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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartolomeu Ganz (ranked 3638 p4p, 5677 weight class) and Guillaume De Smet (ranked 409 p4p, 527 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Guillaume De Smet was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartolomeu Ganz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillaume De Smet!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Smet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ganz as he avoids it easily.
Ganz misses with a hook. De Smet ducked under it nicely.
Ganz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Ganz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Smet throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Smet fails with the takedown
and Ganz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ganz is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
 It looks like Guillaume De Smet has been cut.
De Smet walks into a jab.
De Smet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ganz defends it nicely.
Ganz is looking to counter punch.
Bartolomeu Ganz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guillaume De Smet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Smet tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ganz defends well and De Smet ends up having to push Ganz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
De Smet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Smet shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ganz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Smet sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ganz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ganz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Smet wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ganz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
De Smet working the ground and pound.
De Smet tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Smet has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ganz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ganz tries to get out of the position.
Ganz is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Smet trying to control the action but Ganz is working from the bottom.
De Smet working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ganz keeping his opponent close.
Ganz is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from De Smet are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
De Smet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ganz keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Smet misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
De Smet goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ganz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in De Smet's guard! Nice work there by Ganz!
De Smet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Smet had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ganz defends it easily.
Ganz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ganz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ganz stands up from De Smet's guard - Ganz perhaps looking for a knockout.
De Smet slips a jab from Ganz.
Nice takedown defense from Ganz. No joy for De Smet on that attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Ganz misses the target.
Ganz feints and then cracks De Smet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Smet down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Smet looks for a takedown but Ganz sprawls well.
Ganz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ganz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ganz scores with a jab to the body.
Ganz leaves De Smet with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by De Smet.
De Smet slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bartolomeu Ganz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guillaume De Smet's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Smet misses with a takedown
and Ganz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ganz misses with a wild body shot.
Ganz throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
De Smet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ganz.
De Smet with the counter takedown but Ganz avoids it easily.
Ganz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Smet.
And De Smet tries to counter it with a takedown but Ganz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ganz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Smet.
And Ganz counters with a quick kick to the body but De Smet blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganz throws an overhand right that lands on De Smet's shoulder, as De Smet tries to avoid the shot.
De Smet tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ganz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Smet momentarily.
That has opened up Guillaume De Smet's cut even more.
De Smet dives in for a single leg takedown but Ganz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bartolomeu Ganz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guillaume De Smet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganz lands a left and a right that send De Smet crashing to the mat, dazed. Ganz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 De Smet is rocked!
Ganz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Smet is still on wobbly legs! Can Ganz finish him?
De Smet is breathing heavily.
Ganz throws a pinpoint strike between De Smet's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends De Smet crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Ganz scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bartolomeu Ganz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krishna Bhagavatapurana (ranked 3715 p4p, 4087 weight class) and Hakim Werner (ranked 412 p4p, 443 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Excellent MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krishna Bhagavatapurana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hakim Werner!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhagavatapurana fails with a takedown attempt.
Werner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bhagavatapurana scores with a punch to the head.
Bhagavatapurana lands a head shot.
It looks like Hakim Werner has been cut.
Bhagavatapurana fails with a takedown attempt.
Werner lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
No joy there for Werner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Werner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bhagavatapurana.
Bhagavatapurana cracks Werner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bhagavatapurana avoids the head kick by Werner.
A head kick misses from Bhagavatapurana.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Werner throws a series of punches but Bhagavatapurana moves out of range.
Werner throws a leg kick that misses.
Werner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bhagavatapurana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Werner, pushing him back against the cage.
Bhagavatapurana manages to pull guard.
Bhagavatapurana is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhagavatapurana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Werner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bhagavatapurana looking for a triangle here. Werner is fighting it but it looks tight! Bhagavatapurana pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Werner is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Krishna Bhagavatapurana!
Krishna Bhagavatapurana tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Fochi (ranked 2964 p4p, 2971 weight class) and Huena Ajuricaba (ranked 380 p4p, 381 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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Fochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huena Ajuricaba!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fochi ducks under a wild hook from Ajuricaba.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fochi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Ajuricaba misses the target.
Fochi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ajuricaba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ajuricaba wants to land a leg kick but Fochi is out of range.
Fochi throws a leg kick
and Ajuricaba counters with a nice body shot.
Michael Fochi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fochi looks to land a right hand but Ajuricaba moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Fochi.
Ajuricaba throws a wild body kick that Fochi sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fochi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ajuricaba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fochi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fochi misses with a head kick.
Ajuricaba misses with a hook
and Fochi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ajuricaba throws a body kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Fochi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fochi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fochi misses with a kick to the body
and Ajuricaba counters with a nice uppercut.
Ajuricaba lands with a straight right. Fochi didn't see that one coming.
Fochi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ajuricaba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fochi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Ajuricaba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ajuricaba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Ajuricaba misses
letting Fochi counter with a right hand.
Fochi throws a lazy head kick
and Ajuricaba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ajuricaba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fochi moves away.
Ajuricaba blocks a head kick by Fochi.
Fochi misses with a head kick.
Ajuricaba throws out a counter right but Fochi avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fochi throws an off balance right hand
and Fochi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been hearing reports that Fochi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fochi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fochi misses with a straight right.
Fochi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fochi slips under a jab from Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba misses with a right hand
and Fochi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fochi has gone for a leg lock! Ajuricaba slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fochi's guard.
Ajuricaba preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fochi looking for a guillotine here but Ajuricaba defends easily.
Ajuricaba 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Fochi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fochi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fochi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fochi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fochi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ajuricaba is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fochi trying to control the position.
Fochi looking for a sweep. Not yet Fochi, not yet.
Ajuricaba showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ajuricaba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fochi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fochi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fochi is trying to control the position but Ajuricaba postures up.
Ajuricaba stays in close to Fochi's body and controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Huena Ajuricaba will probably get the nod.
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.
Fochi throws a solid leg kick but Ajuricaba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fochi.
Ajuricaba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fochi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fochi throws a head kick that misses.
Fochi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ajuricaba to score with a decent uppercut.
Fochi throws a sloppy head kick and Ajuricaba moves out of range easily.
Ajuricaba checks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Ajuricaba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba throws a hook to the side of Fochi's head but Fochi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajuricaba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fochi at a distance.
Fochi staying out of range there.
Fochi throws a chopping leg kick but Ajuricaba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Ajuricaba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fochi misses with a right hand
and Ajuricaba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajuricaba avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A clash of legs there as Ajuricaba blocks the low kick.
Ajuricaba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ajuricaba missing with a left hand there. Fochi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fochi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fochi misses with a low kick.
Ajuricaba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Huena Ajuricaba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ajuricaba checks a leg kick.
Fochi thows a leg kick but Ajuricaba checks it
and Ajuricaba counters with a stiff right hand.
Fochi throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Ajuricaba counter with a right hand.
Fochi misses with a leg kick
and Ajuricaba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ajuricaba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ajuricaba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ajuricaba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fochi.
A head kick by Fochi misses
and Ajuricaba counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fochi! Ajuricaba lets Fochi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Fochi is rocked!
 It looks like Michael Fochi has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Ajuricaba misses.
Fochi thinks about countering with a body kick.
Oh Fochi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ajuricaba is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ajuricaba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fochi.
Ajuricaba finds Fochi's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Fochi flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Ajuricaba lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Fochi will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Huena Ajuricaba!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Christ (ranked 2757 p4p, 3889 weight class) and Max Chapman (ranked 152 p4p, 210 weight class). Chapman has chosen Invincible - Pop Smoke as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jefferson Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Chapman!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Christ to the ground. Chapman is now in Christ's guard.
Chapman prevents Christ from getting back to his feet.
Christ trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Chapman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Christ wants to stand and escape but Chapman is having none of it.
Christ keeping full guard, as Chapman tries to pass.
Christ wants to stand up but Chapman is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Chapman sprawling to the canvas! Chapman rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Christ finish him?!
Chapman is rocked!
It looks like Max Chapman has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christ drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Chapman right on the button. Chapman goes down! Christ follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Christ gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jefferson Christ!
A victorious Jefferson Christ thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucius Aurelius (ranked 3478 p4p, 4255 weight class) and Luke Bowy (ranked 390 p4p, 436 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucius Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Bowy!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Bowy avoids the head kick by Aurelius.
Aurelius has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bowy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aurelius's head backwards.
Aurelius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bowy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bowy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bowy with the inside leg kick.
Bowy tries to bum rush Aurelius with a series of wild strikes but Aurelius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bowy throws a head kick that misses.
Bowy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowy connects with a solid leg kick.
Bowy with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bowy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aurelius.
It looks like Luke Bowy has been cut.
Aurelius throws out a loose jab but Bowy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowy thuds his right hand into Aurelius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aurelius throws a lazy right hand but Bowy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Bowy tests Aurelius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aurelius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aurelius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aurelius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bowy's head backwards.
Aurelius misses with a lunging right hand
and Bowy counters with a leg kick.
Aurelius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bowy lands with a hook. Aurelius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bowy drops Aurelius with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Aurelius looks back up at him and smiles so Bowy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Aurelius is rocked!
Luke Bowy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelius tries to close the distance and clinch but Bowy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bowy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aurelius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bowy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bowy checks the leg kick.
Bowy drops Aurelius with a huge uppercut! Aurelius drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Bowy is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Bowy!
A relieved looking Luke Bowy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yorrick Bronson (ranked 2682 p4p, 3708 weight class) and Ispa Hunter (ranked 374 p4p, 483 weight class). Bronson comes into the arena with Family Ties Freestyle - Coast Contra blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yorrick Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Yorrick Bronson has been cut.
Bronson moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
Hunter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Bronson misses the target.
Bronson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bronson scores with a decent looking hook.
A left lands for Bronson.
Nice uppercut lands for Bronson. That snapped Hunter's head back.
Hunter loads up on a big right hand but Bronson slips the punch.
Hunter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ispa Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter throws a right hand that misses
and Bronson counters with a left to the body.
A big right from Hunter misses.
Bronson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bronson moves out of range as Hunter strikes.
Nice jab there from Bronson.
Hunter cracks Bronson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bronson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bronson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bronson slips under a jab.
Hunter misses with a lunging right hand
and Bronson counters with a straight right hand.
Bronson lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunter's head.
We've been told by Bronson's head coaches at Golden Harvest that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hunter throws a shot from downtown. Bronson moves away and avoids it.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunter throws a hook but Bronson avoids it easily.
It looked like Bronson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunter misses with a left hand
and Bronson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bronson slips a jab from Hunter.
Bronson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hunter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bronson defending well as Hunter loads up on a big left hand.
Hunter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter takes a swing at Bronson's ribcage but misses.
Bronson is looking to counter punch.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronson is looking to counter punch.
Hunter misses with a lunging right hand
and Bronson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a looping overhand right but Bronson ducks down to avoid it.
Bronson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
Bronson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bronson scores with a punch to the head.
Bronson scores with a jab. Hunter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bronson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bronson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hunter is rocked!
Hunter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Bronson finish him?
Bronson slips under a jab.
Bronson staying out of range there.
Hunter seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronson.
Bronson throwing a counter right hand but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Hunter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hunter looks to land a combination. Bronson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bronson scores with a punch to the head.
Hunter lands with a right hand.
Bronson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hunter avoids the body shot from Bronson.
Bronson feints and then cracks Hunter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunter down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter loads up on a big right hand but Bronson slips the punch.
Hunter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bronson throws a head kick but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hunter looks to land a right hand but Bronson moved out of range.
Hunter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bronson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bronson takes one on the button.
Hunter throws a jab when Bronson was well out of range.
Bronson is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Bronson.
Bronson moves out of range as Hunter strikes.
Bronson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bronson misses with an uppercut.
Bronson blocks a head kick by Hunter.
Bronson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hunter throws a hook to the side of Bronson's head but Bronson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Bronson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bronson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson moves forwards but Hunter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Bronson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bronson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
A nice side step and Hunter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter swings widly with a right hand
and Bronson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bronson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hunter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bronson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bronson throws a jab when Hunter was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronson with a nice cross.
Hunter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronson.
Bronson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ispa Hunter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yorrick Bronson'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.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Bronson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.
Ispa Hunter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bronson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hunter misses with a straight right.
Bronson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bronson blocks a jab.
Bronson looks to land a right hand but Hunter moved out of range.
A big left from Hunter misses.
Hunter takes a swing at Bronson's ribcage but misses.
Hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Bronson moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunter looks to land a right hand but Bronson moved out of range.
Hunter looks to land a right hand but Bronson moved out of range.
Bronson throwing a counter right hand but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Hunter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bronson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Bronson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a hook
and Bronson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by Hunter.
Hunter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bronson has time to react.
Bronson tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by Bronson.
Bronson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter stuns Bronson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
Hunter tries to keep at a distance but Bronson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bronson misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunter.
Bronson lands a shoulder strike.
Hunter tries a body shot but Bronson blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bronson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunter.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hunter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bronson stalks Hunter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hunter's face. Hunter staggers backwards, shaken.
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter thuds a left hand into Bronson's body.
Hunter scores with a hook to the body. Bronson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunter misses with an uppercut. Bronson saw that one coming.
Bronson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunter's head.
Hunter cracks Bronson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronson moves away.
Hunter throws a jab when Bronson was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Good exchange - Hunter coming out on top.
Hunter misses with a hook
enabling Bronson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunter throws a poor cross that misses
and Bronson counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Hunter.
Bronson avoids the body shot from Hunter.
Hunter scores with a head kick.
Hunter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bronson jabs at Hunter's body.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Bronson throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
Hunter misses with a hook to the body
and Bronson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bronson slips under a jab from Hunter.
A slow jab from Hunter misses its intended target.
Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter throws a shot from downtown. Bronson moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson scores with a hook to the body. Hunter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bronson lands a body shot.
Bronson takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Bronson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bronson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bronson ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Bronson moves away from the strike by Hunter.
Bronson defending well as Hunter loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Bronson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bronson moves out of range of the strikes.
Bronson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hunter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bronson.
A big left from Hunter misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Hunter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yorrick Bronson'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bronson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunter counters with a two punch combo.
Hunter misses with a double jab.
Hunter misses with a left hand
and Bronson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunter looks to land a right hand but Bronson moved out of range.
Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Yorrick Bronson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter looks to land a left hand but Bronson moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Bronson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bronson jabs at Hunter's body.
Hunter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bronson blocks a jab.
Hunter slips under a jab from Bronson.
Hunter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bronson stuns Hunter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Hunter cracks Bronson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bronson blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter scores with a nice strike.
Bronson throws out a powerful jab.
Bronson ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Hunter takes one to the side of the head.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bronson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Hunter misses
and Bronson counters with a nice right hand that sends Hunter toppling to the canvas! Hunter scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bronson finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson drops Hunter with a big left hand! Hunter is injured, injured bad! Bronson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yorrick Bronson!
A relieved looking Yorrick Bronson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Eagle (ranked 2323 p4p, 2414 weight class) and Darius Frank (ranked 307 p4p, 321 weight class). Eagle comes to the cage accompanied by Pay money To my Pain - Weight of my pride. Frank has chosen Trapper x Foogiano as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Frank!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Eagle - just one landing.
Eagle lunges at Frank with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Frank's hand.
Eagle throws a jab but it's blocked by Frank.
Frank changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Frank comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eagle throws a looping overhand right but Frank ducks down to avoid it.
Eagle throws a shot from downtown. Frank moves away and avoids it.
Eagle throws a combination that misses
and Eagle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like David Eagle has been cut.
Frank throws a monster overhand right that drops Eagle! Frank follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Frank!
A very excited looking Darius Frank 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Shewmaker (ranked 2713 p4p, 2664 weight class) and Katelynn Arby (ranked 326 p4p, 321 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Arby's choice of entrance music: Sweet But Psycho. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Shewmaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katelynn Arby!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Shewmaker. No joy for Arby on that attempt.
Shewmaker misses with a double jab.
Arby shoots in looking for a takedown. Shewmaker tries to sprawl out of it but Arby keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shewmaker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shewmaker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Arby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arby tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice takedown defense from Shewmaker. No joy for Arby on that attempt.
Steven Shewmaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katelynn Arby.
A cross from Shewmaker lands.
Shewmaker swings for the body but Arby moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Shewmaker.
Shewmaker misses with a few strikes there.
Arby darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shewmaker gets full guard.
Shewmaker looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Arby has picked Shewmaker up and slammed him! Shewmaker can't keep hold of the triangle and Arby manages to pass to side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arby has hold of Shewmaker's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Shewmaker tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Arby cranks the arm and Shewmaker screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Shewmaker, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Katelynn Arby!
Katelynn Arby decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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