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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Vermicelli (ranked 24582 p4p, 25015 weight class) and Riccardo Isidoro (ranked 540 p4p, 535 weight class). Vermicelli comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. John Vermicelli has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Vermicelli !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Riccardo Isidoro!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermicelli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Isidoro ducks under a wild hook from Vermicelli .
Vermicelli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Isidoro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vermicelli throws a head kick but Isidoro moves out of range.
Vermicelli slips a jab and a cross from Isidoro.
Vermicelli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Isidoro misses with an uppercut
and Vermicelli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vermicelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Isidoro manages to avoid it.
Isidoro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vermicelli is looking to counter punch.
Isidoro lands a really nice looking cross but Vermicelli seems unphased.
Vermicelli ducks under a wild hook from Isidoro.
Isidoro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some wild striking there from Vermicelli .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Isidoro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Isidoro lands a nice shot that snaps Vermicelli 's head back.
Isidoro throws a big shot that misses.
Vermicelli throws a body punch but Isidoro moves out of range.
Isidoro lands a really nice looking cross but Vermicelli seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isidoro misses with a hook.
Isidoro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vermicelli .
Vermicelli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Vermicelli misses.
Vermicelli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Isidoro 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.
Isidoro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vermicelli .
No joy there for Isidoro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vermicelli scores with a head kick. Isidoro tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Isidoro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Isidoro thows a leg kick but Vermicelli checks it
and Vermicelli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Isidoro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermicelli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vermicelli walks into a jab.
Isidoro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vermicelli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Isidoro 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.
Vermicelli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Isidoro.
As Isidoro backs away, Vermicelli returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Isidoro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Isidoro misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermicelli lands with a straight right. Isidoro didn't see that one coming.
Vermicelli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vermicelli throws a good cross that connects.
 Isidoro is rocked!
Vermicelli lands a jab to the nose.
Isidoro is still on wobbly legs! Can Vermicelli finish him?
Vermicelli lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Isidoro falls backwards - clearly groggy! Vermicelli dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Vermicelli !
John Vermicelli 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Conway (ranked 4585 p4p, 4420 weight class) and Sean Pereira (ranked 441 p4p, 439 weight class). Sean Pereira acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway pushes Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Conway pulls guard effortlessly.
Pereira wants to stand but Conway is controlling his posture from full guard.
Conway is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Conway is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pereira would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pereira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Conway really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira cracks Conway with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Conway instigates a clinch.
Conway is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Conway jumps guard and drags Pereira to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Conway is pulling down on Pereira's head to control his posture.
Pereira gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Conway manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pereira on his heels. He'll look to pass Pereira's guard now, I'm sure.
Conway is standing up over Pereira. Pereira looks to escape but Conway dives into side control.
Pereira is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pereira takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway controlling the position.
Conway wants to control but Pereira is keeping him busy.
Pereira wants to get back to his feet but Conway is dominant here and he's now got Pereira's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Conway working for the choke.
Conway scores with punches from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway has good solid back control here.
Pereira trying to get back to his feet but Conway is in full control for now.
Pereira is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Conway looking for the RNC.
Pereira covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Conway controls the position.
Pereira is trying to get back to his feet but Conway has full control of the position and if anything, Pereira has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Conway has managed to slip his arm under Pereira's chin. This could be all over... yep, Pereira is tapping out! Submission win for Conway.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Walter Conway!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Summit One (ranked 4140 p4p, 4141 weight class) and Summit Two (ranked 451 p4p, 452 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Summit One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Summit Two!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One moves into range and clinches up with Two.
One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
One drives through and clinches with Two against the cage.
One breaks from the clinch.
One rushes Two and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
One manages to break the clinch.
One rushes Two and presses him up against the cage.
One manages to break the clinch.
One forces Two back against the cage and clinches.
Two is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Two tries to keep at a distance but One has taken the fight into the clinch.
One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One moves into the clinch.
Two slows down the pace here.
One escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
One has managed to clinch.
One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
One moves into the clinch.
One escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Two gets tackled into the cage by One. One maintains the clinch.
One's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
One has Two up against the cage in a clinch.
One manages to break the clinch.
Summit One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
One clinches.
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!
One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
One clinches up against the cage.
Come on Two - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
One clinches.
One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
One has taken the fight to the clinch.
Two effectively controlling the action here.
One escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
One moves into range and clinches up with Two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One breaks from the clinch.
One has closed the distance and engaged Two in a clinch.
One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
One fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Two, pushing him back against the cage.
One breaks the clinch.
One has taken the fight to the clinch.
One manages to break the clinch.
Two tries to keep at a distance but One has taken the fight into the clinch.
One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
One escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
One closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One being controlled against the cage.
One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
One forces Two back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
One breaks from the clinch.
One clinches with his opponent.
Two dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
One's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
One closes the distance and clinches.
One manages to break the clinch.
One closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Summit One dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
One moves into the clinch.
One breaks the clinch.
One gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Two displaying some good clinch control by pressing One up against the cage.
One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
One moves into the clinch.
Two stalling.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Two takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
One instigates a clinch.
Two stalls.
One's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One darts in and clinches Two up against the cage.
One pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
One clinches with his opponent.
One breaks the clinch.
One moves into the clinch.
One pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
One closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Two dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
One breaks the clinch.
One closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
One's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
One gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
One closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
One instigates a clinch.
One breaks from the clinch.
One moves into the clinch.
One manages to break the clinch.
One moves into the clinch successfully.
One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
One gets a clinch.
One's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
One darts in and clinches Two up against the cage.
One's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
One forces Two back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
One clinches.
One breaks the clinch.
One pushes Two up against the cage in a clinch.
One breaks the clinch.
One clinches up against the cage.
One breaks from the clinch.
One gets in close and instigates a clinch.
One manages to break the clinch.
One gets a clinch.
One breaks the clinch.
Summit One is winning the standup battle so far.
One has closed the distance and engaged Two in a clinch.
One manages to break the clinch.
One has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Two looking to stall.
One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
One letting Two take a breather here.
One pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
One closes the distance and pushes Two back into the cage.
One breaks the clinch.
One has managed to clinch.
One breaks the clinch.
One has Two up against the cage in a clinch.
One pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Summit One dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
One moves into the clinch.
One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
One gets in close and instigates a clinch.
One pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
One rushes Two and presses him up against the cage.
One breaks from the clinch.
One instigates a clinch.
One manages to break the clinch.
One gets in close and instigates a clinch.
One escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two gets tackled into the cage by One. One maintains the clinch.
One pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
One closes the distance and clinches.
One escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Two tries to keep at a distance but One has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One manages to break the clinch.
One moves into the clinch successfully.
One escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
One closes the distance and clinches.
One's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
One pushes Two up against the cage in a clinch.
Two stalls.
One escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
One closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Two.
One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
One darts in and clinches Two up against the cage.
Two slowing the pace effectively.
Two stalling in the clinch.
Two continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Two leaning against his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Two controlling the action here for a moment.
One breaks the clinch.
One has managed to clinch.
One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
One gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One breaks from the clinch.
One moves into the clinch successfully.
One's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
One closes the distance and pushes Two back into the cage.
One manages to break the clinch.
One moves into the clinch.
One breaks from the clinch.
One drives through and clinches with Two against the cage.
One breaks from the clinch.
One rushes Two and presses him up against the cage.
One breaks from the clinch.
One fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Two, pushing him back against the cage.
Two taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
One closes the distance and clinches.
Two is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Two just leaning against One, taking a breather.
Two dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
One breaks the clinch.
One closes the distance and pushes Two back into the cage.
One's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Summit Two has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Summit One is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
One clinches up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Summit One showed his dominance in that final round.
Well One 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:24
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Summit One!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Dukes (ranked 3112 p4p, 3429 weight class) and David Kane (ranked 382 p4p, 399 weight class). Kane is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Purge announcement. Bubba Dukes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Kane!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes instigates a clinch.
Dukes has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kane is trying to keep an underhook but Dukes manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Dukes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kane defending well though.
Dukes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dukes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dukes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kane can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dukes.
Dukes throwing shots but Kane is blocking nicely.
Kane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dukes.
Kane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dukes.
Dukes working the head and body with strikes.
Kane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dukes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nice strikes from Dukes there.
Dukes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dukes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dukes slips a nice elbow through Kane's hands, connecting with Kane's forehead.
Dukes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes throwing shots but Kane is blocking nicely.
Dukes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Dukes there.
Dukes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kane's head.
Kane is trying to stand up here but Dukes is controlling him well.
Dukes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dukes throwing shots but Kane is blocking nicely.
Dukes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dukes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kane's head.
Kane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dukes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dukes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dukes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dukes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kane defending well though.
Dukes 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.
Dukes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dukes.
Dukes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dukes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dukes.
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. Dukes connects with a nice short shot to Kane's temple.
Dukes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dukes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dukes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dukes.
Kane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dukes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dukes drops an elbow to the side of Kane's head.
Ground and pound from Dukes.
Dukes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dukes lands a nice short elbow.
Dukes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kane is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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. Dukes connects with a nice short shot to Kane's temple.
Dukes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dukes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kane with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kane is rocked!
Kane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dukes.
Dukes lands strikes from half guard.
Kane is still in real trouble! Can Dukes finish him?
Dukes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dukes throws a strike but Kane avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kane seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dukes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kane wants to stand up but Dukes is controlling him.
Kane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dukes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dukes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Dukes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kane misses with a looping right.
David Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dukes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dukes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kane is trying to defend but Dukes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dukes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dukes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dukes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dukes with the ground and pound but Kane uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dukes.
Dukes cracks Kane with a solid left hand.
Dukes connects with a couple of short punches.
Dukes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dukes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dukes works over Kane with some ground and pound from guard.
Dukes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kane can't keep his opponent in guard - Dukes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dukes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dukes.
Dukes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dukes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dukes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dukes with the ground and pound but Kane uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dukes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kane can do to turn this around?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dukes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dukes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dukes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dukes throws a big right hand that misses.
Bubba Dukes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dukes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dukes stops Kane from standing up.
Dukes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dukes throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Dukes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dukes is looking to work some ground and pound but Kane has wrist control.
Dukes works over Kane with some ground and pound from guard.
Dukes throwing strikes from guard but Kane blocks nicely.
Dukes cracks Kane with a solid left hand.
Dukes is looking to work some ground and pound but Kane has wrist control.
Dukes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dukes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dukes is in close to Kane's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dukes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukes throws an elbow that misses. Kane uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dukes's guard. Nice move by Kane!
Kane wants to stand and escape but instead Dukes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dukes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dukes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dukes lands a couple of elbows.
Dukes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dukes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dukes throws a big right hand that misses.
Dukes throws an elbow that misses. Kane uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dukes's guard. Nice move by Kane!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dukes wriggles free and stands up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Dukes dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dukes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kane.
Kane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kane gets tackled into the cage by Dukes. Dukes maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dukes - that landed with a thud.
Dukes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kane throws a series of punches but Dukes avoids them all with ease.
Dukes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes throws a big elbow that misses.
Dukes throws a big right hand that misses.
Dukes throws a big right hand that misses.
Kane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dukes prevents Kane from getting back to his feet.
Dukes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dukes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dukes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dukes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dukes scoring with some ground and pound.
Kane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dukes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dukes postures up in Kane's guard and throws a big left but Kane blocks it.
Dukes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dukes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kane has momentary wrist control but Dukes slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dukes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dukes throwing strikes from guard but Kane blocks nicely.
Dukes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dukes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kane wants to stand but Dukes is controlling the position.
Dukes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dukes landing some decent shots from guard.
Dukes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dukes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dukes postures up in Kane's guard and throws a big left but Kane blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dukes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dukes won't allow Kane to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dukes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dukes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dukes has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dukes misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kane is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dukes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poor strikes thrown by Dukes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dukes lands a big shot there that rocks Kane but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukes lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukes cracks Kane with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Dukes!
As Bubba Dukes got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Time to make a run and see how good I am.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Shewmaker (ranked 1975 p4p, 1953 weight class) and Kamu Havas (ranked 115 p4p, 112 weight class). Havas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: LXST CXNTURY - CARBON MIST. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Shewmaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kamu Havas!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shewmaker.
Shewmaker throws a nice looking combination but Havas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Havas misses with a body shot.
Shewmaker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Havas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shewmaker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Havas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Havas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Havas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Shewmaker misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shewmaker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
 It looks like Henry Shewmaker has been cut.
Shewmaker misses with a double jab
and Havas counters with a stiff right hand.
Shewmaker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Havas throws a nice looking combination but Shewmaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Havas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shewmaker stalks Havas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Havas's face. Havas staggers backwards, shaken.
 It looks like Kamu Havas has been cut.
Shewmaker misses with a left hand
and Havas counters with a right hand to the body.
Havas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Havas lands a jab to the head.
Shewmaker misses with a combination
and Havas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Havas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Havas ducks under a wild hook from Shewmaker.
Havas misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shewmaker scores with a one two! Havas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Havas digs a good body shot into Shewmaker's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Havas, as that shot connected.
Shewmaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oooooh!!! Havas has knocked Shewmaker down with a huge combo! Havas steps away and waves a wobbly Shewmaker back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Shewmaker is rocked!
We've been told by Shewmaker's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice body punch from Havas.
Havas walks into a jab.
That has opened up Kamu Havas's cut even more.
Shewmaker scores with the left hand. Havas knows he should have avoided that one.
Shewmaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Havas misses.
Havas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shewmaker.
Havas sends Shewmaker crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Havas is motioning to the referee to let Shewmaker up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Shewmaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Havas is stalking Shewmaker. Shewmaker circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Havas, and it's lights out! Shewmaker really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kamu Havas!
In his post fight interview, Kamu Havas started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Pulizzi (ranked 1168 p4p, 707 weight class) and Fabio Gurgel (ranked 168 p4p, 110 weight class). The key to victory for Joe Pulizzi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Pulizzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Gurgel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurgel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pulizzi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Fabio Gurgel has been cut.
Pulizzi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pulizzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gurgel.
A big left from Gurgel misses.
Pulizzi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pulizzi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gurgel shoots in but no luck this time.
Gurgel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gurgel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulizzi.
Pulizzi throws a big counter combination but Gurgel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gurgel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pulizzi is looking for a counter combo.
Joe Pulizzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Gurgel.
Nice sprawl there from Pulizzi as Gurgel shoots in.
Gurgel misses with a hook to the body
and Pulizzi counters with a huge left! Gurgel is in big trouble! He's backing up but Pulizzi isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Gurgel from any more damage. A dominating finish by Pulizzi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Pulizzi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Diddy (ranked 401 p4p, 912 weight class) and Beto Ribeiro (ranked 56 p4p, 126 weight class). Diddy comes to the cage accompanied by lvl99ROIDMAGE. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Diddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beto Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diddy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ribeiro sprawls well. Ribeiro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diddy gets slowly back to his feet.
Diddy tries to clinch up but Ribeiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Diddy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diddy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joe Diddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Diddy goes for a double leg but Ribeiro avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ribeiro continues to drive forward.
Ribeiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ribeiro lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Diddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Ribeiro.
Diddy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ribeiro is defending well.
Diddy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ribeiro prevents it.
A hook to the body from Ribeiro.
Diddy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ribeiro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddy is looking for a takedown.
Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ribeiro leaves Diddy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Ribeiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ribeiro lands a jab to the head.
Ribeiro throws the left hand but Diddy avoids the punch easily.
Ribeiro throws an overhand right that lands on Diddy's shoulder, as Diddy tries to avoid the shot.
Diddy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ribeiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Diddy.
Diddy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Diddy.
Ribeiro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Diddy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Diddy is looking to work some ground and pound but Ribeiro has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ribeiro holds on and takes a little breather.
Ribeiro has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy Rio. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ribeiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Ribeiro, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ribeiro's head.
Diddy trying to move into half guard but instead Ribeiro has managed to sweep!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diddy 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! Ribeiro rolls with it to try and escape but Diddy cranks on the arm and Ribeiro is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Diddy!
After winning the bout, Joe Diddy 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Lemon (ranked 345 p4p, 440 weight class) and Haruki Muramaki (ranked 49 p4p, 64 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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucky Lemon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haruki Muramaki!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muramaki swinging wildly here.
Lemon lands a jab to the nose.
Lemon 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.
Muramaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lemon.
Lucky Lemon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemon closes the distance and clinches.
Muramaki misses with a body punch.
Muramaki blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Muramaki.
Muramaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lemon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lemon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Muramaki won't allow Lemon to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon looking for a triangle here. Muramaki is fighting it but it looks tight! Lemon pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Muramaki is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lucky Lemon!
A victorious Lucky Lemon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colby Taylor (ranked 95 p4p, 786 weight class) and Viggo Andolini (ranked 6 p4p, 53 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Colby Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viggo Andolini!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andolini lands with an overhand left.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andolini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Taylor scores with a nice right hand.
Taylor thuds his right hand into Andolini's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Andolini looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Andolini misses.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Taylor thuds a left hand into Andolini's body.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andolini throws out the jab.
Andolini moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Andolini tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Andolini.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Andolini gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taylor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andolini throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andolini loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Andolini gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taylor.
Andolini throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Andolini is avoiding it.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andolini.
Andolini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andolini tests Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andolini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Taylor cracks Andolini with a good jab.
Taylor lands a really nice looking cross but Andolini seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andolini.
Taylor has Andolini up against the cage in a clinch.
Andolini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor forces Andolini back against the cage and clinches.
Andolini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Andolini avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Andolini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Andolini.
The crowd cheers as Taylor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Andolini doesn't seem phased though.
Andolini swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Andolini 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taylor, as that shot connected.
Taylor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends Andolini's belly button to the back.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andolini ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andolini on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Andolini gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andolini.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andolini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor gets a clinch.
A hook to the body from Taylor.
Taylor pushes Andolini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor prevents Andolini from breaking the clinch.
Taylor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Andolini to keep the fight standing.
Taylor jumps guard.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taylor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Taylor has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Andolini is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Taylor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andolini controls the position.
Andolini 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.
You can see the frustration on Taylor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Taylor gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Andolini performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Taylor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Andolini 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.
Taylor has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Andolini should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Taylor has tightened it up now! Andolini should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Colby Taylor!
Colby Taylor retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Colby Taylor 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mounir Ayari (ranked 634 p4p, 247 weight class) and Jon Jackson (ranked 84 p4p, 37 weight class). Ayari comes to the cage accompanied by Samira Said - Yallah Rouh. The key to victory for Mounir Ayari has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mounir Ayari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayari scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Jon Jackson has been cut.
Ayari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ayari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Forge 👊 in the buildup to the fight.
Ayari scores with a jab.
Ayari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ayari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ayari. That one must have hurt.
Ayari lands a head shot.
Ayari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ayari defends it well.
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!
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ayari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ayari punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Ayari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jackson shoots in but Ayari avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ayari throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a takedown
enabling Ayari to counter with a crisp jab.
Ayari misses with a hook.
Ayari misses with a looping left.
Ayari lands a slapping body shot.
Ayari with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ayari. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ayari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And Jackson tries to counter it with a takedown but Ayari pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ayari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ayari lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ayari lands a head shot.
Ayari 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ayari.
Ayari throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ayari finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Mounir Ayari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ayari with a nice cross.
Jackson is rocked!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Ayari shows good takedown defense.
Mounir Ayari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jackson.
Ayari cracks Jackson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Jackson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ayari finish him?
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ayari finish him?
Ayari lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Ayari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ayari lands a jab to the head.
Ayari lands a jab to the head.
Jackson is aggressively charging in as Ayari backs up avoiding any damage. Ayari tosses out a jab and Jackson runs right into it face first! Jackson is out cold! Ayari dropped down on all fours and is barking in Jackson's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mounir Ayari!
Mounir Ayari thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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