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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arman Tsarukyan (ranked 4095 p4p, 4835 weight class) and Brice Werner (ranked 238 p4p, 283 weight class). Brice Werner 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 bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arman Tsarukyan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brice Werner! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Werner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tsarukyan circles away quickly and effectively. Tsarukyan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. A punch combination from Werner misses. Werner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tsarukyan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Werner's guard. Tsarukyan throws a big elbow that misses. Tsarukyan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Tsarukyan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Werner works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Tsarukyan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Werner swivels though and keeps the full guard. Tsarukyan is looking to work some ground and pound but Werner has wrist control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tsarukyan wants to pass the guard but Werner is keeping the position. Tsarukyan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Tsarukyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Werner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Tsarukyan throws a big elbow that misses. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Tsarukyan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Tsarukyan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Tsarukyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Werner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Tsarukyan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Werner throws a series of punches but Tsarukyan moves out of range. Werner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsarukyan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Werner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tsarukyan controls the pace. Tsarukyan is pushing down on Werner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Werner is fighting to maintain full guard but Tsarukyan has managed to sneak the leg through. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tsarukyan lands a nice short elbow. Tsarukyan not landing any meaningful shots this time. Tsarukyan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Tsarukyan passes to full mount! Tsarukyan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Werner hang on?
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Tsarukyan controlling from the full mount. Tsarukyan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Tsarukyan landing punches. A nice elbow there by Tsarukyan. Tsarukyan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tsarukyan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tsarukyan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Werner is surviving well by controlling Tsarukyan's body position as best he can. Tsarukyan tries to control but Werner wriggling away. Tsarukyan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Tsarukyan with a couple of short strikes. Tsarukyan with shots to the head and body - Werner looks very uncomfortable down there. Tsarukyan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Werner is looking to escape. Tsarukyan scoring with strikes but Werner is staying in there. Werner is in a horrible position here. Tsarukyan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Werner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tsarukyan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Tsarukyan raining down hammerfists from mount. Tsarukyan lands a nice shot to the head. Tsarukyan landing punches. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Tsarukyan dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch combination from Werner misses. Werner throws a series of punches but Tsarukyan moves out of range. Werner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Tsarukyan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Werner throws a right and a left that Tsarukyan avoids nicely. Tsarukyan attempts a counter takedown but Werner avoids it well and moves away. Werner misses with a double jab.
Tsarukyan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Tsarukyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tsarukyan attempts a counter takedown but Werner avoids it well and moves away.
Tsarukyan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tsarukyan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Tsarukyan working the head and body with strikes. Werner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tsarukyan lands a few punches from side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Tsarukyan controls the position from side control.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Tsarukyan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Werner keeps working. Tsarukyan working the ground and pound from side control. Tsarukyan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Tsarukyan grinds an elbow into Werner's temple. Arman Tsarukyan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Tsarukyan lands an elbow.
Tsarukyan is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Werner looks calm but he's in trouble here. Tsarukyan gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Werner is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Tsarukyan lets go of the hold and Werner can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arman Tsarukyan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muaweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Ayo (ranked 4349 p4p, 4268 weight class) and Ivan Alekseev (ranked 473 p4p, 464 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muaweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Ayo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Alekseev! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position. Alekseev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ayo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alekseev looks to throw an elbow but misses. Alekseev misses with a knee to the head. Ayo scores with an uppercut up the middle. Alekseev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alekseev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Alekseev.
Alekseev just leaning against Ayo, taking a breather. Ayo lands a hook to the side of the head. Alekseev with a knee to the head.
Ayo throws a head punch that misses. Alekseev leaning his opponent against the cage. Ayo dodges an elbow strike from Alekseev.
Alekseev looking to throw knees to the head but Ayo is blocking nicely.
Alekseev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Alekseev is looking to control Ayo's arms but Ayo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alekseev has his back to the cage. Ayo lands a nice uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Alekseev blocks an uppercut.
Alekseev scores with a knee to the head.
Ayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ayo misses with the head strike.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Alekseev misses with a knee to the head. Ayo has a couple of punches blocked by Alekseev.
Alekseev stalling in the clinch but Ayo improves position. Alekseev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ayo misses with some punches.
Ayo working aggressively here.
Alekseev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ayo is defending well for now. Alekseev misses with a knee strike.
Alekseev lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Muaweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Ayo has been cut. Alekseev looking to throw knees to the head but Ayo is blocking nicely.
Ayo misses with some punches.
Ayo working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Ayo. A head punch blocked on the inside by Alekseev. Ayo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ayo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alekseev connects with a knee to the head.
Ayo misses with a hook from the clinch. Alekseev tries to land a knee to the head but Ayo blocks with his arms.
Alekseev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ayo's defenses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ayo misses with some punches.
Alekseev misses with a knee to the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Ayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ayo has a couple of punches blocked by Alekseev.
Alekseev tries a knee to the head but Ayo blocks it.
Alekseev misses with a knee to the head. Ayo swings wildly with an uppercut but Alekseev uses good head movement to avoid it. Ayo has a couple of punches blocked by Alekseev.
Ayo swings wildly with an uppercut but Alekseev uses good head movement to avoid it. Ayo misses with some punches.
Ayo misses with a hook from the clinch. Ayo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alekseev lands a knee to the head.
Ayo misses with a short punch on the inside. Alekseev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alekseev looking to throw knees to the head but Ayo is blocking nicely.
Alekseev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ayo misses with a short punch on the inside. Alekseev trying to control the position but instead, Ayo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alekseev into the cage. Alekseev looking to throw knees to the head but Ayo is blocking nicely.
Alekseev looks winded!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Alekseev looking to throw knees to the head but Ayo is blocking nicely.
Ayo lands a left hand.
Ayo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ayo misses with a hook from the clinch. Alekseev pushes off an throws an elbow but Ayo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ayo. Ayo avoiding damage as Alekseev throws knees to the body.
Alekseev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ayo blocks it with crossed arms. Alekseev blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ayo. Ayo dodges an elbow strike from Alekseev.
Ayo has a couple of punches blocked by Alekseev.
Ayo working aggressively here.
Alekseev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alekseev tries a knee to the head but Ayo blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ayo fails to land. Ayo dodges an elbow strike from Alekseev.
Ayo misses with the head strike.
Alekseev missing with knees to the body.
Ayo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alekseev backwards. A head punch blocked on the inside by Alekseev. Alekseev tries a knee to the head but Ayo blocks it.
Alekseev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Ayo takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Alekseev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ayo's face.
Ayo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ayo misses with the head strike.
Ayo avoiding damage as Alekseev throws knees to the body.
Alekseev blocks an uppercut.
Ayo misses with a short punch on the inside. Alekseev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ayo blocks it with crossed arms. Alekseev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alekseev tries to land a knee to the head but Ayo blocks with his arms.
Ayo misses with the head strike.
Ayo misses with some punches.
Alekseev blocking some punches.
Ayo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Ayo throws a head punch that misses. Ayo misses with a punch on the inside.
Alekseev blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Alekseev tries to land knees in the clinch but Ayo avoids the damage to the body. Alekseev lands a knee to the body.
Ayo working aggressively here.
Ayo gets through Alekseev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Alekseev trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Alekseev will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Muaweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Ayo's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ayo jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ayo sets himself, and Alekseev steps forward looking for the clinch! Ayo avoids it this time. Alekseev tries to clinch up.
Alekseev moves into range and clinches up with Ayo. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ayo. Ivan Alekseev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ayo. Alekseev lands an elbow that stopped Ayo in his tracks for a moment. Alekseev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ayo is defending well for now. Alekseev tries a knee to the head but Ayo blocks it.
Alekseev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alekseev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alekseev blocks an uppercut.
Ayo throws a head punch that misses. Alekseev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alekseev.
Ayo swings wildly with an uppercut but Alekseev uses good head movement to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Alekseev'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. Alekseev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ayo misses with a hook from the clinch. Alekseev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ayo misses with a hook from the clinch. Alekseev looking to throw knees to the head but Ayo is blocking nicely.
Alekseev is breathing heavily. Ayo working aggressively here.
Alekseev with a knee to the head.
Ayo lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ivan Alekseev has been cut. Alekseev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alekseev working Ayo over with knees to the body. Alekseev blocking some punches.
Ayo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ayo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ayo working aggressively here.
Ayo lands with a light punch inside. Ayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Alekseev. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Alekseev in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Alekseev lands an elbow inside. A short right from Ayo. Ayo misses with a punch on the inside.
Alekseev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Alekseev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ayo lands with a light punch inside. Ayo working aggressively here.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Alekseev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ayo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alekseev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alekseev looking to throw knees to the head but Ayo is blocking nicely.
Ayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Alekseev. A short right from Ayo. Ayo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ayo throws a head punch that misses. Ayo throws a head punch that misses. Ayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Alekseev. Alekseev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ayo is defending well for now. Ayo throws a head punch that misses. Alekseev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alekseev blocking some punches.
Ayo lands with a right to the head. Ayo has a couple of punches blocked by Alekseev.
Alekseev blocking some punches.
Ayo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alekseev backwards. Still in the clinch, Ayo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alekseev is rocked! Alekseev taking a breather. Alekseev trying to land knees to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ayo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short uppercut from Ayo. Alekseev is still on wobbly legs! Can Ayo finish him? Alekseev throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ayo. Ayo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Alekseev blocking some punches.
Ayo throws a head punch that misses. Alekseev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Ayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Alekseev. Alekseev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Alekseev. Alekseev tries a knee to the head but Ayo blocks it.
Ayo misses with a short punch on the inside. Ayo misses with the head strike.
Ayo avoids the elbow strike from Alekseev, against the cage.
Ayo has a couple of punches blocked by Alekseev.
Ayo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ayo misses with the head strike.
A short right from Ayo. Ayo has a couple of punches blocked by Alekseev.
Alekseev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alekseev blocks an uppercut.
Ayo misses with a hook from the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ayo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Alekseev trying to land knees to the body.
Ayo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ayo misses with a short punch on the inside. Ayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alekseev throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ayo. Ayo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Ayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ayo. Ayo has a couple of punches blocked by Alekseev.
Ayo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Ayo lands a hook that snaps the head of Alekseev backwards. Ayo swings wildly with an uppercut but Alekseev uses good head movement to avoid it. Alekseev blocking some punches.
Ayo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ayo has a couple of punches blocked by Alekseev.
Ayo lands a shoulder strike. Alekseev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alekseev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ayo blocks it with crossed arms. Ayo lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Alekseev to his knees! Ayo keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muaweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Ayo! Our winner, Muaweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Ayo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kostadin Dyakov (ranked 4934 p4p, 3699 weight class) and Endou Mamoru (ranked 457 p4p, 399 weight class). Mamoru has chosen Blood And Scars as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kostadin Dyakov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Endou Mamoru! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyakov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mamoru was covering up waiting for the punch and Dyakov finishes the takedown easily into guard. Dyakov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Dyakov distracts Mamoru with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Mamoru trying to keep a closed guard but Dyakov is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dyakov won't allow Mamoru to get back to his feet. Dyakov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Dyakov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Dyakov working some strikes from top position. Dyakov cracks Mamoru with a solid left hand. Dyakov throws a big right hand that misses. Mamoru preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Dyakov prevents Mamoru from getting back to his feet. Dyakov working some strikes from top position. Dyakov scoring with some ground and pound. Dyakov stands up over Mamoru, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Dyakov postures up and lands a big shot to Mamoru's brow. 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! Dyakov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Dyakov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Mamoru has momentary wrist control but Dyakov slips an elbow through the middle. Mamoru is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dyakov is controlling him. Mamoru looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dyakov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Mamoru really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dyakov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Dyakov connects with a couple of short punches. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mamoru can do anything to dispel that myth. Dyakov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Mamoru avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Mamoru trying to keep a closed guard but Dyakov is proving a slippery customer.
Dyakov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dyakov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dyakov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
 The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Dyakov drops back looking for a leg! Mamoru is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mamoru manages to kick Dyakov off! Dyakov jumps back into Mamoru's guard. Dyakov working some strikes from top position.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Mamoru working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dyakov. Mamoru wants to stand up but Dyakov is controlling him. Dyakov postures up and lands a big shot to Mamoru's brow. Dyakov is looking to work some ground and pound but Mamoru has wrist control. Dyakov with a nice head shot there. Dyakov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mamoru's head. Dyakov throwing strikes from guard but Mamoru blocks nicely. Our spies down at at Zanshin MMA inform us that Mamoru has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off? Mamoru looking to control.
Dyakov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Dyakov works over Mamoru with some ground and pound from guard. Dyakov working some strikes from top position.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mamoru tries to strike from the bottom.
Dyakov throws a big elbow that misses. Mamoru striking off his back but it's not causing Dyakov any problems. Mamoru thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Mamoru punching to the body, from the bottom. Dyakov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Dyakov postures up and lands a big shot to Mamoru's brow. Dyakov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Dyakov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mamoru's head. Dyakov with a flurry of punches that miss. Mamoru utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Dyakov is breathing heavily. Dyakov is working Mamoru over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Dyakov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Dyakov postures up in Mamoru's guard and throws a big left but Mamoru blocks it. Dyakov throws a big right hand that misses.
Dyakov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mamoru looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mamoru looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mamoru!

 That's four minutes gone in the round. Mamoru cracks Dyakov with an elbow. That is naaassty. Dyakov is trying to improve his position. Mamoru lands a decent elbow from side control. Dyakov regains half guard. Dyakov moves into full guard.
Mamoru stands up over Dyakov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Dyakov wants to stand up but Mamoru is controlling him.
Dyakov working for a triangle but Mamoru defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kostadin Dyakov dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dyakov is defended easily by Mamoru. Endou Mamoru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dyakov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dyakov dives in and scores a takedown into Mamoru's guard. Mamoru wants to get back to his feet but Dyakov is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Dyakov scores with a decent looking elbow strike. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dyakov postures up in Mamoru's guard and throws a big left but Mamoru blocks it. Mamoru is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dyakov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Mamoru wants to get back to his feet but Dyakov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Dyakov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Dyakov landing some decent shots from guard. Dyakov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mamoru's head. Dyakov throwing strikes from guard but Mamoru blocks nicely.
Dyakov drops back looking for a leg! Mamoru is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mamoru manages to kick Dyakov off! Dyakov jumps back into Mamoru's guard. Kostadin Dyakov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Dyakov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mamoru's head. Dyakov works over Mamoru with some ground and pound from guard. Dyakov throwing strikes from guard but Mamoru blocks nicely. Dyakov throws a big elbow that misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Dyakov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Dyakov cracks Mamoru with a solid left hand. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Dyakov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Dyakov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mamoru works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Dyakov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Dyakov stops Mamoru from standing up. Dyakov lands a couple of digs. Dyakov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Dyakov cracks Mamoru with a solid left hand. Dyakov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Dyakov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Mamoru throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dyakov stands up over Mamoru, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Mamoru thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyakov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dyakov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Dyakov throws a big elbow that misses. Dyakov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Mamoru trying to strike off his back.
Dyakov stopping the sweep attempt from Mamoru. Dyakov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dyakov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mamoru dives on top into guard.
Mamoru with a nice head shot there. Dyakov looking to control.
Dyakov has momentary wrist control but Mamoru slips an elbow through the middle. Dyakov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Dyakov trying to control the position.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Mamoru cracks Dyakov with a solid left hand. Mamoru working some strikes from top position. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mamoru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dyakov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mamoru gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Mamoru must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Dyakov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mamoru is one step ahead there. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Dyakov is working hard here to advance position. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kostadin Dyakov dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mamoru lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Dyakov takes one on the button. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mamoru. Mamoru dives in and grabs Dyakov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dyakov pushes down on Mamoru's head and hops out. Dyakov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mamoru.
Dyakov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dyakov lands in his opponent's guard. Dyakov postures up and lands a big shot to Mamoru's brow. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dyakov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Dyakov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Dyakov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Dyakov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mamoru's head. Mamoru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Dyakov distracts Mamoru with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Mamoru working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dyakov. Dyakov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Dyakov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mamoru can do to turn this around? Mamoru throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dyakov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dyakov's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Mamoru avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Dyakov throwing strikes from guard but Mamoru blocks nicely. Dyakov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Dyakov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Dyakov landing with the ground and pound. Mamoru has momentary wrist control but Dyakov slips an elbow through the middle. Dyakov won't allow Mamoru to get back to his feet. Dyakov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Dyakov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dyakov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dyakov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Dyakov is looking to work some ground and pound but Mamoru has wrist control. Mamoru preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Dyakov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Dyakov throwing strikes from guard but Mamoru blocks nicely. Dyakov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Mamoru is trying to control the position but Dyakov postures up. Mamoru wants to stand and escape but Dyakov is having none of it.
 The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Mamoru feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dyakovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Dyakov fails with a takedown attempt.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mamoru bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dyakov's head backwards. Mamoru stuffs the takedown. Dyakov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Mamoru shoots in but Dyakov avoids the takedown attempt easily. Kostadin Dyakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Endou Mamoru. Dyakov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Kostadin Dyakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Dyakov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Dyakov walks into a left hand.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyakov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Dyakov is thwarting Mamoru's attempts to control the position. Dyakov wants to pass the guard but Mamoru is defending well. Dyakov throwing shots but Mamoru is blocking nicely. Dyakov prevents Mamoru from standing back up.
Endou Mamoru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mamoru has hold of Dyakov's hands but Dyakov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Mamoru has hold of Dyakov's hands but Dyakov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. This has been an exciting period of action! Mamoru moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Kostadin Dyakov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Dyakov looking to sit in guard and control but Mamoru gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight! Kostadin Dyakov showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dyakov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostadin Dyakov! An out of breath Kostadin Dyakov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. Endou Mamoru spoke after the fight, saying 'Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win, today was not my day, is as they say, lucky at love, unlucky in the game.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jannik Rottmayr (ranked 4972 p4p, 2896 weight class) and Quincy Hatfield (ranked 477 p4p, 334 weight class). Jannik Rottmayr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Quincy Hatfield's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jannik Rottmayr! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quincy Hatfield! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rottmayr misses with a straight right. Rottmayr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Rottmayr. Rottmayr swinging wildly here.
Hatfield tries to clinch but fails miserably and Rottmayr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Hatfield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rottmayr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hatfield scrambles back to his feet. The fight stays on the outside here - Hatfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rottmayr throws a body shot but no joy. Hatfield tries to counter with a clinch but Rottmayr shakes him off and moves away. Hatfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rottmayr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hatfield moves in looking to clinch but Rottmayr pushes him off. Rottmayr scores with a jab to the jaw. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The fight stays on the outside here - Hatfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hatfield has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Rottmayr throws a jab when Hatfield was well out of range. Hatfield tries to counter with a clinch but Rottmayr shakes him off and moves away. Hatfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Rottmayr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Nice body punch from Rottmayr.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hatfield slips a straight right by Rottmayr. Hatfield misses with a takedown attempt and Rottmayr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Rottmayr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Rottmayr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Rottmayr misses its intended target. Hatfield tries to clinch there but Rottmayr circles away.
Hatfield gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Rottmayr takes a shot to the head. Rottmayr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hatfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Rottmayr uses good head movement to avoid it. Rottmayr misses with the head strike.
Rottmayr misses with a short punch on the inside. Hatfield wants a takedown.
Rottmayr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Hatfield misses with the head strike.
Hatfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Rottmayr avoiding damage.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Rottmayr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hatfield misses with the head strike.
Rottmayr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hatfield has him pressed against the cage. Hatfield has a couple of punches blocked by Rottmayr.
Hatfield trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hatfield working aggressively here.
Rottmayr pressing his opponent against the cage. Still in the clinch, Hatfield scores with a nice short uppercut. Hatfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hatfield misses with the head strike.
Hatfield misses with the head strike.
Rottmayr managing to block the knees to the body from Hatfield.
Hatfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Hatfield. Hatfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Rottmayr is defending well against a takedown attempt. Jannik Rottmayr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quincy Hatfield. Hatfield gets through Rottmayr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Hatfield has a couple of punches blocked by Rottmayr.
Rottmayr has had enough of the clinch but Hatfield keeps him there for the moment. Hatfield lands an uppercut. A short right from Hatfield. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatfield. Hatfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Rottmayr. Hatfield is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rottmayr is defending well. Rottmayr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards. Hatfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Rottmayr uses good head movement to avoid it. Rottmayr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Hatfield.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Hatfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A hook to the body from Rottmayr.
Hatfield misses with some punches.
Hatfield misses with a short punch on the inside. Hatfield has Rottmayr pressed against the cage, preventing Rottmayr from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Rottmayr lands a left hand.
Hatfield misses with a punch to the body.
Rottmayr is trying to stall.
Hatfield keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rottmayr's efforts to push away. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rottmayr. Rottmayr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rottmayr. Hatfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hatfield drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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 Jannik Rottmayr will probably get the nod. 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.
Rottmayr misses with an uppercut. Hatfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rottmayr. Rottmayr swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Rottmayr. No joy for Hatfield on that attempt. Hatfield shoots in for a takedown but Rottmayr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Hatfield on the wrong end of a nice jab. Rottmayr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hatfield doesn't seem bothered though.
Hatfield tries to keep at a distance but Rottmayr has taken the fight into the clinch. Hatfield goes for a takedown attempt but Rottmayr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jannik Rottmayr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quincy Hatfield. Hatfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rottmayr swats him away and circles back towards the center. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rottmayr lands a right hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Rottmayr as Hatfield shoots in. Rottmayr misses with a wild combination.
Hatfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Rottmayr just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatfield moves out of range as Rottmayr strikes. Hatfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Rottmayr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hatfield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Rottmayr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hatfield up against the cage. Rottmayr prevents a body shot from Hatfield. Rottmayr is looking to break free of the clinch but Hatfield has double underhooks. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatfield. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Rottmayr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hatfields head. Hatfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rottmayr backwards. Rottmayr tries to stall but Hatfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Rottmayr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Rottmayr misses with a hook from the clinch. Hatfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rottmayr blocks an uppercut.
Rottmayr blocks an uppercut.
Rottmayr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rottmayr tries to work over Hatfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Hatfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hatfield throws a head punch that misses. Hatfield is working for takedown but Rottmayr is calmly controlling the position for now. Rottmayr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rottmayr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hatfield can do to turn this around? Rottmayr pushes Hatfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Hatfield blocks an uppercut.
Hatfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rottmayr backwards. Hatfield lands a shoulder strike. A right hand to the body from Rottmayr.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Hatfield scores with a shot to the side of Rottmayr's head. Hatfield goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rottmayr prevents it.
Rottmayr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rottmayr throws a head punch that misses. Rottmayr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rottmayr looking to slow down the pace here. Rottmayr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hatfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hatfield fails to land. Hatfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Rottmayr uses good head movement to avoid it. Rottmayr has a couple of punches blocked by Hatfield.
Hatfield prevents a body shot from Rottmayr. Hatfield letting Rottmayr take a breather here. Quincy Hatfield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Hatfield can't find room to land a body shot as Rottmayr controls the action.
Hatfield has a couple of punches blocked by Rottmayr.
Rottmayr can't break the clinch.
Rottmayr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards. Hatfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Rottmayr. Rottmayr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rottmayr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hatfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hatfield lands a left hand.
Hatfield goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rottmayr prevents it.
Rottmayr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hatfield lands with a right to the head. Rottmayr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jannik Rottmayr dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rottmayr misses with a straight left. Hatfield moves in looking to clinch but Rottmayr pushes him off. Rottmayr lands a nice shot that snaps Hatfield's head back.
Rottmayr throws a lazy uppercut
and Hatfield counters with a lovely straight right hand! Hatfield slips a jab and a cross from Rottmayr.
Rottmayr throws a body shot but no joy. Hatfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hatfield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hatfield pushes Rottmayr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Hatfield can't get the takedown.
Rottmayr gets underhooks to prevent Hatfield's takedown attempt.
Rottmayr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rottmayr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rottmayr lands with a short head shot on the inside. Rottmayr misses with the head strike.
Hatfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatfield looking for a takedown. Jannik Rottmayr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quincy Hatfield.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Rottmayr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hatfield blocking some punches.
Hatfield is working for takedown but Rottmayr is calmly controlling the position for now. Hatfield tries to work over Rottmayr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Rottmayr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Rottmayr. Hatfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Rottmayr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rottmayr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards. Rottmayr misses with a hook from the clinch. Hatfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Rottmayr. Hatfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Rottmayr throws a head punch that misses. Hatfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Rottmayr uses good head movement to avoid it. Hatfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Hatfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hatfield blocks a body shot from Rottmayr. Hatfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Rottmayr uses good head movement to avoid it. Rottmayr tries to break the clinch but Hatfield is controlling the position. Hatfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hatfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Hatfield working aggressively here.
Quincy Hatfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hatfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hatfield goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rottmayr prevents it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rottmayr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hatfield avoids the body shot from Rottmayr.
Hatfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Rottmayr circles away.
Rottmayr throws a series of punches but Hatfield avoids them all with ease.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Hatfield fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Jannik Rottmayr is winning the standup battle so far. Hatfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rottmayr.
Rottmayr looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatfield is just out of range. Rottmayr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hatfield.
Rottmayr has Hatfield up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Hatfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Rottmayr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Rottmayr is pressed up against the cage. Hatfield has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rottmayr down to the mat. Rottmayr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Hatfield shoots in looking for a takedown. Rottmayr tries to sprawl out of it but Hatfield keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rottmayr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Rottmayr misses with an uppercut. Hatfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hatfield pushes Rottmayr up against the cage in a clinch. Good body shot from Rottmayr.
Rottmayr scores with a shoulder strike. Hatfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatfield has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rottmayr after a bit of a struggle. A left hand lands to the body for Hatfield.
Rottmayr misses with a punch on the inside.
Jannik Rottmayr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Hatfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Rottmayr backwards. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rottmayr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rottmayr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Rottmayr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rottmayr is trying to maintain a safe position but Hatfield gets an underhook and turns Rottmayr into the cage. Rottmayr swings wildly with an uppercut but Hatfield uses good head movement to avoid it. Hatfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! Jannik Rottmayr showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rottmayr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jannik Rottmayr! A victorious Jannik Rottmayr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toxteth Grady (ranked 3056 p4p, 4117 weight class) and Ianga Topia (ranked 315 p4p, 395 weight class). Toxteth Grady has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toxteth Grady! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ianga Topia! The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Grady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Topia misses with a hook
and Grady moves into the clinch. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grady. Grady lands a body shot. Topia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Grady gets through Topia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Topia lands a body punch in the clinch. Grady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Topia tries to work over Grady's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Topia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Topia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grady scores with a shot to the side of Topia's head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Grady lands a nice uppercut. Topia stalling in the clinch but Grady improves position. Topia is trying to stall.
Topia is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Grady has denied him. Grady slowing the pace effectively. Topia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Grady digs a right hand underneath Topia's ribcage. Topia let out a lung full of air as it connected. Grady misses with a punch on the inside.
Topia stalling in the clinch but Grady improves position. Grady working some nice short punches in the clinch. Grady doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Topia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Grady has Topia pressed against the cage, preventing Topia from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Topia misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Grady. Topia takes a shot to the head. Topia misses with a punch to the body.
Topia tries to work over Grady's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Grady can't find room to land a body shot as Topia controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grady. Grady lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Grady lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Topia backwards.
Topia is rocked!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Topia blocking some punches.
Grady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Stalling in the clinch from Grady.
A head punch on the inside from Grady fails to land. Grady misses with the head strike.
A short right from Topia. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Topia misses with a hook from the clinch. Topia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Grady misses with a hook from the clinch. Grady keeps control of Topia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Topia tries to stall but Grady uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Grady digs a right hand underneath Topia's ribcage. Topia let out a lung full of air as it connected. Grady lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Grady throws a punch but it's blocked by Topia. The referee calls for Grady to work.
Grady lands a body punch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Grady lands with a left to the head. Topia is still on wobbly legs! Can Grady finish him? Grady throws a punch but it's blocked by Topia. Topia seems to have recovered his senses. Grady lands a shoulder strike. Topia is looking to control Grady's arms but Grady gets an underhook and turns him. Now Topia has his back to the cage. Grady lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Topia or not. Topia scores with a hook to the body. Grady lands with a right to the head. Topia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Grady can't find room to land a body shot as Topia controls the action.
Grady tries to throw a body punch but Topia avoids it by throwing Grady back against the cage. Grady goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Grady.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Topia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Grady. Grady scores with a hook to the body. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grady as Topia tries to tie him up.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Grady swings wildly with an uppercut but Topia uses good head movement to avoid it. This has been an exciting period of action! Topia scores with a shoulder strike. Grady misses with a hook from the clinch. Grady misses with a punch on the inside.
Grady misses with a body punch.
Grady can't find room to land a body shot as Topia controls the action.
Topia is trying to stall.
Grady leaning against his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Grady.
Grady tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Grady misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Grady fails to land. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Grady misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toxteth Grady dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Topia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Grady tries to clinch but Topia moves out of range.
Grady takes the fight into the clinch. Grady swings wildly with an uppercut but Topia uses good head movement to avoid it. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Grady effectively controlling the action here. Topia controlling the action here for a moment.
Grady is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Topia can do to turn this around? Grady working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Grady doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grady throws a head punch that misses. Toxteth Grady has scored more points in the clinch so far. Topia throws a head punch that misses. Come on Topia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Topia tries a body shot but Grady blocks it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Grady lands a hook to the side of the head. Topia working aggressively here.
Grady slowing the pace effectively. Grady scores with a hook to the body. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grady creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. The referee is keeping an eye on Grady - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grady throws a head punch that misses. Topia swings wildly with an uppercut but Grady uses good head movement to avoid it. Topia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Topia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Grady misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Topia stalling in the clinch but Grady improves position. Topia is looking to control Grady's arms but Grady gets an underhook and turns him. Now Topia has his back to the cage. Topia seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks. Grady is pushing Topia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Topia prevents a body shot from Grady.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Topia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Topia is trying to stall.
Grady digs a right hand underneath Topia's ribcage. Topia let out a lung full of air as it connected. Grady lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Topia backwards. A short left from Grady. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grady. Grady lands a body shot. Grady tries to work over Topia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Grady dips a shoulder and cracks Topia with a mighty uppercut! Topia falls back against the cage and Grady unloads with a barrage of strikes! Topia is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Grady screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toxteth Grady!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Bulldog (ranked 3073 p4p, 4094 weight class) and Scott Webb (ranked 197 p4p, 237 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Bulldog! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Webb! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A telegraphed takedown attempt from Webb is defended easily by Bulldog. Webb throws a right and a left that Bulldog avoids nicely. Bulldog throws a head kick that misses. Webb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bulldog tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Webb manages to circle out of the way. Webb fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Scott Webb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Webb misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Jose Bulldog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Webb. Webb shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bulldog pinned against the cage. Bulldog gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Webb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bulldog. Bulldog shoots in for a takedown but Webb shows good takedown defense. Webb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bulldog. Webb tries to clinch but Bulldog is having none of it. Bulldog lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bulldog shoots in for a takedown but Webb shows good takedown defense. Webb darts in looking for a takedown but Bulldog gets double underhooks and turns Webb into the cage.
Bulldog closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Webb's guard. Bulldog slips nicely into half guard. Bulldog moves into full mount! Webb won't be happy about that! Webb is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Bulldog controlling his opponent. Webb really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bulldog. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Bulldog is in the full mount, landing strikes. Webb has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever. Webb is trying to get back to his feet but Bulldog has full control of the position and if anything, Webb has just worked his way into a worse spot. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bulldog trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Webb doesn't escape.
Bulldog has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. Webb is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Bulldog off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulldog has got one arm under Webb's chin. This could be trouble... Webb trying to control the other hand but Bulldog gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Webb has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose Bulldog!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hai Dan (ranked 4360 p4p, 2759 weight class) and Jules Severin (ranked 260 p4p, 178 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hai Dan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jules Severin! The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Dan misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dan fails to land. A short right from Severin.
Severin gets a trip takedown into half guard. Dan wants to control but Severin is keeping busy.
Dan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Severin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dan has left one of his arms exposed and Severin doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Dan screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jules Severin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davion Castaneda (ranked 2658 p4p, 4029 weight class) and Jose Ferreira (ranked 227 p4p, 315 weight class). Davion Castaneda has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davion Castaneda! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Ferreira! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ferreira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Castaneda avoids it really well and circles away. Castaneda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ferreira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castaneda, pushing him back against the cage.
Ferreira gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Castaneda regains guard.
Castaneda has his feet on Ferreira's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Castaneda tries a head kick but it misses.
Castaneda darts in and clinches Ferreira up against the cage. Castaneda misses with an elbow over the top. Castaneda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ferreira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castaneda after a bit of a struggle. Ferreira is looking for a takedown. Davion Castaneda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Ferreira.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Castaneda lands an elbow inside that Ferreira shrugs off. The referee calls for Castaneda to work.
Castaneda displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ferreira up against the cage. Castaneda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Castaneda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferreira avoids it. Castaneda can't find room to land a body shot as Ferreira controls the action.
Castaneda effectively controlling the action here. Castaneda struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferreira controls his hands.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Castaneda tries a body shot but Ferreira blocks it.
Castaneda gets underhooks to prevent Ferreira's takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Castaneda - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castaneda. Castaneda avoiding damage.
Ferreira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Castaneda is defending well.
Castaneda breaks the clinch.
Castaneda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Castaneda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good exchange - Castaneda coming out on top.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ferreira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Castaneda defends well and Ferreira ends up having to push Castaneda into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Davion Castaneda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ferreira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Castaneda but Castaneda pushes him off and we're back to square one. Ferreira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Ferreira looks winded! Nice uppercut there from Castaneda. A chopping leg kick lands by Castaneda. Ferreira avoids the head kick by Castaneda.
Castaneda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Jose Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice takedown defense from Castaneda. No joy for Ferreira on that attempt. Castaneda throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ferreira's head. A head kick from Castaneda lands but Ferreira takes it in his stride. Castaneda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ferreira doesn't manage to clinch there - Castaneda circles away.
Castaneda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferreira's sensitive parts. Castaneda lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Castaneda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Castaneda manages to break the clinch.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body. Ferreira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castaneda as he jumps to the side. Castaneda swinging wildly here.
Ferreira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Castaneda defends well and Ferreira ends up having to push Castaneda into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Ferreira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castaneda is fending him off so far but Ferreira persists. Nope, Castaneda circles away and we're back to standing. Castaneda lands a high kick!
Ferreira is rocked! Ferreira backs away from a small jab... but Castaneda lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Ferreira crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Castaneda with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Davion Castaneda!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Clegane (ranked 2900 p4p, 3445 weight class) and Zaiden Mccann (ranked 341 p4p, 393 weight class). Sandor Clegane has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sandor Clegane! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zaiden Mccann! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mccann gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Mccann is looking to stand back up but Clegane counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mccann. Mccann looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Clegane is figuring out what he wants to do next. Mccann really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clegane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Clegane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. 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.
Clegane in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mccann tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Clegane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sandor Clegane!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lobsang Tsering (ranked 2880 p4p, 5358 weight class) and Bjron Gunnarsson (ranked 108 p4p, 149 weight class). Gunnarsson has chosen Icelandic Anthem as his entrance music. Lobsang Tsering has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lobsang Tsering! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjron Gunnarsson! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsering closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. You can see the frustration on Gunnarsson's face as Tsering controls the position. Gunnarsson is looking to regain half guard here but Tsering keeps moving and retains side control. Tsering happy to just control the position for now. Gunnarsson looking for a sweep but Tsering has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Tsering has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Gunnarsson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lobsang Tsering!
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