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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dana Black (ranked 6243 p4p, 5201 weight class) and Hands Norseson (ranked 389 p4p, 361 weight class). Dana Black had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dana Black !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hands Norseson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Norseson is trying to defend but Black finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Norseson trying to control but Black postures up.
Black moves into full mount! Norseson won't be happy about that!
Black is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Norseson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Black has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Norseson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dana Black !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Hitori (ranked 4594 p4p, 6151 weight class) and Bryce Mildred (ranked 481 p4p, 519 weight class). Hiro Hitori could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bryce Mildred's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiro Hitori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryce Mildred!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mildred drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hitori knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mildred on the ground.
Mildred is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mildred decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hitori shoots in for a double leg but Mildred sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mildred avoids the head kick by Hitori.
Hitori gets tackled into the cage by Mildred. Mildred maintains the clinch.
Mildred has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hitori after a bit of a struggle.
Hitori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mildred should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mildred tries to keep at a distance but Hitori has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mildred wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mildred is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hitori to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hitori shoots in but no luck this time.
Mildred drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hitori defends it well.
Mildred ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hitori moves away.
Hitori tries to clinch but Mildred is having none of it.
Mildred throws a head kick but Hitori moves out of range.
Mildred fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hiro Hitori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce Mildred.
Hitori shoots in looking for a takedown but Mildred manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hitori's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hitori throws out a loose jab but Mildred uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mildred defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hitori.
Hitori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mildred moves into the clinch successfully.
Hitori breaks the clinch.
Mildred misses with a takedown attempt - Hitori sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mildred fails to land the takedown.
Hitori is looking for a counter combo.
Hitori shoots in looking for a takedown but Mildred manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hitori's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hitori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mildred is trying to drag Hitori to the mat but Hitori just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hitori has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mildred is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mildred can't find room to land a body shot as Hitori controls the action.
Hitori tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hitori has Mildred pressed against the cage, preventing Mildred from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hitori content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mildred looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hitori is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mildred dives into side control.
Mildred remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hitori tries to improve position but can't.
Hitori can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitori trying his best to control but Mildred has mounted him.
Mildred throwing strikes here but Hitori is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hitori tries to hold on but Mildred postures up.
Hitori is working to get back to half guard.
Mildred looking to control but Hitori is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mildred avoids the attempt from Hitori to control.
Mildred is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hitori is surviving well by controlling Mildred's body position as best he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryce Mildred dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hitori shoots for a double leg takedown but Mildred sprawls well. He's pushed Hitori's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mildred looks to score with a jab to the body but Hitori is just out of range.
Hitori has a takedown stuffed.
Mildred tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hitori darts in looking for a takedown but Mildred gets double underhooks and turns Hitori into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiro Hitori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mildred jumps guard but Hitori stands there with Mildred around his waist. Mildred gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mildred breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mildred feints and as Hitori raises his hands in defense, Mildred changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hitori is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mildred dives into side control.
Bryce Mildred has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mildred stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitori tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mildred manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hitori avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hitori has a takedown stuffed.
Mildred slips a jab and a cross from Hitori.
Hitori wants to clinch up but Mildred keeps it at a distance.
Bryce Mildred seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hitori blocks a jab.
Hitori shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mildred holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mildred is pressed up against the cage. Hitori has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mildred down to the mat. Mildred avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hitori gets caught napping as Mildred dives in and scores a takedown. Hitori manages to retain guard.
Mildred trying to control the position from guard on top but Hitori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitori trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mildred gets to his feet. Hitori looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hitori has closed the distance and engaged Mildred in a clinch.
Mildred is trying to drag Hitori to the mat but Hitori just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hitori wants a takedown.
Mildred is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hitori is keeping busy.
Hitori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitori fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hitori taking a breather.
Mildred ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mildred no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mildred controls Hitori momentarily but Hitori frees himself.
Hitori trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mildred looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hitori is one step ahead there.
Hitori has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mildred is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitori is looking for a triangle but Mildred pushes his legs off easily.
Mildred preventing the sweep.
Mildred is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mildred passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mildred has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hitori!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryce Mildred showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hitori fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mildred avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Hitori. No joy for Mildred on that attempt.
Hitori misses with a head kick.
Mildred swats away the attempt to clinch by Hitori.
Hitori shoots in looking for a takedown. Mildred tries to sprawl out of it but Hitori keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mildred manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitori fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiro Hitori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mildred checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mildred paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hiro Hitori is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hitori tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mildred sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hitori somewhat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mildred.
Mildred shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hitori wants to get back to his feet but Mildred passes into half guard.
Mildred trying to control from half guard but Hitori is working away.
Mildred has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mildred not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mildred is looking for a kimura but Hitori is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mildred to get the leverage.
Hitori is looking to improve his position.
Hitori is trying to control but can't.
Hitori blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mildred.
Mildred is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hitori tries to roll over but Mildred keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mildred is looking for a kimura here.
Mildred decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hitori just misses with a punch to the body.
Mildred changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mildred shoots in and bounces Hitori off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mildred takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hitori is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mildred trying to control but Hitori is working from the bottom.
Hitori looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mildred preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryce Mildred comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mildred winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryce Mildred!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Dunn (ranked 6244 p4p, 4526 weight class) and Ben Gordon (ranked 523 p4p, 437 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn scores with a one two! Gordon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Dunn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gordon doesn't seem phased though.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gordon.
Gordon working the ground and pound but Dunn is defending the strikes.
Dunn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dunn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dunn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dunn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dunn controlling the pace for now.
Dunn with a couple of short strikes.
Dunn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dunn working Gordon over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Gordon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dunn looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunn is landing with some decent strikes but Gordon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gordon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dunn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dunn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gordon looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunn lands a couple of good shots and Gordon has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gordon looks winded!
Dunn has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Gordon's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
What can Gordon do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Gordon covers up after that shot from Dunn.
Gordon covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Gordon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dunn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn biding his time, looking for the opening.
Gordon takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Gordon is trying to remain composed but Dunn is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Dunn really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Gordon.
Dunn gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Dunn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dunn sends Gordon crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dunn is motioning to the referee to let Gordon up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dunn drops Gordon with a beautiful combination! Gordon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dunn is looking for the KO!
 Gordon is rocked!
Dunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gordon can do to turn this around?
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!
Dunn drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Gordon's head, knocking him out cold! Dunn is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Dunn!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buck Bentley (ranked 3626 p4p, 6378 weight class) and Leonid Breznikov (ranked 298 p4p, 393 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buck Bentley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leonid Breznikov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bentley misses with a hook
and Breznikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Breznikov misses with a jab to the body
and Bentley counters with a nice right hand that sends Breznikov toppling to the canvas! Breznikov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bentley finish him?!
Breznikov is rocked!
 It looks like Leonid Breznikov has been cut.
Breznikov circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Bentley. Breznikov falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Bentley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buck Bentley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Man (ranked 5998 p4p, 4769 weight class) and Keanu Marlin (ranked 513 p4p, 439 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keanu Marlin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marlin throws a head kick that misses.
Big Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marlin as he jumps to the side.
Marlin scores with a takedown into Man's guard.
Man throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marlin.
Man is working an open guard so Marlin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Man shoots in looking for a takedown. Marlin tries to sprawl out of it but Man keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marlin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marlin tries a quick counter leg kick but Man is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man closes the distance and clinches up with Marlin, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Marlin against the cage but Marlin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marlin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Marlin controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man punching from the bottom.
Marlin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Man is staying active underneath Marlin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Man blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marlin.
Marlin trying to control the pace.
Marlin trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Man tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Well, if Marlin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight
I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza
Yum. Can't wait.
Man is not content to let Marlin control the position.
Man wants to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Marlin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Marlin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marlin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Man defends it well.
Man tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Man fails with the takedown.
Marlin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Man defends it well.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Man blocks a head kick by Marlin.
Man tries for a takedown but Marlin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Man is breathing heavily.
Man with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marlin counters with a two punch combo.
Marlin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Man was covering up waiting for the punch and Marlin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marlin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Man stops Marlin from passing to mount.
Marlin wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Man is trying to improve his position.
Marlin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Marlin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marlin throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Marlin stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Marlin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man keeping full guard, as Marlin tries to pass.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marlin tries to free his leg and advance position but Man is retaining full guard.
Man keeping moving, preventing Marlin from controlling successfully.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Man trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keanu Marlin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marlin throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Man.
Marlin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Man quickly recovers to half guard.
Man is looking to improve his position.
Marlin seems to be working for a kimura but Man defends the submission attempt.
Marlin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Man does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Marlin is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlin is keen to just control but Man is a slippery customer.
Marlin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Man is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marlin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marlin's back!
Marlin tries to escape but Man has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marlin is trying to stand back up.
Marlin tries to escape but Man has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marlin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Man is persistently looking for the submission but Marlin is defending it well.
Marlin breaks Man's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Keanu Marlin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marlin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marlin stands up and waves to Man to follow him.
Marlin gets the takedown into side control.
Man throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlin feints and as Man raises his hands in defense, Marlin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marlin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Man is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Man striking off his back but it's not causing Marlin any problems.
Marlin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Marlin slows the pace down.
Man is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Marlin is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Marlin controlling the pace for now.
Marlin goes for an armbar but he's not got it
Man turns into him and now he's in Marlin's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marlin looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marlin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marlin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marlin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Man works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marlin wants to control but Man is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Big Man will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Man gets caught flat footed, as Marlin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Man keeping moving, preventing Marlin from controlling successfully.
Marlin throws a big elbow that misses.
Man throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Man is looking for a triangle but Marlin pushes his legs off easily.
Marlin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Marlin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is not content to let Marlin control the position.
Marlin controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is looking to reverse the position.
Man taking punishment in the form of punches.
Marlin just content to control the position.
Marlin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Marlin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Man sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Marlin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Marlin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Man is trying to defend but Marlin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Man tries to kick Marlin off in order to stand up. Marlin Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to improve his position.
Marlin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Man is trying to buck Marlin off.
The strikes coming from Marlin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Marlin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Man is not content to let Marlin control the position.
Man striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marlin wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Marlin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Man sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Man throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Marlin tries to move to mount but Man blocks the move with his legs.
Marlin is staying tight to Man's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Marlin avoids the strikes from the bottom by Man.
Man tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Marlin is trying to get an arm triangle but Man is defending well.
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.
Man is trying to get back to half guard.
Man is working hard here to advance position.
Marlin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Marlin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Man has escaped the position, nice work there.
Marlin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Man tries to buck Marlin off but Marlin is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keanu Marlin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marlin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keanu Marlin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gan Bayarmaa (ranked 4771 p4p, 5247 weight class) and Josh Grispi (ranked 490 p4p, 505 weight class). Gan Bayarmaa 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gan Bayarmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Grispi!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayarmaa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grispi counters with a shoot takedown. Bayarmaa fights it but they end up in guard.
Grispi preventing the sweep.
Grispi pushes down on Bayarmaa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Grispi is looking to advance position but Bayarmaa won't allow it.
Grispi drops an elbow to the side of Bayarmaa's head.
Grispi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Grispi seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bayarmaa is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Josh Grispi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Manfred (ranked 4773 p4p, 4855 weight class) and Anton Narbe (ranked 545 p4p, 547 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Klaus Manfred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Narbe!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narbe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Narbe tries to sprawl but Manfred drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Narbe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Narbe wants to get back to his feet.
Manfred works his way into side control.
Manfred takes a little break here. Narbe wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Manfred working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfred remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Manfred stands up and beckons Narbe to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Narbe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Manfred throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Narbe! But no joy.
Anton Narbe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manfred gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Manfred walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice cross by Narbe.
Manfred is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manfred keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narbe scores with a jab.
Jab from Narbe.
Narbe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Narbe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narbe lands a really nice looking cross but Manfred seems unphased.
Narbe fails to land with a series of punches.
Manfred dives in for a single leg takedown but Narbe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfred jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Narbe walks away with a smile on his face. Manfred gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Narbe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Danga de danga de dang - Narbe scores with a four punch combination!
A right-left combo lands from Narbe.
Manfred looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Narbe!
Narbe trying to remain calm as Manfred controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manfred decides to stand back up. Manfred steps back and let's Narbe get back to his feet.
Narbe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Narbe, as that shot connected.
Narbe scores with a hook.
Narbe looks to throw a body kick
and Manfred counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Manfred.
Narbe working hard to break the clinch.
Narbe tries to circle away but Manfred has him pinned against the cage.
Manfred's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Narbe stuns Manfred with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Narbe scores with a jab to the head.
Manfred closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Narbe to the mat! Narbe manages to get full guard.
Manfred stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Narbe connects with a high kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Narbe does it's job there.
Manfred misses with an attempted mid kick.
Narbe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Narbe. Those never looked like landing.
Manfred shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Narbe pushes Manfred off but Manfred dives into side control.
Narbe looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narbe is looking to regain half guard here but Manfred keeps moving and retains side control.
Manfred works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Manfred is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Narbe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Manfred decides to stand back up. Manfred steps back and let's Narbe get back to his feet.
Narbe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Manfred had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manfred closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Narbe bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Narbe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Manfred rushes Narbe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Manfred is trying to maintain a safe position but Narbe gets an underhook and turns Manfred into the cage.
Narbe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manfred using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Narbe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manfred has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Narbe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Manfred prevents Narbe from breaking the clinch.
Narbe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Narbe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manfred is trying to maintain a safe position but Narbe gets an underhook and turns Manfred into the cage.
Manfred breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anton Narbe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manfred walks into a straight right hand from Narbe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narbe connects with a looping right hand.
Manfred has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Narbe finds it's way round the side to connect with Manfred's head.
Narbe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Manfred. Manfred circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Narbe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Narbe finds it's way through Manfred's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narbe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Manfred on the side of the head.
Manfred is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narbe throws a series of punches but Manfred avoids them all with ease.
Narbe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Manfred backs up against the cage.
Anton Narbe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manfred closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Narbe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Narbe lands a lovely overhand right.
Narbe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice straight punches there by Narbe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Narbe.
Nice straight punches there by Narbe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Narbe.
Narbe cracks Manfred with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manfred throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Narbe was covering up waiting for the punch and Manfred finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Manfred slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narbe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Narbe is looking to stand up but Manfred isn't so interested in that idea.
Manfred advances position into side control!
Manfred prevents Narbe from escaping the position.
A lull in the action here.
Manfred working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred staying calm.
Narbe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Manfred looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Narbe tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Manfred prevents Narbe from getting the reversal.
Manfred controlling the pace for now.
Manfred looking to finish Narbe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Narbe!
Manfred sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Manfred gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Manfred throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Narbe lands a two punch combo.
 It looks like Klaus Manfred has been cut.
Manfred swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manfred shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Narbe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Klaus Manfred's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Narbe misses with a few strikes there.
Manfred looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Some wild striking there from Narbe.
Narbe scores with a jab.
Manfred fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Narbe sprawls well initially but Manfred persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Narbe tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Manfred manages to move to mount!
Narbe really wants to buck Manfred off and get back to his feet.
Narbe wants to hold on but Manfred pushes him away.
Manfred working the ground and pound effectively.
Narbe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Narbe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Narbe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Manfred content just to control the position here.
Manfred lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Narbe is rocked!
Narbe tries to hold on but Manfred postures up.
Manfred looking to control and managing it successfully.
Manfred landing strikes from the mount.
Manfred lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Narbe is still in real trouble! Can Manfred finish him?
Manfred content just to control the position here.
Manfred postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Narbe out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Manfred goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Klaus Manfred!
An out of breath Klaus Manfred thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Big Daddy (ranked 5052 p4p, 3986 weight class) and Yin Mao (ranked 353 p4p, 320 weight class). Yin Mao is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Daddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yin Mao!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daddy drives through with a takedown into Mao's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mao looking to control.
Mao manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Daddy tries for a takedown but Mao manages to get underhooks.
Daddy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mao fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A combination from Daddy does no damage.
Daddy throws a head kick that misses
and Mao counters with a good low kick that Daddy was not able to check.
Daddy goes for a double leg but Mao avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mao continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Daddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Daddy prevents a body shot from Mao.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mao.
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!
Daddy tries to throw a body punch but Mao avoids it by throwing Daddy back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mao.
Daddy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daddy has Mao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mao.
Mao's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mao's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mao tries to work over Daddy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Mao.
Daddy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mao misses with a punch on the inside.
Daddy pulls Mao into guard.
Daddy trying to control the position.
Daddy 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.
Daddy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Daddy tries to get out of the position.
Mao stands up from Daddy's guard - Mao perhaps looking for a knockout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mao.
Yin Mao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Mao.
Daddy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daddy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mao.
Mao misses with a head kick.
Mao connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Daddy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Daddy shoots and misses
and Mao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mao lands a leg kick that knocks Daddy off balance momentarily.
A head kick by Daddy misses
and Mao counters with a three punch combo that has Daddy backing up. Daddy nods at Mao to acknowledge the strikes.
Mao throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mao. That's going to slow Daddy down.
Good shot there by Mao.
Mao is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mao lands a high kick!
Mao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Daddy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yin Mao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mao lands with a kick to the temple. Daddy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mao with a nice calf kick.
Mao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mao tries a head kick but it misses.
Mao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Mao tenderised Daddy's leg. Daddy is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daddy clinches.
Daddy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mao is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Daddy is trying to drag Mao to the mat but Mao just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mao misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mao.
Mao tries a body shot but Daddy blocks it.
Daddy has Mao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daddy or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mao as Daddy tries to tie him up.
Mao works on Daddy's body with a couple of short punches.
Daddy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Mao dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mao with a nice calf kick.
Mao connects with a looping right hand.
Mao tries a head kick but it misses.
Big Daddy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mao.
Daddy has his takedown stuffed
and Mao counters with a body kick that stops Daddy in his tracks momentarily.
Daddy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mao.
Mao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That kick from Mao tenderised Daddy's leg. Daddy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daddy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mao.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daddy.
Daddy tries to clinch there but Mao circles away.
Mao scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mao looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Mao is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Daddy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mao tries to kick Daddy off but Daddy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mao is looking to improve his position.
Mao gets full guard.
Daddy stands up from Mao's guard - Daddy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Daddy with a poor takedown
and Mao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Daddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mao with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mao lands a lovely overhand right.
Daddy shoots for a double leg takedown but Mao sprawls well. He's pushed Daddy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mao tries to bum rush Daddy with a series of wild strikes but Daddy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mao feints and then cracks Daddy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daddy down.
Daddy has a takedown stuffed.
Daddy shoots and misses
and Mao counters with a good low kick that Daddy was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daddy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mao doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Daddy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mao pinned against the cage. Mao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice leg kick from Mao, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mao scores with a head kick. Daddy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Daddy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daddy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mao. Mao obviously looking to wear him down.
Mao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Daddy at a distance.
Mao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daddy misses with a takedown
and Mao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daddy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Daddy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daddy. That did some damage!
Mao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daddy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy shoots in for a takedown but Mao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice body punch from Mao.
Mao throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mao. That's going to slow Daddy down.
That kick from Mao tenderised Daddy's leg. Daddy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daddy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mao looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mao. Daddy shrugs it off though.
Mao with a nice calf kick.
Mao lands with a slapping head kick.
Mao scores with a jab. Daddy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Daddy misses with a double jab
and Mao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Mao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mao throws a head kick that Daddy semi-blocks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mao.
Mao throws a head kick that misses.
Daddy tries to clinch up.
Mao lands a head kick. Daddy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Daddy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mao manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mao has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Daddy has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mao working aggressively here.
Daddy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mao lands with a right to the head.
Daddy tries to circle away but Mao has him pinned against the cage.
Mao lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy is trying to break the clinch but Mao has him pressed against the cage.
Daddy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Daddy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mao.
Daddy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mao misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Daddy.
Mao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daddy or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mao presses Daddy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Daddy blocks an uppercut.
Mao gets through Daddy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daddy wants to stall.
Daddy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mao prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy blocks a body shot from Mao.
Daddy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mao pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Daddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daddy's sensitive parts.
Daddy moves to clinch but Mao breaks away
and Mao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Daddy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daddy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mao avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mao scores with a nice body kick.
Mao lands a head kick. Daddy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mao's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mao duly obliges.
 Daddy is rocked!
Daddy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mao.
Oh Daddy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crunch! Mao slams his shin into Daddy's torso.
Daddy seems to have got his legs back now.
Daddy has his takedown stuffed
and Mao counters with a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daddy.
Mao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daddy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mao but Mao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mao is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Daddy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Daddy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mao.
Mao connects with a jab.
Daddy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Daddy with a poor takedown
and Mao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Daddy walks into a straight right hand from Mao.
Yin Mao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mao digs a good hook to Daddy's body.
Big Daddy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Daddy.
Yin Mao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mao.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yin Mao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yin Mao!
After the fight, Yin Mao was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Osmond (ranked 25038 p4p, 3090 weight class) and Aaron Goodson (ranked 559 p4p, 338 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joel Osmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Goodson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Goodson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Osmond connects with a body shot.
Osmond defending well as Goodson loads up on a big left hand.
Goodson scores with a jab to the body.
Goodson drops his hands momentarily and Osmond takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Osmond takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Joel Osmond has been cut.
Osmond avoids the body shot from Goodson.
Goodson misses with a right hand
and Osmond counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Goodson misses with a body punch
and Osmond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Osmond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goodson moves away.
Osmond lands a jab to the nose.
Goodson swats away the attempt to clinch by Osmond.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osmond dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A leg kick checked by Goodson.
Osmond swings for the body but Goodson moves out of range.
Osmond scores with a nice right hand.
Osmond closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Goodson's guard.
Goodson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Osmond looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Osmond throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodson is trying to control the position but Osmond postures up.
Osmond trying to control but Goodson is working from the bottom.
Osmond is pushing down on Goodson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Goodson is fighting to maintain full guard but Osmond has managed to sneak the leg through.
Goodson is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goodson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Osmond is trying to work for a kimura but Goodson is defending well.
Osmond is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Goodson is just riding it out for now. Osmond eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osmond passes the guard and advances to mount!
Goodson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Osmond misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Goodson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Goodson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Osmond misses with some ground and pound and Goodson recovers position to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osmond is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Goodson defends it well.
Osmond tries to pass to full mount but Goodson defends it.
Osmond thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Osmond sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goodson defending well though.
Osmond is looking to advance position but Goodson won't allow it.
Goodson is trying to control Osmond's posture. Osmond takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Goodson! Osmond is rotating here... this could be the end... Goodson is out! Osmond has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joel Osmond!
Joel Osmond seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Aaron Goodson was interviewed post fight and said 'Osmond, you son of a bitch, I swear I'll beat you next time! Rematch in one year from now, you hear me owners!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Boston (ranked 3779 p4p, 4901 weight class) and Alkandros Vasilios (ranked 310 p4p, 352 weight class). Clarence Boston had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clarence Boston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alkandros Vasilios!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilios throws a big shot that misses.
Boston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vasilios misses with a hook.
Boston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasilios.
Boston tries to keep at a distance but Vasilios has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vasilios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston can't find room to land a body shot as Vasilios controls the action.
Boston misses with a punch on the inside.
Vasilios throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vasilios.
I was talking to Boston's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vasilios tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boston smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilios moves into the clinch.
Boston has had enough of the clinch but Vasilios keeps him there for the moment.
Vasilios tries to work over Boston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasilios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boston's elbow.
Vasilios has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Boston uses from the top position.
Vasilios working for submissions but it's allowed Boston to get to half guard.
Vasilios trying to control from the bottom.
Vasilios controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Vasilios wants to control but Boston is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios is not content to let Boston control the position.
Vasilios has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Canadian Combat Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Boston controlling the pace.
Vasilios is trying to control but can't.
Vasilios wants to get back to full guard.
Vasilios looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boston wants to stand up but Vasilios has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Vasilios is not content to let Boston control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vasilios keeping control of the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vasilios throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasilios slips a jab from Boston.
Vasilios throws an off balance right hand
and Boston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasilios shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Boston is looking for a sweep. Vasilios is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boston holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Vasilios trying to control the action but Boston is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston trying to control from the bottom.
Vasilios performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boston keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Boston wants to improve his position but Vasilios is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vasilios scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vasilios throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alkandros Vasilios dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boston looks to land a right hand but Vasilios moved out of range.
Vasilios drives through with a takedown into Boston's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Boston is pulling down on Vasilios's head. It's preventing any offense from Vasilios, at least for the moment.
Boston trying to keep a closed guard but Vasilios is proving a slippery customer.
Boston can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vasilios controls the pace.
Boston wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilios pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boston is keeping the position for now.
Alkandros Vasilios has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vasilios 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilios is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boston controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boston throws a hook but Vasilios avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Alkandros Vasilios has been cut.
Vasilios manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Boston on his heels. He'll look to pass Boston's guard now, I'm sure.
Boston has his hands on Vasilios's head, controlling the position.
Boston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vasilios.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston keeping moving, preventing Vasilios from controlling successfully.
Vasilios has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vasilios drops back looking for a leg! Boston is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boston manages to kick Vasilios off! Vasilios jumps back into Boston's guard.
Boston pulls Vasilios in close to prevent any damage.
Vasilios is looking to work some ground and pound but Boston has wrist control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios trying to control but Boston is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vasilios misses with a body shot.
Vasilios drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Boston struggling a bit here.
Vasilios throws an elbow but Boston slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios is trying to get an arm triangle but Boston is defending well.
Vasilios wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boston keeps working.
Boston is trying to control Vasilios's posture but Vasilios avoids it.
Boston is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Vasilios is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boston tries to hold on but Vasilios postures up.
Boston wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alkandros Vasilios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alkandros Vasilios's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Boston misses with a looping right.
Vasilios tries to counter with a clinch but Boston shakes him off and moves away.
Boston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vasilios uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boston has time to react.
A jab lands there for Boston.
Boston looks to land a combination. Vasilios sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vasilios missing with a left hand there. Boston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boston scores with a body shot.
Boston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vasilios avoids the body shot from Boston.
Boston sets himself, and Vasilios steps forward looking for the clinch! Boston avoids it this time.
Vasilios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boston was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasilios.
Vasilios changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boston looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasilios creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Boston sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vasilios wants to control but Boston is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilios taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Boston's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vasilios passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Boston!
Vasilios throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vasilios tries to control but Boston wriggling away.
Vasilios raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios controlling his opponent.
Boston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vasilios fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vasilios looking to secure an arm triangle but Boston defends it well.
Vasilios goes for an armbar but he's not got it
Boston turns into him and now he's in Vasilios's guard.
Vasilios looking to control but Boston passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios keeping hold of Boston's head, controlling as best he can.
Boston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vasilios keeps working.
Vasilios looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vasilios trying to control from the bottom.
Vasilios is staying active underneath Boston, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vasilios looking for submissions off his back.
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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boston looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vasilios trying to control but Boston postures up.
Boston trying to control the pace.
Boston wants to stand up but Vasilios is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Clarence Boston.
I think Vasilios has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alkandros Vasilios!
After winning the bout, Alkandros Vasilios 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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