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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eusebio Montoya (ranked 1916 p4p, 3522 weight class) and The Purple Gang (ranked 226 p4p, 356 weight class). Eusebio Montoya could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to The Purple Gang's chin.
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eusebio Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Purple Gang!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Montoya is out of range and Gang settles back down.
Gang closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Montoya's guard.
Montoya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gang postures up and lands a big shot to Montoya's brow.
Gang connects with a couple of short punches.
Gang is looking to work some ground and pound but Montoya has wrist control.
Gang content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Montoya is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gang throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montoya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gang throwing strikes from guard but Montoya blocks nicely.
Gang throwing strikes from guard but Montoya blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gang is working Montoya over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gang is in close to Montoya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Montoya has momentary wrist control but Gang slips an elbow through the middle.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gang working his ground and pound in the gym.
Gang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gang connects with a couple of short punches.
Gang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Montoya looking to control.
Gang throwing strikes from guard but Montoya blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gang lands with an uppercut that bounces Montoya off the cage and back into range.
 It looks like Eusebio Montoya has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Gang.
Gang shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gang showed some decent athleticism there.
Gang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gang stops Montoya from getting back to his feet.
Gang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gang slips a nice elbow through Montoya's hands, connecting with Montoya's forehead.
Gang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gang landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gang is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Montoya reverses the position - he's now on top in Gang's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montoya wants to stand and escape but instead Gang has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gang throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Montoya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Montoya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gang postures up in Montoya's guard and throws a big left but Montoya blocks it.
Montoya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Montoya wants to stand up but Gang is controlling him.
Montoya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Montoya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gang makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice leg kick from Gang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Montoya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Montoya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montoya misses with a right hand
enabling Gang to counter with a crisp jab.
Gang fails with a takedown attempt.
Montoya swings widly with a right hand
and Gang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Montoya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montoya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Montoya looks to land a body kick but Gang moved away.
Gang misses with a double jab.
Montoya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gang scores with a takedown into Montoya's guard.
Montoya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Montoya is looking to stand up but Gang isn't so interested in that idea.
Gang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gang throws a big elbow that misses.
Gang stands up over Montoya, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gang with a nice head shot there.
Gang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gang scoring with some ground and pound.
Gang with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gang throws a big elbow that misses.
Montoya is looking to stand up but Gang isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Montoya doesn't seem bothered though.
Gang looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montoya regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gang.
Gang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Montoya is looking to stand up but Gang isn't so interested in that idea.
Gang is looking to work some ground and pound but Montoya has wrist control.
Gang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gang landing some decent shots from guard.
Gang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gang tries to free his leg and advance position but Montoya is retaining full guard.
Montoya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Montoya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Montoya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Montoya is breathing heavily.
Gang chips away with some ground and pound.
Gang postures up in Montoya's guard and throws a big left but Montoya blocks it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gang works the jab nicely.
Gang misses with a takedown attempt - Montoya sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eusebio Montoya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Purple Gang.
Gang shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gang was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gang working the strikes but Montoya uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Montoya looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gang looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Montoya with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Montoya tries to kick Gang off but Gang keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gang thows a huge punch but Montoya dodges it nicely.
Gang prevents Montoya from standing back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Montoya has hold of Gang's hands but Gang slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
 Montoya is rocked!
Gang is nestled in close to Montoya, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oh Montoya is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gang scores with a big shot! Montoya's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Montoya! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Purple Gang!
A relieved looking The Purple Gang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryk Anders (ranked 1678 p4p, 1890 weight class) and Floyd Pennington (ranked 201 p4p, 221 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryk Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Pennington!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Pennington misses its intended target.
Anders appears to be looking for a big counter.
Anders connects with a leg kick.
Anders scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 It looks like Floyd Pennington has been cut.
Anders has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Anders just misses with a punch to the body.
Pennington scores with a body shot.
Pennington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anders cracks a nice hook into Pennington's ribs.
Pennington fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pennington walks into a straight right hand from Anders.
Pennington gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennington lands a nice shot to the body.
Pennington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pennington takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pennington missing with a left hand there. Anders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anders scores with a jab. Pennington acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pennington throws the left hand but Anders avoids the punch easily.
Pennington moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Ryk Anders has been cut.
Anders scores with a three punch combo!
Pennington looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders scores with a shot to the body.
Pennington misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington looks to land a right hand but Anders moved out of range.
Pennington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pennington is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Anders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pennington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anders.
Pennington misses with a right hand
and Anders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anders throws a quick inside leg kick.
A combination from Anders does no damage.
Pennington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pennington scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders throws a right hand that Pennington ducks under and follows up with a left that Pennington also avoids with ease.
Pennington misses with a hook
and Anders counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pennington throws a poor cross that misses
and Anders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anders lands with an overhand left.
Pennington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pennington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anders.
Anders was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anders staying out of range there.
Anders throws a body punch but Pennington moves out of range.
Pennington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders lands with a shot to the body.
Pennington 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.
Anders misses with a wild combination.
Pennington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anders moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pennington misses with a hook to the body
and Anders counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pennington thinking.
Anders swinging wildly here.
Pennington throws a body punch but Anders moves out of range.
Pennington misses with a hook to the body
and Anders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pennington scores with a sloppy right hand. Anders should have avoided that one.
Pennington misses with a right hand
and Anders counters with a nice body shot.
Pennington throws a body kick that misses.
Donk. Pennington catches Anders right on the button with a cross.
Anders lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pennington's sensitive parts.
Pennington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pennington looks to throw the jab but Anders is out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Anders scores with a four punch combination!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anders.
Pennington clinches up against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pennington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anders lands an elbow just above Pennington 's eye.
That has opened up Floyd Pennington's cut even more.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pennington's elbow.
Pennington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anders.
Pennington can't find room to land a body shot as Anders controls the action.
Pennington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pennington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body.
Pennington misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Pennington on the inside.
Anders missing with knees to the body.
Pennington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pennington misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Pennington.
Anders struggles to land a body shot inside as Pennington controls his hands.
Anders tries a knee to the head but Pennington blocks it.
Anders breaks the clinch.
Anders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pennington.
Nice jab there from Anders.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Pennington.
Anders swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pennington throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Anders.
Anders looks up at the clock. Bad move! Pennington lands a right hand from hell, dropping Anders. Pennington pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Pennington!
Floyd Pennington bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Haelfson (ranked 1415 p4p, 1195 weight class) and Chuck Bliss (ranked 179 p4p, 153 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Haelfson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 80/20SKYBEEF. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bjorn Haelfson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Bliss!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Bliss as Haelfson shoots in.
Haelfson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bliss looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Bliss's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Haelfson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Haelfson prevents Bliss from escaping the position.
Bliss struggling a bit here.
Bliss told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bliss managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Haelfson.
Bliss is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Haelfson take his back! Uh oh - Haelfson has got a rear naked choke here! Bliss is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bjorn Haelfson!
A very excited looking Bjorn Haelfson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Rivers (ranked 956 p4p, 1423 weight class) and August Valkyrie (ranked 122 p4p, 182 weight class). Rivers's entrance music is Gojira - Sphinx. A fine choice. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, August Valkyrie !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valkyrie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rivers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Valkyrie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Rivers slips a straight right by Valkyrie .
Rivers has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KFA in the buildup to the fight.
Valkyrie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rivers is pressed up against the cage. Valkyrie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rivers down to the mat. Rivers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Valkyrie darts in looking for a takedown but Rivers gets double underhooks and turns Valkyrie into the cage.
Rivers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Valkyrie just manages to avoid it.
Rivers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valkyrie .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valkyrie 's corner calls for a 1-2. Valkyrie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Valkyrie lands a jab to the nose.
Valkyrie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Valkyrie has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rivers is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valkyrie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valkyrie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rivers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Valkyrie just manages to avoid it.
Valkyrie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rivers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sean Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of August Valkyrie .
Valkyrie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rivers to the ground. Valkyrie is now in Rivers's guard.
Rivers is adopting a defensive guard.
Valkyrie postures up in Rivers's guard and throws a big left but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Valkyrie 's guard.
Valkyrie working a defensive guard here.
Valkyrie is controlling Rivers's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivers won't allow Valkyrie to sweep him here.
Rivers is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie trying to control the position.
Rivers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Valkyrie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rivers has managed to get both his arms back between Valkyrie 's legs - danger averted.
Valkyrie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rivers controlling from the top position.
Rivers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Valkyrie wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Valkyrie is trying to keep Rivers in close.
Rivers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed right hand from Valkyrie misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Valkyrie .
An attempted straight right counter from Rivers misses the target.
Rivers thows a leg kick but Valkyrie checks it
and Valkyrie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rivers's guard.
Rivers is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Valkyrie wants to pass the guard but Rivers is keeping the position.
Valkyrie trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
Rivers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rivers looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Valkyrie is still trying to improve position.
Valkyrie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rivers managing to control the position.
Valkyrie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rivers pulls Valkyrie in to control the position.
Valkyrie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valkyrie wants to control from the top but Rivers keeps moving.
Valkyrie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Valkyrie stands and throws Rivers's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rivers keeps working.
Rivers manages to work his way to half guard, despite Valkyrie 's best efforts.
Valkyrie wants to pass the guard but Rivers is defending well.
Rivers trying to control from the bottom.
Rivers keeping control of the position.
Rivers is trying to stand back up but Valkyrie is controlling him
Rivers is trying is best to control the position here.
Valkyrie wants to control but Rivers is keeping him busy.
Valkyrie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rivers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Valkyrie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rivers is trying to control but can't.
Valkyrie wants to control but Rivers is keeping him busy.
Valkyrie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Valkyrie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rivers has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rivers won't allow Valkyrie to pass to mount.
Rivers looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rivers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Valkyrie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rivers's head.
Rivers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rivers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valkyrie .
Valkyrie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rivers's head.
Rivers has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Valkyrie is on him like a limpet, forcing Rivers back against the cage.
Rivers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rivers struggles to land a body shot inside as Valkyrie controls his hands.
Valkyrie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rivers to keep the fight standing.
Rivers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Rivers.
A little feinted left hand from Rivers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Valkyrie throws a shot to the body.
Valkyrie cracks Rivers with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valkyrie has managed to clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie manages to break the clinch.
Rivers moves forwards but Valkyrie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Valkyrie throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valkyrie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valkyrie shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivers sprawls well. He's pushed Valkyrie 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rivers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Valkyrie just manages to avoid it.
Rivers scores with a shot to the body.
Valkyrie looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Rivers misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rivers needs to keep his hands up - Valkyrie had a free shot at his head there.
Rivers cracks Valkyrie with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
August Valkyrie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rivers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valkyrie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rivers is looking to counter punch.
Rivers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valkyrie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valkyrie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rivers sprawls well. Rivers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valkyrie gets slowly back to his feet.
Rivers throws a big counter combination but Valkyrie scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valkyrie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Valkyrie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Valkyrie .
It looked like Rivers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valkyrie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riverss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice jab there from Valkyrie .
Valkyrie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A punch lands to the side of Rivers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Valkyrie is out of range and Rivers settles back down.
Valkyrie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rivers with a body shot.
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rivers misses with a body shot.
Valkyrie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivers.
Rivers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valkyrie .
Valkyrie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rivers on the side of the head.
Valkyrie doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivers circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rivers throws a quick counter head kick but Valkyrie was just out of range.
Sean Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of August Valkyrie .
Rivers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valkyrie . That did some damage!
Valkyrie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little feinted left hand from Rivers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Valkyrie misses.
A jab from Valkyrie finds it's way through Rivers's defenses.
Valkyrie instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers struggles to land a body shot inside as Valkyrie controls his hands.
Valkyrie misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Valkyrie stalling the fight.
Rivers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valkyrie lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valkyrie . Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rivers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valkyrie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rivers is looking to land body kicks.
August Valkyrie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valkyrie loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie throws out a loose jab but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers throwing a counter right hand but Valkyrie manages to avoid it.
Valkyrie misses with a hook
and Rivers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valkyrie .
Valkyrie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rivers looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Valkyrie working the ground and pound from side control.
Rivers prevents Valkyrie from moving into mount.
Valkyrie working away.
Rivers tries to escape but Valkyrie is in control.
Valkyrie is working Rivers over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivers is working to avoid the ground and pound but Valkyrie connects with a decent elbow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rivers gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rivers tries to hold on but Valkyrie pushes him away.
Rivers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers tries to hold on but Valkyrie postures up.
Valkyrie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Valkyrie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rivers is working to get back to half guard.
Valkyrie throwing strikes but Rivers bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Valkyrie working a defensive guard here.
Valkyrie working for a triangle but Rivers defends it easily.
Rivers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Valkyrie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Valkyrie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rivers stopping the sweep attempt from Valkyrie .
Rivers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Valkyrie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Valkyrie is looking to sweep but instead, Rivers has passed into half guard.
Valkyrie is trying to control but can't.
Rivers is taking a breather. Valkyrie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Valkyrie trying to control but Rivers postures up.
Rivers wants to pass the guard but Valkyrie is defending well.
Rivers wants to stand up but Valkyrie has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Rivers stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Valkyrie takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Valkyrie throws a right hand that misses
and Rivers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valkyrie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rivers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rivers is looking to counter with a body kick.
Valkyrie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivers.
Rivers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valkyrie throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rivers throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but August Valkyrie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Valkyrie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivers's hands.
Rivers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rivers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Valkyrie wants to pass the guard but Rivers is keeping the position.
Valkyrie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rivers looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rivers looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rivers!
Rivers just content to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valkyrie tries to bench press Rivers off him but Rivers keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valkyrie trying to remain calm as Rivers controls from the top position.
You can see the frustration on Valkyrie 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rivers wants to stand but Valkyrie is controlling his arm.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rivers tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Rivers stands up and beckons Valkyrie to his feet.
The fighters circling - Valkyrie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valkyrie misses with an uppercut
and Rivers counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Valkyrie is able to avoid easily.
Rivers slips a jab from Valkyrie .
Rivers went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Valkyrie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Valkyrie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rivers defends well and Valkyrie ends up having to push Rivers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A jab from Valkyrie finds it's way through Rivers's defenses.
Valkyrie connects with the punch.
Rivers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valkyrie .
Rivers slips under a jab from Valkyrie .
Valkyrie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A lazy left from Valkyrie finds it's target.
Valkyrie lunges at Rivers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rivers's hand.
The fighters circling - Rivers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers connects with a leg kick.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valkyrie manages to avoid it.
August Valkyrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valkyrie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivers throws out the jab.
Valkyrie scores with a sloppy right hand. Rivers should have avoided that one.
Valkyrie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivers.
It looked like Rivers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valkyrie lands a right hook to the body.
Valkyrie throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivers counters with a left and a right that stings Valkyrie .
Sean Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Valkyrie misses.
Valkyrie looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.
Rivers half committed to a counter leg kick.
Valkyrie lands with a nice body punch.
Valkyrie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivers.
Valkyrie shoots in but no luck this time.
Rivers looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sean Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of August Valkyrie .
A swing and a miss from Valkyrie .
Rivers is looking to counter punch.
Valkyrie moves away from the strike by Rivers.
Rivers cracks Valkyrie with a good jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valkyrie .
Rivers is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rivers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valkyrie throws out the jab.
Rivers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Valkyrie just manages to avoid it.
Valkyrie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valkyrie lands a nice shot to the body.
A lazy left from Valkyrie finds it's target.
August Valkyrie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Valkyrie lands with an overhand left.
A low kick from Rivers misses
and Valkyrie counters with a takedown into side control.
Rivers sneaks out the side door and pushes Valkyrie away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Rivers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Valkyrie throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers stuffs the takedown.
Valkyrie lands a lovely overhand right.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rivers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Valkyrie avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Valkyrie fails with a takedown attempt.
Rivers half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Rivers as Valkyrie shoots in.
Valkyrie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Valkyrie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valkyrie lands a body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rivers misses with some punches.
Rivers lands with a short shot to the head.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Valkyrie .
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Rivers.
Valkyrie misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers manages to break the clinch.
Rivers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rivers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valkyrie to score with a decent uppercut.
Valkyrie drives through with a takedown into Rivers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rivers wriggles free and stands up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Rivers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valkyrie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... August Valkyrie !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elton Sparks (ranked 938 p4p, 1293 weight class) and Lucaerys Strong (ranked 49 p4p, 68 weight class). Lucaerys Strong acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elton Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucaerys Strong!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks jabs Strong right on the nose. Strong blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Lucaerys Strong has been cut.
Strong cracks Sparks with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Strong has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sparks to stand back up!
It looks like Elton Sparks has been cut.
Sparks feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Strong sprawling to the canvas! Strong rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sparks finish him?!
 Strong is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strong get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Strong stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Sparks runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elton Sparks!
Elton Sparks decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Phoenix (ranked 1058 p4p, 879 weight class) and Jayden Sven (ranked 137 p4p, 112 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gerald Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jayden Sven!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Phoenix checks a leg kick.
Phoenix definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Sven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Sven.
Sven moves into the clinch.
Sven avoids a wild elbow strike from Phoenix.
Sven misses with a punch to the body.
Sven working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sven.
Sven lands a nice uppercut.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Sven.
Phoenix lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix lands a nice knee to the body.
Phoenix tries to work over Sven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Phoenix.
Phoenix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Phoenix lands an uppercut.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for Phoenix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Sven.
Phoenix tries a knee to the head but Sven blocks it.
Sven tries to circle away but Phoenix has him pinned against the cage.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sven backwards.
Sven working aggressively here.
Sven throws a head punch that misses.
Phoenix lands a nice elbow.
Sven has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sven blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the head but Sven blocks with his arms.
Phoenix throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sven misses with some punches.
Phoenix misses with a knee to the head.
Sven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sven tries to break free but Phoenix pushes him back against the cage.
Sven makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sven avoids it.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sven's elbow.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sven tries a body shot but Phoenix blocks it.
Sven swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phoenix gets through Sven's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Sven.
Sven working aggressively here.
Sven misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sven wants to get back to striking at distance but Phoenix won't allow it.
Sven lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Sven is trying to push Phoenix away but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Phoenix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Svens head.
Sven is rocked!
Phoenix lands a nice elbow.
Sven is still on wobbly legs! Can Phoenix finish him?
It looks like Jayden Sven has been cut.
Sven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix prevents a body shot from Sven.
Phoenix presses Sven against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sven has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sven to his knees! Phoenix keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerald Phoenix!
After winning the bout, Gerald Phoenix thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zap Pushkin (ranked 1064 p4p, 1636 weight class) and Willy McCoy (ranked 138 p4p, 195 weight class). McCoy has chosen You Don't Mess Around With Jim as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Willy McCoy enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zap Pushkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willy McCoy!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pushkin doesn't manage to clinch there - McCoy circles away.
Pushkin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCoy to score with a decent uppercut.
McCoy walks into a straight right hand from Pushkin.
Pushkin misses with an uppercut.
McCoy misses with a body punch
and Pushkin counters with a nice low kick that buckles McCoy's knee momentarily.
McCoy takes a swing at Pushkin's ribcage but misses.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That kick from Pushkin tenderised McCoy's leg. McCoy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pushkin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pushkin misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy throws a series of strikes that have Pushkin backpedaling.
Pushkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pushkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pushkin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pushkin fails with an attempt to clinch.
That kick from Pushkin tenderised McCoy's leg. McCoy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pushkin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McCoy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from McCoy does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pushkin is out of range.
Pushkin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pushkin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pushkin tries to clinch there but McCoy circles away.
Pushkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCoy.
Pushkin misses with an uppercut.
Pushkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCoy gets tackled into the cage by Pushkin. Pushkin maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pushkin.
Pushkin misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is looking for a takedown.
McCoy fails to pull guard.
Pushkin misses with a body punch.
Pushkin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McCoy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pushkin avoids it.
Pushkin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pushkin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pushkin throws a punch but it's blocked by McCoy.
Pushkin throws a head punch that misses.
McCoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pushkin lands a glancing blow to the side of McCoy's head.
McCoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Pushkin.
McCoy misses with a hook. Pushkin ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCoy.
It looked like Pushkin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pushkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pushkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCoy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pushkin throws a jab when McCoy was well out of range.
McCoy scores with a sloppy right hand. Pushkin should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pushkin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCoy jabs Pushkin right on the nose. Pushkin blinks but takes it well.
McCoy misses the shot to the body.
Pushkin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McCoy is out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pushkin misses with a double jab.
McCoy unleashes a big counter combination but Pushkin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McCoy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A shot to the liver by McCoy. Beautiful body shot.
McCoy lands a body shot.
McCoy looks to land a right hand but Pushkin moved out of range.
Pushkin throws a quick inside leg kick.
McCoy misses the body punch
and Pushkin counters with a stiff right hand.
McCoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pushkin.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pushkin fires out a quick counter leg kick but McCoy just manages to avoid it.
Willy McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Pushkin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pushkin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCoy throws a series of punches but Pushkin moves out of range.
McCoy throws a right hand that misses
and Pushkin counters with a low kick, right behind McCoy 's knee.
McCoy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pushkin manages to avoid it.
Pushkin with a nice calf kick.
Pushkin rushes McCoy and presses him up against the cage.
McCoy is trying to stall.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McCoy wants to stall.
Pushkin scores with a shot to the side of McCoy's head.
McCoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pushkin manages to avoid it.
McCoy throws a lazy right hand but Pushkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pushkin throws a low kick but McCoy moves out of range easily.
McCoy throws a one two combo.
Pushkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCoy.
McCoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McCoy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pushkin throws a quick inside leg kick.
McCoy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McCoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCoy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pushkin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McCoy is out of range.
McCoy throws a body shot but no joy.
Pushkin thumps McCoy with a low kick.
McCoy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pushkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from McCoy misses its intended target.
McCoy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McCoy there as he acknowledges the shot.
McCoy is rocked!
It looks like Willy McCoy has been cut.
Pushkin connects with a solid leg kick.
McCoy is still on wobbly legs! Can Pushkin finish him?
McCoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Pushkin is just out of range.
Pushkin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McCoy seems to have recovered his senses.
Pushkin scoring well with a low kick there.
Pushkin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pushkin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pushkin closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Pushkin.
McCoy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pushkin misses with the head strike.
Pushkin has a couple of punches blocked by McCoy.
Pushkin misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zap Pushkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willy McCoy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pushkin wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McCoy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Pushkin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pushkin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pushkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pushkin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCoy scores with a jab to the head.
McCoy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McCoy misses with an uppercut
and Pushkin counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! McCoy has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zap Pushkin!
A relieved looking Zap Pushkin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Boris (ranked 583 p4p, 649 weight class) and Nicholas Sartre (ranked 76 p4p, 85 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Boris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicholas Sartre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boris misses with a wild body shot.
Sartre tries a quick counter leg kick but Boris is wise to it.
Sartre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boris looks to throw the jab but Sartre is out of range.
John Boris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boris misses the jab.
Sartre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boris checks it well.
Boris feinted with a counter takedown.
Boris cracks Sartre with an open hand slap.
Sartre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sartre leaves Boris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sartre misses with an uppercut
and Boris counters with a shoot takedown. Sartre fights it but they end up in guard.
Boris landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sartre looking to control but Boris passes into half guard.
Boris lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sartre tries to roll over but Boris keeps him under control.
Boris works his way into side control.
Boris 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.
Boris sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sartre is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Boris crashes against the mat.
Boris throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sartre works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boris wants to control but Sartre is keeping him busy.
Sartre is looking to improve his position.
Sartre wants to get back to his feet.
Sartre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boris is working for a submission of some sort.
Sartre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boris controlling the action here.
Sartre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boris's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boris's back!
Boris has hold of Sartre's leg, trying to break free but it's let Sartre lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Boris is turning an unusual color here� he's out! Sartre throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nicholas Sartre!
A victorious Nicholas Sartre 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Yardow (ranked 214 p4p, 806 weight class) and Terrell Knight (ranked 35 p4p, 103 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Knight's choice of entrance music: HonestKey- Keep Fightin'. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Zane Yardow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Knight!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yardow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Knight slips a jab and a cross from Yardow.
Knight is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knight cracks Yardow with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Yardow looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Knight finish him?
It looks like Zane Yardow has been cut.
Knight fakes the body blow, causing Yardow to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Yardow goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Terrell Knight!
During a confident post fight interview, Terrell Knight thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trayvon Lewis (ranked 86 p4p, 808 weight class) and Gavrilo Jovanovic (ranked 12 p4p, 104 weight class). Gavrilo Jovanovic 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trayvon Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavrilo Jovanovic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws a big shot that misses.
Jovanovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jovanovic manages to avoid it.
Jovanovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jovanovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewis circles away quickly and effectively.
Jovanovic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Lewis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lewis forces his way into half guard.
Jovanovic is trying to control but Lewis passes into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis misses with the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Lewis has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lewis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jovanovic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jovanovic tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jovanovic is looking for a sweep.
Lewis tries to score with some ground and pound. Jovanovic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lewis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lewis tries to score with some ground and pound. Jovanovic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lewis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ground and pound from Lewis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lewis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lewis working the body and head with strikes.
Lewis is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lewis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lewis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jovanovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lewis working away.
Lewis wants to control for a moment but Jovanovic uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Lewis thows a huge punch but Jovanovic dodges it nicely.
Jovanovic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lewis pulls his head out easily.
Jovanovic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jovanovic is looking to control Lewis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jovanovic avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lewis wants to pass to mount but Jovanovic is defending the position.
Lewis is looking for a kimura here.
Jovanovic wants to get back to full guard.
Jovanovic is staying active underneath Lewis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jovanovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jovanovic lands a nice shot that snaps Lewis's head back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic swinging wildly here.
Jovanovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lewiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice jab there from Lewis.
Jovanovic lands with a hook. Lewis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lewis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jovanovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lewis lands with an uppercut that bounces Jovanovic off the cage and back into range.
Lewis digs a good hook to Jovanovic's body.
Jovanovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lewis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lewis with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis preventing the sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lewis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lewis throws a big right hand that misses.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jovanovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Jovanovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis looking to sit in guard and control but Jovanovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lewis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jovanovic defends it easily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jovanovic working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lewis is trying to control the position but Jovanovic postures up.
Jovanovic wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Jovanovic won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.
Lewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lewis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lewis has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jovanovic is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lewis.
Lewis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jovanovic connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Lewis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lewis tries to buck Jovanovic off but Jovanovic is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is working hard here to advance position.
Lewis being controlled for a moment.
Lewis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jovanovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jovanovic lands an elbow.
Jovanovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trayvon Lewis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jovanovic throws out the jab.
Gavrilo Jovanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jovanovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Lewis.
Jovanovic throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis counters with a single leg into guard. Jovanovic didn't expect that.
Lewis distracts Jovanovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lewis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lewis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis passes Jovanovic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lewis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lewis is looking to take a break and control but Jovanovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis 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.
Jovanovic wants to sweep but Lewis has passed to side control!
Lewis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lewis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jovanovic defending against the ground and pound.
Lewis working the ground and pound.
Lewis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to score with some ground and pound. Jovanovic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jovanovic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The strikes coming from Lewis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lewis controls the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Lewis.
Lewis trying to control the position but Jovanovic is working away.
Jovanovic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
Jovanovic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lewis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lewis looking for subs off his back but Jovanovic has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lewis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jovanovic has passed into side control.
Lewis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lewis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jovanovic off and has taken his back!
Jovanovic preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lewis.
Lewis has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jovanovic has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lewis's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to stick to Jovanovic's back but Jovanovic is turning into Lewis. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lewis's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jovanovic.
Lewis is looking for a triangle here but Jovanovic uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jovanovic working the ground and pound.
Jovanovic trying to control the position but Lewis is working away.
Lewis tries to improve position but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to control Jovanovic's posture but Jovanovic avoids it.
Lewis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lewis wants to take a breather but Jovanovic is having none of it.
Lewis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jovanovic defending well though.
Jovanovic is not content to let Lewis control the position.
Jovanovic has hold of Lewis's hands but Lewis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lewis trying to control the action but Jovanovic is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is controlling the pace.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jovanovic can do to turn this around?
Lewis seems to be working for a kimura but Jovanovic defends the submission attempt.
Jovanovic wants to improve his position but Lewis is controlling well.
Lewis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jovanovic sees it coming and defends easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lewis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jovanovic defends it well.
Lewis works his way into side control.
Jovanovic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lewis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lewis is pressing down on Jovanovic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jovanovic is holding on for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lewis controlling from the top position.
Lewis won't allow Jovanovic to sweep him here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jovanovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jovanovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lewis walks into a straight right hand from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trayvon Lewis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jovanovic moves forwards but Lewis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lewis lands a nice looking body shot.
Jovanovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lewis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jovanovic momentarily.
Jovanovic thows a leg kick but Lewis checks it
and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jovanovic!
Lewis swings around for an armbar but Jovanovic sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lewis's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis is trying to hold Jovanovic in close to prevent damage but Jovanovic has managed to pass into half guard.
Well, if Jovanovic 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.
Jovanovic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jovanovic jumps into side control!
Check out the look on Jovanovic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lewis is looking for a sweep.
Jovanovic working away.
Lewis is looking for a sweep.
Jovanovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
Lewis is looking for a sweep.
Lewis taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking for a sweep.
Jovanovic wants to control but Lewis is keeping him busy.
Jovanovic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Check out the look on Jovanovic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lewis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lewis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lewis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lewis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jovanovic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lewis has hold of Jovanovic's hands but Jovanovic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jovanovic is looking to advance position but Lewis won't allow it.
Lewis is pressing down on Jovanovic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jovanovic defends well.
Lewis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jovanovic distracts Lewis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jovanovic wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Lewis is trying to control the position but Jovanovic postures up.
Gavrilo Jovanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trayvon Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to hit a sweep here but Jovanovic passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lewis there!
Lewis tries to lock up and control but Jovanovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lewis working to try and regain half guard.
Jovanovic avoids the attempt from Lewis to control.
Lewis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic wants to control the pace but Lewis is squirming around nicely.
Lewis wants to control but Jovanovic is having none of it.
Lewis is trying desperately to improve position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to lock up and control but Jovanovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Trayvon Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jovanovic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lewis gets back to half guard.
Lewis is doing well to control the position and prevent Jovanovic from advancing to side control.
Jovanovic prevents Lewis from improving his position.
Jovanovic is looking to stall here but Lewis recovers full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic throwing strikes but missing.
Lewis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jovanovic looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Jovanovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jovanovic tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Jovanovic shoots in for a double leg but Lewis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lewis lands a glancing blow to the side of Jovanovic's head.
Lewis lands a nice looking body kick.
Trayvon Lewis is winning the standup battle so far.
Jovanovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lewis on the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jovanovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Jovanovic is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Jovanovic throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jovanovic won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jovanovic is trying to work for a sweep but Lewis has mounted him!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trayvon Lewis.
Well Lewis 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 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trayvon Lewis!
Trayvon Lewis decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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