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Flair 65 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milos Obilic (ranked 1802 p4p, 23065 weight class) and Boxing Powerhous (ranked 49 p4p, 217 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Milos Obilic has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Milos Obilic seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milos Obilic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obilic moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Obilic.
Obilic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Powerhous wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Obilic.
Obilic pushes Powerhous back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Obilic.
Powerhous looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right from Obilic on the inside.
A short right from Obilic on the inside.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Powerhous.
Obilic lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Obilic.
Obilic lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Obilic.
Powerhous looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Obilic.
Powerhous is looking for a takedown.
Obilic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Obilic.
Obilic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obilic pushes Powerhous back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obilic is leaning against Powerhous and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Obilic.
Obilic cracks Powerhous with a nice body shot.
Powerhous's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Powerhous.
Obilic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obilic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obilic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Powerhous or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Obilic.
I was talking to Obilic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Obilic on the inside.
Obilic pushes Powerhous back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obilic lands a body punch.
Obilic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obilic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Powerhous.
A right hand to the body from Obilic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obilic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powerhous backwards.
Obilic presses Powerhous against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Obilic works on Powerhous's body with a couple of short punches.
Obilic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Obilic.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obilic.
A right hook to the body lands for Obilic.
Obilic digs a right hand into Powerhous's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Powerhous's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
A right handed body shot lands from Obilic.
Obilic cracks Powerhous with a nice body shot.
Obilic works on Powerhous's body with a couple of short punches.
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Powerhous's ribcage. Powerhous let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Obilic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obilic.
Obilic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Powerhous or not.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
Obilic scores with a hook to the body.
Obilic lands a body punch.
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Obilic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Obilic.
Obilic is working Powerhous over against the cage.
Obilic digs a right hand into Powerhous's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Powerhous's gas tank.
Obilic lands a shot to the body.
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Powerhous's ribcage. Powerhous let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obilic lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
Obilic lands a hook that snaps the head of Powerhous 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!
A nice left hand lands by Obilic.
Obilic lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Obilic scores with a shot to the side of Powerhous's head.
Powerhous tries to pull guard but Obilic won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Obilic.
A left hand lands to the body for Obilic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obilic.
Obilic pushes Powerhous back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Powerhous's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Obilic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Obilic cracks Powerhous with a nice body shot.
Obilic pushes Powerhous back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obilic is working Powerhous over against the cage.
Powerhous wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obilic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Obilic digs a right hand into Powerhous's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Powerhous's gas tank.
Obilic lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Milos Obilic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Obilic closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Obilic.
A right hook to the body lands for Obilic.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Obilic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obilic is leaning against Powerhous and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Obilic as the two fighters clinch.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Powerhous or not.
Obilic lands a body punch.
Obilic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Obilic lands a nice shot to the body.
Obilic lands a left hand.
Obilic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powerhous backwards.
Obilic presses Powerhous against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obilic.
Powerhous is breathing heavily.
Obilic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powerhous backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obilic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Powerhous.
Obilic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obilic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obilic lands an uppercut.
Obilic works on Powerhous's body with a couple of short punches.
Obilic lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Obilic as the two fighters clinch.
Obilic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Obilic.
A right hand to the body from Obilic.
Obilic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Obilic lands an uppercut.
Obilic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Powerhous can do to turn this around?
A hook to the body from Obilic.
Obilic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Obilic digs a right hand into Powerhous's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Powerhous's gas tank.
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Powerhous's ribcage. Powerhous let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Obilic lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Powerhous.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Obilic.
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obilic.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Powerhous or not.
Obilic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powerhous backwards.
Obilic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Obilic pushes Powerhous back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Obilic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obilic.
Obilic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obilic.
A short right from Obilic on the inside.
Obilic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Obilic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Powerhous backwards.
Obilic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obilic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Powerhous's ribcage. Powerhous let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous takes a shot to the head.
Obilic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obilic lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obilic.
Obilic works on Powerhous's body with a couple of short punches.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Powerhous.
Obilic lands a body punch.
A short right from Obilic on the inside.
Obilic lands a shoulder strike.
Obilic scores with a hook to the body.
Obilic lands a hook that snaps the head of Powerhous backwards.
Obilic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Obilic scores with a shot to the side of Powerhous's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
Obilic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Powerhous.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Obilic.
Obilic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obilic lands with a left to the head.
Obilic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powerhous backwards.
Nice body punch from Obilic.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obilic.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
Obilic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powerhouss head.
 Powerhous is rocked!
Powerhous takes a shot to the head.
Powerhous is still on wobbly legs! Can Obilic finish him?
Nice body punch from Obilic.
Powerhous seems to have recovered his senses.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Powerhous or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obilic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powerhouss head.
Obilic dips a shoulder and cracks Powerhous with a mighty uppercut! Powerhous falls back against the cage and Obilic unloads with a barrage of strikes! Powerhous is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Obilic screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milos Obilic!
Milos Obilic retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Milos Obilic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Shewmaker (ranked 2730 p4p, 984 weight class) and Patrick Sto (ranked 82 p4p, 25 weight class). 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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12 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Shewmaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Sto!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sto throws a jab but it's blocked by Shewmaker.
Sto scores with a jab to the head.
Shewmaker slips a straight right by Sto.
Shewmaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Shewmaker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Sto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shewmaker.
Shewmaker throws a head kick that misses
and Sto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sto cracks Shewmaker with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Shewmaker looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sto finish him?
 Shewmaker is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sto misses with an uppercut. Shewmaker saw that one coming.
Oh Shewmaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A telegraphed right hand from Sto misses the target.
Shewmaker thinks about countering with a head kick.
Shewmaker seems to have got his legs back now.
Shewmaker scores with a shot to the body.
Shewmaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sto cracks Shewmaker with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Shewmaker looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sto finish him?
Sto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shewmaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sto just misses with a punch to the body.
Sto connects with a stiff jab that staggers Shewmaker - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Patrick Sto!
Patrick Sto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 257 p4p, 2878 weight class) and Daniel Grigoryan (ranked 37 p4p, 322 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Javier Martinez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Javier Martinez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Grigoryan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Grigoryan moves away and avoids it.
Grigoryan misses with a kick to the body.
Grigoryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deep waters in the buildup to the fight.
Martinez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grigoryan defending well though.
Grigoryan is trying is best to control the position here.
Martinez is trying to control. Grigoryan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martinez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigoryan wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Grigoryan dodges it nicely.
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.
Grigoryan trying to hold on to Martinez's head to control him but Martinez postures up.
Martinez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grigoryan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grigoryan is controlling Martinez's trapped leg to prevent Martinez from advancing to side control.
Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grigoryan keeping hold of Martinez's head, controlling as best he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Grigoryan looks to land a combination but Martinez avoids it well.
Grigoryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez throws a hook but Grigoryan avoids it easily.
Martinez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Grigoryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grigoryan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but Grigoryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grigoryan wants to get up but he can't break Martinez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Grigoryan prevents Martinez from getting back to his feet.
Martinez pushes Grigoryan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Daniel Grigoryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grigoryan throws a push kick but Martinez slaps the foot to one side.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grigoryan. Martinez shrugs it off though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grigoryan.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grigoryan throws the kick towards the body but Martinez avoids it.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grigoryan slips a jab from Martinez.
Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by Grigoryan.
Nice defenses there by Grigoryan.
Martinez misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Grigoryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Grigoryan throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Martinez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Martinez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martinez.
Grigoryan gets caught napping as Martinez dives in and scores a takedown. Grigoryan manages to retain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Grigoryan has wrist control.
Grigoryan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grigoryan pulls Martinez in to control the position.
Martinez landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grigoryan working a defensive guard here.
Grigoryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigoryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grigoryan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Martinez backs up against the cage.
Grigoryan misses with a kick to the body
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grigoryan throws a push kick but Martinez slaps the foot to one side.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Grigoryan.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grigoryan can do to turn this around?
Grigoryan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Grigoryan has Martinez pulled in close to control his posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martinez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but Grigoryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigoryan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martinez is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Martinez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Grigoryan's guard.
Grigoryan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Grigoryan working a defensive guard here.
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Grigoryan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Martinez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Grigoryan holds on and takes a little breather.
Martinez throws a strike but Grigoryan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Grigoryan wants to stand and escape but instead Martinez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Grigoryan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Martinez stands up over Grigoryan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan is controlling Martinez's posture.
Martinez postures up and lands a big shot to Grigoryan's brow.
Martinez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grigoryan's head.
Grigoryan pulls Martinez in close to prevent any damage.
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Javier Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinez stays in close to Grigoryan's body and controls the position.
Martinez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses.
Martinez works over Grigoryan with some ground and pound from guard.
Grigoryan controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martinez cracks Grigoryan with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Martinez moves out of range as Grigoryan throws a body kick.
Grigoryan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grigoryan misses with a kick to the body
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daniel Grigoryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grigoryan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grigoryan throws a combination that misses
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
Grigoryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grigoryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Martinez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grigoryan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinez.
Grigoryan keeping hold of Martinez's head, controlling as best he can.
Martinez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martinez.
Martinez throwing shots but Grigoryan is blocking nicely.
Martinez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grigoryan trying to control from the bottom.
Grigoryan has hold of Martinez's hands but Martinez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grigoryan trying to control but Martinez postures up.
Martinez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grigoryan gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Martinez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martinez scoring with some ground and pound.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigoryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grigoryan is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
Grigoryan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez connects with a couple of short punches.
Martinez landing some decent shots from guard.
Grigoryan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martinez postures up in Grigoryan's guard and throws a big left but Grigoryan blocks it.
Martinez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grigoryan keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Grigoryan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Grigoryan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Martinez throws a big shot that misses.
Grigoryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Martinez feints and as Grigoryan raises his hands in defense, Martinez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Daniel Grigoryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Grigoryan has wrist control.
Grigoryan controlling the position.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez retains his heavyweight title!
Javier Martinez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Durant (ranked 929 p4p, 23534 weight class) and Sebastian Burger (ranked 147 p4p, 563 weight class). Sebastian Burger told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Durant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Burger!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger takes one on the button.
Durant throws a body shot but no joy.
Burger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Burger throws a head kick but Durant moves out of range.
Durant takes the fight into the clinch.
Durant can't find room to land a body shot as Burger controls the action.
Durant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Durant's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Durant can't find room to land a body shot as Burger controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Durant scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burger wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durant misses with a punch to the body.
Durant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durant lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Durant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Durant.
Burger looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Durant as the two fighters clinch.
Durant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burger backwards.
Durant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Durant lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Durant on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Durant.
A shot in the inside from Durant.
A nice right hand lands inside from Durant.
Durant pushes Burger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Durant.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durant lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Durant.
A short body shot lands from Durant as the two fighters clinch.
Durant throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burgers head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant scores with a hook to the body.
Durant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Durant throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Durant.
Durant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Durant scores with a shot to the side of Burger's head.
Durant lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durant cracks Burger with a nice body shot.
Durant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Durant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burger.
Durant throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burgers head.
Durant lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Durant.
A right handed body shot lands from Durant.
Burger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Durant as the two fighters clinch.
Durant lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Durant.
Durant works on Burger's body with a couple of short punches.
Durant digs a right hand into Burger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burger's gas tank.
Durant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Durant lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Durant.
A short body shot lands from Durant as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Durant.
Durant works on Burger's body with a couple of short punches.
Durant works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Durant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Durant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Durant.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durant throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Durant.
Durant lands with a light punch inside.
Durant is working Burger over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Durant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durant creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Burger with a big uppercut! Burger tries to clinch up but Durant pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Burger to the mat! Burger covers up and Durant unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kevin Durant!
Kevin Durant thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Terranova (ranked 3012 p4p, 23493 weight class) and Major Pain (ranked 392 p4p, 554 weight class). Ciro Terranova 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Terranova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terranova tries to strike from the bottom.
Terranova is adopting a defensive guard.
Pain is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Terranova is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Terranova has escaped and now he's on top!
Terranova preventing the sweep.
Terranova gets to his feet. Pain looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pain tries to clinch there but Terranova circles away.
Terranova lands a leg kick that knocks Pain off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terranova.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terranova. Terranova obviously looking to wear him down.
Pain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pain drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pain working away.
Terranova is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Terranova continues to stall.
More hug and hope from Terranova.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A good leg kick by Terranova.
Terranova looks to land a left hand but Pain moved out of range nicely.
Pain looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova managing to control the position.
Pain won't allow Terranova to sweep him here.
Terranova controlling the position.
Terranova keeping moving, preventing Pain from controlling successfully.
Terranova is adopting a defensive guard.
Pain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pain wants to control from the top but Terranova keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pain looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Terranova pulls Pain in to control the position.
Terranova throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terranova 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.
Terranova has Pain pulled in close to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Major Pain dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Terranova swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
Terranova feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terranova. Terranova obviously looking to wear him down.
Terranova thumps Pain with a low kick.
Terranova thumps Pain with a low kick.
Terranova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pain. That did some damage!
Pain gets a double leg takedown into Terranova's guard.
Terranova manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pain manages to get himself to full guard.
Pain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Terranova stands up and waves to Pain to follow him.
Terranova scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Terranova looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Terranova can pounce on him.
Terranova connects with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Terranova.
Pain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Terranova swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
Pain shoots in and bounces Terranova off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Terranova has his hands on Pain's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Terranova doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Terranova pulls Pain in close to prevent any damage.
Terranova's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Terranova.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ciro Terranova is winning the standup battle so far.
Terranova throws a quick inside leg kick.
Terranova scores with a hook.
Terranova looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Terranova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pain. That did some damage!
Terranova scores with a leg kick.
Terranova avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pain tries to clinch but Terranova is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Terranova.
Pain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Terranova can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut lands for Terranova. That snapped Pain's head back.
A good leg kick by Terranova.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova is looking to slow Pain down with leg kicks.
Major Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Terranova.
Pain moves out of range of the leg kick from Terranova.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terranova lands with a straight right. Pain didn't see that one coming.
Pain bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
What's Terranova going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Terranova misses with a strike from the bottom.
Terranova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pain can do to turn this around?
Pain in the domination position with Terranova hanging on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Terranova dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Terranova gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pain to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pain stopping the sweep attempt from Terranova.
Terranova bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pain's guard.
Terranova stands up and waves to Pain to follow him.
Pain shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Terranova napping and manages to drive through into side control!
I wouldn't like to be where Terranova is right now.
Pain working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova controls the position for a moment.
Terranova gets back to half guard.
Terranova moves into full guard.
Pain gets to his feet. Terranova looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Terranova scores with a sloppy right hand. Pain should have avoided that one.
Terranova scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Terranova.
A good leg kick by Terranova.
Terranova gets caught flat footed, as Pain shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Terranova is on top in guard.
Terranova stands up and waves to Pain to follow him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terranova feints and then cracks Pain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pain down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pain checks a leg kick.
Pain scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Terranova tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Terranova has his hands clasped together around Pain's back. He's all about the action.
Pain blocks the strikes from Terranova.
Terranova keeping hold of Pain's head, controlling as best he can.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Terranova is stinking the place up with his stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pain tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pain darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pain wants to take a breather but Terranova is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terranova is controlling Pain's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ciro Terranova.
I think Terranova has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ciro Terranova!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Righteous Crusader (ranked 23226 p4p, 24034 weight class) and Einar Ragnarsen (ranked 547 p4p, 569 weight class). 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 8 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Righteous Crusader !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Einar Ragnarsen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Ragnarsen.
Crusader falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ragnarsen counters by clinching up.
Still in the clinch, Ragnarsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees to the body from Ragnarsen.
A shot in the inside from Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen lands a knee to the body.
Ragnarsen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ragnarsen breaks from the clinch.
Nice cross by Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarsen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crusader on the side of the head.
Ragnarsen scores with a shot to the body.
Crusader has closed the distance and engaged Ragnarsen in a clinch.
A short right from Ragnarsen on the inside.
Ragnarsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crusader on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnarsen. Ragnarsen obviously looking to wear him down.
Crusader stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ragnarsen.
Crusader loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarsen slips the punch.
Crusader has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Crusader moves into the clinch.
Crusader tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsen avoids it by throwing Crusader back against the cage.
Crusader is trying to break the clinch but Ragnarsen is controlling him.
Crusader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ragnarsen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ragnarsen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ragnarsen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crusader up against the cage.
Ragnarsen dodges an elbow strike from Crusader .
Ragnarsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusader drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ragnarsen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Crusader swinging wildly here.
Oooh a lovely combination from Ragnarsen sends Crusader down but not out. Ragnarsen dives into side control looking to finish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsen cracks Crusader with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Crusader is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Crusader is trying to escape the position but Ragnarsen is controlling the position.
Crusader is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ragnarsen slows the pace down.
Let's hope that Ragnarsen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Check out the look on Ragnarsen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ragnarsen working the ground and pound from side control.
Crusader might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsen stands up.
Crusader forces Ragnarsen back against the cage and clinches.
Ragnarsen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ragnarsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crusader drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ragnarsen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ragnarsen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crusader wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ragnarsen lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnarsen.
Crusader is breathing heavily.
Ragnarsen slowing the pace effectively.
Ragnarsen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ragnarsen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ragnarsen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Crusader seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ragnarsen can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsen landing knees to the body.
Ragnarsen lands an uppercut.
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!
Ragnarsen lands an elbow inside that Crusader shrugs off.
Ragnarsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Ragnarsen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ragnarsen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Crusader is working for takedown but Ragnarsen is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Righteous Crusader . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnarsen scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for Ragnarsen to work.
Knees to the body from Ragnarsen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ragnarsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ragnarsen breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Einar Ragnarsen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ragnarsen lands a head shot.
Ragnarsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crusader misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Ragnarsen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnarsen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crusader has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ragnarsen lands a high kick!
Einar Ragnarsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarsen closes the distance and pushes Crusader back into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ragnarsen lands a left hand.
Crusader takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsen stalls.
Ragnarsen lands with a light punch inside.
Ragnarsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsen tries to keep at a distance but Crusader has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ragnarsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ragnarsen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Einar Ragnarsen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ragnarsen stalling.
Crusader is trying to pull guard but Ragnarsen has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnarsen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice elbow from Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen breaks from the clinch.
Ragnarsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab-cross combination lands for Ragnarsen and sends Crusader crashing to the mat! Ragnarsen follows him down to the mat - Crusader regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Crusader is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Oh Crusader is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragnarsen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Crusader seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnarsen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ragnarsen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ragnarsen working over Crusader with some ground and pound. Crusader looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ragnarsen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ragnarsen drops an elbow to the side of Crusader 's head.
Ragnarsen is taking a breather. Crusader says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Crusader knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ragnarsen on the ground.
Ragnarsen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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. Ragnarsen connects with a nice short shot to Crusader 's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsen drops an elbow to the side of Crusader 's head.
Ragnarsen scores with a big shot! Crusader 's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Crusader ! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Einar Ragnarsen!
After the fight, Einar Ragnarsen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 23401 p4p, 10655 weight class) and Sota Sankari (ranked 202 p4p, 212 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sota Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Iii sizes up Sankari with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Sota Sankari has been cut.
Sankari looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sankari backs away from a small jab... but Tate Iii lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Sankari crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Tate Iii with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Curtis Tate Iii!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jax Thomas (ranked 18405 p4p, 23157 weight class) and Morrison Dickson (ranked 514 p4p, 544 weight class). Morrison Dickson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 49 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morrison Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickson is trying to maintain the position but Thomas is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
 It looks like Jax Thomas has been cut.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dickson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Dickson. Those never looked like landing.
Dickson lands a big uppercut and Thomas crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Thomas looks OK. Dickson waves Thomas back to his feet!
Thomas is rocked!
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!
Dickson knocks out Thomas with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Dickson before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Dickson picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Morrison Dickson!
After winning the bout, Morrison Dickson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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