes from guard but Sullivan blocks nicely.
Plugger slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Plugger is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Sullivan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Plugger gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Sullivan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Plugger lets go of the hold and Sullivan can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pull Plugger!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rude (ranked 1050 p4p, 2295 weight class) and Dick Dastardly (ranked 33 p4p, 75 weight class). Rude comes to the cage accompanied by Beautiful People by - Marilyn Manson . Dastardly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DIRTY by- Christina Aguilera . Dick Dastardly has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rick Rude'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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dick Dastardly !
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude clinches.
Dastardly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Dastardly fails to land.
Dastardly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rude lands a hook that snaps the head of Dastardly backwards.
Dastardly stalling in the clinch but Rude improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rude.
Dastardly working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dastardly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Rude.
A hook to the body from Rude.
Dastardly tries to work over Rude's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dastardly tries to break the clinch but Rude is controlling the position.
Rude lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rude lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dastardly 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rude lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rude pushes Dastardly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dastardly looks winded!
Rude lands a right hand.
Rude blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rude lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude lands a shoulder strike.
Dastardly 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rude is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rude.
Rude lands a right hand.
Dastardly takes a shot to the head.
Dastardly tries to circle away but Rude has him pinned against the cage.
Rude lands a shoulder strike.
Dastardly is trying to push Rude away but Rude has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dastardly looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice body punch from Rude - that landed with a thud.
Rude slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Rude.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rude pushes Dastardly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rude creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rude.
Rude unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Dastardly ! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Rude is unloading with more strikes now! Dastardly drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 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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