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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erling Hallandy (ranked 4209 p4p, 24429 weight class) and Michael McConnell (ranked 401 p4p, 482 weight class). Michael McConnell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erling Hallandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael McConnell !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McConnell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hallandy tries to push off, looking to stand up, but McConnell manages to move to mount!
McConnell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hallandy wants to hold on but McConnell pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell controlling from the full mount.
Hallandy is trying to escape the mount.
McConnell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hallandy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McConnell on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallandy working to try and regain half guard.
McConnell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hallandy tries to hold on but McConnell postures up.
McConnell stands up from mount. Strange move.
Hallandy has a takedown stuffed.
McConnell has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McConnell has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallandy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McConnell as he jumps to the side.
Hallandy shoots for a double leg takedown but McConnell sprawls well. He's pushed Hallandy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erling Hallandy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McConnell shoots in for a takedown but Hallandy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hallandy pushes McConnell up against the cage in a clinch.
McConnell prevents a takedown attempt there.
McConnell tries to pull guard but Hallandy won't allow it.
McConnell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hallandy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hallandy drives through and clinches with McConnell against the cage.
McConnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallandy misses the shot to the body.
Hallandy throws a head kick that misses.
McConnell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hallandy avoids it really well and circles away.
McConnell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hallandy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McConnell lands a hook that snaps the head of Hallandy backwards.
Hallandy goes for a takedown attempt but McConnell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McConnell fails with the takedown.
Hallandy has McConnell up against the cage in a clinch.
Hallandy controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallandy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hallandy is trying to pull guard but McConnell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McConnell pulls guard.
McConnell being controlled here, momentarily.
McConnell has control of Hallandy's left arm, preventing Hallandy from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McConnell is trying to keep Hallandy in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael McConnell will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hallandy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McConnell pushes Hallandy off and gets back to his feet.
McConnell fails with a takedown attempt.
McConnell stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallandy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hallandy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McConnell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hallandy stuffs the takedown.
Hallandy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erling Hallandy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallandy tries to clinch but McConnell is having none of it.
McConnell shoots in for a double leg but Hallandy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hallandy.
McConnell goes for a double leg but Hallandy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hallandy continues to drive forward.
Hallandy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hallandy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McConnell defends it nicely.
Hallandy has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McConnell stops a takedown attempt from Hallandy.
McConnell is working for takedown but Hallandy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hallandy wants to get back to striking at distance but McConnell won't allow it.
McConnell has Hallandy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hallandy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hallandy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McConnell walks away with a smile on his face. Hallandy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hallandy dives in for a single leg takedown but McConnell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McConnell tries to counter with a clinch but Hallandy shakes him off and moves away.
Hallandy is trying to push McConnell away but McConnell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hallandy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McConnell has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McConnell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hallandy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hallandy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McConnell has him pressed against the cage.
McConnell successfully pulls guard.
Hallandy throws an elbow that misses. McConnell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hallandy's guard. Nice move by McConnell !
Hallandy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McConnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hallandy working a defensive guard but McConnell passes into half guard.
McConnell is trying to control. Hallandy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hallandy wants to improve his position but McConnell is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallandy wants to control but McConnell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McConnell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McConnell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hallandy keeps working.
McConnell thows a huge punch but Hallandy dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McConnell passes the guard and advances to mount!
McConnell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hallandy?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael McConnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Hallandy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McConnell pushing down on Hallandy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hallandy is trying to get back to full guard.
McConnell controlling the action here.
Hallandy is trying to control but McConnell passes into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallandy is trying to improve his position.
Hallandy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hallandy tries to get out of the position.
McConnell stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hallandy shoots in for a takedown but McConnell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hallandy.
Hallandy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McConnell defends well and Hallandy ends up having to push McConnell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erling Hallandy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McConnell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hallandy uses from the top position.
McConnell is pulling down on Hallandy's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McConnell has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hallandy doesn't defend quickly enough and McConnell has managed to lock this one up! Can Hallandy escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to McConnell on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Michael McConnell !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caiden Banks (ranked 25140 p4p, 4402 weight class) and Maxi Stanton (ranked 331 p4p, 269 weight class). Caiden Banks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maxi Stanton's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Caiden Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maxi Stanton!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stanton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Banks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Banks tries to clinch up
letting Stanton counter with a right hand.
Stanton scores with a head kick. Banks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Banks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Stanton to counter with a crisp jab.
Banks tries to clinch but Stanton moves out of range.
Stanton with the inside leg kick.
Banks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stanton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Banks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stanton scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stanton to score with a decent uppercut.
Banks wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stanton counters with a big head kick but Banks shrugs it off.
Banks wants to clinch.
Banks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stanton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Stanton as he connects with a hook.
Banks darts in trying to clinch
and Stanton counters with a leg kick.
Stanton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheers as Stanton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Banks doesn't seem phased though.
Stanton circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot by Stanton.
Banks looks to clinch
letting Stanton counter with a right hand.
A cross from Stanton lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Caiden Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banks wants to clinch
and Stanton counters with an inside leg kick.
Banks walks into a left hand.
Banks tries to clinch
and Stanton counters with a body kick.
Banks tries to clinch up
and Stanton counters with a straight right hand.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banks backing away here, and Stanton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stanton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Banks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanton swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.
Stanton is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Stanton lands with a hook. Banks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Banks tries to clinch up.
Stanton steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Banks tries to clinch
and Stanton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Banks thinking.
Banks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stanton can pounce on him.
Banks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stanton counters with an outside leg kick.
Banks is looking to clinch.
Banks wants to clinch
and Stanton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stanton scores with a head kick. Banks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Banks doesn't manage to clinch there - Stanton circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stanton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banks is looking to clinch but Stanton is avoiding it.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch but Stanton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stanton lands a really nice looking cross but Banks seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks moves to clinch but Stanton breaks away
and Stanton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stanton to score with a decent uppercut.
Banks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stanton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stanton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stanton counters with a stiff right hand.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banks is looking to clinch.
Banks moves in looking to clinch but Stanton pushes him off.
Stanton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stanton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banks 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxi Stanton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stanton throws out a counter right but Banks avoids it with no problem.
Stanton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Stanton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stanton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stanton counters with a straight right hand.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch but Stanton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stanton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Banks's head.
Stanton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Banks doesn't manage to clinch there - Stanton circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stanton! But no joy.
Banks is looking to clinch but Stanton is avoiding it.
Banks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stanton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stanton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stanton counters with a good low kick that Banks was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanton scores with a jab.
Stanton lands a high kick!
Banks is looking to clinch.
Banks darts in trying to clinch
and Stanton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Stanton.
Stanton with a nice cross.
Stanton thumps Banks with a low kick.
Banks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stanton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Banks might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Stanton misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Stanton.
Banks closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stanton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stanton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Banks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Banks tries to clinch there but Stanton circles away.
Banks moves in looking to clinch but Stanton pushes him off.
Banks wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banks's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks tries to clinch but Stanton is having none of it.
Stanton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Banks rushes Stanton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stanton breaks from the clinch.
Banks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stanton counters with a three punch combo that has Banks backing up. Banks nods at Stanton to acknowledge the strikes.
Banks tries to clinch but Stanton is having none of it.
Banks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Stanton.
Stanton throws a good cross that connects.
Maxi Stanton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banks wants to clinch up but Stanton keeps it at a distance.
Banks moves forwards but Stanton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stanton swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banks tries to clinch up
and Stanton counters with a nice uppercut.
Banks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stanton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stanton lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Banks moves to clinch but Stanton breaks away
letting Stanton counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Banks closes the distance but Stanton moves to the side
and Stanton counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks is looking to clinch but Stanton is avoiding it.
Stanton keeps the fight on the outside.
Banks wants to clinch but Stanton slips to the side
and Stanton counters with a straight right hand.
Stanton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Banks wants to clinch
and Stanton counters with a nice uppercut.
Stanton keeps the fight on the outside.
Banks takes the fight into the clinch.
Stanton is trying to force a seperation but Banks has the dominant position.
Banks is trying to maintain a safe position but Stanton gets an underhook and turns Banks into the cage.
Banks stalling in the clinch but Stanton improves position.
Stanton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banks has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stanton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stanton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxi Stanton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stanton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stanton! But no joy.
Stanton scoring well with a low kick there.
Stanton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banks wants to clinch
and Stanton counters with a straight right hand.
Banks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stanton can pounce on him.
Banks tries to clinch but Stanton moves away
and Stanton counters with a stiff right hand.
Banks closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stanton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
 Banks is rocked!
Stanton lands a head kick!
Oh Banks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banks is looking to clinch but Stanton is avoiding it.
Banks seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Banks tries to clinch but Stanton moves out of range.
Banks blocks a head kick by Stanton.
Stanton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banks wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanton works the jab nicely.
Banks wants to clinch
and Stanton counters with a stiff right hand.
Stanton swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.
Banks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stanton counters with a head kick.
Banks tries to clinch up.
Banks tries to clinch there but Stanton circles away.
Stanton lands with a straight right. Banks didn't see that one coming.
Banks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Banks is looking to clinch.
Stanton looks to land a combination but Banks avoids it well.
Stanton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Banks tries to clinch
and Stanton counters with a nice uppercut.
Stanton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banks tries to clinch but Stanton moves away
and Stanton counters with a good low kick that Banks was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks is looking to clinch.
Banks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stanton! But no joy.
Banks tries to clinch
and Banks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banks moves to clinch but Stanton breaks away
and Stanton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stanton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stanton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Banks wants to clinch.
Banks tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Stanton counter with a right hand.
Banks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stanton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks rushes Stanton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stanton breaks the clinch.
Banks tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stanton! But no joy.
Banks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Banks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Stanton to counter with a crisp jab.
Banks tries to clinch but Stanton is having none of it.
Banks walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stanton.
Banks tries to clinch up but Stanton circles away and keeps his distance.
Stanton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stanton keeps the fight on the outside.
Stanton was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Maxi Stanton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jab, jab by Stanton - just one landing.
Stanton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Banks wants to clinch but Stanton slips to the side
letting Stanton counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks wants to clinch up but Stanton keeps it at a distance.
Banks wants to clinch
enabling Stanton to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banks tries to clinch up
and Stanton counters with a low kick, right behind Banks 's knee.
Nice body punch from Stanton.
Stanton lands the left hand.
Banks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stanton lunges at Banks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Banks's hand.
Banks tries to clinch but Stanton is having none of it.
Stanton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caiden Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanton throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxi Stanton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stanton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 24:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxi Stanton!
Maxi Stanton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Queso (ranked 3525 p4p, 3536 weight class) and Sean Pereira (ranked 369 p4p, 371 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lionel Queso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queso shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pereira is trying to defend but Queso finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pereira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pereira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Queso looking to sit in guard and control but Pereira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira pushing down on Queso's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Queso is trying to get back to full guard.
Pereira works his way into side control.
Pereira advances to mount.
Pereira controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira wants to control the pace but Queso is squirming around nicely.
Queso throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pereira looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Queso stops Pereira from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Pereira wants to finish this one by submission but Queso is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pereira.
My spies in 3Band MMA inform me that Pereira has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Queso tries to improve his position but Pereira has taken his back! Pereira has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Queso tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Pereira pushes Queso away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sean Pereira!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borscht Balgav (ranked 2843 p4p, 3697 weight class) and Ayden Gaines (ranked 153 p4p, 399 weight class). Borscht Balgav 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Borscht Balgav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ayden Gaines!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Balgav shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Balgav was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gaines looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Balgav stands up and beckons Gaines to his feet.
Balgav is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gaines's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balgav missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Balgav looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gaines is looking for a sweep. Balgav is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Balgav trying to control the pace.
Balgav definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Balgav wants to pass to mount but Gaines is defending the position.
Balgav sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Balgav takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Balgav keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gaines is trying to get back to full guard.
Balgav wants to stand but Gaines has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Balgav takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaines is looking for a sweep. Balgav is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Balgav is taking a breather. Gaines says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Balgav is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Balgav is controlling the pace.
Balgav slips a nice elbow through Gaines's hands, connecting with Gaines's forehead.
 Gaines is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Balgav stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Gaines is still on wobbly legs! Can Balgav finish him?
Balgav steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Gaines is out on his feet! Balgav sets himself and nearly takes Gaines's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Borscht Balgav!
Borscht Balgav very nearly forgot to thank Silverguard Outfitters 🛡 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyman Hicks (ranked 730 p4p, 1212 weight class) and Brandon Rose (ranked 59 p4p, 96 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hicks might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Put The Boots In- Down By Law. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyman Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Rose!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks scores with a hook.
Rose misses with an uppercut
and Hicks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hicks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hicks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hicks throws a body shot but no joy.
Hicks staying out of range there.
Rose tries to move into range but Hicks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hicks connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Rose! He's out on his feet! Hicks rushes in and drops Rose with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lyman Hicks!
Lyman Hicks made sure to mention his sponsor, 30th Century Beer Store in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demassive Thibodeaux (ranked 1184 p4p, 1110 weight class) and Charlie Stone (ranked 129 p4p, 122 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of , Demassive Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie Stone!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone lands with an overhand left.
 It looks like Demassive Thibodeaux has been cut.
Thibodeaux walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thibodeaux throws a sloppy body shot
and Stone counters with a nice right hand that sends Thibodeaux toppling to the canvas! Thibodeaux scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Stone finish him?!
Thibodeaux is rocked!
Thibodeaux slips a straight right by Stone.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone slips a jab from Thibodeaux.
Stone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stone misses with a hook
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy uppercut
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A big right from Stone misses.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thibodeaux throwing a counter right hand but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
Stone walks straight into a right hand from Thibodeaux - that's dropped him! Thibodeaux jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Stone from any more punishment! Stone complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Demassive Thibodeaux!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Dren Jr (ranked 1674 p4p, 712 weight class) and The Wilson (ranked 185 p4p, 75 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilson's choice of entrance music: Painkiller. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zdravko Dren Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, The Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt
and Dren Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wilson throws a lazy right hand but Dren Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wilson shoots for a double leg takedown but Dren Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Wilson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wilson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dren Jr!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dren Jr wants to control but Wilson postures up.
Wilson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Wilson crashes against the mat.
Dren Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Wilson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wilson cracks Dren Jr with a big elbow.
Wilson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dren Jr is avoiding damage well.
Dren Jr taking a bit of punishment here - Wilson scoring with strikes.
Wilson scores with punches from side control.
Dren Jr taking a bit of punishment here - Wilson scoring with strikes.
Wilson working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dren Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wilson cracks Dren Jr with a big elbow.
Wilson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dren Jr to see if he's OK.
Dren Jr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wilson lands an elbow.
Wilson lands some shots froms side control.
Wilson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dren Jr struggling a bit here.
Dren Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Wilson keeps moving and retains side control.
Wilson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
An elbow from Wilson crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dren Jr is looking for a sweep.
Wilson scores with punches from side control.
Wilson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dren Jr down.
Dren Jr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dren Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wilson lands a nice forearm strike.
An elbow from Wilson crashes against the mat.
Wilson working the head with strikes.
Wilson crunches a massive hammerfist down on Dren Jr - he's out! Wilson Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). The Wilson!
Our winner, The Wilson, 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 Johnny Munoz (ranked 745 p4p, 812 weight class) and Ante Petric (ranked 78 p4p, 84 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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ante Petric!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Munoz is defended easily by Petric.
Petric throws out a counter right but Munoz avoids it with no problem.
Petric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munoz shoots in and bounces Petric off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Munoz throws a big elbow that misses.
Petric really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Munoz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Munoz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petric working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Munoz.
Munoz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Munoz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Munoz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Munoz connects with a couple of short punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Petric can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Petric looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Munoz throwing strikes from guard but Petric blocks nicely.
Munoz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Petric looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Munoz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Munoz throwing shots but Petric is blocking nicely.
Petric trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Munoz lands a nice short elbow.
Petric taking some punishment here, with Munoz in his half guard.
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. Munoz connects with a nice short shot to Petric's temple.
Munoz drops an elbow to the side of Petric's head.
Munoz throwing shots but Petric is blocking nicely.
Munoz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Munoz working over Petric with some ground and pound. Petric looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Munoz working the head and body with strikes.
Munoz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Munoz is keen to just control but Petric is a slippery customer.
Munoz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Munoz there.
Munoz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Munoz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Petric has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Munoz is working away from the top position though.
Munoz controlling the action here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Munoz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Munoz trying to pass the guard but Petric defending well.
Munoz seems to be looking for submissions.
Munoz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munoz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Munoz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Munoz wants to free his trapped foot but Petric is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Munoz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Munoz throws a body punch but Petric moves out of range.
Munoz misses with a takedown attempt - Petric sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Munoz fails with the takedown
and Petric counters with a right hand to the body.
Munoz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petric.
Munoz attempts a counter takedown but Petric avoids it well and moves away.
Petric defending well as Munoz loads up on a big left hand.
Munoz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Petric misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Petric avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munoz shoots in and drives through. Petric sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric throws a jab when Munoz was well out of range.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown but Petric shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Petric swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Munoz fails with the takedown
and Petric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Munoz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Petric counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Johnny Munoz has been cut.
Munoz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Munoz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petric is keeping the position for now.
Munoz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Petric working a defensive guard here.
Munoz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric wants to sweep but no luck.
Petric is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Munoz pushes down on Petric's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Munoz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Petric does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Munoz wants to pass the guard but Petric is defending well.
Munoz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petric can do to turn this around?
Munoz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Petric defends it well.
Munoz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz lands strikes from half guard.
Munoz is trying to control the action in half guard but Petric is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munoz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Petric tries to hold on but Munoz postures up.
Munoz with shots to the head and body - Petric looks very uncomfortable down there.
Munoz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Petric hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz lands a heavy elbow.
Munoz lands a couple of good shots and Petric has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Petric tries to escape the position.
Can Petric hold on?! Munoz is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Munoz 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Petric to escape the position.
Petric preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Munoz.
Munoz is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Petric grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Munoz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Munoz's cut.
That's time! Munoz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Munoz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Petric as he avoids it easily.
Ante Petric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munoz throws a lazy uppercut
and Petric counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Munoz does no damage.
Munoz misses with a lunging right hand
and Petric counters with a left to the body.
Munoz misses with a takedown attempt
letting Petric counter with a right hand.
Petric lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnny Munoz's cut is getting worse.
Munoz misses with a takedown
and Petric counters with a huge left! Munoz is in big trouble! He's backing up but Petric isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Munoz from any more damage. A dominating finish by Petric!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ante Petric!
An out of breath Ante Petric thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mounir Ayari (ranked 243 p4p, 340 weight class) and Joe Diddy (ranked 35 p4p, 52 weight class). Ayari comes to the cage accompanied by Samira Said - Yallah Rouh. Diddy has chosen lvl99ROIDMAGE as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Joe Diddy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mounir Ayari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Diddy!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ayari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ayari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ayari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diddy moves away.
Diddy misses with a wild body shot.
Ayari throws a head kick that misses.
Ayari stuns Diddy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joe Diddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diddy throws a body punch but Ayari moves out of range.
Ayari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ayari. Diddy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diddy tries to close the distance and clinch but Ayari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ayari definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diddy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ayari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ayari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ayari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diddy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diddy connects with a jab.
Diddy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ayari just misses with a punch to the body.
Diddy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddy misses with a looping right.
Mounir Ayari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ayari jabs at Diddy's body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diddy.
Ayari is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Diddy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ayari quickly recovers to half guard.
Ayari is trying to control but can't.
Ayari tries to roll over but Diddy keeps him under control.
Ayari trying to hold on to Diddy's head to control him but Diddy postures up.
Diddy is pressing down on Ayari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ayari is holding on for now.
Ayari is looking to improve his position.
Ayari wants to control but Diddy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayari is concentrating on defense, preventing Diddy from advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diddy is looking for a kimura here.
Ayari tries to roll over but Diddy keeps him under control.
Diddy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ayari defends it well.
Diddy is pressing down on Ayari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ayari is holding on for now.
Ayari is concentrating on defense, preventing Diddy from advancing position.
Ayari is looking for a sweep. Diddy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ayari is in trouble now - Diddy has advanced to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diddy moves to the back position.
Diddy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddy patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Diddy lands with a hammerfist to the side of Ayari's head.
Diddy doesn't have the hooks in and Ayari manages to turn into his guard.
Ayari wants to control from the top but Diddy keeps moving.
We've been informed that Diddy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ayari looking to pass the guard.
Ayari preventing the sweep.
Ayari will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ayari is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Diddy is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ayari has his hands clasped together but Diddy extends and breaks Ayari's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Diddy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Diddy!
Joe Diddy is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Joe Diddy, 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.
In defeat, Mounir Ayari stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hall (ranked 177 p4p, 180 weight class) and Hog Molly (ranked 12 p4p, 13 weight class). 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 32 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hog Molly!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Molly as Hall shoots in.
Hall has his takedown stuffed
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Molly keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall won't allow Molly to get back to his feet.
Molly keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molly is wriggling around but Hall manages to pass to half guard.
Hall trying to pass the guard but Molly defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molly wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Molly can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hall is working for a kimura but Molly is defending it quite comfortably.
Hall uses his free foot to push down on Molly's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Molly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hall working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Molly really wants to buck Hall off and get back to his feet.
Hall has control of Molly's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Molly regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hall with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Hall tries to control but Molly wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Molly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hall won't let Molly get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Molly is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hall tries to control but Molly wriggling away.
Hall moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Molly has worked his arm free - good work by Molly!
Hall works to advance to full mount. Molly defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hall is trying to take his opponent's back.
Hall moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Molly has worked his arm free - good work by Molly!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall trying to control the action but Molly is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hall 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.
Nice sprawl there from Molly as Hall shoots in.
Molly tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Molly as he jumps to the side.
Molly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hall doesn't seem bothered though.
Hall tries to keep at a distance but Molly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Molly lands a left hand.
Molly blocking some punches.
Molly avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Molly blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molly avoids a wild elbow strike from Hall.
Hall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Molly lands a body punch.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Molly managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Hall misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to work over Molly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Molly prevents a body shot from Hall.
A short body shot lands from Molly as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Molly lands with a light punch inside.
Hall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Molly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Hall is rocked!
Molly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Hall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Molly's brow.
Molly drops Hall with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Hall is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hog Molly!
A very excited looking Hog Molly 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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