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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Christ (ranked 1977 p4p, 1333 weight class) and Hargol Svenkter (ranked 117 p4p, 74 weight class). Svenkter has chosen heavy bass test as his entrance music. Hargol Svenkter 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hargol Svenkter!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Svenkter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Svenkter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Christ throws a poor cross that misses
and Svenkter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Jon Christ has been cut.
Christ misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Svenkter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christ thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Svenkter if he has to take too many more of those.
Christ misses with a body shot
and Svenkter counters with a nice right hand that sends Christ toppling to the canvas! Christ scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Svenkter finish him?!
 Christ is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christ misses with a body kick.
Svenkter slips under a jab from Christ.
Christ looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Christ closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Svenkter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christ misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christ misses with a body punch.
Christ tries to throw a body punch but Svenkter avoids it by throwing Christ back against the cage.
Christ swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christ prevents a body shot from Svenkter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenkter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christ misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Svenkter.
Svenkter pushes Christ back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jon Christ's cut is getting worse.
Christ tries a body shot but Svenkter blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Christ scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Christ.
Svenkter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Svenkter gets through Christ's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Svenkter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Svenkter throws a leg kick but Christ moved away.
Svenkter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Christ.
Christ misses with an uppercut
and Svenkter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Christ thinking.
Both fighters circling a little - Christ finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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!
Svenkter lands with a good body shot.
Christ looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Christ misses with a hook
and Svenkter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christ on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jon Christ's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Svenkter! But no joy.
Christ tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Svenkter counters with a crisp right hand that drops Christ! Svenkter lets Christ back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Christ is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Svenkter fakes the body blow, causing Christ to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Christ goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hargol Svenkter!
A victorious Hargol Svenkter 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Renoa Gracie (ranked 1229 p4p, 1025 weight class) and Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 87 p4p, 70 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Apaga Mas Não Bate. A fine choice. Jeong Hoon Chai has the eye of the tiger 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 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Renoa Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Chai's belly button to the back.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Chai, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Chai against the cage but Chai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Chai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie moves out of range as Chai throws a body kick.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Chai feints a counter leg kick.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Chai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chai is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Chai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Chai's temple.
Gracie is nestled in close to Chai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chai is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head.
Gracie trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Chai regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gracie.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Chai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie pulls Chai in to control the position.
Chai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chai got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chai has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie controls Chai momentarily but Chai frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chai can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie 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.
Gracie working for submissions but it's allowed Chai to get to half guard.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Chai has control of the leg.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie tries to roll over but Chai keeps him under control.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Chai is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Chai pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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 Renoa Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Gracie has managed to clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Chai holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Chai is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Chai holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renoa Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie jumps guard but Chai stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie pulls guard successfully.
Chai is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie looking for subs off his back but Chai has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie trying to hold on to Chai's head to control him but Chai postures up.
Gracie gets full guard.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chai defends well.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Renoa Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chai defends well.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie wants to control the position but Chai says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Chai is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Chai works his way into side control.
Gracie wants to control but Chai postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie trying to control but Chai flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Gracie just trying to survive but Chai is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Gracie tries to escape the position.
Chai has good solid back control here.
Gracie 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.
Gracie wants to control his opponent's hands but Chai gets his hands free.
Gracie is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie wants to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeong Hoon Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Gracie slips under a jab from Chai.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
A head kick from Chai lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Chai slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Chai, which made it look bad.
A nice side step and Chai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chai throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Chai.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Chai circles away.
Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie throwing shots but Chai is blocking nicely.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chai controlling the position for now.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chai defending well though.
Gracie working the head and body with strikes.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Chai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chai 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.
Gracie working over Chai with some ground and pound. Chai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chai taking some punishment here, with Gracie in his half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Chai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chai is holding on for now.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with the ground and pound but Chai uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard.
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
Gracie lands a couple of digs.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie postures up in Chai's guard and throws a big left but Chai blocks it.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Jeong Hoon Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chai defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renoa Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chai can pounce on him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Gracie darts in and clinches Chai up against the cage.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renoa Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renoa Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Renoa Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hideki Nakamura (ranked 804 p4p, 2151 weight class) and Ivan Jomoney (ranked 102 p4p, 240 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hideki Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Jomoney!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura slips a straight right by Jomoney.
A punch combination from Nakamura misses.
Jomoney lands a nice shot to the body.
Jomoney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakamura smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jomoney looks to land a right hand but Nakamura moved out of range.
Jomoney tries for a takedown but Nakamura sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jomoney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakamura was well out of range. Poor timing from Jomoney.
Nakamura slips under a jab from Jomoney.
Nakamura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jomoney.
Nakamura rushes Jomoney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nakamura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jomoney or not.
Nakamura breaks from the clinch.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses.
Jomoney misses with a straight right.
Jomoney has a takedown stuffed.
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
Nakamura rushes Jomoney and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jomoney throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakamura.
Jomoney is trying to drag Nakamura to the mat but Nakamura just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hideki Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Jomoney.
Jomoney tightens his grip and picks Nakamura up, before dumping him to the ground. Nakamura manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jomoney wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
Jomoney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakamura is keeping the position for now.
Jomoney trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
Jomoney stands and throws Nakamura's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jomoney trying to control the position but Nakamura is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jomoney scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nakamura to see if he's OK.
Nakamura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jomoney working the ground and pound but Nakamura is defending the strikes.
Jomoney looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An elbow from Jomoney crashes against the mat.
Jomoney misses with the ground and pound.
Nakamura is being controlled here.
Jomoney wants to control but Nakamura is keeping him busy.
Nakamura being controlled for a moment.
Jomoney working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney lands an elbow.
Jomoney misses with the ground and pound.
Nakamura stops Jomoney from passing to mount.
Jomoney in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nakamura stops Jomoney from passing to mount.
Jomoney throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nakamura stops Jomoney from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jomoney 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.
A lull in the action here.
Jomoney in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nakamura is looking to regain half guard here but Jomoney keeps moving and retains side control.
Jomoney creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nakamura sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jomoney with the ground and pound but Nakamura regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jomoney is stalling here. Nakamura is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jomoney seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nakamura has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jomoney can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Jomoney 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.
Jomoney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakamura tries to clinch there but Jomoney circles away.
Jomoney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hideki Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jomoney scores with the left hand. Nakamura knows he should have avoided that one.
Nakamura tries to clinch there but Jomoney circles away.
Jomoney moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nakamura throws a jab when Jomoney was well out of range.
Jomoney with a hook.
Donk. Nakamura catches Jomoney right on the button with a cross.
Nakamura is looking to clinch.
Nakamura lands a head kick!
Jomoney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jomoney shoots in but no luck this time.
Jomoney fails to land the takedown.
Jomoney lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Nakamura drops his hands momentarily and Jomoney takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nakamura tries a head kick but it misses.
Jomoney shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nakamura manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jomoney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura managing to control the position.
Jomoney postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jomoney postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jomoney looking to sit in guard and control but Nakamura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jomoney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nakamura is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney looking to control.
Nakamura trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jomoney's guard.
Jomoney trying to keep a closed guard but Nakamura is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nakamura content to stall in guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nakamura stopping the sweep attempt from Jomoney.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jomoney looks to land a right hand but Nakamura moved out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nakamura.
Jomoney looks to throw the jab but Nakamura is out of range.
A head kick misses from Nakamura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jomoney.
Jomoney throws a shot from downtown. Nakamura moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Jomoney does no damage.
Jomoney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nakamura can pounce on him.
Ivan Jomoney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jomoney blocks a head kick by Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a two punch combo.
Nakamura pushes Jomoney up against the cage in a clinch.
Nakamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jomoney clobbers Nakamura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakamura slips a straight right by Jomoney.
Jomoney closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jomoney perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jomoney looks to land a strike but Nakamura avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jomoney wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
Jomoney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ivan Jomoney will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jomoney looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nakamura wants to get back to full guard.
Jomoney seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jomoney throwing shots but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Jomoney is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jomoney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney misses with a head shot. Nakamura uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jomoney trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
Jomoney controlling from the top position.
Jomoney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakamura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Jomoney from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hideki Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Jomoney throws out a loose jab but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Nakamura.
Nakamura closes the distance and pushes Jomoney back into the cage.
Jomoney is working for takedown but Nakamura is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nakamura breaks the clinch.
Nakamura tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Jomoney. Those never looked like landing.
Nakamura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jomoney at a distance.
Nakamura jabs at Jomoney's body.
Nakamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jomoney.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jomoney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jomoney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nakamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Jomoney's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nakamura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jomoney.
Jomoney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Jomoney lands.
Nakamura misses with a straight right.
Nakamura tries to clinch up.
Nakamura misses with a double jab.
Jomoney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jomoney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakamura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakamura has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A big right from Jomoney misses.
Hideki Nakamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakamura with a nice calf kick.
Jomoney scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jomoney throwing shots but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Jomoney controlling the pace.
Jomoney thows a huge punch but Nakamura dodges it nicely.
Jomoney is thwarting Nakamura's attempts to control the position.
Jomoney moves into full mount! Nakamura won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jomoney can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nakamura is looking to escape.
Jomoney thowing shots but they're missing.
Jomoney sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jomoney tries to control but Nakamura wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Jomoney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jomoney 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ivan Jomoney!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ivan Jomoney thanked Stoner's Killer Apparel for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yusuf Mammadov (ranked 813 p4p, 891 weight class) and Bradley Rainey (ranked 103 p4p, 115 weight class). Bradley Rainey acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yusuf Mammadov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Rainey!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mammadov tries for a takedown but Rainey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rainey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mammadov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rainey.
Mammadov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rainey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mammadov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mammadov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mammadov quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rainey.
Rainey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mammadov's sensitive parts.
Rainey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rainey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mammadov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rainey has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mammadov feints and as Rainey raises his hands in defense, Mammadov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rainey manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rainey scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Rainey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mammadov goes for a double leg but Rainey avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rainey continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yusuf Mammadov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rainey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mammadov or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammadov gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Mammadov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rainey is just riding it out for now. Mammadov eventually gives up the hold.
Mammadov misses with a head shot. Rainey uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mammadov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rainey is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rainey has escaped and now he's on top!
Rainey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mammadov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mammadov wants to sweep here but Rainey controlling him for the moment.
Rainey lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rainey wants to control from the top but Mammadov keeps moving.
Rainey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mammadov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rainey is aware though and is defending well.
Rainey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mammadov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rainey has managed to get both his arms back between Mammadov's legs - danger averted.
Mammadov working for a triangle but Rainey defends it easily.
Rainey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rainey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mammadov wants to sweep here but Rainey controlling him for the moment.
Rainey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rainey stands up over Mammadov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot 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!
Rainey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rainey trying to control but Mammadov is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rainey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mammadov keeping moving, preventing Rainey from controlling successfully.
Rainey postures up.
Rainey preventing the sweep.
Rainey lands a couple of elbows.
Mammadov has his foot on Rainey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rainey works his way back into a safe position though.
Rainey would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rainey preventing the sweep.
Rainey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mammadov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mammadov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rainey stands up over Mammadov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rainey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rainey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rainey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov working for a triangle but Rainey defends it easily.
Rainey landing some decent shots from guard.
Mammadov is rocked!
Mammadov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rainey defends it easily.
Rainey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Mammadov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rainey sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mammadov seems to have got his legs back now.
Rainey trying to control the position from guard on top but Mammadov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mammadov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mammadov keeping moving, preventing Rainey from controlling successfully.
Mammadov is looking for a triangle but Rainey pushes his legs off easily.
Rainey cracks Mammadov with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Rainey dominated that round.
That's time! Mammadov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rainey throws a hook but Mammadov avoids it easily.
Rainey misses the shot to the body.
Mammadov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rainey looks to throw the jab but Mammadov is out of range.
Rainey loads up on a big right hand but Mammadov slips the punch.
Mammadov gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Rainey gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bradley Rainey!
Bradley Rainey decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Thomas (ranked 1150 p4p, 823 weight class) and Tom Tomson (ranked 166 p4p, 131 weight class). Thomas's entrance music is Central Cee - 6 for 6. A fine choice. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomson.
Tomson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomson throws a fast counter high kick but Thomas manages to duck under it in time.
Tomson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Tomson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tomson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas dips to his left and cracks Tomson with an uppercut!
Tomson misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Tomson throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thomas.
Still in the clinch, Tomson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tomson blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tomson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Tomson avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Tomson avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Tomson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomson.
Tomson swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tomson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tomson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Tomson.
Tomson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomson is looking to chop away at Thomas's legs.
Tomson doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Tomson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Tomson.
Tomson scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas throws a jab when Tomson was well out of range.
Tomson misses with a body shot
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick by Tomson misses
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tomson doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thomas.
Thomas thumps Tomson with a low kick.
Tomson misses with an uppercut
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tomson ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Tomson throws a counter combo.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Tomson ducks down to avoid it.
Patrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas thumps Tomson with a low kick.
Thomas misses with a body shot
and Tomson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tomson works the jab nicely.
It looks like Patrick Thomas has been cut.
Tomson throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Thomas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas lands with a right hand.
Tomson ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tomson gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tomson can do to turn this around?
Tomson tries to break free but Thomas pushes him back against the cage.
Tomson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomson blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Tomson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tomson blocks it with crossed arms.
Tomson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
A short right from Thomas.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Tomson in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Tomson avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tomson backwards.
Tomson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas throws the left hand but Tomson avoids the punch easily.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Tomson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Tomson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Thomas punishes Tomson's body with a nice straight punch.
Tomson throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Tomson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomson.
Thomas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tomson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Tomson.
Thomas sizes up Tomson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomson looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Tomson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Tomson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tomson throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Tomson throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick from Thomas misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomson! But no joy.
Thomas tried to score with a low kick but Tomson checks it.
Tomson throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Tomson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tomson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tomson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Tomson pushes him off.
Tomson misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Tomson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tomson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Tomson is avoiding it.
Tomson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tomson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Tomson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves to clinch but Tomson breaks away
and Tomson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tomson closes the distance and pushes Thomas back into the cage.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomson avoids it.
Tomson working aggressively here.
Patrick Thomas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Thomas cracks Tomson with a nice body shot.
Thomas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Tomson.
Tomson can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.
A head punch on the inside from Tomson fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Thomas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomson. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Tomson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
A nice side step and Tomson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Tomson's body.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomson cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Tomson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tomson throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tomson lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tomson throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tomson. Tomson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas tries to clinch but Tomson moves out of range.
Tomson gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Tomson tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Thomas is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Tomson buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Tomson!! Tomson is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Thomas throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Thomas!
An out of breath Patrick Thomas 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 Bob Bronte (ranked 443 p4p, 681 weight class) and Giant Benandonner (ranked 28 p4p, 49 weight class). Bronte comes to the cage accompanied by Buffalo Charge by Dub Phizix and Strategy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Bronte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giant Benandonner!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benandonner misses with a leg kick.
Bronte tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Benandonner defends well and Bronte ends up having to push Benandonner into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Benandonner lands a shot to the body.
Benandonner blocks an uppercut.
Benandonner misses with a body punch.
Benandonner presses Bronte against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bronte is breathing heavily.
Benandonner tries to throw a body punch but Bronte avoids it by throwing Benandonner back against the cage.
Benandonner can't find room to land a body shot as Bronte controls the action.
Nice body punch from Benandonner.
Benandonner cracks Bronte with a nice body shot.
Benandonner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Benandonner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benandonner thows a body kick. Bronte tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bronte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benandonner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronte moves away.
Bronte seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bronte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benandonner digs a good hook to Bronte's body.
Benandonner lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benandonner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benandonner scores with a hook to the body. Bronte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bronte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benandonner. That's going to slow Bronte down.
Benandonner is looking to slow Bronte down with leg kicks.
Benandonner jabs Bronte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benandonner misses with a body shot.
Bronte wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Benandonner feints a jab promting Bronte to slip. Benandonner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bronte slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bronte throws a right hand that misses
and Benandonner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bronte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Benandonner is looking to slow Bronte down with leg kicks.
Benandonner scores with a nice right hand.
Benandonner feints and then cracks Bronte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bronte down.
Benandonner lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benandonner.
Benandonner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benandonner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Benandonner tries to get set, Bronte tries to push him back and clinch up but Benandonner manages to avoid the attempt.
Benandonner lands with a good body shot.
Giant Benandonner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronte drops his hands momentarily and Benandonner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benandonner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benandonner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bronte rather than just go for the knockout.
Benandonner cracks a nice hook into Bronte's ribs.
Benandonner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bronte is able to avoid easily.
As Benandonner tries to get set, Bronte tries to push him back and clinch up but Benandonner manages to avoid the attempt.
Benandonner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bronte checks a low kick from Benandonner.
Benandonner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Benandonner. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benandonner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronte was well out of range. Poor timing from Benandonner.
Bronte is looking to counter the offense by Benandonner and move into the clinch.
Benandonner lands a head shot.
Benandonner lands a nice looking body shot.
Benandonner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bronte.
Benandonner scoring well with a low kick there.
Bronte cracks Benandonner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bronte fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Benandonner just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronte tries to counter by clinching up but Benandonner breaks away and moves out of range.
Benandonner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Benandonner tries to get set, Bronte tries to push him back and clinch up but Benandonner manages to avoid the attempt.
Bronte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bronte tries to clinch but Benandonner is having none of it.
Benandonner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benandonner scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronte shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Benandonner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bronte throws a hook but Benandonner blocks it.
Benandonner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bronte at a distance.
Benandonner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benandonner.
Bronte avoids the body shot from Benandonner.
Benandonner throws out a powerful jab.
Benandonner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronte moves away.
Benandonner swats away the attempt to clinch by Bronte.
Bronte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giant Benandonner dominated that round.
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.
Benandonner scores with a leg kick.
Bob Bronte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benandonner just misses with a punch to the body.
Benandonner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bronte circles away quickly and effectively.
Bronte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benandonner was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronte.
Bronte tries to close the distance and clinch but Benandonner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benandonner fails to land with a series of punches.
Bronte tries to counter by clinching up but Benandonner breaks away and moves out of range.
Benandonner with a nice calf kick.
Bronte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bronte fails with a takedown attempt.
Benandonner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benandonner lands with an overhand left.
Benandonner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benandonner lands with a shot to the body.
Benandonner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benandonner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benandonner lands a jab to the nose.
Benandonner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benandonner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benandonner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bronte if he has to take too many more of those.
Benandonner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bronte.
Benandonner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bronte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bronte on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Benandonner lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benandonner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bronte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benandonner lands a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick from Benandonner, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benandonner lands with a cross.
Benandonner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Benandonner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bronte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benandonner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benandonner connects with a body shot that sends Bronte's belly button to the back.
Giant Benandonner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Benandonner.
Bronte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benandonner can pounce on him.
Bronte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benandonner scores with a sloppy right hand. Bronte should have avoided that one.
Bronte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Bronte was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Benandonner connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benandonner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benandonner digs a good body shot into Bronte's ribs.
Benandonner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronte.
Benandonner scores with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bronte. Those never looked like landing.
Benandonner jabs Bronte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benandonner scores with a nice right hand.
Benandonner lands with a nice body punch.
Benandonner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benandonner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bronte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benandonner rushes Bronte and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Bronte is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Benandonner piles on the pressure and Bronte crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giant Benandonner!
Giant Benandonner 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Axl Cailean (ranked 514 p4p, 304 weight class) and Gunner Bond (ranked 73 p4p, 43 weight class). Cailean comes to the cage accompanied by Back stabbers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axl Cailean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Bond!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Cailean misses
and Bond counters with a stiff right hand.
Cailean checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bond.
Cailean lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cailean on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bond feints and then cracks Cailean's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cailean down.
Cailean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bond takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've been told by Cailean's head coaches at Tiaoali BJJ & MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bond looks to land a left hand but Cailean moved out of range nicely.
Cailean misses with a hook to the body
and Bond counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cailean tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Bond on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bond takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bond! But no joy.
Cailean with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bond to score with a decent uppercut.
Bond throws a sloppy head kick
and Cailean counters with a good, hard body kick but Bond shrugs it off.
Cailean misses with an uppercut
and Bond counters with an outside leg kick.
Cailean ducks under a wild hook from Bond.
Cailean has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bond.
Cailean throws a hook to the side of Bond's head but Bond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cailean defending well as Bond loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bond throws a looping overhand right but Cailean ducks down to avoid it.
Cailean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bond throws a right hand that misses
and Cailean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cailean throws a combination that misses
and Bond holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bond.
Bond tries to work over Cailean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bond keeps control of Cailean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cailean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Cailean.
Bond steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cailean.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bond.
Cailean misses with a wild body shot.
Cailean throws a wild body kick that Bond sees coming a mile off.
Bond steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cailean.
Cailean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bond.
Cailean avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Cailean misses the target.
Bond throws a lazy uppercut
and Cailean counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bond thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond throws a right hand that misses
and Cailean counters with a left to the body.
Cailean connects with a crisp jab.
Cailean moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bond fakes the leg kick and cracks Cailean in the body.
Bond throws a leg kick
letting Cailean counter with a right hand.
Bond fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cailean has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bond lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bond misses with a jab to the body
and Cailean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Cailean misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gunner Bond will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab from Cailean.
Bond slips a jab from Cailean.
Cailean is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bond lands with an overhand left.
Bond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bond looks to land a left hand but Cailean moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cailean throws out the jab.
Bond connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cailean momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bond.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cailean misses with a lunging right hand
and Bond holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bond prevents Cailean from breaking the clinch.
Cailean blocking some punches.
Bond scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bond tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cailean's elbow.
Bond lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bond.
Cailean blocks an uppercut.
Cailean has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bond misses with a punch to the body.
Bond misses with a punch on the inside.
Bond is leaning against Cailean and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bond tries to throw a body punch but Cailean avoids it by throwing Bond back against the cage.
Cailean blocks a body shot from Bond.
Bond has Cailean pressed against the cage, preventing Cailean from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cailean tries to circle away but Bond has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cailean breaks from the clinch.
Bond wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cailean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bond looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cailean has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bond.
Cailean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Cailean misses the target.
Cailean connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cailean falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bond counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Bond misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cailean misses with the combination.
Gunner Bond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Cailean.
Cailean takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bond throws a lazy uppercut
and Cailean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bond throws a lazy right hand but Cailean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Bond - just one landing.
Cailean is rocked!
Cailean slips a straight right by Bond.
Oh Cailean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bond has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cailean moves out of range of the body kick from Bond.
Cailean seems to have got his legs back now.
Bond lands a big right hand that sends Cailean crashing to the mat! Bond stays standing though and waves Cailean back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cailean steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bond. That one must have hurt.
Bond scoring well with a low kick there.
Bond misses with a kick to the body
and Cailean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cailean listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bond throws a lazy uppercut
and Cailean counters with a nice uppercut.
Bond misses with a body shot.
Cailean seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Bond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bond's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cailean connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bond scrambles back to his feet.
Cailean connects with a jab.
Bond throws a low kick, looking for Cailean's leg but Cailean calmly moves out of range.
Cailean slips a straight right by Bond.
Cailean is looking to counter punch.
Cailean slips a jab from Bond.
Bond misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cailean throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cailean lands a nice hook to Bond's body. Bond takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bond lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cailean throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slow jab from Bond misses its intended target.
Bond misses the body punch
letting Cailean counter with a right hand.
Bond scores with a hook to the body. Cailean takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bond tries to land a front kick but Cailean steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bond throws out a loose jab but Cailean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axl Cailean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond throws a leg kick
and Cailean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bond moves out of range of the body kick from Cailean.
Bond is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Donk. Bond catches Cailean right on the button with a cross.
Cailean throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cailean connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cailean throws out a powerful jab.
Bond works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bond fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cailean is out of range.
Cailean appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gunner Bond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bond is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cailean.
Bond misses with a right hand
and Cailean counters with a straight right hand.
Bond ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bond slips under a jab.
Cailean tries a head kick but it misses.
Bond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bond moves away from the strike by Cailean.
Bond lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cailean.
Bond swings widly with a right hand
and Cailean counters with a stiff right hand.
Bond moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cailean tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bond lands a big right hand that sends Cailean crashing to the mat! Bond stays standing though and waves Cailean back to his feet!
Bond fakes the body blow, causing Cailean to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Cailean goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunner Bond!
After winning the bout, Gunner Bond 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Summa Sector (ranked 182 p4p, 814 weight class) and Jin Yi (ranked 22 p4p, 90 weight class). Sector kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Yi has chosen Wobble as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Summa Sector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Jin Yi!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Yi as he connects with a hook.
Sector uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yi.
Yi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sector fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yi just manages to avoid it.
Sector throws a head kick that misses
and Sector takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sector is looking to clinch but Yi is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Yi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sector moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yi connects with a looping right hand.
Yi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sector tries to clinch but Yi moves out of range.
Yi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sector. That did some damage!
Sector misses with an uppercut. Yi saw that one coming.
Yi feints a counter leg kick.
Yi shoots in for a takedown but Sector shows good takedown defense.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sector checks a leg kick.
Sector is looking to counter punch.
Yi tries to score with a low kick but Sector moves his leg out of the way.
An attempted straight right counter from Sector misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sector moves into the clinch successfully.
Yi jumps into guard, dragging Sector to the mat.
Sector preventing the sweep.
Yi has a closed guard, preventing Sector from standing up.
Yi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sector has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sector wants to stand but Yi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yi looking for a sweep. Not yet Yi, not yet.
Sector trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yi's guard.
Yi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sector's guard.
Sector is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yi is controlling him.
Yi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi passes Sector's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sector!
Sector is trying to stand.
Sector somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Yi loads up on a big right hand but Sector slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Sector on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yi throws a leg kick
letting Sector counter with a right hand.
Summa Sector is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sector throws a lazy head kick
and Yi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sector swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from Sector as Yi shoots in.
Summa Sector has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Yi.
Sector tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice side step and Yi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sector is able to avoid easily.
Yi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sector.
Jin Yi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yi tries to circle away but Sector has him pinned against the cage.
Sector throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yis head.
Yi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sector misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yi blocking some punches.
Sector misses with a punch on the inside.
Sector blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yi lands a nice uppercut.
Yi trying to control the position but instead, Sector has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yi into the cage.
Yi blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sector misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yi.
A head punch on the inside from Sector fails to land.
Yi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sector gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yi misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Yi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yi scores with a jab. Sector acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yi dives in and scores a takedown into Sector's guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sector is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yi lands a couple of elbows.
Yi advances position into side control!
Yi is working Sector over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sector is pushing Yi's head away, looking to escape. Yi manages to hold on to the position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Yi dominated that round.
That's time! Sector's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sector throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Sector blocks a leg kick.
Yi misses with a hook.
Sector bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sector throws a series of punches but Yi avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Sector.
Yi lands with a good body shot.
Sector ducks under a wild hook from Yi.
Yi throws a front kick aimed at Sector's knee but Sector avoids it well.
Sector appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sector stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yi throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sector blocks a head kick by Yi.
Sector fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yi, pushing him back against the cage.
Sector breaks the clinch.
Sector bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sector stuffs the takedown attempt from Yi. Yi gets slowly back to his feet.
Yi throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yi misses with a hook
and Yi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sector's hands.
Jin Yi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sector counters with a series of strikes. Yi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yi throws a low kick, looking for Sector's leg but Sector calmly moves out of range.
Sector appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Yi. Beautiful body shot.
Yi takes a swing at Sector's ribcage but misses.
Yi throws a looping overhand right but Sector ducks down to avoid it.
Yi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sector swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sector rushes Yi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sector throws a punch but it's blocked by Yi.
Yi tries to throw a body punch but Sector avoids it by throwing Yi back against the cage.
Sector lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sector working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sector fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Yi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sector fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yi manages to avoid it.
Yi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yi lands in his opponent's guard.
Yi stops Sector from standing up.
Sector wriggles free and stands up.
Yi throws a series of punches but Sector avoids them all with ease.
Sector was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sector is able to avoid easily.
Yi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yi throws a leg kick that misses.
Sector takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sector jabs Yi right on the nose. Yi blinks but takes it well.
Yi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sector tries to clinch but Yi moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sector misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sector tries a head kick but it misses.
Yi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yi throws a hook but Sector avoids it easily.
Sector lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sector.
Sector clinches up with Yi and pushes him back against the cage.
Sector lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sector working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sector tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yi's elbow.
Yi trying to stall but Sector improves his position.
Yi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sector just stands there and leans against the cage.
Summa Sector has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Yi.
Sector misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Summa Sector dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sector swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yi tries to land a leg kick but Sector saw it coming and moves away.
Sector ducks under a wild hook from Yi.
Sector lands the left hand.
Sector lands a big uppercut and Yi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yi looks OK. Sector waves Yi back to his feet!
 Yi is rocked!
Sector closes the distance and pushes Yi back into the cage.
Yi is still on wobbly legs! Can Sector finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sector pushes Yi against the cage. Sector is working some dirty boxing. Sector pushes off with a quick right hook! Yi goes down! Yi tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sector moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Summa Sector!
Summa Sector decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buster Glover (ranked 595 p4p, 486 weight class) and Tiamat Tenkula (ranked 64 p4p, 47 weight class). Tiamat Tenkula 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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiamat Tenkula!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenkula uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glover.
Glover misses with a right hand
and Tenkula counters with a nice uppercut.
Tenkula slips a straight right by Glover.
Glover swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Tenkula to counter with a crisp jab.
Glover throws an off balance right hand
and Tenkula connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tenkula moves away from the strike by Glover.
Glover loads up on a big right hand but Tenkula slips the punch.
Glover rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tenkula counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tenkula avoids the body shot from Glover.
Tenkula uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glover.
Tenkula shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Glover rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tenkula connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Glover is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glover bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh Glover is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
 It looks like Tiamat Tenkula has been cut.
Glover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tenkula doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Glover seems to have got his legs back now.
Glover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glover jabs at Tenkula's body.
Glover misses with a wild body shot.
Glover connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tenkula's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover throws a shot to the body.
Glover misses with a right hand
and Tenkula counters with a nice body shot.
Tenkula moves out of range of the strikes.
Tenkula walks into a jab.
Tenkula has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Glover finds it's way round the side to connect with Tenkula's head.
Glover throws a hook to the side of Tenkula's head but Tenkula sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glover looks to throw the jab but Tenkula is out of range.
Tenkula slips under a jab from Glover.
Tenkula lands a big uppercut and Glover crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Glover looks OK. Tenkula waves Glover back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tenkula on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Glover throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tenkula counters with a crisp right hand that drops Glover! Tenkula lets Glover back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Glover with a hook.
Tenkula drops Glover with a straight right hand, right on the button! Tenkula follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiamat Tenkula!
During a confident post fight interview, Tiamat Tenkula thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Wrecks (ranked 21 p4p, 124 weight class) and Ronan Darongo (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). Darongo has chosen Chaos And Destruction as his entrance music. 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 super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Wrecks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronan Darongo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darongo misses with a right hand
and Wrecks counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ronan Darongo has been cut.
Darongo lands with a shot to the body.
Darongo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wrecks avoids the body shot from Darongo.
Darongo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Darongo!
Darongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wrecks was well out of range. Poor timing from Darongo.
Wrecks moves out of range as Darongo strikes.
Darongo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ronan Darongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darongo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Wrecks.
Darongo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Darongo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wrecks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrecks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darongo misses with a right hand
and Wrecks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darongo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darongo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wrecks was well out of range. Poor timing from Darongo.
Wrecks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darongo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wrecks scrambles back to his feet.
A left lands for Darongo.
Wrecks slips a jab from Darongo.
Wrecks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darongo.
Darongo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darongo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wrecks with a body shot.
Nice shot by Darongo.
Wrecks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrecks checks a low kick from Darongo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darongo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wrecks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darongo.
An attempted straight right counter from Wrecks misses the target.
Darongo throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrecks.
Wrecks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wrecks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darongo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wrecks scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Darongo does it's job there.
Darongo just misses with a punch to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Darongo.
Wrecks moves away from the strike by Darongo.
Darongo jabs at Wrecks's body.
Darongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wrecks throwing a counter right hand but Darongo manages to avoid it.
Wrecks checks a low kick from Darongo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Darongo misses.
Darongo wants to land a leg kick but Wrecks is out of range.
Darongo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darongo is looking to chop away at Wrecks's legs.
Wrecks was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Darongo is looking to chop away at Wrecks's legs.
Wrecks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darongo misses with a right hand
and Wrecks counters with a crisp right hand that drops Darongo! Wrecks lets Darongo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wrecks checks a low kick from Darongo.
Darongo scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darongo lands a nice shot to the body.
Darongo 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.
Darongo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wrecks.
Decent striking displayed by Darongo there.
Darongo wants to land a leg kick but Wrecks is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrecks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darongo just misses with a punch to the body.
Wrecks avoids the body shot from Darongo.
It looked like Wrecks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darongo tried to score with a low kick but Wrecks checks it.
Wrecks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wrecks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darongo misses with a hook. Wrecks ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Wrecks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darongo lands with a good body shot.
Darongo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wrecks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Darongo misses with a hook. Wrecks ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Wrecks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darongo misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Wrecks misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darongo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darongo.
A combination from Darongo does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Darongo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronan Darongo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Darongo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wrecks counters with a nice uppercut.
Darongo misses with the combination.
Darongo throws a head kick that misses
and Wrecks counters with a big right hand! Oh Darongo is in trouble here! Wrecks follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Wrecks!
Will Wrecks retains his super heavyweight title!
Will Wrecks thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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