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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adeyloe Ndawy (ranked 24467 p4p, 6705 weight class) and Sutarjo Sukarman (ranked 701 p4p, 616 weight class). Sutarjo Sukarman struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adeyloe Ndawy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sutarjo Sukarman!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ndawy gets a takedown into half guard.
Sukarman looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ndawy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ndawy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ndawy working over Sukarman with some ground and pound. Sukarman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ndawy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sukarman on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ndawy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sukarman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ndawy is looking for a kimura here.
Ndawy wants to pass to mount but Sukarman is defending the position.
Ndawy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ndawy trying to control the action but Sukarman is working from the bottom.
Ndawy is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Sukarman is hurt! He's hurt bad - Ndawy fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Sukarman from any more punishment! Congratulations to Ndawy! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adeyloe Ndawy!
Sutarjo Sukarman spoke after the fight, saying 'Next i'll win'.
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Kyle Veli had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 160.1, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with White Goodman was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Huran Silent (ranked 5378 p4p, 25478 weight class) and Kang Dae Kim (ranked 269 p4p, 334 weight class). Kim comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Purge - Jay Park, pH-1, BIG Naughty , Woodie Gochild, HAON, TRADE L, Si kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Huran Silent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kang Dae Kim!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silent looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Silent scores with a sloppy right hand. Kim should have avoided that one.
Kim scores with a head kick.
Silent comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silent looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Kim is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Silent moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Silent.
Kim moves forwards but Silent connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silent scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silent avoids the head kick by Kim.
Silent lunges at Kim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kim's hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silent dips to his left and cracks Kim with an uppercut!
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Kim misses with a head kick.
A lazy left from Silent finds it's target.
Silent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kim darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silent staying out of range there.
Silent bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kim's head.
Silent misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silent scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silent looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Kim takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Kim looks winded!
Kim tries to move into range but Silent moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Silent connects with a body shot.
Huran Silent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silent wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silent swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Silent lands with a nice body punch.
Kim takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silent with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silent bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kim's head backwards.
Silent lands a jab to the nose.
Silent lands with a hook. Kim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silent jabs at Kim's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silent connects with a right hand. Kim shakes it off.
 Kim is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Kim.
Kim is still on wobbly legs! Can Silent finish him?
Silent scores with a shot to the body.
Kim seems to have recovered his senses.
Silent scores with a nice right hand.
Silent works the jab nicely.
Silent cracks Kim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Silent.
Silent scores with a jab. Kim acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silent cracks Kim with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kim looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Silent finish him?
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silent's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kim under the eye.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silent connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kim scrambles back to his feet.
Silent with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silent lands a slapping body shot.
Silent cracks Kim with a hook to the temple - Kim is on wobbly legs here! Silent swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kim falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Silent wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Huran Silent!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 2862 p4p, 2675 weight class) and Derek Trucks (ranked 375 p4p, 356 weight class). Trucks has chosen Lost without you as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derek Trucks!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole moves into the clinch.
Sole lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trucks or not.
Trucks goes for a takedown attempt but Sole pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sole tries to work over Trucks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sole.
Trucks lands a body shot.
Trucks managing to block the knees to the body from Sole.
Trucks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sole is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sole lands with a left to the head.
Sole gets through Trucks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trucks.
Sole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trucks tries for a takedown but Sole manages to get underhooks.
Jacks Sole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Trucks.
Trucks is trying to maintain a safe position but Sole gets an underhook and turns Trucks into the ropes.
Sole comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Derek Trucks has been cut.
Sole breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sole has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sole blocks an elbow strike.
Trucks is working Sole over against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole wants to get back to striking at distance but Trucks won't allow it.
Sole gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sole trying to land knees to the body.
Trucks jumps guard and drags Sole to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Trucks is trying to keep Sole in close.
Sole throwing strikes from guard but Trucks blocks nicely.
Sole looking to pass the guard.
Sole trying to control but Trucks is working from the bottom.
Sole will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Trucks looking to control.
Sole postures up in Trucks's guard and throws a big left but Trucks blocks it.
Sole throwing strikes from guard but Trucks blocks nicely.
Trucks keeping full guard, as Sole tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole won't allow Trucks to sweep him here.
Sole trying to control the position from guard on top but Trucks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sole with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sole has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Trucks working for a triangle but Sole defends it easily.
Sole got a little sloppy there for a moment and Trucks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sole has managed to get both his arms back between Trucks's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trucks throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sole's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sole postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Trucks trying to control the position.
Sole throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole looking to pass the guard.
Trucks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sole can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trucks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sole defends well.
Sole throws a strike but Trucks rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Trucks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trucks.
Trucks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sole is trying to control the position but Trucks postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sole holds on and takes a little breather.
Trucks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole working a defensive guard here.
Trucks throwing strikes from guard but Sole blocks nicely.
Trucks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sole tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trucks trying to control but Sole is working from the bottom.
Sole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trucks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sole is trying to keep Trucks in close.
Trucks looking to sit in guard and control but Sole gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derek Trucks's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Trucks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sole instigates a clinch.
Sole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trucks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trucks.
Sole gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Trucks.
Sole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacks Sole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sole gets a clinch.
Trucks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sole just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Trucks has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sole clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sole manages to stand up with Trucks still on his back. Eventually Trucks drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole has managed to clinch.
Trucks misses with some punches.
Sole breaks from the clinch.
Trucks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sole sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trucks somewhat.
Jacks Sole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Trucks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Trucks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sole tries to clinch up but Trucks circles away and keeps his distance.
Sole fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trucks, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sole throws a punch but it's blocked by Trucks.
Sole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sole lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sole.
Sole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trucks keeps the fight on the outside.
Sole gets a clinch.
Sole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sole throws a head punch that misses.
Trucks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sole has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sole has Trucks up against the ropes in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sole has a couple of punches blocked by Trucks.
Sole tries a body shot but Trucks blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trucks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sole smiles and moves away.
Sole tries to clinch up but Trucks circles away and keeps his distance.
Trucks keeps the fight on the outside.
Trucks darts in and clinches Sole up against the ropes.
Sole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sole tries to close the distance and clinch but Trucks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trucks fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sole to the ground. Trucks is now in Sole's guard.
Trucks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trucks stands and throws Sole's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sole is trying to get back to half guard.
Sole is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Trucks's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Trucks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trucks is pressing down on Sole's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sole is holding on for now.
Trucks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sole tries to roll over but Trucks keeps him under control.
Trucks trying to control from Sole's half guard. Sole has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sole is trying to control the position but Trucks postures up.
Sole looking for a sweep. Not yet Sole, not yet.
Sole working for a triangle but Trucks defends it easily.
Sole trying to keep a closed guard but Trucks is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Trucks throws a big elbow that misses.
Trucks landing with the ground and pound.
Sole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trucks can do to turn this around?
Trucks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trucks throws a strike but Sole rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sole distracts Trucks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Trucks wants to sweep here but Sole controlling him for the moment.
Trucks seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derek Trucks's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trucks flicks out a counter leg kick but Sole steps away.
Sole drives through with a takedown into guard.
Trucks wants to sweep but no luck.
Sole works over Trucks with some ground and pound from guard.
Sole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sole wants to pass the guard but Trucks is keeping the position.
Sole postures up.
Sole trying to control the position from guard on top but Trucks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trucks trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Trucks is trying to control the position but Sole postures up.
Trucks keeping moving, preventing Sole from controlling successfully.
Sole wants to pass the guard but Trucks is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sole defends it easily.
Sole trying to control the position from guard on top but Trucks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sole loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sole wants to pass the guard but Trucks is keeping the position.
Trucks wants to sweep here but Sole controlling him for the moment.
Jacks Sole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trucks managing to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Trucks looks to land a combination but Sole avoids it well.
Sole closes the distance and clinches.
Sole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trucks's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sole tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Trucks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trucks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sole shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sole prevents Trucks from improving his position.
Trucks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sole seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Trucks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sole winds up and cracks Trucks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sole is working for a submission of some sort.
Trucks wants to improve his position but Sole is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trucks defending well though.
Sole wants to take a breather but Trucks is having none of it.
Sole is nestled in close to Trucks, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sole is trying to control the action in half guard but Trucks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Trucks manages to get to full guard.
Sole throws a big right hand that misses.
Trucks has his foot on Sole's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sole works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trucks is working an open guard so Sole takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Trucks throws a nice looking combination but Sole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trucks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Trucks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trucks tries to counter by closing the distance.
Trucks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trucks swats away the attempt to clinch by Sole.
Jacks Sole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trucks shoots in but no luck this time.
Trucks misses with a takedown attempt - Sole sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jacks Sole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Trucks.
Sole closes the distance and clinches.
Trucks jumps guard and drags Sole to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sole chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trucks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sole is aware though and is defending well.
Sole is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Derek Trucks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sole works over Trucks with some ground and pound from guard.
Trucks being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacks Sole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sole, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacks Sole!
A relieved looking Jacks Sole thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Derek Trucks stepped up to the mic, saying 'This is not my first rodeo! See you on the matt again!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Arkinson (ranked 3084 p4p, 2333 weight class) and Tom Tuttle (ranked 113 p4p, 83 weight class). Arkinson's entrance music is Breaking Benjamin - So cold. A fine choice. Mark Arkinson is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Arkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Tuttle!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arkinson misses with a few strikes there.
Tuttle forces Arkinson back against the ropes and clinches.
Tuttle tries to land knees in the clinch but Arkinson avoids the damage to the body.
Arkinson is trying to force a seperation but Tuttle has the dominant position.
Arkinson is trying to break the clinch but Tuttle is controlling him.
Tuttle lands with a short shot to the head.
Arkinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tuttle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arkinson takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like Mark Arkinson has been cut.
Tuttle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arkinson.
Arkinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Tuttle won't allow it.
Arkinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuttle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arkinson's efforts to push away.
Arkinson tries to circle away but Tuttle has him pinned against the ropes.
Arkinson takes a shot to the head.
Arkinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Tuttle.
Arkinson tries to circle away but Tuttle has him pinned against the ropes.
Tuttle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arkinson avoids it.
Tuttle tries a body shot but Arkinson blocks it.
Tuttle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arkinson is breathing heavily.
Tuttle lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tuttle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuttle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuttle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arkinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tuttle lands a nice elbow.
Tuttle lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Arkinson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tuttle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arkinson.
Tuttle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arkinson is defending well for now.
Tuttle lands a hook that snaps the head of Arkinson backwards.
 Arkinson is rocked!
Tuttle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oh Arkinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuttle creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Arkinson! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Tuttle.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Tuttle!
A victorious Tom Tuttle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einar Kyrvänsyylä (ranked 3421 p4p, 609 weight class) and Wanderlei Rua (ranked 429 p4p, 99 weight class). Wanderlei Rua 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Einar Kyrvänsyylä!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wanderlei Rua!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kyrvänsyylä feints a jab promting Rua to slip. Kyrvänsyylä then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Wanderlei Rua has been cut.
Kyrvänsyylä looks to land a left hand but Rua moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
As Rua looks to move away, Kyrvänsyylä throws a big counter combo but Rua just gets out of the way.
The crowd cheers as Rua lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kyrvänsyylä doesn't seem phased though.
Rua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rua looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wanderlei Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua throws the left hand but Kyrvänsyylä avoids the punch easily.
Rua misses with a looping left.
It looked like Kyrvänsyylä was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Kyrvänsyylä lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Rua's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kyrvänsyylä connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rua scrambles back to his feet.
Rua lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a two punch combination.
Rua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kyrvänsyylä moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Rua.
Rua jabs Kyrvänsyylä right on the nose. Kyrvänsyylä blinks but takes it well.
Kyrvänsyylä moves away from the strike by Rua.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a right and a left that both miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rua checks a leg kick.
Rua jabs at Kyrvänsyylä's body.
Rua sends Kyrvänsyylä crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rua is motioning to the referee to let Kyrvänsyylä up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kyrvänsyylä is rocked!
Kyrvänsyylä looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Kyrvänsyylä out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Wanderlei Rua!
Wanderlei Rua decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Takeda (ranked 397 p4p, 2503 weight class) and Jamie Bounty (ranked 57 p4p, 333 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuki Takeda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Bounty!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bounty closes the distance and clinches.
Bounty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bounty stops a takedown attempt from Takeda.
Bounty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Takeda has him pressed against the ropes.
Takeda lands a nice shot to the body.
Takeda jumps into guard, dragging Bounty to the mat.
Takeda working for a triangle but Bounty defends it easily.
Takeda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bounty wants to get up but he can't break Takeda's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bounty wants to stand and escape but instead Takeda has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Takeda is looking to work some ground and pound but Bounty has wrist control.
Takeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Bounty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takeda showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Takeda trying to control but Bounty is working from the bottom.
Takeda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Takeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Bounty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takeda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Takeda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bounty wants to stand but Takeda is controlling the position.
Bounty looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Takeda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bounty is keeping the position for now.
Takeda with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Takeda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Takeda working the strikes but Bounty uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Takeda 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.
Takeda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Takeda is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bounty is just riding it out for now. Takeda eventually gives up the hold.
Takeda passes to full mount!
Bounty really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takeda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bounty is squirming around, avoiding Takeda's attempts to control the action.
Bounty holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Takeda tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda landing shots from mount.
Takeda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Takeda with shots to the head and body - Bounty looks very uncomfortable down there.
Takeda lands a heavy elbow.
Takeda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bounty is looking to escape.
Takeda has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Bounty is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazuki Takeda!
Kazuki Takeda retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Kazuki Takeda thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jamie Bounty was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm not getting younger but I'm glad to have such opportunity to fight. '.
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