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WFC 41: Masotti vs. Kelly PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Loshkarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Better has chosen Mother by Danzig as his entrance music. Alexandr Loshkarev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Evan Better's chin.
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185 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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183 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandr Loshkarev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evan Better!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Loshkarev or perhaps it was just good defense by Better, which made it look bad.
Alexandr Loshkarev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Better fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Loshkarev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Loshkarev shoots for a double leg takedown but Better sprawls well. He's pushed Loshkarev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Loshkarev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Better tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Better wants to slow Loshkarev down by chopping away at his legs.
Better swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Loshkarev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Loshkarev is defended easily by Better.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandr Loshkarev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Better ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loshkarev moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Loshkarev tries for a takedown but Better sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Loshkarev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Better as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Better misses with a body shot.
Loshkarev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Loshkarev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Loshkarev shoots for a takedown but Better saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Better leaves Loshkarev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Better has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Better closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Loshkarev to the mat! Loshkarev manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better stands and throws Loshkarev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Loshkarev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Better wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Loshkarev stops Better from passing to mount.
Better working the ground and pound from side control.
Better in side control lands a decent elbow.
Loshkarev's coaches at VENDETTA Elite Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
A lull in the action here as Better stalls from top position.
Better tries to move into full mount but can't pass Loshkarev's legs.
Loshkarev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Better thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loshkarev manages to get back to half guard.
Better is trying to control the action in half guard but Loshkarev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Loshkarev tries to roll over but Better keeps him under control.
Better is controlling the pace.
Loshkarev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Better is looking to take a break and control but Loshkarev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Better is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better tries to pass to full mount but Loshkarev defends it.
Loshkarev actively working from the bottom here.
Loshkarev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Better scoring with some ground and pound.
Loshkarev keeping moving, preventing Better from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Better might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Loshkarev haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Loshkarev working for a triangle but Better defends it easily.
Loshkarev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Better wants to control from the top but Loshkarev keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Better wants to get up but he can't break Loshkarev's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Loshkarev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Better defends well.
Better cracks Loshkarev with a solid left hand.
Loshkarev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Better is aware though and is defending well.
Better slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Better wants to control from the top but Loshkarev keeps moving.
Better seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Better 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.
Better shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Loshkarev manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Better trying to control the position from guard on top but Loshkarev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loshkarev looking for a guillotine here but Better defends easily.
Better pushes down on Loshkarev's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Loshkarev regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loshkarev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Better doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Better manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Better has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Better got a little sloppy there for a moment and Loshkarev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Better has managed to get both his arms back between Loshkarev's legs - danger averted.
Loshkarev has momentary wrist control but Better slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Better landing with the ground and pound.
Better wants to control from the top but Loshkarev keeps moving.
Loshkarev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Loshkarev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Better passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Loshkarev is not content to let Better control the position.
Loshkarev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Loshkarev is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Better's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Better there.
Loshkarev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Loshkarev looking for submissions off his back.
Loshkarev is trying to get back to full guard.
Better wants to take a breather but Loshkarev is having none of it.
Better wants to work for an arm triangle but Loshkarev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Better controlling the action here.
Better passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Loshkarev!
Loshkarev slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loshkarev is not content to let Better control the position.
Better slows the pace down in half guard.
Loshkarev wants to get back to full guard.
Better is taking a breather. Loshkarev says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Loshkarev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Loshkarev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Loshkarev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Better defends well.
Better avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Better landing with the ground and pound.
Better keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Loshkarev's head.
Better trying to control the position from guard on top but Loshkarev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Better passes Loshkarev's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Loshkarev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Better is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Loshkarev defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Loshkarev is not content to let Better control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Better showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Better pivots, looking for a leg kick but Loshkarev is out of range and Better settles back down.
Better scores with a crisp jab that stopped Loshkarev in his tracks.
Better stuffs the takedown attempt from Loshkarev. Loshkarev gets slowly back to his feet.
Better cracks the inside of Loshkarev's front leg.
Better throws out a powerful jab.
Nice takedown defense from Better. No joy for Loshkarev on that attempt.
Better is looking to land body kicks.
Loshkarev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Better counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandr Loshkarev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Better looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Loshkarev!
Loshkarev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Better thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Better tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Better has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loshkarev is not content to let Better control the position.
Better working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Better tries to advance to mount but can't.
Better wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loshkarev keeps working.
Loshkarev is looking for a sweep.
Alexandr Loshkarev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Better trying to control the position but Loshkarev is working away.
Better happy to just control the position for now.
Better wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loshkarev keeps working.
Better scoring with punches from side control.
Evan Better has got the better of the ground game so far.
Loshkarev tries to bench press Better off him but Better keeps the position.
Loshkarev tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Better presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Better wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Better trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better lands a nice shot to the head.
Loshkarev is squirming around, avoiding Better's attempts to control the action.
Loshkarev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Better with shots to the head and body - Loshkarev looks very uncomfortable down there.
Loshkarev bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Better trying to keep a closed guard but Loshkarev is proving a slippery customer.
Better looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Better is trying to keep Loshkarev in close.
Loshkarev drops back, looking for a kneebar! Better looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Better looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Better!
Evan Better is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loshkarev is looking to regain half guard here but Better keeps moving and retains side control.
Better is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Loshkarev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Better is staying tight to Loshkarev's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Loshkarev is looking to regain half guard here but Better keeps moving and retains side control.
Loshkarev throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Better tries for a kimura but Loshkarev is defending well.
Better advances nicely into full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Better comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Better 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Better!
Evan Better tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perus Jamppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes to the cage accompanied by No Church In The Wind. Perus Jamppa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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212 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 London, Oscar Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Perus Jamppa!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamppa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jamppa.
Dos Santos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jamppa manages to circle out of the way.
Dos Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jamppa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Perus Jamppa has been cut.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jamppa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
Dos Santos fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jamppa just manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos throws a low kick but Jamppa avoids it.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Jamppa.
Dos Santos is looking to counter with head kicks.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jamppa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Jamppa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamppa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dos Santos. Dos Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Dos Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jamppa misses the target.
Perus Jamppa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamppa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dos Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Jamppa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jamppa looks winded!
Jamppa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jamppa is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dos Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jamppa's brow.
Jamppa tries to circle away but Dos Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Dos Santos tries a body shot but Jamppa blocks it.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Jamppa blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Jamppa effectively controlling the action here.
Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jamppa's face.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Jamppa is blocking nicely.
Jamppa is trying to push Dos Santos away but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Jamppa wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jamppa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jamppa tries to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling the position.
Jamppa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dos Santos throws an elbow that misses.
Jamppa is trying to push Dos Santos away but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jamppa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dos Santos letting Jamppa take a breather here.
Jamppa can't break the clinch.
Jamppa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jamppa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jamppa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jamppa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jamppa throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamppa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Jamppa.
Jamppa just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Jamppa's head back.
Dos Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos slips a jab and a cross from Jamppa.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jamppa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos digs a good body shot into Jamppa's ribs.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jamppa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jamppa throws a push kick but Dos Santos slaps the foot to one side.
Dos Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jamppa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Jamppa moves out of range.
Jamppa looks to throw a body kick
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Jamppa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamppa scores with a head kick. Dos Santos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Both fighters circling a little - Dos Santos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dos Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Jamppa is looking to break free of the clinch but Dos Santos has double underhooks.
Dos Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jamppa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jamppa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dos Santos lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Perus Jamppa's cut even more.
Jamppa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice cross by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jamppa misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos tried to counter with a leg kick but Jamppa avoided it.
Dos Santos lands a front kick.
Dos Santos is looking to slow Jamppa down with leg kicks.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Perus Jamppa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jamppa tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch! Dos Santos slams his shin into Jamppa's torso.
Jamppa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jamppa throws a body kick that misses.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Jamppa misses with a body kick.
It looks like Dos Santos has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Jamppa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jamppa also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Jamppa.
And Dos Santos counters with a quick kick to the body but Jamppa blocks it.
Jamppa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos clinches up with Jamppa and pushes him back against the cage.
Jamppa blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamppa is trying to force a seperation but Dos Santos has the dominant position.
Jamppa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jamppa tries to break free but Dos Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dos Santos scores with a shot to the side of Jamppa's head.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jamppa is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jamppa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jamppa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jamppa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos throws a push kick but Jamppa slaps the foot to one side.
Dos Santos blocks the body kick.
Dos Santos blocks the body kick.
Dos Santos is looking to counter with head kicks.
Jamppa throws a lazy head kick
and Dos Santos counters with a series of strikes. Jamppa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jamppa is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Jamppa.
Jamppa throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos digs a good body shot into Jamppa's ribs.
Jamppa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Jamppa.
It looked like Dos Santos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jamppa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Jamppa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oscar Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamppa throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Dos Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jamppa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dos Santos.
Jamppa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dos Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jamppa blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Jamppa blocks with his arms.
Dos Santos cracks Jamppa with a nice body shot.
Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jamppa's face.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jamppa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dos Santos keeps control of Jamppa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dos Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jamppa's defenses.
Jamppa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jamppa blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jamppa backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Jamppa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jamppa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jamppa takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short body shot lands from Dos Santos as the two fighters clinch.
Dos Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The cut above Perus Jamppa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dos Santos gets through Jamppa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jamppa's face.
Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Dos Santos stalling.
Dos Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Dos Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jamppa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dos Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Jamppa blocks with his arms.
Dos Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Perus Jamppa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jamppa blocks a body shot from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jamppa can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jamppa avoids it.
Jamppa is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dos Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jamppa's efforts to push away.
Dos Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but Jamppa blocks it.
Jamppa takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Dos Santos.
A knee to the head by Dos Santos.
A right handed body shot lands from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jamppa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jamppa tries to stall but Dos Santos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jamppa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Perus Jamppa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jamppa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perus Jamppa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jamppa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jamppa misses with a head kick.
Jamppa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Jamppa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jamppa. That did some damage!
Dos Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jamppa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jamppa misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dos Santos.
Jamppa misses with a head kick.
Jamppa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jamppa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jamppa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamppa tries to move into range but Dos Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Jamppa dodges an elbow strike from Dos Santos.
Jamppa takes a shot to the head.
Dos Santos has Jamppa pressed against the cage, preventing Jamppa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jamppa has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Jamppa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jamppa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos throws a good cross that connects.
Jamppa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dos Santos.
Jamppa is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Perus Jamppa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oscar Dos Santos!
An out of breath Oscar Dos Santos 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Mutters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tired and clearly flustered, he entered the arena late and after a little discussion it was decided that the bout should take place.
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Brown and Mick Mutters. Mutters has chosen Hand of Doom as his entrance music. Mick Mutters has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Mutters!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown slips a jab from Mutters.
Brown is looking to chop away at Mutters's legs.
Brown is looking to slow Mutters down with leg kicks.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Mutters has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Brown has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mutters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Mutters leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mutters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mutters is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Mutters takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown is looking for a takedown.
Mutters lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mutters to keep the fight standing.
Mutters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown tries to pull guard but Mutters holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mutters stalls.
Mutters is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mutters obliges.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Mutters controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mutters stalling in the clinch but Brown improves position.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mutters content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mutters misses with the head strike.
Mutters lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutters looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mutters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mutters makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mutters lands a big right hand that sends Brown to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Brown!
Brown is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown regains full guard. Nicely done.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mutters works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Mutters missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown working for a triangle but Mutters defends it easily.
Mutters is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mutters scoring with some ground and pound.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mutters doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mutters manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown is trying to control the position but Mutters postures up.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutters throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mutters sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mutters.
Brown working for a triangle but Mutters defends it easily.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Mutters from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mutters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Mutters wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Mutters slips nicely into half guard.
Mutters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mutters pulls his head out easily.
Brown punching from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mick Mutters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mutters is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Mutters dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Mutters checks it.
Brown jabs Mutters right on the nose. Mutters blinks but takes it well.
Brown lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mutters takes a step back to recover.
Mutters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mutters wants to clinch.
Nice cross by Mutters.
Mutters has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutters.
Mutters tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mutters throws a poor cross that misses
and Mutters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mutters moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Mutters clinches.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries for a takedown but Mutters manages to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mutters manages to break the clinch.
Mutters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Mutters looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown moves out of range as Mutters throws a body kick.
Mutters tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutters.
Mutters with a hook.
Mutters moves into the clinch.
Mutters swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Mutters has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mutters.
Mutters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mutters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutters forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Brown is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mutters to keep the fight standing.
Mutters slowing the pace effectively.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mutters letting Brown take a breather here.
Mutters connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Brown goes down! Mutters jumps into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Daniel Brown has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutters connects with a bit shot that sees Brown covering up! More strikes from Mutters and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mutters is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Mutters!
In his post fight interview, Mick Mutters started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Daniel Brown was interviewed post fight and said 'XxX'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Monty Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeBron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monty Ali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Monty Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LeBron James!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
James has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ali is landing a low percentage of strikes.
James lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Monty Ali has been cut.
Ali throws a big shot that misses.
Ali lands with a straight right. James didn't see that one coming.
Ali avoids the head kick by James.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Ali counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Ali.
James clobbers Ali with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
James throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ali counters with a straight right hand.
James lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ali throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
Ali's corner calls for a 1-2. Ali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ali lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali moves out of range of the body kick.
Ali takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ali misses with a straight left.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
Ali uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before James has time to react.
Ali is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ali crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from James - the referee stops the clock and Ali gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says James. Ali manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ali checks a leg kick.
James throws a head kick that misses.
Ali went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice shot by Ali.
James throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. James darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James throws a sloppy head kick and Ali moves out of range easily.
We've been told by Ali's head coaches at The Ultimate Fight House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
James moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
James throws a leg kick but Ali checks it.
Jab, jab by Ali - just one landing.
James slips under a jab from Ali.
James takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Ali misses.
James wants to counter with a clinch but Ali pushes him away.
Ali checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
James takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ali is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ali sends James crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ali is motioning to the referee to let James up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
James is rocked!
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ali stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali dips to his left and cracks James with an uppercut!
A big right from Ali misses.
James throws a head kick that misses.
Ali looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
James finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick lands from James that sends Ali to the canvas. Ali tries to scramble back to his feet but James brings him back down into side control.
Ali is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James happy to just control the position for now.
Oh Ali is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for James! That's hurt Ali! Will he recover? James fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LeBron James!
A very excited looking LeBron James 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Goran Lovric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kira Miyata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovric comes to the cage accompanied by Nneka - Heartbeat. Miyata is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Boa - Energetic. 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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157 lbs
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26
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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Goran Lovric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Miyata!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovric gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lovric looking to control but instead Miyata has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Miyata wants to control but Lovric is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lovric wants to take a breather but Miyata is having none of it.
Miyata looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Miyata actively working from the bottom here.
Miyata has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lovric is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovric content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyata wants to get back to full guard.
Lovric is trying to control. Miyata wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lovric missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miyata keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Miyata is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lovric pulls his head out easily.
Lovric wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miyata keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lovric misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Lovric. Miyata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lovric has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lovric trying to stall but Miyata improves his position.
Miyata is trying to break the clinch but Lovric is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lovric throws an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Miyata scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lovric fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miyata is trying to pull guard but Lovric has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovric.
Lovric throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miyatas head.
Miyata has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lovric avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lovric swings wildly with an uppercut but Miyata uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Lovric's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Miyata blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miyata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lovric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miyata misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata swings wildly with an uppercut but Lovric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lovric misses with a punch on the inside.
Lovric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miyata jumps guard but Lovric stands there with Miyata around his waist. Miyata gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Goran Lovric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kira Miyata.
Miyata throws a head punch that misses.
Lovric swings wildly with an uppercut but Miyata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miyata is looking for a takedown.
Miyata looking to stall.
Lovric pushes Miyata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miyata is trying to break the clinch but Lovric has him pressed against the cage.
Lovric has a couple of punches blocked by Miyata.
Miyata has clasped his hands together around Lovric's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lovric can't do much from the bottom here.
Miyata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lovric keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovric tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Miyata wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Miyata trying to control the position but Lovric is working away.
Miyata tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Miyata has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lovric is looking for a sweep.
Miyata tries for a kimura but Lovric is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lovric wants to control but Miyata postures up.
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 Goran Lovric will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Miyata throws a hook but Lovric blocks it.
Miyata dodges the punch combination from Lovric.
That kick from Lovric tenderised Miyata's leg. Miyata is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lovric is defended easily by Miyata.
Miyata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goran Lovric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lovric avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lovric looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Miyata.
A telegraphed right hand from Lovric misses the target.
Miyata loads up on a big right hand but Lovric slips the punch.
Lovric slips a straight right by Miyata.
Miyata with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovric feints and as Miyata raises his hands in defense, Lovric changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lovric is stalling in the full guard.
Miyata looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lovric is one step ahead there.
Lovric wants to control from the top but Miyata keeps moving.
Miyata wants to sweep here but Lovric controlling him for the moment.
Lovric throws an elbow that misses. Miyata uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lovric's guard. Nice move by Miyata!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata landing some decent shots from guard.
Miyata trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovric is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lovric 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.
Lovric is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miyata trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovric is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyata won't allow Lovric to sweep him here.
Kira Miyata has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata being controlled here momentarily.
Lovric keeping moving, preventing Miyata from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lovric wants to control the position but Miyata says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Lovric gets full guard.
Miyata wants to pass the guard but Lovric is keeping the position.
Lovric controlling Miyata's posture.
Lovric is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A big left from Lovric misses.
Miyata looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut lands for Lovric. That snapped Miyata's head back.
Lovric is looking to clinch but Miyata is avoiding it.
Miyata avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lovric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miyata looks to throw a body kick
and Lovric counters with a stiff right hand.
Lovric tries to clinch but Miyata is having none of it.
Miyata drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lovric defends it well.
Miyata doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miyata throws a series of punches but Lovric avoids them all with ease.
Lovric throws a leg kick but Miyata checks it.
Miyata checks a low kick from Lovric.
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 Goran Lovric will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Lovric misses.
Miyata tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lovric just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Lovric.
Miyata scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lovric doesn't seem bothered though.
Lovric lands a glancing blow to the side of Miyata's head.
Miyata walks into a left hand.
Lovric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyata manages to avoid it.
Miyata swinging wildly here.
Lovric throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovric lands a glancing blow to the side of Miyata's head.
Lovric walks into a left hand.
Miyata wants to land a leg kick but Lovric is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovric throws out a leg kick but Miyata moves out of range and Lovric only half commits.
Lovric walks into a jab.
Miyata just misses with a punch to the body.
Lovric is looking to counter the offense by Miyata and move into the clinch.
Lovric swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Miyata counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lovric won't be happy with that.
Miyata taking a breather here.
Miyata works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovric stops Miyata from passing to mount.
Lovric is trying to improve his position.
Miyata tries to advance to mount but Lovric denies him.
Kira Miyata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovric is trying to control Miyata's posture but Miyata avoids it.
Miyata throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Miyata in side control, throwing shots but Lovric defends.
Miyata tries to advance to mount but Lovric denies him.
You can see the frustration on Lovric's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lovric is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Miyata's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Miyata looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovric is defending against the submission attempts here by Miyata.
Lovric is trying to get back to full guard.
Miyata is trying to control the action in half guard but Lovric is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lovric is trying to maintain the position but Miyata is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miyata throws a body shot but no joy.
Miyata throws a right hand that Lovric ducks under and follows up with a left that Lovric also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lovric wants to clinch.
Lovric fails to land with a series of punches.
Miyata throws a counter combo.
Lovric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miyata throws out the jab.
Lovric lands with a right hand.
Lovric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miyata moves away.
Miyata wants to slow Lovric down by chopping away at his legs.
Good exchange - Lovric coming out on top.
Lovric lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miyata at a distance.
Lovric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miyata.
Lovric blocks a jab.
Miyata tries to sprawl but Lovric drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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 Goran Lovric.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lovric, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Goran Lovric!
An out of breath Goran Lovric 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lexi Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danjie Mercado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercado has chosen Pagsubok as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
145 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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147 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lexi Belle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danjie Mercado!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mercado holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Belle jumps into guard, dragging Mercado to the mat.
Belle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mercado doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mercado manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Belle striking off his back but it's not causing Mercado any problems.
Belle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mercado is aware though and is defending well.
Mercado stands up over Belle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mercado pushing down on Belle's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mercado working the head and body with strikes.
Belle is trying to stand.
Mercado has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Belle is refusing to be controlled, as Mercado sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercado winds up and cracks Belle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Belle is trying to stand up here but Mercado is controlling him well.
Belle looking for submissions off his back.
Belle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Belle!
Mercado landing strikes, looking to finish!
Belle is rocked!
Belle regains half guard.
Oh Belle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercado throwing shots but Belle is blocking nicely.
Belle seems to have got his legs back now.
Mercado lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belle is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Mercado there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mercado working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Mercado is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Belle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mercado pulls his head out easily.
Mercado is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercado trying to control from half guard but Belle is working away.
Belle has one foot on Mercado's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Belle wants to clinch.
Mercado doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Belle shoots in but no luck this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercado looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Belle is fending him off so far but Mercado persists. Nope, Belle circles away and we're back to standing.
Belle feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mercado looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado has his foot on Belle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belle works his way back into a safe position though.
Belle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mercado is trying to keep Belle in close.
Mercado bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Belle's guard.
Belle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Belle has an active guard here but Mercado has managed to pass into half guard.
Mercado scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mercado tries to pass to full mount but Belle defends it.
Belle has hold of Mercado's hands but Mercado slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Belle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mercado.
Belle is trying to stand up here but Mercado is controlling him well.
Belle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercado takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Belle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Belle keeping moving, preventing Mercado from controlling successfully.
Belle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mercado defends it easily.
Belle has momentary wrist control but Mercado slips an elbow through the middle.
Mercado landing some decent shots from guard.
Belle working for a triangle but Mercado defends it easily.
Belle throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mercado uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danjie Mercado 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.
Belle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mercado circles away.
Belle has his takedown stuffed
and Mercado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mercado to the ground. Belle is now in Mercado's guard.
Mercado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belle.
Mercado has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercado is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Belle is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercado bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Belle's guard.
Mercado postures up and lands a big shot to Belle's brow.
Mercado's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mercado passes Belle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercado trying to control the action but Belle is working from the bottom.
Mercado is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado stops Belle from getting back to his feet.
Belle looking for submissions off his back.
Danjie Mercado has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mercado is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mercado seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Belle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Belle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mercado seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mercado wants to take a breather but Belle is having none of it.
Belle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mercado works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mercado.
Mercado with the ground and pound from mount.
Belle is working to get back to half guard.
Mercado scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Belle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mercado lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Belle hang on?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Mercado! Belle is hurt baaadly! Mercado is firing away with more strikes - Belle is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danjie Mercado!
Danjie Mercado really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aguilar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drector's Cut by Kamikazee. Nazarov has chosen "Fade to Black" by Metallica as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alvin Aguilar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Nazarov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarov looks to land a combination but Aguilar avoids it well.
Nazarov gets tackled into the cage by Aguilar. Aguilar maintains the clinch.
Aguilar working aggressively here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nazarov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Aguilar lands a right hand.
Nazarov pushes Aguilar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nazarov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aguilar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aguilar blocks a body shot from Nazarov.
Aguilar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aguilar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aguilar.
Aguilar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aguilar misses with a punch on the inside.
Aguilar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aguilar pushes Nazarov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nazarov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nazarov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aguilar blocks an uppercut.
Aguilar misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Aguilar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Aguilar tries to throw a body punch but Nazarov avoids it by throwing Aguilar back against the cage.
Aguilar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nazarov throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar tries to throw a body punch but Nazarov avoids it by throwing Aguilar back against the cage.
Nazarov working hard to break the clinch.
Aguilar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nazarov is trying to break the clinch but Aguilar has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nazarov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nazarov lands with a short shot to the head.
Nazarov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aguilar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nazarov's elbow.
Nazarov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aguilar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nazarov works on Aguilar's body with a couple of short punches.
Aguilar misses with a punch to the body.
Nazarov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by Nazarov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nazarov.
Aguilar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nazarov.
Aguilar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nazarov.
Aguilar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nazarov's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aguilar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aguilar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar trying to control but Nazarov is working from the bottom.
Nazarov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aguilar controls the pace.
Nazarov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aguilar is one step ahead there.
Aguilar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aguilar lands a left hand.
Aguilar misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aguilar.
Aguilar struggles to land a body shot inside as Nazarov controls his hands.
Aguilar struggles to land a body shot inside as Nazarov controls his hands.
Nazarov can't find room to land a body shot as Aguilar controls the action.
Nazarov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nazarov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aguilar prevents it.
Alvin Aguilar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Nazarov.
Aguilar throws a head punch that misses.
Nazarov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Aguilar is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Aguilar is avoiding damage well.
Aguilar can't do much from the bottom here.
Aguilar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nazarov off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazarov just trying to survive but Aguilar is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Nazarov tries to break free.
Nazarov trying to control but not successfully.
Aguilar is riding his opponent, not letting Nazarov buck him off.
Aguilar tries to get the hooks in deep but Nazarov pushed the leg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvin Aguilar dominated that round.
That's time! Aguilar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aguilar lands a lovely overhand right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aguilar 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 Nazarov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nazarov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from Nazarov misses.
Nazarov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nazarov looks to score with a jab to the body but Aguilar is just out of range.
Nazarov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nazarov takes one to the side of the head.
Nazarov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aguilar.
Aguilar is looking to clinch but Nazarov is avoiding it.
Nazarov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aguilar.
Aguilar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nazarov can do to turn this around?
Aguilar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nazarov checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Nazarov with that takedown attempt.
Aguilar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nazarov throws out the jab.
Nazarov throws an overhand right that lands on Aguilar's shoulder, as Aguilar tries to avoid the shot.
Aguilar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aguilar misses with a straight right.
Aguilar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ground and pound from Aguilar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Aguilar trying to control the action but Nazarov is working from the bottom.
Aguilar looking to control but instead Nazarov has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Aguilar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nazarov trying to hold on to Aguilar's head to control him but Aguilar postures up.
Nazarov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aguilar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nazarov is just riding it out for now. Aguilar eventually gives up the hold.
Alvin Aguilar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aguilar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nazarov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aguilar is stalling here. Nazarov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Aguilar seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nazarov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Aguilar is looking for a sweep.
Aguilar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Aguilar gets full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazarov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar working a defensive guard here.
Aguilar 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.
Aguilar working a defensive guard but Nazarov manages to pass into side control anyway.
Aguilar is looking for a sweep.
Aguilar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aguilar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nazarov is looking for a sweep. Aguilar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nazarov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aguilar is looking to advance position but Nazarov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov content just to control the position here.
Aguilar is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Nazarov avoids the attempt from Aguilar to control.
Nazarov trying to control but Aguilar is having none of it.
Aguilar wants to control but Nazarov is having none of it.
Aguilar working to try and regain half guard.
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 Alvin Aguilar will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Aguilar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazarov manages to avoid it.
Nazarov throws a hook but Aguilar blocks it.
Aguilar throws a solid leg kick but Nazarov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aguilar.
Nazarov's corner calls for a 1-2. Nazarov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alvin Aguilar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazarov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nazarov checks a leg kick.
Aguilar throws a body shot but no joy.
Nazarov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aguilar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nazarov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aguilar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aguilar trying to control but Nazarov is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aguilar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nazarov is looking to work some ground and pound but Aguilar has wrist control.
Aguilar isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nazarov stacks Aguilar on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nazarov!
Aguilar defending against the ground and pound.
Nazarov is looking to take a break and control but Aguilar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aguilar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nazarov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Aguilar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nazarov trying to control from half guard but Aguilar is working away.
Nazarov thows a huge punch but Aguilar dodges it nicely.
Aguilar is trying to get back to full guard.
Aguilar looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazarov prevents Aguilar from improving his position.
Nazarov stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aguilar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nazarov postures up in Aguilar's guard and throws a big left but Aguilar blocks it.
Nazarov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nazarov looking to sit in guard and control but Aguilar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alvin Aguilar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aguilar is pushing down on Nazarov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nazarov is fighting to maintain full guard but Aguilar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nazarov is trying is best to control the position here.
Nazarov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aguilar passes to side control.
Aguilar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nazarov some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar trying to control the action but Nazarov is working from the bottom.
Nazarov can't do much from the bottom here.
Aguilar is looking to take a break and control but Nazarov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Nazarov's face as Aguilar controls the position.
Vadim Nazarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aguilar trying to control the action but Nazarov is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvin Aguilar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aguilar 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvin Aguilar!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Alvin Aguilar made sure he mentioned Kemists ↑ 5x160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastiaan Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coath's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enemy by Blue Stahli. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sebastiaan Rutten was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Coath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastiaan Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coath is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coath looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coath has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rutten finds it's way round the side to connect with Coath's head.
It looks like Chris Coath has been cut.
Rutten swats away the attempt to clinch by Coath.
Rutten keeps the fight on the outside.
Coath uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rutten has time to react.
Chris Coath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coath connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rutten. Rutten circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Sebastiaan Rutten has been cut.
and Coath counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Rutten! He's just covering up as Coath starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Coath!
Chris Coath decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toga Masotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks / Retaliation as his entrance music. Toga Masotti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Kelly's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Toga Masotti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly looks to land a combination. Masotti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Masotti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Kelly connects with a right hand. Masotti shakes it off.
A head kick from Masotti lands but Kelly takes it in his stride.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly throws a counter combo.
Masotti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Masotti takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masotti checks a leg kick.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Masotti's front leg but catches the back leg as Masotti tries to avoid it.
Masotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Masotti.
A cross from Kelly lands.
Kelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Masotti should have avoided that one.
Masotti takes the fight into the clinch.
Kelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly lands with a light punch inside.
Masotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masotti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Masotti avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
Kelly working Masotti over with knees to the body.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Masotti is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelly.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Masotti controls his hands.
Kelly crunches a lovely knee into Masotti's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masotti avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masotti managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but Masotti blocks with his arms.
Masotti stops a takedown attempt from Kelly.
Kelly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Kelly lands a knee to the head.
I was talking to Masotti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Kelly misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelly.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Masotti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masotti 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.
Kelly looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Masotti misses with a head kick.
Kelly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kelly throws a head kick but Masotti moves out of range.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masotti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kelly 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 Masotti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Masotti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Masotti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a front kick but Masotti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Toga Masotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masotti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly is looking to slow Masotti down with leg kicks.
Masotti throws a wild body kick that Kelly sees coming a mile off.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masotti.
Kelly tries a quick counter leg kick but Masotti is wise to it.
Kelly wants to slow Masotti down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Masotti is predictable there
and Kelly counters with a nice leg kick.
Kelly lands a jab to the nose.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Masotti moves out of range easily.
Masotti lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a punch to the head.
Good work by Kelly as he checks the leg kick.
Kelly is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Masotti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Masotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Masotti throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masotti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Masotti.
Kelly appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Masotti darts in trying to clinch
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Masotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly throws a big counter head kick but Masotti avoids it with no problem.
Decent striking displayed by Kelly there.
Kelly feints and then cracks Masotti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masotti down.
Masotti tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Masotti is just out of range.
Kelly takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Masotti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kelly dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Masotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masotti is looking to counter the offense by Kelly and move into the clinch.
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
Kelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kelly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Masotti. Masotti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses
and Kelly counters with a low kick, right behind Masotti 's knee.
Kelly tried to score with a low kick but Masotti checks it.
A head kick misses from Masotti.
Masotti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masotti misses with a head kick.
Masotti throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Kelly stuns Masotti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
George Kelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly scores with a head kick. Masotti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Toga Masotti has been cut.
Masotti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masotti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Masotti.
Kelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Masotti is able to avoid easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Masotti checks a leg kick.
Masotti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelly.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masotti.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly presses Masotti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Kelly blocks it.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Kelly blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly cracks Masotti with a nice body shot.
Kelly trying to control the position but instead, Masotti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kelly into the cage.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kelly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelly.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Masotti swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Masotti looks to throw a body kick
and Kelly counters with an inside leg kick.
Kelly clobbers Masotti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Masotti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Masotti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly clobbers Masotti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Masotti.
Masotti tries to clinch up.
Masotti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Masotti wants it to stay on the feet.
Masotti lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Masotti throws a leg kick but Kelly moved away.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kelly moves out of range as Masotti throws a body kick.
Masotti lands a high kick!
Kelly moves out of range of the leg kick from Masotti.
Masotti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Masotti tries to clinch but Kelly moves away
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Masotti blocks a leg kick.
Masotti misses with a leg kick.
Kelly scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masotti manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Masotti.
Kelly throws out a counter right but Masotti avoids it with no problem.
Masotti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kelly connects with a high kick.
Kelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masotti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masotti moves into the clinch successfully.
Kelly tries to break free but Masotti pushes him back against the cage.
Kelly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Masotti up against the cage.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
Masotti scores with a leg kick.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masotti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kelly cracks the inside of Masotti's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Toga Masotti's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body. Masotti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelly, as that shot connected.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kelly!
Kelly lands with an uppercut that bounces Masotti off the cage and back into range.
Masotti is rocked!
Masotti darts in trying to clinch
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
Oh Masotti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelly lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kelly lands a nice shot that snaps Masotti's head back.
Kelly has managed to clinch.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Kelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelly crunches a lovely knee into Masotti's ribcage.
Kelly pushes Masotti against the cage. Kelly is working some dirty boxing. Kelly pushes off with a quick right hook! Masotti goes down! Masotti tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kelly moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Kelly!
George Kelly is the new lightweight champion!
George Kelly seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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