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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Purple Gang (ranked 2887 p4p, 2763 weight class) and Joe Rojers (ranked 319 p4p, 310 weight class). Rojers has chosen Show Stoppa as his entrance music. Joe Rojers 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Purple Gang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Rojers!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gang gets the takedown into side control.
Gang scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rojers to see if he's OK.
Rojers wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gang lands a few punches from side control.
Gang throws an elbow but Rojers slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gang in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gang scoring with punches from side control.
Gang fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rojers is trying to get back to his feet.
Gang misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rojers is trying to buck Gang off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gang working the ground and pound but Rojers is defending the strikes.
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!
Gang lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rojers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rojers takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gang in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gang scoring with punches from side control.
Rojers avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gang.
Gang working the ground and pound but Rojers is defending the strikes.
Rojers is trying to get back to his feet.
Gang working the ground and pound.
Rojers dodges the ground and pound from Gang.
Gang cracks Rojers with a big right hand but Rojers just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rojers is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gang connects with a decent elbow.
Gang throws a strike aimed at the side of Rojers's head but Rojers avoids it well.
We've been hearing that Gang has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gang lands some shots froms side control.
Gang throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gang lands a nice forearm strike.
Rojers is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gang is controlling him well.
Gang scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rojers to see if he's OK.
Gang working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
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!
Gang is working Rojers over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gang tries to score with some ground and pound. Rojers controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rojers takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
 Rojers is rocked!
Rojers on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rojers is still in real trouble! Can Gang finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gang in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rojers takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gang looks up at the clock and then as Rojers takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gang smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gang lands an elbow.
Gang grinds an elbow into Rojers's temple.
Gang lands a strong strike to the head of Rojers. That's dazed him! Gang looking to finish here. Rojers is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Gang lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Purple Gang!
The Purple Gang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anatoli Chambers (ranked 2404 p4p, 4135 weight class) and Michael Fochi (ranked 277 p4p, 396 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anatoli Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Michael Fochi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Michael Fochi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chambers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been informed that Fochi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fochi lands a jab to Chambers's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Fochi.
Chambers wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fochi misses with a hook to the body
and Chambers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fochi feints a jab promting Chambers to slip. Fochi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chambers slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 It looks like Anatoli Chambers has been cut.
Fochi throws a series of punches but Chambers avoids them all with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Chambers misses its target.
Fochi misses with a double jab
and Chambers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chambers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fochi doesn't seem bothered though.
Chambers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fochi manages to avoid it.
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!
Chambers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fochi.
Chambers wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers takes a swing at Fochi's ribcage but misses.
Chambers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chambers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fochi manages to avoid it.
Fochi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fochi clobbers Chambers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Fochi misses.
Fochi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chambers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fochi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chambers punishes Fochi's body with a nice straight punch.
Fochi looks winded!
Fochi misses with a hook. Chambers ducked under it nicely.
Chambers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fochi under the eye.
 It looks like Michael Fochi has been cut.
Chambers throws a body shot but no joy.
Fochi misses with a right hand
and Chambers counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fochi! Chambers lets Fochi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fochi is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chambers. Fochi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Fochi catches Chambers right on the button with a cross.
Fochi bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Chambers comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Fochi falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Fochi was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anatoli Chambers!
Anatoli Chambers 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 Chuck Bliss (ranked 1571 p4p, 1619 weight class) and Omega Makkonen (ranked 200 p4p, 204 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 Montreal, Chuck Bliss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omega Makkonen!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makkonen connects with a crisp jab.
Makkonen throws a head kick that Bliss semi-blocks.
It looks like Chuck Bliss has been cut.
A lazy body kick from Makkonen
and Makkonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bliss takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bliss misses with a hook. Makkonen ducked under it nicely.
Makkonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Makkonen tests Bliss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Makkonen lands with a good body shot.
Omega Makkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bliss steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Makkonen. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makkonen has a takedown stuffed.
Bliss misses with a wild body shot.
Makkonen punishes Bliss's body with a nice straight punch.
Bliss throws a right and a left that Makkonen avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makkonen scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Bliss.
Bliss looks to land a left hand but Makkonen moved out of range nicely.
Makkonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Makkonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makkonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Makkonen.
A head punch on the inside from Makkonen fails to land.
Makkonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makkonen successfully pulls guard.
Bliss 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makkonen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makkonen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bliss defends it easily.
Bliss stands up and waves to Makkonen to follow him.
Makkonen has his takedown stuffed
and Bliss counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makkonen throws a chopping leg kick but Bliss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Makkonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chuck Bliss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Bliss.
Makkonen moves out of range as Bliss strikes.
Bliss walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bliss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makkonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makkonen thumps Bliss with a low kick.
Makkonen misses with a few strikes there.
Makkonen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Makkonen with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Bliss counter with a right hand.
Chuck Bliss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omega Makkonen.
Makkonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bliss. Bliss circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Makkonen looking to score a takedown here. Bliss is defending well but Makkonen drives through and ends up in Bliss's guard.
Bliss wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makkonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Makkonen is rocked!
Makkonen rushes Bliss and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Makkonen blocking some punches.
Bliss lands with a left to the head.
Makkonen misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bliss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bliss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bliss working aggressively here.
Makkonen blocks an uppercut.
Bliss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Makkonen blocking some punches.
Makkonen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bliss avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bliss stalling.
Bliss blocks a body shot from Makkonen.
Makkonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bliss's elbow.
Makkonen breaks from the clinch.
Makkonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bliss.
Makkonen with the counter takedown but Bliss avoids it easily.
Makkonen dives in for a single leg takedown but Bliss sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bliss scores with a jab to the head.
Bliss ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Makkonen instigates a clinch.
Makkonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bliss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makkonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bliss blocks a body shot from Makkonen.
Makkonen lands with a right to the head.
Makkonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bliss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makkonen can't find room to land a body shot as Bliss controls the action.
Bliss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makkonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makkonen is working for takedown but Bliss is calmly controlling the position for now.
Makkonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bliss tries a body shot but Makkonen blocks it.
Makkonen blocks a body shot from Bliss.
Makkonen blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bliss.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Makkonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bliss.
Makkonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bliss.
Makkonen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bliss seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Makkonen can turn it around.
Makkonen wants to break free but Bliss has control.
A head punch on the inside from Makkonen fails to land.
Bliss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Bliss's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bliss lands a shoulder strike.
Bliss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Makkonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Bliss finish him?
Bliss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bliss has a couple of punches blocked by Makkonen.
Makkonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makkonen seems to have recovered his senses.
Makkonen throws a head punch that misses.
Makkonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Bliss lands a nice uppercut.
Makkonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bliss lands a left hand that snaps the head of Makkonen backwards.
Bliss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makkonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bliss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bliss scores with a shoulder strike.
Bliss can't find room to land a body shot as Makkonen controls the action.
Makkonen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Makkonen wants to take the fight to the mat but Bliss manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makkonen.
Makkonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bliss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makkonen backwards.
Bliss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bliss is working Makkonen over against the cage.
Bliss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bliss blocks an uppercut.
Makkonen blocks an uppercut.
Makkonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Bliss.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Makkonen jumps guard but Bliss stands there with Makkonen around his waist. Makkonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bliss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makkonen's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bliss.
Makkonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Bliss has double underhooks.
Bliss stops a takedown attempt from Makkonen.
Makkonen is working for takedown but Bliss is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bliss swings wildly with an uppercut but Makkonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bliss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makkonen lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bliss.
Bliss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bliss has a couple of punches blocked by Makkonen.
Makkonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Bliss backwards.
Makkonen tries to pull guard but Bliss won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makkonen.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bliss lands a nice uppercut.
Bliss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bliss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makkonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bliss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makkonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Bliss.
Makkonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Makkonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Bliss throws a head punch that misses.
Makkonen misses with some punches.
Bliss can't find room to land a body shot as Makkonen controls the action.
A hook to the body from Bliss.
Makkonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makkonen pulls guard successfully.
Makkonen has an active guard here but Bliss has managed to pass into half guard.
Makkonen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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 Chuck Bliss will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chuck Bliss's cut.
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.
Bliss throws a looping overhand right but Makkonen ducks down to avoid it.
Makkonen scores with a nice head shot.
Makkonen throws a looping overhand right but Bliss ducks down to avoid it.
Bliss throwing a counter right hand but Makkonen manages to avoid it.
Makkonen misses with a straight left.
Bliss misses with a hook.
Makkonen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bliss.
Bliss throws a hook to the side of Makkonen's head but Makkonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makkonen pushes Bliss away with a front kick.
Makkonen with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bliss forces Makkonen back against the cage and clinches.
Bliss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Makkonen lands an uppercut.
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makkonen misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bliss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Makkonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bliss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makkonen backwards.
Makkonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Makkonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bliss backwards.
Makkonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makkonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Bliss fails to land.
Makkonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makkonen misses with the head strike.
Makkonen tries to pull guard but Bliss won't allow it.
Bliss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makkonen's elbow.
Makkonen misses with a punch to the body.
Bliss digs a right hand into Makkonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Makkonen's gas tank.
Bliss lands with a right to the head.
Makkonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bliss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makkonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bliss.
Makkonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bliss misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Makkonen fails to land.
Makkonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Bliss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bliss.
Makkonen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bliss gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bliss can't find room to land a body shot as Makkonen controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Bliss.
Bliss throws a punch but it's blocked by Makkonen.
Makkonen gets through Bliss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bliss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makkonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makkonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bliss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bliss stalling the fight.
Bliss throws a head punch that misses.
Bliss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Makkonen throws a head punch that misses.
Bliss misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makkonen.
Good body shot from Bliss.
Bliss lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Bliss fails to land.
Bliss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bliss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bliss lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Makkonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bliss has a couple of punches blocked by Makkonen.
Bliss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Makkonen can't find room to land a body shot as Bliss controls the action.
Bliss blocking some punches.
Bliss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makkonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Makkonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chuck Bliss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Makkonen lands an uppercut.
Makkonen misses with some punches.
Makkonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bliss's elbow.
Makkonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bliss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makkonen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bliss to keep the fight standing.
Chuck Bliss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omega Makkonen.
Bliss misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Bliss.
Makkonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bliss blocks a body shot from Makkonen.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bliss stalling the fight.
Bliss tries to throw a body punch but Makkonen avoids it by throwing Bliss back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bliss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Makkonen goes for a takedown attempt but Bliss pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bliss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makkonen.
Makkonen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Makkonen misses with a combination
and Bliss counters with a crisp right that sends Makkonen to the canvas! Bliss follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Bliss!
Our winner, Chuck Bliss, 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 Ragnar Jahr (ranked 2084 p4p, 1463 weight class) and Bennett Knightley (ranked 247 p4p, 189 weight class). Knightley has chosen Hang ‘Em High - NCR as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ragnar Jahr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bennett Knightley!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knightley tries a head kick but it misses.
Jahr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knightley throws a low kick but Jahr avoids it.
Jahr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jahr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Knightley's head.
Jahr blocks a head kick by Knightley.
Knightley throws a hook but Jahr avoids it easily.
Knightley looks to land a body kick but Jahr moved away.
Knightley catches Jahr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sloppy strikes from Knightley. Those never looked like landing.
Jahr misses the body punch
and Knightley counters with a nice uppercut.
Knightley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been informed that Knightley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Jahr lands but Knightley takes it in his stride.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Knightley.
Knightley moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bennett Knightley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knightley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knightley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jahr counters with a stiff right hand.
Jahr lands a big head kick that sends Knightley tumbling to the mat! Jahr takes a step backwards and waves Knightley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Knightley is rocked!
Knightley blocks the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jahr throws a jab when Knightley was well out of range.
Jahr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knightley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knightley misses with an uppercut.
Jahr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jahr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knightley.
Jahr thinks about countering with a body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Knightley.
Knightley thuds a left hand into Jahr's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knightley.
Jahr throws a head kick that misses.
Knightley drops Jahr with a beautiful combination! Jahr stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Knightley is looking for the KO!
 Jahr is rocked!
Jahr lands a nice shot to the body.
Jahr moves out of range of the body kick.
Knightley throws a sloppy head kick
and Jahr counters with a left to the body.
Knightley throws a shot from downtown. Jahr moves away and avoids it.
Knightley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jahr counters with a series of strikes. Knightley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jahr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knightley to score with a decent uppercut.
Jahr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knightley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jahr scores with a spinning back kick!
Oooooh!!! Jahr has knocked Knightley down with a huge combo! Jahr steps away and waves a wobbly Knightley back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jahr throws a head kick but Knightley moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Jahr. That snapped Knightley's head back.
Knightley is still on wobbly legs! Can Jahr finish him?
Knightley avoids the head kick by Jahr.
Knightley seems to have recovered his senses.
We've been told by Jahr's head coaches at Vancouver Island Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knightley throws a hook but Jahr avoids it easily.
Jahr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jahr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Jahr.
A little jabbing left from Knightley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jahr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Knightley lunges at Jahr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jahr's hand.
Knightley throws a series of punches but Jahr moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Knightley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knightley throws the kick towards the body but Jahr avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Knightley.
Knightley throws a push kick but Jahr slaps the foot to one side.
Knightley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Knightley misses.
Jahr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knightley's hands.
Jahr scores with a takedown into Knightley's guard.
Knightley looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knightley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jahr is pushing down on Knightley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Knightley is fighting to maintain full guard but Jahr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Knightley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jahr is working away from the top position though.
Knightley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jahr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knightley is looking to get back to full guard here but Jahr has managed to pass to side control instead.
Knightley is trying to get back to half guard.
Jahr advances nicely into full mount.
Jahr lands a big elbow.
Jahr wants to control the pace but Knightley is squirming around nicely.
Knightley can't escape the position.
Jahr controlling his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jahr throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Knightley because Jahr loaded up on that one.
Knightley is working to get back to half guard.
Jahr dominating with strikes here.
Jahr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Knightley is looking to escape.
Jahr lands a nice shot to the head.
Knightley blocking the ground and pound.
Jahr looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jahr manages to capitalize on a mistake by Knightley to take his back!
Jahr somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Jahr 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.
Knightley is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Knightley turns into Jahr and is now in his guard.
Knightley looking to sit in guard and control but Jahr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jahr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jahr preventing the sweep.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jahr distracts Knightley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jahr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knightley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knightley wants to sweep here but Jahr controlling him for the moment.
Jahr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Knightley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jahr wants to pass the guard but Knightley is keeping the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jahr throws an elbow that misses. Knightley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jahr's guard. Nice move by Knightley!
Knightley stopping the sweep attempt from Jahr.
Knightley is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jahr has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Knightley is looking to defend but Jahr has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Knightley! Jahr pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Knightley taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ragnar Jahr!
A relieved looking Ragnar Jahr 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 Toe Jam (ranked 2008 p4p, 1484 weight class) and Ryk Anders (ranked 238 p4p, 190 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
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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 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toe Jam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryk Anders!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anders makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jam throws a poor cross that misses
and Anders counters with a stiff right hand.
Jam misses with a right hand
and Anders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jam throws a jab when Anders was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Anders. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anders.
A telegraphed right hand from Jam misses the target.
A big left from Jam misses.
Toe Jam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anders avoids the body shot from Jam.
Anders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jam.
Jam swings widly with a right hand
and Anders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Jam's head coaches at Ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Jam misses with an uppercut
and Anders counters with a leg kick.
Jam misses with an uppercut
and Anders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jam.
Jam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam misses with a straight right.
Anders throws a leg kick but Jam checks it.
Jam appears to be looking for a big counter.
Anders throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jam counters with a nice uppercut.
Anders has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jam is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Anders's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Anders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jam with a hook.
A shot to the body from Jam misses
and Anders counters with a straight right hand.
Anders throws a hook to the side of Jam's head but Jam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anders.
Jam connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jam misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Jam coming out on top.
Jam cracks Anders with an open hand slap.
Jam lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jam misses with a right hand
and Anders counters with a left to the body.
Anders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jam.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jam darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jam misses with a lunging right hand
and Anders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jam 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.
Anders looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jam swings widly with a right hand
enabling Anders to counter with a crisp jab.
Jam misses with a straight left.
Jam blocks a head kick by Anders.
Anders moves out of range as Jam strikes.
Anders swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anders throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anders avoids the body shot from Jam.
A slow jab from Jam misses its intended target.
Anders now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anders is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jam had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Anders throws out a powerful jab.
Jam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anders.
Jam's corner calls for a 1-2. Jam obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anders was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Anders tries to work over Jam's front leg with a kick but Jam checks it.
A jab from Jam finds it's way through Anders's defenses.
Jam misses with a body shot
and Anders counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jam won't be happy with that.
Anders tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders trying to control the action but Jam is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anders is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jam knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
An elbow from Anders crashes against the mat.
Anders in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Anders trying to control the action but Jam is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Anders seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Anders throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Anders moves into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Anders there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Anders can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jam is looking to escape.
Anders looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anders working for a guillotine from mount but Jam is in no mood to give up.
Anders postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jam looks a forlorn figure.
Anders thowing shots but they're missing.
Anders has control of Jam's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jam regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Anders tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anders thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Anders content just to control the position here.
Jam trying desperately to get to his feet.
Anders trying to control but Jam is having none of it.
Anders has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jam tries to lock up and control but Anders gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anders looking for a guillotine from mount but Jam is having none of it.
Anders trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anders throwing strikes but Jam recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Anders scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anders trying to pass the guard but Jam defending well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anders is controlling the pace.
Anders trying to mount his opponent but Jam defends it.
Anders is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jam has managed to free his arm - good work.
Anders stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryk Anders dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jam throws a hook but Anders blocks it.
Jam throws a shot to the body.
Anders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jam.
Jam misses with a shot to the body
and Anders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anders throws a head kick but Jam moves out of range.
Jab by Jam.
Anders moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anders lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jam at a distance.
Jam throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Anders counter with a right hand.
Jam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anders.
Jam connects with a body shot that sends Anders's belly button to the back.
Jam misses with a shot to the body
and Anders counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anders on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anders digs a good body shot into Jam's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam just misses with a punch to the body.
Jam throws a right hand that misses
and Anders counters with a right hand to the body.
Jam throws a series of punches but Anders avoids them all with ease.
Anders looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Jam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anders counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jam swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anders.
Anders connects with a high kick.
Jam misses with a wild body shot.
Anders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jam.
Anders doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anders tests Jam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anders cracks Jam with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jam misses with a left hand
and Jam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jam throws an off balance right hand
and Anders counters with a nice body shot.
Anders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jam.
Anders wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Anders as he connects with a hook.
Jam throws a hook to the side of Anders's head but Anders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Anders on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anders throws a jab but it's blocked by Jam.
Anders scores with a hook.
Jam is rocked!
Jam misses with a body shot
and Anders counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Jam badly! He tries to strike back but Anders puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Jam out cold! Oh man, Jam will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryk Anders!
Our winner, Ryk Anders, 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 August Valkyrie (ranked 1191 p4p, 1070 weight class) and Tommy Bubbles (ranked 153 p4p, 137 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, August Valkyrie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Bubbles!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valkyrie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bubbles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bubbles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bubbles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bubbles breaks the clinch.
Valkyrie misses the body punch
and Bubbles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valkyrie misses the shot to the body.
August Valkyrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valkyrie misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Bubbles misses.
Bubbles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valkyrie looks to throw the jab but Bubbles is out of range.
Bubbles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valkyrie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bubbles throws a hook to the side of Valkyrie 's head but Valkyrie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Bubbles misses the target.
Valkyrie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Valkyrie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valkyrie throws a hook but Bubbles avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valkyrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bubbles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valkyrie scores with a hook to the body. Bubbles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valkyrie misses the shot to the body.
Bubbles throws a looping overhand right but Valkyrie ducks down to avoid it.
Bubbles misses with a straight right.
Valkyrie closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valkyrie .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bubbles.
Valkyrie scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Valkyrie .
Valkyrie swings wildly with an uppercut but Bubbles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valkyrie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valkyrie effectively controlling the action here.
Valkyrie can't find room to land a body shot as Bubbles controls the action.
Bubbles misses with the head strike.
Valkyrie is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Valkyrie .
Bubbles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bubbles blocks a body shot from Valkyrie .
Bubbles misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valkyrie has a couple of punches blocked by Bubbles.
Bubbles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bubbles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valkyrie backwards.
Bubbles prevents the takedown attempt.
Bubbles blocks a body shot from Valkyrie .
Valkyrie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bubbles scores with a body shot.
Valkyrie moves away from the strike by Bubbles.
Valkyrie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valkyrie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bubbles.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bubbles! But no joy.
Valkyrie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie slips a jab from Bubbles.
Valkyrie looks to land a left hand but Bubbles moved out of range nicely.
Valkyrie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bubbles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bubbles now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Valkyrie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bubbles makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Valkyrie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Valkyrie is looking to wear down Bubbles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Valkyrie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bubbles throws out the jab.
Tommy Bubbles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valkyrie misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Bubbles misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bubbles avoids the body shot from Valkyrie .
Valkyrie throws a hook but Bubbles avoids it easily.
Bubbles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Valkyrie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bubbles momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bubbles displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Valkyrie misses with a body shot.
Bubbles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bubbles misses with a double jab.
Valkyrie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Valkyrie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Valkyrie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bubbles doesn't seem phased though.
Valkyrie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bubbles misses with a straight left.
Bubbles throws a hook but Valkyrie blocks it.
Bubbles lands with an uppercut that bounces Valkyrie off the cage and back into range.
Valkyrie misses with a takedown
and Bubbles counters with a right hand to the body.
Valkyrie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Valkyrie .
Valkyrie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bubbles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Valkyrie pushes Bubbles up against the cage in a clinch.
Valkyrie lands with a light punch inside.
Bubbles gets through Valkyrie 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bubbles manages to break the clinch.
Valkyrie throws a hook but Bubbles blocks it.
Despite the aggression on Bubbles's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bubbles misses with a looping right.
Valkyrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valkyrie misses with a straight right.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valkyrie . Bubbles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bubbles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Bubbles misses.
Valkyrie scores with the left hand. Bubbles knows he should have avoided that one.
Bubbles 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.
Bubbles ducks under a wild hook from Valkyrie .
Bubbles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bubbles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Valkyrie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Valkyrie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valkyrie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valkyrie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bubbles swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for August Valkyrie . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valkyrie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valkyrie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Valkyrie throws a body punch but Bubbles moves out of range.
Bubbles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valkyrie tries to counter with a takedown but Bubbles is quick to defend against it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Valkyrie lands in his opponent's guard.
Valkyrie looking to pass the guard.
Bubbles is adopting a defensive guard.
Valkyrie wants to control from the top but Bubbles keeps moving.
Bubbles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles keeping full guard, as Valkyrie tries to pass.
Bubbles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bubbles pulls Valkyrie in to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Valkyrie is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bubbles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valkyrie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bubbles misses with a body shot.
Valkyrie closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Valkyrie .
Valkyrie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valkyrie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bubbles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bubbles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Valkyrie throws a punch but it's blocked by Bubbles.
Valkyrie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bubbles is trying to force a seperation but Valkyrie has the dominant position.
Valkyrie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bubbles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Bubbles scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bubbles.
A right hook to the body lands for Bubbles.
Bubbles working aggressively here.
Valkyrie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valkyrie has Bubbles pushed against the cage.
Valkyrie can't get the takedown.
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 August Valkyrie will probably get the nod.
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 big right from Bubbles misses.
Valkyrie tries to clinch but Bubbles is having none of it.
Valkyrie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bubbles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bubbles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valkyrie .
Valkyrie throws a good cross that connects.
Bubbles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bubbles walks into a straight right hand from Valkyrie .
Valkyrie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Valkyrie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bubbles was well out of range. Poor timing from Valkyrie .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bubbles looks to score with a jab to the body but Valkyrie is just out of range.
Valkyrie moves away from the strike by Bubbles.
Valkyrie moves out of range of the strikes.
Valkyrie lands with a straight right. Bubbles didn't see that one coming.
Valkyrie slips under a jab.
Valkyrie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubbles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valkyrie digs a good body shot into Bubbles's ribs.
Valkyrie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valkyrie slips under a jab from Bubbles.
Valkyrie cracks a nice hook into Bubbles's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Valkyrie , as that shot connected.
Valkyrie misses the shot to the body.
Bubbles is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Valkyrie with a body shot.
Valkyrie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valkyrie throws a body shot but no joy.
Valkyrie scores with a punch to the head.
Valkyrie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Valkyrie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bubbles wants to counter with a clinch but Valkyrie pushes him away.
Valkyrie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bubbles.
Bubbles has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bubbles.
Valkyrie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valkyrie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valkyrie looks to score with a jab to the body but Bubbles is just out of range.
Bubbles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bubbles lands a glancing blow to the side of Valkyrie 's head.
Valkyrie is rocked!
A shot to the body from Valkyrie misses
and Bubbles counters with a big right hand! Oh Valkyrie is in trouble here! Bubbles follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Bubbles!
Our winner, Tommy Bubbles, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Happy Hands (ranked 143 p4p, 759 weight class) and Brunta Nguana (ranked 18 p4p, 86 weight class). Hands kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pharoahe Monch- Simon Says. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Happy Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brunta Nguana!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Hands.
Nguana misses with a right hand
enabling Hands to counter with a crisp jab.
Hands ducks under a wild hook from Nguana.
Nguana misses the shot to the body.
Nguana works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nguana misses with a looping right.
Nguana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Brunta Nguana has been cut.
Nguana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nguana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nguana is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hands with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nguana to score with a decent uppercut.
Hands definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nguana darts in looking for a takedown but Hands gets double underhooks and turns Nguana into the cage.
As Nguana looks to move away, Hands throws a big counter combo but Nguana just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguana connects with a nice looking jab.
Hands throws a sloppy head kick
and Nguana decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hands's guard.
Nguana trying to control but Hands is working from the bottom.
Hands looking for a sweep. Not yet Hands, not yet.
Nguana trying to control the position from guard on top but Hands is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nguana looking to pass the guard.
Nguana wants to control from the top but Hands keeps moving.
Nguana might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hands haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hands defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nguana.
Hands feints and then cracks Nguana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nguana down.
Nguana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hands.
Hands looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguana is just out of range.
Nguana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hands throws out the jab.
Nguana throws a body punch but Hands moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Hands tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hands jabs at Nguana's body.
Nguana scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hands throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nguana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguana misses with a straight left.
Hands is looking to slow Nguana down with leg kicks.
Nguana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hands tries to avoid it but Nguana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hands to the ground. Hands escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Happy Hands has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brunta Nguana.
Nguana shoots in and drives through. Hands sprawls well.
Hands is looking for a counter combo.
Nguana gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nguana takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nguana has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hands misses with a double jab.
Hands throws out a loose jab but Nguana uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brunta Nguana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hands displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nguana throws out the jab.
Hands cracks Nguana with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nguana looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hands finish him?
Nguana is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nguana misses with a right hand
and Hands counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Happy Hands!
After winning the bout, Happy Hands thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Parrish (ranked 74 p4p, 152 weight class) and Zai Zai Cabango (ranked 9 p4p, 19 weight class). Cabango has chosen HonestKey- Who I Am as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Parrish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zai Zai Cabango!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parrish fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cabango swings for the body but Parrish moves out of range.
Cabango lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cabango pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cabango looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Parrish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabango.
Parrish moves out of range of the body kick from Cabango.
Parrish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parrish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parrish misses with a wild body shot.
Cabango shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabango scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Barry Parrish has been cut.
Cabango scores with a kick to the body.
Cabango tries to land a body kick
and Parrish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barry Parrish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Cabango misses.
Parrish misses with a right hand
enabling Cabango to counter with a crisp jab.
Cabango throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cabango thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parrish throws a body shot but no joy.
Parrish finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Cabango's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Parrish falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zai Zai Cabango!
Zai Zai Cabango is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Zai Zai Cabango thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Barry Parrish stepped up to the mic, saying 'No worries, I just wanted to see what showed up in my TOTT!'.
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