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HFC 56: Hunt vs Fermi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bone Breaker (ranked 5767 p4p, 5371 weight class) and Edgar Shark (ranked 530 p4p, 521 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bone Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgar Shark!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Breaker stands up over Shark, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Breaker lands a couple of digs.
Breaker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Breaker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Breaker is in close to Shark's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Breaker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Breaker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shark has momentary wrist control but Breaker slips an elbow through the middle.
Shark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shark has momentary wrist control but Breaker slips an elbow through the middle.
Breaker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breaker pushing down on Shark's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shark trying to control from the bottom.
Shark wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Shark taking some punishment here, with Breaker in his half guard.
Breaker is trying for a kimura here. Shark looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Breaker wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bone Breaker!
Bone Breaker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Happy Hands (ranked 4627 p4p, 4571 weight class) and Bibi Ghulam (ranked 341 p4p, 336 weight class). Hands's entrance music is Pharoahe Monch- Simon Says. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ghulam's choice of entrance music: raining blood. Bibi Ghulam 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Happy Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bibi Ghulam!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghulam on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hands throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ghulam takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ghulam doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hands counters with a right hand to the body.
Donk. Hands catches Ghulam right on the button with a cross.
Hands throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ghulam closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghulam landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hands can't do much from the bottom here.
Hands tries to bench press Ghulam off him but Ghulam keeps the position.
Hands struggling a bit here.
Hands definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hands regains half guard.
Ghulam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands is trying to control but can't.
Ghulam prevents Hands from improving his position.
Ghulam looks to land a strike but Hands avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hands managing to control the position.
Hands is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ghulam must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ghulam trying to control the position from guard on top but Hands is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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.
Hands wants to sweep here but Ghulam controlling him for the moment.
Ghulam is looking to work some ground and pound but Hands has wrist control.
Ghulam wants to control from the top but Hands keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hands fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ghulam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hands defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ghulam.
Hands connects with a crisp jab.
Hands lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hands digs a good hook to Ghulam's body.
Ghulam moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ghulam closes the distance and pushes Hands back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ghulam backwards.
Hands breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hands!
 Ghulam is rocked!
Hands throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ghulam is still on wobbly legs! Can Hands finish him?
Ghulam takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hands scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ghulam closes the distance and clinches up with Hands, looking for a takedown. Ghulam pushes Hands against the cage but Hands circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Happy Hands has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bibi Ghulam.
That kick from Hands tenderised Ghulam's leg. Ghulam is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hands wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hands stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hands wants it to stay on the feet.
Bibi Ghulam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghulam fails with the takedown
and Hands counters with a crisp right that sends Ghulam to the canvas! Hands follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Happy Hands!
In his post fight interview, Happy Hands started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Ramsay (ranked 4626 p4p, 5493 weight class) and Shawn Gordon (ranked 496 p4p, 537 weight class). Ramsay comes to the cage accompanied by God Save The Queen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gordon Ramsay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsay stuffs the takedown.
Ramsay throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gordon avoids it.
A head kick misses from Ramsay.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramsay darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gordon fails with the takedown
and Ramsay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramsay pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ramsay dips to his left and cracks Gordon with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsay fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gordon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ramsay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gordon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gordon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsay lands a leg kick that knocks Gordon off balance momentarily.
Gordon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramsay can pounce on him.
Ramsay throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Ramsay misses.
Ramsay feints and then cracks Gordon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gordon down.
Ramsay stuffs the takedown.
Ramsay fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gordon just manages to avoid it.
Gordon Ramsay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Gordon.
Ramsay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gordon.
Gordon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gordon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ramsay's guard.
Gordon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay trying to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramsay has control of Gordon's left arm, preventing Gordon from doing any damage.
Gordon throws a big elbow that misses.
Gordon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gordon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ramsay looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gordon prevents Ramsay from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gordon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ramsay keeping moving, preventing Gordon from controlling successfully.
Gordon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gordon wants to pass the guard but Ramsay is keeping the position.
Gordon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gordon wants to control from the top but Ramsay keeps moving.
Gordon is looking to work some ground and pound but Ramsay has wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four 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.
Ramsay with a nice cross.
Gordon misses with a takedown attempt
and Ramsay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gordon Ramsay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ramsay throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gordon looks for a takedown but Ramsay sprawls well.
Ramsay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gordon Ramsay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramsay plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Ramsay dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramsay.
 It looks like Shawn Gordon has been cut.
Ramsay throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gordon is rocked!
Ramsay connects with a leg kick.
Gordon checks the leg kick.
Gordon shoots and misses
and Ramsay makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ramsay drops Gordon with a big left hand! Gordon is injured, injured bad! Ramsay jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Ramsay!
Gordon Ramsay took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Shadow Realm Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaven May Jr (ranked 3323 p4p, 4421 weight class) and Peter Tham (ranked 385 p4p, 430 weight class). May Jr comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Self Discovery. On his way into the cage it seems that Kaven May Jr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kaven May Jr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaven May Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Tham!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tham throws a right and a left that both miss.
May Jr jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
May Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tham is able to avoid easily.
Tham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tham needs to keep his hands up - May Jr had a free shot at his head there.
May Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
May Jr scores with a nice head shot.
May Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tham.
Tham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with May Jr's elbow.
Tham is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from May Jr.
Tham can't find room to land a body shot as May Jr controls the action.
Tham blocks a body shot from May Jr.
Tham is trying to push May Jr away but May Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tham has a couple of punches blocked by May Jr.
A body shot lands from May Jr.
May Jr lands a right hand.
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!
Tham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tham is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tham tries to break free but May Jr pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from May Jr fails to land.
May Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tham is looking to control May Jr's arms but May Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tham has his back to the cage.
Tham looking to slow down the pace here.
Tham blocks an uppercut.
May Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, May Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
May Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Tham controls the action.
May Jr lands a shot to the body.
May Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tham is trying to break the clinch but May Jr is controlling him.
May Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tham to keep the fight standing.
May Jr tries to throw a body punch but Tham avoids it by throwing May Jr back against the cage.
May Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May Jr has Tham pressed against the cage, preventing Tham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tham prevents a body shot from May Jr.
May Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
May Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
May Jr misses with a punch to the body.
May Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tham misses with a punch to the body.
May Jr breaks from the clinch.
May Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tham.
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!
Tham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
May Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tham throws out a counter right but May Jr avoids it with no problem.
May Jr throws a low kick but Tham avoids it.
A nice side step and Tham releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tham wants to clinch
and May Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Tham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from May Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tham throws a right and a left that both miss.
May Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tham just manages to avoid it.
May Jr works the jab nicely.
May Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tham manages to avoid it.
May Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. May Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
May Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Tham doesn't manage to clinch there - May Jr circles away.
It looked like May Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
May Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tham's head backwards.
May Jr lands a body shot.
May Jr tried to score with a low kick but Tham checks it.
May Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tham.
Tham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tham throws a jab when May Jr was well out of range.
As Tham backs away, May Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May Jr stuns Tham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
May Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
May Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Tham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from May Jr.
May Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tham lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Tham checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tham closes the distance but May Jr moves to the side
and May Jr counters with a head kick.
Tham looks to throw the jab but May Jr is out of range.
May Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
May Jr throws a leg kick which misses Tham's front leg but catches the back leg as Tham tries to avoid it.
Tham's corner calls for a 1-2. Tham obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tham throws an overhand right that lands on May Jr's shoulder, as May Jr tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaven May Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crunch! May Jr slams his shin into Tham's torso.
Tham swinging wildly here.
Tham walks into a left hand.
Tham has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
May Jr thows a leg kick but Tham checks it
and Tham counters with a three punch combo that has May Jr backing up. May Jr nods at Tham to acknowledge the strikes.
May Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
May Jr instigates a clinch.
May Jr blocking some punches.
Kaven May Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
May Jr pushes Tham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tham lands a body punch.
Tham misses with a short punch on the inside.
May Jr tries to work over Tham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tham is trying to stall.
Tham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tham is trying to break the clinch but May Jr is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tham.
May Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tham can do to turn this around?
May Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Tham blocking some punches.
May Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tham's elbow.
Tham misses with a punch on the inside.
May Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tham blocks a body shot from May Jr.
May Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
May Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
May Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
May Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
May Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tham counters with a two punch combo.
May Jr misses with an uppercut.
Tham swats away the attempt to clinch by May Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
May Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Tham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
May Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tham tries to throw a body punch but May Jr avoids it by throwing Tham back against the cage.
May Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Tham.
May Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tham blocks a body shot from May Jr.
May Jr tries to pull guard but Tham won't allow it.
May Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from May Jr.
May Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
May Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tham backwards.
May Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Tham.
Tham trying to stall but May Jr improves his position.
Tham is trying to break the clinch but May Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Tham is trying to break free.
Tham tries to circle away but May Jr has him pinned against the cage.
May Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Tham uses good head movement to avoid it.
May Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from May Jr fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tham prevents a body shot from May Jr.
Tham has had enough of the clinch but May Jr keeps him there for the moment.
May Jr tries to work over Tham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
May Jr tries to work over Tham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
May Jr tries to work over Tham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
May Jr has Tham pressed against the cage, preventing Tham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
May Jr tries to stall but Tham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tham trying to control the position but instead, May Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tham into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tham manages to break the clinch.
Kaven May Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Tham is looking to clinch.
May Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Tham manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
May Jr misses with a low kick.
Tham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tham tries to clinch but May Jr moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from May Jr.
May Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
May Jr throws a head kick that misses
enabling Tham to counter with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Tham checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tham staying out of range there.
May Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaven May Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tham throws an overhand right that lands on May Jr's shoulder, as May Jr tries to avoid the shot.
May Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tham counters with a three punch combo that has May Jr backing up. May Jr nods at Tham to acknowledge the strikes.
May Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tham misses with a hook
and May Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
May Jr throws a leg kick but Tham sees it coming and moves out of range.
May Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tham doesn't manage to clinch there - May Jr circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from May Jr misses the target.
Tham jabs May Jr right on the nose. May Jr blinks but takes it well.
May Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Tham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tham fails with an attempt to clinch.
May Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Tham avoided it.
Tham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Peter Tham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May Jr throws a nice head kick!
May Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tham has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
May Jr wants to slow Tham down by chopping away at his legs.
Donk. Tham catches May Jr right on the button with a cross.
May Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
May Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tham's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
May Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
May Jr lands with a right hand.
May Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
May Jr clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from May Jr.
May Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tham blocks an uppercut.
May Jr tries to throw a body punch but Tham avoids it by throwing May Jr back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
May Jr jumps guard but Tham turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
May Jr jumps guard but Tham turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tham can't find room to land a body shot as May Jr controls the action.
May Jr taking a breather.
Tham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with May Jr's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, May Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with May Jr's elbow.
May Jr tries to throw a body punch but Tham avoids it by throwing May Jr back against the cage.
May Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
May Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tham throws a head punch that misses.
May Jr misses with some punches.
May Jr keeps control of Tham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tham stalling against the cage.
May Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May Jr misses with some punches.
May Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tham tries to break the clinch but May Jr is controlling the position.
Tham works on May Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
May Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tham throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, May Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
May Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Tham.
May Jr prevents a body shot from Tham.
May Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Tham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
May Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Tham uses good head movement to avoid it.
May Jr misses with a punch to the body.
May Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Tham controls the action.
Tham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tham.
Peter Tham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tham struggles to land a body shot inside as May Jr controls his hands.
May Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
May Jr prevents a body shot from Tham.
May Jr drags the fight down to the ground.
Tham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
May Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
May Jr trying to control the position.
Tham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with May Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
May Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
May Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaven May Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well May Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight for Kaven May Jr!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Kaven May Jr!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Kaven May Jr!
Kaven May Jr wins by unanimous decision!
Kaven May Jr 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Lewis (ranked 3868 p4p, 2813 weight class) and Neesum Mo (ranked 463 p4p, 375 weight class). Neesum Mo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neesum Mo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mo misses with a looping right.
Mo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lewis.
We've been hearing reports that Lewis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mo slaps away a takedown attempt from Lewis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lewis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lewis! Mo lets Lewis back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 It looks like Michael Lewis has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lewis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mo.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. Mo saw that one coming.
Mo lands with a nice body punch.
Mo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown but Mo shows good takedown defense.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mo! But no joy.
Mo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lewis throws an overhand right that lands on Mo's shoulder, as Mo tries to avoid the shot.
Mo throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mo cracks Lewis with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lewis looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mo finish him?
 Lewis is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis shoots in looking for a takedown but Mo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lewis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mo fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Lewis out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Neesum Mo!
Neesum Mo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Golov (ranked 2954 p4p, 2376 weight class) and Alexander Morrison (ranked 357 p4p, 306 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Golov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison avoids the body shot from Golov.
Morrison takes a swing at Golov's ribcage but misses.
Golov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Despite the aggression on Morrison's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Golov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Golov misses the shot to the body.
Golov moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
Golov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Golov showed some decent athleticism there.
Morrison is refusing to be controlled, as Golov sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Golov.
Morrison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Golov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golov throwing shots but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Golov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morrison can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morrison is looking to improve his position.
Morrison regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Golov.
Morrison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison being controlled here, momentarily.
Golov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morrison looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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.
Morrison looking to control.
Golov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Golov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Golov misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
Morrison throws a counter combo.
Morrison throws a jab when Golov was well out of range.
Golov doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrison circles away.
Morrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Golov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Golov lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab from Golov.
Golov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morrison.
Golov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Golov wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Golov from controlling successfully.
Morrison controlling Golov's posture.
Morrison keeping full guard, as Golov tries to pass.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Golov throwing strikes from guard but Morrison blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Golov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Golov lands some shots froms side control.
Golov throwing strikes but Morrison manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Morrison wants to stand but Golov is controlling his arm.
Morrison controls the position.
Morrison trying to control the position but Golov is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Golov is looking to regain half guard here but Morrison keeps moving and retains side control.
Morrison tries to stand but Golov is controlling his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Golov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Golov throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison counters with a two punch combo.
Golov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
Golov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Golov throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Golov tries to clinch
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grigori Golov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golov misses with a looping right.
Morrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Golov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Golov.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Golov misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison defending well as Golov loads up on a big left hand.
Golov moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
Morrison slips a jab from Golov.
Golov lands the left hand.
Golov throws a poor cross that misses
and Golov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morrison as he avoids it easily.
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Morrison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Golov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Golov has Morrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Golov.
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golov misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrison misses with a body punch.
Golov misses with a punch on the inside.
Golov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Golov is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigori Golov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Morrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golov fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Golov misses with a hook
and Golov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Golov moves out of range.
Golov misses the shot to the body.
Golov has a takedown stuffed.
Morrison is looking for the big counter here.
Morrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Golov misses with a hook to the body
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golov has his takedown stuffed
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Golov misses with an uppercut.
Golov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morrison momentarily.
Alexander Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Golov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golov misses with a combination
and Morrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Golov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morrison counters with a one-two to the body.
Morrison slips under a jab from Golov.
Golov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morrison doesn't seem bothered though.
Golov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morrison scores with a jab. Golov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Golov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Morrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Golov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Golov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Alexander Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Golov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morrison avoids it really well and circles away.
Golov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrison.
Golov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Golov tries to clinch up
and Morrison counters with a three punch combo that has Golov backing up. Golov nods at Morrison to acknowledge the strikes.
Morrison digs a good body shot into Golov's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Morrison misses with a wild combination.
Golov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morrison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Golov controls his hands.
Morrison gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Golov.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golov has a couple of punches blocked by Morrison.
A short right from Morrison.
A short right from Morrison on the inside.
Golov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice body punch from Morrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golov is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigori Golov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golov misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morrison.
Morrison manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Golov misses
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Golov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Morrison!
Golov is chipping away with strikes.
Morrison is looking to regain half guard here but Golov keeps moving and retains side control.
Morrison is trying to control Golov's posture but Golov avoids it.
Morrison on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Morrison wants to control but Golov postures up.
Golov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Golov with the ground and pound but Morrison regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Golov scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is not content to let Golov control the position.
Golov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Golov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Golov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Golov throwing shots but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Golov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Golov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Golov is trying to control. Morrison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Golov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golov thows a huge punch but Morrison dodges it nicely.
Grigori Golov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Golov is nestled in close to Morrison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Golov is nestled in close to Morrison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morrison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Golov.
Golov looks to land a strike but Morrison avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Golov lands a couple of elbows.
Golov postures up and lands a big shot to Morrison's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Golov postures up in Morrison's guard and throws a big left but Morrison blocks it.
Golov throws a big right hand that misses.
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 Grigori Golov.
I think Golov 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Alexander Morrison!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Alexander Morrison!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Alexander Morrison!
Alexander Morrison wins by unanimous decision!
Alexander Morrison spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shahriyar Chai (ranked 2492 p4p, 2417 weight class) and Saurabh Pandeya (ranked 317 p4p, 309 weight class). Pandeya comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Clan In Da Front kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shahriyar Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saurabh Pandeya!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandeya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pandeya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shahriyar Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai cracks Pandeya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pandeya scores with a decent looking hook.
Pandeya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai misses with a right hand
and Pandeya counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai throws a shot to the body.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and Pandeya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Pandeya counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandeya looking to sit in guard and control but Chai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've been hearing that Chai has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pandeya is looking for a triangle but Chai pushes his legs off easily.
Chai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pandeya is looking for a triangle but Chai pushes his legs off easily.
Pandeya is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chai is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Chai doesn't defend quickly enough and Pandeya has managed to lock this one up! Can Chai escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Pandeya on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Saurabh Pandeya!
During a confident post fight interview, Saurabh Pandeya thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Berkut (ranked 1995 p4p, 2433 weight class) and Stephen Rowley (ranked 190 p4p, 228 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Stephen Rowley enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Berkut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Rowley!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Berkut as he checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Rowley misses.
Rowley throws a lazy body kick
and Berkut counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Berkut.
Berkut throwing strikes from guard but Rowley blocks nicely.
Berkut lands a couple of digs.
Berkut lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Berkut forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rowley is looking for a sweep. Berkut is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowley controlling the position for now.
Berkut slips a nice elbow through Rowley's hands, connecting with Rowley's forehead.
Rowley wants to get back to full guard but Berkut has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkut throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Berkut misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rowley is looking to reverse the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rowley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Berkut with the ground and pound but Rowley regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Berkut seems to be looking for submissions.
Rowley is not content to let Berkut control the position.
Rowley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Berkut not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Berkut misses with a head shot. Rowley uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rowley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rowley working for a triangle but Berkut defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rowley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rowley has momentary wrist control but Berkut slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkut in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rowley pulls Berkut in close to his closed guard and prevents Berkut from doing any damage or advancing position.
Berkut trying to control the position from guard on top but Rowley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berkut throws a big right hand that misses.
Berkut in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Berkut lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Berkut throwing strikes from guard but Rowley blocks nicely.
Rowley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rowley looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Berkut passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkut landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rowley is rocked!
Berkut lands a big elbow - Rowley is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Berkut!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirill Berkut!
A victorious Kirill Berkut 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suutari Nuorempi (ranked 1166 p4p, 2464 weight class) and Gordan Ryan (ranked 181 p4p, 336 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suutari Nuorempi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordan Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuorempi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nuorempi tries to clinch but Ryan moves out of range.
Nuorempi throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
We've been hearing reports that Nuorempi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nuorempi tries to clinch up but Ryan circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nuorempi.
Ryan tries for a takedown but Nuorempi circles away easily
and Nuorempi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ryan is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nuorempi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Suutari Nuorempi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordan Ryan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nuorempi.
Ryan has Nuorempi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nuorempi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ryan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nuorempi is defending well.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Nuorempi lands with a left to the head.
Nuorempi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
Nuorempi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nuorempi gets through Ryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nuorempi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ryan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nuorempi prevents the takedown attempt.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nuorempi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Nuorempi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Nuorempi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ryan looks winded!
Nuorempi scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan wants a takedown but no success here.
Nuorempi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ryan.
Nuorempi is working Ryan over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Nuorempi.
Nuorempi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nuorempi lands with a light punch inside.
Ryan is rocked!
Nuorempi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Nuorempi finish him?
Nuorempi misses with the head strike.
Nuorempi misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Nuorempi fails to land.
Ryan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ryan manages to end up in side control.
Nuorempi holding on.
Nuorempi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nuorempi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ryan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ryan prevents Nuorempi from improving his position.
Ryan seems to have recovered his senses.
Nuorempi is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wants to control but Nuorempi is keeping him busy.
Ryan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nuorempi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ryan prevents Nuorempi from improving his position.
Ryan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nuorempi wants to get back to full guard.
That's four 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.
Ryan is trying to control. Nuorempi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan controlling the pace.
Nuorempi wants to get back to full guard.
Nuorempi trying to control here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nuorempi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nuorempi tries to get out of the position.
Nuorempi tries to get to full guard but Ryan has control of the leg.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nuorempi connects with a jab.
Ryan slips under a jab.
Nuorempi lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Suutari Nuorempi dominated that round.
That's time! Nuorempi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nuorempi.
Ryan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nuorempi misses with an uppercut.
Ryan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Nuorempi counter with a right hand.
Ryan connects with a single shot there.
Ryan scores with a jab. Nuorempi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nuorempi slaps away a takedown attempt from Ryan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nuorempi throwing a counter right hand but Ryan manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Ryan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nuorempi defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nuorempi's waist but Nuorempi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ryan off to one side.
Suutari Nuorempi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordan Ryan.
Ryan lands a jab.
Ryan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ryan clobbers Nuorempi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nuorempi drops Ryan with a straight right hand, right on the button! Nuorempi follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suutari Nuorempi!
An out of breath Suutari Nuorempi 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 760 p4p, 745 weight class) and Enrico Fermi (ranked 106 p4p, 103 weight class). Enrico Fermi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Hunt's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrico Fermi!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fermi lands with a good body shot.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Fermi circles away easily
and Fermi counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Fermi circles away easily
and Fermi counters with a nice right hand that sends Hunt toppling to the canvas! Hunt scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fermi finish him?!
Hunt is rocked!
Hunt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fermi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Fermi misses.
Are you kidding me?! Fermi ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Hunt clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Enrico Fermi!
Enrico Fermi is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Enrico Fermi 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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