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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Pumpkins (ranked 5620 p4p, 24273 weight class) and Gregor CleaPain (ranked 488 p4p, 528 weight class). Gregor CleaPain will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carl Pumpkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregor CleaPain!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CleaPain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pumpkins. CleaPain does a little dance to reset his feet.
CleaPain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pumpkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with CleaPain, pushing him back against the cage.
Pumpkins blocking some punches.
Pumpkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
 It looks like Gregor CleaPain has been cut.
CleaPain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pumpkins after a bit of a struggle.
CleaPain has a couple of punches blocked by Pumpkins.
CleaPain swings wildly with an uppercut but Pumpkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pumpkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
CleaPain wants to take the fight to the mat but Pumpkins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Carl Pumpkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregor CleaPain.
Pumpkins lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pumpkins's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pumpkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
CleaPain drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
CleaPain drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pumpkins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pumpkins misses with a knee to the head.
Pumpkins misses with a knee to the head.
Pumpkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 CleaPain is rocked!
Pumpkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
CleaPain is still on wobbly legs! Can Pumpkins finish him?
CleaPain wants a takedown but no success here.
CleaPain looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Pumpkins.
Pumpkins unloads with a big right hand that wobbles CleaPain! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pumpkins is unloading with more strikes now! CleaPain drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Pumpkins!
During a confident post fight interview, Carl Pumpkins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Dinu (ranked 5628 p4p, 3428 weight class) and Mombasa Magabi (ranked 490 p4p, 349 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Dinu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mombasa Magabi !
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinu throws an off balance right hand
and Magabi counters with a good low kick that Dinu was not able to check.
Dinu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magabi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Magabi ! But no joy.
A shot to the body from Dinu misses
and Magabi counters with a right hand to the body.
Magabi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dinu is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dinu misses with a jab to the body
and Magabi counters with a low kick, right behind Dinu 's knee.
Dinu tries to clinch up but Magabi circles away and keeps his distance.
Dinu lands a head shot.
Dinu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Magabi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dinu is looking to clinch but Magabi is avoiding it.
Dinu throws a body punch but Magabi moves out of range.
Magabi flicks out a counter leg kick but Dinu steps away.
Dinu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dinu throws a right hand that Magabi ducks under and follows up with a left that Magabi also avoids with ease.
Magabi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magabi thumps Dinu with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Magabi .
Dinu is breathing heavily.
Dinu swings widly with a right hand
and Magabi counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Magabi !
Magabi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magabi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dinu at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinu moves in looking to clinch but Magabi pushes him off.
Dinu misses with a body shot.
Dinu misses with a double jab
and Magabi counters with an inside leg kick.
Crunch! Magabi slams his shin into Dinu's torso.
Dinu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
 It looks like Roman Dinu has been cut.
Magabi drops Dinu with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dinu looks back up at him and smiles so Magabi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magabi throws a shot to the body.
Magabi is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Magabi shuts the power down on Dinu. Lights out, game over! Magabi is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mombasa Magabi !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Keys (ranked 2813 p4p, 3576 weight class) and Dean Clarke (ranked 201 p4p, 244 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaac Keys!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keys misses with a body shot
and Keys takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clarke walks into a straight right hand from Keys.
Clarke misses with an uppercut.
Keys walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clarke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clarke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Keys pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keys definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keys. Clarke does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Clarke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A solid body kick from Keys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keys throws a shot from downtown. Clarke moves away and avoids it.
Clarke throws a combination that misses
and Keys counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Isaac Keys seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keys throws a good cross that connects.
Keys scores with a sloppy right hand. Clarke should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke ducks right into an uppercut from Keys.
Keys feints a jab promting Clarke to slip. Keys then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Clarke slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Dean Clarke has been cut.
Keys tries to land a body kick
and Clarke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Keys thinking.
Clarke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Clarke does no damage.
Keys waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clarke.
Keys stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Keys moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Keys misses its target.
Keys moves out of range as Clarke strikes.
Keys is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Clarke.
Keys uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keys lands with an uppercut that bounces Clarke off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keys is looking to chop away at Clarke's legs.
Clarke steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Keys misses with a leg kick
and Clarke counters with a nice uppercut.
Clarke misses with an uppercut. Keys saw that one coming.
Keys misses with a right hand
and Clarke counters with a straight right hand.
Clarke fails to land with a series of punches.
Keys throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clarke on the side of the head.
Keys misses with an uppercut
letting Clarke counter with a right hand.
Keys throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keys rushes Clarke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Keys tries to throw a body punch but Clarke avoids it by throwing Keys back against the cage.
Clarke misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke misses with some punches.
Clarke tries to break free but Keys pushes him back against the cage.
Clarke manages to break the clinch.
Keys misses with a body punch
and Clarke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keys misses with a combination
and Clarke counters with a straight right hand.
Keys throws a jab when Clarke was well out of range.
Clarke throws out a counter right but Keys avoids it with no problem.
Keys throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keys thows a leg kick but Clarke checks it
and Clarke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clarke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keys bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clarke's head.
Keys throws a leg kick but Clarke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keys misses with a left hand
and Clarke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clarke avoids the body shot from Keys.
Keys feints and then cracks Clarke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clarke down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keys misses with a hook. Clarke ducked under it nicely.
Clarke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab from Clarke.
Keys throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Clarke to counter with a crisp jab.
Keys with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clarke 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.
Clarke throws a jab but it's blocked by Keys.
Keys throws a big counter combination but Clarke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Keys misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clarke! But no joy.
Clarke works the jab nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clarke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Keys misses with a lunging right hand
and Clarke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by Keys.
The fighters circling - Clarke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keys tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Clarke manages to circle out of the way.
The fighters circling - Clarke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clarke moves out of range of the leg kick from Keys.
Keys swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clarke throws a looping overhand right but Keys ducks down to avoid it.
Keys swinging wildly here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Clarke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Clarke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clarke is trying to counter with his kicks.
Keys moves into the clinch successfully.
Keys lands a nice knee to the body.
Clarke breaks from the clinch.
Clarke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Keys to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keys scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Keys getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Keys is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Clarke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clarke throws a big shot that misses.
Keys scores with a hook.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Keys misses.
Nice shot lands for Keys.
Clarke throws an off balance right hand
and Keys counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Keys.
Clarke with a jab.
Clarke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keys lands with a good body shot.
Keys is looking to clinch but Clarke is avoiding it.
Keys has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clarke misses with the head strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Clarke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clarke throws a head punch that misses.
Keys lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keys lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.
Keys can't find room to land a body shot as Clarke controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Clarke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clarke wants to break free but Keys has control.
Keys with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clarke is looking to break free of the clinch but Keys has double underhooks.
Clarke throws a head punch that misses.
Keys scores with a shot to the side of Clarke's head.
Keys's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Keys lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.
Keys keeps control of Clarke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keys cracks Clarke with a nice body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clarke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clarke avoids the elbow strike from Keys, against the cage.
Clarke breaks the clinch.
Keys throws a body punch but Clarke moves out of range.
Keys tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clarke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keys uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clarke has time to react.
Keys blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keys. Clarke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clarke throws out a counter right but Keys avoids it with no problem.
Clarke avoids the head kick by Keys.
Keys tries to clinch there but Clarke circles away.
Clarke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keys throws out the jab.
Keys listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Keys dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Clarke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Keys gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clarke misses with some punches.
Clarke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keys putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clarke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Keys throws a knee to the head but misses.
Keys lands a body shot in the clinch.
Clarke scores with a shot to the side of Keys's head.
Keys keeps control of Clarke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Isaac Keys has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Keys fails to land.
Clarke has a couple of punches blocked by Keys.
Clarke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke misses with the head strike.
Keys is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clarke is defending well for now.
Clarke is trying to force a seperation but Keys has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clarke.
Clarke working hard to break the clinch.
Keys is pushing Clarke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Keys prevents a body shot from Clarke.
Clarke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keys connects with a knee to the head.
Clarke is trying to break the clinch but Keys has him pressed against the cage.
Clarke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Keys misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clarke has a couple of punches blocked by Keys.
Keys 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.
Keys lands an elbow inside that Clarke shrugs off.
Clarke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Keys is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clarke can do to turn this around?
Clarke avoiding damage as Keys throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Keys.
Keys blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keys blocks an uppercut.
Clarke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Keys on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keys pushes off an throws an elbow but Clarke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Keys scores with a shoulder strike.
Clarke tries a body shot but Keys blocks it.
Keys pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clarke blocks a body shot from Keys.
Keys cracks Clarke with a nice body shot.
Clarke working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keys content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Keys stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Clarke is trying to break free.
Clarke working aggressively here.
Keys misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clarke.
Clarke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keyss head.
Clarke struggles to land a body shot inside as Keys controls his hands.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Keys.
Keys fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clarke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clarke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Keys blocking some punches.
Clarke throws a punch but it's blocked by Keys.
Clarke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Keys scores a nice knee to the body.
Keys lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Keys just leaning against Clarke, taking a breather.
Keys lands a nice uppercut.
Keys lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clarke can't break the clinch.
Keys lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keys goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clarke managing to block the knees to the body from Keys.
Keys has Clarke pressed against the cage, preventing Clarke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clarke tries to work over Keys's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Clarke fails to land.
Keys tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keys prevents a body shot from Clarke.
Clarke is looking to break free of the clinch but Keys has double underhooks.
Keys taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Clarke is trying to break the clinch but Keys has him pressed against the cage.
Keys lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Keys as the two fighters clinch.
Keys blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clarke drops his hands momentarily and Keys takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clarke checks a low kick from Keys.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Keys walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clarke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clarke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Keys misses the jab.
Clarke fails to land with a series of punches.
Keys lands with a good body shot.
Keys has managed to clinch.
Clarke is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keys.
Clarke breaks from the clinch.
Clarke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Keys punishes Clarke's body with a nice straight punch.
Keys lands a head shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Keys tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clarke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keys misses with the body kick
and Clarke counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Keys is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Keys scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keys gets a clinch.
Clarke lands a left hand.
Keys gets through Clarke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Keys trying to land knees to the body.
Clarke has a couple of punches blocked by Keys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keys.
Clarke managing to block the knees to the body from Keys.
Clarke throws a punch but it's blocked by Keys.
Keys can't find room to land a body shot as Clarke controls the action.
Clarke can't break the clinch.
Clarke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clarke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keys is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Keys.
That has opened up Dean Clarke's cut even more.
Keys throws an elbow but it misses.
Clarke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clarke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clarke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clarke misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Keys.
Keys throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Clarke can't find room to land a body shot as Keys controls the action.
Keys lands with a light punch inside.
Keys lands a good knee to the midsection. Clarke won't want to take too many of those.
Keys cracks Clarke with a nice body shot.
Clarke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clarke blocks a body shot from Keys.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is trying to push Keys away but Keys has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Keys presses Clarke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Clarke is breathing heavily.
Keys using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Keys tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keys scores with a knee to the head.
Clarke lands a left hand.
Keys digs a right hand underneath Clarke's ribcage. Clarke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clarke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clarke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keys punishes Clarke's body with a nice straight punch.
Keys connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keys throws a body punch but Clarke moves out of range.
Keys with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keys. Clarke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keys throws a leg kick but Clarke sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Clarke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Keys throws a shot to the body.
Keys looks to land a combination but Clarke avoids it well.
Keys misses with a body punch
and Clarke counters with a nice uppercut.
Keys throws a big shot that misses.
Clarke loads up on a big right hand but Keys slips the punch.
Keys misses with a hook. Clarke ducked under it nicely.
Keys misses with a body shot.
Clarke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Keys avoids the head kick by Clarke.
Keys tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Clarke manages to circle out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Keys dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dean Clarke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Keys throws a solid leg kick but Clarke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keys.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keys. Clarke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keys ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clarke drops his hands momentarily and Keys takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clarke misses with an uppercut
and Keys counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Keys misses
and Clarke counters with a nice uppercut.
Clarke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keys jabs at Clarke's body.
Clarke throws a hook to the side of Keys's head but Keys sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clarke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keys doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Keys throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keys lands a glancing blow to the side of Clarke's head.
Clarke throws a body kick that misses.
Clarke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clarke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clarke throws the kick towards the body but Keys avoids it.
Keys dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Clarke.
Clarke throws a jab when Keys was well out of range.
Keys lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keys fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clarke manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clarke! But no joy.
Clarke misses with a head kick.
Keys bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clarke's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keys.
Keys uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clarke.
Dean Clarke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keys throws a front kick that sends Clarke stumbling back into the cage.
Clarke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A solid body kick from Clarke.
Keys misses with a body kick.
Keys fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clarke, pushing him back against the cage.
Clarke is looking to break free of the clinch but Keys has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clarke can't break the clinch.
Clarke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clarke blocks an elbow strike from Keys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keys.
Keys lands a nice elbow.
Good body shot from Keys.
Clarke can't break the clinch.
Clarke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Keys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keys.
Clarke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keys misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Keys.
Clarke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Keys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke working hard to break the clinch.
Clarke misses with some punches.
Keys lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keys prevents a body shot from Clarke.
Clarke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clarke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
An inside leg kick lands from Keys.
Keys connects with an inside leg kick.
Keys tries to land a leg kick but Clarke saw it coming and moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Clarke misses.
Keys tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Clarke counters with a stiff right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Keys tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clarke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clarke throws a hook but Keys avoids it easily.
Keys misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clarke throws the left hand but Keys avoids the punch easily.
Keys tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clarke shapes to counter with a head kick.
Keys showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarke.
Keys blocks the body kick.
A jab from Keys misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Keys getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Keys moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Keys misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Clarke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clarke staying out of range there.
It seemed like Clarke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Keys.
Keys loads up on a big right hand but Clarke slips the punch.
Keys closes the distance and pushes Clarke back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clarke throws a punch but it's blocked by Keys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clarke.
Clarke misses with a punch on the inside.
Keys misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clarke breaks the clinch.
Keys sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Clarke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keys tries to clinch but Clarke moves away
enabling Clarke to counter with a crisp jab.
Clarke swats away the attempt to clinch by Keys.
Keys misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clarke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keys throws an off balance right hand
and Clarke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clarke avoids the body shot from Keys.
Clarke throws a right hand that misses
and Keys cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Keys.
Isaac Keys is winning the standup battle so far.
Keys misses with a right hand
and Keys takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keys bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clarke's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Keys throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keys throws a looping overhand right but Clarke ducks down to avoid it.
Clarke throws out a counter right but Keys avoids it with no problem.
Clarke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keys connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Keys slips under a jab from Clarke.
Keys throws a wild body kick that Clarke sees coming a mile off.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clarke defending well as Keys loads up on a big left hand.
Keys slips a jab from Clarke.
Keys misses the body punch
letting Clarke counter with a right hand.
Keys 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.
A big left from Clarke misses.
Keys throws a hook but Clarke avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Clarke as he connects with a hook.
Clarke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keys throws out the jab.
Isaac Keys is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice uppercut lands for Keys. That snapped Clarke's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Keys showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Keys 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Keys!
Isaac Keys bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Gayweather (ranked 2638 p4p, 2925 weight class) and Jimmy Clubber (ranked 266 p4p, 292 weight class). 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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Floyd Gayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Clubber!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clubber throws a right hand that Gayweather ducks under and follows up with a left that Gayweather also avoids with ease.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clubber.
Gayweather shoots in for a double leg but Clubber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little jabbing left from Clubber on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch combination from Clubber misses.
Gayweather was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jimmy Clubber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gayweather misses with a lunging right hand
and Clubber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gayweather takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gayweather looks to clinch
and Clubber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gayweather thinking.
Gayweather looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Clubber!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clubber can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gayweather trying to control the action but Clubber is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clubber tries to buck Gayweather off but Gayweather is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gayweather advances to mount.
Gayweather dominating with strikes here.
Gayweather can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clubber is looking to escape.
Clubber tries to hold on but Gayweather pushes him away.
Gayweather is looking to work his way around to Clubber's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Gayweather tries to control but Clubber wriggling away.
Clubber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gayweather lands a nice shot to the head.
Clubber wants to hold on but Gayweather pushes him away.
Clubber can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gayweather trying to control but Clubber is having none of it.
Gayweather raining down hammerfists from mount.
It looks like Jimmy Clubber has been cut.
Gayweather working the ground and pound effectively.
Gayweather looking to secure an arm triangle but Clubber defends it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gayweather landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gayweather controlling the pace for now.
Clubber is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gayweather trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gayweather is working for a guillotine from mount but Clubber frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Clubber tries to reverse the position but Gayweather maintains control.
Gayweather dominating with strikes here.
Clubber is squirming around, avoiding Gayweather's attempts to control the action.
Gayweather in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The cut above Jimmy Clubber's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Clubber's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Floyd Gayweather!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grant Hyde (ranked 1658 p4p, 1904 weight class) and Gan Bayarmaa (ranked 181 p4p, 208 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gan Bayarmaa!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayarmaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hyde lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bayarmaa's sensitive parts.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bayarmaa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grant Hyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyde connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Gan Bayarmaa has been cut.
Hyde throws a shot from downtown. Bayarmaa moves away and avoids it.
Hyde throws a front kick aimed at Bayarmaa's knee but Bayarmaa avoids it well.
Bayarmaa scores with a spinning back kick!
Bayarmaa throws a front kick that sends Hyde stumbling back into the cage.
Hyde blocks the body kick.
Bayarmaa connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bayarmaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyde.
Bayarmaa slips a jab and a cross from Hyde.
A head kick misses from Bayarmaa.
Hyde avoids the head kick by Bayarmaa.
Hyde misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hyde checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayarmaa blocks a jab.
Bayarmaa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hyde avoids the head kick by Bayarmaa.
It looked like Hyde was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bayarmaa.
Hyde scores with a punch to the head.
Bayarmaa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bayarmaa throws a big shot that misses.
Bayarmaa misses with a body kick.
Hyde cracks a nice hook into Bayarmaa's ribs.
Hyde misses the shot to the body.
And Bayarmaa responds with a good body kick, but Hyde manages to step out the way in time.
A slow jab from Bayarmaa misses its intended target.
Hyde throws a body kick that misses.
Hyde backing away here, and Bayarmaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hyde blocks a head kick by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hyde if he has to take too many more of those.
Hyde scores with a push kick.
Bayarmaa looks for the body kick but Hyde saw that one coming.
Bayarmaa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hyde clobbers Bayarmaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bayarmaa slips under a jab from Hyde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bayarmaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hyde throws a looping overhand right but Bayarmaa ducks down to avoid it.
Hyde definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hyde slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab, jab by Bayarmaa - just one landing.
Hyde drops his hands momentarily and Bayarmaa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bayarmaa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyde.
Bayarmaa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hyde blocks a low kick nicely.
Bayarmaa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hyde tries to work over Bayarmaa's front leg with a kick but Bayarmaa checks it.
A swing and a miss from Hyde.
Hyde scores with a body shot.
Bayarmaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bayarmaa avoids the body shot from Hyde.
Hyde finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa slips a jab from Hyde.
Hyde misses with a series of wild punches.
Hyde looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hyde throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And Bayarmaa responds with a good body kick, but Hyde manages to step out the way in time.
Hyde walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bayarmaa.
Hyde throws a jab but it's blocked by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hyde throws a hook but Bayarmaa blocks it.
Bayarmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyde.
Bayarmaa checks a leg kick.
Bayarmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyde was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hyde fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bayarmaa on the side of the head.
Hyde takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bayarmaa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Hyde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bayarmaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hyde.
Bayarmaa moves out of range as Hyde strikes.
Bayarmaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hyde missing with a left hand there. Bayarmaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hyde moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBayarmaa.
Hyde misses with an uppercut.
Bayarmaa cracks Hyde with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bayarmaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bayarmaa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hyde misses with a straight right.
Hyde moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBayarmaa.
Bayarmaa misses with the body kick
and Hyde counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hyde swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hyde moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bayarmaa - that will leave a mark!
Hyde will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hyde throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hyde looks to land a right hand but Bayarmaa moved out of range.
Bayarmaa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hyde counters with a nice body kick.
Hyde takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bayarmaa lands a front kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bayarmaa. Hyde shrugs it off though.
Bayarmaa delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Bayarmaa.
The fighters circling - Hyde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick but Hyde checks it.
Hyde takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hyde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa misses with a kick to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyde gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bayarmaa checks a leg kick nicely.
Bayarmaa throws a hook but Hyde avoids it easily.
Bayarmaa connects with a high kick.
A slow jab from Hyde misses its intended target.
Some bone on bone action there as Bayarmaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hyde on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hyde looks to land a left hand but Bayarmaa moved out of range nicely.
Hyde is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hyde looks to land a right hand but Bayarmaa moved out of range.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick
letting Hyde counter with a right hand.
Bayarmaa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hyde buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Bayarmaa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hyde misses with a looping right.
Hyde takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hyde throws a hook but Bayarmaa blocks it.
Bayarmaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hyde.
Hyde finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hyde misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hyde misses with a straight left.
Bayarmaa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Hyde misses.
Bayarmaa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bayarmaa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hyde misses with an uppercut.
Hyde throws a looping overhand right but Bayarmaa ducks down to avoid it.
Hyde fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bayarmaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A clash of legs there as Hyde blocks the low kick.
Hyde throws the left hand but Bayarmaa avoids the punch easily.
Bayarmaa follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bayarmaa lands a head kick. Hyde smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bayarmaa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hyde throws out a loose jab but Bayarmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bayarmaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Hyde is wise to it.
Bayarmaa throws an overhand right that lands on Hyde's shoulder, as Hyde tries to avoid the shot.
Bayarmaa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hyde pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bayarmaa is out of range and Hyde settles back down.
Bayarmaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hyde avoids the head kick by Bayarmaa.
A lazy body kick from Hyde
and Bayarmaa counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Hyde, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bayarmaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyde.
Hyde connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bayarmaa's hands.
That has opened up Gan Bayarmaa's cut even more.
Bayarmaa lands with a hook. Hyde tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bayarmaa connects with a crisp jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa scores with a push kick.
Bayarmaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hyde throws a lazy uppercut
and Bayarmaa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Hyde moves out of range easily.
Bayarmaa throws an overhand right that lands on Hyde's shoulder, as Hyde tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An inside leg kick from Hyde misses.
Bayarmaa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bayarmaa throws the kick towards the body but Hyde avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Bayarmaa.
Hyde looks to throw the jab but Bayarmaa is out of range.
Hyde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bayarmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyde.
Bayarmaa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyde 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.
Hyde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa moves out of range of the body kick from Hyde.
Bayarmaa misses with the body kick
and Hyde counters with a head kick that drops Bayarmaa to the mat! Bayarmaa scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Grant Hyde will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gan Bayarmaa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hyde throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hyde has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bayarmaa.
Hyde throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bayarmaa counters with a nice body kick.
Bayarmaa's corner calls for a 1-2. Bayarmaa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hyde throws a chopping leg kick but Bayarmaa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bayarmaa ducks under a wild hook from Hyde.
Bayarmaa thinks about the counter body kick.
Hyde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa throws a jab when Hyde was well out of range.
Hyde misses with a hook
and Bayarmaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hyde avoids the head kick by Bayarmaa.
And Hyde counters with a quick kick to the body but Bayarmaa blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hyde.
Bayarmaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hyde lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick but Hyde moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayarmaa lands a high kick!
Bayarmaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Hyde.
A little feinted left hand from Hyde on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grant Hyde is winning the standup battle so far.
Hyde lands with a right hand.
Bayarmaa swings for the body but Hyde moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa looks to land a right hand but Hyde moved out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hyde checks a leg kick.
Hyde jabs at Bayarmaa's body.
Bayarmaa is breathing heavily.
Hyde ducks under a wild hook from Bayarmaa.
Hyde lands with a nice body punch.
Bayarmaa checks a low kick from Hyde.
Bayarmaa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hyde blocks it well.
Hyde throws out a loose jab but Bayarmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bayarmaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bayarmaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses.
Bayarmaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bayarmaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hyde moves out of range as Bayarmaa strikes.
Hyde throws a head kick but Bayarmaa moves out of range.
Hyde checks a leg kick.
Hyde throws a poor cross that misses
and Bayarmaa counters with a leg kick.
Hyde lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hyde crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bayarmaa - the referee stops the clock and Hyde gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bayarmaa. Hyde manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hyde scores with a nice strike.
Hyde with the inside leg kick.
Hyde misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bayarmaa.
Hyde moves out of range of the leg kick from Bayarmaa.
A telegraphed right hand from Bayarmaa misses the target.
Hyde ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hyde lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bayarmaa's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut lands for Hyde. That snapped Bayarmaa's head back.
Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bayarmaa lands a nice hook to Hyde's body. Hyde takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bayarmaa with the inside leg kick.
Good work by Bayarmaa as he checks the leg kick.
Hyde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bayarmaa.
Hyde misses with a leg kick.
Bayarmaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa lands with a nice body punch.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick
enabling Hyde to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hyde. Bayarmaa shrugs it off though.
Hyde looks to score with a jab to the body but Bayarmaa is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hyde, as that shot connected.
Hyde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bayarmaa.
Hyde wants to slow Bayarmaa down by chopping away at his legs.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bayarmaa scores with a nice body kick.
Bayarmaa throws a push kick but Hyde slaps the foot to one side.
Hyde was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa cracks a nice hook into Hyde's ribs.
Hyde misses with a looping right.
Hyde throws out a leg kick but Bayarmaa moves out of range and Hyde only half commits.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hyde takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bayarmaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick from Bayarmaa.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bayarmaa. Hyde shrugs it off though.
Hyde tries to land a front kick but Bayarmaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hyde lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bayarmaa at a distance.
Hyde scores with a punch to the head.
Hyde lands with a shot to the body.
Hyde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bayarmaa manages to avoid it.
Bayarmaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hyde sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hyde fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bayarmaa is out of range.
Hyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyde moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBayarmaa.
Bayarmaa misses with a straight left.
Hyde swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hyde throws out a loose jab but Bayarmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyde throws a body shot but no joy.
Bayarmaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bayarmaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bayarmaa with a nice calf kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bayarmaa throws an overhand right that lands on Hyde's shoulder, as Hyde tries to avoid the shot.
As Bayarmaa backs away, Hyde returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bayarmaa scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Hyde.
Hyde misses with a left hand
and Bayarmaa counters with a good low kick that Hyde was not able to check.
Bayarmaa slips a straight right by Hyde.
A slow jab from Hyde misses its intended target.
Bayarmaa misses with a low kick.
Hyde feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hyde misses with a low kick.
Hyde tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hyde throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa lands a body shot.
Good leg kick by Bayarmaa.
Hyde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bayarmaa delivers a nice body kick.
Bayarmaa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hyde swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bayarmaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bayarmaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Hyde fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hyde throws an overhand right that lands on Bayarmaa's shoulder, as Bayarmaa tries to avoid the shot.
Bayarmaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Bayarmaa - just one landing.
Bayarmaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bayarmaa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayarmaa lands with a nice body punch.
Hyde throws a shot from downtown. Bayarmaa moves away and avoids it.
Bayarmaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hyde motions for Bayarmaa to come forward. Hyde throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bayarmaa scores with a head kick. Hyde tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bayarmaa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bayarmaa digs a good hook to Hyde's body.
Hyde throws a jab when Bayarmaa was well out of range.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses.
Hyde throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bayarmaa counters with a nice leg kick.
Hyde attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bayarmaa throws a series of punches but Hyde moves out of range.
Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyde misses with a leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hyde misses with an uppercut. Bayarmaa saw that one coming.
Bayarmaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hyde moves out of range as Bayarmaa throws a body kick.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Hyde moves out of range easily.
Hyde misses with a body shot.
Hyde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bayarmaa. That did some damage!
Bayarmaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from Bayarmaa misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa throws a lazy head kick
and Bayarmaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bayarmaa tries to score with a low kick but Hyde moves his leg out of the way.
Bayarmaa slips a straight right by Hyde.
Bayarmaa lands a head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gan Bayarmaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gan Bayarmaa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hyde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bayarmaa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hyde throws an overhand right that lands on Bayarmaa's shoulder, as Bayarmaa tries to avoid the shot.
Hyde scoring well with a low kick there.
Bayarmaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hyde scores with a decent looking hook.
Bayarmaa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bayarmaa avoids the head kick by Hyde.
Bayarmaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bayarmaa lands a high kick!
Bayarmaa misses with a body punch
and Hyde counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bayarmaa misses with a hook.
Bayarmaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bayarmaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hyde throws a jab but it's blocked by Bayarmaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bayarmaa walks into a straight right hand from Hyde.
Bayarmaa misses with a right hand
letting Hyde counter with a right hand.
The cut above Gan Bayarmaa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hyde fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bayarmaa is out of range.
Bayarmaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hyde defending well as Bayarmaa loads up on a big left hand.
Bayarmaa defending well as Hyde loads up on a big left hand.
Bayarmaa works Hyde's body with a nice hook.
Hyde misses with a body shot
and Bayarmaa counters with a low kick, right behind Hyde 's knee.
Bayarmaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hyde swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hyde throws a hook but Bayarmaa blocks it.
Nice body kick from Bayarmaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyde on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bayarmaa connects with a jab.
Hyde fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Donk. Bayarmaa catches Hyde right on the button with a cross.
Bayarmaa lands a jab.
Hyde misses with a body punch
and Bayarmaa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hyde lands a nice looking body shot.
Bayarmaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hyde.
Bayarmaa needs to keep his hands up - Hyde had a free shot at his head there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bayarmaa. That's going to slow Hyde down.
Bayarmaa blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bayarmaa, as that shot connected.
Bayarmaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyde.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hyde misses the target.
Bayarmaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hyde.
A cross from Bayarmaa lands.
Hyde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hyde on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from Hyde.
Hyde fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bayarmaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bayarmaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hyde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bayarmaa.
A telegraphed right hand from Hyde misses the target.
Hyde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hyde walks into a left hand.
Bayarmaa connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyde tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bayarmaa throws the kick towards the body but Hyde avoids it.
Hyde checks a low kick from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hyde's corner calls for a 1-2. Hyde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bayarmaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Hyde wants to land a leg kick but Bayarmaa is out of range.
Bayarmaa tries to land a front kick but Hyde steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hyde misses with a body shot
and Bayarmaa counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick lands for Bayarmaa.
Hyde throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hyde moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBayarmaa.
A jab from Bayarmaa finds it's way through Hyde's defenses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hyde misses with an uppercut.
Hyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bayarmaa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bayarmaa throws a body punch but Hyde moves out of range.
Hyde tried to counter with a leg kick but Bayarmaa avoided it.
Bayarmaa misses with a hook.
Hyde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bayarmaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hyde chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bayarmaa can pounce on him.
Bayarmaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Hyde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hyde looks to land a left hand but Bayarmaa moved out of range nicely.
Hyde throws the left hand but Bayarmaa avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Bayarmaa.
Hyde just misses with a punch to the body.
Bayarmaa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bayarmaa!
Hyde connects with the punch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hyde avoids the head kick by Bayarmaa.
Hyde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hyde has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bayarmaa finds it's way round the side to connect with Hyde's head.
Bayarmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyde is just out of range.
It looked like Hyde wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Bayarmaa throws a body kick that misses.
Bayarmaa with the inside leg kick.
Hyde punishes Bayarmaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Bayarmaa connects with a right hand. Hyde shakes it off.
A solid body kick from Bayarmaa.
Hyde lands with an overhand left.
Bayarmaa connects with an inside leg kick.
Bayarmaa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyde.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bayarmaa.
As Bayarmaa backs away, Hyde returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hyde tries to work over Bayarmaa's front leg with a kick but Bayarmaa checks it.
Bayarmaa slips a jab from Hyde.
A clash of legs there as Bayarmaa blocks the low kick.
Bayarmaa is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bayarmaa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bayarmaa connects with a leg kick.
Bayarmaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hyde.
Hyde throws a wild body kick that Bayarmaa sees coming a mile off.
A slow jab from Bayarmaa misses its intended target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hyde crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bayarmaa - the referee stops the clock and Hyde gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bayarmaa. Hyde manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A swing and a miss from Bayarmaa.
Hyde was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hyde moves out of range as Bayarmaa throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa moves out of range of the body kick from Hyde.
Bayarmaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gan Bayarmaa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bayarmaa moves out of range as Hyde strikes.
Bayarmaa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hyde can pounce on him.
Bayarmaa misses the shot to the body.
Hyde pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyde misses with a left hand
and Bayarmaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Bayarmaa finds it's way through Hyde's defenses.
Bayarmaa needs to keep his hands up - Hyde had a free shot at his head there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyde.
A head kick misses from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa with a hook.
Hyde digs a good body shot into Bayarmaa's ribs.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hyde throws a front kick aimed at Bayarmaa's knee but Bayarmaa avoids it well.
Hyde's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Hyde lands with a straight right. Bayarmaa didn't see that one coming.
Bayarmaa slips under a jab from Hyde.
Bayarmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick but Hyde moves out of range.
A slow jab from Bayarmaa misses its intended target.
Hyde misses with an uppercut
and Bayarmaa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hyde bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bayarmaa's head backwards.
A solid body kick from Bayarmaa.
Hyde with a nice cross.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gan Bayarmaa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Grant Hyde!
Grant Hyde made sure to mention his sponsor, Knock Out Sups in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Char Donnay (ranked 1924 p4p, 1555 weight class) and Deebo Samuel (ranked 204 p4p, 165 weight class). Deebo Samuel will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Char Donnay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deebo Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnay tries to clinch up but Samuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Samuel lands a left and a right that send Donnay crashing to the mat, dazed. Samuel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Donnay closes the distance and clinches up with Samuel, looking for a takedown. Donnay pushes Samuel against the cage but Samuel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Donnay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Char Donnay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samuel looks to land a combination but Donnay avoids it well.
Donnay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnay scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Donnay creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Samuel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Donnay misses with the ground and pound.
Donnay tries to score with some ground and pound. Samuel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Samuel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donnay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Samuel can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samuel is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Donnay's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Donnay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Samuel's head.
Samuel is looking to control Donnay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Samuel avoid being mounted?
Samuel tries to get to full guard but Donnay has control of the leg.
Donnay thows a huge punch but Samuel dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnay moves nicely into side control.
Samuel defending against the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Samuel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Samuel is trying to control Donnay's posture but Donnay avoids it.
Samuel tries to buck Donnay off but Donnay is having none of it.
Donnay in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Samuel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Donnay throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Donnay throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Donnay looks up at the clock and then as Samuel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Donnay smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Donnay creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Samuel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Donnay looks up at the clock and then as Samuel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Donnay smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Donnay connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Samuel some visible discomfort.
Samuel is rocked!
Donnay lands a strong strike to the head of Samuel. That's dazed him! Donnay looking to finish here. Samuel is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Donnay lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Char Donnay!
A very excited looking Char Donnay 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Cunningham (ranked 1177 p4p, 1940 weight class) and Cactus Jack (ranked 124 p4p, 205 weight class). Cactus Jack will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cactus Jack!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cunningham defends it nicely.
Cunningham drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cunningham works over Jack with some ground and pound from guard.
Jack tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Cunningham wants to control from the top but Jack keeps moving.
Cunningham slips nicely into half guard.
Jack is pressing down on Cunningham's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cunningham won't allow Jack to sweep him here.
Cunningham wants to control from the top but Jack keeps moving.
Cunningham's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jack not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cunningham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jack swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cunningham is one step ahead there.
Jack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Cunningham scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jack misses with a series of wild punches.
Jack fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cunningham shoots in and gets a takedown into Jack's guard.
Jack is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Cunningham dives into side control.
Jack is not content to let Cunningham control the position.
Jack is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jack moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jack had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cunningham defends it easily.
Cunningham pushing down on Jack's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jack taking some punishment here, with Cunningham in his half guard.
Jack is trying to maintain the position but Cunningham is very close to passing his half guard.
Cunningham slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jack knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cunningham is keen to just control but Jack is a slippery customer.
Cunningham stops Jack from getting back to his feet.
Jack is controlling Cunningham's trapped leg to prevent Cunningham from advancing to side control.
Well, if Cunningham is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham wants to free his trapped foot but Jack is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cunningham is thwarting Jack's attempts to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cunningham takes a swing at Jack's ribcage but misses.
Cunningham misses with the combination.
Jack swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cunningham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jack fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dennis Cunningham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cactus Jack.
Jack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jack takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham jabs Jack to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cunningham on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jack shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cunningham appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jack looks winded!
Jack misses the jab.
Cunningham lands a glancing blow to the side of Jack's head.
Cunningham connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cunningham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
Jack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cunningham is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jack's half guard.
Jack is looking to control Cunningham's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jack avoid being mounted?
Cunningham is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jack has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nice strikes from Cunningham there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jack is refusing to be controlled, as Cunningham sits in half guard.
Jack felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cunningham looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jack with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cunningham passes into side control, despite Jack's attempt to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Jack's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cunningham scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jack tries to buck Cunningham off but Cunningham is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cunningham happy to just control the position for now.
Cunningham is looking to take a break and control but Jack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cunningham is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jack is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jack is trying to control Cunningham's posture but Cunningham avoids it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jack is looking for a sweep.
Cunningham scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cunningham is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jack is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cunningham tries to advance to mount but Jack denies him.
Cunningham tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cunningham tries to move to mount but Jack blocks the move with his legs.
Jack takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Cunningham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cunningham lands the left hand.
Jack doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cunningham counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cactus Jack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jack walks into a left hand.
Jack tries for a takedown but Cunningham circles away easily
enabling Cunningham to counter with a crisp jab.
Jack tries a head kick but it misses.
Jack changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cunningham tries to avoid it but Jack manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cunningham to the ground. Cunningham escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cunningham half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dennis Cunningham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cactus Jack.
Jack drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cactus Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack misses with a takedown attempt - Cunningham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cunningham darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jack is looking to get back to is feet but Cunningham passes into side control.
Jack is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Jack's face as Cunningham controls the position.
Jack is not content to let Cunningham control the position.
Cunningham in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jack is rocked!
Cunningham is staying tight to Jack's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jack is still in real trouble! Can Cunningham finish him?
Cunningham scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Jack is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Cunningham can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Cunningham!
During a confident post fight interview, Dennis Cunningham thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur King (ranked 1003 p4p, 2279 weight class) and Tevin Shay (ranked 117 p4p, 243 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tevin Shay!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shay throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shay misses with a hook.
Shay moves out of range of the strikes.
King gets the takedown into side control.
King scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Shay to see if he's OK.
King scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Shay to see if he's OK.
King working away.
King tries for a kimura but Shay is defending well.
Shay is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shay stops King from passing to mount.
King tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no King has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
King tries for a kimura but Shay is defending well.
Shay manages to get back to half guard.
Shay is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Shay gets full guard.
Shay throws his legs up looking for a submission but King uses it to pass to side control.
Shay is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked King off and has taken his back!
King trying to control but not successfully.
Shay throwing sloppy strikes.
King defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Shay's arms.
Shay is hanging on to King's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to control his opponent's hands but Shay gets his hands free.
Shay wants to control but King is keeping busy.
King tries to roll but Shay sticks to his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shay is punishing King with some ground and pound.
King is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Shay gets his hands free as King looks to control.
King tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King reaches up and holds on to Shay to control the position.
King bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Shay is retaining full guard.
Shay has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.
King wants to control from the top but Shay keeps moving.
Shay is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Shay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Shay's brow.
Shay trying to control the position.
King pushes down on Shay's leg and manages to get into half guard.
King 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.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
King is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Shay reverses the position - he's now on top in King's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King controls Shay momentarily but Shay frees himself.
Shay content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shay trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shay postures up and lands a big shot to King's brow.
Shay drops back, looking for a kneebar! King looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. King looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from King!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control the action but Shay is working from the bottom.
Shay struggling a bit here.
King works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
King has hold of Shay's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Shay tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - King cranks the arm and Shay screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Shay, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Arthur King!
A very excited looking Arthur King 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.
The defeated Tevin Shay had this to say: 'I'll look back on the film and see what I did wrong. I'll take this L... it's on me.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Stewart (ranked 1325 p4p, 969 weight class) and Marcus Johnson (ranked 141 p4p, 110 weight class). Stewart comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac - Hit 'Em Up. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart misses the jab.
Stewart seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Stewart throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stewart misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Stewart lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
It looks like Marcus Johnson has been cut.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Stewart blocks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Stewart tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Stewart avoids it.
Jab by Johnson.
Stewart misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Stewart throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Stewart misses the body punch
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Stewart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Stewart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Stewart takes one to the chin there.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stewart throws a body shot but no joy.
Stewart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stewart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Stewart is out of range.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stewart takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Danny Stewart has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stewart drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Stewart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Stewart moved out of range.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Stewart.
A punch lands to the side of Stewart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stewart wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Stewart.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stewart.
Johnson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Stewart looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Stewart walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stewart is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Stewart on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stewart drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Stewart's belly button to the back.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Stewart. Stewart maintains the clinch.
Johnson letting Stewart take a breather here.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stewart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stewart misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stewart throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Stewart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stewart had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Stewart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson moves forwards but Stewart connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stewart scores with a body shot.
Stewart with a nice cross.
Stewart throws a shot to the body.
Johnson cracks Stewart with an open hand slap.
Stewart avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Stewart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stewart.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stewart tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Good shot there by Stewart.
Stewart moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart throws out a powerful jab.
Stewart connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stewart at a distance.
Stewart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stewart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stewart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Stewart misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Stewart moved out of range.
Stewart throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Stewart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Stewart moves into the clinch.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Stewart is controlling him.
Stewart blocking some punches.
Stewart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stewart pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Stewart.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Stewart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stewart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stewart.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart misses with some punches.
Stewart lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Stewart working aggressively here.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stewart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Stewart's head back.
Danny Stewart's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stewart throws a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson defending well as Stewart loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Stewart throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stewart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stewart throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stewart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Stewart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stewart moves into the clinch.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Johnson pushes Stewart back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Stewart lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Stewart.
Johnson tries a body shot but Stewart blocks it.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Stewart avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Stewart.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson digs a right hand into Stewart's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stewart's gas tank.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Johnson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Stewart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stewart.
Johnson tries to bum rush Stewart with a series of wild strikes but Stewart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Stewart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson throws a hook but Stewart blocks it.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stewart. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stewart 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.
Stewart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marcus Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stewart on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stewart lands with a cross.
Stewart misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Stewart's head but Stewart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stewart on the side of the head.
Stewart throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Stewart swinging wildly here.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stewart lands with a cross.
That has opened up Marcus Johnson's cut even more.
Johnson scores with a jab. Stewart acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Stewart seems unphased.
Stewart moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Stewart jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Stewart was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Stewart blocks the body kick.
Stewart is looking to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch.
Stewart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stewart looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Stewart saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Stewart on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stewart.
Stewart lands with a cross.
Stewart ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Stewart loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stewart scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stewart is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Stewart.
Stewart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stewart misses with a looping left.
Stewart just misses with a punch to the body.
Stewart misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stewart.
Stewart looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stewart.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stewart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stewart's head backwards.
Stewart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stewart throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson throws a jab when Stewart was well out of range.
Stewart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stewart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Stewart counters with a straight right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Stewart checks a low kick from Johnson.
Stewart throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson sizes up Stewart with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stewart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
A punch lands to the side of Stewart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big right from Stewart misses.
Stewart lands a nice looking body shot.
Stewart is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson cracks Stewart with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Stewart. Those never looked like landing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Stewart.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stewart misses with a wild body shot.
Stewart looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Stewart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stewart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stewart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Stewart moves out of range.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stewart is looking for a counter combo.
Stewart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Stewart.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Stewart moved out of range nicely.
Stewart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Stewart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson throws a body punch but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Stewart takes one to the side of the head.
Stewart lands a jab.
Johnson slips under a jab from Stewart.
Stewart throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Stewart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stewart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stewart.
Stewart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stewart works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The cut above Marcus Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stewart uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stewart lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stewart lands with a shot to the body.
Stewart throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stewart just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Stewart moved out of range.
Stewart cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson throws a low kick but Stewart moves out of range easily.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stewart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Stewart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stewart.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Stewart checks it.
Stewart misses with an uppercut.
Stewart throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Stewart throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Stewart counters with a nice uppercut.
Stewart misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stewart.
Stewart checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson keeps Stewart at a distance using the push kick.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stewart moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Stewart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Stewart misses.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Stewart fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Stewart misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Stewart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Stewart missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stewart momentarily.
Johnson misses the jab.
Stewart swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stewart takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Stewart slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stewart lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Danny Stewart's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stewart walks into a left hand.
 Stewart is rocked!
A slow jab from Stewart misses its intended target.
Oh Stewart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stewart seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stewart walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stewart was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stewart throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Stewart misses the shot to the body.
Stewart scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marcus Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Stewart scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stewart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stewart swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stewart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson works over Stewart's head and body with a nice combination.
Stewart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stewart looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
A big left from Stewart misses.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Stewart's ribs.
Stewart scores with a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A punch lands to the side of Stewart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Stewart misses with a few strikes there.
Stewart ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
A big right from Stewart misses.
Stewart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stewart throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Stewart knows he should have avoided that one.
Stewart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stewart misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Stewart tries to clinch up.
Stewart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stewart walks into a jab.
Jeez, Danny Stewart's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Stewart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a crisp right that sends Stewart to the canvas! Johnson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Johnson!
In his post fight interview, Marcus Johnson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Danny Stewart stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well shit...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Braxton (ranked 229 p4p, 890 weight class) and Jack Dawson (ranked 25 p4p, 98 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Braxton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braxton scores with a push kick.
Braxton with a nice calf kick.
Braxton connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Jack Dawson has been cut.
Dawson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Braxton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Braxton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dawson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dawson looks winded!
Dawson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Braxton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dawson scrambles back to his feet.
Braxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braxton throws a nice head kick!
Braxton sends Dawson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Braxton is motioning to the referee to let Dawson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dawson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Dawson limp body while Braxton jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Braxton!
Danny Braxton retains his middleweight title!
Danny Braxton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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