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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Underwood (ranked 6422 p4p, 24485 weight class) and Allen James (ranked 636 p4p, 657 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larry Underwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Allen James!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a straight left.
Underwood throws a good cross that connects.
James slips a jab and a cross from Underwood.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from James misses.
James misses with a straight right.
Underwood misses with an uppercut.
Underwood moves out of range of the strikes.
Underwood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
James looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Underwood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 It looks like Allen James has been cut.
James throws a big shot that misses.
James throws a lazy right hand but Underwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Underwood.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Underwood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James looks to throw the jab but Underwood is out of range.
Underwood drops James with a huge uppercut! James drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Underwood is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Underwood!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Rocky (ranked 3989 p4p, 3725 weight class) and Ikemba Okoye (ranked 493 p4p, 467 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Apollo Rocky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ikemba Okoye!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoye lunges at Rocky with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rocky's hand.
Rocky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okoye. Okoye obviously looking to wear him down.
Okoye dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rocky. That did some damage!
Rocky throws a lazy right hand but Okoye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rocky misses with a wild combination.
Rocky backing away here, and Okoye unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rocky.
It looks like Ikemba Okoye has been cut.
Rocky clinches.
Okoye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okoye's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rocky throws a punch but it's blocked by Okoye.
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!
Okoye goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okoye works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Okoye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okoye misses with the head strike.
Okoye lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okoye.
Okoye jumps guard but Rocky stands there with Okoye around his waist. Okoye gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Okoye lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rocky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rocky pushes Okoye back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okoye pushes Rocky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okoye on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rocky lands a shoulder strike.
Rocky misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rocky.
Rocky blocks an uppercut.
Okoye tries a body shot but Rocky blocks it.
Rocky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okoye backwards.
Rocky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rocky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rocky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Okoye manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Rocky does no damage.
Okoye throws a solid leg kick but Rocky takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Okoye.
Okoye takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rocky ducks straight into an uppercut from Okoye and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Rocky manages to regain guard straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocky working a defensive guard but Okoye manages to pass into side control anyway.
Okoye just content to control the position.
Okoye working away.
Rocky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Okoye working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Okoye tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Okoye has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Okoye controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoye wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rocky keeps working.
Rocky wants to control but Okoye postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rocky prevents Okoye from improving position.
Rocky is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Okoye prevents Rocky from improving his position.
Rocky keeping hold of Okoye's head, controlling as best he can.
Rocky tries to roll over but Okoye keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rocky is trying to maintain the position but Okoye is very close to passing his half guard.
Okoye controlling the action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rocky manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rocky lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rocky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okoye is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Apollo Rocky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Rocky misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Apollo Rocky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ikemba Okoye's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Okoye drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Rocky finds it's way through Okoye's defenses.
Okoye slips under a jab.
Rocky lands with a right hand.
Rocky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rocky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okoye moves away.
Okoye now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rocky connects with a nice looking jab.
Okoye slips a jab and a cross from Rocky.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Okoye! But no joy.
Apollo Rocky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Rocky misses.
Okoye on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Okoye looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rocky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Okoye, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okoye misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocky looking to throw knees to the head but Okoye is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye tries to throw a body punch but Rocky avoids it by throwing Okoye back against the cage.
Rocky prevents a body shot from Okoye.
Rocky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rocky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okoye connects with a crisp jab.
Okoye ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rocky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Okoye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rocky misses the shot to the body.
Apollo Rocky is winning the standup battle so far.
Rocky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rocky lands a nice shot that snaps Okoye's head back.
Okoye throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rocky forces Okoye back against the cage and clinches.
A hook to the body from Okoye.
Okoye tries to pull guard but Rocky holds him up against the cage and eventually Okoye drops back down to his feet.
Rocky tries to land a knee to the head but Okoye blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Okoye.
 Rocky is rocked!
Rocky tries to clinch up but Okoye circles away and keeps his distance.
Oh Rocky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rocky is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rocky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Okoye.
Rocky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rocky lands with a nice body punch.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Okoye! Rocky is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ikemba Okoye!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Roberts (ranked 2542 p4p, 4243 weight class) and Curly Bill Brocius (ranked 342 p4p, 514 weight class). Roberts comes to the cage accompanied by Spiders and Snakes - Jim Stafford. Curly Bill Brocius is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curly Bill Brocius!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brocius instigates a clinch.
Roberts jumps guard and drags Brocius to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Roberts is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Roberts has his feet on Brocius's thighs here. He's pushed Brocius off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Brocius screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Roberts!
A relieved looking Jake Roberts thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Almeida (ranked 3081 p4p, 2491 weight class) and Cam Cartwright (ranked 403 p4p, 331 weight class). Cartwright has chosen Karma Chameleon 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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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitor Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cam Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida misses with a wild body shot.
Cartwright shoots and misses
and Almeida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almeida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Almeida jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cartwright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Almeida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cartwright wants to clinch.
It looked like Almeida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida loads up on a big right hand but Cartwright slips the punch.
Cartwright throws a counter combo.
Almeida misses with a series of wild punches.
Despite the aggression on Cartwright's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Almeida with a nice cross.
Almeida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cartwright.
Almeida lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cartwright gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Almeida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cartwright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Almeida's waist but Almeida gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cartwright off to one side.
Cartwright has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Almeida.
Vitor Almeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almeida connects with a solid leg kick.
Cartwright is looking to clinch but Almeida is avoiding it.
Cartwright slips under a jab from Almeida.
Cartwright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vitor Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida throws a body punch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Cartwright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Almeida lands a head shot.
Cartwright fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cam Cartwright.
Almeida throws a low kick but Cartwright avoids it.
No joy there for Almeida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almeida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice side step and Cartwright releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cartwright has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Almeida.
Almeida is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Almeida scores with a nice strike.
Cartwright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cartwright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Almeida just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida scores with a jab.
Almeida cracks Cartwright with a good jab.
Almeida feints a jab promting Cartwright to slip. Almeida then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cartwright slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Almeida dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Almeida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Almeida lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Almeida connects with the punch.
Cartwright fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Almeida lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright looks for a takedown but Almeida sprawls well.
It looked like Almeida was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cartwright.
Almeida lands a right hook to the body.
Vitor Almeida is winning the standup battle so far.
Almeida lands a nice shot that snaps Cartwright's head back.
Almeida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cartwright has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cartwright gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cartwright prevents Almeida from breaking the clinch.
Cartwright pulls guard.
Almeida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cartwright is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is looking for a triangle here but Almeida uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cartwright manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Almeida looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cartwright trying to hold on to Almeida's head to control him but Almeida postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Almeida in particular looking to stall.
Cartwright regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cartwright looking for a sweep. Not yet Cartwright, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is looking for a triangle but Almeida pushes his legs off easily.
Cartwright has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Almeida is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cartwright.
Almeida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cartwright on the ground.
Almeida working away.
Almeida controls the position from side control.
Cartwright wants to control but Almeida postures up.
Cartwright is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cartwright seems a little lost for a moment, as Almeida dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Almeida tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Almeida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cartwright can do to turn this around?
Almeida takes a little break here. Cartwright wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
You can see the frustration on Cartwright's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Almeida dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Almeida delivers a nice body kick.
Almeida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cartwright's head backwards.
Vitor Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cartwright clinches.
Cartwright misses with the head strike.
Cartwright is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cartwright pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cartwright is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Almeida avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cartwright looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Almeida wants to stand but Cartwright has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cartwright is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cartwright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cartwright throws his legs up looking for a submission but Almeida uses it to pass to side control.
Cartwright struggling a bit 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.
Cartwright is looking for a sweep.
Almeida wants to stand but Cartwright has his arm trapped.
Almeida remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cartwright is trying to control Almeida's posture but Almeida avoids it.
Cartwright is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cartwright wants to control but Almeida postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright seems a little lost for a moment, as Almeida dominates the positioning.
You can see the frustration on Cartwright's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cartwright doesn't manage to clinch there - Almeida circles away.
Almeida scores with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Almeida as Cartwright shoots in.
Vitor Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cartwright has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Almeida.
Cartwright dives in and grabs Almeida's left leg, looking for a takedown. Almeida pushes down on Cartwright's head and hops out.
As Cartwright looks to move away, Almeida throws a big counter combo but Cartwright just gets out of the way.
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cam Cartwright.
Cartwright needs to keep his hands up - Almeida had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almeida. Cartwright does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Cartwright tries to counter it with a takedown but Almeida pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Almeida getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Almeida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Almeida scores with a nice right hand.
Cartwright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almeida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Almeida with a nice calf kick.
Cam Cartwright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almeida fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Almeida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Almeida, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Almeida!
A victorious Vitor Almeida 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 Karel Sup (ranked 2109 p4p, 2898 weight class) and Chris Tamburello (ranked 288 p4p, 372 weight class). Chris Tamburello is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karel Sup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Tamburello!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Tamburello as Sup shoots in.
Sup changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tamburello tries to avoid it but Sup manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tamburello to the ground. Tamburello escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sup dives in for a single leg takedown but Tamburello sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sup has been working on his balance at Brloh, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tamburello.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karel Sup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tamburello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sup fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sup swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sup goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tamburello prevents it.
Tamburello blocking some punches.
Tamburello trying to land knees to the body.
Sup is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tamburello is defending well.
Tamburello throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sup blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sup has Tamburello pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tamburello manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tamburello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sup is defending well for now.
Tamburello blocks a body shot from Sup.
Tamburello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tamburello leaves Sup with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sup on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tamburello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sup.
Tamburello leaves Sup with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Sup.
No luck for Sup with that takedown attempt.
Tamburello lands a head shot.
Sup looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sup pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karel Sup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamburello leaves Sup with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sup dives in and scores a takedown into Tamburello's guard.
Tamburello looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sup is one step ahead there.
Tamburello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamburello looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sup lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamburello working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sup.
Sup tries to free his leg and advance position but Tamburello is retaining full guard.
Tamburello is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sup working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tamburello's head.
Sup postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tamburello can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tamburello trying to control the position.
Tamburello might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sup haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sup is pushing down on Tamburello's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tamburello is fighting to maintain full guard but Sup has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tamburello is looking to control Sup's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tamburello avoid being mounted?
Tamburello has hold of Sup's hands but Sup slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tamburello trying to hold on to Sup's head to control him but Sup postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tamburello manages to get to full guard.
Sup throws a big elbow that misses.
Sup 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.
Tamburello trying to keep a closed guard but Sup is proving a slippery customer.
Tamburello pulls Sup in close to his closed guard and prevents Sup from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamburello wants to sweep here but Sup controlling him for the moment.
Sup trying to control the position from guard on top but Tamburello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sup trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tamburello lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sup looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tamburello postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sup is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tamburello working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sup's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Tamburello will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sup closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tamburello's guard.
Sup wants to pass the guard but Tamburello is keeping the position.
Sup passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tamburello dodges the ground and pound from Sup.
Tamburello takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tamburello sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sup lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tamburello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sup working the head and body with strikes.
Sup winds up and cracks Tamburello with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tamburello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sup trying to pass the guard but Tamburello defending well.
Sup is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sup not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tamburello trying to hold on to Sup's head to control him but Sup postures up.
Nice strikes from Sup there.
Sup missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tamburello on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sup wants to pass to mount but Tamburello is defending the position.
Sup missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sup throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tamburello to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamburello pulls Sup in close to prevent any damage.
Tamburello trying to control the position.
Sup tries to free his leg and advance position but Tamburello is retaining full guard.
Sup working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sup throws a big elbow that misses.
Sup trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tamburello manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Tamburello working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tamburello throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sup works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tamburello passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Tamburello trying to mount his opponent but Sup defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sup tries to get to full guard but Tamburello has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sup slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sup is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tamburello accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sup managing to control the position.
Tamburello trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sup keeping moving, preventing Tamburello from controlling successfully.
That's four 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.
Sup looking for a sweep. Not yet Sup, not yet.
Sup looking to control.
Sup wants to sweep but no luck.
Tamburello passes Sup's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sup regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sup looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tamburello connects with a couple of short punches.
Tamburello must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sup tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tamburello missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sup utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tamburello postures up.
Tamburello stopping the sweep attempt from Sup.
Tamburello content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sup 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.
Karel Sup dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sup goes for a double leg but Tamburello avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tamburello continues to drive forward.
Sup swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sup misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tamburello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sup is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tamburello sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oooooh!!! Tamburello has knocked Sup down with a huge combo! Tamburello steps away and waves a wobbly Sup back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
No luck for Sup with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karel Sup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sup darts in looking for a takedown but Tamburello gets double underhooks and turns Sup into the cage.
Sup avoiding damage as Tamburello throws knees to the body.
Sup misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamburello trying to land knees to the body.
Tamburello throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sup blocks it with crossed arms.
Tamburello tries to throw a body punch but Sup avoids it by throwing Tamburello back against the cage.
Tamburello gets through Sup's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sup is rocked!
Tamburello lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oh Sup is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tamburello creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sup with a big uppercut! Sup tries to clinch up but Tamburello pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sup to the mat! Sup covers up and Tamburello unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chris Tamburello!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nakachi Tadageru (ranked 2245 p4p, 3486 weight class) and Gun Nero (ranked 235 p4p, 329 weight class). Gun Nero has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nakachi Tadageru's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nakachi Tadageru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gun Nero!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tadageru looking to score a takedown here. Nero is defending well but Tadageru drives through and ends up in Nero's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tadageru makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nero is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tadageru defends well.
Tadageru working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tadageru controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tadageru scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadageru avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nero can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tadageru controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nero is on top in guard.
Nero is posturing up here but Tadageru has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Nero tries to roll out but it's too tight and Nero has to tap! Slick submission there by Tadageru!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nakachi Tadageru!
A relieved looking Nakachi Tadageru thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Libor Lunak (ranked 2051 p4p, 1414 weight class) and Lewis Clarke (ranked 282 p4p, 206 weight class). Lewis Clarke told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Libor Lunak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke scores with a decent looking hook.
Libor Lunak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lunak slips under a jab from Clarke.
Clarke misses with a looping left.
Clarke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lunak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lunak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clarke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lunak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lunak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Lewis Clarke has been cut.
We've been informed that Clarke has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lunak throws a lazy head kick
and Clarke counters with a two punch combo.
Clarke misses with the combination.
Lunak slips a straight right by Clarke.
Lunak throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lunak checks a low kick from Clarke.
A slow jab from Lunak misses its intended target.
Lunak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lunak misses with an uppercut.
Lunak defending well as Clarke loads up on a big left hand.
Lunak throws a series of punches but Clarke avoids them all with ease.
Clarke checks a low kick from Lunak.
A jab from Clarke finds it's way through Lunak's defenses.
Clarke ducks under a wild hook from Lunak.
Clarke digs a good hook to Lunak's body.
Clarke checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Lunak misses.
Lunak misses with a two punch combination.
Clarke lands with a shot to the body.
Clarke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lunak doesn't seem bothered though.
Lunak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clarke on the side of the head.
Clarke slips a jab and a cross from Lunak.
An inside leg kick lands from Clarke.
Clarke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lunak under the eye.
Clarke moves out of range as Lunak throws a body kick.
A punch combination from Clarke misses.
Lunak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clarke.
Clarke lands a jab-cross combination.
 It looks like Libor Lunak has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clarke is looking to score with low kicks.
Lunak throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Clarke, as that shot connected.
Clarke lands a body shot.
Clarke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lunak staying out of range there.
Lunak throws a head kick but Clarke moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke lands a jab to the nose.
Lunak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clarke.
A jab from Lunak finds it's way through Clarke's defenses.
Clarke scores with a one two! Lunak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lunak staying out of range there.
Clarke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lunak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lunak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clarke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lunak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Clarke scores with a hook to the body. Lunak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clarke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lunak at a distance.
Clarke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clarke swings for the body but Lunak moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Lunak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clarke scores with a shot to the body.
Lunak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clarke counters with a left and a right that stings Lunak.
Clarke dodges the punch combination from Lunak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lunak misses with a double jab.
Clarke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lunak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lunak ducks under a wild hook from Clarke.
Nice defenses there by Clarke.
Clarke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lunak connects with a high kick.
Clarke throws a right hand that Lunak ducks under and follows up with a left that Lunak also avoids with ease.
Lunak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Lunak.
Clarke is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lunak had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lunak is breathing heavily.
Clarke scores with the left hand. Lunak knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lunak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clarke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lunak scrambles back to his feet.
Lunak works over Clarke's head and body with a nice combination.
Clarke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lunak has time to react.
Lunak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clarke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lunak with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lunak misses.
Clarke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lunak is rocked!
Clarke pounces like a tiger and cracks Lunak with a vicious hook! Lunak is down but not out! Clarke follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lewis Clarke!
During a confident post fight interview, Lewis Clarke thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerman Christ (ranked 2242 p4p, 1231 weight class) and Kurki Potku (ranked 292 p4p, 168 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerman Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurki Potku!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potku lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good standup being displayed there by Christ as he connects with a hook.
Christ misses with an uppercut
and Potku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christ misses with a left hand
and Potku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christ takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Potku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Christ at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Christ misses the target.
Potku tries to counter by closing the distance.
Potku has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Christ misses with a left hand
and Potku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Potku clinches up with Christ and pushes him back against the cage.
Potku has Christ pressed against the cage, preventing Christ from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Christ misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potku working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Christ lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Potku prevents a body shot from Christ.
Potku lands a shoulder strike.
Potku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Potku jumps guard and drags Christ to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is looking to stand up but Potku won't let him.
Christ avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Potku throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Christ has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Potku has a closed guard, preventing Christ from standing up.
Christ will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Potku throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Christ would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Christ got a little sloppy there for a moment and Potku has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Christ has managed to get both his arms back between Potku's legs - danger averted.
Christ preventing the sweep.
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.
Christ wants to stand but Potku has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Potku looking for a sweep. Not yet Potku, not yet.
Christ has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Potku is proving hard to escape from.
Potku working a defensive guard here.
Potku has a closed guard, preventing Christ from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Potku misses with a hook.
Potku slips under a jab.
Christ misses with a body shot.
Christ throws a hook but Potku avoids it easily.
A jab from Christ misses.
Potku ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Potkus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Christ has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Potku finds it's way round the side to connect with Christ's head.
Christ swings for the body but Potku moves out of range.
Potku with the counter takedown but Christ avoids it easily.
Potku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christ throws out the jab.
Potku is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Christ with a body shot.
Potku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Potku with the counter takedown but Christ avoids it easily.
Christ walks into a stiff left hand from Potku.
Potku punishes Christ's body with a nice straight punch.
Potku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Potku just misses with a punch to the body.
Potku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Potku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Potku counter with a right hand.
Christ thows a left - swing and a miss!
Potku with the counter takedown but Christ avoids it easily.
Potku fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Christ to the ground. Potku is now in Christ's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christ keeping full guard, as Potku tries to pass.
Christ is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Christ knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Potku on the ground.
Potku looking to pass the guard.
Christ wants to stand and escape but Potku is having none of it.
Potku wants to control from the top but Christ keeps moving.
Potku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Christ swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Christ wants to stand up but Potku is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kurki Potku dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Christ rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Potku to counter with a crisp jab.
Christ takes a swing at Potku's ribcage but misses.
Christ closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Potku ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Christ misses with an uppercut
and Potku counters with a stiff right hand.
Christ is rocked!
Jerman Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ throws a poor cross that misses
and Potku counters with a big left hand that crumples Christ! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurki Potku!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pate Hunt (ranked 587 p4p, 1141 weight class) and Pee Wee Sasaki (ranked 34 p4p, 66 weight class). Pee Wee Sasaki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pate Hunt's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pee Wee Sasaki!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sasaki. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sasaki throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sasaki manages to avoid it.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Sasaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Jab by Hunt.
Hunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sasaki.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sasaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sasaki throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sasaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasaki walks into a jab.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sasaki moves away.
Hunt misses with a low kick as Sasaki jumps back.
Hunt works Sasaki's body with a nice hook.
Sasaki looks to land a combination but Hunt avoids it well.
Hunt is looking to counter the offense by Sasaki and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Hunt.
Hunt swings for the body but Sasaki moves out of range.
Sasaki has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Sasaki counter with a right hand.
Pate Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sasaki, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheers as Hunt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sasaki doesn't seem phased though.
Sasaki tries to land a front kick but Hunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sasaki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sasaki ducks right into an uppercut from Hunt.
Hunt connects with a nice looking jab.
Sasaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hunt is rocked!
Hunt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Sasaki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sasaki drops Hunt with a huge uppercut! Hunt drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Sasaki is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pee Wee Sasaki!
Pee Wee Sasaki is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Pee Wee Sasaki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duannis Frank (ranked 1251 p4p, 1091 weight class) and DeVon Hampton (ranked 171 p4p, 145 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duannis Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeVon Hampton!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frank stops a takedown attempt from Hampton.
Frank gets underhooks to prevent Hampton's takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frank.
Frank lands a damaging elbow.
Frank lands a nice uppercut.
Hampton has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Frank is trying to keep an underhook but Hampton manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Frank avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hampton.
Frank wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hampton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hampton working over Frank with some ground and pound. Frank looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Frank is concentrating on defense, preventing Hampton from advancing position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hampton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Frank's head.
Frank taking some punishment here, with Hampton in his half guard.
Frank blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hampton.
Hampton lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hampton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Frank!
Frank taking shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Hampton there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hampton sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hampton cracks Frank with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hampton postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Frank badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Hampton around the waist but Hampton pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Hampton is the winner by TKO! Hampton jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeVon Hampton!
DeVon Hampton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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