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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Minotaur Hukari (ranked 2637 p4p, 24204 weight class) and Dariusz Kaminski (ranked 315 p4p, 465 weight class). Minotaur Hukari has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Minotaur Hukari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dariusz Kaminski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hukari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaminski manages to avoid it.
Hukari needs to keep his hands up - Kaminski had a free shot at his head there.
Kaminski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dariusz Kaminski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hukari on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kaminski's corner calls for a 1-2. Kaminski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kaminski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hukari pinned against the cage. Hukari gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hukari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaminski.
Kaminski misses with a left hand
and Hukari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hukari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaminski misses the shot to the body.
Kaminski lands a nice shot to the body.
Kaminski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hukari swivels and escapes.
Kaminski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hukari throws a shot from downtown. Kaminski moves away and avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Kaminski there.
Kaminski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hukari.
Donk. Hukari catches Kaminski right on the button with a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Hukari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kaminski misses with a hook
and Hukari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kaminski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kaminski takes one to the chin there.
Hukari tries to sprawl but Kaminski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaminski trying to control from half guard but Hukari is working away.
Hukari pushes Kaminski off looking to stand but Kaminski dives back in and keeps control.
Kaminski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kaminski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hukari is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hukari won't allow Kaminski to pass to mount.
Kaminski stalling.
Kaminski trying to control from half guard but Hukari is working away.
Kaminski is looking for a kimura here.
Kaminski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hukari keeps working.
Kaminski prevents Hukari from standing back up.
Kaminski is keen to just control but Hukari is a slippery customer.
Kaminski stops Hukari from getting back to his feet.
Kaminski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hukari pushes Kaminski off and gets back to his feet.
Kaminski misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Kaminski. Those never looked like landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Hukari misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hukari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hukari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kaminski lands a lovely overhand right.
Minotaur Hukari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaminski shoots in for a takedown but Hukari shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Minotaur Hukari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dariusz Kaminski.
Kaminski fails with the takedown
enabling Hukari to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Dariusz Kaminski has been cut.
Kaminski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hukari misses with the combination.
Hukari throws a hook but Kaminski avoids it easily.
Kaminski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hukari appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kaminski throws a poor cross that misses
and Hukari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hukari avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Hukari misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hukari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Kaminski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hukari pinned against the cage. Hukari gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kaminski looks to land a left hand but Hukari moved out of range nicely.
Kaminski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hukari counters with a crisp one two that drops Kaminski! Hukari thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kaminski to his feet! Kaminski is in big trouble!
Kaminski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kaminski has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kaminski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kaminski connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from Hukari does no damage.
Kaminski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hukari.
Kaminski digs a good body shot into Hukari's ribs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski lands with an overhand left.
Kaminski moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaminski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hukari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kaminski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hukari counters with a straight right hand.
Kaminski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hukari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Kaminski is rocked!
Hukari blocks a jab.
Hukari went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hukari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaminski.
Kaminski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hukari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaminski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaminski misses with a wild body shot.
Hukari leaves Kaminski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Hukari was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kaminski.
Hukari slips a jab and a cross from Kaminski.
Kaminski misses with a straight left.
As Kaminski looks to move away, Hukari throws a big counter combo but Kaminski just gets out of the way.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hukari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hukari throws an overhand right that lands on Kaminski's shoulder, as Kaminski tries to avoid the shot.
Hukari digs a good hook to Kaminski's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Kaminski finds it's way through Hukari's defenses.
Kaminski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaminski looks to land a right hand but Hukari moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Hukari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kaminski cracks Hukari with a good jab.
Kaminski misses with a two punch combination.
Kaminski fails to land the takedown.
Kaminski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hukari defends it nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hukari misses with a straight right.
Kaminski lands a jab to the nose.
Kaminski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hukari counters with a stiff right hand.
Kaminski misses with a straight right.
Kaminski swings for the body but Hukari moves out of range.
Kaminski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hukari in his tracks.
No luck for Kaminski with that takedown attempt.
Kaminski with a poor takedown
and Hukari counters with a nice uppercut.
Kaminski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hukari doesn't seem bothered though.
Kaminski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kaminski with a jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hukari at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kaminski.
Hukari is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kaminski with a hook.
Kaminski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hukari cracks Kaminski with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hukari has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kaminski to stand back up!
Kaminski is still on wobbly legs! Can Hukari finish him?
Hukari misses with a two punch combination.
Kaminski seems to have recovered his senses.
Kaminski cracks Hukari with an open hand slap.
Hukari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hukari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kaminski's corner calls for a 1-2. Kaminski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hukari displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kaminski.
A jab from Hukari misses.
Kaminski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski slips a jab and a cross from Hukari.
Kaminski misses with a hook. Hukari ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Hukari misses the target.
Kaminski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kaminski.
Kaminski shoots in and bounces Hukari off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kaminski prevents Hukari from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Hukari manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Kaminski is trying to drag Hukari to the mat but Hukari just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kaminski misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hukari lands an uppercut.
Kaminski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hukaris head.
A nice left hand lands by Hukari.
Kaminski tries a body shot but Hukari blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dariusz Kaminski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dariusz Kaminski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hukari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kaminski staying out of range there.
Hukari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice jab there from Hukari.
Hukari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Some wild striking there from Hukari.
Kaminski scores with a hook to the body. Hukari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kaminski clobbers Hukari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kaminski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Kaminski.
Hukari lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Kaminski is looking to close the distance but Hukari sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Kaminski crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Kaminski is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Minotaur Hukari!
During a confident post fight interview, Minotaur Hukari thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rock Lee (ranked 2118 p4p, 24121 weight class) and Tim McCarthy (ranked 248 p4p, 435 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McCarthy defends well and Lee ends up having to push McCarthy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McCarthy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee stalling.
McCarthy lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCarthy is pressed up against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McCarthy down to the mat. McCarthy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rock Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarthy misses with a straight left.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but McCarthy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and McCarthy counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee darts in looking for a takedown but McCarthy gets double underhooks and turns Lee into the cage.
McCarthy lands an uppercut.
Lee tries to score a body lock takedown but McCarthy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McCarthy lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
 It looks like Rock Lee has been cut.
Lee lands an uppercut.
McCarthy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy blocking some punches.
McCarthy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCarthy taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McCarthy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McCarthy scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
McCarthy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McCarthy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with McCarthy, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes McCarthy against the cage but McCarthy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with McCarthy, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes McCarthy against the cage but McCarthy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McCarthy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCarthy rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCarthy has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as McCarthy controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McCarthy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from McCarthy.
McCarthy has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee looking for a takedown.
McCarthy lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarthy gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McCarthy lands an uppercut.
McCarthy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McCarthy lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
McCarthy misses with an elbow over the top.
McCarthy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCarthy has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCarthy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Lee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McCarthy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McCarthy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McCarthy digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
McCarthy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCarthy.
McCarthy has Lee pushed against the cage.
McCarthy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from McCarthy.
Lee wants to take the fight to the mat but McCarthy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lee drops down looking for an ankle pick but McCarthy pulls his leg out and moves away.
McCarthy lands the left hand.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee wants to clinch.
McCarthy throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but McCarthy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McCarthy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCarthy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee can't get the takedown.
McCarthy is pressed up against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McCarthy down to the mat. McCarthy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but McCarthy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McCarthy moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
McCarthy lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCarthy misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCarthy lands a left hand.
McCarthy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.
Lee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lee drops down looking for an ankle pick but McCarthy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCarthy.
Lee slips a straight right by McCarthy.
Lee goes for a double leg but McCarthy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McCarthy continues to drive forward.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
McCarthy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is pushing Lee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McCarthy misses with a body punch.
Lee looking for a takedown.
Lee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McCarthy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McCarthy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McCarthy slowing the pace effectively.
McCarthy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
McCarthy lands a nice uppercut.
McCarthy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McCarthy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee can't get the takedown.
McCarthy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McCarthy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McCarthy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee looking for a takedown.
McCarthy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
 Lee is rocked!
Lee has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McCarthy after a bit of a struggle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy leaning against his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McCarthy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from McCarthy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCarthy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McCarthy pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Lee! McCarthy unloads with more strikes and Lee sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim McCarthy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quentin Hayes (ranked 878 p4p, 1940 weight class) and John Karter (ranked 117 p4p, 231 weight class). John Karter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Quentin Hayes's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quentin Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Karter!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hayes staying out of range there.
Karter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hayes on the side of the head.
Karter misses the shot to the body.
Karter misses with an uppercut.
Karter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hayes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Karter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hayes counters with a straight right hand.
Karter 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Hayes misses the target.
Hayes moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Hayes - just one landing.
It looks like John Karter has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karter connects with a looping right hand.
Karter blocks a head kick by Hayes.
A jab lands there for Karter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter lands a left and a right that send Hayes crashing to the mat, dazed. Karter thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hayes is rocked!
It looks like Quentin Hayes has been cut.
Hayes throws a lazy head kick
and Karter counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Hayes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hayes glances at the clock... BAM! Karter nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Hayes crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Hayes is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Karter!
An out of breath John Karter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marques Roy (ranked 1194 p4p, 579 weight class) and Cassius Fielder (ranked 154 p4p, 80 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marques Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cassius Fielder!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy defending well as Fielder loads up on a big left hand.
Fielder 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.
Roy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fielder throws out the jab.
Fielder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fielder lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Marques Roy has been cut.
Roy looks for a takedown but Fielder sprawls well.
Roy shoots in looking for a takedown. Fielder tries to sprawl out of it but Roy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fielder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roy fails with the takedown
and Fielder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marques Roy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fielder misses with a looping left.
Roy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Roy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fielder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy wants to control from the top but Fielder keeps moving.
Fielder wants to stand but Roy is controlling the position.
Fielder being controlled here, momentarily.
Roy throwing strikes from guard but Fielder blocks nicely.
Roy 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.
Roy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Roy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fielder throws a hook but Roy avoids it easily.
Roy misses with a takedown attempt - Fielder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fielder! But no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Fielder as Roy shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roy.
Roy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fielder quickly recovers to half guard.
Fielder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy throwing shots but Fielder is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fielder can do anything to dispel that myth.
Roy drops an elbow to the side of Fielder's head.
Roy wants to free his trapped foot but Fielder is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Roy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fielder keeps working.
Roy thows a huge punch but Fielder dodges it nicely.
Roy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fielder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roy throwing shots but Fielder is blocking nicely.
Roy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fielder desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy trying to control from half guard but Fielder is working away.
Roy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fielder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Roy.
Fielder controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Roy prevents Fielder from improving his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fielder is positioning himself well to prevent Roy advancing to mount.
Fielder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roy content to control rather than advance.
Roy trying to control the action but Fielder is working from the bottom.
Roy content to control rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cassius Fielder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fielder.
Fielder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roy fails to land the takedown.
Roy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fielder!
Fielder takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fielder struggling a bit here.
An elbow from Roy crashes against the mat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Roy throws an elbow but Fielder slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fielder struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Roy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Roy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Fielder is trying to control Roy's posture but Roy avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roy looks up at the clock and then as Fielder takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Roy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fielder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fielder is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fielder is trying to control Roy's posture but Roy avoids it.
Fielder is looking for a sweep.
Roy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fielder taking a bit of punishment here - Roy scoring with strikes.
Roy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fielder dodges the ground and pound from Roy.
The strikes coming from Roy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Roy working away.
Fielder dodges the ground and pound from Roy.
Fielder takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Roy taking a breather here.
The ground and pound from Roy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Roy is looking to take a break and control but Fielder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fielder is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marques Roy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marques Roy's cut.
That's time! Roy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roy shoots in but Fielder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marques Roy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fielder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Roy showed some decent athleticism there.
Roy is trying to control. Fielder wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Roy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy throws a strike but Fielder avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Roy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roy landing with the ground and pound.
Roy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fielder can do to turn this around?
Roy throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fielder wants to sweep but no luck.
Roy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fielder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roy.
Roy preventing the sweep.
Roy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Roy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Roy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fielder misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fielder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fielder avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marques Roy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roy shoots in for a takedown but Fielder shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fielder throws a lazy right hand but Roy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Roy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fielder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fielder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fielder enables Roy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fielder manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Roy wants to control from the top but Fielder keeps moving.
Fielder trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy postures up in Fielder's guard and throws a big left but Fielder blocks it.
Roy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fielder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roy wants to control from the top but Fielder keeps moving.
Fielder controlling Roy's posture.
Roy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
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.
Fielder keeping moving, preventing Roy from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fielder gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Roy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fielder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Roy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roy throwing strikes from guard but Fielder blocks nicely.
Marques Roy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roy won't allow Fielder to sweep him here.
Roy tries to free his leg and advance position but Fielder is retaining full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fielder is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roy trying to control the position from guard on top but Fielder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fielder but Fielder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cassius Fielder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fielder lands a lovely overhand right.
Roy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fielder counters with a nice uppercut.
Fielder 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.
Roy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Roy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fielder is trying to control Roy's posture but Roy avoids it.
Roy looks up at the clock and then as Fielder takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Roy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fielder tries to bench press Roy off him but Roy keeps the position.
Fielder defending against the ground and pound.
Roy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Roy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fielder keeps working.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fielder wants to control but Roy postures up.
Roy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fielder taking punishment in the form of punches.
Roy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Roy trying to control the position but Fielder is working away.
Roy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fielder to see if he's OK.
Roy is working Fielder over with some ground and pound from side control.
Roy wants to control but Fielder is keeping him busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Roy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fielder keeps working.
Fielder parries the strikes from Roy easily there. Roy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fielder to escape.
Fielder tries to improve position but can't.
Roy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fielder some visible discomfort.
Roy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Roy misses with the ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Roy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Roy is putting a hurting on Fielder here, landing some big shots from side control.
Roy wants to control but Fielder is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Roy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Roy misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fielder is not content to let Roy control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Roy working the ground and pound but Fielder is defending the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marques Roy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marques Roy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fielder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roy.
Roy shoots in but Fielder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fielder pinned against the cage. Fielder gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marques Roy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roy has his takedown stuffed
letting Fielder counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fielder displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roy.
A little jabbing left from Fielder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roy goes for a double leg but Fielder avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fielder continues to drive forward.
Roy is trying to pull guard but Fielder has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fielder smiles and moves away.
Roy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roy shoots and misses
and Fielder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fielder catches Roy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roy looks for a takedown but Fielder sprawls well.
Fielder throws out a counter right but Roy avoids it with no problem.
Horrible takedown attempt by Roy or perhaps it was just good defense by Fielder, which made it look bad.
Roy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fielder controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Roy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Roy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roy controlling the action here.
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!
Fielder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fielder has hold of Roy's hands but Roy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fielder is looking to improve his position.
Roy tries to pass to full mount but Fielder defends it.
Fielder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fielder is staying active underneath Roy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roy thows a huge punch but Fielder dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roy is trying to control the action in half guard but Fielder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fielder cracks Roy with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roy is defended easily by Fielder.
A swing and a miss from Roy.
Roy fails to land the takedown.
Fielder throws a hook to the side of Roy's head but Roy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roy darts in looking for a takedown but Fielder gets double underhooks and turns Roy into the cage.
Roy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fielder walks away with a smile on his face. Roy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Roy closes the distance and clinches up with Fielder, looking for a takedown. Roy pushes Fielder against the cage but Fielder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roy blocks a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fielder drops Roy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Roy looks back up at him and smiles so Fielder waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Roy is rocked!
Fielder closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Roy out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cassius Fielder!
Cassius Fielder bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Marks (ranked 91 p4p, 925 weight class) and Peyton Moore (ranked 16 p4p, 119 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Marks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peyton Moore!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Marks does no damage.
Marks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Marks misses with a right hand
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Moore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marks feints and then cracks Moore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moore down.
Marks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marks swings widly with a right hand
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Marks is looking to counter punch.
Marks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moore counters with a nice right hand that sends Marks toppling to the canvas! Marks scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Moore finish him?!
It looks like Jeremy Marks has been cut.
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!
Moore dodges the punch combination from Marks.
The fighters circling - Marks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Good leg kick by Moore.
Marks throws a jab but it's blocked by Moore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Moore releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marks 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 head kick misses from Marks.
Moore throws a jab when Marks was well out of range.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marks works Moore's body with a nice hook.
Marks throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Marks.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Marks saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks moves forwards but Moore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marks scores with a decent looking hook.
Moore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marks to score with a decent uppercut.
Moore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marks throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Marks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marks seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marks throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Peyton Moore has been cut.
Moore lands a body shot.
Marks throws a head kick that misses
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
and Moore counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Marks! He's just covering up as Moore starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peyton Moore!
Peyton Moore tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Price (ranked 409 p4p, 360 weight class) and Jameel Johnson (ranked 62 p4p, 54 weight class). Pete Price 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jameel Johnson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Price misses.
Price misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Price seems unphased.
Price misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Pete Price has been cut.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Jab by Johnson.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Price scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Price gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Johnson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Price is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jameel Johnson!
A very excited looking Jameel Johnson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Temple (ranked 250 p4p, 618 weight class) and Orville Dudpops (ranked 38 p4p, 83 weight class). Temple comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- What My Life For. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Temple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Orville Dudpops!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temple shoots in but no luck this time.
Temple ducks under a wild hook from Dudpops.
Temple was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dudpops swings widly with a right hand
and Temple counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dudpops takes a jab right on the kisser.
Horrible takedown attempt by Temple or perhaps it was just good defense by Dudpops, which made it look bad.
Dudpops looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Temple swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudpops connects with a good right hand that stumbles Temple. Temple circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Trent Temple has been cut.
Dudpops looks to score with a jab to the body but Temple is just out of range.
Dudpops ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temple moves away.
Temple changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temple throws an overhand right that lands on Dudpops's shoulder, as Dudpops tries to avoid the shot.
Temple slips a jab from Dudpops.
Nice defenses there by Dudpops.
Dudpops throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Temple counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice combo by Dudpops! Oh, that's hurt him - Temple falls to the canvas and Dudpops follows him into side control.
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!
Temple tries to bench press Dudpops off him but Dudpops keeps the position.
Dudpops scores with punches from side control.
Temple is rocked!
Dudpops in side control, throwing shots but Temple defends.
Oh Temple is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dudpops working the strikes but Temple uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Temple seems to have got his legs back now.
Dudpops is looking for a kimura here.
Temple looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudpops throwing shots but Temple is blocking nicely.
Dudpops is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dudpops throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Temple to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dudpops throws a big right hand that misses.
Temple trying to control the position.
Dudpops landing with the ground and pound.
Temple utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dudpops scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dudpops wants to pass the guard but Temple is keeping the position.
Temple is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudpops trying to control but Temple postures up.
Temple wants to pass to mount but Dudpops is defending the position.
Temple looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Temple sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dudpops defending well though.
Dudpops makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dudpops.
Dudpops utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dudpops keeping moving, preventing Temple from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dudpops utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Temple with a flurry of punches that miss.
Temple lands a couple of digs.
Temple working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dudpops is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dudpops has control of Temple's left arm, preventing Temple from doing any damage.
Dudpops keeping moving, preventing Temple from controlling successfully.
Dudpops is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dudpops keeping moving, preventing Temple from controlling successfully.
Temple postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dudpops utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Temple accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dudpops 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.
Temple postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Temple passes Dudpops's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dudpops tries to roll over but Temple keeps him under control.
Dudpops on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Temple throwing shots but Dudpops is blocking nicely.
Temple definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Temple trying to pass the guard but Dudpops defending well.
Dudpops keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dudpops blocking the ground and pound attempt from Temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Temple lands a nice short elbow.
Dudpops is rocked!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dudpops is looking to improve his position.
Dudpops controlling the position for now.
Dudpops actively working from the bottom here.
Temple throwing shots but Dudpops is blocking nicely.
Temple is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dudpops is still in real trouble! Can Temple finish him?
Temple lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Dudpops! More strikes land and this one is all over! Temple jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Temple!
Trent Temple seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaven Murphy (ranked 203 p4p, 1348 weight class) and Cuba Carlsson (ranked 33 p4p, 173 weight class). Cuba Carlsson 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaven Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cuba Carlsson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murphy but Murphy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murphy instigates a clinch.
Carlsson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Murphy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Murphy digs a right hand underneath Carlsson's ribcage. Carlsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlsson's defenses.
It looks like Cuba Carlsson has been cut.
Murphy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kaven Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cuba Carlsson.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Carlsson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Murphy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murphy swivels and escapes.
Murphy drives through and clinches with Carlsson against the cage.
Murphy lands an elbow inside that Carlsson shrugs off.
Carlsson can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlsson jumps into guard, dragging Murphy to the mat.
Murphy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Murphy looking to pass the guard.
Murphy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carlsson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murphy is aware though and is defending well.
Carlsson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murphy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlsson being controlled here, momentarily.
Carlsson looking for a triangle here. Murphy is fighting it but it looks tight! Carlsson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Murphy is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Cuba Carlsson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Kilgore (ranked 37 p4p, 363 weight class) and Klaus Manfred (ranked 7 p4p, 55 weight class). Kilgore comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Change. 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, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Kilgore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Klaus Manfred!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manfred scores with a hook to the body. Kilgore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Manfred misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manfred is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilgore.
Kilgore looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Manfred throws a poor cross that misses
and Kilgore counters with a big head kick but Manfred shrugs it off.
Kilgore gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Manfred working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manfred is working Kilgore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Manfred is standing up over Kilgore. Kilgore looks to escape but Manfred dives into side control.
Manfred moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ground and pound from Manfred seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore is trying to get back to his feet.
Kilgore parries the strikes from Manfred easily there. Manfred is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kilgore to escape.
Kilgore is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Manfred tries to score with some ground and pound. Kilgore controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kilgore is trying to buck Manfred off.
The strikes coming from Manfred are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kilgore is being controlled here.
Manfred is looking to take a break and control but Kilgore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Kilgore managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Manfred.
Kilgore is working to avoid the ground and pound but Manfred connects with a decent elbow.
Kilgore is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Manfred asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Manfred throws a strike aimed at the side of Kilgore's head but Kilgore avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Manfred.
Kilgore managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Manfred.
Manfred scoring with punches from side control.
Manfred is putting a hurting on Kilgore here, landing some big shots from side control.
Manfred advances nicely into full mount.
Manfred throwing strikes here but Kilgore is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Manfred raining down shots from the mount!
Kilgore is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manfred is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Kilgore goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Manfred!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Klaus Manfred!
Klaus Manfred is the new light heavyweight champion!
Klaus Manfred thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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