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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen House Of Flying Daggers as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Jamison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 49 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kane Miller!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison throws out a powerful jab.
Jab by Miller.
A nice combination there by Jamison.
Miller throws a combination that misses
and Jamison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Miller's guard.
Jamison works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller wants to control but Jamison is keeping busy.
Jamison is nestled in close to Miller, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamison controlling the pace.
Jamison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jamison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jamison controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jamison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jamison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jamison not doing much here.
Jamison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jamison has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jamison lands with a punch from half guard.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jamison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jamison winds up and cracks Miller with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jamison frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jamison in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Miller looks winded!
Jamison landing shots from mount.
Jamison is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Jamison extends the arm and Miller is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Jamison!
Ricardo Jamison really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Namunamu Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Kane Miller spoke after the fight, saying 'Don't Worries Homie Im Gonna Win The Next Fight No Doubt '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalju Kulli (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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176 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalju Kulli!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson misses with a straight right.
Hanson throws a lazy right hand but Kulli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kulli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanson.
Kulli rushes Hanson and presses him up against the cage.
Hanson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kulli backwards.
Kulli throws a head punch that misses.
Hanson is looking to control Kulli's arms but Kulli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hanson has his back to the cage.
Hanson breaks from the clinch.
Hanson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kulli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulli.
Kulli has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hanson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hanson misses with a hook.
Hanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson throws a big shot that misses.
Hanson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kulli.
Kulli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Hanson misses.
Kalju Kulli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kulli is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson misses with a right hand
and Kulli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hanson throws a looping overhand right but Kulli ducks down to avoid it.
Kulli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hanson but Hanson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kulli slips a jab and a cross from Hanson.
Hanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulli.
The fighters circling - Kulli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kulli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulli.
Kulli tries a head kick but it misses.
Kulli gets a clinch.
Kulli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kulli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanson.
Kulli misses with a kick to the body.
Hanson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hanson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kulli's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hanson throws a body punch but Kulli moves out of range.
Kulli is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson cracks a nice hook into Kulli's ribs.
Hanson lands a jab to the nose.
Kulli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanson doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanson manages to avoid it.
Hanson misses the jab.
Jonathan Hanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kulli tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kulli doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Hanson counter with a right hand.
Hanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kulli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanson.
Kulli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hanson with a body shot.
Kulli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jonathan Hanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalju Kulli.
Kulli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson avoids the body shot from Kulli.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kulli.
Kulli stuns Hanson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hanson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Kulli.
Hanson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kulli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanson misses the jab.
Kulli pushes Hanson up against the cage in a clinch.
Kulli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanson has a couple of punches blocked by Kulli.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hanson blocks an elbow strike from Kulli.
Hanson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hanson blocks a body shot from Kulli.
Hanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanson misses with some punches.
Hanson scores with a shot to the side of Kulli's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulli is pushing Hanson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson avoiding damage as Kulli throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kulli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hanson tries to work over Kulli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanson scores with a shot to the side of Kulli's head.
Kulli is stalling here.
Hanson tries a body shot but Kulli blocks it.
Kulli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kulli.
Hanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanson avoids the head kick by Kulli.
Hanson blocks a head kick by Kulli.
Hanson throws a looping overhand right but Kulli ducks down to avoid it.
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 Jonathan Hanson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kulli moves away from the strike by Hanson.
Kulli wants to clinch but Hanson slips to the side
and Hanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kulli misses with a head kick.
Hanson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hanson misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanson misses the target.
Kulli stuns Hanson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hanson scores with a body shot.
Kulli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kulli is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hanson rather than just go for the knockout.
Kulli throws a head kick but Hanson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulli tries to clinch up but Hanson circles away and keeps his distance.
Kulli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanson throws out a loose jab but Kulli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulli misses with a double jab.
Kulli shoots in for a double leg but Hanson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson avoids the head kick by Kulli.
Hanson is looking to counter punch.
Hanson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hanson throws an overhand right that lands on Kulli's shoulder, as Kulli tries to avoid the shot.
Kulli moves into the clinch.
Hanson throws a head punch that misses.
Hanson taking a breather.
Kulli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hanson has Kulli pushed against the cage.
Kulli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kulli throws an elbow that misses.
Hanson avoiding damage as Kulli throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Hanson.
Kulli pushes Hanson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kulli backwards.
Hanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanson misses with the head strike.
Kulli with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulli tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanson avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanson digs a right hand into Kulli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kulli's gas tank.
Kulli breaks from the clinch.
Kulli misses with a body shot
and Hanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulli.
Kulli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kulli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kulli misses with a kick to the body.
Kulli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hanson lunges at Kulli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kulli's hand.
Hanson scores with a body shot.
Hanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanson misses with a body shot.
Kulli cracks Hanson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hanson misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulli rushes Hanson and presses him up against the cage.
Kalju Kulli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hanson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kulli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kulli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kulli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanson.
Hanson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kulli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kulli missing with a left hand there. Hanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kulli throws a head kick that misses.
Kulli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Hanson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kulli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kulli looks to land a body kick but Hanson moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Hanson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hanson, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Hanson as Kulli shoots in.
Hanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanson cracks Kulli with an open hand slap.
Kulli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kulli misses the shot to the body.
Hanson throws a looping overhand right but Kulli ducks down to avoid it.
Kulli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hanson with a body shot.
Kulli cracks a nice hook into Hanson's ribs.
Hanson throws out a powerful jab.
Kulli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kulli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hanson connects with a body shot.
Hanson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kulli has time to react.
Kulli shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hanson as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jonathan Hanson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kulli.
Hanson throws a hook but Kulli blocks it.
Kulli lands a right hook to the body.
Hanson avoids the body shot from Kulli.
Kulli lands an overhand right.
A big left from Hanson misses.
Hanson swings for the body but Kulli moves out of range.
Kulli scores with a push kick.
Hanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kulli tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Hanson misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kulli closes the distance and clinches.
Kulli misses with a knee strike.
Kulli blocking some punches.
Hanson is trying to break the clinch but Kulli has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Hanson.
Kulli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanson digs a good body shot into Kulli's ribs.
Kulli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kulli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanson throws out the jab.
Kulli misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Hanson misses the target.
Hanson looks to throw the jab but Kulli is out of range.
Hanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kulli throws a hook to the side of Hanson's head but Hanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jonathan Hanson is winning the standup battle so far.
Kulli clinches.
Hanson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kulli's elbow.
Kulli blocking some punches.
Hanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanson tries a body shot but Kulli blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulli lands a body punch.
Hanson working aggressively here.
Kulli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hanson fails to land.
Kulli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanson is defending well for now.
Hanson working aggressively here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hanson can't find room to land a body shot as Kulli controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Kulli.
Hanson tries to work over Kulli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kulli misses with a knee strike.
Kulli tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanson avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hanson fails to land.
Hanson lands with a light punch inside.
Hanson pushes Kulli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Hanson on the inside.
Kulli slows down the pace here.
A short right from Hanson on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kulli uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Kulli as the two fighters clinch.
Kulli tries to stall but Hanson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kulli's elbow.
Hanson blocking some punches.
Hanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jonathan Hanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kulli has a couple of punches blocked by Hanson.
A short right from Kulli.
Kulli scores with a shoulder strike.
Kulli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kulli scores with a shot to the side of Hanson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Kulli.
A short left from Kulli.
Kulli manages to break the clinch.
Hanson throws a body shot but no joy.
Kulli tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanson loads up on a big right hand but Kulli slips the punch.
Hanson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulli has managed to clinch.
Kulli can't find room to land a body shot as Hanson controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Kulli.
Hanson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kalju Kulli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulli lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanson backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalju Kulli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hanson 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jonathan Hanson!
A very excited looking Jonathan Hanson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Millennium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvan Neadue (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Millennium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvan Neadue!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millennium throws a quick inside leg kick.
Millennium throws a chopping leg kick but Neadue manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Neadue feints the counter takedown.
Neadue drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Neadue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Millennium moves away.
Millennium throws a leg kick
and Neadue counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Millennium is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Neadue is aware though and is defending well.
Neadue trying to control the position from guard on top but Millennium is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neadue is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Millennium working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neadue trying to control the position from guard on top but Millennium is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Millennium throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neadue stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Millennium swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neadue won't allow Millennium to sweep him here.
Millennium looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Neadue keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Millennium's head.
Millennium looking for a guillotine here but Neadue defends easily.
Millennium lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Millennium looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neadue looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Millennium has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Millennium postures up in Neadue's guard and throws a big left but Neadue blocks it.
Millennium forces his way into half guard.
Neadue is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Millennium wants to free his trapped foot but Neadue is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neadue avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Millennium.
Millennium is trying to control. Neadue wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neadue is trying to control but can't.
Millennium is trying to work for a kimura but Neadue is defending well.
Millennium is trying to work for a kimura but Neadue is defending well.
Neadue actively working from the bottom here.
Millennium seems to be looking for submissions.
Neadue is trying to maintain the position but Millennium is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neadue looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Millennium is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Neadue defends it well.
Neadue is trying to maintain the position but Millennium is very close to passing his half guard.
Millennium is looking to take a break and control but Neadue is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Millennium lands a slapping body shot.
Neadue takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Millennium dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Neadue enables Millennium to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Neadue manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Millennium postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Neadue is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Millennium, into his guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Neadue working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Neadue is in close to Millennium's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Millennium working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Neadue has passed into half guard!
Millennium is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Neadue's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Neadue's back!
Neadue covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Millennium is looking for a rear naked choke here but Neadue reverses the position brilliantly into Millennium's guard!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neadue works over Millennium with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neadue working some strikes from top position.
Neadue preventing the sweep.
Neadue wants to control from the top but Millennium keeps moving.
Neadue loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neadue with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neadue scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neadue is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Millennium looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neadue is one step ahead there.
Neadue got a little sloppy there for a moment and Millennium has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Neadue has managed to get both his arms back between Millennium's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millennium is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Neadue is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Neadue working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Millennium's head.
Neadue not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Millennium manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Neadue manages to get himself to full guard.
Neadue is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Neadue is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neadue working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Millennium doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Millennium manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Neadue wants to sweep here but Millennium controlling him for the moment.
Neadue is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Neadue is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Millennium is aware though and is defending well.
Neadue is looking for a triangle but Millennium pushes his legs off easily.
Millennium postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millennium throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neadue working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Millennium has passed into half guard!
Millennium is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Neadue doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Millennium.
Neadue has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Millennium. Oh but Neadue has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Millennium goes limp - he's gone! Neadue jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Silvan Neadue!
A victorious Silvan Neadue thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dubliners - Fields of Athenry kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reggie Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iain Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Reilly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly.
Reilly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Young on the side of the head.
Young avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a double jab
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Reilly throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Young throws a big counter combination but Reilly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reilly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Young defending well as Reilly loads up on a big left hand.
Young lands a big right hand that sends Reilly crashing to the mat! Young stays standing though and waves Reilly back to his feet!
Reilly is rocked!
It looks like Iain Reilly has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly misses with a right hand
and Young counters with a big left hand that crumples Reilly! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reggie Young!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Angelov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vieira comes into the arena with T.I. - Go get it blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter Angelov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira shoots in but Angelov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Angelov throws a nice head kick!
Angelov tries a head kick but it misses.
Vieira is looking for a counter combo.
Vieira throws a shot from downtown. Angelov moves away and avoids it.
Angelov clinches up with Vieira and pushes him back against the cage.
Vieira avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Vieira has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Angelov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vieira gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Angelov regains guard.
Vieira keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Angelov's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angelov is looking to stand up but Vieira isn't so interested in that idea.
Angelov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vieira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vieira controlling from the top position.
Angelov wants to stand up but Vieira is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira drops back looking for a leg! Angelov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Angelov manages to kick Vieira off! Vieira jumps back into Angelov's guard.
Angelov keeping moving, preventing Vieira from controlling successfully.
Vieira sitting in guard here, content to control.
Angelov wants to get back to his feet but Vieira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vieira drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Angelov dives on top into guard.
Angelov wants to stand but Vieira is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vieira is trying to control the position but Angelov postures up.
Vieira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Angelov is refusing to be controlled, as Vieira sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angelov wants to get back to his feet.
Angelov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Vieira wants to take a breather but Angelov is having none of it.
Vieira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Angelov is looking to escape.
Vieira is working for a kimura but Angelov is defending it quite comfortably.
Vieira is trying to control. Angelov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vieira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vieira trying to control from half guard but Angelov is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Angelov is trying to stand.
Vieira wants to control but Angelov is keeping him busy.
Vieira working over Angelov with some ground and pound. Angelov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Angelov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vieira.
Angelov pushes Vieira off and gets back to his feet.
Angelov avoids a kick to the body.
Angelov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vieira counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Angelov!
Vieira controlling from side mount.
Vieira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Angelov bucks up and tries to throw Vieira off but instead Vieira has got his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Vieira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Angelov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Angelov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Angelov. Vieira shrugs it off though.
Angelov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Angelov scores with a nice body kick.
Vieira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Angelov circles away.
Angelov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vieira.
Angelov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Angelov walks into a stiff left hand from Vieira.
Vieira avoids the head kick by Angelov.
Angelov misses with a head kick.
Vieira jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vieira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vieira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Angelov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vieira seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vieira throws a series of punches but Angelov moves out of range.
Angelov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Angelov doesn't manage to clinch there - Vieira circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vieira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Angelov.
Angelov scores with a spinning back kick!
Angelov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Angelov tries to clinch
and Vieira counters with a single leg into guard. Angelov didn't expect that.
Vieira working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vieira trying to control but Angelov is working from the bottom.
Vieira lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Angelov wants to stand but Vieira is controlling the position.
Vieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Angelov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vieira is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vieira drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Vieira seems to have locked his on tight now - Angelov screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Vieira, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rafael Vieira!
Rafael Vieira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Yip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
187 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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26
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Franky Yip!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Stewart.
Yip throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yip throws a looping overhand right but Stewart ducks down to avoid it.
Stewart changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yip sizes up Stewart with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stewart connects with a body shot.
A big right from Yip misses.
Stewart shoots in but no luck this time.
Stewart takes one to the chin there.
Yip with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stewart to score with a decent uppercut.
Yip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stewart.
Donk. Yip catches Stewart right on the button with a cross.
Yip smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yip lands a slapping body shot.
Yip lands with a nice combination. Stewart backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stewart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yip under the eye.
Yip throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stewart counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Stewart cracks Yip with a big right hand but Yip just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yip parries the strikes from Stewart easily there. Stewart is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yip to escape.
Yip is looking for a sweep.
Yip keeps trying to improve his position.
Stewart working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stewart wants to control but Yip is keeping him busy.
Stewart lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yip is looking for a sweep.
Stewart wants to control but Yip is keeping him busy.
Yip sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yip is looking to improve his position.
Yip looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stewart trying to control from half guard but Yip is working away.
Stewart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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.
Yip moves into full guard.
Yip keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
Yip looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yip wants to control the position but Stewart says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Stewart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yip controlling the position for now.
Stewart is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Yip dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stewart slips a straight right by Yip.
Stewart tries to counter with a takedown but Yip is quick to defend against it.
Yip misses with a jab, cross combination.
Franky Yip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart connects with a leg kick. Yip looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stewart scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yip manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Yip stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stewart.
Stewart fails with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stewart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yip's waist but Yip gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stewart off to one side.
Stewart tries for a takedown but Yip sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yip feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart takes one on the button.
Yip throws out a loose jab but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Stewart throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yip throws a good cross that connects.
Yip connects with a right hand. Stewart shakes it off.
Yip throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Stewart misses
and Yip counters with a nice uppercut.
Stewart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stewart lands with a straight right. Yip didn't see that one coming.
Yip throws a looping overhand right but Stewart ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Yip misses its intended target.
Yip misses with a hook. Stewart ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Yip - just one landing.
Yip thuds a left hand into Stewart's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yip sizes up Stewart with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stewart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yip stuns Stewart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yip misses with a two punch combination.
Yip slaps away a takedown attempt from Stewart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yip gets the takedown into side control.
Yip working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stewart is not content to let Yip control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart can't do much from the bottom here.
Yip wants to control but Stewart is keeping him busy.
Yip is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Yip working away.
Stewart is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Yip works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stewart is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stewart trying to control but Yip flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Yip.
Stewart is covering up but some of the strikes from Yip are getting through and doing damage.
Yip has the hooks in. Stewart is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Yip gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Yip really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Stewart.
Yip connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Stewart to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Yip 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!
Yip lands with a right hand.
Yip waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stewart.
Nice sprawl there from Stewart as Yip shoots in.
Stewart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stewart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yip looks to land a right hand but Stewart moved out of range.
Stewart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stewart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yip.
Yip throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stewart attempts a counter takedown but Yip avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yip's sensitive parts.
Yip scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yip misses with a hook. Stewart ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yip. Stewart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yip throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yip jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yip takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stewart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yip was well out of range. Poor timing from Stewart.
Good leg kick by Stewart there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yip tests Stewart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stewart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yip's waist but Yip gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stewart off to one side.
Stewart swats away the attempt to clinch by Yip.
Stewart fails with the takedown
and Yip counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Don Stewart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yip scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yip jabs at Stewart's body.
Yip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yip lands a glancing blow to the side of Stewart's head.
Yip throws a sloppy body shot
and Stewart decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yip's guard.
Yip trying to control the position here.
Stewart scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stewart trying to control but Yip is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yip is trying to hold Stewart in close to prevent damage but Stewart has managed to pass into half guard.
Stewart uses his free foot to push down on Yip's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yip.
Yip sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Stewart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stewart lands with a punch from half guard.
Yip is positioning himself well to prevent Stewart advancing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yip is trying to maintain the position but Stewart is very close to passing his half guard.
Franky Yip has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stewart stalling away here and it's allowed Yip to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Franky Yip is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yip controlling the position.
Stewart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yip has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stewart can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stewart scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franky Yip comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yip has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franky Yip!
Franky Yip opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Bixby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri Lafitte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lafitte is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Concrete Blondes - Bloodletting. Buzz Bixby could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henri Lafitte's chin.
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26
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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27
213 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Bixby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henri Lafitte!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bixby scores with a sloppy right hand. Lafitte should have avoided that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lafitte!
It looks like Buzz Bixby has been cut.
Lafitte throws a series of strikes that have Bixby backpedaling.
Bixby scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lafitte is looking to score with low kicks.
Lafitte misses with a straight left.
Bixby shoots in looking for a takedown but Lafitte manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bixby's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A combination from Bixby does no damage.
Lafitte lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bixby throws a body punch but Lafitte moves out of range.
Bixby throws a shot from downtown. Lafitte moves away and avoids it.
Bixby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bixby avoids a kick to the body.
Bixby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafitte was well out of range. Poor timing from Bixby.
Lafitte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lafitte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bixby keeps the fight on the outside.
Lafitte pushes Bixby up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby misses with a punch on the inside.
Bixby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lafitte throws a jab when Bixby was well out of range.
It looked like Bixby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lafitte.
Bixby connects with a looping right hand.
Lafitte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lafitte.
Lafitte connects with a looping right hand.
Bixby throws a right hand that misses
and Lafitte counters with a nice body shot.
Bixby checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lafitte fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bixby, pushing him back against the cage.
Bixby gets through Lafitte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lafitte working hard to break the clinch.
Lafitte pushes Bixby back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bixby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bixby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafitte lands with a short shot to the head.
Lafitte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafitte thows a leg kick but Bixby checks it
and Bixby counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lafitte told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bixby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bixby throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bixby thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lafitte keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lafitte is looking to improve his position.
Bixby thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lafitte keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lafitte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bixby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafitte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bixby.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bixby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bixby seems to be looking for submissions.
Lafitte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bixby.
Bixby thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bixby working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bixby seems to be working for a kimura but Lafitte defends the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bixby lands a nice short elbow.
Lafitte works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafitte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bixby.
Bixby throws a big right hand that misses.
Bixby throwing strikes but missing.
Bixby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bixby lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lafitte preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lafitte pulls Bixby in to control the position.
Bixby looking to sit in guard and control but Lafitte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lafitte controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bixby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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 Buzz Bixby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buzz Bixby'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.
Lafitte throws a lazy right hand but Bixby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bixby's corner calls for a 1-2. Bixby obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bixby tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bixby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lafitte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bixby is out of range and Lafitte settles back down.
Bixby throws a body shot but no joy.
Lafitte scores with a body shot.
Lafitte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bixby sizes up Lafitte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bixby connects with a right hand. Lafitte shakes it off.
Lafitte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bixby.
Lafitte throws a head kick that misses.
Bixby swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lafitte throws a jab when Bixby was well out of range.
Lafitte throws a leg kick but Bixby moved away.
Lafitte tries to move into range but Bixby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lafitte is rocked!
A bone on bone clash there as Bixby blocks the leg kick.
Bixby tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bixby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bixby jabs at Lafitte's body.
Lafitte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lafitte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bixby.
Bixby lands a slapping body shot.
Lafitte thumps Bixby with a low kick.
Lafitte defending well as Bixby loads up on a big left hand.
Lafitte misses with a looping left.
Lafitte throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bixby's head.
Lafitte throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Bixby to counter with a crisp jab.
Lafitte is still on wobbly legs! Can Bixby finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bixby looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lafitte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bixby wants to control from the top but Lafitte keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bixby cracks Lafitte with a solid left hand.
Buzz Bixby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bixby postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Lafitte covers up, he's hurt! Bixby keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bixby and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bixby can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buzz Bixby!
Buzz Bixby decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beach Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Blade has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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212 lbs
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Beach Bum!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Bum lands.
Blade moves forwards but Bum connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blade moves into the clinch.
Bum prevents a body shot from Blade.
Blade lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blade.
Blade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bum misses with some punches.
Blade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Blade scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blade.
Blade blocking some punches.
Bum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bum blocks a body shot from Blade.
Blade misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bum.
A short left from Blade.
Bum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blade presses Bum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bum.
Bum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bum lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bum thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blade kicks Bum off and gets to his feet.
Bum goes for a double leg but Blade avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blade continues to drive forward.
Blade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bum.
Bum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blade.
Bum clinches up with Blade and pushes him back against the cage.
Bum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blade throws a punch but it's blocked by Bum.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bum.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blade scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Blade on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Bum has a couple of punches blocked by Blade.
Blade tries a body shot but Bum blocks it.
Blade blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Blade.
Bum looks winded!
Bum wants the takedown. Blade is fighting it off but Bum persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Blade's guard against the cage.
Blade has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bum is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bum misses with some punches.
Bum misses with a punch to the body.
Bum throws a punch but it's blocked by Blade.
Blade lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blade.
Blade pushes Bum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blade lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Blade.
Blade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Blade - that landed with a thud.
Blade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bum backwards.
Bum is rocked!
Blade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blade.
Bum is still on wobbly legs! Can Blade finish him?
Bum takes a shot to the head.
Blade scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blade scores with a shoulder strike.
Blade creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bum with a big uppercut! Bum tries to clinch up but Blade pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bum to the mat! Bum covers up and Blade unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jake Blade!
A victorious Jake Blade thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coke Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sandman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coke Montana could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to The Sandman's chin.
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Coke Montana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Sandman!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Montana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sandman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sandman manages to avoid it.
Sandman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Montana as he jumps to the side.
Sandman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Montana misses with a head kick.
Sandman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Montana defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sandman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montana.
Montana lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sandman.
Sandman moves out of range as Montana throws a body kick.
Sandman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Montanas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Montana tries to sprawl but Sandman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Montana's coaches at GWad's Playpen have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Sandman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sandman wants to take a breather but Montana is having none of it.
Montana is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sandman is just content to waste time from the top position. Montana takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sandman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Montana is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandman looking for a triangle here. Montana is fighting it but it looks tight! Sandman pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Montana is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). The Sandman!
The Sandman is the new light heavyweight champion!
The Sandman really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that AnonymouS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azar Qasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Qasi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Whom The Bell Tolls. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Luigi Bates!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qasi misses the shot to the body.
Bates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Qasi.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bates.
Bates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Qasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Qasi avoids the body shot from Bates.
Qasi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bates but Bates pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bates feints the counter takedown.
Qasi looks to throw the jab but Bates is out of range.
Bates cracks Qasi with an open hand slap.
Qasi throws a body punch but Bates moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Bates. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Bates misses the target.
Qasi misses with a wild combination.
Qasi looks to land a left hand but Bates moved out of range nicely.
Bates stuns Qasi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Qasi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates misses with a looping left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bates.
Bates slips under a jab from Qasi.
Qasi lands with an uppercut that bounces Bates off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circling - Bates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Qasi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bates.
Qasi misses with an uppercut. Bates saw that one coming.
We've been hearing reports that Qasi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Qasi.
Qasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bates misses with a hook
and Qasi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Qasi scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates misses with a lunging right hand
letting Qasi counter with a right hand.
Qasi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bates in his tracks.
Bates throws a lazy right hand but Qasi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bates digs a good hook to Qasi's body.
Qasi staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Qasi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Qasi scoring well with a low kick there.
Qasi misses with a straight right.
Qasi moves out of range of the strikes.
Qasi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Qasi walks into a straight right hand from Bates.
A chopping leg kick lands by Qasi.
Qasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Qasi throws a sloppy body shot
and Bates counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Qasi working a defensive guard here.
Qasi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bates gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bates wants to pass the guard but Qasi is keeping the position.
Qasi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi is working hard here to advance position.
Bates stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Qasi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bates got a little sloppy there for a moment and Qasi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bates has managed to get both his arms back between Qasi's legs - danger averted.
Bates stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Qasi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bates drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bates jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bates forces his way into half guard.
Qasi wants to improve his position but Bates is controlling well.
Bates is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Qasi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Qasi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bates is aware though and is defending well.
Qasi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Qasi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bates trying to control but Qasi is working from the bottom.
Bates got a little sloppy there for a moment and Qasi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bates has managed to get both his arms back between Qasi's legs - danger averted.
Qasi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bates drops back looking for a leg! Qasi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Qasi manages to kick Bates off! Bates jumps back into Qasi's guard.
Bates advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Bates dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Qasi manages to avoid it.
Qasi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Qasi with a jab.
Qasi throws a hook but Bates blocks it.
Bates tests Qasi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Qasi lands a jab to Bates's midsection.
Qasi stuns Bates with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Qasi throws a jab when Bates was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bates darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bates slips under a jab from Qasi.
Bates scores with a jab to the body.
Bates tries to bum rush Qasi with a series of wild strikes but Qasi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Qasi tries to sprawl but Bates drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bates is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Qasi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bates is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Qasi is just riding it out for now. Bates eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates is working for a kimura but Qasi is defending it quite comfortably.
Bates trying to pass the guard but Qasi defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bates is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Qasi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Qasi actively working from the bottom here.
Bates prevents Qasi from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Qasi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Qasi is looking for a sweep. Bates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bates is looking for a kimura here.
Qasi trying to control from the bottom.
Qasi gets back to full guard.
Qasi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bates is aware though and is defending well.
Qasi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bates can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bates passes Qasi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Luigi Bates has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bates is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Qasi sees it coming and defends easily.
Qasi looking for submissions off his back.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bates working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bates uses his free foot to push down on Qasi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Qasi.
Bates looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Qasi is looking to improve his position but Bates isn't that keen on the idea.
Bates pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi is trying to escape the mount.
Bates jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Qasi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Qasi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bates wants to lay and pray for a moment but Qasi keeps working.
Qasi is trying to get back to half guard.
Qasi is not content to let Bates control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Qasi is looking to regain half guard here but Bates keeps moving and retains side control.
Bates tries for a kimura but Qasi is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Bates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Bates ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luigi Bates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Qasi scores with a hook.
Bates shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Qasi is trying to defend but Bates finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bates prevents Qasi from improving his position.
Bates trying to mount his opponent but Qasi defends it.
Qasi tries to roll over but Bates keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qasi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Qasi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates looking to pass the guard.
Qasi looking for a guillotine here but Bates defends easily.
Bates slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bates tries for a kimura but Qasi is defending well.
Qasi tries to bench press Bates off him but Bates keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Qasi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bates wants to control but Qasi is keeping him busy.
Qasi is looking for a sweep.
Qasi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bates's best efforts.
Qasi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bates is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bates wants to free his trapped foot but Qasi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bates passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Qasi struggling a bit here.
Qasi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bates is looking to take a break and control but Qasi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Qasi is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates is looking to take a break and control but Qasi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Qasi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bates thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bates is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Qasi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Qasi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bates is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Bates really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Qasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bates was well out of range. Poor timing from Qasi.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Qasi manages to avoid it.
Qasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bates is just out of range.
Qasi ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
Qasi throws a shot from downtown. Bates moves away and avoids it.
Qasi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Qasi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Qasi misses the shot to the body.
Qasi misses with a straight right.
Bates with the counter takedown but Qasi avoids it easily.
Bates throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates throws a big shot that misses.
Bates uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Qasi.
Qasi throws a body shot but no joy.
Bates is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bates moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi misses with a hook.
Bates closes the distance and pushes Qasi back into the cage.
Qasi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Qasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
No joy there for Bates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Qasi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bates lands a nice hook to Qasi's body. Qasi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Qasi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Qasi misses with a low kick.
Qasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bates was well out of range. Poor timing from Qasi.
Bates with the counter takedown but Qasi avoids it easily.
Bates slips a straight right by Qasi.
Qasi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Qasi tried to score with a low kick but Bates checks it.
Qasi misses with a wild body shot.
Qasi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bates.
Bates lands a nice shot that snaps Qasi's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Qasi. No joy for Bates on that attempt.
Qasi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Qasi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates throws a lazy right hand but Qasi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Qasi drops his hands momentarily and Bates takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Qasi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Bates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Qasi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Qasi misses.
Qasi misses with a double jab.
Bates throws a lazy uppercut
and Bates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Qasi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bates.
Bates is trying to get an arm triangle but Qasi is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi is trying to get back to half guard.
Bates is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Qasi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Qasi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bates's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bates is looking for a kimura but Qasi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bates to get the leverage.
Bates is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Qasi defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Qasi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bates pulls his head out easily.
Bates is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Qasi is just riding it out for now. Bates eventually gives up the hold.
Qasi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bates stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Qasi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Luigi Bates will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bates throws out a powerful jab.
Bates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Qasi.
Qasi slips under a jab.
It looked like Qasi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Qasi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Qasi lands in his opponent's guard.
Bates wants to sweep but no luck.
Qasi wants to pass the guard but Bates is keeping the position.
Bates throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qasi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi wants to pass the guard but Bates is keeping the position.
Bates lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Qasi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Qasi is on top in guard.
Qasi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Qasi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bates is keeping the position for now.
Azar Qasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luigi Bates is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi won't allow Bates to sweep him here.
Qasi is fighting to break Bates's control of his arms but Bates is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bates keeping full guard, as Qasi tries to pass.
Qasi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bates lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bates controls from within his opponent's guard.
Qasi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bates is on top in guard.
Qasi working for a triangle but Bates defends it easily.
Qasi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bates slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bates wants to control from the top but Qasi keeps moving.
Bates won't allow Qasi to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Qasi working for a triangle but Bates defends it easily.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Qasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates pushes down on Qasi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Qasi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bates stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Qasi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Azar Qasi.
Well Bates has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 46:49
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luigi Bates!
Luigi Bates is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Luigi Bates, 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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