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RISE 14: Veainu v Maestre PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krit Leekpai (ranked 20121 p4p, 4194 weight class) and Boss Yonic (ranked 111 p4p, 87 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krit Leekpai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic dives in and grabs Leekpai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leekpai pushes down on Yonic's head and hops out.
A leg kick checked by Yonic.
Yonic checks a leg kick nicely.
Leekpai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yonic cracks Leekpai with a good jab.
Leekpai takes a swing at Yonic's ribcage but misses.
Yonic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 It looks like Boss Yonic has been cut.
Yonic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leekpai to score with a decent uppercut.
Yonic scores with a decent looking hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leekpai.
Yonic shoots in looking for a takedown. Leekpai tries to sprawl out of it but Yonic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leekpai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yonic shoots in but Leekpai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Krit Leekpai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boss Yonic.
Yonic throws a big shot that misses.
Leekpai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yonic.
Yonic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yonic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leekpai connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leekpai throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Yonic misses the target.
Yonic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leekpai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Leekpai misses its intended target.
Yonic drives through with a takedown into Leekpai's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Leekpai wriggles free and stands up.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leekpai tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yonic manages to circle out of the way.
Yonic takes a swing at Leekpai's ribcage but misses.
Leekpai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Yonic misses the target.
Yonic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leekpai manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yonic takes a swing at Leekpai's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yonic is defended easily by Leekpai.
Donk. Leekpai catches Yonic right on the button with a cross.
Krit Leekpai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Yonic blocks the leg kick.
Leekpai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Leekpai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yonic. That did some damage!
Yonic misses with a lunging right hand
and Leekpai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leekpai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leekpai lands with a right to the head.
Leekpai looking to throw knees to the head but Yonic is blocking nicely.
Yonic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Leekpai to keep the fight standing.
Leekpai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Yonic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leekpai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yonic.
Leekpai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leekpai.
Yonic has a couple of punches blocked by Leekpai.
A short left from Leekpai.
Leekpai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yonic backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Yonic.
Leekpai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leekpai blocks a body shot from Yonic.
Yonic tries to pull guard but Leekpai won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic scores with a shot to the side of Leekpai's head.
Leekpai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Leekpai blocks an uppercut.
Leekpai struggles to land a body shot inside as Yonic controls his hands.
Yonic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leekpai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leekpai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yonic working aggressively here.
Leekpai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Leekpai.
Yonic misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leekpai.
A short right from Yonic.
Yonic lands an uppercut.
Yonic gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Leekpai pushes Yonic off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leekpai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leekpai throws a hook to the side of Yonic's head but Yonic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leekpai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yonic throws out the jab.
Yonic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leekpai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yonic.
Yonic staying out of range there.
Yonic lands a nice looking body shot.
Yonic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leekpai misses with a straight left.
Yonic slips a straight right by Leekpai.
Leekpai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leekpai looks to land a right hand but Yonic moved out of range.
Yonic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Leekpai actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yonic passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krit Leekpai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boss Yonic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leekpai throws a leg kick but Yonic moved away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Leekpai connects with a single shot there.
Leekpai connects with a solid leg kick.
Yonic moves away from the strike by Leekpai.
Yonic misses with a shot to the body
and Yonic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leekpai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yonic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yonic takes one to the chin there.
Yonic takes a swing at Leekpai's ribcage but misses.
Leekpai lands a nice hook to Yonic's body. Yonic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yonic slips a jab from Leekpai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Leekpai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yonic cracks Leekpai with an open hand slap.
Yonic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yonic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Yonic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leekpai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yonic throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Leekpai counter with a right hand.
Leekpai slips a jab from Yonic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leekpai lands a head shot.
Leekpai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yonic.
Leekpai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yonic counters with a stiff right hand.
Yonic throws the left hand but Leekpai avoids the punch easily.
Krit Leekpai is winning the standup battle so far.
Leekpai throws a shot from downtown. Yonic moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Yonic misses.
Leekpai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yonic.
Leekpai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yonic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leekpai manages to avoid it.
Leekpai thumps Yonic with a low kick.
Leekpai tries to work over Yonic's front leg with a kick but Yonic checks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Yonic misses.
Yonic shoots for a takedown but Leekpai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leekpai scores with a nice head shot.
Leekpai avoids the body shot from Yonic.
Yonic slips a straight right by Leekpai.
Yonic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yonic takes a swing at Leekpai's ribcage but misses.
Yonic closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Leekpai's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leekpai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Leekpai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leekpai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yonic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Leekpai is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leekpai taking a bit of punishment here - Yonic scoring with strikes.
Leekpai gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic prevents Leekpai from improving his position.
Well, if Yonic is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yonic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yonic prevents Leekpai from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yonic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yonic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are battling for position here. Leekpai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Leekpai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leekpai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leekpai.
Leekpai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yonic back to the cage. Leekpai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krit Leekpai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boss Yonic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Leekpai looks to throw the jab but Yonic is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Leekpai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leekpai scores with a leg kick.
Yonic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leekpai.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leekpai sprawls well. Leekpai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yonic gets slowly back to his feet.
Leekpai throws a good cross that connects.
Yonic misses with a body shot.
Leekpai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Yonic.
Yonic swings for the body but Leekpai moves out of range.
Leekpai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yonic's sensitive parts.
Leekpai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yonic.
Leekpai tries to counter by clinching up but Yonic breaks away and moves out of range.
Leekpai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yonic.
Leekpai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic lands a head shot.
Leekpai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yonic.
A big left from Yonic misses.
Leekpai thumps Yonic with a low kick.
Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Yonic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leekpai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leekpai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yonic can do to turn this around?
Leekpai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
Leekpai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yonic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice cross by Leekpai.
Leekpai lands the left hand.
Yonic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yonic slips under a jab.
Leekpai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yonic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yonic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Yonic.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leekpai.
Leekpai drops his hands momentarily and Yonic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leekpai throws a body shot but no joy.
Leekpai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yonic. That did some damage!
Leekpai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yonic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leekpai manages to avoid it.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
Leekpai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yonic walks into a jab.
Leekpai digs a good body shot into Yonic's ribs.
Yonic throws a jab but it's blocked by Leekpai.
Leekpai takes one to the side of the head.
Leekpai defending well as Yonic loads up on a big left hand.
Leekpai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leekpai throws a leg kick but Yonic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leekpai throws a hook but Yonic blocks it.
Yonic scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Leekpai.
A head kick by Leekpai misses
and Yonic counters with a stiff right hand.
Leekpai lands with a cross.
Yonic lands with a shot to the body.
Leekpai wants to slow Yonic down by chopping away at his legs.
Yonic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yonic throws an overhand right that lands on Leekpai's shoulder, as Leekpai tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Yonic misses.
Boss Yonic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yonic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leekpai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Leekpai misses the target.
Leekpai misses with a hook.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leekpai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Krit Leekpai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slow jab from Yonic misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Leekpai misses the target.
Leekpai lands with an overhand left.
Leekpai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leekpai throws a leg kick which misses Yonic's front leg but catches the back leg as Yonic tries to avoid it.
Leekpai misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yonic throws a hook to the side of Leekpai's head but Leekpai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yonic throws a jab when Leekpai was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Leekpai.
Yonic throws a big shot that misses.
Yonic misses the jab.
Yonic throws a shot from downtown. Leekpai moves away and avoids it.
Leekpai ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
Leekpai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yonic.
Leekpai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yonic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leekpai. Leekpai obviously looking to wear him down.
Leekpai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leekpai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leekpai slips a jab from Yonic.
Leekpai tests Yonic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leekpai moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Leekpai.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krit Leekpai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leekpai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krit Leekpai!
A very excited looking Krit Leekpai 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.
In defeat, Boss Yonic stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh rats.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lemieux (ranked 3144 p4p, 2361 weight class) and Mikhail Martynov (ranked 100 p4p, 73 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Martynov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martynov scores with a jab to the head.
Martynov misses with a wild body shot.
Lemieux wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Martynov blocks a jab.
Lemieux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martynov stuns Lemieux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lemieux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martynov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lemieux manages to avoid it.
Lemieux tries to counter by clinching up but Martynov breaks away and moves out of range.
Martynov throws a hook but Lemieux blocks it.
Martynov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lemieux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lemieux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lemieux takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martynov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lemieux manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martynov. Lemieux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martynov lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martynov misses with a hook. Lemieux ducked under it nicely.
Lemieux is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Martynov.
Lemieux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martynov.
Martynov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Mikhail Martynov has been cut.
Martynov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lemieux.
As Martynov tries to get set, Lemieux tries to push him back and clinch up but Martynov manages to avoid the attempt.
Lemieux lands with a shot to the body.
Martynov moves out of range as Lemieux strikes.
Lemieux has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A big left from Martynov misses.
Martynov has closed the distance and engaged Lemieux in a clinch.
Martynov throws an elbow that misses.
Martynov leaning his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lemieux lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martynov or not.
Lemieux can't find room to land a body shot as Martynov controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Martynov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemieux.
Lemieux misses with some punches.
Martynov is trying to maintain a safe position but Lemieux gets an underhook and turns Martynov into the cage.
Martynov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martynov pushes off an throws an elbow but Lemieux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martynov blocking some punches.
Lemieux presses Martynov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martynov looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martynov has Lemieux pressed against the cage.
Lemieux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lemieux tries a body shot but Martynov blocks it.
Lemieux is looking to control Martynov's arms but Martynov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lemieux has his back to the cage.
A short right from Lemieux on the inside.
Martynov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martynov blocks an uppercut.
Lemieux lands a left hand.
Lemieux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martynov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martynov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martynov.
Martynov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lemieux slowing the pace effectively.
Lemieux misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Lemieux fails to land.
Martynov blocking some punches.
Lemieux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martynov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Martynov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martynov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martynov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lemieux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martynov backwards.
Martynov misses with the head strike.
Lemieux blocks an elbow strike from Martynov.
Lemieux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lemieux lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martynov digs a right hand into Lemieux's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lemieux's gas tank.
Martynov lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martynov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martynov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lemieux moves out of range as Martynov strikes.
Lemieux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martynov.
Lemieux ducks under a wild hook from Martynov.
Martynov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lemieux moves away.
Lemieux is looking to counter the offense by Martynov and move into the clinch.
Martynov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Martynov.
Martynov throws a nice looking combination but Lemieux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lemieux misses the shot to the body.
Martynov clinches up against the cage.
Martynov pushes Lemieux back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martynov leaning against his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikhail Martynov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Martynov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lemieux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lemieux seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Martynov lunges at Lemieux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lemieux's hand.
Martynov misses with a looping left.
Lemieux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lemieux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martynov misses with a wild combination.
Lemieux wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lemieux moves out of range as Martynov strikes.
Lemieux wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Martynov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martynov looks to land a left hand but Lemieux moved out of range nicely.
Martynov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lemieux moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martynov lands a good knee to the midsection. Lemieux won't want to take too many of those.
Lemieux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lemieux misses with some punches.
Lemieux throws a head punch that misses.
Lemieux lands a shot to the body.
Lemieux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martynov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Martynov on the inside.
Lemieux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martynov backwards.
Lemieux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martynovs head.
Lemieux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lemieux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martynov throws a head punch that misses.
Martynov has a couple of punches blocked by Lemieux.
A short uppercut from Lemieux.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemieux throws a head punch that misses.
Lemieux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martynov backwards.
Lemieux digs a right hand into Martynov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martynov's gas tank.
Lemieux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martynovs head.
Lemieux is working Martynov over against the cage.
Martynov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemieux lands a hook that snaps the head of Martynov backwards.
 Martynov is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemieux unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Martynov! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lemieux is unloading with more strikes now! Martynov drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Lemieux!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Gregor (ranked 4794 p4p, 5093 weight class) and King Ipitan (ranked 559 p4p, 583 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimbo Gregor!
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, King Ipitan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ipitan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gregor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gregor avoids the head kick by Ipitan.
Ipitan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gregor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ipitan.
Ipitan tries to close the distance and clinch but Gregor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ipitan scores with a push kick.
Gregor lands a big uppercut and Ipitan crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ipitan looks OK. Gregor waves Ipitan back to his feet!
It looks like King Ipitan has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ipitan wants to clinch up but Gregor keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ipitan.
Ipitan scores with a head kick. Gregor tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ipitan lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ipitan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ipitan lands with a slapping head kick.
Gregor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ipitan.
Ipitan lands a head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Ipitan.
Ipitan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gregor cracks Ipitan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gregor has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ipitan to stand back up!
Ipitan is rocked!
That has opened up King Ipitan's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Ipitan slams his shin into Gregor's torso.
Gregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ipitan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ipitan throws a sloppy head kick and Gregor moves out of range easily.
Gregor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Ipitan.
Ipitan connects with a high kick.
Ipitan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gregor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gregor is looking to counter punch.
Gregor gets tackled into the cage by Ipitan. Ipitan maintains the clinch.
Ipitan misses with a punch on the inside.
Gregor working aggressively here.
Gregor lands a right hand.
The cut above King Ipitan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ipitan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gregor avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ipitan.
Gregor misses with the head strike.
Gregor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King Ipitan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ipitan.
A right handed body shot lands from Gregor.
Ipitan looks winded!
Gregor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ipitans head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at King Ipitan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jimbo Gregor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Gomez (ranked 4585 p4p, 3945 weight class) and Eddie Brock (ranked 554 p4p, 498 weight class). Eddie Brock is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Brock!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez misses with a takedown
and Brock counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Charlie Gomez has been cut.
Gomez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gomez is trying to control the action in half guard but Brock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gomez prevents Brock from improving his position.
Brock preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brock wants to control but Gomez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gomez is trying to work for a kimura but Brock is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez wants to work for an arm triangle but Brock is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brock has his hands clasped together around Gomez's back. He's all about the action.
Gomez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gomez has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Brock defend it? Gomez steps over the head and cranks it - Brock is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gomez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charlie Gomez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hammer (ranked 3948 p4p, 4782 weight class) and Gabriel Soares (ranked 462 p4p, 525 weight class). Gabriel Soares has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Justin Hammer's chin.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Soares!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hammer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Soares drags the fight down to the ground.
Hammer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hammer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soares working for a triangle but Hammer defends it easily.
Hammer trying to control but Soares is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hammer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammer throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammer stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Soares has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Hammer manages to get his head free but now Soares has transitioned to an armbar! Hammer grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Soares! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gabriel Soares!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phuc Tran (ranked 3521 p4p, 3972 weight class) and Len Drew (ranked 324 p4p, 346 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phuc Tran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Len Drew!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drew connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tran was well out of range. Poor timing from Drew.
Tran tries to counter by clinching up but Drew breaks away and moves out of range.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drew paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tran tries to clinch
and Drew counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Drew looking to sit in guard and control but Tran gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drew wants to sweep here but Tran controlling him for the moment.
Tran might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drew pulls Tran in close to his closed guard and prevents Tran from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew keeping full guard, as Tran tries to pass.
Drew looking for a sweep. Not yet Drew, not yet.
Tran wants to control from the top but Drew keeps moving.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tran has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tran postures up.
Tran trying to control the position from guard on top but Drew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drew is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Drew looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drew trying to mount his opponent but Tran defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drew works his way into side control.
Tran is not content to let Drew control the position.
Drew connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tran some visible discomfort.
Drew is chipping away with strikes.
Tran is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Drew scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tran definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Drew seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drew passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tran!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drew lands a heavy elbow.
Drew postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tran looks a forlorn figure.
Drew is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tran gets back to half guard.
Tran is not content to let Drew control the position.
Drew moves into full mount! Tran won't be happy about that!
Tran takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drew punishing his opponent with strikes.
Drew has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tran's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drew with a couple of short strikes.
Tran working to try and regain half guard.
Drew postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tran looks a forlorn figure.
Drew has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drew scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drew is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tran can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Drew landing strikes from the mount.
Drew is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Drew in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Len Drew dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drew misses with a series of wild punches.
Tran throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drew counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Drew trying to control the position from guard on top but Tran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drew passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Drew working the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew controls the position.
Tran manages to work his way to half guard, despite Drew's best efforts.
Drew frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew raining down hammerfists from mount.
Drew cracks Tran with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tran is looking to improve his position but Drew isn't that keen on the idea.
Drew with the ground and pound from mount.
Tran is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tran takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tran is trying to escape the mount.
Drew landing punches.
Drew lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drew landing punches.
Drew landing strikes, looking to finish!
Drew connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tran is bucking up trying to escape but Drew cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
 Tran is rocked!
Drew landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Tran is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drew looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Tran covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Len Drew!
Our winner, Len Drew, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trane Knox (ranked 2976 p4p, 3170 weight class) and Onterrio Smith (ranked 72 p4p, 75 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Blue World | John Coltrane. Onterrio Smith will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trane Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onterrio Smith!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Knox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Onterrio Smith has been cut.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith throws a head kick that Knox semi-blocks.
Smith lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Smith thows a leg kick but Knox checks it
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith lands a body shot.
Knox avoids the head kick by Smith.
Knox seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Knox throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Knox in his tracks momentarily.
Smith is looking to slow Knox down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Knox manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knox is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
Knox lands a couple of elbows.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Knox from standing up.
Knox postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Knox slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knox gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Knox is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knox distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knox content to stall in guard here.
Smith lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Knox working a defensive guard here.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Onterrio Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Onterrio Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Knox takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith with a jab.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Knox off balance momentarily.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Onterrio Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith avoids the body shot from Knox.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Knox throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knox jabs at Smith's body.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Knox misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Knox off balance momentarily.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Trane Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Knox walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Smith misses with the combination.
Knox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
The crowd cheers as Knox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Knox scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knox getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knox slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Knox lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Smith throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Knox takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith digs a good hook to Knox's body.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Onterrio Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox avoids the head kick by Smith.
Knox lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knox. Knox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knox misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Knox misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Onterrio Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Onterrio Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith fakes the leg kick and cracks Knox in the body.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Knox checks a low kick from Smith.
Knox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Knox misses
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Knox throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab by Smith.
Smith shoots and misses
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox misses with a body shot.
That kick from Smith tenderised Knox's leg. Knox is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knox connects with a body shot.
Smith lands the left hand.
Knox takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Knox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Smith moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Knox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Smith throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A left lands for Smith.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Smith takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knox scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Knox misses.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Onterrio Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Knox appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knox scrambles back to his feet.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trane Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith looks for the body kick but Knox saw that one coming.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knox with a jab.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trane Knox.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Onterrio Smith!
A victorious Onterrio Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Trane Knox stepped up to the mic, saying '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Brand (ranked 2981 p4p, 2681 weight class) and Fletch Brandis (ranked 97 p4p, 69 weight class). Brandis has chosen Lynyrd Skynyrd : The Ballad of Curtis Loew as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Brand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Fletch Brandis!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandis throws a body shot but no joy.
Brandis swinging wildly here.
Brand went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Good shot there by Brand.
Brandis throws a nice looking combination but Brand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brand misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brand takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brand throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brand throws an overhand right that lands on Brandis's shoulder, as Brandis tries to avoid the shot.
Brand connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandis misses with a shot to the body
and Brand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Brand - just one landing.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Brand! Brandis is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Brand!
Fletch Brandis was interviewed post fight and said 'I think I'm gonna drink a Miller Lite tonight and play some pool.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaro Lalla (ranked 2484 p4p, 1506 weight class) and Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 66 p4p, 46 weight class). Lalla comes to the cage accompanied by ЛЮБИ. Philippe has chosen Chant vaudou haitien as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 25 - 2, fighting out of London, Jaro Lalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lalla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philippe throws a jab when Lalla was well out of range.
Lalla shoots in looking for a takedown but Philippe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lalla's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Philippe looks to land a combination but Lalla avoids it well.
Lalla is looking to counter punch.
Philippe misses with a wild combination.
Lalla looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Philippe misses with a wild body shot.
Philippe just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLalla.
Lalla walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Jaro Lalla has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Philippe.
Lalla is rocked!
Philippe throws out a loose jab but Lalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Lalla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lalla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Lalla seems to have got his legs back now.
Philippe 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe lands a big uppercut and Lalla crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lalla looks OK. Philippe waves Lalla back to his feet!
Lalla defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Lalla's head but Lalla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lalla throws a big counter combination but Philippe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Philippe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Philippe looks for the body kick but Lalla saw that one coming.
Lalla looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Philippe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Philippe throws a looping overhand right but Lalla ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe cracks Lalla with a left hook right on the temple and Lalla goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Philippe lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Lalla is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peguero Jean Philippe!
After the big win, Peguero Jean Philippe made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pound Town INC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Jaro Lalla had this to say: '$#%@@@!!! SHIT!!!!! FUC@#$ YOU ALL!@#$#@@'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vunipola Veainu (ranked 80 p4p, 661 weight class) and Luis Maestre (ranked 2 p4p, 19 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vunipola Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestre throws a hook to the side of Veainu's head but Veainu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maestre misses with a body punch
and Veainu counters with a left to the body.
Maestre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Veainu under the eye.
It looks like Vunipola Veainu has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Veainu misses the target.
A jab from Maestre misses.
Maestre ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
The fighters circling - Veainu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Veainu moves out of range as Maestre strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Veainu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veainu. Maestre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maestre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Veainu. Veainu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maestre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Luis Maestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maestre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Veainu has time to react.
Veainu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Veainu misses with a body punch
and Maestre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vunipola Veainu's cut is getting worse.
Maestre throws a jab but it's blocked by Veainu.
An attempted straight right counter from Veainu misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maestre closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Veainu! Maestre dives in looking to finish! Veainu is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Maestre!
In his post fight interview, Luis Maestre gave a big smile as he said 'UPSET OF THE FUCKING YEAR BABY'.
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