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SFC 51: Koroma vs Aragon 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kullervo Koljatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Rubey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koljatti's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Label Society - Fire It Up. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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279 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kullervo Koljatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Rubey!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubey misses with a looping right.
Koljatti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koljatti tries to clinch but Rubey moves out of range.
A lazy left from Rubey finds it's target.
It looks like Kullervo Koljatti has been cut.
Rubey lands a jab to the head.
Rubey keeps the fight on the outside.
Rubey throws the left hand but Koljatti avoids the punch easily.
Rubey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rubey lands a body shot.
Koljatti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Combat Zone [15 Elite & Sauna in the buildup to the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koljatti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koljatti throws a leg kick
and Rubey counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Koljatti!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Koljatti is trying to control Rubey's posture but Rubey avoids it.
Rubey misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rubey is looking to take a break and control but Koljatti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubey is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rubey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koljatti taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rubey in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Koljatti looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Rubey turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Rubey!
Our winner, Chris Rubey, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Howard Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rollito Mustachio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rollito Mustachio is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rollito Mustachio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustachio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Li sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Li comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Li slaps away a takedown attempt from Mustachio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Li throws a right hand that Mustachio ducks under and follows up with a left that Mustachio also avoids with ease.
Mustachio shoots in looking for a takedown. Li tries to sprawl out of it but Mustachio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Li manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Howard Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollito Mustachio.
Mustachio manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Li on his heels. He'll look to pass Li's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mustachio advances to half guard.
Li looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mustachio has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Montreal Elite Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Li taking some punishment here, with Mustachio in his half guard.
Mustachio wants to pass to mount but Li is defending the position.
Mustachio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Li is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Alpha Elite Private Training that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mustachio is pressing down on Li's thigh, looking to free his foot. Li is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mustachio is looking to take a break and control but Li is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Li won't allow Mustachio to pass to mount.
Li is not content to let Mustachio control the position.
Mustachio trying to pass the guard but Li defending well.
Li scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Mustachio manages to mount him!
Mustachio scoring with strikes but Li is staying in there.
Mustachio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Li can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mustachio looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustachio landing strikes from the mount and Li is in trouble!
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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mustachio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Li is trying to stand up.
Mustachio is landing with some decent strikes but Li is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Li taking shots to the head.
Li is rocked!
Li really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mustachio looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Li is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
A nice elbow there by Mustachio.
Mustachio won't let Li get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to hold on but Mustachio pushes him away.
Mustachio scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Li?
Mustachio lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Li hang on?
Mustachio landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Li is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Li seems to have got his legs back now.
Mustachio landing strikes from the mount.
Mustachio lands a big elbow.
Li is working to get back to half guard.
Mustachio controlling the pace for now.
Mustachio scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustachio won't let Li get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mustachio connects with a bit shot that sees Li covering up! More strikes from Mustachio and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mustachio is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rollito Mustachio!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slavonik Powarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffery Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Slavonik Powarenko has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Slavonik Powarenko seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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290 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slavonik Powarenko!
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, Jeffery Maynard !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powarenko tries to keep at a distance but Maynard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Powarenko lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Powarenko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Powarenko is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Maynard to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Maynard shrugs it off.
Maynard wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Maynard can't escape the position.
You get the feeling that Maynard really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Maynard tries to reverse the position but Powarenko maintains control.
Powarenko is working for a guillotine from mount but Maynard frees his head quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard tries to hold on but Powarenko pushes him away.
Maynard is desperately trying to improve his position but Powarenko has a good base and remains in mount.
Powarenko looking to secure an arm triangle but Maynard defends it well.
Powarenko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powarenko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Maynard regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maynard wants to get back to his feet.
Powarenko is trying to work for a kimura but Maynard is defending well.
Maynard is trying to stand.
Powarenko seems to be working for a kimura but Maynard defends the submission attempt.
Maynard is looking to escape.
Powarenko seems to be working for a kimura but Maynard defends the submission attempt.
Powarenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Maynard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Powarenko seems to be looking for submissions.
Maynard felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Maynard is pressing down on Powarenko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard wants to stand and escape but Powarenko is having none of it.
Powarenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maynard wants to get back to his feet but Powarenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Powarenko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Maynard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powarenko drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Powarenko seems to have locked his on tight now - Maynard screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Powarenko, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Slavonik Powarenko!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huell Babineaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly Olynyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olynyk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jag - Versace. 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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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Huell Babineaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelly Olynyk!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olynyk tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Olynyk darts in trying to clinch
and Babineaux counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Olynyk!
Babineaux is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Olynyk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Olynyk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Babineaux. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Babineaux is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Olynyk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babineaux tries for a kimura but Olynyk is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olynyk is looking to reverse the position.
Babineaux is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Olynyk has escaped the position, nice work there.
Babineaux is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Olynyk is trying to escape and Babineaux transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Olynyk is forced to tap! Nice work there by Babineaux! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Huell Babineaux!
Huell Babineaux bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Defer Taite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taite has chosen The Days That Never Comes - Metallica as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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210 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Defer Taite!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taite misses with a combination
and Silver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Taite leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taite tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taite pushes Silver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Silver's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Taite is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Taite on the inside.
Taite stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taite.
Taite can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silver blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Silver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taite tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Taite leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taite misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taite scores with a shoulder strike.
Taite stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Taite takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Defer Taite has been cut.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taite is keeping busy.
Taite throws a head punch that misses.
Silver lands an elbow just above Taite 's eye.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silver is stalling here.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Taite shrugs off.
A short left from Taite.
Taite blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taite swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Taite shrugs off.
Silver slowing the pace effectively.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Taite looking to stall.
Taite scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taite lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silver or not.
Silver throws an elbow but it misses.
Taite avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Taite scores with a hook to the body.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silver stalling in the clinch but Taite improves position.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands a nice elbow.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Taite.
Taite trying to stall but Silver improves his position.
Taite dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Taite.
Taite swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Taite's brow.
Taite stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silver looking to stall.
Taite is struggling to control the position.
Taite lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taite stalling.
Taite has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taite lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver lands a nice elbow.
Silver lands an elbow just above Taite 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taite lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silver stalls.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taite creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taite lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Taite misses with a punch to the body.
Taite is looking to control Silver's arms but Silver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taite has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Defer Taite will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Defer Taite's cut.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sloppy strikes from Silver. Those never looked like landing.
Silver throws a combination that misses
letting Taite counter with a right hand.
Silver looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver misses with a body shot
and Taite holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Taite avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
Silver lands an elbow just above Taite 's eye.
Silver stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver looking to slow down the pace here.
Good body shot from Taite.
Taite misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taite working aggressively here.
Silver throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taite.
Silver taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taite.
Silver blocking some punches.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Silver controlling the action here for a moment.
Silver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Defer Taite seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taite looking to slow down the pace here.
Taite misses with a punch on the inside.
Taite wants to stall.
Silver lands an elbow just above Taite 's eye.
Taite scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
Taite taking a breather.
Taite blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taite blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silver lands an elbow just above Taite 's eye.
Silver lands a nice elbow.
Silver prevents a body shot from Taite.
Silver'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.
Taite stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taite avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Taite is stalling here.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Taite.
Taite stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taite as Silver tries to tie him up.
Taite tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Taite trying to control the position but instead, Silver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Taite into the cage.
Taite scores with a hook to the body.
Silver blocking some punches.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Taite is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taite throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taite misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver is trying to stall.
Taite avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
Taite lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silver stalls.
Taite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taite can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taite swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Defer Taite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Defer Taite's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver slips a jab and a cross from Taite.
Taite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taite fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silver avoids the body shot from Taite.
Silver slips a jab from Taite.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Taite.
Silver slips under a jab.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Taite is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Taite misses.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Taite takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taite manages to avoid it.
Taite uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Taite has Silver up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Taite dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silver lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver is looking to control Taite's arms but Taite gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silver has his back to the cage.
Taite lands with a right to the head.
Taite lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silver.
A left hand lands to the body for Taite.
Taite letting Silver take a breather here.
Silver throws an elbow but it misses.
Taite looking to slow down the pace here.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taite lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taite has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Taite gets through Silver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taite misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taite scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
Taite tries to stall but Silver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Taite blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taite.
Taite misses with the head strike.
Silver throws an elbow that misses.
Taite tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taite lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silver looking to stall.
Taite blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
Taite dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Taite lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silver blocks a body shot from Taite.
Taite is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silver prevents a body shot from Taite.
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taite's defenses.
Taite blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taite.
Silver controlling the action here for a moment.
Taite has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Defer Taite is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Come on Silver - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
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!
Taite throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Defer Taite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taite 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Defer Taite!
Defer Taite managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ultimate Fighting Fuel, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Janus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Hur has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
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141 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Hur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugh Janus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hur has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Janus counters by moving into the clinch.
Janus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hur avoids it.
Hur managing to block the knees to the body from Janus.
Hur is trying to push Janus away but Janus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hur is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Janus is defending well.
Janus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Janus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hur wants to take the fight to the mat but Janus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Janus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hur is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Janus is defending well.
Janus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hur is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janus effectively controlling the action here.
Hur is looking to break free of the clinch but Janus has double underhooks.
Janus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janus looking to throw knees to the head but Hur is blocking nicely.
Hur wants a takedown but no success here.
Janus tries a knee to the head but Hur blocks it.
Janus working Hur over with knees to the body.
Hur avoiding damage as Janus throws knees to the body.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janus lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Janus.
It looks like Ben Hur has been cut.
Janus misses with a knee to the head.
Janus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hur blocks it with crossed arms.
Janus missing with knees to the body.
Janus looking to throw knees to the head but Hur is blocking nicely.
Janus stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janus misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janus.
Janus misses with a knee strike.
Hur is working for takedown but Janus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Janus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janus tries a knee to the head but Hur blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janus.
Janus tries a knee to the head but Hur blocks it.
Janus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Janus misses with a knee strike.
Janus misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Janus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hur's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Janus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Hur's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Janus doesn't manage to clinch there - Hur circles away.
Hur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Janus moves into the clinch.
Hur managing to block the knees to the body from Janus.
Janus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hur blocks it with crossed arms.
Janus lands a knee to the head.
Janus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hugh Janus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Janus misses with a knee strike.
Janus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hur has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Janus after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hur managing to block the knees to the body from Janus.
Janus stalling the fight.
Hur managing to block the knees to the body from Janus.
Janus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hur.
Hur avoiding damage as Janus throws knees to the body.
Janus scores with a knee to the head.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hur managing to block the knees to the body from Janus.
Janus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janus lands a knee to the body.
Hur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Janus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Janus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Janus misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Janus trying to land knees to the body.
Hur takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Janus.
Janus tries a knee to the head but Hur blocks it.
Janus avoiding damage.
Janus tries a knee to the head but Hur blocks it.
Hur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janus has Hur pushed against the cage.
Janus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janus scores with a knee to the head.
Janus misses with a knee strike.
Janus lands a knee to the body.
Janus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hur in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Janus working Hur over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Janus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Hur's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Janus dodges the punch combination from Hur.
A combination from Hur does no damage.
Hur connects with a crisp jab.
Janus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hur.
Hur throws a right hand that Janus ducks under and follows up with a left that Janus also avoids with ease.
Janus tries to clinch there but Hur circles away.
Janus tries to clinch but Hur is having none of it.
Hur lands a left and a right that send Janus crashing to the mat, dazed. Hur thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Janus is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Janus is still on wobbly legs! Can Hur finish him?
Hur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Janus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Janus tries to clinch but Hur moves out of range.
Janus has managed to clinch.
Janus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hur lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Janus lands a knee to the head.
Janus seems to have recovered his senses.
Janus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Janus crunches a lovely knee into Hur's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hur tries to score a body lock takedown but Janus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Janus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hur avoids it.
Janus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hur in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janus obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Janus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Janus tries a knee to the head but Hur blocks it.
Janus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janus lands a nice knee to the body.
Janus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Janus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hur in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Janus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hur.
Hur has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Janus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Janus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janus lands a good knee to the midsection. Hur won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janus working Hur over with knees to the body.
Janus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hur in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hur takes a knee right on the jaw!
Janus crunches a lovely knee into Hur's ribcage.
Janus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hur avoiding damage as Janus throws knees to the body.
Janus landing knees to the body.
Hugh Janus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Janus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Janus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hur's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hur managing to block the knees to the body from Janus.
Ben Hur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hur avoiding damage as Janus throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hur drops down looking for an ankle pick but Janus pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Janus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Janus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Janus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Janus!
After the fight, Hugh Janus was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn McShane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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184 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn McShane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Ragnarson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McShane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ragnarson.
Ragnarson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McShane quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ragnarson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McShane defending well though.
Ragnarson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McShane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ragnarson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McShane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
McShane is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ragnarson pulls his head out easily.
Ragnarson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ragnarson wants to pass the guard but McShane is defending well.
Ragnarson lands with a punch from half guard.
McShane trying to control from the bottom.
Ragnarson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing McShane to regain full guard.
McShane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McShane is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ragnarson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ragnarson passes McShane's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McShane gets full guard.
Ragnarson is looking to work some ground and pound but McShane has wrist control.
Ragnarson throws a big right hand that misses.
McShane trying to control the position.
Ragnarson is working McShane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ragnarson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ragnarson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ragnarson landing some decent shots from guard.
McShane has momentary wrist control but Ragnarson slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarson working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson works over McShane with some ground and pound from guard.
McShane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ragnarson gets to his feet and stands over McShane, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! McShane felt that one! Ragnarson unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save McShane from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Ragnarson!
Gustav Ragnarson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yize Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yize Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Li misses.
Li listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva avoids the body shot from Li.
Li dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Li misses with a few strikes there.
Li scores with a body shot.
Silva looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Li lands with a nice body punch.
Li ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Li connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Braun Silva has been cut.
Li comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Li grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Silva takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Li cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yize Li!
An out of breath Yize Li thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jonathon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Don Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Pierre has chosen Racionais Mc's A Vida Desafio as his entrance music. Jacques Don Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Jonathon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacques Don Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonathon throws out a loose jab but Don Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jonathon drives through with a takedown into Don Pierre's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Don Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jonathon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jonathon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Don Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Jonathon works over Don Pierre with some ground and pound from guard.
Don Pierre controls Jonathon momentarily but Jonathon frees himself.
Don Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jonathon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Don Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Don Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jonathon.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jonathon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Don Pierre keeping full guard, as Jonathon tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Don Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jonathon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jonathon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've been hearing that Jonathon has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jonathon advances to half guard.
Jonathon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Don Pierre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jonathon trying to control from half guard but Don Pierre is working away.
Jonathon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Don Pierre tries to roll over but Jonathon keeps him under control.
Don Pierre has hold of Jonathon's hands but Jonathon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jonathon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Don Pierre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jonathon.
Don Pierre with the active half guard here but Jonathon passes nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Don Pierre keeps working.
Don Pierre isn't going anywhere.
Don Pierre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jonathon off and has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jonathon can't escape the position.
Don Pierre is landing with strikes from the back.
Jonathon wants to escape the position.
Don Pierre trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Jonathon is trapped and Don Pierre is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Don Pierre tries to get the hooks in deep but Jonathon pushed the leg off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don Pierre is trying to stick to Jonathon's back but Jonathon is turning into Don Pierre. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Don Pierre's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jonathon.
Don Pierre being controlled here, momentarily.
Don Pierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jonathon defends well.
Don Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Jonathon is proving a slippery customer.
Don Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jonathon wants to control from the top but Don Pierre keeps moving.
Don Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jonathon pushing down on Don Pierre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon is looking to advance position but Don Pierre won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jonathon connects with a nice short shot to Don Pierre's temple.
Don Pierre regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Don Pierre keeping moving, preventing Jonathon from controlling successfully.
Jonathon tries to free his leg and advance position but Don Pierre is retaining full guard.
Don Pierre trying to control the position.
Jonathon passes Don Pierre's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice strikes from Jonathon there.
Don Pierre is looking for a sweep. Jonathon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jonathon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Don Pierre!
Jonathon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jonathon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jonathon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jonathon lands in his opponent's guard.
Jonathon drops back looking for a leg! Don Pierre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Don Pierre manages to kick Jonathon off! Jonathon jumps back into Don Pierre's guard.
Jonathon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Don Pierre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jonathon has managed to get both his arms back between Don Pierre's legs - danger averted.
Jonathon tries to free his leg and advance position but Don Pierre is retaining full guard.
Don Pierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jonathon defends well.
Jonathon stands and throws Don Pierre's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jonathon looks up at the clock and then as Don Pierre takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jonathon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonathon working away.
Don Pierre is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Jonathon is staying active.
Don Pierre gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jonathon trying to mount his opponent but Don Pierre defends it.
Jonathon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Don Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Don Pierre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Don Pierre is defending against the submission attempts here by Jonathon.
Don Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jonathon pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon is trying to work for a kimura but Don Pierre is defending well.
Jonathon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Don Pierre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Don Pierre tries to roll over but Jonathon keeps him under control.
Don Pierre looking for subs from the bottom but Jonathon mounts him!
Jonathon avoids the attempt from Don Pierre to control.
Don Pierre is looking to improve his position but Jonathon isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jonathon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Don Pierre looks a forlorn figure.
Jonathon fails to advance to Don Pierre's back.
Jonathon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Don Pierre is looking to escape.
Jonathon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Don Pierre manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Don Pierre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jonathon lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonathon stands up over Don Pierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jonathon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Don Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Jonathon trying to control but Don Pierre is working from the bottom.
Don Pierre looking for a guillotine here but Jonathon defends easily.
Jonathon with a nice head shot there.
Jonathon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jonathon advances position into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jonathon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jonathon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jonathon dominated that second round.
That's time! Jonathon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Don Pierre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Don Pierre drives through with a takedown into Jonathon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jonathon working a defensive guard here.
Don Pierre pushes down on Jonathon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Don Pierre prevents Jonathon from improving his position.
Don Pierre wants to take a breather but Jonathon is having none of it.
Don Pierre lands strikes from half guard.
Don Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jonathon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Don Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Don Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Don Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jonathon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Don Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Jonathon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Don Pierre distracts Jonathon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jonathon wants to sweep here but Don Pierre controlling him for the moment.
Ben Jonathon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Don Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Don Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jonathon 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.
Don Pierre working some strikes from top position.
Don Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Jonathon.
Don Pierre forces his way into half guard.
Jacques Don Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon won't allow Don Pierre to pass to mount.
Jonathon is not content to let Don Pierre control the position.
Jonathon tries to roll over but Don Pierre keeps him under control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Don Pierre working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Jonathon wants to control but Don Pierre is keeping busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jonathon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Don Pierre wants to control from the top but Jonathon keeps moving.
Don Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
Jonathon looking to control.
Jonathon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Don Pierre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jonathon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Don Pierre has managed to get both his arms back between Jonathon's legs - danger averted.
Don Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jonathon keeping moving, preventing Don Pierre from controlling successfully.
Don Pierre preventing the sweep.
Don Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ben Jonathon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jonathon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Don Pierre trying to control but Jonathon is working from the bottom.
Don Pierre wants to pass the guard but Jonathon is keeping the position.
Don Pierre drops back looking for a leg! Jonathon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jonathon manages to kick Don Pierre off! Don Pierre jumps back into Jonathon's guard.
Don Pierre wants to control from the top but Jonathon keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Don Pierre's guard.
Don Pierre keeping moving, preventing Jonathon from controlling successfully.
Jonathon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jonathon tries to free his leg and advance position but Don Pierre is retaining full guard.
Jonathon is stalling in the full guard.
Jonathon trying to control but Don Pierre is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ben Jonathon just wasn't active enough.
Jonathon misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacques Don Pierre.
Well Jonathon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Jonathon!
Ben Jonathon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Aragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koroma has chosen Antti Tuisku - Ei Aikaa as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Aragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Aragon.
Diego Aragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koroma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aragon manages to avoid it.
Koroma checks a low kick from Aragon.
Aragon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koroma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Koroma.
Aragon tries a head kick but it misses.
Aragon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koroma's calf.
Jab by Koroma.
Koroma on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Aragon.
Aragon throws out a loose jab but Koroma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koroma checks a leg kick.
Good work by Koroma as he checks the leg kick.
Aragon throws a leg kick which misses Koroma's front leg but catches the back leg as Koroma tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koroma checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koroma swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aragon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Koroma's knee momentarily.
Koroma digs a good hook to Aragon's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aragon. Koroma does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Aragon is predictable there
and Aragon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koroma checks a leg kick nicely.
Koroma checks a leg kick nicely.
Koroma misses with a body shot
and Aragon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aragon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koroma cracks Aragon with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koroma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Koroma.
Aragon moves away from the strike by Koroma.
Aragon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rape Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Koroma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aragon rather than just go for the knockout.
Koroma cracks Aragon with an open hand slap.
Koroma misses the shot to the body.
Aragon moves out of range as Koroma strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koroma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aragon.
Aragon lands a glancing blow to the side of Koroma's head.
Aragon is looking to chop away at Koroma's legs.
Koroma misses with a wild body shot.
Aragon motions for Koroma to come forward. Aragon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koroma tests Aragon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koroma misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aragon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Koroma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koroma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aragon blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick from Aragon misses.
Koroma misses with a jab to the body
and Aragon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koroma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragon is looking to chop away at Koroma's legs.
Aragon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Aragon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aragon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koroma. That did some damage!
Aragon is looking to land body kicks.
Aragon wants to slow Koroma down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Aragon misses.
Koroma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aragon moves away.
Koroma lands a right hook to the body.
Koroma takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aragon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koroma as he jumps to the side.
Koroma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aragon. Aragon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aragon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koroma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koroma avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aragon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Koroma ducks under a wild hook from Aragon.
Aragon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koroma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aragon.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aragon.
Aragon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koroma is out of range and Aragon settles back down.
Aragon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left lands for Aragon.
Aragon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koroma.
Aragon wants to land a leg kick but Koroma is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diego Aragon will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Koroma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aragon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koroma is out of range and Aragon settles back down.
Koroma misses the body punch
and Aragon counters with a nice uppercut.
Koroma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot lands for Koroma.
Koroma throws a body punch but Aragon moves out of range.
Aragon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aragon cracks Koroma with a right hand to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Koroma in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice cross by Aragon.
Aragon misses with a combination
and Koroma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aragon lands a nice looking body kick.
Koroma lands with a shot to the body.
Aragon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koroma.
Diego Aragon is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koroma checks a low kick from Aragon.
Koroma digs a good hook to Aragon's body.
Aragon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aragon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koroma.
A big right from Koroma misses.
A slow jab from Koroma misses its intended target.
Aragon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koroma.
Koroma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koroma loads up on a big right hand but Aragon slips the punch.
Aragon throws out a leg kick but Koroma moves out of range and Aragon only half commits.
Koroma avoids a kick to the body.
Aragon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aragon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koroma takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Aragon misses with a head kick.
Aragon lands a really nice looking cross but Koroma seems unphased.
Aragon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aragon tries a head kick but it misses.
Koroma misses the jab.
Aragon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aragon misses with a low kick as Koroma jumps back.
The fighters circling - Aragon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aragon throws a leg kick
letting Koroma counter with a right hand.
Aragon slips a straight right by Koroma.
Koroma lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koroma swings for the body but Aragon moves out of range.
Aragon lands a leg kick that knocks Koroma off balance momentarily.
Aragon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aragon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koroma's hands.
Aragon throws a head kick that half lands.
Koroma checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koroma digs a good hook to Aragon's body.
Aragon wants to slow Koroma down by chopping away at his legs.
Aragon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koroma checks it well.
Koroma takes a swing at Aragon's ribcage but misses.
Aragon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aragon lands a nice looking body kick.
Aragon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koroma counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Aragon misses with a head kick.
Aragon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aragon. That's going to slow Koroma down.
Koroma just misses with a punch to the body.
Koroma lands the left hand.
Koroma blocks a low kick nicely.
Koroma has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Aragon.
Aragon avoids the body shot from Koroma.
Aragon misses with a few strikes there.
Aragon throws a leg kick but Koroma sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aragon moves in looking to clinch but Koroma pushes him off.
Koroma takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aragon throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Diego Aragon will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Aragon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Koroma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aragon lands a nice looking body kick.
Koroma throws a body punch but Aragon moves out of range.
Aragon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koroma is out of range.
Koroma misses the shot to the body.
Aragon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Koroma throws a right hand that misses
and Aragon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koroma checks a leg kick.
Aragon motions for Koroma to come forward. Aragon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koroma blocks a low kick nicely.
Aragon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Koroma but Koroma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Koroma throws a body punch but Aragon moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragon fakes the leg kick and cracks Koroma in the body.
Aragon tries to clinch up but Koroma circles away and keeps his distance.
Koroma throws a jab when Aragon was well out of range.
Koroma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aragon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aragon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koroma is out of range.
Aragon avoids the body shot from Koroma.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koroma.
Koroma looks to land a left hand but Aragon moved out of range nicely.
Aragon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aragon ducks under a wild hook from Koroma.
Koroma thows a body shot but no joy.
Aragon is looking to score with low kicks.
Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diego Aragon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koroma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aragon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koroma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koroma misses with a body shot.
Koroma checks a leg kick.
Aragon misses with a kick to the body.
Aragon lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Aragon throws a low kick, looking for Koroma's leg but Koroma calmly moves out of range.
Koroma keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koroma checks a low kick from Aragon.
A head kick misses from Aragon.
Aragon connects with a solid leg kick.
Aragon throws a leg kick but Koroma checks it.
Koroma throws a hook to the side of Aragon's head but Aragon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koroma misses the shot to the body.
Aragon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koroma thows a body shot but no joy.
Aragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koroma blocks a leg kick.
Koroma walks into a stiff left hand from Aragon.
Aragon throws a leg kick but Koroma moved away.
Koroma looks to land a right hand but Aragon moved out of range.
Aragon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aragon digs a good hook to Koroma's body.
Koroma misses with a right hand
and Aragon counters with an outside leg kick.
Aragon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koroma thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koroma tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aragon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aragon throws a leg kick but Koroma moved away.
Koroma lands a body shot.
Koroma throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aragon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aragon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aragon staying out of range there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Aragon!
Aragon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aragon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koroma misses with an uppercut
and Aragon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koroma takes a swing at Aragon's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Diego Aragon.
Well Aragon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Aragon!
Diego Aragon took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I knew this would be tough, I am glad to get the win, thanks to the fans who came here to see me.'.
In defeat, Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma stepped up to the mic, saying 'voi perse.'.
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