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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 24659 p4p, 24545 weight class) and Zane Takala (ranked 552 p4p, 565 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Zane Takala enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Murray !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zane Takala!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takala avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takala throws out a counter right but Murray avoids it with no problem.
Murray staying out of range there.
Murray scores with a decent looking hook.
 It looks like Zane Takala has been cut.
Murray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Takala momentarily.
Takala's coach down at FF Forever was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Takala's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A swing and a miss from Murray .
Takala is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Murray tenderised Takala's leg. Takala is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murray lands a leg kick that knocks Takala off balance momentarily.
Takala ducks under a wild hook from Murray .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Murray just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Takala has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lee Murray !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bunyons (ranked 5293 p4p, 2232 weight class) and Bob White (ranked 370 p4p, 199 weight class). Paul Bunyons had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Bunyons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob White!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bunyons sprawls well initially but White persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bunyons missing with punches from the bottom.
White sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bunyons looking for submissions off his back.
White is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bunyons defends it well.
White is controlling the pace.
My spies in Julians Sports Bar & Gym inform me that White has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyons looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
White content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bunyons throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
White content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunyons looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
White slows the pace down in half guard.
White wants to pass the guard but Bunyons is defending well.
Bunyons is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White is working for a kimura but Bunyons is defending it quite comfortably.
White looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
White blocks the strikes from Bunyons.
Bunyons trying to control but White postures up.
White uses his free foot to push down on Bunyons's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bunyons.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White looking to secure an arm triangle but Bunyons defends it well.
Bunyons is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bunyons 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.
White controlling from the full mount.
White can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bunyons is looking to escape.
Bunyons wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by White.
White controlling the pace for now.
Bunyons throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bunyons is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunyons wants to control but White is having none of it.
White controlling the pace for now.
Bunyons has given up his back.
White controlling the position well here. Bunyons rolled but White kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Bunyons trying to control the action but White just sinks the hooks in.
White missing with punches from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White looking to break Bunyons's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bunyons remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise White will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Bunyons covering up well under a barage of strikes.
White gets his hands free as Bunyons looks to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob White dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
White feints and as Bunyons raises his hands in defense, White changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bunyons has his foot on White's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. White works his way back into a safe position though.
White looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White stands and throws Bunyons's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bunyons stops White from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bunyons's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
White is looking to take a break and control but Bunyons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bunyons gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bunyons keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
White controlling the position easily from mount.
Bunyons is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that White has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bunyons wants to control but White is having none of it.
White throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
White controlling from mount.
White misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bunyons tries to lock up and control but White gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bunyons avoids a series of strikes thrown by White.
White takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bunyons is desperately trying to improve his position but White has a good base and remains in mount.
White throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bunyons because White loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White looking to control but Bunyons is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
White controlling his opponent.
White is continuing to stall.
Bunyons is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bunyons swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bunyons is squirming around, avoiding White's attempts to control the action.
White thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
White controlling from mount.
Bunyons tries to hold on but White pushes him away.
Bob White has got the better of the ground game so far.
White misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
White controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bunyons is looking to escape.
Bunyons wants to hold on but White pushes him away.
White controlling the pace for now.
Poor strikes thrown by White there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
White looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bunyons keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bunyons tries to hold on but White postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob White 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!
White shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bunyons looking for submissions off his back.
White thows a huge punch but Bunyons dodges it nicely.
Bunyons looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
White is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bunyons is in trouble now - White has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyons is controlling an arm, preventing White from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
White controlling the pace for now.
White avoids the attempt from Bunyons to control.
Bunyons is trying to escape the mount.
White fails to move to back control.
Bunyons wants to hold on but White pushes him away.
Bunyons is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because White is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
White controlling his opponent.
More stalling from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunyons has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Bunyons is really stuck here.
White is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bunyons defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bunyons trying to control the hands but White won't let him.
What can Bunyons do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
White somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White punches the canvas rather than the man.
Bunyons defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of White's arms.
White is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bunyons knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bunyons for a finish.
Bunyons wants to control his opponent's hands but White gets his hands free.
You can see the frustration on Bunyons's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
White looking to break Bunyons's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bunyons remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise White will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Bunyons tries to break free.
White biding his time, looking for the opening.
Bunyons is trying to break free.
White gets his hands free as Bunyons looks to control.
White looking to break Bunyons's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bunyons remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise White will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Bunyons breaks White's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
White controls Bunyons momentarily but Bunyons frees himself.
Bunyons drops back looking for a leg! White is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and White manages to kick Bunyons off! Bunyons jumps back into White's guard.
White is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bunyons is aware though and is defending well.
Paul Bunyons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White is pulling down on Bunyons's head. It's preventing any offense from Bunyons, at least for the moment.
White is looking for a triangle but Bunyons pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White is controlling Bunyons's posture.
Bob White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bunyons throws an elbow that misses. White uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bunyons's guard. Nice move by White!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob White!
An out of breath Bob White thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Sprintin (ranked 1918 p4p, 1886 weight class) and James Johnson (ranked 169 p4p, 166 weight class). Sprintin comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Bad Man. James Johnson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Sprintin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Sprintin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Sprintin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sprintin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've been told by Sprintin's head coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sprintin throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Sprintin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Sprintin misses.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sprintin under the eye.
Sprintin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sprintin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sprintin manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Sprintin misses its intended target.
Sprintin misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Sprintin misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Sprintin misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Sprintin lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
It looks like James Johnson has been cut.
Sprintin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson works Sprintin's body with a nice hook.
Sprintin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sprintin throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sprintin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Sprintin misses the target.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Sprintin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
James Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sprintins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sprintin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sprintin was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Sprintin's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Sprintin throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Sprintin throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sprintin. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sprintin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson moves out of range as Sprintin strikes.
Sprintin misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Sprintin is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Sprintin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sprintin.
The fighters circling - Sprintin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sprintin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sprintin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Sprintin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sprintin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sprintin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sprintin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sprintin misses the jab.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sprintin.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Sprintin fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Sprintin 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.
Johnson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sprintin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sprintin throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sprintin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Sprintin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sprintin.
Sprintin swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Sprintin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson with a nice cross.
A big right from Sprintin misses.
A punch combination from Sprintin misses.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Sprintin saw that one coming.
Johnson throws the left hand but Sprintin avoids the punch easily.
Sprintin wants to clinch.
Johnson sizes up Sprintin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Sprintin ducks down to avoid it.
Sprintin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Johnson's cut.
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.
A telegraphed right hand from Sprintin misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sprintin. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sprintin lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Sprintin misses.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Sprintin's head but Sprintin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sprintin throws a big shot that misses.
Sprintin throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sprintin thinking.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sprintin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sprintin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sprintin throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Sprintin's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sprintin defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Sprintin counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sprintin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sprintin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson stalks Sprintin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sprintin's face. Sprintin staggers backwards, shaken.
Sprintin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sprintin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sprintin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sprintin throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sprintin manages to avoid it.
Sprintin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sprintin cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sprintin.
Sprintin tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Sprintin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sprintin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sprintin.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sprintin is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Sprintin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice cross by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin scores with a nice head shot.
James Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Sprintin's ribs.
Sprintin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Sprintin.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sprintin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sprintin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Sprintin misses with a straight left.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Sprintin's ribs.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Sprintin misses.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson defending well as Sprintin loads up on a big left hand.
Sprintin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Sprintin avoids them all with ease.
Sprintin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Sprintin misses.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jab by Johnson.
Sprintin just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Sprintin off the cage and back into range.
Sprintin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sprintin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Sprintin lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Sprintin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sprintin throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sprintin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sprintin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johnson lands a jab.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Sprintin is out of range.
Sprintin lands a nice looking body shot.
Sprintin throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Sprintin throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sprintin at a distance.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sprintin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sprintin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Sprintin loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Sprintin misses with a looping left.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sprintin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson throws a body punch but Sprintin moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sprintin misses the target.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Johnson's cut.
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!
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sprintin throws out the jab.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sprintin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sprintin just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Sprintin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Sprintin throws a big shot that misses.
Sprintin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Sprintin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sprintin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Sprintin.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sprintin counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sprintin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Sprintin throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson moves out of range as Sprintin strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Sprintin counters with a straight right hand.
 Johnson is rocked!
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Sprintin counters with a huge left! Johnson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Sprintin isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Johnson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Sprintin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Sprintin!
After the fight, Phil Sprintin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 2193 p4p, 3123 weight class) and Sellus Gravius Jr (ranked 241 p4p, 350 weight class). Gravius Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by No Bullets Fly - Sabaton. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apollo Creed !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sellus Gravius Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravius Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Creed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gravius Jr with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Gravius Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Creed lands with a right to the head.
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Creed stalling the fight.
I was talking to Creed 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Gravius Jr controls his hands.
Gravius Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gravius Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gravius Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Creed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gravius Jr prevents a body shot from Creed .
Gravius Jr misses with a knee strike.
Gravius Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gravius Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Creed is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Creed 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gravius Jr tries to clinch up
and Creed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Sellus Gravius Jr has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravius Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravius Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Creed tries to keep at a distance but Gravius Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gravius Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Creed is defending well for now.
Gravius Jr blocks a body shot from Creed .
Creed tries to work over Gravius Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Creed fails to land.
Creed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gravius Jr or not.
Gravius Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Gravius Jr misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Creed .
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Gravius Jr controls the action.
Gravius Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Creed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravius Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Creed is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Creed lands a hook that snaps the head of Gravius Jr backwards.
Gravius Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gravius Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gravius Jrs head.
Gravius Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Creed avoids the damage to the body.
Creed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gravius Jr looks winded!
Creed lands an uppercut.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Creed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Creed tries to work over Gravius Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Creed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gravius Jrs head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Creed .
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Creed avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Creed looks to throw the jab but Gravius Jr is out of range.
Gravius Jr throws a head kick that misses
letting Creed counter with a right hand.
Gravius Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Creed counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gravius Jr! Creed lets Gravius Jr back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Gravius Jr is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Creed .
Gravius Jr wants to counter the offense by Creed and move into the clinch position.
Gravius Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Creed finish him?
Gravius Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Creed .
Gravius Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravius Jr get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Gravius Jr stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Creed runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Apollo Creed !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Chabazian (ranked 1997 p4p, 1821 weight class) and Byron Neal (ranked 266 p4p, 239 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmond Chabazian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Byron Neal!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chabazian misses with a takedown
and Neal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chabazian tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Neal defends well and Chabazian ends up having to push Neal into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Neal lands a good knee to the midsection. Chabazian won't want to take too many of those.
Chabazian is breathing heavily.
Neal lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Neal.
Neal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Neal.
A left hand lands to the body for Neal.
Neal breaks from the clinch.
Chabazian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Neal counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmond Chabazian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chabazian with a poor takedown
and Neal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chabazian thinking.
Edmond Chabazian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Chabazian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Neal counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Byron Neal!
An intense looking Byron Neal took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'That's four out of my last five i've won here now at CFC. I've shown new and old ownership that i'm game for anyone and I've paid my dues. Now I want my demands to be met.
I want my get back at Pyotr or the next shot at Ardahan!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy No Neck (ranked 1623 p4p, 1611 weight class) and Jalo Ilmarinen (ranked 223 p4p, 219 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy No Neck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jalo Ilmarinen!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ilmarinen throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Randy No Neck has been cut.
Ilmarinen lands with a good body shot.
Ilmarinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No Neck lands with a nice body punch.
Ilmarinen misses with a double jab
and No Neck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from No Neck.
Ilmarinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No Neck throws a jab but it's blocked by Ilmarinen.
No Neck rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ilmarinen to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Ilmarinen misses.
No Neck looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ilmarinen. No Neck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ilmarinen misses with a lunging right hand
and No Neck counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
No Neck struggles to land a body shot inside as Ilmarinen controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No Neck has Ilmarinen pushed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from No Neck.
No Neck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
No Neck tries to work over Ilmarinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ilmarinen misses with a punch on the inside.
No Neck tries to pull guard but Ilmarinen holds him up against the cage and eventually No Neck drops back down to his feet.
Ilmarinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
No Neck working aggressively here.
Ilmarinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ilmarinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
No Neck working aggressively here.
Ilmarinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
No Neck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ilmarinen letting No Neck take a breather here.
No Neck misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Neck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
No Neck lands a nice uppercut.
No Neck is trying to stall.
Ilmarinen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. No Neck seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ilmarinen can turn it around.
Ilmarinen cracks No Neck with a nice body shot.
Ilmarinen swings wildly with an uppercut but No Neck uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Ilmarinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No Neck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
No Neck misses with some punches.
No Neck leaning against his opponent.
Ilmarinen lands a shoulder strike.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ilmarinen has a couple of punches blocked by No Neck.
No Neck is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ilmarinen to keep the fight standing.
Ilmarinen breaks from the clinch.
Ilmarinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No Neck scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for No Neck.
Ilmarinen is rocked!
No Neck closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Ilmarinen! No Neck dives in looking to finish! Ilmarinen is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy No Neck!
An out of breath Randy No Neck 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between James Aregood (ranked 1452 p4p, 1086 weight class) and Miguel Davis (ranked 182 p4p, 145 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Aregood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Davis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Aregood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aregood rushes Davis and presses him up against the cage.
Davis tries to pull guard but Aregood holds him up against the cage and eventually Davis drops back down to his feet.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Aregood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aregood lands a nice uppercut.
Davis tries to pull guard but Aregood forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Aregood has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Aregood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aregood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis takes a shot to the head.
Davis tries to pull guard but Aregood holds him up against the cage and eventually Davis drops back down to his feet.
James Aregood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Davis.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Aregood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aregood scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
Aregood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aregood lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aregood.
A short left from Aregood.
Aregood scores with a shoulder strike.
Aregood misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aregood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aregood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aregood blocking some punches.
Aregood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aregood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aregood pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aregood swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aregood.
Aregood misses with the head strike.
Davis jumps guard but Aregood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Davis is trying to pull guard but Aregood turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aregood breaks from the clinch.
Aregood keeps the fight on the outside.
Aregood moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aregood.
Aregood scores with a shoulder strike.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aregood misses with some punches.
Aregood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aregood.
Davis's coach down at The Firm was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Davis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aregood walks away with a smile on his face. Davis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aregood clinches with his opponent.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Aregood.
Aregood misses with a punch on the inside.
Aregood lands a nice uppercut.
Aregood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aregood misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aregood to keep the fight standing.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aregood.
A short uppercut from Aregood.
Davis jumps guard but Aregood stands there with Davis around his waist. Davis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davis trying to stall but Aregood improves his position.
A shot in the inside from Aregood.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aregood.
Davis fails to pull guard.
Davis takes a shot to the head.
Aregood throws a head punch that misses.
Aregood lands an uppercut.
Davis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aregood walks away with a smile on his face. Davis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aregood instigates a clinch.
Davis tries to pull guard but Aregood holds him up against the cage and eventually Davis drops back down to his feet.
Aregood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daviss head.
Davis tries to pull guard but Aregood won't allow it.
Aregood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aregood lands with a light punch inside.
Aregood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Aregood throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aregood.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aregood walks away with a smile on his face. Davis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aregood closes the distance and clinches.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis jumps guard but Aregood stands there with Davis around his waist. Davis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aregood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Davis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aregood to keep the fight standing.
Davis fails to pull guard.
Aregood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aregood walks away with a smile on his face. Davis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Davis has managed to clinch.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Davis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aregood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Davis is trying to pull guard but Aregood has him pressed against the cage.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Aregood fails to land.
Davis jumps guard but Aregood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aregood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aregood to keep the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Aregood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aregood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aregood lands a right hand.
A short right from Aregood.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Aregood dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Aregood circles away.
Davis tries to keep at a distance but Aregood has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Aregood.
Aregood lands a nice uppercut.
Davis looking to slow down the pace here.
Davis is trying to pull guard but Aregood has him pressed against the cage.
Aregood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aregood scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aregood.
Aregood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis is rocked!
A short right from Aregood.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Aregood finish him?
Aregood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aregood creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Davis's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Davis drops to his knees and Aregood pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Aregood!
A pretty intense looking James Aregood took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doric Dienekes (ranked 380 p4p, 1406 weight class) and Slim Perkins (ranked 50 p4p, 175 weight class). Slim Perkins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Doric Dienekes's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doric Dienekes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slim Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dienekes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Perkins looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dienekes trying to control the position but Perkins is working away.
Perkins is looking to regain half guard here but Dienekes keeps moving and retains side control.
Perkins avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dienekes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dienekes throws a strike aimed at the side of Perkins's head but Perkins avoids it well.
Perkins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dienekes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Perkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dienekes is trying to move to mount but Perkins reverses beautifully and ends up in Dienekes's guard.
Perkins postures up in Dienekes's guard and throws a big left but Dienekes blocks it.
Perkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dienekes controls Perkins momentarily but Perkins frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins throwing strikes but missing.
Perkins trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dienekes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dienekes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dienekes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Perkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Perkins is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Perkins being controlled here, momentarily.
Dienekes postures up in Perkins's guard and throws a big left but Perkins blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perkins 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.
Perkins looking to control.
Dienekes postures up in Perkins's guard and throws a big left but Perkins blocks it.
Perkins working a defensive guard here.
Our spies down at at Chikara MMA Gym inform us that Perkins has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Perkins being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dienekes fails with the takedown.
Perkins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Perkins counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dienekes!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perkins in side control, throwing shots but Dienekes defends.
Perkins landing a few strikes.
Perkins working the ground and pound.
Dienekes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Perkins tries to advance to mount but can't.
Dienekes manages to get back to half guard.
Perkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Perkins prevents Dienekes from improving his position.
Perkins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dienekes keeps working.
Dienekes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perkins.
Dienekes is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at ZuccoTraining Ground, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Dienekes is trying to maintain the position but Perkins is very close to passing his half guard.
Perkins is trying to control. Dienekes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Perkins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkins wants to take a breather but Dienekes is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perkins lands strikes from half guard.
Dienekes trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Perkins 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.
Dienekes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perkins's waist but Perkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dienekes off to one side.
Dienekes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Perkins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dienekes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perkins with the counter takedown but Dienekes avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doric Dienekes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dienekes shoots in looking for a takedown. Perkins tries to sprawl out of it but Dienekes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dienekes shoots in looking for a takedown. Perkins tries to sprawl out of it but Dienekes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perkins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dienekes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Perkins swivels and escapes.
Perkins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dienekes fails with a takedown attempt.
Dienekes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Perkins defends well and Dienekes ends up having to push Perkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins breaks from the clinch.
Dienekes has his takedown stuffed
and Perkins counters with a shoot takedown. Dienekes fights it but they end up in guard.
Perkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Dienekes has wrist control.
Dienekes controls Perkins momentarily but Perkins frees himself.
Perkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Perkins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dienekes is looking for a sweep.
Perkins scores with a couple of short elbows.
Perkins working the body and head with strikes.
Dienekes struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes is looking for a sweep.
Perkins is working Dienekes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Perkins wants to control but Dienekes is keeping him busy.
Perkins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dienekes is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Perkins is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dienekes wants to hold on but Perkins pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes is in a horrible position here. Perkins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Perkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Perkins quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Perkins but it's paid off an Dienekes is forced to tap! Nice work by Perkins.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Slim Perkins!
Slim Perkins is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Slim Perkins made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Belyaev (ranked 1029 p4p, 2149 weight class) and Frank Rizzo (ranked 101 p4p, 187 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Belyaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belyaev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rizzo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Belyaev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Belyaev stopping the sweep attempt from Rizzo.
Belyaev chips away with some ground and pound.
Belyaev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Belyaev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rizzo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Belyaev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Belyaev cracks Rizzo with a solid left hand.
Belyaev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rizzo's head.
Belyaev is fighting to break Rizzo's control of his arms but Rizzo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Belyaev chips away with some ground and pound.
Belyaev preventing the sweep.
Belyaev connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belyaev landing some decent shots from guard.
Belyaev stopping the sweep attempt from Rizzo.
Belyaev has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Rizzo working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belyaev works over Rizzo with some ground and pound from guard.
Rizzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belyaev working some strikes from top position.
Belyaev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rizzo's head.
Belyaev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rizzo keeping full guard, as Belyaev tries to pass.
Belyaev advances position into side control!
Belyaev has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rizzo!
Belyaev raining down hammerfists from mount.
Belyaev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rizzo's face.
Belyaev lands a big shot there that rocks Rizzo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belyaev prevents Rizzo from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Belyaev.
Rizzo tries to lock up and control but Belyaev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Belyaev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rizzo is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Belyaev.
Rizzo is still in real trouble! Can Belyaev finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo is working to get back to half guard.
Belyaev drops a big elbow. That's hurt Rizzo! More shots from Belyaev and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!
A victorious Daniel Belyaev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Williams (ranked 97 p4p, 304 weight class) and Tu Barrels (ranked 5 p4p, 20 weight class). Barrels has chosen Lock stock and as his entrance music. Larry Williams could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tu Barrels's chin.
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a hook
and Barrels counters with a stiff right hand.
Barrels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barrels dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Barrels's head and hops out.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Barrels in the body.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Barrels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Barrels counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrels. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams with a jab.
Barrels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrels looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Williams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Williams pulls Barrels in close to his closed guard and prevents Barrels from doing any damage or advancing position.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barrels is one step ahead there.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barrels postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow.
Barrels trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Williams is trying to keep Barrels in close.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Barrels working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barrels slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Barrels.
Barrels looks up at the clock and then as Williams takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Barrels smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Williams parries the strikes from Barrels easily there. Barrels is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Williams to escape.
Williams avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barrels.
Barrels wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
Williams takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrels cracks Williams with a big right hand but Williams just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barrels creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Barrels in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.
Williams is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Barrels's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Barrels throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Williams to regain full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barrels's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barrels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barrels throws a big elbow that misses.
Barrels postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barrels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barrels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams trying to control the position here.
Barrels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Barrels working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barrels has control of Williams's left arm, preventing Williams from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barrels 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 Williams has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Williams and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barrels fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barrels.
Barrels will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams tries to land a body kick
and Barrels counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Barrels stands up over Williams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barrels drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Williams dives on top into guard.
Williams stays in close to Barrels's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels working a defensive guard here.
Barrels wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Barrels is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Barrels.
Barrels is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barrels looking for a sweep. Not yet Barrels, not yet.
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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barrels holds on and takes a little breather.
Barrels's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Barrels working a defensive guard but Williams passes into half guard.
Barrels is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Williams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Williams's back!
Barrels is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Barrels not allowing Williams to control his hands.
Barrels is trying to stick to Williams's back but Williams is turning into Barrels. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Barrels's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Williams.
Tu Barrels has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Barrels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barrels trying to control the position.
Barrels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Barrels is retaining full guard.
Barrels is trying to keep Williams in close.
Barrels 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.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barrels is still trying to improve position.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tu Barrels will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barrels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barrels's head.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Barrels tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barrels fails with the takedown
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barrels slips under a jab from Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
and Barrels counters with a shoot takedown. Williams fights it but they end up in guard.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Barrels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels postures up.
Barrels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barrels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barrels.
Barrels stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Barrels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barrels advances position into side control!
Barrels working the ground and pound from side control.
Barrels misses with the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Barrels's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrels trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
Barrels working away.
Barrels throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barrels in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.
Barrels working the ground and pound from side control.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Barrels throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Williams works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Barrels stalling away here and it's allowed Williams to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrels throws a big right hand that misses.
Barrels tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Barrels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barrels is working Williams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barrels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barrels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barrels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Barrels throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Barrels counters with a nice body shot.
Barrels looking to score a takedown here. Williams is defending well but Barrels drives through and ends up in Williams's guard.
Williams controls Barrels momentarily but Barrels frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Barrels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barrels tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Barrels trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tu Barrels's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barrels closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Barrels pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barrels finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Barrels moves away and avoids it.
Barrels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barrels cracks Williams with a good jab.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barrels momentarily.
Williams lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels staying out of range there.
Barrels changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barrels throws a good cross that connects.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barrels.
Barrels fails with a takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Williams misses its target.
Barrels is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Williams rather than just go for the knockout.
Williams swings for the body but Barrels moves out of range.
Barrels with a poor takedown
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Larry Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tu Barrels.
Barrels is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barrels.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barrels shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrels ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barrels shoots in but no luck this time.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Good shot there by Williams.
Barrels is rocked!
Larry Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barrels takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barrels is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Barrels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrels shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Williams darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Barrels's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Williams before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Larry Williams!
Larry Williams is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Larry Williams, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
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