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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yovko Yovkov (ranked 24537 p4p, 5648 weight class) and Ivan Kolosowky (ranked 640 p4p, 561 weight class). Yovko Yovkov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Kolosowky's chin.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yovko Yovkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kolosowky!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yovkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kolosowky to score with a decent uppercut.
Kolosowky clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kolosowky.
A frustrated look appears on Kolosowky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yovkov avoiding damage.
Yovkov is trying to break the clinch but Kolosowky has him pressed against the cage.
Kolosowky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kolosowky struggles to land a body shot inside as Yovkov controls his hands.
Kolosowky stalls.
Yovkov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yovkov is trying to pull guard but Kolosowky has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolosowky ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kolosowky no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Yovkov trying to control but Kolosowky is working from the bottom.
Yovkov working some strikes from top position.
Kolosowky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yovkov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolosowky scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kolosowky moves into range and clinches up with Yovkov.
Yovkov blocks a body shot from Kolosowky.
Yovkov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Yovkov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Yovkov kicks Kolosowky off and gets to his feet.
Yovkov misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Kolosowky. Those never looked like landing.
Kolosowky walks into a left hand.
 It looks like Ivan Kolosowky has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolosowky tries a head kick but it misses.
Kolosowky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kolosowky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yovkov avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Kolosowky.
Kolosowky trying to land knees to the body.
Kolosowky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yovkov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kolosowky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yovkov tries to keep at a distance but Kolosowky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yovkov tries to stall but Kolosowky uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yovkov has had enough of the clinch but Kolosowky keeps him there for the moment.
Yovkov lands with a left to the head.
Yovkov wants a takedown but no success here.
Kolosowky stalling the fight.
Kolosowky tries to score a body lock takedown but Yovkov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kolosowky presses Yovkov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kolosowky gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Yovkov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Kolosowky tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yovkov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yovkov pulls guard successfully.
Yovkov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kolosowky has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yovkov is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yovkov controls Kolosowky momentarily but Kolosowky frees himself.
Kolosowky chips away with some ground and pound.
Yovkov keeping moving, preventing Kolosowky from controlling successfully.
Yovkov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kolosowky's guard.
Yovkov wants to control from the top but Kolosowky keeps moving.
Kolosowky bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yovkov's guard.
Yovkov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kolosowky postures up and lands a big shot to Yovkov's brow.
Kolosowky postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yovkov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Yovkov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kolosowky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yovko Yovkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yovkov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kolosowky lands with a nice body punch.
Kolosowky lands with an overhand left.
Kolosowky lands with a nice body punch.
Yovkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kolosowky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yovkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yovkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kolosowky was well out of range. Poor timing from Yovkov.
Kolosowky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yovkov counters with a crisp one two that drops Kolosowky! Yovkov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kolosowky to his feet! Kolosowky is in big trouble!
 Kolosowky is rocked!
Kolosowky looks winded!
Kolosowky get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Kolosowky stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Yovkov runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yovko Yovkov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Lutter (ranked 3946 p4p, 24551 weight class) and Henrik Centoro (ranked 480 p4p, 619 weight class). Lutter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Island Boy. Henrik Centoro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Lutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henrik Centoro!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Centoro works over Lutter's head and body with a nice combination.
 It looks like Travis Lutter has been cut.
Centoro connects with a looping right hand.
Lutter shoots for a double leg takedown but Centoro sprawls well. He's pushed Lutter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lutter.
Centoro's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Centoro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Centoro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lutter doesn't seem bothered though.
Lutter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lutter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Centoro as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Lutter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Centoro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lutter manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Centoro on his heels. He'll look to pass Centoro's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
Centoro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lutter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lutter looking to pass the guard.
Centoro striking off his back but it's not causing Lutter any problems.
Lutter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lutter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lutter throwing strikes but missing.
Lutter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lutter tries to free his leg and advance position but Centoro is retaining full guard.
Centoro is trying to keep Lutter in close.
Centoro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lutter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lutter throws a big elbow that misses.
Lutter postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Centoro is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lutter, into his guard.
Lutter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Centoro is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutter working for a triangle but Centoro defends it easily.
Lutter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Centoro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lutter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Centoro has managed to get both his arms back between Lutter's legs - danger averted.
Lutter is looking for a triangle but Centoro pushes his legs off easily.
Lutter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Centoro is aware though and is defending well.
Centoro trying to control but Lutter is working from the bottom.
Lutter trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutter has his foot on Centoro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Centoro works his way back into a safe position though.
Centoro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lutter is keeping the position for now.
Lutter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Centoro defends well.
Lutter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Centoro is aware though and is defending well.
Lutter has momentary wrist control but Centoro slips an elbow through the middle.
Centoro drops back looking for a leg! Lutter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lutter manages to kick Centoro off! Centoro jumps back into Lutter's guard.
Centoro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lutter's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lutter has his foot on Centoro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Centoro works his way back into a safe position though.
Lutter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Centoro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Centoro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lutter scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Centoro won't allow Lutter to sweep him here.
Centoro trying to control but Lutter is working from the bottom.
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 Travis Lutter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Lutter's cut.
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.
Lutter gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Lutter tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Centoro is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Lutter buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Lutter!! Lutter is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Centoro throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrik Centoro!
In defeat, Travis Lutter stepped up to the mic, saying 'Travis Lutter is like the Michael Jordan of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adracio Zalasat (ranked 5582 p4p, 3885 weight class) and Oysten Arseth (ranked 559 p4p, 479 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adracio Zalasat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oysten Arseth!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arseth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zalasat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arseth lands an overhand right.
Oysten Arseth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zalasat tries to close the distance and clinch but Arseth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Zalasat.
A combination from Arseth does no damage.
Arseth slips a straight right by Zalasat.
Arseth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zalasat has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Arseth staying out of range there.
Arseth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arseth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zalasat.
Arseth looks to land a combination but Zalasat avoids it well.
Zalasat's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arseth under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arseth defending well as Zalasat loads up on a big left hand.
Arseth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zalasat.
Arseth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arseth lands a head shot.
Arseth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arseth lands a right hook to the body.
Arseth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zalasat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arseth.
Arseth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arseth stuns Zalasat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Arseth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalasat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zalasat throws an overhand right that lands on Arseth's shoulder, as Arseth tries to avoid the shot.
Arseth lands with a good body shot.
A left lands for Arseth.
Arseth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zalasat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zalasat is breathing heavily.
Arseth tries to bum rush Zalasat with a series of wild strikes but Zalasat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oysten Arseth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zalasat thuds his right hand into Arseth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arseth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Arseth throws a right hand that Zalasat ducks under and follows up with a left that Zalasat also avoids with ease.
Arseth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zalasat throws a low kick, looking for Arseth's leg but Arseth calmly moves out of range.
Arseth drops Zalasat with a beautiful combination! Zalasat stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Arseth is looking for the KO!
 Zalasat is rocked!
Arseth moves in close and cracks Zalasat with a massive right hand! Zalasat, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Arseth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oysten Arseth!
Oysten Arseth took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'And the winner by KO in First Round is? ME!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adeen OCarroll (ranked 3994 p4p, 25059 weight class) and Mike Brown (ranked 418 p4p, 572 weight class). Brown is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Island Boy. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adeen OCarroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Brown!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
OCarroll moves out of range as Brown strikes.
OCarroll has managed to clinch.
OCarroll tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
OCarroll lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mike Brown has been cut.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but OCarroll is keeping busy.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by OCarroll.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, OCarroll creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown stalling the fight.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
OCarroll lands a body shot in the clinch.
OCarroll avoiding damage.
Brown is trying to break free.
OCarroll lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by OCarroll.
OCarroll lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OCarroll cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
OCarroll landing knees to the head.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
OCarroll lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
OCarroll works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by OCarroll as Brown tries to tie him up.
OCarroll lands a body shot in the clinch.
OCarroll lands a body shot.
Brown looks winded!
OCarroll lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A short right from OCarroll on the inside.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
OCarroll lands a nice uppercut.
OCarroll lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from OCarroll.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
OCarroll avoids the head kick by Brown.
OCarroll is looking for a counter combo.
The fighters circle, before OCarroll throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Brown's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! OCarroll lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Adeen OCarroll!
The defeated Mike Brown had this to say: 'You can’t get away from yourself, but you can get yourself out of the way'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mostly Harmless (ranked 5872 p4p, 2100 weight class) and Jonas Sigursson (ranked 609 p4p, 268 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mostly Harmless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonas Sigursson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sigursson. Harmless does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harmless definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sigursson cracks Harmless with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sigursson lands a big right hand that sends Harmless crashing to the mat! Sigursson stays standing though and waves Harmless back to his feet!
Harmless is rocked!
Harmless is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Sigursson doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Harmless crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Harmless's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonas Sigursson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulus Nainggolan (ranked 2809 p4p, 2877 weight class) and Edward Smith (ranked 350 p4p, 360 weight class). Edward Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulus Nainggolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nainggolan blocks a jab.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Nainggolan's belly button to the back.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Nainggolan moved out of range.
Nainggolan misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Nainggolan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Edward Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Nainggolan's head.
Nainggolan slips a jab from Smith.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Nainggolan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Nainggolan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Nainggolan saw that one coming.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nainggolan looking to score a takedown here. Smith is defending well but Nainggolan drives through and ends up in Smith's guard.
Smith is looking to stand up but Nainggolan isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nainggolan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nainggolan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nainggolan stands and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Smith on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nainggolan is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith tries to escape but Nainggolan is in control.
Nainggolan working the ground and pound from side control.
Nainggolan trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nainggolan connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nainggolan grinds an elbow into Smith's temple.
Nainggolan trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet.
Nainggolan lands a nice forearm strike.
Smith is rocked!
Nainggolan trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Nainggolan scoring with punches from side control.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Nainggolan finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nainggolan trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Nainggolan controlling the position from side mount.
Nainggolan landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nainggolan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nainggolan is controlling him well.
Nainggolan is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nainggolan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
The referee asks Nainggolan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nainggolan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Nainggolan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smith some visible discomfort.
Nainggolan prevents Smith from escaping the position.
Nainggolan in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Smith looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Nainggolan turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulus Nainggolan!
A very excited looking Paulus Nainggolan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Rivers (ranked 2487 p4p, 3200 weight class) and Gary Garrison (ranked 311 p4p, 392 weight class). Garrison is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 300 Violin Orchestra. Clint Rivers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gary Garrison's chin.
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Garrison!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Garrison was covering up waiting for the punch and Rivers finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rivers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivers is in close to Garrison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rivers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rivers distracts Garrison with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rivers is looking to work some ground and pound but Garrison has wrist control.
Rivers stops Garrison from standing up.
Rivers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rivers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Garrison has momentary wrist control but Rivers slips an elbow through the middle.
Rivers 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrison wants to stand up but Rivers is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers content to stall in guard here.
Rivers works over Garrison with some ground and pound from guard.
Rivers stands up over Garrison, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rivers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rivers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rivers connects with a couple of short punches.
Rivers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rivers connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers distracts Garrison with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rivers stands up over Garrison, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rivers landing with the ground and pound.
Rivers landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rivers chips away with some ground and pound.
Rivers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garrison's head.
Rivers's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rivers slips nicely into half guard.
Rivers prevents Garrison from standing back up.
Rivers drops an elbow to the side of Garrison's head.
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. Rivers connects with a nice short shot to Garrison's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers working Garrison over with strikes.
Garrison wants to get back to his feet.
Rivers slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivers lands strikes from half guard.
Rivers working the head and body with strikes.
Rivers slips a nice elbow through Garrison's hands, connecting with Garrison's forehead.
We've been informed that Garrison has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rivers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rivers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rivers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rivers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garrison is rocked!
Rivers working the head and body with strikes.
Garrison is still in real trouble! Can Rivers finish him?
Rivers controlling the action here.
Garrison seems to have recovered his senses.
Rivers lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers working Garrison over with strikes.
Rivers working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers drops an elbow to the side of Garrison's head.
Rivers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garrison with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Garrison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rivers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rivers working Garrison over with strikes.
Rivers lands with a punch from half guard.
Rivers slips a nice elbow through Garrison's hands, connecting with Garrison's forehead.
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. Rivers connects with a nice short shot to Garrison's temple.
Rivers slips a nice elbow through Garrison's hands, connecting with Garrison's forehead.
Rivers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rivers is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Garrison is hurt! He's hurt bad - Rivers fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Garrison from any more punishment! Congratulations to Rivers! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Rivers!
An out of breath Clint Rivers thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Gary Garrison was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leg Day (ranked 843 p4p, 2557 weight class) and Kimo Polo (ranked 138 p4p, 342 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Leg Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Polo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Kimo Polo has been cut.
Polo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Day circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Day.
Day tries to keep at a distance but Polo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Polo avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Day definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Polo working aggressively here.
Day is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Polo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Polo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Day blocks an elbow strike from Polo.
Polo avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polo tries a knee to the head but Day blocks it.
Polo avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Polo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Polo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Polo being controlled against the cage.
Polo misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day lands a knee to the body.
Polo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Polo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Polo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Polo.
Polo working aggressively here.
Polo managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Polo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Day takes a knee right on the jaw!
Polo working aggressively here.
Polo managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Day dodges an elbow strike from Polo.
Day tries to land a knee to the head but Polo blocks with his arms.
Day breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Day takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kimo Polo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Polo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Day paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day wants to slow Polo down by chopping away at his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Polo misses the target.
Polo forces Day back against the cage and clinches.
Polo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Day or not.
A right hand to the body from Polo.
Polo avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Polo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Day using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Polo throws a head punch that misses.
Polo avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Polo scores with a shot to the side of Day's head.
Polo can't find room to land a body shot as Day controls the action.
Polo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
Day taking a breather.
Polo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Day tries to land knees in the clinch but Polo avoids the damage to the body.
Day unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Polo managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Polo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Polo.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
Polo tries to land a knee to the head but Day blocks with his arms.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
Day misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Polo.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
Day tries to land knees in the clinch but Polo avoids the damage to the body.
Polo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Day unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Day tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polo avoids it.
Polo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Day is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polo is defending well for now.
Day is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polo is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day scores a nice knee to the body.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Day tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polo avoids it.
Polo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Day prevents a body shot from Polo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Polo.
Day is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polo is defending well for now.
Polo swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Polo.
Polo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Day unloads a knee to the mid-section. Polo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Polo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Days head.
Day tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Day throws a knee to the head but misses.
Day breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kimo Polo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimo Polo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Polo moves into range and clinches up with Day.
Day is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polo is defending well for now.
Day prevents a body shot from Polo.
Polo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Polo managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Day with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Day is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polo is defending well for now.
Polo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Polo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Polo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Day blocks it with crossed arms.
Polo misses with a knee to the head.
Day using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Polo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Day wants to stall.
Polo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Day tries to land a knee to the head but Polo blocks with his arms.
Day unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day effectively controlling the action here.
Day misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Polo.
Day has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Polo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Polo on the inside.
A hook to the body from Polo.
The referee is keeping an eye on Day - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Polo lands with a light punch inside.
Day is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polo is defending well for now.
Day putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Polo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Polo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Day tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polo avoids it.
Day missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Polo.
Polo swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Day lands a good knee to the midsection. Polo won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo misses with the head strike.
Day misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Polo.
Day prevents a body shot from Polo.
Day avoids a wild elbow strike from Polo.
Polo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Day backwards.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Polo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Day's brow.
Day looking to throw knees to the head but Polo is blocking nicely.
Day blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
Day connects with a knee to the head.
Polo avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Polo prevents Day from breaking the clinch.
Polo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Polo swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Day.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Day blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Polo has a couple of punches blocked by Day.
Day is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Day's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Polo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Polo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Polo misses with a punch to the body.
Polo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
Polo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Polo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Day blocks a body shot from Polo.
Polo avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Polo swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day scores a nice knee to the body.
Polo can't find room to land a body shot as Day controls the action.
Polo managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Day tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Day tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polo avoids it.
Polo has Day pressed against the cage, preventing Day from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Day is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polo is defending well for now.
Polo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Day.
Polo tries to land a knee to the head but Day blocks with his arms.
Day blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Polo avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Day tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polo avoids it.
Day is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Day's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kimo Polo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kimo Polo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Polo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Polo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Polo.
Polo rushes Day and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Day.
A head punch on the inside from Polo fails to land.
Polo avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Day with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Polo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Day blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Polo managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Polo scores with a shot to the side of Day's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polo managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Polo avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Polo.
Polo lands with a right to the head.
Kimo Polo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Polo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Polo fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Polo.
Day is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polo is defending well for now.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
Polo working aggressively here.
Day is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
Day throws a knee to the head but misses.
Polo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Polo misses with a punch on the inside.
Polo lands a body shot.
Day landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Polo fails to land.
Polo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Day backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
Polo managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Polo managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Polo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Polo swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Day is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Polo is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Polo - that landed with a thud.
Polo lands a body punch.
Day with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Polo working aggressively here.
Day dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Polo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Day blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polo is defending well for now.
Polo digs a right hand into Day's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Day's gas tank.
Polo pushes Day back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Polo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Polo tries to land a knee to the head but Day blocks with his arms.
Polo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Polo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Polo prevents Day from breaking the clinch.
Day blocks an uppercut.
Polo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Polo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Day blocking some punches.
Polo tries to throw a body punch but Day avoids it by throwing Polo back against the cage.
Day looking to throw knees to the head but Polo is blocking nicely.
Polo swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Day obliges.
Day dodges an elbow strike from Polo.
Polo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Polo.
Polo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Day has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Polo misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polo lands with a left to the head.
Day with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Day trying to stall but Polo improves his position.
Polo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Day misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Polo.
Polo avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Polo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Polo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leg Day has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Polo lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimo Polo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Polo 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kimo Polo!
Kimo Polo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Smith (ranked 1369 p4p, 3112 weight class) and Lucas Maia (ranked 30 p4p, 384 weight class). Smith's entrance music is Saliva Click Click Boom. A fine choice. Oliver Smith has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Maia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith drops Maia with a beautiful combination! Maia stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!
It looks like Lucas Maia has been cut.
Maia throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith lands a left and a right that send Maia crashing to the mat, dazed. Smith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Maia is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maia.
Smith lands with a big right hook that stumbles Maia - he's out on his feet here! Smith follows up with another monster hook that separates Maia from consciousness! Maia falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Smith stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Oliver Smith!
Oliver Smith thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aahil Mohammad (ranked 813 p4p, 1428 weight class) and Leandro Narloch (ranked 134 p4p, 219 weight class). Leandro Narloch will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aahil Mohammad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Narloch!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Narloch counters with a nice uppercut.
Mohammad definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Narloch scores with the left hand. Mohammad knows he should have avoided that one.
Mohammad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Narloch as he jumps to the side.
Narloch's coach down at Soul Supremacy Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Narloch's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mohammad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aahil Mohammad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Narloch batters Mohammad with a massive right followed by a huge left! Mohammad is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Narloch lands a final crushing right hand to drop Mohammad to the mat with a gruesome thud! Narloch is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leandro Narloch!
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