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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Pink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adelmo Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Adelmo Acosta was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rupert Pink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adelmo Acosta!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pink misses with a hook.
Pink has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cylon Training Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Pink drops Acosta with a beautiful combination! Acosta stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pink is looking for the KO!
It looks like Adelmo Acosta has been cut.
Acosta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pink looks to land a left hand but Acosta moved out of range nicely.
Pink looks to score with a jab to the body but Acosta is just out of range.
Pink misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pink takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acosta ducks under a wild hook from Pink.
Pink lands a big uppercut and Acosta crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Acosta looks OK. Pink waves Acosta back to his feet!
Acosta is rocked!
Pink lands an uppercut, right on the button! Acosta tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rupert Pink!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rupert Pink made sure he mentioned Arcticus University: London, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Mercy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Alex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Melvin Mercy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Alex!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Mercy.
Mercy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercy scores with a body shot.
Mercy throws a sloppy head kick and Alex moves out of range easily.
Alex tries to counter with a clinch but Mercy shakes him off and moves away.
Mercy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alex is looking to clinch.
Mercy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercy misses with a series of wild punches.
Mercy connects with a nice looking jab.
Alex shoots in but Mercy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Mercy finds it's target.
Mercy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercy throws a lazy right hand but Alex sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Melvin Mercy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mercy throws a jab when Alex was well out of range.
We've been told by Mercy's head coaches at Bonsai Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Alex fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mercy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercy throws a nice head kick!
Alex shoots in but no luck this time.
Melvin Mercy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Alex.
Alex shoots in for a takedown but Mercy shows good takedown defense.
Alex throws a nice looking combination but Mercy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy swats away the attempt to clinch by Alex.
Mercy throws a sloppy head kick and Alex moves out of range easily.
Alex shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mercy pinned against the cage. Mercy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alex takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mercy lands a jab-cross combination.
Mercy throws a head kick but Alex moves out of range.
Mercy throws a nice looking combination but Alex bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alex uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercy.
Melvin Mercy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alex shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mercy pinned against the cage. Mercy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mercy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mercy swings for the body but Alex moves out of range.
Alex tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mercy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alex somewhat.
A nice combination there by Mercy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alex fails with the takedown
and Mercy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mercy throws a head kick that misses.
Alex takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercy connects with a body shot that sends Alex's belly button to the back.
Alex fails with the takedown
and Mercy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercy looks to land a combination but Alex avoids it well.
Alex looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mercy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Mercy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mercy thumps Alex with a low kick.
Alex drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alex shoots in for a double leg but Mercy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alex on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mercy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mercy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alex appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mercy throws a wild body kick that Alex sees coming a mile off.
Mercy throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alex shoots in for a double leg but Mercy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alex tries to bum rush Mercy with a series of wild strikes but Mercy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mercy misses with a head kick.
Alex closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mercy circles away.
Melvin Mercy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Alex.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy with a nice cross.
Mercy scores with a push kick.
Alex is breathing heavily.
A combination from Alex does no damage.
Mercy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mercy lands a big head kick that sends Alex tumbling to the mat! Mercy takes a step backwards and waves Alex back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Alex Alex has been cut.
Mercy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Mercy does no damage.
Mercy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alex backs up against the cage.
Mercy misses with a head kick.
Alex tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mercy defends well and Alex ends up having to push Mercy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Alex might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mercy has got the better of the exchanges.
Mercy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alex circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alex takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alex avoids the body shot from Mercy.
Alex tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mercy misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the liver by Alex. Beautiful body shot.
Alex blocks a head kick by Mercy.
Alex throws a counter combo.
Mercy scores with a jab.
Mercy jabs at Alex's body.
Mercy misses with a few strikes there.
Alex with the counter takedown but Mercy avoids it easily.
Mercy scores with a nice strike.
Alex fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alex is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alex.
Mercy is looking to counter with head kicks.
Alex avoids the head kick by Mercy.
Mercy connects with a looping right hand.
Alex shoots in and drives through. Mercy sprawls well.
Mercy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mercy lands a jab to the head.
Mercy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alex fails to land with a series of punches.
Mercy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alex doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mercy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alex chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercy can pounce on him.
Alex with a poor takedown
and Mercy counters with a series of strikes. Alex will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Mercy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alex in his tracks.
Mercy throws a series of punches but Alex moves out of range.
Mercy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alex.
Mercy throws a right hand that Alex ducks under and follows up with a left that Alex also avoids with ease.
Alex has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mercy punishes Alex's body with a nice straight punch.
Mercy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alex steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mercy.
Mercy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alex changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Mercy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Alex's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Alex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mercy.
Mercy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alex changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Melvin Mercy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mercy misses with a wild combination.
Alex has closed the distance and engaged Mercy in a clinch.
Mercy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alex at a distance.
Mercy misses with a combination
and Alex counters by moving into the clinch.
Alex is trying to maintain a safe position but Mercy gets an underhook and turns Alex into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alex is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mercy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Alex.
Alex shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mercy as he jumps to the side.
Alex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Mercy misses its target.
Mercy is looking to slow Alex down with leg kicks.
Mercy throws a head kick but Alex moves out of range.
Alex fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mercy avoids it really well and circles away.
Mercy looks to land a left hand but Alex moved out of range nicely.
Alex doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alex shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mercy as he jumps to the side.
Melvin Mercy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Alex.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Alex was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch combination from Mercy misses.
Mercy keeps Alex at a distance using the push kick.
Melvin Mercy is winning the standup battle so far.
Alex takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alex tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mercy cracks Alex with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercy.
Mercy throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Mercy does no damage.
Alex fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alex shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mercy pinned against the cage. Mercy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alex drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mercy defends it well.
Alex tries to clinch there but Mercy circles away.
Alex takes one to the side of the head.
Mercy just misses with a punch to the body.
Alex shoots in looking for a takedown but Mercy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alex's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alex will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alex takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mercy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alex will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mercy connects with a body shot that sends Alex's belly button to the back.
Melvin Mercy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alex takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mercy lands with a kick to the temple. Alex shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mercy throws a head kick but Alex moves out of range.
Alex takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercy connects with a right hand. Alex shakes it off.
Nice straight punches there by Mercy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mercy.
Mercy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alex Alex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alex throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Mercy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mercy, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Mercy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Larson Krue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MIchael Henley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Larson Krue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, MIchael Henley!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krue paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krue catches Henley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like MIchael Henley has been cut.
Krue lands the left hand.
Krue takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Krue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krue lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krue throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Henley tumbling to the canvas!
Henley is rocked!
Henley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Krue has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henley wants to sweep but no luck.
Henley is still in real trouble! Can Krue finish him?
Henley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henley seems to have recovered his senses.
Henley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krue working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krue in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krue accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krue preventing the sweep.
Krue throws a strike but Henley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Krue pulls Henley in close to prevent any damage.
Henley gets to his feet. Krue looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Henley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That has opened up MIchael Henley's cut even more.
Henley tries to clinch up
and Krue counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Krue and Henley goes tumbling to the canvas! Krue follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henley wants to control but Krue is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Henley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Krue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krue trying to control the pace.
Krue throwing shots but Henley is blocking nicely.
Krue content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Henley regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Krue.
Krue loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krue stays in close to Henley's body and controls the position.
Henley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krue's guard.
Krue tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henley pushes down on Krue's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Krue has his hands clasped together around Henley's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krue continues to stall.
Henley postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Krue to stand up.
Krue bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Henley's head.
The cut above MIchael Henley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Henley tries to clinch there but Krue circles away.
Krue is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Krue catches Henley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Krue scores with the left hand. Henley knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larson Krue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on MIchael Henley'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.
Krue swats away the attempt to clinch by Henley.
It looks like Krue has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Henley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krue.
Henley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henley tries to clinch but Krue is having none of it.
Krue is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henley can do to turn this around?
Krue takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Henley misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Henley does no damage.
Krue lands a jab to the nose.
Larson Krue is winning the standup battle so far.
Henley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krue to score with a decent uppercut.
MIchael Henley's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Henley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henley slips a jab from Krue.
Henley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Henley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krue manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley tries to clinch but Krue moves out of range.
Krue throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henley misses with a wild body shot.
Krue fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab by Krue.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at MIchael Henley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Larson Krue!
Larson Krue thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trzy Trzy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Guantanamera - Los Paraguayos. Trzy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: XXX. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trzy Trzy!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trzy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Garcia quickly recovers to half guard.
Trzy misses with a head shot. Garcia uses the momentum to regain guard.
Trzy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Trzy lands a couple of digs.
Trzy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Garcia pushes Trzy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Trzy.
Trzy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As Trzy tries to get set, Garcia tries to push him back and clinch up but Trzy manages to avoid the attempt.
Trzy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garcia on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garcia tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trzy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Trzy controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trzy has gone for a leg lock! Garcia slips out almost immediately though and dives into Trzy's guard.
Trzy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trzy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Trzy has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Garcia is looking to defend but Trzy has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Garcia! Trzy pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Garcia taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Trzy Trzy!
Trzy Trzy 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lowery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Delamitri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mike Lowery has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Lowery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Delamitri!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delamitri.
Delamitri drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lowery defends it well.
Lowery lands a jab to the nose.
Lowery throws a lazy uppercut
and Delamitri counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Delamitri working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Delamitri must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lowery controls Delamitri momentarily but Delamitri frees himself.
Delamitri drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lowery dives on top into guard.
Lowery wants to stand but Delamitri is controlling his posture from full guard.
Delamitri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lowery is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowery is looking to stand up but Delamitri won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delamitri wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lowery would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Delamitri pulls Lowery in close to prevent any damage.
Lowery tries to stand but Delamitri is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delamitri controlling Lowery's posture.
Lowery tries to stand but Delamitri is controlling from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Delamitri slips under a jab from Lowery.
Lowery misses with a hook.
Lowery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delamitri moves away.
And Delamitri tries to counter it with a takedown but Lowery pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mike Lowery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lowery throws a lazy right hand but Delamitri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Delamitri changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lowery looks to land a right hand but Delamitri moved out of range.
Lowery scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Delamitri ducks under a wild hook from Lowery.
Lowery throws a hook but Delamitri avoids it easily.
Delamitri tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Delamitri moves away from the strike by Lowery.
Delamitri tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowery throws the left hand but Delamitri avoids the punch easily.
Delamitri drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lowery defends it well.
Jab from Lowery.
Lowery moves into the clinch.
Delamitri manages to pull guard.
Lowery won't allow Delamitri to get back to his feet.
Lowery tries to stand but Delamitri is controlling from the bottom.
Delamitri wants to sweep but no luck.
Lowery wants to stand but Delamitri is controlling his posture from full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Delamitri can do anything to dispel that myth.
Delamitri trying to control the position here.
Delamitri bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lowery's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delamitri throwing strikes but missing.
Delamitri with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lowery has momentary wrist control but Delamitri slips an elbow through the middle.
Delamitri throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delamitri working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Lowery's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Delamitri postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lowery is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Delamitri, into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Delamitri punching from the bottom - just letting Lowery know he's still in a fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lowery dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Lowery misses.
Lowery scores with a shot to the body.
Delamitri avoids the body shot from Lowery.
Lowery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delamitri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lowery.
Delamitri with the counter takedown but Lowery avoids it easily.
Donk. Lowery catches Delamitri right on the button with a cross.
Lowery throws a hook but Delamitri avoids it easily.
Delamitri with the counter takedown but Lowery avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delamitri.
Delamitri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Delamitri changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Delamitri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delamitri slips a straight right by Lowery.
And Delamitri tries to counter it with a takedown but Lowery pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lowery misses with the combination.
Delamitri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lowery.
Lowery throws a lazy right hand but Delamitri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lowery cracks Delamitri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lowery missing with a left hand there. Delamitri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Delamitri is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lowery looks to score with a jab to the body but Delamitri is just out of range.
Delamitri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowery will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lowery misses the jab.
Delamitri feints the counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Lowery.
Delamitri tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lowery throws the left hand but Delamitri avoids the punch easily.
Lowery jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lowery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delamitri can do to turn this around?
Lowery fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lowery throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Delamitri with the counter takedown but Lowery avoids it easily.
Delamitri takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delamitri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lowery.
Delamitri is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big left from Lowery misses.
Delamitri with the counter takedown but Lowery avoids it easily.
Mike Lowery is winning the standup battle so far.
Delamitri moves out of range as Lowery strikes.
Delamitri tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lowery will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Delamitri with the counter takedown but Lowery avoids it easily.
Lowery throws a looping overhand right but Delamitri ducks down to avoid it.
Lowery is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lowery lunges at Delamitri with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Delamitri's hand.
Lowery falls off balance throwing a combination
and Delamitri counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delamitri prevents Lowery from improving his position.
Delamitri sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Delamitri decides to stand up.
Lowery connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lowery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Delamitri is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lowery dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lowery throws a hook but Delamitri blocks it.
Delamitri feints the counter takedown.
Lowery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delamitri was well out of range. Poor timing from Lowery.
Delamitri drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lowery defends it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lowery, as that shot connected.
Delamitri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Delamitri slips a jab and a cross from Lowery.
Delamitri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lowery finds it's way round the side to connect with Delamitri's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delamitri.
Delamitri feints the counter takedown.
Lowery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Delamitri.
Delamitri feints the counter takedown.
Lowery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Delamitri.
Lowery swings widly with a right hand
and Delamitri counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lowery won't be happy with that.
Lowery parries the strikes from Delamitri easily there. Delamitri is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lowery to escape.
Delamitri is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lowery has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lowery is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Delamitri cracks Lowery with an elbow. That is naaassty.
David Delamitri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delamitri scoring with punches and elbows.
The strikes coming from Delamitri are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lowery takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Delamitri is working Lowery over with some ground and pound from side control.
Delamitri cracks Lowery with a big elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delamitri looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The strikes coming from Delamitri are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Delamitri working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delamitri throws a strike aimed at the side of Lowery's head but Lowery avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delamitri looks up at the clock and then as Lowery takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Delamitri smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lowery struggling a bit here.
Lowery avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Delamitri.
Lowery avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Delamitri.
Lowery takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lowery taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lowery taking a bit of punishment here - Delamitri scoring with strikes.
Delamitri looks up at the clock and then as Lowery takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Delamitri smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Delamitri working the head with strikes.
Delamitri in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Delamitri connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lowery some visible discomfort.
Lowery is rocked!
Delamitri lands a few punches from side control.
Oh Lowery is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Delamitri crunches a massive hammerfist down on Lowery - he's out! Delamitri Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). David Delamitri!
A relieved looking David Delamitri thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihisa Matsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ze Portugal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27
159 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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25
158 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Yoshihisa Matsui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ze Portugal!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portugal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matsui has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matsui struggles to land a body shot inside as Portugal controls his hands.
Portugal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matsui can't find room to land a body shot as Portugal controls the action.
Portugal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matsui as Portugal tries to tie him up.
Matsui lands an elbow inside that Portugal shrugs off.
Matsui lands an elbow inside that Portugal shrugs off.
It looks like Ze Portugal has been cut.
Matsui lands a nice shot to the body.
Matsui lands a body shot.
Matsui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Portugal is trying to push Matsui away but Matsui has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Matsui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Portugal's elbow.
Matsui lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Portugal throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsui.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsui.
Nice elbow from Matsui.
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!
Portugal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portugal is trying to push Matsui away but Matsui has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Matsui can't find room to land a body shot as Portugal controls the action.
Matsui lands a damaging elbow.
Matsui tries to throw a body punch but Portugal avoids it by throwing Matsui back against the cage.
Matsui lands a shot to the body.
Portugal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Matsui.
A short body shot lands from Matsui as the two fighters clinch.
Portugal looks winded!
A body shot lands from Matsui.
Matsui lands an elbow that stopped Portugal in his tracks for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Matsui.
Portugal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matsuis head.
Good body shot from Matsui.
A short left from Matsui.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsui.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsui misses with a body punch.
Matsui digs a right hand underneath Portugal's ribcage. Portugal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Matsui.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsui is leaning against Portugal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matsui tries to throw a body punch but Portugal avoids it by throwing Matsui back against the cage.
Matsui lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Matsui.
Matsui lands a damaging elbow.
Portugal takes an elbow to the temple.
Portugal has had enough of the clinch but Matsui keeps him there for the moment.
Matsui lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Matsui.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matsui.
Matsui lands an elbow inside.
Matsui lands with a short shot to the head.
Matsui lands an elbow that stopped Portugal in his tracks for a moment.
Matsui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matsui lands an uppercut.
Portugal is trying to break free.
Portugal working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Matsui.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portugal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Portugal misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Matsui.
Nice body punch from Matsui - that landed with a thud.
Matsui stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Matsui is working Portugal over against the cage.
Matsui lands a hook to the side of the head.
Portugal misses with the head strike.
Matsui lands a right hand that snaps the head of Portugal backwards.
A body shot lands from Matsui.
Matsui tries to work over Portugal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Portugal throws a head punch that misses.
Portugal can't break the clinch.
Matsui taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matsui.
Matsui lands an elbow that stopped Portugal in his tracks for a moment.
Matsui lands a left hand that snaps the head of Portugal backwards.
Matsui lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsui lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matsui misses with a punch to the body.
Matsui lands a damaging elbow.
Portugal is looking to break free of the clinch but Matsui has double underhooks.
Portugal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsui.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matsui's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Matsui takes a shot to the head.
Portugal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Portugal wants to get back to striking at distance but Matsui won't allow it.
Matsui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matsui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Portugal.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Portugal working aggressively here.
Portugal is looking to break free of the clinch but Matsui has double underhooks.
Portugal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Matsui.
Matsui lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihisa Matsui dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ze Portugal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Portugal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsui moves away.
Matsui throws a nice outside leg kick.
Portugal looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsui is just out of range.
Portugal misses with an uppercut. Matsui saw that one coming.
Matsui dodges the punch combination from Portugal.
Portugal throws a hook but Matsui blocks it.
Portugal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Portugal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Portugal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Portugal blocks a jab.
Portugal cracks Matsui with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matsui has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A slow jab from Portugal misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Portugal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ze Portugal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Portugal swats away the attempt to clinch by Matsui.
Portugal loads up on a big right hand but Matsui slips the punch.
Matsui wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Matsui clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsui pushes Portugal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Portugal struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsui controls his hands.
Matsui misses with a punch to the body.
Matsui tries to work over Portugal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matsui creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Portugal's defenses.
Matsui gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matsui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Portugal's elbow.
Matsui struggles to land a body shot inside as Portugal controls his hands.
Portugal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matsui scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matsui tries a body shot but Portugal blocks it.
Matsui has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Portugal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Portugal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yoshihisa Matsui has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matsui pushes Portugal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matsui controlling the action here for a moment.
Portugal is trying to push Matsui away but Matsui has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsui lands an elbow inside that Portugal shrugs off.
A nice left hand lands by Matsui.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsui scores with a hook to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matsui.
Matsui lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matsui creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Portugal is rocked!
Matsui blocks an uppercut.
Portugal is still on wobbly legs! Can Matsui finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsui.
Portugal seems to have recovered his senses.
Matsui stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Portugal is breathing heavily.
Matsui lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matsui scores with a hook to the body.
Matsui lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matsui comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matsui.
Portugal is pressed against the cage. Matsui pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Portugal! Two more big strikes from Matsui and Portugal crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yoshihisa Matsui!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Merlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corey Harper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
208 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm Merlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Corey Harper!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper misses the shot to the body.
Merlin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Harper moves into the clinch.
Merlin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harper or not.
A frustrated look appears on Merlin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Merlin lands with a light punch inside.
Harper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Merlin misses with some punches.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Merlin's elbow.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Merlin struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harper tries to work over Merlin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Merlin tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Merlin.
Merlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Merlin working aggressively here.
Merlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Merlin's elbow.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Merlin prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Merlin.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Merlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Merlin.
Harper working aggressively here.
Merlin blocking some punches.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Merlin's elbow.
Merlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Merlin blocks an elbow strike.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Merlin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harper misses with an elbow over the top.
Merlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Harper misses with some punches.
Merlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper prevents a body shot from Merlin.
Merlin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Merlin controls the action.
Harper misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Merlin on the inside.
Harper throws an elbow that misses.
Merlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Merlin is leaning against Harper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Merlin's elbow.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Merlin controls the action.
I was talking to Merlin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harper.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Harper working aggressively here.
Merlin can't break the clinch.
Harper blocks a body shot from Merlin.
Merlin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Merlin fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Merlin.
Merlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Merlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper working aggressively here.
Harper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Merlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Merlin.
Harper misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Merlin tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Merlin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Merlin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Merlin lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merlin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Merlin digs a right hand underneath Harper's ribcage. Harper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Merlin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Merlin tries to throw a body punch but Harper avoids it by throwing Merlin back against the cage.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Merlin struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
Merlin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harper throws an elbow but misses.
Merlin pushes Harper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Merlin's elbow.
Merlin lands a body shot in the clinch.
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 Malcolm Merlin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Merlin as he connects with a hook.
Harper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Merlin takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
Merlin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Merlin lands a big right hand that sends Harper crashing to the mat! Merlin stays standing though and waves Harper back to his feet!
Harper is rocked!
It looks like Corey Harper has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Merlin drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Harper's head, knocking him out cold! Merlin is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malcolm Merlin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Fitzpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fitzpatrick moves away.
Bailey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
Fitzpatrick wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fitzpatrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bailey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bailey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bailey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fitzpatrick or not.
Fitzpatrick is trying to drag Bailey to the mat but Bailey just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fitzpatrick gets through Bailey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fitzpatrick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bailey has managed to get both his arms back between Fitzpatrick's legs - danger averted.
Bailey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fitzpatrick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fitzpatrick looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bailey has picked Fitzpatrick up and slammed him! Fitzpatrick can't keep hold of the triangle and Bailey manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey stands up.
Fitzpatrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bailey throws a counter combo.
Bailey misses with a low kick.
Fitzpatrick rushes Bailey and presses him up against the cage.
Fitzpatrick jumps guard and drags Bailey to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fitzpatrick working for submissions but it's allowed Bailey to get to half guard.
Bailey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fitzpatrick looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fitzpatrick looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fitzpatrick looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick looking for submissions off his back.
Bailey wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bailey in particular looking to stall.
Bailey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fitzpatrick knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bailey trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fitzpatrick with the active half guard here but Bailey passes nicely into side control.
Bailey working away.
Bailey wants to stand but Fitzpatrick has his arm trapped.
Fitzpatrick sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fitzpatrick is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bailey pulls his head out easily.
Fitzpatrick trying to hold on to Bailey's head to control him but Bailey postures up.
Fitzpatrick looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Fitzpatrick wants to control the action here but instead Bailey manages to pass to full mount!
Fitzpatrick tries to lock up and control but Bailey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fitzpatrick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bailey is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitzpatrick sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fitzpatrick regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fitzpatrick trying to control the position.
Bailey 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.
A close round but Joe Bailey will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fitzpatrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bailey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bailey throws out a counter right but Fitzpatrick avoids it with no problem.
Fitzpatrick clinches with his opponent.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzpatrick avoids the body shot from Bailey.
Bailey looks to land a body kick but Fitzpatrick moved away.
Bailey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bailey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bailey throws a series of punches but Fitzpatrick moves out of range.
Fitzpatrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitzpatrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch but Bailey moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick darts in trying to clinch
and Bailey counters with a series of strikes. Fitzpatrick will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fitzpatrick staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bailey misses with the combination.
Fitzpatrick is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bailey.
Fitzpatrick slips a jab and a cross from Bailey.
A little feinted left hand from Fitzpatrick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bailey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bailey throws a leg kick that misses.
Joe Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzpatrick is looking to clinch.
Fitzpatrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitzpatrick moves in looking to clinch but Bailey pushes him off.
Joe Bailey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bailey cracks a nice hook into Fitzpatrick's ribs.
Fitzpatrick tries to close the distance and clinch but Bailey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Bailey does no damage.
Oooooh!!! Bailey has knocked Fitzpatrick down with a huge combo! Bailey steps away and waves a wobbly Fitzpatrick back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fitzpatrick is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzpatrick avoids a kick to the body.
Oh Fitzpatrick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bailey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fitzpatrick closes the distance and clinches.
Fitzpatrick tries to pull guard but Bailey holds him up against the cage and eventually Fitzpatrick drops back down to his feet.
Fitzpatrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bailey's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bailey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fitzpatrick pushes Bailey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bailey uses from the top position.
Fitzpatrick seems to have got his legs back now.
Fitzpatrick is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fitzpatrick is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fitzpatrick looking for a guillotine here but Bailey defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick has a closed guard, preventing Bailey from standing up.
Fitzpatrick is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzpatrick looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bailey gets to his feet. Fitzpatrick looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fitzpatrick moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bailey breaks the clinch.
Bailey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bailey cracks Fitzpatrick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fitzpatrick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bailey can pounce on him.
Bailey scores with a body shot.
Fitzpatrick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches.
Bailey manages to break the clinch.
Fitzpatrick blocks a head kick by Bailey.
Bailey darts in and clinches Fitzpatrick up against the cage.
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!
Bailey breaks the clinch.
Fitzpatrick checks a leg kick nicely.
Fitzpatrick is looking to counter the offense by Bailey and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bailey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Bailey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fitzpatrick is looking to counter punch.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch up.
Bailey drops Fitzpatrick with a beautiful combination! Fitzpatrick stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bailey is looking for the KO!
It looks like Tyson Fitzpatrick has been cut.
Fitzpatrick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bailey slips a jab and a cross from Fitzpatrick.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzpatrick tries to pull guard but Bailey won't allow it.
Bailey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
Fitzpatrick can't find room to land a body shot as Bailey controls the action.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzpatrick swinging wildly here.
Bailey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bailey clinches up with Fitzpatrick and pushes him back against the cage.
Fitzpatrick jumps guard but Bailey stands there with Fitzpatrick around his waist. Fitzpatrick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey breaks the clinch.
Bailey takes the fight into the clinch.
Fitzpatrick is trying to pull guard but Bailey has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Fitzpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey blocks a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Bailey stalling the fight.
Fitzpatrick pulls guard successfully.
Bailey gets to his feet. Fitzpatrick looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bailey misses with a straight left.
Fitzpatrick doesn't manage to clinch there - Bailey circles away.
Bailey wants to counter the offense by Fitzpatrick and move into the clinch position.
Bailey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fitzpatrick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fitzpatrick tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bailey manages to circle out of the way.
Bailey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fitzpatrick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fitzpatrick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch but Bailey is having none of it.
Fitzpatrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey takes a swing at Fitzpatrick's ribcage but misses.
Bailey cracks a nice hook into Fitzpatrick's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey lands a jab to Fitzpatrick's midsection.
Fitzpatrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bailey throws a counter combo.
Bailey looks to throw a body kick
and Fitzpatrick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bailey.
Joe Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and Fitzpatrick moves out of range easily.
Bailey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bailey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fitzpatrick checks it well.
Bailey misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Bailey.
Fitzpatrick connects with a single shot there.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fitzpatrick moves away.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzpatrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
Bailey rushes Fitzpatrick and presses him up against the cage.
Tyson Fitzpatrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fitzpatrick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bailey smiles and moves away.
Fitzpatrick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bailey counters with a series of strikes. Fitzpatrick will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bailey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bailey has closed the distance and engaged Fitzpatrick in a clinch.
Bailey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Bailey tenderised Fitzpatrick's leg. Fitzpatrick is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzpatrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bailey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bailey rushes Fitzpatrick and presses him up against the cage.
Joe Bailey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fitzpatrick jumps guard but Bailey stands there with Fitzpatrick around his waist. Fitzpatrick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fitzpatrick manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bailey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fitzpatrick is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bailey defends well.
Bailey has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fitzpatrick is proving hard to escape from.
Fitzpatrick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bailey is aware though and is defending well.
Bailey controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Bailey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bailey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Bailey!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snow moves away.
Snow is looking to counter with a body kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Diggs 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.
Snow lands a leg kick that knocks Diggs off balance momentarily.
Diggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snow manages to avoid it.
Snow feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Snow throws a lazy right hand but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Snow counters with a nice uppercut.
Diggs shoots in looking for a takedown. Snow tries to sprawl out of it but Diggs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Snow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs lands with a nice body punch.
Diggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Snow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diggs changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Snow is just out of range.
Snow feints and then cracks Diggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diggs down.
Diggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snow throws the kick towards the body but Diggs avoids it.
Diggs misses with a hook to the body
and Snow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diggs's knee momentarily.
A big left from Snow misses.
Snow throws a leg kick
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diggs.
Snow gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Diggs to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Diggs is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Snow wants to stand and escape but Diggs is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs is looking to work some ground and pound but Snow has wrist control.
Snow is looking to stand up but Diggs isn't so interested in that idea.
Snow wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Diggs manages to pass to side control.
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!
Snow is trying to stand back up but Diggs is controlling him
Diggs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Snow defending well though.
Snow wants to get back to his feet.
Diggs wants to pass to mount but Snow is defending the position.
Diggs is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Snow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Snow is trying to stand.
Diggs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Snow's head.
Diggs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diggs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Snow is trying to stand up here but Diggs is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diggs lands strikes from half guard.
Diggs trying to control the action but Snow is working from the bottom.
Diggs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Snow is not content to let Diggs control the position.
Snow tries to kick Diggs off but Diggs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Snow is refusing to be controlled, as Diggs sits in half guard.
Diggs tries to pass the half guard into mount. Snow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Snow pushes Diggs off looking to stand but Diggs dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Diggs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Snow is not content to let Diggs control the position.
Still in half guard, Diggs seems content to control.
Diggs trying to control the action but Snow is working from the bottom.
Snow looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Snow looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diggs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Snow's head.
Diggs passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Snow!
Diggs trying to control but Snow is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Diggs dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diggs cracks a nice hook into Snow's ribs.
No joy there for Diggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diggs swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Snow finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Snow feints a jab promting Diggs to slip. Snow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diggs slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Snow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diggs counters with a right hand to the body.
Diggs fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Diggs. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Snow lands with a good body shot.
Snow drops his hands momentarily and Diggs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diggs throws a looping overhand right but Snow ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a right hand
and Snow counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Snow swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Diggs. Those never looked like landing.
Diggs blocks a head kick by Snow.
Diggs tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Snow lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diggs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Snow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Snow is looking to slow Diggs down with leg kicks.
Snow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diggs is breathing heavily.
Diggs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Snow. That one must have hurt.
Snow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Robert Diggs has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Snow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jan Snow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diggs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diggs misses with a hook. Snow ducked under it nicely.
Snow throws a quick counter kick to the body but Diggs avoids it.
Diggs looks to land a right hand but Snow moved out of range.
Diggs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Snow. That one must have hurt.
Jan Snow is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Diggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snow defending well as Diggs loads up on a big left hand.
Diggs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Snow feints a jab promting Diggs to slip. Snow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diggs slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Snow tries a head kick but it misses.
Snow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snow tries to land a front kick but Diggs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diggs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snow.
Snow gets caught flat footed, as Diggs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Diggs throws a big elbow that misses.
Diggs stops Snow from standing up.
Diggs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snow wants to stand and escape but Diggs is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Diggs won't allow Snow to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Diggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Snow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diggs tries for a takedown but Snow circles away easily
and Snow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab from Snow.
Snow throws a head kick but Diggs moves out of range.
Snow cracks Diggs with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow drops Diggs with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Diggs looks back up at him and smiles so Snow waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Diggs is rocked!
Diggs avoids the body shot from Snow.
Diggs has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Snow.
Snow misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Snow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Diggs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Snow misses with a lunging right hand
and Diggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Diggs throws a poor cross that misses
and Snow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diggs moves out of range of the body kick from Snow.
Snow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Diggs finds it's way through Snow's defenses.
Snow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Snow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diggs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Snow is fending him off so far but Diggs persists. Nope, Snow circles away and we're back to standing.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Both fighters circling a little - Snow finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Diggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Snow misses with a head kick.
Snow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Snow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Snow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diggs swings for the body but Snow moves out of range.
Snow throws a quick counter kick to the body but Diggs avoids it.
Snow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Snow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Snow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Snow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diggs is defended easily by Snow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow misses with a body shot.
Diggs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Snow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
Diggs appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Snow counters with a body kick.
Diggs misses with a jab to the body
and Snow counters with a nice kick to the body.
Diggs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Snow moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A cross from Snow lands.
Snow misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Snow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diggs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Snow is fending him off so far but Diggs persists. Nope, Snow circles away and we're back to standing.
Jan Snow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Diggs.
Diggs misses with a hook to the body
and Snow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Snow thuds a left hand into Diggs's body.
Snow scores with a push kick.
Diggs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Snow finds it's way round the side to connect with Diggs's head.
Snow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snow throws the kick towards the body but Diggs avoids it.
Diggs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diggs misses with an uppercut.
Snow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diggs checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Snow.
Diggs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow throws a series of punches but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice uppercut lands for Snow. That snapped Diggs's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Snow.
Snow lands a jab to Diggs's midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Snow, right into the meat.
Snow swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
And Diggs tries to counter it with a takedown but Snow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Snow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Snow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Snow!
Our winner, Jan Snow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JoJo Monsoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dai Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Killing In The Name. JoJo Monsoon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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169 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, JoJo Monsoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dai Thomas!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monsoon.
Monsoon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas throws a hook but Monsoon blocks it.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Monsoon doesn't seem bothered though.
Monsoon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Monsoon misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monsoon takes one to the chin there.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Monsoon tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thomas manages to circle out of the way.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Monsoon is out of range.
Monsoon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thomas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Monsoon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thomas backs up against the cage.
Thomas jabs at Monsoon's body.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Monsoon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thomas momentarily.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Monsoon ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Monsoon.
A jab from Thomas does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Monsoon lands a really nice looking cross but Thomas seems unphased.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Thomas misses.
Monsoon lands with a hook. Thomas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Monsoon jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
Monsoon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Monsoon misses the target.
Monsoon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Monsoon avoids it with no problem.
Thomas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thomas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Monsoon misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Monsoon misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
Monsoon throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
JoJo Monsoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Monsoon misses its intended target.
Monsoon loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Monsoon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thomas lands a jab to the nose.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monsoon.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
A telegraphed right hand from Monsoon misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monsoon lands an overhand right.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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 JoJo Monsoon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Monsoon avoids it with no problem.
Monsoon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomas scores with a jab.
Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Monsoon.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Monsoon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Monsoon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas throws a good cross that connects.
Thomas lands a jab.
Monsoon scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Monsoon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas connects with a jab.
Monsoon tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monsoon throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Monsoon's head but Monsoon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monsoon drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thomas sprawls and moves away.
Monsoon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Thomas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thomas.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Monsoon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Monsoon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Monsoon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas lands a jab to Monsoon's midsection.
Monsoon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Monsoon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Monsoon's head.
Monsoon has been working on his balance at Demon's Elite Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Thomas.
Monsoon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monsoon throws out the jab.
Monsoon throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
Thomas digs a good hook to Monsoon's body.
Thomas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Monsoon on the side of the head.
Monsoon looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dai Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Monsoon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monsoon throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
Monsoon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monsoon.
Thomas lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas lands a jab to Monsoon's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Monsoon drops his hands momentarily and Thomas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Monsoon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monsoon throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Monsoon misses with a hook.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thomas scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monsoon misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Monsoon.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monsoon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Thomas coming out on top.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Monsoon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Monsoon throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas throws a hook but Monsoon avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Thomas.
Monsoon is rocked!
Thomas pounces like a tiger and cracks Monsoon with a vicious hook! Monsoon is down but not out! Thomas follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dai Thomas!
A less than humble Dai Thomas misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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