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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Rivers (ranked 5276 p4p, 5772 weight class) and Jose Luciano (ranked 536 p4p, 549 weight class). Rivers comes to the cage accompanied by Gojira - Sphinx. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rivers connects with a crisp jab.
Luciano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rivers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rivers lands a jab to Luciano's midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rivers.
Luciano misses the shot to the body.
Rivers lands a jab-cross combination.
Luciano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Rivers.
Nice shot by Rivers.
Luciano takes the fight into the clinch.
Rivers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Luciano tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivers avoids a wild elbow strike from Luciano.
A bit of stalling here from Rivers.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Luciano.
 It looks like Sean Rivers has been cut.
Rivers blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Luciano.
Rivers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Luciano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Luciano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rivers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivers controls his hands.
Luciano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Rivers.
Rivers can't find room to land a body shot as Luciano controls the action.
Luciano lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano lands an elbow that stopped Rivers in his tracks for a moment.
Rivers prevents a body shot from Luciano.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Rivers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Luciano up against the cage.
Luciano misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers blocks an elbow strike from Luciano.
Luciano working aggressively here.
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luciano lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Luciano.
Luciano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sean Rivers's cut is getting worse.
A hook to the body from Luciano.
Luciano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Luciano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Luciano is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rivers is keeping busy.
Luciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Luciano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Luciano lands an elbow just above Rivers 's eye.
Rivers dodges an elbow strike from Luciano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers prevents a body shot from Luciano.
Luciano throws an elbow that misses.
Luciano can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
Luciano tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
Luciano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Luciano can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
Luciano lands a damaging elbow.
Sean Rivers's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers lands with a left to the head.
Luciano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Luciano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rivers lands a left hand.
Rivers lands an uppercut.
Rivers is trying to force a seperation but Luciano has the dominant position.
Rivers takes an elbow to the temple.
Rivers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano lands with a left to the head.
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!
Luciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano slows down the pace here.
Rivers looking to stall.
Rivers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lucianos head.
Luciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luciano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rivers's defenses.
Rivers tries to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rivers.
Rivers tries to break free but Luciano pushes him back against the cage.
Rivers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luciano instigates a clinch.
Luciano lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers has Luciano pushed against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A right hand to the body from Rivers.
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivers manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Luciano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Rivers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Luciano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Luciano drops his hands momentarily and Rivers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rivers scores with a body shot.
Rivers connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Luciano tumbling to the canvas! Rivers pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Luciano was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sean Rivers!
In his post fight interview, Sean Rivers 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny King (ranked 3337 p4p, 3402 weight class) and Randal Clappertron (ranked 159 p4p, 164 weight class). Randal Clappertron will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenny King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randal Clappertron!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clappertron takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clappertron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Clappertron raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Clappertron throws a push kick but King slaps the foot to one side.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clappertron's coach down at The Quarry was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Clappertron's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Clappertron, as that shot connected.
It looks like Lenny King has been cut.
Clappertron lands a big head kick that sends King tumbling to the mat! Clappertron takes a step backwards and waves King back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clappertron.
King misses with a looping right.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
King gets in close and tags Clappertron with a short punch that almost sends Clappertron to the mat! Oh Clappertron is in big trouble! He turns his back on King, trying to create some distance but King rushes him, striking wildly and Clappertron goes down! The referee tackles King into the cage to end the fight! King is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lenny King!
An out of breath Lenny King 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elvis De Oliveira (ranked 3333 p4p, 3453 weight class) and Oliver Hardy (ranked 158 p4p, 165 weight class). De Oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by Leo Soul - Do Ya Thang. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis De Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
De Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Hardy slips a straight right by De Oliveira.
Hardy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Oliveira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Oliveira.
De Oliveira throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
De Oliveira throws a big shot that misses.
Hardy slips a jab from De Oliveira.
Hardy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Oliveira looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Hardy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Oliveira connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hardy scrambles back to his feet.
 It looks like Oliver Hardy has been cut.
A cross from Hardy lands.
Hardy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Oliveira defends it well.
Hardy throws a hook but De Oliveira avoids it easily.
De Oliveira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and Hardy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hardy scoring with some ground and pound.
Hardy wants to control from the top but De Oliveira keeps moving.
De Oliveira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy distracts De Oliveira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hardy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hardy postures up and lands a big shot to De Oliveira's brow.
Hardy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hardy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hardy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hardy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De Oliveira being controlled here, momentarily.
De Oliveira keeping full guard, as Hardy tries to pass.
Hardy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Oliveira is trying to keep Hardy in close.
Hardy slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hardy lands a nice short elbow.
De Oliveira wants to control but Hardy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Oliveira has hold of Hardy's hands but Hardy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hardy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
De Oliveira is trying is best to control the position here.
Hardy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Oliveira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hardy moves nicely into side control.
De Oliveira is trying to improve his position.
Hardy is chipping away with strikes.
De Oliveira taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hardy scoring with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Oliveira tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Hardy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira is looking to regain half guard here but Hardy keeps moving and retains side control.
De Oliveira taking punishment in the form of punches.
 De Oliveira is rocked!
Hardy advances to mount.
Oh De Oliveira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Oliveira tries to hold on but Hardy postures up.
De Oliveira seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardy unloading with bombs!
Hardy softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and De Oliveira is out cold! Hardy jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Hardy!
Oliver Hardy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 3348 p4p, 3374 weight class) and Dante McGinley (ranked 160 p4p, 162 weight class). McGinley has chosen BEAT THE ODDS as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apollo Creed !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante McGinley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Dante McGinley has been cut.
Creed throws an off balance right hand
and McGinley counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Creed lands a big right hand that sends McGinley crashing to the mat! Creed stays standing though and waves McGinley back to his feet!
 McGinley is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Creed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Creed misses with a hook. McGinley ducked under it nicely.
Creed throws a lazy uppercut
and McGinley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Creed scores with a hook to the body. McGinley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGinley circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Creed . McGinley falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Creed !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Apollo Creed !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Pedersoli (ranked 3554 p4p, 3331 weight class) and Mauler Darkangelo The Fifth (ranked 168 p4p, 157 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlo Pedersoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mauler Darkangelo The Fifth!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Pedersoli misses.
Pedersoli misses with an uppercut.
Pedersoli scores with a spinning back kick!
We've been told by Pedersoli's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carlo Pedersoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pedersoli looks to throw the jab but Darkangelo The Fifth is out of range.
Pedersoli looks to land a body kick but Darkangelo The Fifth moved away.
Darkangelo The Fifth ducks right into an uppercut from Pedersoli.
Darkangelo The Fifth throws the left hand but Pedersoli avoids the punch easily.
Pedersoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pedersoli looks to land a left hand but Darkangelo The Fifth moved out of range nicely.
Darkangelo The Fifth takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Darkangelo The Fifth avoids the body shot from Pedersoli.
Pedersoli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pedersoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pedersoli. Darkangelo The Fifth shrugs it off though.
Darkangelo The Fifth looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedersoli scores with a jab to the body.
Pedersoli lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkangelo The Fifth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pedersoli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darkangelo The Fifth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pedersoli swings for the body but Darkangelo The Fifth moves out of range.
Pedersoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darkangelo The Fifth steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pedersoli.
Darkangelo The Fifth moves away from the strike by Pedersoli.
Pedersoli scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Mauler Darkangelo The Fifth has been cut.
Pedersoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darkangelo The Fifth.
Pedersoli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darkangelo The Fifth at a distance.
Pedersoli lands a front kick.
Pedersoli fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Darkangelo The Fifth out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Carlo Pedersoli!
A victorious Carlo Pedersoli 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between David Lett (ranked 1731 p4p, 2681 weight class) and Doric Dienekes (ranked 226 p4p, 327 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Lett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doric Dienekes!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dienekes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lett pushes Dienekes off but Dienekes dives into side control.
Dienekes looks up at the clock and then as Lett takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dienekes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dienekes working the head and body with strikes.
Lett takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
It looks like David Lett has been cut.
Lett tries to improve position but can't.
Dienekes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lett to see if he's OK.
David Lett's cut is getting worse.
Dienekes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dienekes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dienekes landing strikes.
Lett is rocked!
Lett manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dienekes's best efforts.
Lett moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dienekes landing some decent shots from guard.
Dienekes lands a couple of elbows.
Jeez, David Lett's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at David Lett's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Doric Dienekes!
David Lett spoke after the fight, saying 'I guess you can't win em all...I will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leepo Greepo (ranked 1623 p4p, 3051 weight class) and Kai Killington (ranked 248 p4p, 424 weight class). Leepo Greepo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leepo Greepo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Killington!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killington gets the takedown into side control.
Killington is looking to take a break and control but Greepo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Greepo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Killington's best efforts.
Greepo is holding on to half guard well.
Killington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Greepo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killington prevents Greepo from improving his position.
Greepo works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killington is fighting to break Greepo's control of his arms but Greepo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Greepo has his foot on Killington's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Killington works his way back into a safe position though.
Greepo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Greepo is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Killington looking for a sweep. Not yet Killington, not yet.
Greepo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Killington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greepo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Killington trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Greepo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Greepo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Greepo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Killington sees it coming and defends easily.
Killington tries to get to full guard but Greepo has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greepo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Killington trying to control but Greepo postures up.
Greepo is pressing down on Killington's thigh, looking to free his foot. Killington is holding on for now.
Greepo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Killington trying to hold on to Greepo's head to control him but Greepo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Killington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Killington is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Killington.
Killington postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Greepo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Killington looks winded!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Greepo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Greepo pulls Killington in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leepo Greepo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Killington misses with a series of wild punches.
Greepo gets a double leg takedown into Killington's guard.
Killington is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Greepo dives into side control.
Greepo is trying to get an arm triangle but Killington is defending well.
Killington is letting Greepo control him for a moment.
Greepo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killington tries to bench press Greepo off him but Greepo keeps the position.
Greepo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greepo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Killington knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The referee asks Greepo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Greepo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Greepo'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Greepo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You can see the frustration on Killington's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greepo controls the position from side control.
Further stalling from Greepo.
Greepo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Killington knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Greepo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Killington, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greepo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Killington is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Greepo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leepo Greepo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Greepo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Greepo controlling the pace.
Killington is trying to stand up here but Greepo is controlling him well.
Greepo passes to full mount!
Greepo controlling from the full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greepo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greepo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Greepo wants to take Killington's back here but Killington is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Greepo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Killington can do to turn this around?
That's two 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.
Greepo forces the positional change into back control.
Greepo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
What can Killington do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Greepo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Killington has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Leepo Greepo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greepo is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Killington is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leepo Greepo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Mahi Ai (ranked 808 p4p, 1906 weight class) and Davide Farina (ranked 126 p4p, 287 weight class). Mahi Ai comes to the cage accompanied by Slaughterhouse - Powermad. Thomas Mahi Ai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Davide Farina's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Mahi Ai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Davide Farina!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahi Ai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mahi Ai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mahi Ai drives through and clinches with Farina against the cage.
Farina tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farina misses with the head strike.
Farina scores with a hook to the body.
Mahi Ai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahi Ai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farina's elbow.
Farina is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Farina.
Mahi Ai tries to work over Farina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahi Ai swings wildly with an uppercut but Farina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Farina - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahi Ai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farina breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mahi Ai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farina closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mahi Ai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Farina finds it's way round the side to connect with Mahi Ai's head.
Farina has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Farina connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahi Ai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Farina swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahi Ai.
Mahi Ai is looking to clinch but Farina is avoiding it.
It seemed like Farina was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mahi Ai moves into range and clinches up with Farina.
Farina throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahi Ai.
Mahi Ai keeps control of Farina as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Mahi Ai.
Good body shot from Farina.
A frustrated look appears on Farina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mahi Ai working aggressively here.
Farina manages to break the clinch.
Davide Farina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mahi Ai takes the fight into the clinch.
Mahi Ai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mahi Ai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farina is trying to push Mahi Ai away but Mahi Ai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahi Ai blocks an uppercut.
Mahi Ai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farina's efforts to push away.
Farina lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mahi Ai cracks Farina with a nice body shot.
Mahi Ai misses with an elbow over the top.
Mahi Ai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahi Ai tries a body shot but Farina blocks it.
Farina working aggressively here.
Farina avoiding damage as Mahi Ai throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Farina.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahi Ai.
Farina throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Farina.
A nice left hand lands by Farina.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farina.
Farina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farina's corner calls for a 1-2. Farina obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Farina does it's job there.
Mahi Ai is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farina fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Mahi Ai square on the jaw! Damn, Mahi Ai is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Davide Farina!
Davide Farina is the new light heavyweight champion!
Davide Farina decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Thomas Mahi Ai was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Chibaclov (ranked 928 p4p, 1654 weight class) and James Aregood (ranked 132 p4p, 219 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matteo Chibaclov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Aregood!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aregood thuds a left hand into Chibaclov's body.
Chibaclov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chibaclov throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooh!!! Aregood has knocked Chibaclov down with a huge combo! Aregood steps away and waves a wobbly Chibaclov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Chibaclov is rocked!
James Aregood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aregood catches Chibaclov with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Chibaclov forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Aregood!
James Aregood is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, James Aregood 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Seto (ranked 782 p4p, 1697 weight class) and Edmond Chabazian (ranked 109 p4p, 227 weight class). Seto comes to the cage accompanied by The Doors - Roadhouse Blues. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Seto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmond Chabazian!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chabazian shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chabazian was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Seto manages to get back to half guard.
Seto trying to control but Chabazian postures up.
Chabazian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seto keeps working.
Chabazian thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Seto's head.
Chabazian wants to pass to mount but Seto is defending the position.
Chabazian prevents Seto from improving his position.
Chabazian looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Seto moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chabazian works over Seto with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabazian passes Seto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Seto is trying to get back to full guard.
Chabazian is pressing down on Seto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Seto is holding on for now.
Chabazian wants to take a breather but Seto is having none of it.
Chabazian wants to free his trapped foot but Seto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chabazian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Seto is looking for a sweep. Chabazian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chabazian is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Seto is just riding it out for now. Chabazian eventually gives up the hold.
Seto keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Chabazian is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chabazian is trying to control. Seto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chabazian landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Seto tries to roll over but Chabazian keeps him under control.
Chabazian looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chabazian prevents Seto from improving his position.
Chabazian wants to control but Seto is keeping him busy.
Seto manages to get to full guard.
Chabazian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian wants to control from the top but Seto keeps moving.
Chabazian pushes down on Seto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Seto gets back to full guard.
Seto seems keen to control Chabazian's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Seto is trying to control. Chabazian wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Seto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chabazian defends it well.
Seto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chabazian wants to improve his position but Seto is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seto is working for a submission of some sort.
Chabazian trying to control but Seto postures up.
Chabazian wants to improve his position but Seto is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seto is looking to advance position but Chabazian won't allow it.
Chabazian is pressing down on Seto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edmond Chabazian dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chabazian looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Seto tries to get to full guard but Chabazian has control of the leg.
Chabazian is looking to advance position but Seto won't allow it.
Seto trying to hold on to Chabazian's head to control him but Chabazian postures up.
Chabazian is trying to work for a kimura but Seto is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chabazian prevents Seto from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabazian is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Seto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Seto is holding on to half guard well.
Chabazian moves nicely into side control.
Chabazian is chipping away with strikes.
Seto is not content to let Chabazian control the position.
Chabazian working the ground and pound but Seto is defending the strikes.
Chabazian is trying to get an arm triangle but Seto is defending well.
Seto is trying to control Chabazian's posture but Chabazian avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seto is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
You can see the frustration on Seto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Seto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Seto trying to control but Chabazian postures up.
Seto has hold of Chabazian's hands but Chabazian slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Seto wants to get back to full guard.
Chabazian seems to be looking for submissions.
Seto is pressing down on Chabazian's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Seto trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seto keeping moving, preventing Chabazian from controlling successfully.
Chabazian slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Seto tries to bench press Chabazian off him but Chabazian keeps the position.
Seto is not content to let Chabazian control the position.
Chabazian working the head with strikes.
Chabazian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Seto can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Seto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chabazian is working away from the top position though.
Chabazian passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Seto!
Chabazian landing strikes from the mount and Seto is in trouble!
Seto tries to hold on but Chabazian postures up.
Chabazian fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chabazian raining down shots from the mount!
Chabazian trying to control but Seto is having none of it.
Chabazian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chabazian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edmond Chabazian 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.
Chabazian closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Seto is looking to improve his position.
Edmond Chabazian has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chabazian lands a nice short elbow.
Seto won't allow Chabazian to pass to mount.
Seto is doing well to control the position and prevent Chabazian from advancing to side control.
Seto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chabazian working some strikes from top position.
Seto 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.
Chabazian postures up in Seto's guard and throws a big left but Seto blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chabazian cracks Seto with a solid left hand.
Chabazian landing some decent shots from guard.
Seto looking to control.
Seto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabazian trying to control but Seto is working from the bottom.
Seto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Seto keeping moving, preventing Chabazian from controlling successfully.
Chabazian content to stall in guard here.
Seto keeping full guard, as Chabazian tries to pass.
Seto controls Chabazian momentarily but Chabazian frees himself.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chabazian tries to free his leg and advance position but Seto is retaining full guard.
Chabazian trying to control the position from guard on top but Seto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two 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.
Chabazian shoots in and bounces Seto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Seto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seto seems keen to control Chabazian's posture.
Chabazian looking to pass the guard.
Seto controlling the position.
Chabazian throws a big elbow that misses.
Seto wants to sweep here but Chabazian controlling him for the moment.
Seto trying to keep a closed guard but Chabazian is proving a slippery customer.
Chabazian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seto is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Seto looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chabazian wants to control from the top but Seto keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chabazian takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chabazian darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chabazian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chabazian is working for a kimura but Seto is defending it quite comfortably.
Seto wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chabazian working Seto over with strikes.
Chabazian looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Seto tries to roll over but Chabazian keeps him under control.
Chabazian thows a huge punch but Seto dodges it nicely.
Chabazian works his way into full mount!
Seto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edmond Chabazian really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice shot by Seto.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Seto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Seto showed some decent athleticism there.
Seto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chabazian does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chabazian preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Seto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chabazian manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chabazian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Seto gets back to full guard.
Seto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabazian tries to free his leg and advance position but Seto is retaining full guard.
Seto looking for a sweep. Not yet Seto, not yet.
Chabazian passes into half guard.
Chabazian lands with a punch from half guard.
Seto won't allow Chabazian to pass to mount.
Chabazian drops an elbow to the side of Seto's head.
Chabazian prevents Seto from improving his position.
Chabazian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Seto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chabazian's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chabazian's back!
Seto looking for the choke from the back.
Chabazian looking very determined here, making life difficult for Seto.
Seto is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seto struggling to keep hold of the position.
Seto controlling well, preventing Chabazian from escaping the position.
Seto trying to control.
Seto slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Chabazian tries to escape but Seto has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Chabazian looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Seto is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Chabazian has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Chabazian felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Chabazian right now.
Chabazian keeps trying to improve his position.
Chabazian staying busy and making it hard for Seto to control.
Seto looking for the choke but no joy.
Seto is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Chabazian can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seto is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Chabazian is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Junior Seto!
Junior Seto retains his welterweight title!
Junior Seto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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