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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erupcion Volcanica (ranked 5173 p4p, 6712 weight class) and Young Gangster (ranked 592 p4p, 675 weight class). Erupcion Volcanica has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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, Erupcion Volcanica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Young Gangster!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volcanica closes the distance and clinches.
Gangster can't find room to land a body shot as Volcanica controls the action.
Volcanica breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gangster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gangster shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Volcanica rushes Gangster and presses him up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Volcanica.
 It looks like Young Gangster has been cut.
Volcanica lands a takedown into guard.
Gangster wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Volcanica manages to pass to side control.
Volcanica looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gangster is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gangster taking some punishment here, with Volcanica in his half guard.
Volcanica scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Volcanica has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Volcanica looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Volcanica decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volcanica stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Volcanica wants it to stay on the feet.
Volcanica scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Volcanica controls the position.
Volcanica scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gangster to see if he's OK.
Gangster looks winded!
Volcanica has hold of Gangster's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Gangster seems comfortable defending it but Volcanica has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Gangster is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Gangster is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Volcanica couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Erupcion Volcanica!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Anderse (ranked 5733 p4p, 4936 weight class) and Natsu Dragneel (ranked 581 p4p, 540 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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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 Las Vegas, Elijah Anderse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Natsu Dragneel!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Dragneel does it's job there.
 It looks like Elijah Anderse has been cut.
Anderse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderse misses with a lunging right hand
and Dragneel counters with a stiff right hand.
Dragneel moves out of range as Anderse strikes.
Natsu Dragneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragneel closes the distance and pushes Anderse back into the cage.
Anderse has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dragneel after a bit of a struggle.
Dragneel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderse tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderse wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Anderse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragneel scores with a shot to the side of Anderse's head.
Dragneel lands with a short shot to the head.
Dragneel lands with a left to the head.
Dragneel scores with a nice hook to the head.
 Anderse is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragneel lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Anderse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Elijah Anderse's cut is getting worse.
Dragneel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dragneel is keeping busy.
Anderse seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dragneel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dragneel.
Anderse is trying to pull guard but Dragneel has him pressed against the cage.
Dragneel drops Anderse onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Anderse is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Anderse is breathing heavily.
Dragneel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dragneel lands with a left 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!
Dragneel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderse shoots in but no luck this time.
Dragneel is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dragneel gets a clinch.
Anderse throws an elbow but it misses.
Dragneel leaning against his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dragneel.
Still in the clinch, Dragneel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dragneel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderse backwards.
Dragneel lands with a right to the head.
Dragneel scores with a hook to the body.
Dragneel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anderse up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Dragneel.
Dragneel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Elijah Anderse's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A shot in the inside from Dragneel.
Dragneel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dragneel lands with a right to the head.
Dragneel drops Anderse onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Anderse is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dragneel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dragneel creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Anderse with a big uppercut! Anderse tries to clinch up but Dragneel pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Anderse to the mat! Anderse covers up and Dragneel unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Natsu Dragneel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Figueira (ranked 5149 p4p, 4969 weight class) and Levi Daan (ranked 548 p4p, 542 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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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 Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Figueira!
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, Levi Daan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figueira throws a right hand that Daan ducks under and follows up with a left that Daan also avoids with ease.
Figueira throws a series of punches but Daan avoids them all with ease.
Daan throws a hook but Figueira avoids it easily.
Figueira stalks Daan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Daan's face. Daan staggers backwards, shaken.
Daan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Figueira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daan circles away quickly and effectively.
Daan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Figueira takes one on the button.
A jab from Daan finds it's way through Figueira's defenses.
Mauricio Figueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daan avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Daan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Figueira displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Daan throws a hook to the side of Figueira's head but Figueira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the body from Figueira misses
and Daan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Figueira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daan.
Daan clinches.
Daan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daan.
Daan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daan working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Figueira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daan.
Daan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Figueira's efforts to push away.
Daan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Daan lands a body punch.
Figueira stalling against the cage.
Daan misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Figueira fails to land.
Figueira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daan prevents Figueira from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daan.
Figueira blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daan lands with a light punch inside.
Daan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Figueira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daan working aggressively here.
Daan misses with some punches.
Daan misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daan.
A head punch on the inside from Daan fails to land.
A short left from Daan.
Daan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Figueira.
Figueira can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Daan.
Figueira blocks an uppercut.
Daan misses with some punches.
Figueira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daan working aggressively here.
Figueira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daan.
Figueira blocking some punches.
A short right from Daan on the inside.
Daan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Figueiras head.
Figueira tries to circle away but Daan has him pinned against the cage.
Figueira misses with a punch to the body.
Daan misses with some punches.
Daan throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Figueira - that landed with a thud.
Figueira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daan.
Daan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Daan has a couple of punches blocked by Figueira.
Figueira swings wildly with an uppercut but Daan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Figueira backwards.
Good body shot from Figueira.
Figueira looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueira is looking to break free of the clinch but Daan has double underhooks.
Figueira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daan throws a punch but it's blocked by Figueira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Figueira has Daan pushed against the cage.
Daan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daan swings wildly with an uppercut but Figueira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Figueira is looking to break free of the clinch but Daan has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Figueira - that landed with a thud.
Daan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Figueira.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Figueira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daan misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Daan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No joy there for Figueira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Figueira fails to land with a series of punches.
Figueira walks into a straight right hand from Daan.
Daan throws an overhand right that lands on Figueira's shoulder, as Figueira tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Figueira.
Daan throws a shot from downtown. Figueira moves away and avoids it.
Daan slips a jab and a cross from Figueira.
Figueira dips to his left and cracks Daan with an uppercut!
Figueira misses with a wild combination.
Mauricio Figueira is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daan lands a jab to the head.
Daan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Figueira walks straight into a right hand from Daan - that's dropped him! Daan jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Figueira from any more punishment! Figueira complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Levi Daan!
Our winner, Levi Daan, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Samson (ranked 5469 p4p, 5124 weight class) and Daniel Simbolon (ranked 607 p4p, 580 weight class). Simbolon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beat It. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sandor Samson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Simbolon!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simbolon closes the distance and pushes Samson back into the cage.
Samson letting Simbolon take a breather here.
Samson can't find room to land a body shot as Simbolon controls the action.
Simbolon swings wildly with an uppercut but Samson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simbolon lands a hook that snaps the head of Samson backwards.
It looks like Sandor Samson has been cut.
Simbolon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Simbolon.
Simbolon lands a left hand.
Samson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samson keeps control of Simbolon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Simbolon scores with a shoulder strike.
Samson breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simbolon jabs Samson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Samson is breathing heavily.
Samson swats away the attempt to clinch by Simbolon.
Simbolon scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simbolon tries to clinch but Samson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simbolon has Samson up against the cage in a clinch.
Simbolon blocks an uppercut.
Samson struggles to land a body shot inside as Simbolon controls his hands.
Samson misses with some punches.
Simbolon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Samson misses with the head strike.
Samson is looking to break free of the clinch but Simbolon has double underhooks.
Samson breaks the clinch.
Simbolon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simbolon gets a clinch.
Samson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Simbolon's efforts to push away.
Samson tries to throw a body punch but Simbolon avoids it by throwing Samson back against the cage.
Samson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simbolon's elbow.
Samson tries to work over Simbolon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Samson fails to land.
Samson swings wildly with an uppercut but Simbolon uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samson.
Samson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Simbolon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Simbolon is trying to push Samson away but Samson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Simbolon blocks an uppercut.
Simbolon pushes Samson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Samson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simbolon is trying to break free.
Simbolon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Simbolon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Simbolon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simbolon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Samson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samson misses with a straight left.
Samson throws a jab when Simbolon was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Samson fails to land.
Samson working aggressively here.
Samson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simbolon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simbolon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Simbolon lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Samson fails to land.
Samson tries a body shot but Simbolon blocks it.
Samson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simbolon lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Samson fails to land.
Samson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simbolon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Samsons head.
Samson can't find room to land a body shot as Simbolon controls the action.
Simbolon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sandor Samson's cut is getting worse.
Samson prevents Simbolon from breaking the clinch.
Simbolon scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samson throws a head punch that misses.
Simbolon can't break the clinch.
Simbolon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samson backwards.
Simbolon misses with the head strike.
Samson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simbolon.
Samson breaks from the clinch.
Simbolon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Samson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simbolon moves away.
Samson tries to bum rush Simbolon with a series of wild strikes but Simbolon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Simbolon throws out a counter right but Samson avoids it with no problem.
Samson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simbolon moves away.
Samson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simbolon sends Samson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Simbolon is motioning to the referee to let Samson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Simbolon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sandor Samson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Samson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simbolon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Samson misses with a looping left.
Simbolon steps in with a hook that catches Samson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Simbolon follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Samson looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Simbolon!
A very excited looking Daniel Simbolon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Madrid (ranked 4946 p4p, 4980 weight class) and Charles Tremblay (ranked 479 p4p, 482 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julio Madrid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Tremblay!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremblay scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Madrid shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No joy there for Tremblay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tremblay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tremblay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madrid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tremblay fails to land with a series of punches.
Madrid shoots in for a takedown but Tremblay shows good takedown defense.
Tremblay misses with a two punch combination.
Tremblay slaps away a takedown attempt from Madrid, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Madrid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Tremblay there.
Madrid closes the distance and clinches up with Tremblay, looking for a takedown. Madrid pushes Tremblay against the cage but Tremblay circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tremblay misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Tremblay misses.
Tremblay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madrid is looking to counter the offense by Tremblay and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremblay misses with a double jab
and Madrid moves into the clinch.
Madrid pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madrid looking for subs off his back but Tremblay has passed one foot through into half guard.
Madrid actively working from the bottom here.
Tremblay wants to get back to his feet.
Madrid is pressing down on Tremblay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay is looking to stand up but Madrid won't let him.
Madrid is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Madrid throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Madrid trying to control the position.
Tremblay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Madrid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tremblay is sitting in close to Madrid's body. Madrid has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tremblay is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tremblay is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Madrid.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Julio Madrid!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Soul Plan (ranked 4500 p4p, 5908 weight class) and Jayden Sven (ranked 517 p4p, 590 weight class). Jayden Sven has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Soul Plan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jayden Sven!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sven lands with a right hand.
Sven blocks a head kick by Plan.
Plan throws a body kick that misses
and Sven holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Plan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sven swings wildly with an uppercut but Plan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sven gets through Plan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plan.
Sven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plan blocking some punches.
Plan pulls Sven into guard.
Sven wants to stand and escape but instead Plan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Plan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sven pushes Plan off and scrambles back to his feet.
No luck for Plan with that takedown attempt.
Sven now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Plan has Sven up against the cage in a clinch.
Sven lands with a right to the head.
Sven keeps control of Plan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plan.
Plan decides to pull guard.
Sven tries to stand but Plan is controlling from the bottom.
Sven wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Plan's closed guard. He's half up but Plan has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Plan pivots and extends the arm, Sven falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Plan! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Soul Plan!
A very excited looking Soul Plan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niall Ferguson (ranked 5179 p4p, 3732 weight class) and Josiah Harlan (ranked 565 p4p, 455 weight class). Josiah Harlan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niall Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josiah Harlan!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Ferguson misses
and Harlan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harlan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ferguson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harlan.
Niall Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harlan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Niall Ferguson has been cut.
Harlan misses with a looping right.
Harlan connects with a looping right hand.
Harlan throws a body shot but no joy.
Harlan ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a hook but Harlan avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harlan.
Ferguson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harlan counters with a left to the body.
Ferguson misses with a straight right.
Harlan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferguson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ferguson instigates a clinch.
Harlan lands a shoulder strike.
Ferguson misses with a body punch.
Harlan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferguson closes the distance but Harlan moves to the side
and Harlan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harlan connects with a body shot that sends Ferguson's belly button to the back.
Ferguson throws a sloppy body shot
and Harlan counters with a huge left! Ferguson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Harlan isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Ferguson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Harlan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josiah Harlan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tiesahn Colombo (ranked 5073 p4p, 5180 weight class) and Ed Bacon (ranked 487 p4p, 493 weight class). Bacon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bacon. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiesahn Colombo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ed Bacon!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colombo throws out a loose jab but Bacon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Bacon - just one landing.
It looks like Tiesahn Colombo has been cut.
Colombo just misses with a punch to the body.
Colombo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bacon misses with a left hand
and Colombo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bacon's guard.
Bacon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Colombo throws a big elbow that misses.
Colombo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Colombo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bacon is pulling down on Colombo's head. It's preventing any offense from Colombo, at least for the moment.
Bacon looking for a sweep. Not yet Bacon, not yet.
Colombo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colombo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Colombo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Colombo is looking to work some ground and pound but Bacon has wrist control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Colombo passes Bacon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Colombo stalling away here and it's allowed Bacon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Colombo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Colombo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bacon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Colombo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Colombo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Colombo lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colombo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Colombo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Colombo throwing strikes but missing.
Bacon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bacon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Colombo tries to counter with a takedown but Bacon is quick to defend against it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bacon enables Colombo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bacon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bacon being controlled here, momentarily.
Colombo trying to control but Bacon is working from the bottom.
Colombo throws a strike but Bacon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Colombo has his hands on Bacon's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colombo wants to sweep here but Bacon controlling him for the moment.
Colombo controls Bacon momentarily but Bacon frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Colombo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tiesahn Colombo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiesahn Colombo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Colombo moves forwards but Bacon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've been informed that Bacon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bacon throws the left hand but Colombo avoids the punch easily.
Colombo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bacon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Colombo's head backwards.
Colombo throws a looping overhand right but Bacon ducks down to avoid it.
Bacon lands with a cross.
Bacon misses with a hook
and Colombo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bacon!
The strikes coming from Colombo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bacon parries the strikes from Colombo easily there. Colombo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bacon to escape.
Colombo cracks Bacon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
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!
Bacon can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colombo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Colombo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bacon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Colombo crashes against the mat.
Colombo is looking to take a break and control but Bacon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Colombo in side control, throwing shots but Bacon defends.
Colombo throws an elbow but Bacon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bacon defending against the ground and pound.
Colombo trying to control the action but Bacon is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Colombo is working Bacon over with some ground and pound from side control.
Colombo landing strikes.
Colombo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bacon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bacon manages to get back to half guard.
Colombo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bacon defending well though.
Colombo wants to take a breather but Bacon is having none of it.
Colombo stalling.
Bacon trying to hold on to Colombo's head to control him but Colombo postures up.
We've been hearing that Colombo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colombo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bacon defends it well.
Colombo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Colombo throwing shots but Bacon is blocking nicely.
Colombo with the ground and pound but Bacon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Colombo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bacon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Colombo.
Bacon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Colombo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Colombo scoring with some ground and pound.
Colombo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Colombo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bacon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Colombo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bacon's head.
Colombo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Colombo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bacon wants to sweep but no luck.
Colombo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bacon's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tiesahn Colombo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tiesahn Colombo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bacon tests Colombo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Colombo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bacon.
Colombo scores with a takedown into Bacon's guard.
Colombo throwing strikes from guard but Bacon blocks nicely.
Bacon is controlling Colombo's posture.
Colombo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colombo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bacon's head.
Bacon is pulling down on Colombo's head. It's preventing any offense from Colombo, at least for the moment.
Colombo postures up in Bacon's guard and throws a big left but Bacon blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colombo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Colombo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Colombo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Colombo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bacon can do to turn this around?
Colombo landing with the ground and pound.
Colombo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bacon is trying to keep Colombo in close.
Ed Bacon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Colombo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Colombo is looking to work some ground and pound but Bacon has wrist control.
Colombo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bacon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bacon enables Colombo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bacon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Colombo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Colombo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Colombo stopping the sweep attempt from Bacon.
Tiesahn Colombo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colombo stays in close to Bacon's body and controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bacon throws a looping overhand right but Colombo ducks down to avoid it.
Bacon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colombo throws a looping overhand right but Bacon ducks down to avoid it.
Colombo gets the takedown into side control.
Tiesahn Colombo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bacon is trying to escape the position but Colombo is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiesahn Colombo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colombo, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiesahn Colombo!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Groughen (ranked 4299 p4p, 4556 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather (ranked 496 p4p, 523 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Hugh Groughen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hugh Groughen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugh Groughen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather !
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather misses with a takedown attempt - Groughen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Groughen leaves Mayweather with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Groughen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mayweather looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Groughen is fending him off so far but Mayweather persists. Nope, Groughen circles away and we're back to standing.
Hugh Groughen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Floyd Mayweather .
Mayweather shoots for a takedown but Groughen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Groughen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mayweather is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Groughen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mayweather 's half guard.
Groughen is breathing heavily.
Mayweather pushes Groughen off but Groughen dives into side control.
Mayweather tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Mayweather is trying to get back to his feet but Groughen has full control of the position and if anything, Mayweather has just worked his way into a worse spot.
What can Mayweather do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Mayweather is trying to shake Groughen off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Groughen won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayweather fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather shoots in and drives through. Groughen sprawls well.
Groughen feints and as Mayweather raises his hands in defense, Groughen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mayweather is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Groughen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mayweather wants to stand but Groughen is controlling the position.
Mayweather is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Groughen is in close to Mayweather 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mayweather is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Groughen is controlling him.
Groughen connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groughen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Groughen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Groughen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Groughen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Groughen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Groughen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Groughen lands a couple of elbows.
Mayweather is looking to stand up but Groughen isn't so interested in that idea.
Groughen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mayweather is looking to stand up but Groughen isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Groughen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Groughen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groughen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mayweather wants to stand and escape but Groughen is having none of it.
Groughen stands up and waves to Mayweather to follow him.
Groughen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mayweather has one foot on Groughen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Floyd Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Groughen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mayweather looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Groughen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Groughen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mayweather wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groughen is chipping away with strikes.
Groughen working the ground and pound from side control.
Groughen is trying to get an arm triangle but Mayweather is defending well.
Groughen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mayweather is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Groughen landing a few strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mayweather on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mayweather pushes Groughen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Groughen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Groughen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Groughen prevents Mayweather from escaping the position.
Mayweather seems a little lost for a moment, as Groughen dominates the positioning.
Groughen is working Mayweather over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Groughen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mayweather changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Groughen tries to avoid it but Mayweather manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Groughen to the ground. Groughen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mayweather gets a double leg takedown into Groughen's guard.
Mayweather being controlled here momentarily.
Mayweather tries to stand but Groughen is controlling from the bottom.
Groughen is controlling Mayweather 's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather tries to stand but Groughen is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayweather wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Groughen's closed guard. He's half up but Groughen has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Groughen pivots and extends the arm, Mayweather falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Groughen! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hugh Groughen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Night Lights (ranked 3881 p4p, 3283 weight class) and Cam Lowe (ranked 401 p4p, 346 weight class). Lowe has chosen matilda as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Night Lights!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cam Lowe!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lights drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lowe keeping full guard, as Lights tries to pass.
Lowe has his foot on Lights's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lights works his way back into a safe position though.
Lights advances to half guard.
Lowe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lowe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lights is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lowe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lights passes Lowe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lowe trying to control but Lights postures up.
Lowe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lowe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lowe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lowe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two 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.
Lights is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lowe!
Lights wants to control the pace but Lowe is squirming around nicely.
Lowe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lights can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lowe is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lights working for a guillotine from mount but Lowe is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lights is stalling here but it's allowed Lowe to get half guard.
Lowe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lights content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
Lowe looking for submissions off his back.
Lowe actively working from the bottom here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lights lands a nice short elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lights is keen to just control but Lowe is a slippery customer.
Lights definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lights is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lowe is just riding it out for now. Lights eventually gives up the hold.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Night Lights dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lowe darts in looking for a takedown but Lights gets double underhooks and turns Lowe into the cage.
Lowe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lights tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lowe is in Lights's guard.
Lowe looking to pass the guard.
Lights might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lights is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Lights is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lights wants to sweep but no luck.
Lowe looking to sit in guard and control but Lights gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lights trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lights passes into side control.
Lowe is looking for a sweep.
Night Lights overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lowe is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lights is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Lights tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lights landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe wants to hold on but Lights pushes him away.
Lowe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lights is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Lights extends the arm and Lowe is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Night Lights!
Night Lights was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Cam Lowe spoke after the fight, saying 'he got lucky on the night, im the GOAT.'.
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FIGHT
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