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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dong Uk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edan De Farias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uk's entrance music is KOAN Sound & Asa - This Time Around (feat. Koo). A fine choice. Dong Uk 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dong Uk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edan De Farias!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Uk misses.
Uk gets caught flat footed, as De Farias shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Farias trying to control but Uk is working from the bottom.
Uk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Farias defends well.
Uk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Farias gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De Farias looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Farias trying to control the position from guard on top but Uk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Farias postures up.
Uk is pulling down on De Farias's head. It's preventing any offense from De Farias, at least for the moment.
De Farias has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Uk is proving hard to escape from.
Uk wants to sweep here but De Farias controlling him for the moment.
Uk is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Uk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dong Uk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Farias closes the distance and pushes Uk back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Farias drops down looking for an ankle pick but Uk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Uk throws a right hand that misses
and De Farias counters with a one-two to the body.
Uk looks to land a right hand but De Farias moved out of range.
Uk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Uk throws a lazy right hand but De Farias sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Farias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uk misses with a wild body shot.
De Farias is looking for the big counter here.
De Farias fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Farias uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uk.
Uk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Farias stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Farias scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Uk can't do much from the bottom here.
Uk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Farias looks up at the clock and then as Uk takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, De Farias smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Uk tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but De Farias presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Uk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
De Farias controlling from mount.
Uk is squirming around, avoiding De Farias's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk tries to lock up and control but De Farias gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
De Farias tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
De Farias lands a couple of good shots and Uk has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Uk is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if De Farias gets his way!
De Farias scores with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edan De Farias dominated that round.
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.
Uk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Farias tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Uk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Uk misses with a straight left.
Uk looks to land a right hand but De Farias moved out of range.
De Farias instigates a clinch.
Uk misses with a body punch.
De Farias blocks an uppercut.
A short right from De Farias.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uk.
Uk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uk managing to block the knees to the body from De Farias.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Farias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uk cracks De Farias with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Edan De Farias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Farias wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Farias. That's going to slow Uk down.
De Farias ducks under a wild hook from Uk.
De Farias slips a straight right by Uk.
Uk looks to score with a jab to the body but De Farias is just out of range.
De Farias uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uk.
Uk tries to keep at a distance but De Farias has taken the fight into the clinch.
Uk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Farias's efforts to push away.
Uk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Farias's elbow.
Uk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uk lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Farias blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uk misses with the head strike.
Uk struggles to land a body shot inside as De Farias controls his hands.
De Farias gets control of Uk's arms and successfully pulls guard. De Farias will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
De Farias wants to sweep here but Uk controlling him for the moment.
Uk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Uk postures up.
Uk won't allow De Farias to sweep him here.
De Farias is pulling down on Uk's head. It's preventing any offense from Uk, at least for the moment.
Uk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk trying to control the position from guard on top but De Farias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Farias ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Farias.
De Farias throws a half hearted mid kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Uk enables De Farias to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Uk manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Uk is pulling down on De Farias's head. It's preventing any offense from De Farias, at least for the moment.
De Farias trying to control the position from guard on top but Uk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Edan De Farias has got the better of the ground game so far.
Uk can't keep his opponent in guard - De Farias advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
De Farias is keen to just control but Uk is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Farias gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
De Farias shoots in but Uk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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 Dong Uk will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Uk throws a lazy right hand but De Farias sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Farias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uk.
Uk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Farias's head backwards.
Uk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uk throws a shot from downtown. De Farias moves away and avoids it.
Uk throws the left hand but De Farias avoids the punch easily.
De Farias fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Uk misses with a straight right.
De Farias rushes Uk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Farias pulls Uk into guard.
Uk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uk trying to control the position from guard on top but De Farias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Farias has Uk pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Farias trying to control the position.
De Farias has his foot on Uk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Uk works his way back into a safe position though.
Uk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Farias swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uk is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Farias fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Farias dives in and scores a takedown into Uk's guard.
De Farias has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Uk is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Uk keeping full guard, as De Farias tries to pass.
De Farias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Farias keeps trying to improve his position.
De Farias stands up and waves to Uk to follow him.
De Farias connects with an inside leg kick.
Uk misses with a body shot.
Uk misses with a hook.
De Farias is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
De Farias blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by De Farias.
Dong Uk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Uk misses.
Uk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dong Uk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edan De Farias.
A jab from Uk misses.
De Farias is looking for the big counter here.
Dong Uk is winning the standup battle so far.
De Farias forces Uk back against the cage and clinches.
De Farias tries for a takedown but Uk manages to get underhooks.
De Farias is trying to drag Uk to the mat but Uk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
De Farias breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Farias ducks under a wild hook from Uk.
Uk leaves De Farias with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Uk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Farias avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uk throws a body punch but De Farias moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Farias! But no joy.
Uk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Farias manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by De Farias.
De Farias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Farias on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Farias avoids the body shot from Uk.
De Farias walks into a left hand.
De Farias takes one to the side of the head.
Uk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Uk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Farias.
Uk stuffs the takedown attempt from De Farias. De Farias gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dong Uk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Uk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dong Uk!
Dong Uk was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cilian Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cilian Lynch acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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153 lbs
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cilian Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lynch moves out of range of the body kick.
Lynch connects with a body shot.
Lynch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Lynch moved out of range nicely.
Lynch cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith is rocked!
Nice shot by Lynch.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lynch is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Lynch circles away and we're back to standing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lynch, as that shot connected.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks for the body kick but Lynch saw that one coming.
Lynch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lynch cracks Smith with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Smith looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lynch finish him?
Lynch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lynch sprawls well. Lynch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lynch scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Lynch moves out of range easily.
Lynch connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Lynch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Lynch, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Lynch against the cage but Lynch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lynch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lynch is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lynch slips a straight right by Smith.
It seemed like Lynch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body punch from Lynch.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Lynch moves out of range easily.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Lynch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Lynch counters with a nice right hand that sends Smith toppling to the canvas! Smith scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lynch finish him?!
Lynch throws a pinpoint strike between Smith's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Smith crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Lynch scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cilian Lynch!
Our winner, Cilian Lynch, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clark Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Louis Prince!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent lands with a straight right. Prince didn't see that one coming.
Kent gets a clinch.
Prince crunches a lovely knee into Kent's ribcage.
Kent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prince escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prince moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Kent.
Crunch! Prince slams his shin into Kent's torso.
A jab from Kent finds it's way through Prince's defenses.
Kent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prince moves away.
Kent scores with a jab.
Prince is rocked!
Prince gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Kent points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Prince wakes up just in time to hear Kent thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clark Kent!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Nowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley Nowell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Nowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory Williams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nowell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Williams to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nowell wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Williams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nowell looking for a sweep. Not yet Nowell, not yet.
Williams is pushing down on Nowell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nowell is fighting to maintain full guard but Williams has managed to sneak the leg through.
Williams stops Nowell from getting back to his feet.
Nowell won't allow Williams to pass to mount.
Nowell is looking to improve his position.
Nowell wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nowell is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Nowell defends it.
Nowell regains full guard. Nicely done.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Nowell is retaining full guard.
Nowell is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
Williams passes Nowell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nowell is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him
Nowell wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Nowell wants to get back to his feet.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Nowell is working away.
Nowell tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Nowell is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nowell stuffs the takedown.
Nowell drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Nowell lands with a right to the head.
Williams can't get the takedown.
Our sources have told us that Nowell has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Nowell lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye.
Nowell lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nowell.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Nowell lands an uppercut.
A short left from Nowell.
Williams is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nowell is defending well.
Bradley Nowell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory Williams.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Nowell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nowell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Nowell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nowell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.
Nice body punch from Nowell.
Nowell tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
A short uppercut from Nowell.
Nowell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nowell lands a shot to the body.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Nowell.
Williams is rocked!
A short uppercut from Nowell.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Nowell finish him?
Nowell is working Williams over against the cage.
Nowell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nowell lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
Nowell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Nowell lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Williams to his knees! Nowell keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bradley Nowell!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jucal Jabneel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hey Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jucal Jabneel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hey Zeus!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeus connects with an inside leg kick.
Zeus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jabneel can pounce on him.
No luck for Jabneel with that takedown attempt.
Zeus with the counter takedown but Jabneel avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Zeus.
Zeus throws a sloppy head kick
and Jabneel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zeus's guard.
Zeus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jabneel.
Jabneel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabneel throws a strike but Zeus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jabneel keeping moving, preventing Zeus from controlling successfully.
Zeus being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jabneel's guard.
Zeus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jabneel is keeping the position for now.
Jabneel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zeus manages to get himself to full guard.
Jabneel postures up in Zeus's guard and throws a big left but Zeus blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jabneel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jabneel is pushing down on Zeus's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zeus is fighting to maintain full guard but Jabneel has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jabneel throwing shots but Zeus is blocking nicely.
Jabneel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jabneel thows a huge punch but Zeus dodges it nicely.
Jabneel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jabneel throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Zeus to regain full guard.
Jabneel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jabneel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jabneel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jabneel throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jabneel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jabneel checks a leg kick.
Jabneel scores with a kick to the body.
Zeus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zeus misses with a straight left.
Jabneel feinted with a counter takedown.
Zeus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zeus flicks out a counter leg kick but Jabneel steps away.
Jabneel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zeus!
Jabneel throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Zeus works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zeus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jabneel working over Zeus with some ground and pound. Zeus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zeus is looking to control Jabneel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zeus avoid being mounted?
Zeus won't allow Jabneel to pass to mount.
Jabneel 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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zeus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jabneel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jucal Jabneel dominated that round.
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.
Jabneel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zeus wants to clinch up but Jabneel keeps it at a distance.
Jabneel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zeus counters with a left to the body.
Zeus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jabneel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jabneel tries to clinch but Zeus is having none of it.
Zeus only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zeus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zeus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Jabneel misses.
Jabneel moves out of range as Zeus throws a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zeus. Jabneel shrugs it off though.
Jabneel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jabneel appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabneel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zeus manages to avoid it.
Hey Zeus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jabneel doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeus circles away.
Jabneel fails to land the takedown.
Zeus with a nice cross.
Jabneel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Zeus to the ground. Jabneel is now in Zeus's guard.
Jabneel is looking to work some ground and pound but Zeus has wrist control.
Zeus wants to stand up but Jabneel is controlling him.
Jabneel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jucal Jabneel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel throws an elbow that misses. Zeus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jabneel's guard. Nice move by Zeus!
Jabneel trying to strike off his back.
Jabneel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jabneel 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.
Jabneel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jabneel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jabneel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zeus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jabneel preventing the sweep.
Zeus wants to stand and escape but Jabneel is having none of it.
Jabneel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zeus has momentary wrist control but Jabneel slips an elbow through the middle.
Zeus working a defensive guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jabneel chips away with some ground and pound.
Zeus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jabneel throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zeus lands a lovely overhand right.
Jabneel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zeus sprawls well. Zeus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jabneel gets slowly back to his feet.
Zeus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hey Zeus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zeus moves into range and clinches up with Jabneel.
Jabneel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zeus misses with the head strike.
A short right from Jabneel on the inside.
Zeus stalling in the clinch but Jabneel improves position.
Zeus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jabneel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Jabneel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zeus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeus misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabneel.
Zeus misses with the head strike.
Zeus trying to stall but Jabneel improves his position.
Zeus wants to get back to striking at distance but Jabneel won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabneel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zeus.
Jabneel lands a shot to the body.
Zeus lands a nice knee to the body.
Zeus scores with a knee to the head.
Jabneel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zeus backwards.
Jabneel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jabneel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jabneel tries to throw a body punch but Zeus avoids it by throwing Jabneel back against the cage.
Good body shot from Jabneel.
Jabneel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zeus gets underhooks to prevent Jabneel's takedown attempt.
Zeus looking to throw knees to the head but Jabneel is blocking nicely.
Jabneel swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabneel lands a hook that snaps the head of Zeus backwards.
Jabneel lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zeus blocks a body shot from Jabneel.
Zeus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zeus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jabneel blocking some punches.
Zeus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jabneel is keeping busy.
Zeus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jabneel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zeus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jabneel misses with the head strike.
Jabneel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zeuss head.
Jabneel blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabneel.
Jabneel working aggressively here.
Jabneel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jabneel blocking some punches.
Jabneel can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jucal Jabneel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jabneel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zeus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Jabneel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jabneel is working Zeus over against the cage.
Zeus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zeus prevents a body shot from Jabneel.
Jabneel lands a left hand.
Zeus working hard to break the clinch.
Zeus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jabneel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jabneel.
Jabneel has picked Zeus up - he's going for a ride! Jabneel dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jabneel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jabneel is looking to pass Zeus's guard but actually Zeus recovers to full guard.
Jabneel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jabneel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zeus is looking to stand up but Jabneel isn't so interested in that idea.
Jabneel throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jucal Jabneel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jabneel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jucal Jabneel!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meguru Takayanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takayanagi has chosen now as his entrance music. Ryan Thompson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Meguru Takayanagi!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takayanagi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Thompson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Thompson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thompson throws a head kick but Takayanagi moves out of range.
Takayanagi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick
and Takayanagi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Takayanagi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thompson sees it coming and defends easily.
Takayanagi is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Thompson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Meguru Takayanagi!
A very excited looking Meguru Takayanagi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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