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RYZE 48: Monkey Business PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaska Raatikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marrio Marselli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raatikainen's entrance music is Children of Bodom - Are you dead yet. A fine choice. Marrio Marselli will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Brawler
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaska Raatikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marrio Marselli !
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raatikainen digs a good hook to Marselli 's body.
Marselli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raatikainen.
Raatikainen throws a nice looking combination but Marselli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marselli tries for a takedown but Raatikainen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marrio Marselli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marselli shoots in looking for a takedown but Raatikainen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marselli 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Raatikainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marselli . Marselli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marselli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raatikainen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jaska Raatikainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marrio Marselli .
Marselli just misses with a punch to the body.
Marselli walks into a stiff left hand from Raatikainen.
Marselli shoots for a double leg takedown but Raatikainen sprawls well. He's pushed Marselli 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raatikainen jabs Marselli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marselli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marselli takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marselli shoots in but Raatikainen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marselli tries to close the distance and clinch but Raatikainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marselli throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Raatikainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marselli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raatikainen avoids it really well and circles away.
Raatikainen takes the fight into the clinch.
Marselli looking to slow down the pace here.
Raatikainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marselli is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raatikainen.
Marselli takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raatikainen breaks from the clinch.
Raatikainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marselli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Raatikainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Raatikainen.
Marselli shoots in looking for a takedown but Raatikainen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marselli 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marselli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Raatikainen counters with a nice leg kick.
Marselli looks winded!
Marselli shoots and misses
enabling Raatikainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Raatikainen clobbers Marselli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jaska Raatikainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raatikainen thows a body kick. Marselli tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marselli tries to move into range but Raatikainen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marselli gets tackled into the cage by Raatikainen. Raatikainen maintains the clinch.
Raatikainen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Raatikainen has Marselli pressed against the cage, preventing Marselli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marselli tries to pull guard but Raatikainen holds him up against the cage and eventually Marselli drops back down to his feet.
Raatikainen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Raatikainen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marselli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marselli looking for a takedown.
Raatikainen stalling against the cage.
Raatikainen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marselli lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Raatikainen manages to break the clinch.
Raatikainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Marselli .
Raatikainen forces Marselli back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raatikainen lands a nice knee to the body.
Raatikainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marselli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raatikainen lands with an uppercut that bounces Marselli off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marselli shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice combination there by Raatikainen.
Marselli is rocked!
Marselli misses with a head kick.
Raatikainen misses with a series of wild punches.
A good leg kick by Raatikainen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raatikainen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marselli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raatikainen but Raatikainen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Raatikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marselli was well out of range. Poor timing from Raatikainen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaska Raatikainen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marselli dives in and grabs Raatikainen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raatikainen pushes down on Marselli 's head and hops out.
Raatikainen connects with a body shot.
Marselli shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raatikainen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marselli is trying desperately to land a takedown but Raatikainen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Marselli .
Raatikainen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marselli is still on wobbly legs! Can Raatikainen finish him?
Marselli tries for a takedown but Raatikainen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marselli seems to have recovered his senses.
Jaska Raatikainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marrio Marselli .
Raatikainen clinches with his opponent.
Raatikainen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marselli 's face.
Marselli is trying to pull guard but Raatikainen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raatikainen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raatikainen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Raatikainen.
Marselli is looking to control Raatikainen's arms but Raatikainen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marselli has his back to the cage.
Raatikainen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raatikainen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Raatikainen landing knees to the head.
Marselli takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marselli is breathing heavily.
Raatikainen controlling the action here for a moment.
Raatikainen lands a knee to the body.
Raatikainen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marselli tries for a takedown but Raatikainen manages to get underhooks.
Raatikainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marselli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raatikainen cracks Marselli with a hook to the temple - Marselli is on wobbly legs here! Raatikainen swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Marselli falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Raatikainen wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jaska Raatikainen!
After winning the bout, Jaska Raatikainen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrell Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrell Suggs!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Briggs.
Nice shot lands for Suggs.
Suggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Suggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Briggs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Briggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suggs.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Briggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suggs misses with the combination.
Suggs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Suggs scores with a nice head shot.
Briggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Suggs circles away.
Briggs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Suggs at a distance.
Briggs is looking to clinch but Suggs is avoiding it.
Jackson Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Briggs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Suggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suggs moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Briggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Suggs is trying to pull guard but Briggs turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Suggs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Suggs has had enough of the clinch but Briggs keeps him there for the moment.
Briggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Briggs scores with a knee to the head.
Suggs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Briggs landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Suggs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Briggs.
Suggs is working for takedown but Briggs is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jackson Briggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrell Suggs.
Suggs looks winded!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Briggs obliges.
Briggs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Briggs lands an elbow just above Suggs 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs working hard to break the clinch.
Briggs's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Briggs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Suggs's face.
Stalling in the clinch from Briggs.
A right hook to the body lands for Briggs.
Suggs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Briggs just stands there and leans against the cage.
Suggs takes a shot to the head.
Suggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Briggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suggs is trying to pull guard but Briggs has him pressed against the cage.
Briggs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Briggs leaning his opponent against the cage.
Suggs is trying to force a seperation but Briggs has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suggs tries to work over Briggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Briggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suggs backwards.
Suggs is trying to pull guard but Briggs has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Briggs has Suggs pressed against the cage, preventing Suggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Briggs lands an elbow inside.
Suggs is trying to force a seperation but Briggs has the dominant position.
Briggs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Suggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Briggs.
Briggs is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice elbow from Briggs.
Briggs lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suggs tries to pull guard but Briggs won't allow it.
Briggs creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Suggs's defenses.
Briggs looking to throw knees to the head but Suggs is blocking nicely.
Briggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suggs.
Briggs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Briggs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Suggs's face.
Suggs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Briggs prevents it.
Suggs has Briggs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Briggs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Suggs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Briggs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Suggs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Briggs landing knees to the head.
Suggs is rocked!
Suggs letting Briggs take a breather here.
Suggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Briggs finish him?
Briggs lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suggs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Briggs stalling the fight.
Briggs lands an elbow inside that Suggs shrugs off.
Briggs lands a damaging elbow.
Briggs jerks Suggs's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Suggs drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Briggs goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Briggs because Suggs was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Jackson Briggs!
A relieved looking Jackson Briggs thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brezzer Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brezzer Pereira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brezzer Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Condit!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pereira throws out the jab.
Condit forces Pereira back against the cage and clinches.
Pereira is leaning against Condit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Pereira is trying to stall.
Pereira wants to get back to striking at distance but Condit won't allow it.
Pereira is trying to break the clinch but Condit is controlling him.
Condit manages to break the clinch.
Condit tries to clinch up but Pereira circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot lands for Pereira.
Pereira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Condit to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Condit tries to stand but Pereira is controlling from the bottom.
Condit drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pereira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pereira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pereira!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira trying to control the action but Condit is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Condit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pereira happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira decides to stand back up. Pereira steps back and let's Condit get back to his feet.
Condit misses with a head kick.
Condit with a poor takedown
and Pereira counters with a right hand to the body.
Condit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
Condit misses with a takedown
and Pereira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pereira throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brezzer Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Condit.
Pereira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Condit is defended easily by Pereira.
Pereira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pereira looks to land a combination but Condit avoids it well.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Condit manages to avoid it.
Condit fails to land the takedown.
Condit thows a leg kick but Pereira checks it
and Pereira counters with a nice uppercut.
Condit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pereira stuffs the takedown attempt from Condit. Condit gets slowly back to his feet.
Condit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pereira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Condit.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pereira, right into the meat.
Condit looks winded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Condit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Condit is looking to clinch.
Condit fails with the takedown.
Carlos Condit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Condit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pereira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pereira throws a shot from downtown. Condit moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Condit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pereira gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Condit counters with a nice leg kick.
Condit slips under a jab from Pereira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brezzer Pereira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Condit shoots in and bounces Pereira off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Condit throws a big right hand that misses.
Condit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Condit decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pereira, up you get!
Condit blocks a jab.
Condit shoots for a takedown but Pereira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Condit shoots for a takedown but Pereira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Condit fails to land the takedown.
Brezzer Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Condit.
Condit misses with a takedown
letting Pereira counter with a right hand.
Condit is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Condit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit fails with a takedown attempt.
Condit blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Condit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pereira avoids it really well and circles away.
Condit clinches up with Pereira and pushes him back against the cage.
Condit is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pereira is defending well.
Pereira pushes Condit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pereira lands with a left to the head.
Condit fails to pull guard.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike.
Pereira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Condit is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit blocks an uppercut.
Pereira breaks the clinch.
Pereira lands with a nice body punch.
Pereira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pereira wants it to stay on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Condit tumbling to the canvas! Pereira pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Condit was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brezzer Pereira!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Hielscher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Konrad Hielscher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hielscher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hielscher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanders darts in trying to clinch
and Hielscher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanders wants to clinch
and Hielscher counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanders wants to clinch
and Sanders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanders darts in trying to clinch
and Hielscher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hielscher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Jackson Sanders has been cut.
Sanders tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hielscher with a nice cross.
Sanders moves to clinch but Hielscher breaks away
and Hielscher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Konrad Hielscher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hielscher moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
Sanders is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sanders displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hielscher up against the cage.
Hielscher gets underhooks to prevent Sanders's takedown attempt.
Konrad Hielscher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Sanders.
Hielscher gets underhooks to prevent Sanders's takedown attempt.
Hielscher content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanders will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hielscher up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hielscher is pushing Sanders up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sanders tries for a takedown but Hielscher manages to get underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hielscher is defending well.
Sanders is looking for a takedown.
Hielscher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanders's efforts to push away.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hielscher gets through Sanders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders effectively controlling the action here.
Hielscher stalling against the cage.
Sanders is looking for a takedown.
Sanders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hielscher is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanders tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hielscher lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Sanders has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hielscher after a bit of a struggle.
Sanders tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sanders looks winded!
Hielscher lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher slowing the pace effectively.
Hielscher breaks the clinch.
Sanders fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hielscher pushes Sanders up against the cage in a clinch.
Hielscher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hielscher rushes Sanders and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hielscher taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hielscher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanders closes the distance but Hielscher moves to the side
letting Hielscher counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hielscher throws a one two combo.
Sanders is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hielscher.
Hielscher Rushes Sanders and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Sanders is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Hielscher Piles on the pressure and Sanders crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konrad Hielscher!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Raziq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Okereke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
4 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Raziq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Okereke!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okereke gets caught napping as Raziq dives in and scores a takedown. Okereke manages to retain guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Okereke working a defensive guard here.
Okereke has a closed guard, preventing Raziq from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okereke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Raziq wanted to stand there but Okereke had control of the position.
Okereke working a defensive guard here.
Jonny Okereke has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Raziq dives in and grabs Okereke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Okereke pushes down on Raziq's head and hops out.
Raziq tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Okereke swivels and escapes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raziq.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Raziq. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raziq fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raziq throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Okereke's waist but Okereke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raziq off to one side.
Okereke wants to clinch.
Okereke manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Raziq on his heels. He'll look to pass Raziq's guard now, I'm sure.
Okereke won't allow Raziq to get back to his feet.
Raziq trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Okereke decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Okereke tries to clinch up.
Raziq tries to score a power double leg takedown but Okereke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Raziq somewhat.
Okereke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raziq tries to avoid it but Okereke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raziq to the ground. Raziq escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Raziq will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Raziq shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raziq closes this distance looking for a takedown but Okereke circles away.
Raziq gets caught flat footed, as Okereke shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raziq keeping moving, preventing Okereke from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonny Okereke has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Raziq or perhaps it was just good defense by Okereke which made him look bad.
Okereke misses with a head kick.
Okereke shoots in looking for a takedown. Raziq tries to sprawl out of it but Okereke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Raziq manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Okereke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Okereke misses.
Okereke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Okereke. No joy for Raziq on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okereke tries to clinch but Raziq moves out of range.
Raziq keeps the fight on the outside.
Okereke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Raziq or perhaps it was just good defense by Okereke which made him look bad.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Okereke.
Okereke decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Okereke leaves Raziq with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Okereke throws out a leg kick but Raziq moves out of range and Okereke only half commits.
Okereke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raziq fails with the takedown.
Raziq looks for a takedown but Okereke sprawls well.
Okereke shoots in and gets a takedown into Raziq's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raziq can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Okereke controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okereke gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Okereke is looking to clinch but Raziq is avoiding it.
Okereke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raziq.
Raziq shoots for a takedown but Okereke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Okereke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Raziq is defended easily by Okereke.
Raziq is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Raziq as Okereke shoots in.
Raziq shoots for a double leg takedown but Okereke sprawls well. He's pushed Raziq's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Okereke shoots in and gets a takedown into Raziq's guard.
Raziq keeping moving, preventing Okereke from controlling successfully.
Raziq knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Okereke on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okereke controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Raziq keeping moving, preventing Okereke from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Okereke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Okereke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raziq is fending him off so far but Okereke persists. Nope, Raziq circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Raziq or perhaps it was just good defense by Okereke which made him look bad.
Abdul Raziq is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raziq slaps away a takedown attempt from Okereke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Raziq shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Okereke pinned against the cage. Okereke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Okereke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raziq's waist but Raziq gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Okereke off to one side.
Abdul Raziq has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Okereke.
Okereke slaps away a takedown attempt from Raziq, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Raziq shoots in but no luck this time.
Okereke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raziq swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okereke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raziq tries to avoid it but Okereke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raziq to the ground. Raziq escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Raziq shoots in but Okereke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Okereke as Raziq shoots in.
Raziq fails with a takedown attempt.
Okereke throws a series of punches but Raziq moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raziq shoots in but Okereke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Okereke stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raziq misses with a takedown attempt - Okereke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Raziq tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Okereke swivels and escapes.
Okereke throws a body kick that misses.
Raziq will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Okereke leaves Raziq with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Okereke throws a low kick but Raziq moves out of range easily.
Okereke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raziq's waist but Raziq gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Okereke off to one side.
Raziq has a takedown stuffed.
Okereke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Okereke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Okereke moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Raziq tries to escape but Okereke is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Okereke politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Okereke prefers to stall for the moment though.
Okereke prevents Raziq from escaping the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Raziq's face as Okereke controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Raziq tries to escape but Okereke is in control.
Okereke controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonny Okereke was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Okereke drives through with a takedown into guard.
Okereke stands and steps away. Raziq gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Raziq changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Okereke tries to avoid it but Raziq manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Okereke to the ground. Okereke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Okereke leaves Raziq with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Okereke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raziq tries to avoid it but Okereke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raziq to the ground. Raziq escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Raziq or perhaps it was just good defense by Okereke which made him look bad.
Jonny Okereke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okereke shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Raziq on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Raziq tries to get out of the position.
Okereke takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Okereke stands up out of the half guard.
Raziq fails with the takedown.
Raziq shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Okereke sprawls well. Okereke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raziq gets slowly back to his feet.
Okereke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Okereke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raziq's waist but Raziq gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Okereke off to one side.
Okereke fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Okereke looks to land a combination but Raziq avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raziq shoots for a double leg takedown but Okereke sprawls well. He's pushed Raziq's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Okereke is looking to clinch but Raziq is avoiding it.
Raziq will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Raziq shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Okereke as he avoids it easily.
Raziq fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Okereke avoids it really well and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raziq stuffs the takedown.
Raziq shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Okereke sprawls well. Okereke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raziq gets slowly back to his feet.
Okereke closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Raziq wants to get back to his feet.
Okereke tries to move to mount but Raziq blocks the move with his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okereke staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Okereke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Raziq throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Okereke's waist but Okereke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raziq off to one side.
Okereke shoots for a double leg takedown but Raziq sprawls well. He's pushed Okereke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Okereke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Okereke doesn't manage to clinch there - Raziq circles away.
Okereke feints and as Raziq raises his hands in defense, Okereke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Raziq preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Okereke looking to pass the guard.
Okereke gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Okereke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raziq.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Raziq. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raziq gets caught napping as Okereke dives in and scores a takedown. Raziq manages to retain guard.
Raziq wants to stand but Okereke is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okereke gets to his feet - Raziq follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okereke leaves Raziq with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Raziq showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Okereke.
Raziq stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Raziq wants it to stay on the feet.
Raziq fails to land the takedown.
Raziq looking to score a takedown here. Okereke is defending well but Raziq drives through and ends up in Okereke's guard.
Raziq tries to stand but Okereke is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okereke pulls Raziq in close to his closed guard and prevents Raziq from doing any damage or advancing position.
Raziq wanted to stand there but Okereke had control of the position.
Okereke pulls Raziq in close to his closed guard and prevents Raziq from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Abdul Raziq wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Okereke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Okereke stuffs the takedown.
Raziq shoots in but Okereke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raziq shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Okereke closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Okereke is looking to take a break and control but Raziq is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Okereke stands up.
Raziq shoots in for a takedown but Okereke shows good takedown defense.
Raziq shoots in looking for a takedown. Okereke tries to sprawl out of it but Raziq keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Okereke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Okereke shoots for a takedown but Raziq saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Raziq shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Okereke as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Okereke is defended easily by Raziq.
Raziq shoots in for a takedown but Okereke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Raziq shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Okereke pinned against the cage. Okereke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raziq displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Okereke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okereke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Okereke wants it to stay on the feet.
Okereke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Raziq sprawls well. Raziq wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Okereke gets slowly back to his feet.
Raziq fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okereke shoots in looking for a takedown but Raziq manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Okereke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Okereke shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Raziq eats them both and turns towards Okereke to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Abdul Raziq has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okereke tries to clinch but Raziq moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Okereke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Okereke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Okereke!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvel Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zed Zeddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zed Zeddy 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arvel Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zed Zeddy!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeddy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garnett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zeddy needs to keep his hands up - Garnett had a free shot at his head there.
Zeddy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garnett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zeddy doesn't seem bothered though.
Zeddy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garnett circles away quickly and effectively.
Garnett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zeddy throws a jab when Garnett was well out of range.
Zeddy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garnett trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zeddy preventing the sweep.
Garnett managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arvel Garnett has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Garnett misses with a hook to the body
and Zeddy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Garnett won't be happy with that.
Garnett regains half guard.
Zeddy is looking to take a break and control but Garnett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garnett slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Garnett trying to control the position.
Garnett manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Garnett sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garnett unloads with some shots from mount but Zeddy bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws some wild stikes that Zeddy manages to avoid easily.
Garnett lands with some strikes.
Garnett in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zeddy tries to reverse the position but Garnett maintains control.
Garnett avoids the attempt from Zeddy to control.
Garnett working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Zeddy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Garnett 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeddy is trying to escape the mount.
Garnett landing punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zeddy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garnett putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Garnett lands a nice shot to the head.
Garnett takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Garnett with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeddy is in a horrible position here. Garnett smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Garnett dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Garnett connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Zeddy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zeddy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zeddy is rocked!
Garnett lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zeddy hang on?
Zeddy is still in real trouble! Can Garnett finish him?
Garnett loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Zeddy scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Garnett land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Garnett stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arvel Garnett!
A victorious Arvel Garnett thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatfield kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Country Boy Can Survive. Frost has chosen Your as Cold as Ice as his entrance music. Tony Frost will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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142 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, William Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Frost!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Hatfield or perhaps it was just good defense by Frost which made him look bad.
Frost throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Frost cracks Hatfield with an open hand slap.
Hatfield looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Frost!
Frost is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hatfield asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hatfield looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hatfield is trying to get an arm triangle but Frost is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost tries to escape but Hatfield is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield has hold of Frost's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Frost seems comfortable defending it but Hatfield has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Frost is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Frost is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hatfield couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). William Hatfield!
After the big win, William Hatfield made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Philip Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Forbes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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170 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philip Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Forbes!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Forbes won't be happy with that.
Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brown trying to control the action but Forbes is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown prevents Forbes from escaping the position.
Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Forbes, who protects the arm well.
Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Forbes has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Forbes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Forbes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Forbes is keeping him busy.
Brown swings around for an armbar but Forbes sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Brown's guard.
Forbes trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Forbes.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown is looking to cinch up a triangle. Forbes throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Brown's body to avoid the submission. Brown has instead reached around Forbes's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Brown arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Philip Brown!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roope Latvala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Latvala might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Children of Bodom - Tie my rope. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roope Latvala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latvala takes one on the button.
Kahn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Latvala manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kahn on his heels. He'll look to pass Kahn's guard now, I'm sure.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Latvala looking to sit in guard and control but Kahn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Latvala looking for a sweep. Not yet Latvala, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kahn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala keeping moving, preventing Kahn from controlling successfully.
Kahn preventing the sweep.
Latvala manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Latvala throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kahn wants to control but Latvala is having none of it.
Kahn is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Latvala thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latvala looking to land elbow strikes but Kahn uses the position to regain half guard.
Kahn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Latvala.
Kahn is refusing to be controlled, as Latvala sits in half guard.
Latvala working over Kahn with some ground and pound. Kahn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Latvala throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kahn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Latvala throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kahn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Latvala.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahn is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Latvala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Latvala throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Latvala is trying to control. Kahn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kahn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Latvala.
Latvala trying to mount his opponent but Kahn defends it.
Latvala throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Latvala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kahn defending well though.
Latvala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kahn's head.
Latvala throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Latvala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kahn defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latvala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kahn's head.
Latvala lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Latvala throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Latvala thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Latvala there.
Kahn tries to roll over but Latvala keeps him under control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn is trying to maintain the position but Latvala is very close to passing his half guard.
Kahn tries to roll over but Latvala keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Latvala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kahn keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roope Latvala dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kahn is looking to clinch but Latvala is avoiding it.
Kahn moves in looking to clinch but Latvala pushes him off.
Latvala throws a looping overhand right but Kahn ducks down to avoid it.
Kahn slips a jab from Latvala.
Tyson Kahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Latvala tries to sprawl but Kahn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Latvala moves into full guard.
Latvala working a defensive guard here.
Kahn trying to control the position from guard on top but Latvala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Latvala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kahn is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala is controlling Kahn's posture.
Kahn trying to control the position from guard on top but Latvala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyson Kahn.
Kahn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Latvala walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Latvala throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kahn's waist but Kahn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Latvala off to one side.
Kahn misses with a straight left.
Kahn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Latvala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Latvala gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Latvala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kahn wants to get up but he can't break Latvala's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Latvala manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kahn manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahn pulls Latvala in close to his closed guard and prevents Latvala from doing any damage or advancing position.
Latvala preventing the sweep.
Kahn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Latvala's guard.
Latvala keeping moving, preventing Kahn from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn tries to stand but Latvala is controlling from the bottom.
Latvala is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Latvala is controlling the pace.
Kahn is trying to stand.
Latvala trying to control from half guard but Kahn is working away.
Latvala thows a huge punch but Kahn dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latvala seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kahn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Latvala 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Roope Latvala just wasn't active enough.
Kahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahn misses the jab.
Latvala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahn moves away.
Latvala misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kahn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Latvala misses.
Kahn throws a shot from downtown. Latvala moves away and avoids it.
Kahn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Kahn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Latvala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahn looks to land a right hand but Latvala moved out of range.
Latvala walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Latvala.
Latvala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahn tries to clinch up.
Kahn throws out a loose jab but Latvala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahn misses with a low kick as Latvala jumps back.
Kahn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kahn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Latvala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Latvala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kahn throws a shot from downtown. Latvala moves away and avoids it.
Kahn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Latvala's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kahn misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Kahn as he connects with a hook.
Kahn looks to land a right hand but Latvala moved out of range.
Kahn throws a big shot that misses.
Latvala moves out of range as Kahn strikes.
Kahn tries to close the distance and clinch but Latvala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kahn lands with an uppercut that bounces Latvala off the cage and back into range.
Latvala lands a really nice looking cross but Kahn seems unphased.
Latvala is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kahn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Latvala moves away from the strike by Kahn.
Latvala shoots in for a takedown but Kahn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kahn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Latvala is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahn. Latvala does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latvala moves away from the strike by Kahn.
Kahn avoids the body shot from Latvala.
Kahn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kahn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Latvala can't do much from the bottom here.
Latvala manages to get back to half guard.
Latvala is looking to control Kahn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Latvala avoid being mounted?
Kahn wants to stand but Latvala has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kahn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala manages to get to full guard.
Latvala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kahn is stalling in the full guard.
Kahn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Latvala is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Latvala 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latvala is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kahn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Latvala is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kahn trying to control the position from guard on top but Latvala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Latvala wants to sweep here but Kahn controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Kahn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kahn 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Kahn!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Xinhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xinhai has chosen Loco 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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145 lbs
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143 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Jamison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yang Xinhai!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison dives in and grabs Xinhai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Xinhai pushes down on Jamison's head and hops out.
Good shot there by Jamison.
Xinhai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Xinhai slips under a jab from Jamison.
Yang Xinhai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamison takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Xinhai.
Xinhai misses with a punch on the inside.
Jamison drags the fight down to the ground.
Xinhai postures up.
Xinhai tries to free his leg and advance position but Jamison is retaining full guard.
Xinhai postures up in Jamison's guard and throws a big left but Jamison blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jamison has his foot on Xinhai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Xinhai works his way back into a safe position though.
Jamison is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Xinhai is aware though and is defending well.
Xinhai controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinhai preventing the sweep.
Xinhai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xinhai trying to control the position from guard on top but Jamison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jamison is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Xinhai is aware though and is defending well.
Jamison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Xinhai manages to get himself to full guard.
Xinhai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jamison moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jamison keeping moving, preventing Xinhai from controlling successfully.
Jamison trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Xinhai wants to control from the top but Jamison keeps moving.
Jamison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xinhai is one step ahead there.
Jamison working for a triangle but Xinhai defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Xinhai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai is pushing down on Jamison's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jamison is fighting to maintain full guard but Xinhai has managed to sneak the leg through.
Xinhai not doing much here.
Jamison trying to control here.
Xinhai prevents Jamison from improving his position.
Xinhai wants to control but Jamison is keeping him busy.
Xinhai frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jamison tries to lock up and control but Xinhai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Xinhai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jamison is looking to escape.
Jamison tries to reverse the position but Xinhai maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jamison?
Jamison is in all sorts of trouble here.
Xinhai lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jamison is working to get back to half guard.
Xinhai raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xinhai has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jamison's face.
Jamison in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Xinhai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jamison tries to lock up and control but Xinhai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jamison keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Xinhai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yang Xinhai will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Xinhai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by Jamison or perhaps it was just good defense by Xinhai which made him look bad.
Xinhai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jamison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Xinhai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jamison.
Xinhai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jamison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Xinhai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Jamison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinhai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jamison.
Xinhai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jamison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Xinhai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jamison will feel that in the morning.
Xinhai gets a takedown into half guard.
Xinhai trying to control the action but Jamison is working from the bottom.
Xinhai controlling the action here.
Jamison is not content to let Xinhai control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jamison actively working from the bottom 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!
Jamison gets back to full guard.
Jamison manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Xinhai wants to hold on but Jamison pushes him away.
Xinhai is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Xinhai regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Xinhai trying to control but Jamison postures up.
Xinhai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jamison.
Jamison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jamison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jamison tries to pass to full mount but Xinhai defends it.
Xinhai wants to get back to full guard.
Jamison throwing shots but Xinhai is blocking nicely.
Jamison works his way into side control.
Xinhai is trying to control Jamison's posture but Jamison avoids it.
Xinhai tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jamison wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Xinhai, who protects the arm well.
Xinhai tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jamison wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jamison wants to control but Xinhai is keeping him busy.
Xinhai tries to bench press Jamison off him but Jamison keeps the position.
Xinhai keeps trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xinhai prevents Jamison from improving position.
Xinhai is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xinhai struggling a bit here.
Jamison grinds an elbow into Xinhai's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Xinhai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jamison fails with the takedown.
Xinhai forces Jamison back against the cage and clinches.
Xinhai prevents a takedown attempt there.
Xinhai gets underhooks to prevent Jamison's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Jamison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jamison is working for takedown but Xinhai is calmly controlling the position for now.
Xinhai lands a nice uppercut.
Jamison working aggressively here.
Jamison tries to pull guard but Xinhai won't allow it.
Jamison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Xinhai walks away with a smile on his face. Jamison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Xinhai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinhai scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xinhai drives through with a takedown into guard.
Xinhai passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Xinhai controls the position.
Xinhai is looking to take a break and control but Jamison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jamison dodges the ground and pound from Xinhai.
Jamison manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jamison won't allow Xinhai to pass to mount.
Jamison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Xinhai.
Xinhai is keen to just control but Jamison is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jamison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Xinhai is thwarting Jamison's attempts to control the position.
Xinhai is looking to take a break and control but Jamison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jamison wants to control but Xinhai is keeping busy.
Jamison is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Xinhai is thwarting Jamison's attempts to control the position.
Yang Xinhai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Xinhai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jamison does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Xinhai drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai trying to control the position but Jamison is working away.
Xinhai looks up at the clock and then as Jamison takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Xinhai smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jamison sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jamison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Xinhai pulls his head out easily.
Jamison wants to get back to full guard.
Xinhai is pressing down on Jamison's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jamison is holding on for now.
Jamison is staying active underneath Xinhai, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jamison wants to control but Xinhai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Xinhai seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jamison is not content to let Xinhai control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yang Xinhai.
Xinhai connects with a leg kick. Jamison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xinhai moves into the clinch.
Xinhai misses with a punch on the inside.
Xinhai misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Xinhai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamison jumps guard but Xinhai turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jamison blocking some punches.
Jamison blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Xinhai really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jamison, as that shot connected.
Jamison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jamison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A lazy left from Xinhai finds it's target.
Xinhai misses with a head kick.
Xinhai blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Xinhai finds it's target.
Xinhai lands a really nice looking cross but Jamison seems unphased.
Xinhai scores with a head kick. Jamison tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like John Jamison has been cut.
Xinhai misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Xinhai.
Xinhai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jamison.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jamison.
Jamison misses the jab.
Yang Xinhai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jamison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Xinhai avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Jamison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jamison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Xinhai's waist but Xinhai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jamison off to one side.
Xinhai fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jamison sprawls well initially but Xinhai persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison tries to get to full guard but Xinhai has control of the leg.
Xinhai performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jamison is trying to maintain the position but Xinhai is very close to passing his half guard.
Jamison tries to roll over but Xinhai keeps him under control.
Xinhai is trying to control. Jamison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jamison makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jamison.
Jamison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Xinhai defends well.
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!
Xinhai is fighting to break Jamison's control of his arms but Jamison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai postures up in Jamison's guard and throws a big left but Jamison blocks it.
Xinhai is stalling in the full guard.
Xinhai trying to control but Jamison is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Xinhai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jamison is trying to control the position but Xinhai postures up.
Xinhai wants to control from the top but Jamison keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yang Xinhai wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jamison decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Xinhai wants to get back to full guard.
Xinhai is concentrating on defense, preventing Jamison from advancing position.
Jamison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Xinhai's head.
Xinhai taking some punishment here, with Jamison in his half guard.
Xinhai is trying is best to control the position here.
Xinhai wants to control but Jamison is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xinhai tries to get to full guard but Jamison has control of the leg.
Xinhai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xinhai is looking to improve his position.
Jamison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Xinhai dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on John Jamison's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jamison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xinhai was well out of range. Poor timing from Jamison.
Xinhai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xinhai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jamison is out of range and Xinhai settles back down.
Xinhai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Xinhai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jamison misses the body punch
and Xinhai counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jamison!
Jamison is not content to let Xinhai control the position.
Xinhai is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jamison tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinhai misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jamison sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jamison wants to control but Xinhai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Xinhai is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Xinhai has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Xinhai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Xinhai controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison is working to get back to half guard.
Xinhai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jamison tries to lock up and control but Xinhai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jamison sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jamison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jamison looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Xinhai passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamison is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jamison wants to control but Xinhai is keeping busy.
Xinhai works his way into side control.
Jamison is trying to improve his position.
Xinhai working the strikes but Jamison uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jamison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Xinhai pulls his head out easily.
Jamison is trying to get back to full guard.
Jamison gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Xinhai trying to control the position from guard on top but Jamison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jamison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jamison keeping moving, preventing Xinhai from controlling successfully.
Jamison looking to control.
Jamison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xinhai is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
John Jamison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yang Xinhai.
Well Xinhai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 45:50
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Xinhai!
Yang Xinhai is the new bantamweight champion!
Yang Xinhai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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