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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Knuckles (ranked 2755 p4p, 2717 weight class) and Chase McDormit (ranked 338 p4p, 334 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chase McDormit!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDormit connects with the punch.
McDormit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knuckles takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rick Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knuckles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDormit.
McDormit scores with a jab.
McDormit misses with a looping right.
Knuckles tests McDormit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knuckles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDormit.
Knuckles pushes McDormit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDormit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Knuckles fails to land.
Knuckles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDormit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knuckles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McDormit up against the cage.
McDormit is trying to push Knuckles away but Knuckles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knuckles misses with a double jab
and McDormit counters with a nice body shot.
Knuckles paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knuckles avoids a punch combination nicely.
McDormit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knuckles throws out the jab.
McDormit unleashes a big counter combination but Knuckles bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Knuckles throws a lazy right hand but McDormit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDormit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knuckles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knuckles takes a swing at McDormit's ribcage but misses.
Knuckles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from McDormit.
Knuckles tries to clinch up but McDormit circles away and keeps his distance.
Knuckles cracks McDormit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McDormit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Knuckles. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knuckles.
Knuckles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Knuckles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from McDormit misses.
Knuckles misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDormit! But no joy.
Knuckles throws a jab when McDormit was well out of range.
McDormit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knuckles manages to avoid it.
McDormit misses the body punch
and Knuckles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDormit misses with a looping right.
Knuckles clobbers McDormit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice uppercut lands for McDormit. That snapped Knuckles's head back.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut. McDormit saw that one coming.
Knuckles throws a lazy right hand but McDormit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knuckles tests McDormit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knuckles clinches up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from McDormit as the two fighters clinch.
Knuckles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDormit's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDormit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDormit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knuckles lands with an uppercut that bounces McDormit off the cage and back into range.
Knuckles misses the body punch
and McDormit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knuckles is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Knuckles throws a body shot but no joy.
McDormit throws a body shot but no joy.
Knuckles throws a right hand that misses
and McDormit counters with a huge left! Knuckles is in big trouble! He's backing up but McDormit isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Knuckles from any more damage. A dominating finish by McDormit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chase McDormit!
Chase McDormit took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Should we call an ambulance for Kaven? I don't think he is okay.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaven May Jr (ranked 2773 p4p, 2783 weight class) and Jero Wolf (ranked 340 p4p, 342 weight class). May Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is HonestKey- Self Discovery. Wolf has chosen Better Together as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaven May Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jero Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from May Jr.
Wolf looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wolf closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wolf tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
May Jr's coaches at Temple of Fitness have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Wolf is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, May Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wolf tries to advance to mount but May Jr denies him.
May Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May Jr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wolf prevents May Jr from improving his position.
Wolf sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. May Jr defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May Jr is looking for a sweep. Wolf is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
May Jr manages to get to full guard.
May Jr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wolf passes into half guard.
May Jr is trying to control but can't.
May Jr tries to get to full guard but Wolf has control of the leg.
May Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wolf looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is just content to waste time from the top position. May Jr takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Wolf throws a big elbow that misses.
May Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wolf wants to control from the top but May Jr keeps moving.
May Jr working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wolf has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wolf trying to control from half guard but May Jr is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf winds up and cracks May Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wolf is just content to waste time from the top position. May Jr takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
May Jr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wolf controls the pace.
May Jr isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wolf stacks May Jr on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wolf!
May Jr is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolf lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May Jr struggling a bit here.
Wolf working the ground and pound.
May Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wolf working his ground and pound in the gym.
May Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
May Jr wants to get back to his feet.
May Jr actively working from the bottom here.
May Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wolf wants to free his trapped foot but May Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is trying to control. May Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wolf is taking a breather. May Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
May Jr trying to control from the bottom.
May Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wolf throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
May Jr wants to control but Wolf passes into side.
Wolf is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, May Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
May Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wolf tries for a kimura but May Jr is defending well.
Wolf scores with punches from side control.
May Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Wolf with the ground and pound but May Jr regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wolf looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks May Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wolf drops an elbow to the side of May Jr's head.
Wolf takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
May Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
May Jr has hold of Wolf's hands but Wolf slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wolf lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
May Jr tries to get to full guard but Wolf has control of the leg.
Wolf scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wolf slips a nice elbow through May Jr's hands, connecting with May Jr's forehead.
Wolf is trying to control. May Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
May Jr is looking for a sweep. Wolf is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wolf wants to work for an arm triangle but May Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wolf is taking a breather. May Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
May Jr taking some punishment here, with Wolf in his half guard.
Wolf is thwarting May Jr's attempts to control the position.
Wolf seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wolf looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks May Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wolf trying to control the action but May Jr is working from the bottom.
May Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wolf pulls his head out easily.
May Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Wolf winds up and cracks May Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
May Jr actively working from the bottom here.
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. Wolf connects with a nice short shot to May Jr's temple.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wolf thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wolf in particular looking to stall.
Wolf looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jero Wolf dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
No luck for Wolf with that takedown attempt.
A head kick by May Jr misses
and Wolf counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wolf looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wolf is in close to May Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wolf wants to control from the top but May Jr keeps moving.
Wolf got a little sloppy there for a moment and May Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wolf has managed to get both his arms back between May Jr's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf is pushing down on May Jr's leg trying to pass to half guard. May Jr is fighting to maintain full guard but Wolf has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wolf wants to take a breather but May Jr is having none of it.
May Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wolf lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
May Jr wants to control but Wolf is keeping busy and won't allow it.
May Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jero Wolf has got the better of the ground game so far.
May Jr is staying active underneath Wolf, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wolf is trying for a kimura here. May Jr looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Wolf wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jero Wolf!
Jero Wolf bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Kaven May Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'I just wanna give a special shout out to all of my coaches and training partners! Thank you for everything you do!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Delta (ranked 2034 p4p, 1965 weight class) and Devon Black (ranked 265 p4p, 255 weight class). Devon Black is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Delta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Black!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Delta.
Black now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Delta scores with a nice strike.
Black takes a swing at Delta's ribcage but misses.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Delta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oscar Delta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Black is standing up over Delta. Delta looks to escape but Black dives into side control.
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!
Black cracks Delta with a big right hand but Delta just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Delta is looking to regain half guard here but Black keeps moving and retains side control.
Delta looks to move to half guard but instead Black has passed into mount! Damn!
Delta is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black looking to control and managing it successfully.
Delta has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Black working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Black with the ground and pound from mount.
Black with the ground and pound from mount.
Black connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Black landing shots from mount.
Black breaks from Delta's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Black looking to finish Delta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Delta!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Black scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Delta?
Delta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black with the ground and pound from mount.
Black has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Black raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Black cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Delta tries to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Black takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Delta is working to get back to half guard.
Black looking to finish Delta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Delta!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Delta is looking to improve his position but Black isn't that keen on the idea.
Black working the ground and pound effectively.
Black in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
 Delta is rocked!
Black sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Delta is in all sorts of trouble here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Black working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Black controlling from mount.
Delta is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black controlling the position easily from mount.
Black avoids the attempt from Delta to control.
Delta is in a horrible position here. Black smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Black scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Black lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black lands a big elbow.
Oh Delta is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black landing punches.
Black postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Delta in real trouble here! The ref calls for Delta to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Black!
Devon Black seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Cunningham (ranked 1556 p4p, 1951 weight class) and Suga Diabeetus (ranked 193 p4p, 234 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Suga Diabeetus!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diabeetus staying out of range there.
Cunningham ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cunningham tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diabeetus swivels and escapes.
Cunningham misses with a hook.
Cunningham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diabeetus's waist but Diabeetus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cunningham off to one side.
A swing and a miss from Cunningham.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cunningham is defended easily by Diabeetus.
A little jabbing left from Diabeetus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Cunningham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Diabeetus misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham scores with a jab. Diabeetus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diabeetus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diabeetus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good standup being displayed there by Cunningham as he connects with a hook.
Diabeetus moves out of range as Cunningham strikes.
Cunningham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diabeetus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diabeetus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cunningham wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cunningham misses with a right hand
and Diabeetus counters with a nice leg kick.
Diabeetus misses with a right hand
and Cunningham counters with a shoot takedown. Diabeetus fights it but they end up in guard.
Cunningham scoring with punches to the head and body.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diabeetus can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cunningham throwing strikes but missing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cunningham postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cunningham trying to control but Diabeetus is working from the bottom.
Diabeetus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cunningham is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham throwing strikes but missing.
Cunningham content to stall in guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cunningham landing some decent shots from guard.
Cunningham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cunningham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cunningham engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cunningham misses with a double jab.
Cunningham seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cunningham throws an off balance right hand
and Diabeetus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cunningham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cunningham throws a sloppy body shot
and Diabeetus counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cunningham! Diabeetus lets Cunningham back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Cunningham is rocked!
 It looks like Dennis Cunningham has been cut.
Diabeetus moves in close and cracks Cunningham with a massive right hand! Cunningham, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Diabeetus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Suga Diabeetus!
After winning the bout, Suga Diabeetus 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Temple (ranked 1453 p4p, 2088 weight class) and Jeremy Marks (ranked 231 p4p, 323 weight class). Temple comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- What My Life For. Jeremy Marks 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Temple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Marks!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks scores with a jab to the head.
Marks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marks cracks Temple with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Temple throws a jab when Marks was well out of range.
Marks throws a leg kick but Temple checks it.
Marks tries to land a body kick
and Temple connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Temple.
Marks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Temple changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Marks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Temple.
Marks lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks misses with an uppercut.
Temple shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marks counters with a slapping leg kick.
Temple shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marks manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Temple looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temple passes Marks's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Marks is looking to improve his position.
Marks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Temple.
Marks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Temple.
Temple throwing shots but Marks is blocking nicely.
Marks is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Temple 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.
Marks tries to get to full guard but Temple has control of the leg.
Temple takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks is looking for a sweep. Temple is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Temple thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marks's head.
Marks is staying active underneath Temple, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Temple working the head and body with strikes.
Marks is trying to get back to full guard.
Temple controlling the action here.
Temple is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marks controlling the position for now.
Temple slips a nice elbow through Marks's hands, connecting with Marks's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temple seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Temple passes to full mount!
Temple avoids the attempt from Marks to control.
Temple working for a submission but Marks is keeping him at bay.
Temple has control of Marks's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Marks regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Temple looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Temple is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marks can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temple trying to control but Marks is having none of it.
Temple with the ground and pound from mount.
Temple prevents Marks from getting the reversal.
Temple lands a heavy elbow.
Temple looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Marks 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.
Marks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Temple lands a nice shot to the head.
Marks tries to lock up and control but Temple gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Temple lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Temple controlling from the full mount.
Marks is looking to improve his position but Temple isn't that keen on the idea.
Temple has hold of Marks's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Marks manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Temple looking to control and managing it successfully.
Temple looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Temple lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marks can't escape the position.
Temple working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Temple looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Marks regains half guard.
Marks wants to control but Temple is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Temple seems to be looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temple seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Temple looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Temple wants to pass to mount but Marks is defending the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marks trying to control from the bottom.
Temple is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Temple.
Temple performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Marks keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Marks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Temple scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's eight 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.
Temple wants to control but Marks is keeping him busy.
Temple is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marks defends it well.
Temple is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Temple missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marks has his hands clasped together around Temple's back. He's all about the action.
Temple working Marks over with strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marks is looking for a sweep. Temple is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Temple takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Temple missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Temple is trying to control the action in half guard but Marks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marks tries to get to full guard but Temple has control of the leg.
Temple takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marks has hold of Temple's hands but Temple slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Temple lands with a punch from half guard.
Temple thows a huge punch but Marks dodges it nicely.
Marks is defending against the submission attempts here by Temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Temple dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marks gets caught flat footed, as Temple shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Temple advances to half guard.
Marks is looking to control Temple's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marks avoid being mounted?
Marks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Temple. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Temple prevents Marks from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks won't allow Temple to pass to mount.
Marks wants to improve his position but Temple is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temple is nestled in close to Marks, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Temple trying to control the action but Marks is working from the bottom.
Temple takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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. Temple connects with a nice short shot to Marks's temple.
Marks is not content to let Temple control the position.
Temple is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marks can do to turn this around?
Temple prevents Marks from improving his position.
Temple wants to take a breather but Marks is having none of it.
Temple slips a nice elbow through Marks's hands, connecting with Marks's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks is positioning himself well to prevent Temple advancing to mount.
Temple keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Temple throwing shots but Marks is blocking nicely.
Temple slows the pace down in half guard.
Marks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Temple is working away from the top position though.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Temple drops an elbow to the side of Marks's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Temple lands a nice short elbow.
Marks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Temple throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Temple missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marks won't allow Temple to pass to mount.
Marks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Temple is working away from the top position though.
Temple missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Temple is trying to control. Marks wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temple looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marks wants to control but Temple is keeping busy.
Temple lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Marks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Temple.
Marks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Temple.
Temple is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Marks still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Marks has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Temple tries to improve position but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marks wants to control for a moment but Temple uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Temple is looking for a sweep. Marks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Temple has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marks is working away from the top position though.
Temple is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marks wants to control but Temple is keeping him busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Temple is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marks pulls his head out easily.
Temple is refusing to be controlled, as Marks sits in half guard.
Temple is pressing down on Marks's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Marks tries to free his leg and advance position but Temple is retaining full guard.
Temple wants to sweep here but Marks controlling him for the moment.
Temple looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Temple lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marks is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Marks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Temple is one step ahead there.
Temple postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Temple controls the pace.
Marks keeping moving, preventing Temple from controlling successfully.
Temple throws a big elbow that misses.
Temple with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marks keeping moving, preventing Temple from controlling successfully.
Marks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Temple's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Temple trying to control but Marks is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marks scores with a leg kick.
Temple misses with a hook. Marks ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Marks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marks 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.
Temple throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marks.
Marks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Temple swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Temple throws an off balance right hand
and Marks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jeremy Marks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Temple closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marks quickly recovers to half guard.
Temple performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marks trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Temple dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Marks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marks looks to land a left hand but Temple moved out of range nicely.
Temple takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Temple looks to score with a jab to the body but Marks is just out of range.
Marks now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Temple cracks Marks with an open hand slap.
Marks throws a leg kick
and Temple connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Temple throws an off balance right hand
and Marks counters with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Marks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temple avoids the head kick by Marks.
Temple blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Temple.
Marks lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Temple.
Marks throws a head kick that half lands.
Temple fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marks on the side of the head.
Marks moves out of range of the strikes.
Temple dives in for a single leg takedown but Marks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Marks struggles to land a body shot inside as Temple controls his hands.
Marks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Temple lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marks backwards.
Temple misses with a punch to the body.
Temple works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hook to the body lands for Temple.
Marks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temple lands with a short shot to the head.
Temple has Marks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Temple goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Temple swings wildly with an uppercut but Marks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marks throws a punch but it's blocked by Temple.
Temple struggles to land a body shot inside as Marks controls his hands.
A short right from Temple on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Temple.
Temple will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marks up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Marks.
Marks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marks breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Temple. Beautiful body shot.
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Temple throws a series of punches but Marks moves out of range.
Marks misses with a looping right.
Temple throws out a loose jab but Marks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marks appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A left lands for Temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temple moves out of range as Marks throws a body kick.
Marks throws a lazy right hand but Temple sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marks misses with a low kick.
Temple scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marks is working to avoid the ground and pound but Temple connects with a decent elbow.
Temple fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Temple has knee on belly momentarily but Marks bucks him off and regains half guard.
Temple throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Temple is thwarting Marks's attempts to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Temple looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Marks wants to get back to full guard.
Marks is positioning himself well to prevent Temple advancing to mount.
Temple drops an elbow to the side of Marks's head.
Temple working over Marks with some ground and pound. Marks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Temple is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Marks doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Temple.
Marks kicks Temple off and gets back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Temple shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marks is trying to defend but Temple finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marks manages to get to full guard.
Temple throws a strike but Marks rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Marks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Temple looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Marks passes into half guard.
Temple tries to get to full guard but Marks has control of the leg.
Marks stalling away here and it's allowed Temple to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Temple working for a triangle but Marks defends it easily.
Marks trying to control but Temple is working from the bottom.
That's eight 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.
Temple trying to keep a closed guard but Marks is proving a slippery customer.
Temple pushes a forearm under Marks's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Marks is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trent Temple!
A very excited looking Trent Temple 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Happy Hands (ranked 1594 p4p, 1147 weight class) and Sven Johansson (ranked 138 p4p, 105 weight class). Hands comes into the arena with Pharoahe Monch- Simon Says blaring out of the sound system. Sven Johansson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Happy Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands connects with a looping right hand.
Hands misses with a head kick.
Johansson moves out of range as Hands strikes.
Hands misses with a body kick.
Johansson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johansson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johansson misses with a looping left.
A jab from Johansson misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hands on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hands throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johansson.
Johansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Hands's shoulder, as Hands tries to avoid the shot.
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Hands moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Hands misses.
Hands misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson throws a big shot that misses.
Hands slips a jab from Johansson.
Hands works Johansson's body with a nice hook.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Johansson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hands counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hands counters with a stiff right hand.
Hands lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Johansson misses.
Hands was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johansson misses with a right hand
and Hands cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hands definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johansson blocks a head kick by Hands.
Johansson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hands. Hands obviously looking to wear him down.
Hands slips a jab from Johansson.
Hands ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Hands lands a really nice looking cross but Johansson seems unphased.
Hands looks to land a right hand but Johansson moved out of range.
Johansson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hands lands a glancing blow to the side of Johansson's head.
Hands throws a body shot but no joy.
Johansson misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Johansson misses.
Johansson cracks Hands with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Hands's head but Hands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johansson lands a jab.
Hands goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice shot lands for Hands.
Hands digs a good hook to Johansson's body.
Johansson lands a nice looking body shot.
Johansson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hands makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hands throws a looping overhand right but Johansson ducks down to avoid it.
Johansson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hands counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Johansson misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hands on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johansson throws an off balance right hand
and Hands counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson lands the left hand.
Hands is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johansson misses with a right hand
and Hands counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hands thuds his shin into the meat of Johansson's side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hands.
Johansson lands with a straight right. Hands didn't see that one coming.
Johansson thuds a left hand into Hands's body.
Hands bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johansson's head backwards.
Hands lands a jab to the head.
Hands thuds his shin into the meat of Johansson's side.
Both fighters circling a little - Hands finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hands misses with a body kick.
Hands fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johansson on the side of the head.
Johansson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johansson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Johansson misses.
Johansson throws a sloppy body shot
and Hands counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hands looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A bone on bone clash there as Johansson blocks the leg kick.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hands fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johansson just manages to avoid it.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
Johansson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hands counters with a good low kick that Johansson was not able to check.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hands counters with a body kick that stops Johansson in his tracks momentarily.
Hands is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johansson.
Johansson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Johansson throws a hook but Hands avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Hands.
Nice shot by Hands.
Hands looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Johansson throws a lazy uppercut
and Johansson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Johansson moves forwards but Hands connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice body kick from Hands.
Hands lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Hands ducks down to avoid it.
Hands was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hands uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johansson has time to react.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Hands's shoulder, as Hands tries to avoid the shot.
Hands throws the left hand but Johansson avoids the punch easily.
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Hands moves away and avoids it.
Johansson misses with a hook. Hands ducked under it nicely.
Johansson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hands.
Hands feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johanssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johansson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johansson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson throws the left hand but Hands avoids the punch easily.
Hands scores with a jab to the jaw.
 Johansson is rocked!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hands connects with a looping right hand.
Johansson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hands finish him?
Johansson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hands counter with a right hand.
Hands misses the shot to the body.
Hands moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johansson moves out of range of the body kick from Hands.
Hands tries to land a leg kick but Johansson saw it coming and moves away.
Johansson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hands uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Johansson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johansson throws a body punch but Hands moves out of range.
Hands seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johansson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hands.
Hands throws out a loose jab but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hands throws a head kick that misses
and Johansson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johansson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A big left from Hands misses.
Johansson missing with a left hand there. Hands was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hands is looking to counter punch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johansson avoids a kick to the body.
Hands just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Johansson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hands doesn't seem phased though.
Johansson throws a hook but Hands avoids it easily.
Hands swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hands ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
Johansson misses with a looping left.
Hands lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johansson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hands makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slow jab from Johansson misses its intended target.
Hands throws a sloppy head kick and Johansson moves out of range easily.
Johansson lands a glancing blow to the side of Hands's head.
Hands cracks Johansson with a good jab.
Johansson takes a swing at Hands's ribcage but misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hands ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson avoids the head kick by Hands.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hands throws out the jab.
Hands takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johansson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hands throws a hook but Johansson blocks it.
Hands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johansson throws out a counter right but Hands avoids it with no problem.
Hands misses with a wild combination.
Johansson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hands connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Hands misses.
Hands throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hands 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hands.
A quick step to the side and Hands tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Johansson misses.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johansson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hands counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johansson lands a glancing blow to the side of Hands's head.
Hands moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Johansson misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Hands misses its target.
Hands ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hands connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson misses with a hook
and Hands counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Johansson misses.
Johansson moves out of range as Hands throws a body kick.
Johansson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Hands dominated that round.
That's time! Hands's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hands thows a body kick. Johansson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Johansson avoids the head kick by Hands.
Johansson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johansson slips a jab from Hands.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sven Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hands throws a leg kick which misses Johansson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johansson tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Hands.
Hands throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hands misses with a body shot.
Hands tries to land a front kick but Johansson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Johansson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hands has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hands slips under a jab from Johansson.
Hands throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johansson's head.
Hands throws out a powerful jab.
Happy Hands is winning the standup battle so far.
Johansson cracks Hands with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johansson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Hands thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hands throws a good cross that connects.
Hands takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johansson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
No joy there for Hands, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hands throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansson.
A head kick misses from Hands.
Johansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johansson throws a jab when Hands was well out of range.
Johansson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hands has time to react.
Hands throws a leg kick but Johansson checks it.
Johansson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hands moves out of range of the strikes.
Hands swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johansson.
Hands throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson misses with a hook.
Hands dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Johansson misses its intended target.
Hands is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johansson can do to turn this around?
Hands misses with a kick to the body.
Johansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hands scores with the left hand. Johansson knows he should have avoided that one.
Johansson throws a jab when Hands was well out of range.
Hands cracks Johansson with an open hand slap.
Hands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hands tries to land a body kick
and Johansson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hands takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Johansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson looks to land a left hand but Hands moved out of range nicely.
Hands throws an overhand right that lands on Johansson's shoulder, as Johansson tries to avoid the shot.
Hands misses with a hook
and Johansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hands swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hands moves forwards but Johansson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hands throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hands lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johansson misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Hands finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hands misses with a head kick.
Johansson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hands's hands.
Johansson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hands counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hands fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johansson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Hands.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Hands's shoulder, as Hands tries to avoid the shot.
Hands rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hands takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hands keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hands throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johansson swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Hands to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Johansson misses.
Johansson misses with an uppercut
and Johansson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johansson throws an off balance right hand
and Hands counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johansson is breathing heavily.
Hands misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hands. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hands throws the kick towards the body but Johansson avoids it.
Johansson digs a good hook to Hands's body.
Hands just misses with a punch to the body.
Hands blocks a jab.
Hands connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johansson. Johansson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hands fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johansson manages to avoid it.
Johansson cracks Hands with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hands throws a hook to the side of Johansson's head but Johansson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johansson! But no joy.
Johansson slips under a jab.
Hands on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johansson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hands throws a hook but Johansson avoids it easily.
Johansson slips a jab from Hands.
Hands tries to work over Johansson's front leg with a kick but Johansson checks it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johansson thuds his right hand into Hands's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Hands's head but Hands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson misses with a double jab
and Hands counters with a three punch combo that has Johansson backing up. Johansson nods at Hands to acknowledge the strikes.
Hands jabs at Johansson's body.
Johansson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hands sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hands misses with a series of wild punches.
Johansson is looking for the big counter here.
Hands throws a nice looking combination but Johansson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johansson slips under a jab.
Johansson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hands moves away.
Johansson dips to his left and cracks Hands with an uppercut!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses the jab.
Hands is looking to counter punch.
Johansson slips a straight right by Hands.
Good standup being displayed there by Johansson as he connects with a hook.
Johansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hands sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hands is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johansson lands a lovely overhand right.
Hands pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johansson is out of range and Hands settles back down.
Johansson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johansson misses with a looping left.
Hands throws a sloppy head kick and Johansson moves out of range easily.
Hands moves away from the strike by Johansson.
Hands is looking to land body kicks.
Johansson misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Johansson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a jab when Hands was well out of range.
Johansson punishes Hands's body with a nice straight punch.
Hands dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johansson. That did some damage!
Johansson misses with a right hand
and Hands counters with a nice kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hands ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Hands appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and Hands connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hands defending well as Johansson loads up on a big left hand.
Johansson connects with a looping right hand.
Johansson moves out of range as Hands strikes.
Nice defenses there by Hands.
Hands is looking to counter punch.
Johansson throws a right hand that Hands ducks under and follows up with a left that Hands also avoids with ease.
Hands is looking to counter punch.
Hands takes one on the button.
Hands scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hands looks for the body kick but Johansson saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Johansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hands lands with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Johansson there.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansson misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansson misses the target.
Hands looks to throw a body kick
and Johansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johansson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hands counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johansson's knee momentarily.
Johansson misses the jab.
Hands throws a quick counter head kick but Johansson was just out of range.
Hands throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johansson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hands throws a head kick that Johansson semi-blocks.
Johansson throws a lazy right hand but Hands sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Hands - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Happy Hands 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. This is the final round!
Johansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hands throws out the jab.
Hands slips a straight right by Johansson.
Johansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hands.
Johansson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hands throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Johansson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body kick from Hands.
A big left from Johansson misses.
Johansson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hands steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands slips under a jab.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Hands's head but Hands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johansson misses the jab.
Hands displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johansson throws out the jab.
And Hands counters with a quick kick to the body but Johansson blocks it.
Hands lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands throws an overhand right that lands on Johansson's shoulder, as Johansson tries to avoid the shot.
Hands looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hands misses with a hook to the body
and Johansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hands.
Hands throws a quick counter head kick but Johansson was just out of range.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Hands swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johansson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johansson connects with a single shot there.
Johansson throws a good cross that connects.
Johansson lunges at Hands with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hands's hand.
Hands misses with a double jab.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Hands's shoulder, as Hands tries to avoid the shot.
Johansson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hands on the side of the head.
Hands slips a straight right by Johansson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansson moves away.
Johansson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hands counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hands slips a straight right by Johansson.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hands counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johansson thinking.
The fighters circling - Johansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hands throws a lazy body kick
letting Johansson counter with a right hand.
Johansson scores with a shot to the body.
Johansson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johansson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johansson catches Hands with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johansson misses with a hook.
Hands tries a head kick but it misses.
Johansson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hands walks into a stiff left hand from Johansson.
Johansson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hands looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Hands ducks down to avoid it.
Johansson scores with a nice strike.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hands lands a right hook to the body.
Hands looks to land a left hand but Johansson moved out of range nicely.
Johansson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hands goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hands misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Hands ducks down to avoid it.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johansson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johansson misses with an uppercut
and Hands counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hands throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johansson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hands moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hands throws a sloppy head kick and Johansson moves out of range easily.
Johansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johansson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hands avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hands steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Johansson connects with a crisp jab.
Hands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hands walks into a straight right hand from Johansson.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johansson moves out of range of the body kick from Hands.
Hands rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hands misses with a hook.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hands thinks about countering with a head kick.
Johansson moves out of range of the body kick from Hands.
Hands uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Hands misses with a jab to the body
and Hands takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johansson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hands on the side of the head.
Hands displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johansson throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Hands misses its target.
Johansson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hands.
Hands misses with a body shot
and Johansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hands slips a straight right by Johansson.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hands looks to throw a body kick
and Johansson counters with a straight right hand.
Hands wants to slow Johansson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johansson misses with an uppercut
and Hands counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Hands throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hands throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Johansson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hands throws an off balance right hand
and Johansson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hands connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hands throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johansson's head.
Johansson swings widly with a right hand
and Johansson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hands moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Johansson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johansson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hands to counter with a crisp jab.
Hands is looking to chop away at Johansson's legs.
Hands misses with a hook
and Johansson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hands thinking.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws out a powerful jab.
Johansson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hands's head.
Hands goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hands.
Hands appears to be looking for a big counter.
Johansson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hands manages to avoid it.
Hands displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johansson throws out the jab.
Hands uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Hands avoids them all with ease.
Johansson looks to throw the jab but Hands is out of range.
Johansson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hands can pounce on him.
Hands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansson throws a hook but Hands blocks it.
Hands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johansson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hands connects with a high kick.
Hands with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johansson scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Hands ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hands. That's going to slow Johansson down.
Johansson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hands counters with a nice body kick.
Johansson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hands moves away from the strike by Johansson.
Hands misses with a double jab
and Hands takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johansson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hands.
Hands ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hands moves away from the strike by Johansson.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Hands.
Johansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Hands was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johansson.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hands to counter with a crisp jab.
Johansson digs a good hook to Hands's body.
A big right from Hands misses.
Hands works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johansson misses with a right hand
and Hands counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hands lands a nice shot to the body.
Hands slips under a jab from Johansson.
Johansson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hands scores with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hands.
Sven Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Happy Hands is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hands explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hands throws a hook to the side of Johansson's head but Johansson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Happy Hands.
Well Hands has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Happy Hands!
Happy Hands 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Phoenix (ranked 1186 p4p, 1956 weight class) and Alkandros Vasilios (ranked 108 p4p, 172 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerald Phoenix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alkandros Vasilios!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vasilios misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phoenix tries to work over Vasilios's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike.
Vasilios scores with a shot to the side of Phoenix's head.
Phoenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vasilios misses with a body punch.
Vasilios's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phoenix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
 It looks like Alkandros Vasilios has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Phoenix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vasilios.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasilios ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vasilios no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasilios looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vasilios controls Phoenix momentarily but Phoenix frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Phoenix has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Phoenix stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vasilios swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vasilios not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Phoenix not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two 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.
Phoenix won't allow Vasilios to sweep him here.
Vasilios controls Phoenix momentarily but Phoenix frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Phoenix scores with a jab. Vasilios acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Phoenix looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Phoenix's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vasilios under the eye.
Phoenix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phoenix lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Phoenix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phoenix avoids the body shot from Vasilios.
Phoenix connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vasilios momentarily.
Phoenix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Phoenix keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Vasilios.
Vasilios uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phoenix.
Vasilios has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Phoenix.
Phoenix cracks Vasilios with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Vasilios lands an impressive looking overhand right. Phoenix doesn't seem phased though.
Phoenix cracks a nice hook into Vasilios's ribs.
Vasilios avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vasilios is looking to clinch.
Phoenix half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vasilios shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Phoenix's guard.
Vasilios pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phoenix is keeping the position for now.
Vasilios throws an elbow that misses. Phoenix uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vasilios's guard. Nice move by Phoenix!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phoenix controlling from the top position.
Vasilios looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vasilios keeping full guard, as Phoenix tries to pass.
Vasilios is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Phoenix wants to control from the top but Vasilios keeps moving.
Phoenix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vasilios has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Phoenix has managed to get both his arms back between Vasilios's legs - danger averted.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Phoenix is looking to advance position but Vasilios has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Phoenix is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phoenix gets back to half guard.
Phoenix wants to improve his position but Vasilios is controlling well.
Vasilios is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Vasilios trying to pass the guard but Phoenix defending well.
Vasilios is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Phoenix sees it coming and defends easily.
Vasilios thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Phoenix's head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix has his hands clasped together around Vasilios's back. He's all about the action.
Vasilios is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Phoenix is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Phoenix can't escape the position.
Vasilios jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Phoenix is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Phoenix and Vasilios has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Phoenix is holding Vasilios down, trying to stall.
Phoenix tries to buck Vasilios off but Vasilios is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix wants to control but Vasilios postures up.
Phoenix pushes Vasilios away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Vasilios gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Phoenix struggling a bit here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vasilios throwing strikes but Phoenix manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Phoenix knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vasilios on the ground.
Phoenix is trying to move to mount but Vasilios reverses beautifully and ends up in Phoenix's guard.
Phoenix has his hands on Vasilios's head, controlling the position.
Phoenix on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Phoenix tries to get out of the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vasilios trying to control the position from guard on top but Phoenix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasilios passes Phoenix's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phoenix trying to control but Vasilios postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Phoenix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alkandros Vasilios's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Phoenix scores with a jab to the body.
Phoenix comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Phoenix's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Phoenix duly obliges.
A low kick lands for Phoenix.
Phoenix connects with a body shot that sends Vasilios's belly button to the back.
Phoenix lands a right hook to the body.
Vasilios stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phoenix.
Phoenix connects with a body shot that sends Vasilios's belly button to the back.
Vasilios's coach down at Canadian Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vasilios's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vasilios misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Phoenix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasilios looks to score with a jab to the body but Phoenix is just out of range.
Vasilios throws a body punch but Phoenix moves out of range.
Crunch! Phoenix slams his shin into Vasilios's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilios rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phoenix counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vasilios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
Phoenix pushes Vasilios away with a front kick.
Vasilios is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Phoenix rather than just go for the knockout.
A left lands for Phoenix.
Vasilios walks into a stiff left hand from Phoenix.
Gerald Phoenix is winning the standup battle so far.
Phoenix takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gerald Phoenix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phoenix takes a swing at Vasilios's ribcage but misses.
Phoenix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasilios.
Vasilios throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasilios tries to clinch but Phoenix moves away
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
Phoenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasilios is just out of range.
Phoenix stuns Vasilios with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vasilios pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phoenix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasilios can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix connects with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Phoenix wants it to stay on the feet.
Phoenix gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Phoenix throws a head kick but Vasilios moves out of range.
Vasilios shoots in and drives through. Phoenix sprawls well.
Vasilios takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vasilios darts in looking for a takedown but Phoenix gets double underhooks and turns Vasilios into the cage.
Gerald Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alkandros Vasilios.
Phoenix misses with a head kick.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phoenix lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vasilios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vasilios.
Vasilios takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Phoenix misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios misses with a left hand
and Phoenix counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vasilios, as that shot connected.
Phoenix lands with an overhand left.
Phoenix throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Phoenix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Phoenix lands with a kick to the temple. Vasilios shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vasilios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A cross from Phoenix lands.
Phoenix lands a leg kick that knocks Vasilios off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Phoenix.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Phoenix.
Phoenix connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick lands for Phoenix.
Vasilios moves forwards but Phoenix connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vasilios takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Vasilios 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vasilios moves forwards but Phoenix connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vasilios lands a jab.
Phoenix fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios is looking to clinch.
Vasilios takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Phoenix throws a head kick that half lands.
Phoenix connects with a solid leg kick.
Phoenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasilios manages to avoid it.
Phoenix throws a body punch but Vasilios moves out of range.
Vasilios takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vasilios tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Phoenix defends well and Vasilios ends up having to push Phoenix into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vasilios staying out of range there.
Vasilios tries to keep at a distance but Phoenix has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vasilios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phoenix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vasilios backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vasilios.
Vasilios blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with an elbow over the top.
A shot in the inside from Phoenix.
A shot in the inside from Phoenix.
Vasilios jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Phoenix walks away with a smile on his face. Vasilios gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vasilios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Phoenix. That's going to slow Vasilios down.
Phoenix scores with a hook to the body. Vasilios takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vasilios looks to land a left hand but Phoenix moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Phoenix. Those never looked like landing.
Vasilios tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios misses with a shot to the body
and Phoenix counters with a low kick, right behind Vasilios 's knee.
Phoenix throws a sloppy head kick and Vasilios moves out of range easily.
Vasilios misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Phoenix counters with an inside leg kick.
Vasilios scores with a body shot.
Phoenix dips to his left and cracks Vasilios with an uppercut!
Vasilios misses with an uppercut. Phoenix saw that one coming.
Phoenix scores with a jab.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasilios misses with a takedown
and Phoenix counters with a slapping leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vasilios.
Phoenix is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vasilios on the side of the head.
Phoenix goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vasilios throws an overhand right that lands on Phoenix's shoulder, as Phoenix tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix moves out of range as Vasilios strikes.
Vasilios has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Phoenix finds it's way round the side to connect with Vasilios's head.
A nice combination there by Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a nice shot to the body.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Vasilios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phoenix lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vasilios.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Phoenix.
Vasilios has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vasilios just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasilios swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phoenix tries a head kick but it misses.
Phoenix fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vasilios.
Phoenix cracks Vasilios with an open hand slap.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut
and Vasilios counters with a left to the body.
Vasilios closes this distance looking for a takedown but Phoenix circles away.
Phoenix smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab by Phoenix.
Vasilios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Phoenix dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alkandros Vasilios's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Phoenix fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vasilios.
Phoenix punishes Vasilios's body with a nice straight punch.
Vasilios connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Phoenix with a jab.
Vasilios has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Phoenix.
Phoenix lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Phoenix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phoenix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vasilios is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix misses with a head kick.
Vasilios drops his hands momentarily and Phoenix takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Phoenix slips a straight right by Vasilios.
Vasilios takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilios fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phoenix looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phoenix scores with the left hand. Vasilios knows he should have avoided that one.
Vasilios throws a good cross that connects.
Vasilios just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vasilios swings away with a body shot that misses
and Phoenix counters with a nice uppercut.
Vasilios comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vasilios throws a lazy uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a nice uppercut.
Phoenix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Phoenix listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vasilios takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasilios closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Phoenix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phoenix displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vasilios.
Vasilios takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phoenix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vasilios slips under a jab from Phoenix.
Vasilios fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Phoenix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vasilios or perhaps it was just good defense by Phoenix, which made it look bad.
Vasilios tries to move into range but Phoenix moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Phoenix throws a body shot but no joy.
Phoenix fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vasilios on the side of the head.
Vasilios takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vasilios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix swings for the body but Vasilios moves out of range.
Vasilios tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Phoenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasilios looks to throw the jab but Phoenix is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Phoenix.
Phoenix fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vasilios tries to score a power double leg takedown but Phoenix sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vasilios somewhat.
Gerald Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alkandros Vasilios.
Danga de danga de dang - Phoenix scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Vasilios darts in looking for a takedown but Phoenix gets double underhooks and turns Vasilios into the cage.
Vasilios throws a front kick aimed at Phoenix's knee but Phoenix avoids it well.
Phoenix with a nice calf kick.
Phoenix scores with a punch to the head.
Vasilios's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a shot to the body.
Phoenix connects with an inside leg kick.
Vasilios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasilios takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vasilios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
Phoenix circles away from the clinch attempt
and Phoenix counters with a body kick that stops Vasilios in his tracks momentarily.
Vasilios takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vasilios looks to clinch
and Phoenix counters with a left to the body.
Vasilios misses with a left hand
and Phoenix counters with a nice body shot.
Phoenix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Phoenix scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vasilios in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasilios drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Phoenix is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Vasilios has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Vasilios fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Phoenix regains half guard.
Phoenix is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vasilios's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vasilios's back!
Phoenix controlling well, preventing Vasilios from escaping the position.
Vasilios tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Vasilios keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix avoids the attempt from Vasilios to control.
Phoenix controlling from mount.
Vasilios tries to hold on but Phoenix postures up.
Alkandros Vasilios has got the better of the ground game so far.
Phoenix controlling the pace for now.
Phoenix tries to control but Vasilios wriggling away.
Vasilios can't escape the position.
That's eight 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.
Phoenix controlling the position easily from mount.
Vasilios tries to hold on but Phoenix postures up.
Phoenix sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vasilios working to try and regain half guard.
Gerald Phoenix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios tries to hold on but Phoenix postures up.
Vasilios tries to reverse the position but Phoenix maintains control.
Phoenix controlling the pace for now.
Alkandros Vasilios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phoenix blocks Vasilios's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Phoenix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Phoenix, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Phoenix!
Gerald Phoenix retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Gerald Phoenix 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hardy (ranked 2089 p4p, 1075 weight class) and Buster Norberg (ranked 250 p4p, 131 weight class). Norberg has chosen Real American - Rick Derringer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buster Norberg!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hardy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hardy is trying to control the action in half guard but Norberg is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Norberg trying to control here.
Hardy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hardy is controlling the pace.
Norberg actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norberg actively working from the bottom here.
Hardy throwing shots but Norberg is blocking nicely.
Hardy is thwarting Norberg's attempts to control the position.
Hardy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norberg is trying to maintain the position but Hardy is very close to passing his half guard.
Norberg is trying to get back to full guard.
Hardy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Norberg is controlling Hardy's trapped leg to prevent Hardy from advancing to side control.
Hardy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hardy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hardy drops an elbow to the side of Norberg's head.
Hardy working Norberg over with strikes.
Norberg trying to control but Hardy postures up.
Hardy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to take a breather but Norberg is having none of it.
Norberg wants to get back to full guard.
Hardy trying to mount his opponent but Norberg defends it.
Hardy is nestled in close to Norberg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
It looks like Buster Norberg has been cut.
Norberg is looking to control Hardy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Norberg avoid being mounted?
Hardy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hardy lands strikes from half guard.
Hardy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Norberg defending well though.
Norberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hardy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That has opened up Buster Norberg's cut even more.
Hardy moves into full mount! Norberg won't be happy about that!
Hardy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The cut above Buster Norberg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Buster Norberg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oliver Hardy!
After winning the bout, Oliver Hardy 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 1267 p4p, 784 weight class) and Stavros Halkias (ranked 202 p4p, 122 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Rush - Subdivisions. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stavros Halkias!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halkias scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Halkias pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Smith back to the cage. Halkias follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Halkias takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Halkias won't allow it.
A short right from Halkias on the inside.
A short left from Halkias.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halkias.
Halkias prevents the takedown attempt.
Halkias lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Smith has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Halkias has him pressed against the cage.
Halkias manages to break the clinch.
Halkias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halkias lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Halkias takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Mike Smith has been cut.
Halkias pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Halkias cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Halkias manages to break the clinch.
Smith shoots and misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been informed that Halkias has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halkias paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halkias throws an overhand right that drops Smith like a sack of potatoes! Halkias dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stavros Halkias!
Stavros Halkias is the new light heavyweight champion!
Stavros Halkias decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Mike Smith stepped up to the mic, saying 'Happy Memorial Day and thanks to all who've served or are serving our country right now.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bing Bang (ranked 1493 p4p, 1585 weight class) and Abasi Njagi (ranked 109 p4p, 115 weight class). Njagi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Game - Name Me King (Feat. Pusha T). 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bing Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abasi Njagi!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang moves in looking to clinch but Njagi pushes him off.
Bing Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Njagi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bang is fending him off so far but Njagi persists. Nope, Bang circles away and we're back to standing.
Bang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Njagi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Njagi fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bang. Njagi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Njagi will feel that in the morning.
Njagi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Njagi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bing Bang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abasi Njagi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang wants to clinch up but Njagi keeps it at a distance.
Bang misses with the body kick
and Njagi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bang!
Njagi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bang prevents Njagi from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang wants to control but Njagi postures up.
Njagi tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bang is not content to let Njagi control the position.
Bang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Njagi trying to control the action but Bang is working from the bottom.
Njagi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Njagi counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Njagi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bang, who protects the arm well.
Njagi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Njagi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Njagi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Njagi working away.
Njagi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bang, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njagi misses with the ground and pound.
Njagi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Njagi in the domination position with Bang hanging on.
Njagi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bang knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bang sneaks back into half guard.
Njagi thows a huge punch but Bang dodges it nicely.
Njagi is looking for a kimura but Bang is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Njagi to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njagi is looking for a kimura here.
Njagi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bang has managed to free his arm - good work.
Njagi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bang defends it well.
Njagi is working for a submission of some sort.
Njagi is working for a kimura but Bang is defending it quite comfortably.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Njagi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bang manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Njagi wants to control from the top but Bang keeps moving.
Njagi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Njagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Njagi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bang is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bang has escaped and now he's on top!
Njagi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Njagi being controlled here, momentarily.
Njagi has his foot on Bang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bang works his way back into a safe position though.
Bang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bang pushes down on Njagi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Njagi looking for subs from the bottom but Bang mounts him!
Njagi is squirming around, avoiding Bang's attempts to control the action.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Njagi wants to control but Bang is having none of it.
Bang looking to control but Njagi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Njagi gets back to half guard.
Bang is looking to take a break and control but Njagi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Njagi actively working from the bottom here.
Njagi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bang pulls his head out easily.
Bang is taking a breather. Njagi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Njagi tries to roll over but Bang keeps him under control.
Njagi wants to control but Bang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bang moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Njagi.
Bang takes a little break here. Njagi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Njagi is trying to strike from the bottom but Bang has passed into full mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Njagi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Njagi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bang controlling from the full mount.
Njagi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bang raining down hammerfists from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Njagi wants to control but Bang is having none of it.
Njagi is trying desperately to improve position.
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 Bing Bang 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.
Bang stuffs the takedown.
Bang dips to his left and cracks Njagi with an uppercut!
Bang punishes Njagi's body with a nice straight punch.
Bang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Njagi but Njagi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Njagi gets tackled into the cage by Bang. Bang maintains the clinch.
Njagi tries for a takedown but Bang manages to get underhooks.
Bang breaks from the clinch.
Bang thuds his shin into the meat of Njagi's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Njagi dives in and grabs Bang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bang pushes down on Njagi's head and hops out.
Bing Bang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abasi Njagi.
Bang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Njagi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bang scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njagi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Njagi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Njagi shoots in looking for a takedown. Bang tries to sprawl out of it but Njagi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch but Njagi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Bang there.
Bang thows a body kick. Njagi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bang is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Njagi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Njagi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bang avoids it really well and circles away.
Bang feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a body punch but Njagi moves out of range.
Bang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Njagi.
Bang with a hook.
Njagi fails to land the takedown.
Bing Bang is winning the standup battle so far.
Bang is looking to clinch.
Bang tries to clinch there but Njagi circles away.
Njagi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bang sprawls well. Bang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Njagi gets slowly back to his feet.
Bang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njagi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bang tries to clinch up.
Njagi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bang lands with a hook. Njagi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Njagi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bang quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Njagi wants to work for an arm triangle but Bang is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bang manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Njagi trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom.
Bang 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.
Bang keeping moving, preventing Njagi from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Njagi stands up from Bang's guard - Njagi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Njagi feints and as Bang raises his hands in defense, Njagi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Njagi looking to pass the guard.
Bang has his hands on Njagi's head, controlling the position.
Abasi Njagi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Njagi wants to pass the guard but Bang is keeping the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Njagi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bang is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Njagi, into his guard.
Bang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Njagi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Njagi is breathing heavily.
Bang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Njagi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bang looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bang continues to stall.
Bang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Njagi can do to turn this around?
Njagi is looking for a triangle but Bang pushes his legs off easily.
Bang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Njagi struggling a bit here.
Bang taking a breather here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bang trying to control the action but Njagi is working from the bottom.
Njagi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bang wants to control but Njagi is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Njagi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bang wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Njagi is still trying to improve position.
Njagi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bang is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Njagi's shoulder. That is not cool.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Njagi is looking for a sweep.
Bang wants to stand but Njagi has his arm trapped.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Njagi looks for a takedown but Bang sprawls well.
Bang is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bang punishes Njagi's body with a nice straight punch.
Bang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch but Njagi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Njagi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Njagi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bang is trying to defend but Njagi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bang is pressing down on Njagi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Njagi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Njagi has gone for a leg lock! Bang slips out almost immediately though and dives into Njagi's guard.
Bang preventing the sweep.
Njagi keeping full guard, as Bang tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Njagi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bang stacks Njagi on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bang!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bing Bang dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Njagi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bang defends well and Njagi ends up having to push Bang into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bang. That's going to slow Njagi down.
Bang cracks Njagi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Njagi shoots in looking for a takedown. Bang tries to sprawl out of it but Njagi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Njagi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bang is fending him off so far but Njagi persists. Nope, Bang circles away and we're back to standing.
Bing Bang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abasi Njagi.
Njagi slips a jab from Bang.
Njagi feints the counter takedown.
Bang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Njagi at a distance.
Njagi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bang's waist but Bang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Njagi off to one side.
Njagi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang jabs Njagi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bang clinches.
Bang has a couple of punches blocked by Njagi.
Njagi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Njagi works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bang trying to control the position here.
Njagi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Njagi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang trying to keep a closed guard but Njagi is proving a slippery customer.
Njagi controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Njagi trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bang scores with a punch to the head.
Njagi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bang as he jumps to the side.
Bang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Njagi. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Njagi.
Njagi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Njagi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bang takes a swing at Njagi's ribcage but misses.
And Njagi tries to counter it with a takedown but Bang pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Njagi momentarily.
Njagi moves forwards but Bang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Njagi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bang misses with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Bang as Njagi shoots in.
Horrible takedown attempt by Njagi or perhaps it was just good defense by Bang, which made it look bad.
Njagi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bang.
Bang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bang jabs at Njagi's body.
Njagi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bang.
Njagi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Njagi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Bang trying to control here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Njagi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Njagi seems to be working for a kimura but Bang defends the submission attempt.
Bang tries to roll over but Njagi keeps him under control.
Njagi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Njagi is looking for a kimura but Bang is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Njagi to get the leverage.
Njagi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bang defends it well.
Njagi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Njagi is working for a submission of some sort.
Njagi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Njagi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bang holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Njagi is looking for a kimura but Bang is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Njagi to get the leverage.
Bang trying to control but Njagi postures up.
Bang gets full guard.
Njagi looking to pass the guard.
Njagi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Njagi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bang wants to stand and escape but Njagi is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Njagi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bang.
Bang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Njagi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Njagi fails with a takedown attempt.
Njagi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bang defends it nicely.
Bang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Njagi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bang throws a series of strikes that have Njagi backpedaling.
Bang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Njagi under the eye.
Bang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Njagi darts in looking for a takedown but Bang gets double underhooks and turns Njagi into the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Njagi doesn't seem bothered though.
Njagi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bang circles away.
Bang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bang lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Njagi backs up against the cage.
A jab from Bang finds it's way through Njagi's defenses.
Njagi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bang's guard.
Njagi won't allow Bang to sweep him here.
Njagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Njagi tries to free his leg and advance position but Bang is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bang trying to keep a closed guard but Njagi is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bing Bang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bing Bang!
A very excited looking Bing Bang 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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