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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rajid Amerjas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Stokes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajid Amerjas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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136 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rajid Amerjas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Stokes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amerjas scores with a jab. Stokes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Amerjas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stokes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stokes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rajid Amerjas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Amerjas, as that shot connected.
Amerjas cracks Stokes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice uppercut lands for Amerjas. That snapped Stokes's head back.
Stokes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Amerjas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stokes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Amerjas.
Stokes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut there from Amerjas.
Amerjas throws a sloppy head kick and Stokes moves out of range easily.
Amerjas throws a right hand that Stokes ducks under and follows up with a left that Stokes also avoids with ease.
Amerjas cracks Stokes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stokes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stokes is rocked!
Amerjas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Amerjas as he connects with a hook.
Stokes is still on wobbly legs! Can Amerjas finish him?
Amerjas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Amerjas connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amerjas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stokes closes the distance and clinches up with Amerjas, looking for a takedown. Stokes pushes Amerjas against the cage but Amerjas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stokes looks gassed!
Stokes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Amerjas's corner calls for a 1-2. Amerjas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circle, before Amerjas throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Stokes's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Amerjas lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Rajid Amerjas!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Jenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marc Joe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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147 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Jenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marc Joe!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe looks to clinch
so Jenson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Joe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jenson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Joe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jenson defends well.
Joe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jenson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jenson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jenson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jenson postures up and lands a big shot to Joe's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenson landing some decent shots from guard.
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!
Jenson works over Joe with some ground and pound from guard.
Joe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenson postures up and lands a big shot to Joe's brow.
Jenson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jenson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Joe's head.
Joe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jenson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jenson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joe on the ground.
Jenson throws a strike but Joe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jenson keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Jenson wants to get back to his feet but Joe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jenson kicks Joe off and gets to his feet.
Joe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jenson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jenson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenson throws a strike but Joe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Joe drops back looking for a leg! Jenson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jenson manages to kick Joe off! Joe jumps back into Jenson's guard.
Jenson is pulling down on Joe's head to control his posture.
Jenson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jenson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Joe stops Jenson from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jenson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jenson holds on and takes a little breather.
Jenson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jenson tries to get out of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Jenson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jenson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Joe counters with a shoot takedown. Jenson fights it but they end up in guard.
Joe wants to control from the top but Jenson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenson wants to get back to his feet but Joe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jenson is controlling Joe's posture.
Joe wants to pass the guard but Jenson is keeping the position.
Jenson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jenson wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Joe looks to clinch
so Jenson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Jenson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Joe tries to clinch up
and Jenson counters with a takedown into side control.
Joe struggling a bit here.
Jenson landing strikes.
Jenson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jenson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Joe struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jenson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jenson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jenson working the body and head with strikes.
Joe is pushing Jenson's head away, looking to escape. Jenson manages to hold on to the position though.
Joe is breathing heavily.
Jenson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Joe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jenson lands some shots froms side control.
Joe is rocked!
Jenson cracks Joe with a big right hand but Joe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Joe is still in real trouble! Can Jenson finish him?
Jenson lands a strong strike to the head of Joe. That's dazed him! Jenson looking to finish here. Joe is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Jenson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Jenson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between big Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Cavero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes into the arena with my life blaring out of the sound system. Juan Cavero is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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200 lbs
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193 lbs
5 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, big Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cavero!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavero thows a body shot but no joy.
Black has his takedown stuffed
and Cavero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cavero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cavero gets caught flat footed, as Black shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Black is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Cavero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black chips away with some ground and pound.
Black stops Cavero from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Black prevents Cavero from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black 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.
Black passes Cavero's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cavero is trying to stand.
Cavero is looking to get back to is feet but Black passes into side control.
Black in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Black's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavero is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Black is controlling him well.
Cavero tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Black sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cavero for as long as he can get away with.
Black in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavero trying desperately to get to his feet.
Black tries to control but Cavero wriggling away.
Black controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Black won't let Cavero get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Black swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cavero is now in Black's guard. A big mistake from Black there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavero wants to get up but he can't break Black's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Black will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cavero throws a strike but Black rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Black's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Black lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cavero keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
big Black dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cavero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Black decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cavero's guard.
Cavero is looking to stand back up but Black counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cavero.
Black is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cavero tries to kick Black off but Black keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Cavero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cavero wants to control but Black is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Black is trying to work for a kimura but Cavero is defending well.
Cavero looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Black prevents Cavero from standing back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cavero looks like he's trying to stand up.
Black trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cavero is trying to stand up here but Black is controlling him well.
Black slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because big Black just wasn't active enough.
Black checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Black shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cavero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cavero lunges at Black with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Black's hand.
Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavero is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cavero is breathing heavily.
Cavero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Black has hold of Cavero's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cavero manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Black looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cavero turns into him and now he's in Black's guard.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cavero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cavero would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Black pulls Cavero in close to his closed guard and prevents Cavero from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
big Black dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cavero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Black has his takedown stuffed
enabling Cavero to counter with a crisp jab.
Black with a poor takedown
and Cavero makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Black really felt that one!
Cavero plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Black has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cavero finds it's way round the side to connect with Black's head.
Black takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Black gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cavero.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black ducks right into an uppercut from Cavero.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cavero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cavero manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black takes one to the chin there.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Cavero.
Black misses with a takedown
and Cavero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for big Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cavero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Black gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Juan Cavero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cavero counters with a left and a right that stings Black.
Black takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Black walks into a stiff left hand from Cavero.
Cavero clinches with his opponent.
Cavero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cavero counters with a series of strikes. Black will be more careful next time no doubt.
big Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black 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!
Cavero rushes Black with punches - Black moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Black goes down! Cavero follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Cavero!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Quijivix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Quijivix might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In The Morning. The crowd seem to be enjoying Newton's choice of entrance music: Hurt - T.I.. This should be fireworks!
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Quijivix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Newton!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Newton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Newton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Newton wants to stand but Quijivix is controlling the position.
Quijivix trying to control the position from guard on top but Newton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quijivix is fighting to break Newton's control of his arms but Newton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Quijivix wants to control from the top but Newton keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quijivix won't allow Newton to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Newton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Quijivix.
A clash of legs there as Quijivix blocks the low kick.
Quijivix drives through with a takedown into Newton's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Newton keeping moving, preventing Quijivix from controlling successfully.
Quijivix postures up.
Quijivix pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Newton is keeping the position for now.
Quijivix slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Quijivix in side control, throwing shots but Newton defends.
Quijivix trying to control the action but Newton is working from the bottom.
Newton is trying to buck Quijivix off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton is not content to let Quijivix control the position.
Quijivix is trying to get an arm triangle but Newton is defending well.
Quijivix is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Newton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Newton is trying to get back to half guard.
Quijivix tries to move to mount but Newton blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Quijivix working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Newton tries to improve position but can't.
Quijivix thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newton pushes Quijivix away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Quijivix gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newton is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Newton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Newton is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Quijivix is staying active.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Quijivix dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Quijivix looks to throw the jab but Newton is out of range.
Quijivix checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton looks to land a combination. Quijivix sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Newton throws a push kick but Quijivix slaps the foot to one side.
Newton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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.
Newton misses with a body kick.
Quijivix lands with a nice body punch.
Newton scoring well with a low kick there.
Andrew Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quijivix misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quijivix. Newton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quijivix shoots in and bounces Newton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Newton looking for a sweep. Not yet Newton, not yet.
Quijivix is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Quijivix trying to control the position from guard on top but Newton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newton trying to control the position here.
Quijivix postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Newton is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Quijivix, into his guard.
Quijivix being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Newton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Quijivix avoids the head kick by Newton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton punishes Quijivix's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Newton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Quijivix swats away the attempt to clinch by Newton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Newton misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Newton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Newton wants to land a leg kick but Quijivix is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws a sloppy head kick and Quijivix moves out of range easily.
Newton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quijivix ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Newton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Newton misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Quijivix to counter with a crisp jab.
Newton misses with a hook
and Quijivix counters with a nice uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Newton throws a front kick that sends Quijivix stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Newton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Newton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Newton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yngwie Malmsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Orpik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malmsteen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I am a viking. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yngwie Malmsteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Orpik!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malmsteen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Orpik's calf.
Orpik fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Malmsteen avoids it really well and circles away.
Orpik sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malmsteen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Orpik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malmsteen scores with a punch to the head.
Orpik is trying hard to land a takedown here. Malmsteen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Malmsteen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orpik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice cross by Malmsteen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orpik on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Orpik has his takedown stuffed
and Malmsteen counters with a three punch combo that has Orpik backing up. Orpik nods at Malmsteen to acknowledge the strikes.
Yngwie Malmsteen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Orpik.
Malmsteen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Orpiks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Malmsteen looks to land a body kick but Orpik moved away.
Malmsteen scores with a leg kick.
Malmsteen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yngwie Malmsteen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malmsteen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Malmsteen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Malmsteen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malmsteen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malmsteen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orpik circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Malmsteen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malmsteen cracks Orpik with a good jab.
Malmsteen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Malmsteen misses with a series of wild punches.
Malmsteen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Malmsteen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malmsteen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Jason Orpik has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orpik tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Malmsteen swivels and escapes.
Malmsteen lands a nice hook to Orpik's body. Orpik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Orpik looks gassed!
Orpik fails with a takedown attempt.
Malmsteen scores with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malmsteen.
Malmsteen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Orpik's head backwards.
Malmsteen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice jab there from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen connects with a solid leg kick.
Malmsteen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Malmsteen.
Orpik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Malmsteen misses.
No joy there for Malmsteen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yngwie Malmsteen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Malmsteen connects with the punch.
Malmsteen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Malmsteen misses with a double jab.
Orpik shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Malmsteen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Orpik.
Orpik wants to control the pace but Malmsteen is squirming around nicely.
Malmsteen wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Orpik.
Malmsteen manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Malmsteen, under a barage of strikes from Orpik.
Orpik is looking for a kimura here.
Orpik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malmsteen keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yngwie Malmsteen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Orpik's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Malmsteen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Orpik checks it well.
Orpik tries to move into range but Malmsteen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Orpik shoots in for a double leg but Malmsteen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Malmsteen misses.
Malmsteen misses with a double jab.
Malmsteen thuds his right hand into Orpik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A good leg kick by Malmsteen.
Orpik shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Orpik blocks a jab.
Yngwie Malmsteen is winning the standup battle so far.
Malmsteen connects with a body shot.
Malmsteen lands a lovely overhand right.
Malmsteen misses with a few strikes there.
Malmsteen scores with a body shot.
Nice shot by Malmsteen.
Orpik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Malmsteen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orpik shoots in for a takedown but Malmsteen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Orpik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malmsteen can pounce on him.
Malmsteen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orpik can do to turn this around?
Orpik is breathing heavily.
Malmsteen works the jab nicely.
Malmsteen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Malmsteen misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Orpik.
Yngwie Malmsteen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Orpik.
Orpik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malmsteen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Malmsteen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Orpik.
Malmsteen throws a series of punches but Orpik moves out of range.
Malmsteen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orpik circles away quickly and effectively.
Orpik gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Malmsteen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Malmsteen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orpik tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orpik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malmsteen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Malmsteen.
A combination from Malmsteen does no damage.
Malmsteen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orpik circles away quickly and effectively.
Orpik takes a kick to the side of the head.
Malmsteen gets caught flat footed, as Orpik shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Orpik trying to control the position from guard on top but Malmsteen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen wants to stand up but Orpik is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orpik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Malmsteen trying to control the position.
Orpik sitting in guard here, content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jason Orpik has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Orpik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orpik shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Malmsteen sprawls well. Malmsteen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Orpik gets slowly back to his feet.
Yngwie Malmsteen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four 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.
Orpik looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Malmsteen!
The referee warns Malmsteen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Malmsteen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Orpik tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Malmsteen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Orpik.
Orpik is landing with some decent strikes but Malmsteen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poor strikes thrown by Orpik there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Orpik looking to secure an arm triangle but Malmsteen defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yngwie Malmsteen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Orpik's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Malmsteen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malmsteen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Orpik doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Malmsteen counters with a left and a right that stings Orpik.
Orpik dives in and grabs Malmsteen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Malmsteen pushes down on Orpik's head and hops out.
Malmsteen throws a leg kick but Orpik checks it.
Orpik has his takedown stuffed
and Malmsteen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yngwie Malmsteen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Orpik.
Orpik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Orpik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orpik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malmsteen is fending him off so far but Orpik persists. Nope, Malmsteen circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Malmsteen does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malmsteen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Orpik.
Malmsteen scores with a one two! Orpik had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A lazy left from Malmsteen finds it's target.
Orpik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Orpik tries to score a power double leg takedown but Malmsteen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Orpik somewhat.
Malmsteen fails to land with a series of punches.
Malmsteen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orpik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Orpik has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Malmsteen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malmsteen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malmsteen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malmsteen cracks Orpik with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Orpik.
Orpik staying out of range there.
Orpik shoots in and drives through. Malmsteen sprawls well.
Malmsteen misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen throws a right hand that Orpik ducks under and follows up with a left that Orpik also avoids with ease.
Malmsteen throws the left hand but Orpik avoids the punch easily.
Malmsteen throws a leg kick but Orpik sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Malmsteen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Malmsteen jabs Orpik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Orpik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Malmsteen throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Orpik sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malmsteen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Orpik fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Malmsteen avoids it really well and circles away.
Orpik takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Malmsteen scores with a punch to the head.
Malmsteen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Orpik ducks right into an uppercut from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen swinging wildly here.
Malmsteen scores with a one two! Orpik had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen misses with a double jab.
Malmsteen misses with a series of wild punches.
Malmsteen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jason Orpik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orpik shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Malmsteen's guard.
Orpik is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Orpik tries to free his leg and advance position but Malmsteen is retaining full guard.
Orpik drops back, looking for a kneebar! Malmsteen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Malmsteen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Malmsteen!
Orpik sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yngwie Malmsteen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orpik looking for submissions off his back.
Malmsteen is looking to take a break and control but Orpik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yngwie Malmsteen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Malmsteen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yngwie Malmsteen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ender Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Boy Rune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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214 lbs
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210 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Wiggin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Boy Rune!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rune tries for a takedown but Wiggin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rune gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wiggin counters with a nice body shot.
Bad Boy Rune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rune has his takedown stuffed
and Wiggin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Bad Boy Rune has been cut.
Ender Wiggin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bad Boy Rune.
Wiggin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rune fails with the takedown
and Wiggin counters with a one-two to the body.
Rune gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wiggin counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rune misses with a takedown
and Wiggin counters with a series of strikes. Rune will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rune shoots and misses
and Wiggin counters with a left to the body.
Wiggin takes the fight into the clinch.
Wiggin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiggin is pressed up against the cage. Rune has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wiggin down to the mat. Wiggin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rune looks gassed!
Rune misses with a takedown
and Wiggin moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rune takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiggin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rune's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wiggin.
Wiggin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rune backwards.
Wiggin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rune is rocked!
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Rune in his tracks for a moment.
Rune is still on wobbly legs! Can Wiggin finish him?
Wiggin pushes Rune against the cage. Wiggin is working some dirty boxing. Wiggin pushes off with a quick right hook! Rune goes down! Rune tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Wiggin moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ender Wiggin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brayden Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Ennio Morricone - For a Few Dollars more. Lee has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music. Brayden Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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186 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brayden Lee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Lee throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a solid body kick.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a solid body kick.
Brayden Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Lee counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Lee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Luke Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with a solid body kick.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Luke Johnson has been cut.
Johnson avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Lee is struggling to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jumps guard but Lee stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee lands a right hand.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Luke Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Lee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
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.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lee is stalling here.
Johnson has Lee pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Johnson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lee tumbling to the mat - Johnson dives into Lee's guard.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brayden Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body kick from Lee.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the cage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson jumps guard.
Lee won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Lee from standing up.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Lee controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
Lee tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brayden Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lee!
Johnson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lee looks a forlorn figure.
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson unloads with some shots from mount but Lee bucks and avoids them well.
Johnson 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.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Lee is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Lee is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lee?
Johnson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lee can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Brayden Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing punches.
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson working Lee over with strikes here.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Lee is trying to escape the mount.
Lee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Johnson breaks from Lee's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
The referee warns Lee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Lee but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson cracks Lee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lee's face.
Lee is rocked!
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!
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Lee looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lee is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Lee bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Johnson and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny LEFT HOOKS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandez has chosen Oh My God That's The Greatest Song In The World Ever!! as his entrance music. Miguel Fernandez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lenny LEFT HOOKS!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LEFT HOOKS misses with a combination
and Fernandez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
LEFT HOOKS falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fernandez counters with a stiff right hand.
LEFT HOOKS misses with a double jab
letting Fernandez counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LEFT HOOKS misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fernandez slips a jab and a cross from LEFT HOOKS.
LEFT HOOKS misses with a double jab
and Fernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
LEFT HOOKS swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fernandez counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LEFT HOOKS misses with a left hand
and Fernandez counters with a good low kick that LEFT HOOKS was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LEFT HOOKS with a poor takedown
and Fernandez counters with a stiff right hand.
Lenny LEFT HOOKS seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping LEFT HOOKS at a distance.
LEFT HOOKS is breathing heavily.
Fernandez moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fernandez.
Fernandez scores with a shoulder strike.
LEFT HOOKS has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fernandez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fernandez lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LEFT HOOKS wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fernandez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fernandez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fernandez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fernandez lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
LEFT HOOKS is rocked!
Fernandez scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh LEFT HOOKS is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A hook to the body from Fernandez.
Fernandez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fernandez throws a big uppercut that drops LEFT HOOKS! More strikes from Fernandez and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! LEFT HOOKS lies dazed against the cage as Fernandez celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Fernandez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Nieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nieto has chosen Bullet the Blue Sky as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Nieto!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anello gets caught flat footed, as Nieto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nieto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nieto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nieto looking to sit in guard and control but Anello gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nieto looking to control.
Nieto 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.
Nieto wants to control the position but Anello says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello stands up and beckons Nieto to join him on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Anello.
Anello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anello misses with a left hand
and Anello takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nieto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anello scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Nieto misses
enabling Anello to counter with a crisp jab.
Anello gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Nieto counter with a right hand.
Calogero Anello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anello looks for the body kick but Nieto saw that one coming.
Anello swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nieto.
Anello misses with the body kick
and Nieto counters with a single leg into guard. Anello didn't expect that.
Anello working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nieto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nieto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nieto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Anello looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Anello looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Anello!
Nieto is letting Anello control him for a moment.
Nieto is looking for a sweep.
Nieto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like Anello is going to stand back up.
Nieto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anello is working away from the top position though.
It looks like Anello is going to stand back up.
Anello prevents Nieto from improving his position.
Anello controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexandre Nieto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nieto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nieto shoots in and gets a takedown into Anello's guard.
Nieto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nieto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Anello dives on top into guard.
Nieto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello is looking to stand up but Nieto won't let him.
Anello stands and steps away. Nieto gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A good leg kick by Anello.
Anello throws a leg kick
and Nieto counters with a right hand to the body.
Anello misses with a right hand
and Nieto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anello's guard.
Nieto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anello works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Anello looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Anello looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Anello!
Anello decides to stand back up. Anello steps back and let's Nieto get back to his feet.
Anello misses with a shot to the body
and Nieto counters with a leg kick.
Anello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anello lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nieto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nieto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Calogero Anello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nieto throws a sloppy body shot
and Anello counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto shoots in looking for a takedown. Anello tries to sprawl out of it but Nieto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anello manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nieto shoots and misses
and Anello counters with a nice body kick.
Calogero Anello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandre Nieto.
Anello throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nieto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nieto is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Anello to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Anello keeping moving, preventing Nieto from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello is trying to control the position but Nieto postures up.
Nieto trying to control but Anello is working from the bottom.
Nieto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anello working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nieto.
Anello is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Anello wants to stand up but Nieto is controlling him.
Nieto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Anello's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Nieto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nieto lands with a shot to the body.
Anello misses with a lunging right hand
and Nieto counters with a single leg into guard. Anello didn't expect that.
Anello is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Alexandre Nieto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anello can't keep his opponent in guard - Nieto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Anello taking some punishment here, with Nieto in his half guard.
Anello wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello is trying to stand back up but Nieto is controlling him
Nieto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nieto is looking for submissions but instead, Anello has regained full guard.
Nieto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Anello looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Anello looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Anello!
Nieto is looking to reverse the position.
Nieto can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieto tries to bench press Anello off him but Anello keeps the position.
Nieto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto struggling a bit here.
Anello is looking to take a break and control but Nieto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nieto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anello wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anello decides to stand back up. Anello steps back and let's Nieto get back to his feet.
Anello tries to score with a low kick but Nieto moves his leg out of the way.
Anello lands a jab to Nieto's midsection.
Anello scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anello fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nieto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anello misses with a leg kick
and Nieto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Nieto really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nieto misses with a takedown
and Anello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anello thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Anello misses
and Nieto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nieto.
Nieto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Anello wants to stand but Nieto is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nieto off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Anello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anello throws a poor cross that misses
and Nieto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anello won't be happy with that.
Nieto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anello keeps working.
Nieto goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Anello has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nieto but great work by Anello.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieto struggling a bit here.
Nieto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Anello is keen to just control but Nieto is a slippery customer.
Nieto is looking to control Anello's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nieto avoid being mounted?
Nieto wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto is trying to control but can't.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Anello tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nieto.
Nieto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nieto is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four 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.
Anello is thwarting Nieto's attempts to control the position.
Anello tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nieto.
Nieto tries to roll over but Anello keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Nieto dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Anello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Nieto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anello misses with a leg kick
and Nieto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anello's guard.
Nieto content to stall in guard here.
Nieto thows a big elbow that misses.
Nieto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anello swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello wants to stand up but Nieto is controlling him.
Nieto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anello is keeping the position for now.
Nieto won't allow Anello to get back to his feet.
Nieto trying to control but Anello is working from the bottom.
Anello wants to stand up but Nieto is controlling him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nieto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Calogero Anello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A lazy body kick from Anello
and Nieto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anello throws a sloppy body shot
and Nieto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anello's guard now.
Nieto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nieto trying to control the position from guard on top but Anello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nieto tries to free his leg and advance position but Anello is retaining full guard.
Nieto trying to control but Anello is working from the bottom.
Nieto drops back looking for a leg! Anello is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anello manages to kick Nieto off! Nieto jumps back into Anello's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello working a defensive guard here.
Nieto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nieto trying to control the position from guard on top but Anello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nieto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Anello's guard.
Alexandre Nieto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anello is looking to improve his position.
Nieto wants to control but Anello is keeping him busy.
Nieto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nieto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nieto is taking a breather. Anello says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nieto's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alexandre Nieto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nieto.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Nieto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nieto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandre Nieto! Alexandre Nieto retains his lightweight title!
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