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FFA 35: Pandemonium PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Do Ho Joy (ranked 7150 p4p, 560 weight class) and Mathew Johnson (ranked 8693 p4p, 612 weight class). Johnson has chosen Monster - Starset as his entrance music. Mathew Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Do Ho Joy's chin.
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145 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mathew Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ho Joy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mathew Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ho Joy gets a clinch.
Ho Joy lands a right hand.
Ho Joy lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Ho Joy keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ho Joy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ho Joy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Ho Joy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho Joy. Ho Joy obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Joy is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ho Joy.
Nice body kick from Ho Joy.
Johnson looks winded!
Ho Joy throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ho Joy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A good leg kick by Ho Joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ho Joy. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Ho Joy lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho Joy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ho Joy avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Ho Joy! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Do Ho Joy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Alviso (ranked 3947 p4p, 392 weight class) and Cormac McCarthy (ranked 5604 p4p, 497 weight class). Alviso comes to the cage accompanied by Oakland. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Alviso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alviso throws a hook but McCarthy blocks it.
Alviso has a takedown stuffed.
Alviso is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McCarthy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alviso has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
McCarthy darts in and clinches Alviso up against the cage.
McCarthy lands with a light punch inside.
McCarthy tries a body shot but Alviso blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from McCarthy.
McCarthy can't find room to land a body shot as Alviso controls the action.
McCarthy lands with a left to the head.
McCarthy lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy is struggling to control the position.
McCarthy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alviso up against the cage.
McCarthy receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Alviso tries to pull guard but McCarthy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McCarthy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alviso backwards.
A short left from McCarthy.
McCarthy swings wildly with an uppercut but Alviso uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCarthy lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy has Alviso pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCarthy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alviso tries to pull guard but McCarthy won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Alviso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCarthy misses with a body punch.
McCarthy presses Alviso against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McCarthy lands a nice uppercut.
Alviso is trying to pull guard but McCarthy has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from McCarthy on the inside.
McCarthy lands a hook that snaps the head of Alviso backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarthy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCarthy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy stalls.
McCarthy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McCarthy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alviso.
A short right from McCarthy.
Alviso is trying to pull guard but McCarthy has him pressed against the cage.
McCarthy lands a right hand.
McCarthy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alviso backwards.
McCarthy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alviso pulls guard effortlessly.
Alviso wants to stand but McCarthy is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Alviso wants to sweep but no luck.
Alviso wants to stand up but McCarthy is controlling him.
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.
McCarthy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
McCarthy stops Alviso from standing up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alviso throws an off balance right hand
and McCarthy moves into the clinch.
Alviso takes a shot to the head.
McCarthy lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McCarthy.
McCarthy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McCarthy lands with a short shot to the head.
Alviso blocks a body shot from McCarthy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy lands a left hand.
McCarthy has Alviso pressed against the cage.
McCarthy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy lands with a light punch inside.
McCarthy stalling against the cage.
McCarthy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alviso jumps guard but McCarthy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McCarthy stalling.
Alviso tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McCarthy smiles and moves away.
Alviso throws an off balance right hand
and McCarthy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCarthy rushes Alviso and presses him up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from McCarthy.
McCarthy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alviso jumps guard but McCarthy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Alviso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alviso jumps guard but McCarthy stands there with Alviso around his waist. Alviso gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McCarthy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McCarthy scores with a hook to the body.
Alviso fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alviso fails to pull guard.
A body shot lands from McCarthy.
McCarthy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from McCarthy.
McCarthy lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on McCarthy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy stalling against the cage.
McCarthy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCarthy lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by McCarthy.
A short right from McCarthy on the inside.
McCarthy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McCarthy lands a shoulder strike.
McCarthy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McCarthy lands with a short shot to the head.
McCarthy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alviso backwards.
Alviso jumps guard but McCarthy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McCarthy lands a hook that snaps the head of Alviso backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alviso tries to pull guard but McCarthy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McCarthy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCarthy stalling the fight.
McCarthy lands a nice uppercut.
Alviso is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McCarthy to keep the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by McCarthy.
Alviso is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Alviso changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alviso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCarthy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McCarthy clobbers Alviso with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oh Alviso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alviso throws a head kick but McCarthy moves out of range.
McCarthy moves away from the strike by Alviso.
Alviso looks up at the clock. Bad move! McCarthy lands a right hand from hell, dropping Alviso. McCarthy pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cormac McCarthy!
A very excited looking Cormac McCarthy 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.
The defeated Jerome Alviso had this to say: 'My dad and brother are going to kick my ass again when I get home...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zack Allan Jr (ranked 4623 p4p, 436 weight class) and Samuel Cooke (ranked 2955 p4p, 297 weight class). Allan Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Red - Damage. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cooke's choice of entrance music: Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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154 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Allan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Allan Jr pinned against the cage. Allan Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cooke closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Allan Jr to the mat! Allan Jr manages to get full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Allan Jr is on top in guard.
Cooke is pulling down on Allan Jr's head to control his posture.
Allan Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Cooke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allan Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cooke looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Allan Jr keeping full guard, as Cooke tries to pass.
Allan Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cooke defends it easily.
Allan Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Allan Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Allan Jr has momentary wrist control but Cooke slips an elbow through the middle.
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.
Allan Jr keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
Cooke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cooke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cooke preventing the sweep.
Allan Jr keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Allan Jr is on top in guard.
Cooke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Allan Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Allan Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan Jr being controlled here momentarily.
Cooke wants to stand but Allan Jr is controlling the position.
Allan Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cooke working for a triangle but Allan Jr defends it easily.
Allan Jr wants to control from the top but Cooke keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Allan Jr postures up in Cooke's guard and throws a big left but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Allan Jr defends it easily.
Cooke wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Allan Jr is now in half guard.
Allan Jr content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooke tries to get to full guard but Allan Jr has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Cooke dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cooke dives in and grabs Allan Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Allan Jr pushes down on Cooke's head and hops out.
Cooke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allan Jr.
Cooke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Allan Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Allan Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Allan Jr throws the kick towards the body but Cooke avoids it.
Allan Jr is looking to chop away at Cooke's legs.
Allan Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Allan Jr.
Cooke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Allan Jr is looking to improve his position.
Allan Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cooke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke wants to control but Allan Jr is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan Jr wants to improve his position but Cooke is controlling well.
Cooke is pressing down on Allan Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Allan Jr is holding on for now.
Cooke is trying to control the action in half guard but Allan Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cooke lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Allan Jr is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Sweat, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Allan Jr gets full guard.
Cooke throws a big elbow that misses.
Cooke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Samuel Cooke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Allan Jr is pulling down on Cooke's head. It's preventing any offense from Cooke, at least for the moment.
Allan Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooke is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throwing strikes from guard but Allan Jr blocks nicely.
Allan Jr pulls Cooke in close to prevent any damage.
Cooke trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Allan Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Cooke keeping full guard, as Allan Jr tries to pass.
Cooke has his foot on Allan Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Allan Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Allan Jr off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cooke has managed to clinch.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Allan Jr's waist but Allan Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cooke off to one side.
A counter left hand to the body from Allan Jr misses its target.
Cooke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses
and Allan Jr counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Cooke out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Allan Jr is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zack Allan Jr!
Zack Allan Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zach Attack (ranked 4361 p4p, 419 weight class) and Robert Tran (ranked 2272 p4p, 246 weight class). The key to victory for Zach Attack has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zach Attack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Tran!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Attack lands a two punch combo.
Attack 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.
Attack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Attack appears to be looking for a big counter.
Attack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tran counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Attack has Tran pulled in close to control his posture.
Attack keeping moving, preventing Tran from controlling successfully.
Tran is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tran has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tran being controlled here momentarily.
Tran postures up in Attack's guard and throws a big left but Attack blocks it.
Attack will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Attack is looking for a triangle but Tran pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran stopping the sweep attempt from Attack.
Tran connects with a couple of short punches.
Tran cracks Attack with a solid left hand.
Tran postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tran postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Attack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Attack is trying to control the position but Tran postures up.
Tran throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tran postures up and lands a big shot to Attack's brow.
Tran wants to control from the top but Attack keeps moving.
Tran content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tran distracts Attack with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attack can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tran controls the pace.
Tran landing some decent shots from guard.
Tran connects with a couple of short punches.
Attack throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Attack 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.
Tran trying to control but Attack is working from the bottom.
Tran postures up.
Attack tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tran not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran landing some decent shots from guard.
Attack controls Tran momentarily but Tran frees himself.
Tran lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Attack is rocked!
Tran is in close to Attack's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Attack is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tran arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Attack's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Robert Tran!
Robert Tran seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Chatillon (ranked 3601 p4p, 353 weight class) and Esteban San Pedro (ranked 1672 p4p, 190 weight class). San Pedro has chosen Gunman as his entrance music. Esteban San Pedro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thomas Chatillon's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Thomas Chatillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Esteban San Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Pedro lands a jab to the nose.
San Pedro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chatillon moves away from the strike by San Pedro.
San Pedro scores with a body shot.
Chatillon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from San Pedro.
San Pedro scores with a hook.
San Pedro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chatillon's head.
San Pedro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
San Pedro lands with an uppercut that bounces Chatillon off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Thomas Chatillon has been cut.
Esteban San Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
San Pedro dodges the punch combination from Chatillon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chatillon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by San Pedro.
Chatillon misses with an uppercut
and San Pedro counters with a left to the body.
San Pedro misses with a wild body shot.
Chatillon motions for San Pedro to come forward. Chatillon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
San Pedro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
San Pedro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chatillon is rocked!
San Pedro darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Chatillon's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles San Pedro before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Esteban San Pedro!
An out of breath Esteban San Pedro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Fraser (ranked 2994 p4p, 302 weight class) and Rudy Gay (ranked 3535 p4p, 361 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Fraser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rudy Gay!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gay misses the body punch
enabling Fraser to counter with a crisp jab.
Fraser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fraser throws an overhand right that lands on Gay's shoulder, as Gay tries to avoid the shot.
Rudy Gay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fraser throws a jab but it's blocked by Gay.
Gay moves into the clinch.
Fraser has a couple of punches blocked by Gay.
Fraser wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fraser 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.
Fraser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fraser circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fraser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gay fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Fraser misses.
Gay wants to clinch but Fraser slips to the side
enabling Fraser to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fraser moves out of range of the body kick from Gay.
Gay is looking to clinch.
Fraser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gay.
Fraser throws a shot from downtown. Gay moves away and avoids it.
Gay is looking for the big counter here.
Gay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fraser throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gay tries to clinch but Fraser moves out of range.
Fraser throws a big shot that misses.
Gay moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gay.
Fraser takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gay blocking some punches.
Fraser swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fraser misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fraser misses with the head strike.
Gay lands a knee to the head.
Gay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fraser is defending well for now.
Gay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fraser misses with some punches.
Fraser misses with some punches.
Gay working Fraser over with knees to the body.
Fraser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gay tries to clinch up but Fraser circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gay gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fraser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fraser throws a punch but it's blocked by Gay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraser has a couple of punches blocked by Gay.
Gay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fraser's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gay swings wildly with an uppercut but Fraser uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Gay as the two fighters clinch.
Fraser takes a shot to the head.
Gay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fraser prevents a body shot from Gay.
Fraser is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fraser blocks it with crossed arms.
Fraser working hard to break the clinch.
Fraser working aggressively here.
Gay blocking some punches.
Gay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fraser is defending well for now.
Fraser avoids the elbow strike from Gay, against the cage.
Fraser has a couple of punches blocked by Gay.
Gay tries to land a knee to the head but Fraser blocks with his arms.
Gay misses with the head strike.
Fraser misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraser tries to break free but Gay pushes him back against the cage.
Gay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fraser is defending well for now.
Gay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fraser in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Fraser's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fraser is trying to break the clinch but Gay has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fraser's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fraser tries to work over Gay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fraser swings wildly with an uppercut but Gay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fraser working aggressively here.
Gay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fraser misses with the head strike.
Fraser throws a head punch that misses.
Fraser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fraser misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fraser tries to circle away but Gay has him pinned against the cage.
Gay lands a nice elbow.
Gay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gay lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gay tries to land knees in the clinch but Fraser avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gay.
Gay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fraser backwards.
Gay prevents Fraser from breaking the clinch.
Gay looking to throw knees to the head but Fraser is blocking nicely.
Gay blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Gay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gay blocks an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Gay.
Fraser takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hand to the body from Gay.
Fraser misses with some punches.
Fraser wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gay has him pressed against the cage.
Fraser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fraser misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fraser is looking to break free of the clinch but Gay has double underhooks.
Gay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fraser blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fraser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gay moves out of range as Fraser strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rudy Gay will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fraser throws a hook but Gay avoids it easily.
Gay is looking for the big counter here.
Fraser slips a jab and a cross from Gay.
Gay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fraser.
Fraser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gay slips a straight right by Fraser.
Gay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fraser tries to keep at a distance but Gay has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fraser lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gay lands an elbow inside that Fraser shrugs off.
Good body shot from Gay.
Gay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fraser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fraser.
Fraser throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fraser blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Gay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gay blocking some punches.
Rudy Gay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short body shot lands from Gay as the two fighters clinch.
Gay misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fraser stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gay is breathing heavily.
Fraser throws a punch but it's blocked by Gay.
A nice left hand lands by Fraser.
Fraser prevents a body shot from Gay.
Still in the clinch, Fraser scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fraser throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gays head.
Fraser tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fraser scores with a shoulder strike.
Gay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fraser lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fraser has had enough of the clinch but Gay keeps him there for the moment.
Fraser breaks the clinch.
Fraser is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gay slips under a jab from Fraser.
Fraser misses with a straight left.
Fraser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gay.
Fraser swats away the attempt to clinch by Gay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gay slips a jab from Fraser.
Leonard Fraser is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fraser throws a poor cross that misses
and Gay counters with a three punch combo that has Fraser backing up. Fraser nods at Gay to acknowledge the strikes.
Fraser throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Fraser misses.
Gay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fraser waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gay.
Gay follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gay slips under a jab.
Fraser throws a big shot that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gay in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gay slips a jab from Fraser.
Fraser looks to score with a jab to the body but Gay is just out of range.
Fraser misses with a looping right.
Fraser misses with a hook.
Gay tries to clinch there but Fraser circles away.
Gay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fraser scores with a counter punch that sends Gay to the canvas! Fraser smells blood - he's punishing Gay with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Gay has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Fraser!
A relieved looking Leonard Fraser thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Smith (ranked 2882 p4p, 294 weight class) and Vigorio Gonzalez (ranked 2208 p4p, 242 weight class). Jake Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vigorio Gonzalez's chin.
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155 lbs
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159 lbs
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vigorio Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith misses the body punch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Gonzalez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with an uppercut
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Gonzalez lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Gonzalez cracks Smith with a good jab.
Gonzalez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Vigorio Gonzalez has been cut.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Gonzalez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith misses with a hook
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez instigates a clinch.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
A countering left hand to the body from Gonzalez misses.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
Smith slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body.
Gonzalez lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez lands a head shot.
Gonzalez lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vigorio Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vigorio Gonzalez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gonzalez connects with a crisp jab.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith throws a big counter combination but Gonzalez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Smith.
It seemed like Gonzalez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzalez has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Gonzalez tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Smith lands a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vigorio Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez scores with a hook.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Gonzalez.
A jab from Gonzalez finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gonzalez. Gonzalez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Gonzalez lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith lands a jab.
Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
Gonzalez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Gonzalez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gonzalez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Gonzalez finds it's target.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Gonzalez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gonzalez thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Smith looks to land a combination. Gonzalez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gonzalez is rocked!
Gonzalez clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vigorio Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vigorio Gonzalez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice cross by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gonzalez catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gonzalez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gonzalez lands with a shot to the body.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gonzalez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith misses with a right hand
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez's corner calls for a 1-2. Gonzalez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gonzalez tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gonzalez connects with a looping right hand.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith tests Gonzalez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Smith lands.
Gonzalez is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gonzalez scores with a jab.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Jab from Gonzalez.
Smith scores with a jab.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a counter combo.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gonzalez moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Gonzalez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Vigorio Gonzalez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gonzalez.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Gonzalez scores with a four punch combination!
Jake Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Gonzalez lands a right hook to the body.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vigorio Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzalez 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vigorio Gonzalez!
During a confident post fight interview, Vigorio Gonzalez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Bishop (ranked 1161 p4p, 136 weight class) and Jeremy Heathen (ranked 1403 p4p, 162 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Krept & Konan - Don't Waste My Time. Heathen has chosen Twenty One Pilots - Heathens as his entrance music. Jackson Bishop could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeremy Heathen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Bishop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Heathen!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heathen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
Heathen throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Bishop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heathen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heathen.
Heathen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bishop throws out the jab.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heathen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heathen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Heathen throws a shot from downtown. Bishop moves away and avoids it.
Heathen closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Bishop.
Bishop drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bishop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heathen backwards.
Heathen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heathens head.
Heathen lands with a light punch inside.
Bishop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Heathen.
Heathen misses with the head strike.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Heathen.
Heathen working aggressively here.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heathen lands with a short shot to the head.
Bishop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heathen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heathen misses with the head strike.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heathen lands a right hand.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Heathen.
Bishop is looking to control Heathen's arms but Heathen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bishop has his back to the cage.
Heathen takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Heathen can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Bishop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heathen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop looking for a takedown.
Heathen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bishop.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Heathen - that landed with a thud.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heathen backwards.
Heathen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Heathen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heathen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Heathen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heathen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bishop seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heathen can turn it around.
Heathen working aggressively here.
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of Heathen backwards.
Still in the clinch, Heathen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bishop misses with a knee strike.
Heathen blocks an uppercut.
Heathen misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Heathen after a bit of a struggle.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Heathen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop can't get the takedown.
Heathen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
A short right from Heathen.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Heathen controls the action.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Heathen is leaning against Bishop and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Heathen.
Heathen pushes Bishop back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Heathen cracks Bishop with a nice body shot.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Heathen prevents the takedown attempt.
Heathen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heathen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heathen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heathen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Heathen controls the action.
Heathen can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heathen's elbow.
Heathen tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heathen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heathen lands a hook that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Heathen controls the action.
Heathen blocking some punches.
Bishop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heathen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bishop lands a right hand.
Heathen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heathen.
Heathen misses with some punches.
Heathen lands a body punch.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heathen gets underhooks to prevent Bishop's takedown attempt.
Bishop tries to score a body lock takedown but Heathen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Heathen blocking some punches.
Heathen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Bishop can't get the takedown.
Heathen working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Bishop blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Heathen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Heathen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heathen.
A short right from Heathen.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heathen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Heathen throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Bishop.
Heathen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bishop looks for a takedown but Heathen sprawls well.
Heathen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heathen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Heathen ducks down to avoid it.
Heathen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heathen looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heathen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
Bishop slips under a jab.
A big left from Heathen misses.
Heathen misses with a looping right.
It looked like Bishop was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heathen.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heathen tries to counter with a clinch but Bishop shakes him off and moves away.
Bishop darts in looking for a takedown but Heathen gets double underhooks and turns Bishop into the cage.
Heathen wants to counter the offense by Bishop and move into the clinch position.
Bishop walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heathen misses with the head strike.
Heathen misses with a punch on the inside.
Heathen gets through Bishop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bishop looking to stall.
Heathen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heathen blocking some punches.
Heathen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bishop looking to slow down the pace here.
Heathen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heathen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
A short right from Heathen on the inside.
Heathen lands a hook that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Heathen takes a shot to the head.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Jeremy Heathen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Heathen lands with a light punch inside.
Heathen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heathen tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Heathen back against the cage.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Heathen avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Heathen throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Heathen.
Heathen misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heathen tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heathen tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop takes a shot to the head.
Heathen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heathen lands with a left to the head.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heathen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heathen throws a head punch that misses.
Heathen misses with the head strike.
Heathen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bishop can't get the takedown.
Heathen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Heathen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heathen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heathen.
Heathen pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heathen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Heathen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heathen lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Heathen misses with some punches.
Heathen misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heathen lands with a left to the head.
Heathen pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heathen lands a right hand.
Heathen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heathen's elbow.
Bishop taking a breather.
Heathen misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bishop wants a takedown but no success here.
Heathen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Heathen is working Bishop over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Heathen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bishop is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Heathen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Heathen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bishop in his tracks.
Oh Bishop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bishop moves in looking to clinch but Heathen pushes him off.
Bishop seems to have got his legs back now.
Bishop drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Heathen throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot.
Bishop throws an off balance right hand
and Heathen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heathen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Heathen stuns Bishop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heathen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bishop staying out of range there.
Heathen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Heathen moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Heathen misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop closes the distance and clinches.
Bishop gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bishop is looking to take a break and control but Heathen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Heathen gets back to full guard.
Bishop looking to pass the guard.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Heathen keeps moving.
Heathen wants to stand up but Bishop is controlling him.
Bishop being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heathen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bishop manages to get himself to full guard.
Heathen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bishop lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bishop in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bishop trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Heathen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heathen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Heathen cracks Bishop with a solid left hand.
Bishop controls Heathen momentarily but Heathen frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heathen trying to move into half guard but instead Bishop has managed to sweep!
Heathen has his hands on Bishop's head, controlling the position.
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heathen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bishop stopping the sweep attempt from Heathen.
Bishop slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Heathen is not content to let Bishop control the position.
Heathen wants to control but Bishop postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heathen tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Heathen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Heathen is trying to get back to full guard.
Bishop moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Heathen.
Heathen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bishop asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bishop working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jeremy Heathen just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Danga de danga de dang - Heathen scores with a four punch combination!
Heathen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Heathen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
A head kick by Bishop misses
and Heathen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Heathen to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop is looking to clinch.
Heathen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bishop.
Heathen slips under a jab from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a hook
and Heathen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heathen misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heathen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Heathen misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop sizes up Heathen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jeremy Heathen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Heathen.
Heathen misses with the combination.
A shot to the body from Bishop misses
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good exchange - Bishop coming out on top.
Heathen moves out of range of the strikes.
Heathen blocks a jab.
Heathen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bishop misses with a hook. Heathen ducked under it nicely.
Heathen closes the distance but Bishop moves to the side
and Bishop counters with a nice uppercut.
Bishop misses the jab.
Heathen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heathen instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heathen blocks an uppercut.
Heathen lands a nice uppercut.
Heathen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heathen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Bishop.
Bishop tries a body shot but Heathen blocks it.
Heathen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bishop is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Heathen to the mat. Heathen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Heathen wants to control but Bishop passes easily into half guard.
Heathen won't allow Bishop to pass to mount.
Heathen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bishop is looking to take a break and control but Heathen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop working over Heathen with some ground and pound. Heathen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Heathen is trying to stand back up but Bishop is controlling him
Bishop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heathen keeps working.
Bishop missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Heathen wants to control but Bishop is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Heathen kicks Bishop off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heathen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bishop's sensitive parts.
Heathen misses with an uppercut.
Bishop misses the body punch
and Heathen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop tries to bum rush Heathen with a series of wild strikes but Heathen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heathen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bishop. Bishop circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heathen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heathen misses with a double jab.
Bishop swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bishop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heathen counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Heathen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bishop scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heathen in his tracks.
Heathen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heathen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bishop. Bishop circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice shot lands for Bishop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Heathen dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Heathen misses.
Bishop with a jab.
Nice jab there from Bishop.
Bishop pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Heathen back to the cage. Bishop follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Heathen throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Heathen slips a jab from Bishop.
Heathen misses the jab.
Bishop throws a lazy uppercut
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
A left and a right from Bishop both land. Nice combination.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heathen.
Bishop moves in looking to clinch but Heathen pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heathen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bishop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop scores with a sloppy right hand. Heathen should have avoided that one.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Heathen's shoulder, as Heathen tries to avoid the shot.
Heathen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Heathen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heathen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Bishop connects with a single shot there.
Heathen lands a jab to the head.
Heathen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Bishop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heathen's head.
Heathen lands a nice hook to Bishop's body. Bishop takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heathen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bishop's hands.
Bishop is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Heathen throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Bishop misses with a hook. Heathen ducked under it nicely.
Jackson Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop shoots in and drives through. Heathen sprawls well.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Heathen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heathen.
Good standup being displayed there by Heathen as he connects with a hook.
Bishop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Heathen clinches up against the cage.
Bishop is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Heathen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Heathen can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Heathen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bishop goes for a takedown in the clinch but Heathen prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heathen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Heathen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heathen misses with a punch to the body.
Heathen blocks an uppercut.
Bishop pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bishop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heathen lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Heathen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heathen.
Heathen throws a head punch that misses.
Heathen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heathen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heathen pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jeremy Heathen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Heathen fails to land.
Heathen lands with a light punch inside.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heathen's elbow.
Heathen gets through Bishop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heathen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heathen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heathen gets underhooks to prevent Bishop's takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bishop.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Heathen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bishop lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heathen wants to get back to full guard.
Bishop misses with a head shot. Heathen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Heathen seems keen to control Bishop's posture.
Heathen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Heathen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeremy Heathen.
I've got Heathen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Heathen!
Jeremy Heathen is the new lightweight champion!
Jeremy Heathen took some time post fight to say the following; 'I want the 145 lbs strap now. Make it happen. I'll fight in two weight classes. I'll fight every two weeks if I have to. Let's set it up boss. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aron Karlsson (ranked 987 p4p, 121 weight class) and Maatia Supuaga (ranked 2095 p4p, 232 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Supuaga's choice of entrance music: Wanna Taki Taki. Aron Karlsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aron Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maatia Supuaga!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson lands a jab to Supuaga's midsection.
Supuaga clinches up with Karlsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Supuaga lands a hook that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Supuaga misses with some punches.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Supuaga blocks it.
Karlsson lands a right hand.
Supuaga is pressed up against the cage. Karlsson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Supuaga down to the mat. Supuaga avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Supuaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karlsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Supuaga in his tracks.
Maatia Supuaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Supuaga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Supuaga tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Supuaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Supuaga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Supuaga controls his hands.
Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
Karlsson tries to work over Supuaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karlsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Supuaga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Supuaga misses with a punch to the body.
Supuaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Karlsson controls his hands.
Supuaga has Karlsson pushed against the cage.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karlsson misses with a body punch.
Karlsson digs a right hand into Supuaga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Supuaga's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karlsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Supuaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Supuaga takes a shot to the head.
Supuaga gets through Karlsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Supuaga presses Karlsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Supuaga misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Supuaga fails to land.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Supuaga controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Supuaga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Supuaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Supuaga is leaning against Karlsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karlsson cracks Supuaga with a nice body shot.
A short right from Karlsson on the inside.
Karlsson misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karlsson swings for the body but Supuaga moves out of range.
Supuaga throws out a counter right but Karlsson avoids it with no problem.
Supuaga takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Supuaga.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Supuaga prevents a body shot from Karlsson.
A head punch on the inside from Supuaga fails to land.
Karlsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Supuaga backwards.
Karlsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Supuaga backwards.
Supuaga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Supuaga blocks it.
Karlsson lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Karlsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Karlsson scores with a shot to the side of Supuaga's head.
Karlsson lands a shot to the body.
Supuaga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson lands with a right to the head.
Karlsson keeps control of Supuaga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karlsson misses with some punches.
Supuaga blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson gets through Supuaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Supuaga prevents a body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson breaks from the clinch.
Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Supuaga wants to clinch up but Karlsson keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Karlsson misses the target.
Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Supuaga.
Karlsson sets himself, and Supuaga steps forward looking for the clinch! Karlsson avoids it this time.
Supuaga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karlsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Supuaga doesn't seem bothered though.
Supuaga tries to clinch
and Karlsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Supuaga has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Karlsson works his way into side control.
Karlsson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Supuaga is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Karlsson has hold of Supuaga's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Supuaga tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Karlsson cranks the arm and Supuaga screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Supuaga, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Aron Karlsson!
Aron Karlsson took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'In your dreams homie. In your dreams'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Ekaku (ranked 758 p4p, 94 weight class) and Chester Jones (ranked 627 p4p, 76 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshi Ekaku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chester Jones!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekaku lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Ekaku throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Ekaku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Ekaku throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones slips a straight right by Ekaku.
Ekaku bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jones defending well as Ekaku loads up on a big left hand.
Ekaku ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ekaku has time to react.
Ekaku lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Chester Jones has been cut.
Ekaku throws a lazy body kick
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
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!
Jones throws a body punch but Ekaku moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ekaku.
Ekaku ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Ekaku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ekaku ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ekaku sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Ekaku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekaku manages to avoid it.
Ekaku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves away from the strike by Ekaku.
Jones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ekaku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ekaku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Hiroshi Ekaku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ekaku throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ekaku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ekaku looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
Jones pushing down on Ekaku's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ekaku won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Ekaku tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Ekaku is working hard here to advance position.
Ekaku trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Well, if Jones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
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.
Jones trying to control the action but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
Jones tries to pass to full mount but Ekaku defends it.
Ekaku is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big right from Ekaku misses.
Ekaku throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Ekaku does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Hiroshi Ekaku will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chester Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Ekaku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Ekaku misses with the body kick
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ekaku looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Ekaku goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hiroshi Ekaku is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ekaku needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ekaku.
It appears Ekaku was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekaku is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Ekaku's head but Ekaku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ekaku.
Ekaku fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Ekaku's ribs.
Ekaku throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ekaku defends it well.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ekaku rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Ekaku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ekaku is looking to counter punch.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ekaku.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ekaku.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Ekaku pushes him off.
Ekaku misses with a looping right.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Ekaku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ekaku misses the jab.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Ekaku throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Ekaku takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ekaku lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ekaku.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekaku connects with a body shot.
Ekaku cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ekaku changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Jones misses.
Ekaku misses with a straight right.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ekaku stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones moves to clinch but Ekaku breaks away
enabling Ekaku to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ekaku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku swinging wildly here.
Ekaku scores with a jab.
Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ekaku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ekaku pulls Jones in to control the position.
Ekaku controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Ekaku seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ekaku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushing down on Ekaku's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones controlling the action here.
Ekaku moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ekaku controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Ekaku dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chester Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ekaku.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ekaku at a distance.
Ekaku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ekaku cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones staying out of range there.
Ekaku misses with a looping left.
Ekaku throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ekaku.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekaku is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones trying to control but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
Ekaku has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Ekaku is keeping the position.
Ekaku trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones trying to control but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ekaku haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ekaku to score with a decent uppercut.
Ekaku throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ekaku cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Hiroshi Ekaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones thuds a left hand into Ekaku's body.
A lazy body kick from Ekaku
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jones is trying to control. Ekaku wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ekaku wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Ekaku moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ekaku trying to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones trying to control but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ekaku.
Jones feints the counter takedown.
Ekaku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Ekaku's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ekaku tries to improve position but can't.
Ekaku is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ekaku wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jones in particular looking to stall.
Jones trying to control the action but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Chester Jones just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Chester Jones's cut.
That's time! Ekaku's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekaku is just out of range.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ekaku!
Ekaku wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones trying to control the position but Ekaku is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Ekaku's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ekaku seems a little lost for a moment, as Jones dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ekaku is not content to let Jones control the position.
Ekaku gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ekaku has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Ekaku gets back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Jones trying to control but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
Ekaku is trying to keep Jones in close.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ekaku as he jumps to the side.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ekaku moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Ekaku misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Ekaku as he connects with a hook.
Ekaku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ekaku takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones lands a jab to Ekaku's midsection.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Ekaku circles away.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ekaku throws a head kick that misses
and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ekaku's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones wants to control from the top but Ekaku keeps moving.
Ekaku has control of Jones's left arm, preventing Jones from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones stays in close to Ekaku's body and controls the position.
Ekaku looking for subs off his back but Jones has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ekaku is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chester Jones dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Chester Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Ekaku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Ekaku moves away from the strike by Jones.
Ekaku scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones swings for the body but Ekaku moves out of range.
As Jones backs away, Ekaku returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jones throws a jab when Ekaku was well out of range.
Ekaku takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ekaku lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ekaku.
Ekaku misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Ekaku misses.
Jones takes a swing at Ekaku's ribcage but misses.
Ekaku throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Ekaku scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swings for the body but Ekaku moves out of range.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ekaku.
Ekaku misses with a hook.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ekaku stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ekaku wants it to stay on the feet.
Ekaku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Ekaku fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Jones is rocked!
Ekaku throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Ekaku finish him?
Ekaku is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ekaku looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ekaku is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Ekaku keeps moving.
Ekaku throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Ekaku is trying is best to control the position here.
Chester Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ekaku wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Ekaku manages to get to full guard.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
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.
Ekaku pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ekaku tries to land a body kick
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ekaku punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Ekaku throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones misses the body punch
letting Ekaku counter with a right hand.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ekaku throws out the jab.
Jones is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Decent striking displayed by Ekaku there.
Jones works Ekaku's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Ekaku showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ekaku 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Ekaku!
Hiroshi Ekaku is the new featherweight champion!
Hiroshi Ekaku seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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