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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teriibe Galgo (ranked 6425 p4p, 6353 weight class) and Raffaele Esposito (ranked 645 p4p, 641 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Raffaele Esposito enters the ring!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teriibe Galgo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raffaele Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galgo scores with a shot to the body.
Galgo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Esposito is looking for a takedown.
Galgo lands a shoulder strike.
Galgo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Esposito.
Galgo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Esposito doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Galgo counters with a left and a right that hurts Esposito! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Galgo jumps into full mount!
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.
Esposito looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galgo unloads with some shots from mount but Esposito bucks and avoids them well.
Galgo thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Galgo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Galgo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Galgo tries to control but Esposito wriggling away.
Galgo misses with a head shot.
Esposito wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Galgo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galgo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Esposito manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Esposito, under a barage of strikes from Galgo.
Well, if Galgo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Galgo stands up out of the half guard.
Esposito looks up at the clock. Bad move! Galgo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Esposito. Galgo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teriibe Galgo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Wallin (ranked 6079 p4p, 5082 weight class) and Bayou Belgrove (ranked 620 p4p, 566 weight class). William Wallin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bayou Belgrove's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Wallin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bayou Belgrove!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belgrove darts in looking for a takedown but Wallin gets double underhooks and turns Belgrove into the ropes.
Wallin has managed to clinch.
Wallin is pressed up against the ropes. Belgrove has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wallin down to the mat. Wallin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wallin clinches up against the ropes.
Wallin misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wallin.
Belgrove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wallin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wallin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wallin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belgrove can't get the takedown.
William Wallin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bayou Belgrove.
Belgrove blocks an uppercut.
Wallin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wallin misses with the head strike.
Wallin lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belgrove tries to break the clinch but Wallin is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Wallin.
Belgrove tries to score a body lock takedown but Wallin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wallin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Wallin.
 Belgrove is rocked!
Wallin misses with the head strike.
Belgrove is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallin finish him?
Wallin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belgroves head.
Wallin misses with some punches.
Wallin creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Belgrove with a big uppercut! Belgrove tries to clinch up but Wallin pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Belgrove to the mat! Belgrove covers up and Wallin unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). William Wallin!
Our winner, William Wallin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between King Diamond (ranked 5322 p4p, 5221 weight class) and Makke Sku (ranked 516 p4p, 511 weight class). King Diamond could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Makke Sku's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, King Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Makke Sku!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sku takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diamond comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diamond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sku.
Sku drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diamond defends it well.
Diamond thuds a left hand into Sku's body.
Diamond lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sku at a distance.
Sku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diamond.
Diamond scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Diamond misses.
Diamond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sku manages to avoid it.
Sku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diamond.
Diamond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diamond fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diamond is looking to wear down Sku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Diamond throws a body punch but Sku moves out of range.
Diamond takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sku misses the jab.
Diamond misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sku counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sku sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sku throwing strikes but missing.
Sku missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sku stands up over Diamond, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sku controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sku throwing strikes from guard but Diamond blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sku throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diamond works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sku sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sku lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sku postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sku throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sku accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diamond is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sku accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sku works over Diamond with some ground and pound from guard.
Sku in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sku passes into half guard.
Sku sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sku takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sku thows a huge punch but Diamond dodges it nicely.
Sku thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diamond's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sku connects with a nice short shot to Diamond's temple.
Sku missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diamond really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Diamond blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sku.
Sku seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diamond does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sku scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diamond is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sku scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sku throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sku controlling the pace.
Sku's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sku thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Makke Sku dominated that round.
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.
Sku feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sku slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sku must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
More stalling from Sku.
Sku scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diamond avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diamond working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sku.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sku trying to control the position from guard on top but Diamond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makke Sku has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond has momentary wrist control but Sku slips an elbow through the middle.
Sku loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sku throws an elbow that misses. Diamond uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sku's guard. Nice move by Diamond!
Diamond might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sku tries to strike from the bottom.
Sku managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sku tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sku doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sku trying to control the position.
Sku looking for a sweep. Not yet Sku, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sku takes a swing at Diamond's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Sku misses.
Sku avoids the body shot from Diamond.
Diamond definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diamond tries to sprawl but Sku drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sku connects with a nice short shot to Diamond's temple.
Sku working over Diamond with some ground and pound. Diamond looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sku scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Diamond is refusing to be controlled, as Sku sits in half guard.
Sku takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sku performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sku is trying to work for a kimura but Diamond is defending well.
Sku lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sku missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sku stalling.
Sku winds up and cracks Diamond with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sku in particular looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Makke Sku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Diamond throws a big shot that misses.
Sku lands a jab to the nose.
Sku throws the left hand but Diamond avoids the punch easily.
Diamond misses with a body shot
and Sku counters with a shoot takedown. Diamond fights it but they end up in guard.
Diamond working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sku.
Sku drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Diamond dives on top into guard.
Sku is striking but Diamond is not phased and passes to half guard.
Sku wants to control but Diamond is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sku wants to improve his position but Diamond is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sku controlling the position for now.
Let's hope that Sku has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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.
Sku makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sku.
Sku looking for a sweep. Not yet Sku, not yet.
Sku not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sku pulls Diamond in close to prevent any damage.
Sku is striking from the bottom but Diamond uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Sku wants to improve his position but Diamond is controlling well.
Sku is trying to control but can't.
Sku tries to roll over but Diamond keeps him under control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sku missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sku throws a hook but Diamond avoids it easily.
King Diamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diamond manages to avoid it.
Diamond swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sku was well out of range. Poor timing from Diamond.
Sku misses the shot to the body.
Sku avoids the body shot from Diamond.
Sku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sku scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sku sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diamond defending well though.
Sku throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sku winds up and cracks Diamond with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sku.
Sku seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sku thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Makke Sku is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sku sitting and controlling from the half guard.
King Diamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Makke Sku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sku winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makke Sku!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartolomeu Ganz (ranked 6472 p4p, 3545 weight class) and Tyrone Muesli (ranked 608 p4p, 434 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartolomeu Ganz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Muesli!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muesli.
Ganz is looking to counter punch.
Ganz slips under a jab from Muesli.
Muesli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muesli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Muesli throws a series of punches but Ganz avoids them all with ease.
Muesli has closed the distance and engaged Ganz in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ganz.
Ganz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ganz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Muesli backwards.
Ganz misses with a body punch.
Muesli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ganz has him pressed against the ropes.
Ganz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ganz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Muesli on the inside.
Ganz lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muesli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ganz scores with a shoulder strike.
Ganz scores with a shot to the side of Muesli's head.
Muesli looks winded!
Ganz lands a shoulder strike.
Ganz pushes Muesli back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muesli misses with a punch to the body.
Ganz pushes Muesli back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ganz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ganz presses Muesli against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ganz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ganz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ganz scores with a shoulder strike.
Ganz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ganz lands with a right to the head.
Ganz lands a hook that snaps the head of Muesli backwards.
Muesli has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ganz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Muesli can turn it around.
Ganz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ganz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ganz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muesli backwards.
Ganz struggles to land a body shot inside as Muesli controls his hands.
Muesli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ganz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ganz.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ganz.
Ganz pushes Muesli back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ganz digs a right hand underneath Muesli's ribcage. Muesli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Ganz.
Ganz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ganz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ganz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muesli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muesli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ganz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ganz moves forwards but Muesli connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Muesli throws a right hand that misses
and Ganz counters with a thumping low kick.
Ganz lands with an overhand left.
Muesli tries to clinch up
and Ganz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muesli is rocked!
Muesli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ganz counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bartolomeu Ganz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre King (ranked 3498 p4p, 3658 weight class) and Oaza Madero (ranked 431 p4p, 448 weight class). The key to victory for Andre King has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oaza Madero!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King gets caught napping as Madero dives in and scores a takedown. King manages to retain guard.
Madero showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Madero works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
Madero landing some decent shots from guard.
Madero throwing strikes but missing.
Madero is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
 It looks like Andre King has been cut.
Madero throwing strikes but missing.
Madero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madero trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Madero landing with the ground and pound.
 King is rocked!
Andre King's cut is getting worse.
Madero postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! King covers up, he's hurt! Madero keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Madero and the ref steps in to end the fight! Madero can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oaza Madero!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Morino (ranked 2914 p4p, 2415 weight class) and Chumaka Adewale Awolo Aktinola (ranked 366 p4p, 310 weight class). Bobby Morino has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Morino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chumaka Adewale Awolo Aktinola!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morino tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Awolo Aktinola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Awolo Aktinola misses with a series of wild punches.
Awolo Aktinola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morino wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Morino clinches up against the ropes.
Morino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Awolo Aktinola backwards.
Morino gets underhooks to prevent Awolo Aktinola's takedown attempt.
Morino pushes Awolo Aktinola back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Morino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Awolo Aktinola misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chumaka Adewale Awolo Aktinola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Awolo Aktinola misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morino throws a series of strikes that have Awolo Aktinola backpedaling.
 It looks like Chumaka Adewale Awolo Aktinola has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Awolo Aktinola does no damage.
Awolo Aktinola looks winded!
Morino clinches up against the ropes.
Morino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Awolo Aktinola fails to pull guard.
I was talking to Morino's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morino.
A right hand to the body from Morino.
Good body shot from Morino.
Morino lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awolo Aktinola takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Morino.
Morino breaks the clinch.
Morino has closed the distance and engaged Awolo Aktinola in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Morino.
Morino lands an uppercut.
Morino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Morino there.
Morino gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Awolo Aktinola gets tackled into the ropes by Morino. Morino maintains the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Morino.
Morino gets underhooks to prevent Awolo Aktinola's takedown attempt.
Bobby Morino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chumaka Adewale Awolo Aktinola.
Morino stops a takedown attempt from Awolo Aktinola.
Morino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Awolo Aktinola fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morino pushes Awolo Aktinola back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morino lands with a left to the head.
Morino scores with a hook to the body.
Morino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Awolo Aktinola is trying to pull guard but Morino has him pressed against the ropes.
Morino is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Awolo Aktinola backwards.
Awolo Aktinola is working for takedown but Morino is calmly controlling the position for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morino.
Morino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Awolo Aktinola changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morino fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Awolo Aktinola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morino.
Awolo Aktinola drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Awolo Aktinola takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morino closes the distance and pushes Awolo Aktinola back into the ropes.
Morino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Awolo Aktinola drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morino gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Morino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awolo Aktinola fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Morino lands a body shot in the clinch.
Awolo Aktinola takes a shot to the head.
Morino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morino is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Awolo Aktinola shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morino eats them both and turns towards Awolo Aktinola to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Awolo Aktinola gets tackled into the ropes by Morino. Morino maintains the clinch.
Morino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morino digs a right hand into Awolo Aktinola's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Awolo Aktinola's gas tank.
Good body shot from Morino.
Morino prevents the takedown attempt.
Morino gets through Awolo Aktinola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morino tries to clinch up.
Morino moves into range and clinches up with Awolo Aktinola.
Morino breaks the clinch.
Morino lands with a right hand.
Morino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Awolo Aktinola in his tracks.
Awolo Aktinola takes one to the side of the head.
Awolo Aktinola is rocked!
Morino has Awolo Aktinola up against the ropes in a clinch.
Awolo Aktinola is still on wobbly legs! Can Morino finish him?
Morino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Awolo Aktinolas head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morino pushes Awolo Aktinola against the ropes. Morino is working some dirty boxing. Morino pushes off with a quick right hook! Awolo Aktinola goes down! Awolo Aktinola tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Morino moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Morino!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Molokai Built (ranked 1507 p4p, 1079 weight class) and Tico Tico (ranked 96 p4p, 64 weight class). Tico has chosen Paco De Lucia - Tico Tico as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Molokai Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tico Tico!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Tico pushes Built away with a front kick.
Tico misses with a hook.
Built definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tico looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Tico.
Tico lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tico scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built slips under a jab.
Tico misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico throws the kick towards the body but Built avoids it.
Built throws a big counter combination but Tico scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tico throws a big shot that misses.
Built is looking for a counter combo.
Tico thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tico thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Built if he has to take too many more of those.
Built staying out of range there.
Tico scores with a one two! Built had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Built was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tico swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Built seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tico lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Built backs up against the ropes.
Tico throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tico throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Tico looks to move away, Built throws a big counter combo but Tico just gets out of the way.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico misses with a looping left.
Tico tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tico swings widly with a right hand
and Built counters with a series of strikes. Tico will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tico misses with an uppercut.
Tico looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tico throws a body punch but Built moves out of range.
Built went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tico misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Tico misses
and Built counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A slow jab from Tico misses its intended target.
Nice takedown defense from Built. No joy for Tico on that attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An inside leg kick lands from Tico.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Tico dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A combination from Tico does no damage.
Built is looking for a counter combo.
Tico looks to score with a jab to the body but Built is just out of range.
Built bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Built seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tico Tico seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Tico misses.
Built appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tico does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Built appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tico lands with a right hand.
Tico throws a shot from downtown. Built moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Built appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tico doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Built counters with a series of strikes. Tico will be more careful next time no doubt.
Built defending well as Tico loads up on a big left hand.
Built appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tico Tico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tico tries to land a leg kick but Built saw it coming and moves away.
Built appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tico waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Built.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tico throws a head kick but Built moves out of range.
Built moves out of range as Tico throws a body kick.
Built is looking for a counter combo.
Tico misses with a body punch
and Built counters with a series of strikes. Tico will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tico misses with a wild combination.
Tico misses with a lunging right hand
and Built counters with a series of strikes. Tico will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico misses with a wild combination.
Built keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Built 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.
Tico scores with a spinning back kick!
Tico throws out a loose jab but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tico throws a jab when Built was well out of range.
As Tico looks to move away, Built throws a big counter combo but Tico just gets out of the way.
Built avoids the body shot from Tico.
Decent striking displayed by Tico there.
Tico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Built throws a big counter combination but Tico scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Built moves away.
Tico throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Tico showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. 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.
Tico thows a leg kick but Built checks it
and Built counters with a three punch combo that has Tico backing up. Tico nods at Built to acknowledge the strikes.
Built steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tico. That one must have hurt.
Tico fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Built has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Built ducks under a wild hook from Tico.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tico takes a swing at Built's ribcage but misses.
Built throws a big counter combination but Tico scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tico throws an off balance right hand
and Built counters with a series of strikes. Tico will be more careful next time no doubt.
Molokai Built is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico swings widly with a right hand
and Built counters with a three punch combo that has Tico backing up. Tico nods at Built to acknowledge the strikes.
Built checks a low kick from Tico.
Built went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tico throws a solid leg kick but Built takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tico.
Tico shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Built sprawls well. Built wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tico gets slowly back to his feet.
Built is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tico misses with a looping right.
Tico pivots, looking for a leg kick but Built is out of range and Tico settles back down.
As Tico looks to move away, Built throws a big counter combo but Tico just gets out of the way.
Tico fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Built has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tico throws a body kick that misses.
Built avoids the head kick by Tico.
Built throws a big counter combination but Tico scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tico misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico connects with a looping right hand.
Tico misses with a body kick.
Tico swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Built counters with a left and a right that stings Tico.
Built showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tico.
Tico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Built was well out of range. Poor timing from Tico.
Built seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tico.
As Tico looks to move away, Built throws a big counter combo but Tico just gets out of the way.
Tico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Built manages to avoid it.
Built blocks a leg kick.
Built went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tico. Built does a little dance to reset his feet.
Built throws a big counter combination but Tico scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tico misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tico Tico.
Well Tico has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tico Tico!
After the fight, Tico Tico was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einar Kyrvänsyylä (ranked 2872 p4p, 1514 weight class) and Ghengis Khan (ranked 363 p4p, 228 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghengis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kyrvänsyylä manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kyrvänsyylä is looking to counter punch.
Kyrvänsyylä tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kyrvänsyylä takes one to the side of the head.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan 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.
Sloppy strikes from Kyrvänsyylä. Those never looked like landing.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Kyrvänsyylä ducks down to avoid it.
Kyrvänsyylä slips under a jab.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with the combination.
Khan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kyrvänsyylä manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kyrvänsyylä is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Khan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Khan has Kyrvänsyylä up against the ropes in a clinch.
Khan stalling against the ropes.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kyrvänsyylä scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kyrvänsyylä's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ghengis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Kyrvänsyylä counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kyrvänsyylä keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've been informed that Khan 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.
Khan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kyrvänsyylä gets tackled into the ropes by Khan. Khan maintains the clinch.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyrvänsyylä is working Khan over against the ropes.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyrvänsyylä uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Kyrvänsyylä manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan rushes Kyrvänsyylä and presses him up against the ropes.
Kyrvänsyylä blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kyrvänsyylä is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Kyrvänsyylä.
Kyrvänsyylä lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
Khan lands a right hand.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Kyrvänsyylä's head.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyrvänsyylä breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kyrvänsyylä needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyrvänsyylä was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Kyrvänsyylä tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyrvänsyylä.
Kyrvänsyylä works over Khan's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Ghengis Khan has been cut.
Khan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kyrvänsyylä in his tracks.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kyrvänsyylä tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kyrvänsyylä scores with a body shot.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kyrvänsyylä.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyrvänsyylä scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Kyrvänsyylä.
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
Kyrvänsyylä takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kyrvänsyylä tries to move into range but Khan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A combination from Kyrvänsyylä does no damage.
Kyrvänsyylä swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kyrvänsyylä avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyrvänsyylä defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Khan avoids the body shot from Kyrvänsyylä.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
As Khan looks to move away, Kyrvänsyylä throws a big counter combo but Khan just gets out of the way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyrvänsyylä takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Kyrvänsyylä avoids the body shot from Khan.
Sloppy strikes from Kyrvänsyylä. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Khan.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That has opened up Ghengis Khan's cut even more.
Khan dips to his left and cracks Kyrvänsyylä with an uppercut!
Khan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kyrvänsyylä had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a double jab.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a wild combination.
Kyrvänsyylä lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Khan sizes up Kyrvänsyylä with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Kyrvänsyylä.
Kyrvänsyylä tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Khan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Khan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kyrvänsyyläs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloppy strikes from Kyrvänsyylä. Those never looked like landing.
Khan wants to counter with a clinch but Kyrvänsyylä pushes him away.
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 Einar Kyrvänsyylä will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ghengis Khan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyrvänsyylä sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kyrvänsyylä is looking to wear down Khan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Einar Kyrvänsyylä is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan's corner calls for a 1-2. Khan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Kyrvänsyylä.
Khan throws a jab when Kyrvänsyylä was well out of range.
As Khan backs away, Kyrvänsyylä returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice defenses there by Kyrvänsyylä.
Jab from Khan.
Kyrvänsyylä has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kyrvänsyylä there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kyrvänsyylä is rocked!
Khan shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Kyrvänsyylä takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Khan sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Kyrvänsyylä bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ghengis Khan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaz McStafferson (ranked 964 p4p, 2354 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 146 p4p, 312 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 29 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaz McStafferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McStafferson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McStafferson advances position into side control!
We've been hearing good reports from McStafferson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
McStafferson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McStafferson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sole is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McStafferson tries for a kimura but Sole is defending well.
McStafferson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McStafferson tries to advance position but instead Sole slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McStafferson wants to work for an arm triangle but Sole is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McStafferson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sole keeping hold of McStafferson's head, controlling as best he can.
Sole is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McStafferson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McStafferson's back!
Sole scores with strikes from the back.
McStafferson wants to escape the position.
Sole has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of McStafferson's body.
McStafferson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
McStafferson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sole.
Sole has good solid back control here.
McStafferson can't escape the position.
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.
McStafferson is covering up but some of the strikes from Sole are getting through and doing damage.
McStafferson is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
McStafferson staying busy and making it hard for Sole to control.
Sole really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for McStafferson.
McStafferson staying busy and making it hard for Sole to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
McStafferson staying busy and making it hard for Sole to control.
McStafferson can't escape the position.
Can McStafferson hold on?! Sole is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
McStafferson is trying to break free.
Sole looking for the choke from the back.
Sole lands with a hammerfist to the side of McStafferson's head.
Sole scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. McStafferson is looking for a way out.
Sole trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McStafferson breaks Sole's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sole trying to control the position.
Sole keeping full guard, as McStafferson tries to pass.
Sole is controlling McStafferson's posture.
McStafferson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sole swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sole looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McStafferson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sole controlling McStafferson's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McStafferson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McStafferson tries to keep at a distance but Sole has taken the fight into the clinch.
McStafferson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McStafferson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Sole to keep the fight standing.
McStafferson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sole uses from the top position.
Sole content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sole is working McStafferson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McStafferson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sole gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sole with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sole keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McStafferson's head.
Sole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McStafferson has an active guard here but Sole has managed to pass into half guard.
Sole looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McStafferson is staying active underneath Sole, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sole throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sole slips a nice elbow through McStafferson's hands, connecting with McStafferson's forehead.
Sole looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McStafferson looking for submissions off his back.
Sole looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McStafferson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sole seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McStafferson is looking for a sweep. Sole is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStafferson is working hard here to advance position.
Sole is trying to control. McStafferson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McStafferson wants to get back to full guard.
Jacks Sole has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sole wants to lay and pray for a moment but McStafferson keeps working.
Sole is just content to waste time from the top position. McStafferson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sole trying to control but McStafferson is working from the bottom.
Sole connects with a couple of short punches.
McStafferson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sole gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sole stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McStafferson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McStafferson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sole controls the pace.
McStafferson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sole trying to control the position from guard on top but McStafferson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sole lands a couple of elbows.
Sole wants to control from the top but McStafferson keeps moving.
Sole must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sole slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McStafferson is looking for a triangle but Sole pushes his legs off easily.
Sole wants to control from the top but McStafferson keeps moving.
Sole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sole fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from McStafferson misses.
Sole swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jacks Sole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sole has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McStafferson finds it's way round the side to connect with Sole's head.
Sole has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sole unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sole putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McStafferson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McStafferson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McStafferson wants it to stay on the feet.
Sole instigates a clinch.
Sole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McStafferson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sole slips a straight right by McStafferson.
Sole blocks a jab.
Sole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sole tries to clinch there but McStafferson circles away.
Sole tries to clinch up.
McStafferson throws a hook to the side of Sole's head but Sole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sole tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McStafferson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sole instigates a clinch.
Sole is working McStafferson over against the ropes.
McStafferson pulls guard effortlessly.
Sole is in close to McStafferson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McStafferson has momentary wrist control but Sole slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole tries to free his leg and advance position but McStafferson is retaining full guard.
Sole passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sole in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
McStafferson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sole wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole moves into full mount!
Sole dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Sole.
Sole scoring with strikes but McStafferson is staying in there.
Sole lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McStafferson is rocked!
Sole loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have McStafferson scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sole land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sole stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacks Sole!
A victorious Jacks Sole 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Arlo Rochester (ranked 1247 p4p, 305 weight class) and Kazuki Takeda (ranked 174 p4p, 51 weight class). Rochester comes into the arena with Tech N9ne- Dysfunctional blaring out of the sound system. Kazuki Takeda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arlo Rochester!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuki Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Takeda misses with a looping left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rochester.
Takeda ducks under a wild hook from Rochester.
Takeda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rochester will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takeda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rochester misses with an uppercut.
Rochester misses with a right hand
and Takeda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rochester misses with a hook
and Rochester takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rochester slips a straight right by Takeda.
Takeda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rochester.
Takeda throws out a counter right but Rochester avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rochester dips to his left and cracks Takeda with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda blocks the body kick.
Takeda misses with a looping left.
Takeda misses with a lunging right hand
and Takeda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rochester blocks a jab.
Rochester connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Takeda momentarily.
Takeda throws an off balance right hand
and Rochester makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Takeda really felt that one!
Takeda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rochester to score with a decent uppercut.
Takeda is rocked!
Takeda sizes up Rochester with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rochester throws an overhand right that lands on Takeda's shoulder, as Takeda tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rochester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takeda.
Takeda ducks under a wild hook from Rochester.
Rochester is looking to chop away at Takeda's legs.
Rochester really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rochester throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Takeda to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takeda works Rochester's body with a nice hook.
Rochester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takeda.
Rochester uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Takeda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takeda.
It looks like Arlo Rochester has been cut.
Rochester tests Takeda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rochester throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takeda counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda working the ground and pound.
Rochester gets back to half guard.
Rochester is not content to let Takeda control the position.
Rochester regains full guard. Nicely done.
Takeda wants to control from the top but Rochester keeps moving.
Takeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rochester keeping moving, preventing Takeda from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Takeda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda throwing strikes but missing.
Rochester working for a triangle but Takeda defends it easily.
Takeda trying to control but Rochester is working from the bottom.
Takeda working some strikes from top position.
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.
Rochester working for submissions but it's allowed Takeda to get to half guard.
Takeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Takeda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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 Arlo Rochester will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arlo Rochester's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rochester loads up on a big right hand but Takeda slips the punch.
Rochester throws a lazy uppercut
and Takeda counters with a right hand that sends Rochester tumbling to the canvas! Can Takeda finish him? He dives into Rochester's guard looking to do just that!
Rochester is rocked!
Takeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Rochester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Rochester is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rochester wants to sweep here but Takeda controlling him for the moment.
Rochester seems to have got his legs back now.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Takeda working his ground and pound in the gym.
Takeda postures up.
Rochester has his feet on Takeda's thighs here. He's pushed Takeda 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! Takeda screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arlo Rochester!
Arlo Rochester retains his welterweight title!
After the big win, Arlo Rochester made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Groove Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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