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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Knight (ranked 5671 p4p, 24969 weight class) and Moby Kick (ranked 520 p4p, 537 weight class). Moby Kick will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moby Kick!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kick slips a straight right by Knight.
Knight closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kick quickly recovers to half guard.
Kick is trying to escape back to his feet but Knight uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Kick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knight landing a few strikes.
Knight scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Knight's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
 Kick is rocked!
A big shot lands for Knight! That's hurt Kick! Will he recover? Knight fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrance Knight!
During a confident post fight interview, Terrance Knight 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Alexander Marcos (ranked 3315 p4p, 4586 weight class) and Azz Babal (ranked 361 p4p, 450 weight class). Babal has chosen Back in the game as his entrance music. Ferdinand Alexander Marcos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferdinand Alexander Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azz Babal!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Babal throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Marcos misses the target.
Marcos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Babal scores with a jab.
Marcos lands with a good body shot.
Babal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marcos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marcos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marcos misses with a two punch combination.
Marcos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Marcos's head coaches at Tycoon Coaching & Sparring that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babal throws a body punch but Marcos moves out of range.
Marcos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Babal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ferdinand Alexander Marcos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Babal appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marcos ducks right into an uppercut from Babal.
Babal throws the kick towards the body but Marcos avoids it.
Marcos throwing a counter right hand but Babal manages to avoid it.
Marcos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babal manages to avoid it.
Marcos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Babal jabs Marcos right on the nose. Marcos blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Babal.
Babal throws a head kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Marcos.
Babal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marcos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marcos duly obliges.
Babal's corner calls for a 1-2. Babal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Babal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marcos lands with an overhand left.
Babal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Babal throws a body punch but Marcos moves out of range.
It looked like Marcos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcos moves into range and clinches up with Babal.
Marcos tries a body shot but Babal blocks it.
Marcos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Babal's efforts to push away.
Babal looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babal can't break the clinch.
Babal is trying to break the clinch but Marcos is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from Marcos.
Marcos lands a left hand.
Babal tries to score a body lock takedown but Marcos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marcos keeps control of Babal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marcos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Marcos.
Babal tries to pull guard but Marcos holds him up against the cage and eventually Babal drops back down to his feet.
Ferdinand Alexander Marcos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azz Babal.
Babal looks winded!
Marcos lands with a left to the head.
Marcos works on Babal's body with a couple of short punches.
Babal is trying to break the clinch but Marcos is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Marcos.
Marcos cracks Babal with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marcos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marcos lands a shot to the body.
Marcos presses Babal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marcos.
Marcos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Babal backwards.
Babal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marcos has him pressed against the cage.
Babal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marcos lands an uppercut.
Marcos digs a right hand into Babal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Babal's gas tank.
A short right from Marcos.
Marcos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marcos digs a right hand into Babal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Babal's gas tank.
Marcos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Marcos.
Good body shot from Marcos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Marcos.
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!
Marcos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marcos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Babal backwards.
Still in the clinch, Marcos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Babal is trying to break free.
Marcos lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Marcos.
Marcos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marcos presses Babal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marcos lands with a light punch inside.
Marcos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Babal backwards.
Marcos cracks Babal with a nice body shot.
Marcos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Marcos.
Marcos works on Babal's body with a couple of short punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marcos is working Babal over against the cage.
Marcos lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Marcos.
Marcos lands a body shot.
Marcos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marcos lands with a right to the head.
Marcos scores with a shot to the side of Babal's head.
Babal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marcos digs a right hand underneath Babal's ribcage. Babal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Babal takes a shot to the head.
Marcos lands with a right to the head.
Marcos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marcos is leaning against Babal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marcos lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Marcos.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marcos lands a right hand.
Marcos digs a right hand into Babal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Babal's gas tank.
Marcos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marcos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marcos is working Babal over against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marcos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marcos presses Babal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Marcos scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marcos.
Marcos pushes Babal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marcos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Babal is rocked!
Marcos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Babal is still on wobbly legs! Can Marcos finish him?
A short right from Marcos.
Marcos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Marcos.
A right handed body shot lands from Marcos.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Marcos as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Marcos.
Marcos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Marcos.
Marcos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marcos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Marcos.
Good body shot from Marcos.
A right hand to the body from Marcos.
Marcos lands a body punch.
Marcos lands with a left to the head.
Marcos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marcos lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcos throws a big uppercut that drops Babal! More strikes from Marcos and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Babal lies dazed against the cage as Marcos celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ferdinand Alexander Marcos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Dinu (ranked 3697 p4p, 3388 weight class) and Lamar Karter (ranked 421 p4p, 384 weight class). Roman Dinu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Dinu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamar Karter!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinu misses with an uppercut
and Karter counters with a straight right hand.
Dinu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dinu misses the jab.
Dinu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dinu misses with a lunging right hand
and Karter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dinu throws a poor cross that misses
and Karter counters with a nice leg kick.
Dinu moves into range and clinches up with Karter.
A short left from Karter.
Karter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Karter.
Dinu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karter's elbow.
Dinu managing to block the knees to the body from Karter.
Karter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dinu is defending well for now.
Karter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dinu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karter has Dinu pressed against the cage, preventing Dinu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dinu avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dinu throws an elbow but misses.
Dinu working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Dinu.
Dinu working aggressively here.
Dinu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Dinu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karter lands with a right to the head.
Dinu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dinu tries to throw a body punch but Karter avoids it by throwing Dinu back against the cage.
Dinu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dinu loads up on a big right hand but Karter slips the punch.
Dinu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Karter finds it's way through Dinu's defenses.
Dinu misses with a left hand
and Karter counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Karter!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karter walks into a jab.
 It looks like Lamar Karter has been cut.
Dinu clinches up against the cage.
Karter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dinu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karter blocks a body shot from Dinu.
Karter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Karter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dinu avoids it.
Karter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dinu is looking to control Karter's arms but Karter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dinu has his back to the cage.
Dinu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dinu blocks it with crossed arms.
Karter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karter lands a nice uppercut.
Karter blocking some punches.
Karter missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to Dinu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinu lands an elbow just above Karter 's eye.
Dinu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dinu has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dinu.
Karter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dinu backwards.
Dinu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karter tries to throw a body punch but Dinu avoids it by throwing Karter back against the cage.
Karter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dinu's efforts to push away.
Karter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dinu backwards.
Karter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dinu avoids it.
Karter misses with a body punch.
Dinu is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dinu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karter misses with some punches.
Karter trying to land knees to the body.
Dinu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Karter's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinu misses with a body punch.
Karter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dinu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dinu throws a leg kick
and Karter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Dinu is rocked!
Dinu misses with a hook to the body
and as Dinu loses concentration momentarily, Karter counters with a picture perfect head kick! Dinu goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lamar Karter!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vishis Vourture (ranked 2036 p4p, 2432 weight class) and Randy The Irritator (ranked 138 p4p, 169 weight class). Randy The Irritator told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vishis Vourture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy The Irritator!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Irritator swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vourture.
Vourture misses with a left hand
letting The Irritator counter with a right hand.
The Irritator dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vourture looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vourture loads up on a big right hand but The Irritator slips the punch.
The Irritator throws out a counter right but Vourture avoids it with no problem.
Vourture lands a leg kick that knocks The Irritator off balance momentarily.
The Irritator on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vourture lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Vourture.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! The Irritator crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vourture - the referee stops the clock and The Irritator gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vourture. The Irritator manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The Irritator moves out of range of the body kick.
Vourture sets himself, and The Irritator steps forward looking for the clinch! Vourture avoids it this time.
Vishis Vourture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Irritator checks a low kick from Vourture.
Vourture throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from The Irritator on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vourture is looking to slow The Irritator down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vourture throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vourture throws a leg kick which misses The Irritator's front leg but catches the back leg as The Irritator tries to avoid it.
Vourture defending well as The Irritator loads up on a big left hand.
Vourture throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A clash of legs there as The Irritator blocks the low kick.
The Irritator moves out of range as Vourture throws a body kick.
The Irritator let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vourture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vourture slips a straight right by The Irritator.
The Irritator throws a series of punches but Vourture avoids them all with ease.
Vourture tries to move into range but The Irritator moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Irritator has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vourture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vourture throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Irritator throws out a counter right but Vourture avoids it with no problem.
Vourture darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vourture misses with a body shot
and The Irritator cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
The Irritator throws a big shot that misses.
Vourture connects with a high kick.
Vourture throws a leg kick
and The Irritator cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Irritator thuds his right hand into Vourture's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Irritator throws out a powerful jab.
The Irritator scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vourture misses with a head kick.
Vourture throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Irritator 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Irritator has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Vourture's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Irritator under the eye.
Vourture throws a lazy uppercut
and The Irritator counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vourture thinking.
The Irritator takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Vourture finds it's way through The Irritator's defenses.
Vourture throws a leg kick which misses The Irritator's front leg but catches the back leg as The Irritator tries to avoid it.
Vourture loads up on a big right hand but The Irritator slips the punch.
Vourture sets himself, and The Irritator steps forward looking for the clinch! Vourture avoids it this time.
Vourture throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vourture uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Irritator has time to react.
Vourture misses with a head kick.
The Irritator ducks under a wild hook from Vourture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Irritator slips a straight right by Vourture.
The Irritator looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Irritator dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Irritator clinches up against the cage.
Vourture trying to stall but The Irritator improves his position.
Vourture is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Irritator is trying to pull guard but Vourture turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vourture is struggling to control the position.
The Irritator tries to pull guard but Vourture holds him up against the cage and eventually The Irritator drops back down to his feet.
The Irritator lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Irritator pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vourture scores with a head kick.
The Irritator has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vourture looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Irritator tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vourture manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Irritator has managed to clinch.
Vourture presses The Irritator against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Irritator tries to stall but Vourture uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vourture stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vourture taking a breather.
Vourture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vourture keeps the fight on the outside.
Vourture throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and The Irritator counters with a stiff right hand.
Vourture swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Irritator lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vourture. That's going to slow The Irritator down.
Vourture looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Irritator throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vourture sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vourture lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick from Vourture misses.
Despite the aggression on The Irritator's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Good standup being displayed there by Vourture as he connects with a hook.
The Irritator takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Vourture scoring well with a low kick there.
The Irritator throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Irritator throws a big shot that misses.
Vourture throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from The Irritator misses its intended target.
Vourture uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Irritator looks to land a right hand but Vourture moved out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Irritator throws out a loose jab but Vourture uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Vourture.
Vourture scoring well with a low kick there.
The Irritator catches Vourture with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vourture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vourture takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vourture scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vourture misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Vourture.
Vourture throws a head kick that misses
and The Irritator cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Vourture is predictable there
enabling The Irritator to counter with a crisp jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vourture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vourture swings widly with a right hand
and The Irritator counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vourture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vourture throws a head kick but The Irritator moves out of range.
The Irritator steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vourture.
Vourture throws a hook but The Irritator avoids it easily.
Vourture throws an overhand right that lands on The Irritator's shoulder, as The Irritator tries to avoid the shot.
Vourture pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Irritator! But no joy.
The Irritator checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vourture smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vourture misses with a kick to the body.
Vourture bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Vourture.
The Irritator forces Vourture back against the cage and clinches.
The Irritator lands a shoulder strike.
The Irritator has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vourture uses from the top position.
The Irritator is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vourture defends well.
Vourture wants to pass the guard but The Irritator is keeping the position.
The Irritator looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vourture wants to control from the top but The Irritator keeps moving.
The Irritator is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vourture wants to pass the guard but The Irritator is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vishis Vourture dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vourture throws a body kick that misses
and The Irritator counters with a straight right hand.
Vourture lands a front kick.
The Irritator chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vourture can pounce on him.
Vourture misses with a head kick.
The Irritator tries to move into range but Vourture moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick from Vourture misses.
The Irritator moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vourture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Irritator appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vourture explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The Irritator looks to land a combination. Vourture sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vourture is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vourture jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vourture with a nice calf kick.
Vourture throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Irritator sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vourture tried to score with a low kick but The Irritator checks it.
Vourture tests The Irritator's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Irritator on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A nice leg kick from Vourture, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vourture misses with a hook
and The Irritator counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Vourture tenderised The Irritator's leg. The Irritator is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Irritator keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The Irritator is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Irritator digs a good body shot into Vourture's ribs.
The Irritator misses with a body shot.
The Irritator on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vourture scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vourture misses with a head kick.
The Irritator wants to counter the offense by Vourture and move into the clinch position.
Vourture scores with a jab to the jaw.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vourture.
A punch lands to the side of The Irritator 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Vourture throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vourture is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Irritator can do to turn this around?
Vourture lands a nice hook to The Irritator's body. The Irritator takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Irritator chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vourture can pounce on him.
Vourture gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Irritator.
Vourture throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vourture misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from The Irritator on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice shot by Vourture.
The Irritator avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Irritator tries to counter with a clinch but Vourture shakes him off and moves away.
A slow jab from The Irritator misses its intended target.
The Irritator has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vourture.
The Irritator blocks the body kick.
The Irritator let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The Irritator keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Irritator moves out of range of the leg kick from Vourture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Irritator throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vourture stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vishis Vourture is winning the standup battle so far.
The Irritator misses with an uppercut. Vourture saw that one coming.
Vourture throws a jab when The Irritator was well out of range.
Vourture throws a head kick but The Irritator moves out of range.
The Irritator misses with a wild body shot.
Vourture is looking to slow The Irritator down with leg kicks.
The Irritator's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
The Irritator blocks a head kick by Vourture.
Vourture keeps The Irritator at a distance using the push kick.
The Irritator scores with a nice right hand.
Vourture takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vourture throws a push kick but The Irritator slaps the foot to one side.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vourture moves out of range as The Irritator strikes.
Good leg kick by Vourture.
Vourture scores with a nice head shot.
The Irritator lands a jab.
The Irritator displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oh Vourture is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vourture fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from The Irritator misses the target.
Vourture fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Irritator.
The Irritator throws a lazy right hand but Vourture sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vourture seems to have got his legs back now.
Vourture misses with a kick to the body
and Vourture takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vourture looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vourture throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Irritator checks a leg kick.
The Irritator misses with a body shot.
Vourture misses with a low kick.
The Irritator doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vourture.
The Irritator lands with a straight right. Vourture didn't see that one coming.
Vourture is looking to slow The Irritator down with leg kicks.
Vourture tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Irritator now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vourture lands a nice shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Vourture misses the target.
Vourture throws a head kick that misses.
The Irritator is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vourture with a body shot.
Vourture thows a leg kick but The Irritator checks it
and The Irritator counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick from Vourture, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vourture lands the left hand.
Vourture goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vourture misses with a kick to the body
and The Irritator counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Irritator takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vourture scores with a kick to the body.
Vourture misses with a low kick.
The Irritator swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vourture lands a leg kick that knocks The Irritator off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Vourture.
A little jabbing left from The Irritator on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vourture fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Irritator has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vourture throws a leg kick
and The Irritator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Vourture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vourture looks to land a body kick but The Irritator moved away.
Vourture displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Irritator throws out the jab.
Vourture is looking to slow The Irritator down with leg kicks.
The Irritator lands a jab to Vourture's midsection.
Vourture tries to land a front kick but The Irritator steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vourture scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Irritator takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vourture throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Irritator.
It seemed like The Irritator was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vourture throws a lazy uppercut
and The Irritator counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vourture throws a chopping leg kick but The Irritator manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Irritator is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vourture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Irritator is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The Irritator takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vourture scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Irritator on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vourture moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vishis Vourture dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A head kick from Vourture lands but The Irritator takes it in his stride.
Vourture lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vourture scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Irritator blocks a head kick by Vourture.
Both fighters circling a little - Vourture finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vourture fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Irritator has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vourture throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vourture lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Irritator takes a step back to recover.
Vourture lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Irritator's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vourture looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Despite the aggression on The Irritator's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vourture tries a low kick but The Irritator avoids it.
The Irritator is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vourture fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Irritator.
Vourture goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vourture scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vourture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Irritator wants to counter with a clinch but Vourture pushes him away.
The Irritator throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vourture.
The Irritator looks to land a left hand but Vourture moved out of range nicely.
Vourture slips under a jab from The Irritator.
Vourture lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Irritator blocks the body kick.
Vourture misses with an uppercut. The Irritator saw that one coming.
The Irritator lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vourture feints and then cracks The Irritator's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Irritator down.
Nice defenses there by Vourture.
Vourture lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vourture moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vourture throws a leg kick which misses The Irritator's front leg but catches the back leg as The Irritator tries to avoid it.
Vourture misses with a leg kick.
Vourture throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Irritator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crunch! Vourture slams his shin into The Irritator's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Irritator avoids the head kick by Vourture.
Vourture throws a leg kick which misses The Irritator's front leg but catches the back leg as The Irritator tries to avoid it.
Vourture closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vourture thumps The Irritator with a low kick.
Vourture misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - The Irritator throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vourture looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Vourture throws a wild body kick that The Irritator sees coming a mile off.
Vourture throws a body kick that misses.
The Irritator checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Irritator checks the leg kick.
Vourture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Irritator is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Irritator breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vourture thows a leg kick but The Irritator checks it
and The Irritator counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
You can see that The Irritator has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Vourture lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vourture rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Irritator counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vourture with a nice calf kick.
Vourture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vourture connects with a nice looking jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vourture throws a leg kick but The Irritator moved away.
Vourture takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from The Irritator does it's job there.
A good leg kick by Vourture.
Vourture misses with a head kick.
The Irritator is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Vourture finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vourture moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The Irritator stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vourture.
The Irritator blocks a head kick by Vourture.
A countering left hand to the body from The Irritator misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The Irritator checks a leg kick nicely.
The Irritator uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vourture.
A little jabbing left from The Irritator on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The Irritator misses with a double jab.
The Irritator uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vourture.
An inside leg kick lands from Vourture.
A nice combination there by Vourture.
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!
Vourture tries to land a body kick
and The Irritator counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vourture thinking.
The Irritator scores with a shot to the body.
Vourture tried to score with a low kick but The Irritator checks it.
The Irritator uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vourture.
The Irritator looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Randy The Irritator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Irritator is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vourture.
Vourture throws the kick towards the body but The Irritator avoids it.
Both fighters circling a little - Vourture finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The Irritator has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vourture.
The Irritator lands a left and a right that sends Vourture crashing to the canvas! The Irritator dives into mount looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vourture manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Vourture controlling the position well.
The Irritator is looking for a kimura but Vourture is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Irritator to get the leverage.
The Irritator is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vourture sees it coming and defends easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vourture manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The Irritator trying to control the position from guard on top but Vourture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vourture wants to sweep here but The Irritator controlling him for the moment.
Vourture controls The Irritator momentarily but The Irritator frees himself.
The Irritator missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Irritator postures up.
Vourture on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vourture tries to get out of the position.
The Irritator trying to control but Vourture is working from the bottom.
Vourture looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Irritator is one step ahead there.
The Irritator drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Irritator jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The Irritator throwing strikes from guard but Vourture blocks nicely.
Vourture looking to control.
The Irritator drops back looking for a leg! Vourture is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vourture manages to kick The Irritator off! The Irritator jumps back into Vourture's guard.
Vourture is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vishis Vourture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Irritator is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The Irritator is fighting to break Vourture's control of his arms but Vourture is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vishis Vourture showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vourture, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vishis Vourture!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Combs (ranked 1866 p4p, 2575 weight class) and Joel Osmond (ranked 221 p4p, 301 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timothy Combs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joel Osmond!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Combs misses with a takedown attempt
and Combs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Osmond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Combs.
Combs throws a looping overhand right but Osmond ducks down to avoid it.
Osmond throws a big shot that misses.
Combs moves out of range of the leg kick from Osmond.
Combs throws a body shot but no joy.
Osmond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Combs moves out of range as Osmond strikes.
Osmond cracks a nice hook into Combs's ribs.
Osmond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Combs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Osmond.
Combs throws a jab when Osmond was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Osmond on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Osmond throws out a loose jab but Combs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Osmond misses with a looping right.
Osmond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Combs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Combs checks a leg kick nicely.
Osmond misses with a leg kick
and Combs counters with a nice body shot.
Combs ducks under a wild hook from Osmond.
Combs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Osmond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Osmond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Osmond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Combs.
Combs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Osmond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Combs.
Osmond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Combs misses the jab.
Combs misses with a left hand
and Osmond counters with a nice body kick.
Combs moves away from the strike by Osmond.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Combs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Osmond throws a big shot that misses.
Combs scores with a sloppy right hand. Osmond should have avoided that one.
Combs avoids the body shot from Osmond.
Osmond throws the left hand but Combs avoids the punch easily.
Combs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Osmond.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Osmond.
A telegraphed right hand from Combs misses the target.
Combs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osmond manages to avoid it.
Osmond connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Osmond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Combs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osmond manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Osmond.
A jab lands there for Combs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Osmond.
Combs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Osmond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Osmond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Combs.
Osmond looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Osmond's corner calls for a 1-2. Osmond obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Combs looks to throw the jab but Osmond is out of range.
Osmond scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Combs misses with a body punch
and Osmond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Osmond fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Combs is rocked!
Osmond fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Combs to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Combs looks to clinch but Osmond throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Combs taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joel Osmond!
Joel Osmond thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eric Fassett (ranked 1091 p4p, 2826 weight class) and Jimmy Jackman (ranked 82 p4p, 193 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Fassett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Jackman!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackman connects with a single shot there.
Jackman misses with an uppercut.
Fassett misses with a body punch
and Jackman counters with a straight right hand.
Fassett cracks Jackman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fassett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fassett connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackman wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fassett.
Fassett trying to control but Jackman is working from the bottom.
Jackman trying to control the position.
Jackman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fassett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fassett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fassett showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fassett slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fassett won't allow Jackman to sweep him here.
Fassett looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fassett seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jackman for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Jackman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fassett looks to land a left hand but Jackman moved out of range nicely.
Fassett walks into a straight right hand from Jackman.
Fassett scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fassett has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Jackman is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Fassett yanks on the arm and Jackman is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Fassett.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eric Fassett!
Eric Fassett looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Pekka Pouta is a very nice and respectable person, glad I had the honor to kick his ass! (:'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Howell (ranked 1613 p4p, 1777 weight class) and Aimo Surakka (ranked 190 p4p, 212 weight class). Howell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is HonestKey- The Unseen. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aimo Surakka!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Surakka.
Howell thows a body kick. Surakka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Surakka. Howell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howell throws a head kick that misses.
Surakka connects with a looping right hand.
 It looks like Julius Howell has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Surakka misses the target.
Howell is looking to counter the offense by Surakka and move into the clinch.
Surakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Surakka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Surakka misses with a looping left.
Surakka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Surakka connects with a crisp jab.
A big left from Howell misses.
Surakka misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Howell, as that shot connected.
Aimo Surakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Surakka misses the body punch
and Howell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell is trying to pull guard but Surakka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Howell can't find room to land a body shot as Surakka controls the action.
Howell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howell has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Surakka clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Surakka tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Howell avoids the attempt from Surakka to control.
Howell with shots to the head and body - Surakka looks very uncomfortable down there.
Howell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Surakka is looking to escape.
Howell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Howell controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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!
Surakka is trying desperately to improve position.
Howell landing shots from mount.
Howell working the ground and pound effectively.
Surakka tries to lock up and control but Howell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Surakka wants to try and get back to his feet.
Howell landing shots from mount.
Surakka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Howell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Howell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Surakka?
Howell trying to control but Surakka is having none of it.
The referee warns Surakka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surakka tries to hold on but Howell postures up.
Surakka tries to improve his position but instead Howell has taken his back!
Surakka showing good submission defense here.
Howell lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Surakka.
Howell is hanging on to Surakka's back as he tries to escape.
Howell struggling to keep hold of the position.
Howell lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Surakka right now.
Howell gets his hands free as Surakka looks to control.
Surakka is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Can Surakka hold on?! Howell is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Howell is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Surakka is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Julius Howell!
After winning the bout, Julius Howell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Braxton (ranked 861 p4p, 1737 weight class) and VC Barre (ranked 110 p4p, 212 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Braxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, VC Barre!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barre throws a nice head kick!
Braxton swings for the body but Barre moves out of range.
Barre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Braxton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Braxton is looking to clinch.
Braxton has Barre up against the cage in a clinch.
Barre manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Braxton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Braxton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Braxton counters with a quick kick to the body but Barre blocks it.
Barre slips a straight right by Braxton.
Barre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braxton backing away here, and Barre unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton cracks a nice hook into Barre's ribs.
Barre slips a jab from Braxton.
Barre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barre throws a head kick that misses
and Braxton counters with a solid body kick.
Barre throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
Braxton quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton stalks Barre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barre's face. Barre staggers backwards, shaken.
Barre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braxton.
Braxton lands with a shot to the body.
Braxton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barre connects with a leg kick.
Barre scores with a punch to the head.
Braxton scores with a shot to the body.
Barre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Braxton is able to avoid easily.
Barre throws a lazy right hand but Braxton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braxton throws a nice looking combination but Barre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braxton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barre.
Braxton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barre throws out the jab.
VC Barre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barre lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Braxton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Braxton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Barre misses
and Braxton counters with a three punch combo that has Barre backing up. Barre nods at Braxton to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barre.
Barre throws a leg kick that misses.
We've been told by Braxton's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Braxton wants to slow Barre down by chopping away at his legs.
Barre moves out of range of the strikes.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braxton misses with a body shot.
Braxton checks a leg kick nicely.
Barre lands a high kick!
Braxton looks to land a right hand but Barre moved out of range.
Braxton checks a leg kick nicely.
Braxton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barre lands with a nice combination. Braxton backs away looking to recover.
Braxton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barre misses with a left hand
letting Braxton counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton throws a hook to the side of Barre's head but Barre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barre looks to land a right hand but Braxton moved out of range.
Braxton feints a jab promting Barre to slip. Braxton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barre slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Braxton throws a lazy right hand but Barre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braxton moves out of range of the leg kick from Barre.
Braxton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barre throws a solid leg kick but Braxton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barre.
Braxton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barre has time to react.
Braxton misses with a head kick.
Barre throws a leg kick that is checked
and Braxton counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Barre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barre misses the jab.
Barre just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBraxton.
Barre scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braxton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Braxton scores with a nice head shot.
Barre misses with an uppercut.
Braxton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Braxton has Barre up against the cage in a clinch.
Braxton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barre misses with some punches.
Barre throws a punch but it's blocked by Braxton.
Barre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braxton.
Barre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braxton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barre up against the cage.
Barre has a couple of punches blocked by Braxton.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Braxton is keeping busy.
Barre scores with a shot to the side of Braxton's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braxton.
Braxton scores with a shoulder strike.
Braxton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Braxton lands with a light punch inside.
Braxton blocking some punches.
Braxton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barre backwards.
Braxton blocking some punches.
Braxton letting Barre take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Barre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Braxton scores with a shot to the side of Barre's head.
Barre has Braxton pressed against the cage.
Barre throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barre backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braxton lands with a short shot to the head.
Barre misses with the head strike.
Barre blocks an elbow strike from Braxton.
Braxton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Braxton misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Braxton as Barre tries to tie him up.
Barre avoiding damage.
Braxton throws a punch but it's blocked by Barre.
Barre wants to stall.
Braxton misses with a punch on the inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barre leaning against his opponent.
Braxton blocking some punches.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Braxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barre is trying to stall.
A short right from Braxton.
Barre scores with a shoulder strike.
Braxton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barre backwards.
Braxton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Braxton gets through Barre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Braxton misses with a body punch.
Barre misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barre.
Barre being controlled against the cage.
Braxton misses with a punch on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barre lands with a right to the head.
Braxton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barre has a couple of punches blocked by Braxton.
Braxton misses with a body punch.
Barre misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braxton.
Barre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barre trying to control the position but instead, Braxton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barre into the cage.
Braxton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braxton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Braxton slows down the pace here.
Barre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Braxton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barre's elbow.
Barre stalling in the clinch but Braxton improves position.
Barre trying to control the position but instead, Braxton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barre into the cage.
Braxton lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Braxton.
Barre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Braxton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barre dodges an elbow strike from Braxton.
Braxton blocks a body shot from Barre.
Barre blocks an elbow strike from Braxton.
Braxton lands a nice shot to the body.
Barre is trying to maintain a safe position but Braxton gets an underhook and turns Barre into the cage.
Barre blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Braxton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barre throws a jab when Braxton was well out of range.
Barre avoids the head kick by Braxton.
Barre feints a counter leg kick.
Braxton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barre takes one to the side of the head.
Braxton slips a jab from Barre.
Barre throws a body punch but Braxton moves out of range.
Braxton lands a jab.
Barre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Braxton throws a leg kick but Barre sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Braxton checks it well.
Barre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barre throws a combination that misses
and Braxton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Danny Braxton is winning the standup battle so far.
Barre tries to score with a low kick but Braxton moves his leg out of the way.
Barre has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Barre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braxton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barre throws a leg kick but Braxton checks it.
Barre tries to keep at a distance but Braxton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Braxton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barre can do to turn this around?
Braxton tries to work over Barre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Braxton misses with a punch to the body.
Danny Braxton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braxton.
Good body shot from Braxton.
Braxton scores with a shoulder strike.
Braxton is leaning against Barre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barre is looking to control Braxton's arms but Braxton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barre has his back to the cage.
Barre misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Braxton.
Braxton lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barre tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Barre back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Braxton.
Barre is breathing heavily.
Braxton lands with a short shot to the head.
Braxton lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braxton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braxton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Braxton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Barre controls the action.
Barre trying to control the position but instead, Braxton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barre into the cage.
Barre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braxton gets through Barre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Braxton lands a hook that snaps the head of Barre backwards.
Barre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barre prevents a body shot from Braxton.
Braxton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Braxton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barre.
A nice right hand lands inside from Braxton.
Barre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barre stalling in the clinch but Braxton improves position.
Braxton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barre backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Braxton throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barre backwards.
Braxton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barre is rocked!
Braxton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barre backwards.
Barre is still on wobbly legs! Can Braxton finish him?
Barre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braxton's elbow.
Braxton creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Barre's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Barre drops to his knees and Braxton pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Braxton!
Our winner, Danny Braxton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Pauli (ranked 771 p4p, 997 weight class) and Tokoni Soaki (ranked 91 p4p, 116 weight class). Soaki has chosen Le Manu - Shepherds Reign as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wolfgang Pauli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tokoni Soaki!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pauli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Tokoni Soaki has been cut.
Soaki cracks Pauli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've been told by Pauli's head coaches at Monkey Magic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A clash of legs there as Pauli blocks the low kick.
Soaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soaki throws a lazy right hand but Pauli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pauli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pauli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soaki misses with a jab to the body
and Pauli counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soaki misses with a few strikes there.
Soaki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Soaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Pauli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauli throws a sloppy body shot
and Soaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Pauli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pauli cracks Soaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pauli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Soaki.
Soaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pauli moves away.
Pauli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pauli slips under a jab.
Pauli is looking for a counter combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pauli.
Soaki fails with the takedown
and Pauli counters with a thumping low kick.
Tokoni Soaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Pauli counters with a crisp right hand that drops Soaki! Pauli lets Soaki back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pauli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Soaki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Soaki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Soaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Pauli counters with a huge left! Soaki is in big trouble! He's backing up but Pauli isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Soaki from any more damage. A dominating finish by Pauli!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolfgang Pauli!
After winning the bout, Wolfgang Pauli thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Tokoni Soaki spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.
And to everyone in my division, Teke lava tauolunga mo au? (Do you wanna Dance with me?)'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grady Bronze (ranked 444 p4p, 804 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 70 p4p, 128 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rush - Subdivisions kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grady Bronze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronze shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Bronze has control of the leg.
Bronze wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Bronze is working for a kimura but Smith is defending it quite comfortably.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronze looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith controlling the position well.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Bronze in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to improve his position but Bronze is controlling well.
Smith gets full guard.
Smith is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bronze rolls with it to try and escape but Smith cranks on the arm and Bronze is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Smith!
Mike Smith is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Mike Smith, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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