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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karnak Lao (ranked 23749 p4p, 689 weight class) and Chris Davis (ranked 25465 p4p, 712 weight class). 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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159 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Karnak Lao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Davis!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis clinches up with Lao and pushes him back against the cage.
Lao is working for takedown but Davis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Davis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Davis lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Karnak Lao has been cut.
Davis connects with a knee to the head.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Davis lands a damaging elbow.
Davis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lao's defenses.
Davis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lao's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Davis.
Davis lands a nice elbow.
Lao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lao is rocked!
Karnak Lao's cut is getting worse.
Davis lands an elbow just above Lao 's eye.
Oh Lao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Davis is pressed up against the cage. Lao has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Davis down to the mat. Davis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karnak Lao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Lao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Davis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lao takes an elbow to the temple.
Karnak Lao's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Davis pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Lao! Davis unloads with more strikes and Lao sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Davis!
Chris Davis gave a mention to Phantom Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dax Baxter (ranked 5762 p4p, 251 weight class) and Ondrej Plesoun (ranked 6182 p4p, 264 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dax Baxter has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dax Baxter seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dax Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ondrej Plesoun!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter scores with a nice strike.
Sloppy strikes from Baxter. Those never looked like landing.
Baxter looks to land a combination but Plesoun avoids it well.
Baxter scores with the left hand. Plesoun knows he should have avoided that one.
Baxter 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.
Baxter lands with an overhand left.
Baxter scores with a body shot.
Baxter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Plesoun on the side of the head.
Baxter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Baxter tries to land a leg kick but Plesoun saw it coming and moves away.
Plesoun tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jab by Baxter.
Baxter stalks Plesoun and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Plesoun's face. Plesoun staggers backwards, shaken.
Dax Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Plesoun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baxter lands with a right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baxter.
Plesoun is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baxter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Plesoun gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baxter.
Plesoun goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Plesoun misses with a looping right.
Baxter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Plesoun looks winded!
Baxter stuns Plesoun with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter with a nice cross.
Baxter closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Plesoun quickly recovers to half guard.
Baxter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Plesoun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baxter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baxter throwing shots but Plesoun is blocking nicely.
Baxter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baxter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Plesoun has hold of Baxter's hands but Baxter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baxter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Plesoun's head.
Baxter controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baxter is controlling the pace.
Baxter drops an elbow to the side of Plesoun's head.
Plesoun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baxter is nestled in close to Plesoun, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Baxter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baxter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baxter working the head and body with strikes.
Baxter working the head and body with strikes.
Still in half guard, Baxter seems content to control.
Baxter lands with a punch from half guard.
Baxter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Baxter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Plesoun on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Baxter controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Baxter connects with a nice short shot to Plesoun's temple.
Baxter trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter lands with a punch from half guard.
Baxter has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Baxter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Baxter lands a heavy elbow.
Baxter lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baxter content just to control the position here.
Baxter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dax Baxter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baxter scores with a sloppy right hand. Plesoun should have avoided that one.
A left lands for Baxter.
Baxter throws a leg kick but Plesoun sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baxter blocks the body kick.
Baxter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Plesoun scores with a kick to the body.
Plesoun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baxter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Plesoun to the ground. Baxter is now in Plesoun's guard.
Baxter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Plesoun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Baxter controls the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Baxter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Plesoun is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter working some strikes from top position.
Baxter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter throws a big right hand that misses.
Baxter distracts Plesoun with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baxter pushes down on Plesoun's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Plesoun taking some punishment here, with Baxter in his half guard.
Baxter throwing shots but Plesoun is blocking nicely.
Baxter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Baxter trying to control the pace.
Baxter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baxter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plesoun can do to turn this around?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Baxter in particular looking to stall.
Baxter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter lands with a punch from half guard.
Baxter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Baxter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Plesoun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baxter working over Plesoun with some ground and pound. Plesoun looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Baxter working Plesoun over with strikes.
Baxter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Baxter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Plesoun defending well though.
Baxter is taking a breather. Plesoun says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Baxter is nestled in close to Plesoun, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Plesoun with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Baxter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Plesoun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Plesoun has hold of Baxter's hands but Baxter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Well, if Baxter 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.
Plesoun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baxter is taking a breather. Plesoun says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Baxter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Plesoun's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Baxter lands strikes from half guard.
Plesoun has hold of Baxter's hands but Baxter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baxter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Baxter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baxter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dax Baxter dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Plesoun closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baxter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baxter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Baxter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Baxter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Baxter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Plesoun has momentary wrist control but Baxter slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plesoun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baxter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baxter stays in close to Plesoun's body and controls the position.
Baxter landing some decent shots from guard.
Plesoun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Baxter landing with the ground and pound.
Baxter is in close to Plesoun's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Baxter trying to control the position from guard on top but Plesoun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baxter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baxter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Baxter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baxter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baxter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baxter throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Baxter both land. Nice combination.
Baxter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice shot by Baxter.
Plesoun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baxter lands with a nice body punch.
Baxter tests Plesoun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baxter lands with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Baxter.
Baxter throws a combination. Plesoun tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baxter lands with a right hand.
Baxter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baxter.
Baxter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Baxter jabs at Plesoun's body.
Baxter lands with a right hand.
Baxter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Plesoun eats them both and turns towards Baxter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Baxter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plesoun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baxter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Baxter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Baxter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baxter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Baxter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dax Baxter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baxter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dax Baxter!
Dax Baxter 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 Logan Reid (ranked 6902 p4p, 572 weight class) and Joey Diaz (ranked 9005 p4p, 643 weight class). Reid comes to the cage accompanied by Way Down We Go. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Helsinki, Logan Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Diaz! Reid is out on his feet! Diaz rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Reid is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Reid is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Diaz!
A very excited looking Joey Diaz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keon Fazeli (ranked 4745 p4p, 485 weight class) and Tieree Joints (ranked 7881 p4p, 604 weight class). Fazeli's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, God's Plan. Tieree Joints will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keon Fazeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tieree Joints!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joints stuffs the takedown.
Fazeli tries for a takedown but Joints circles away easily
and Joints counters with a big head kick but Fazeli shrugs it off.
Fazeli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joints drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fazeli defends it well.
Joints misses with a takedown attempt - Fazeli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Joints looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joints defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fazeli.
Joints throws a big counter head kick but Fazeli avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keon Fazeli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fazeli fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fazeli shoots in and drives through. Joints sprawls well.
Joints tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fazeli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joints shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Joints showed some decent athleticism there.
Fazeli manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazeli manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Joints on his heels. He'll look to pass Joints's guard now, I'm sure.
Joints is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fazeli is controlling him.
Fazeli passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Joints is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fazeli's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fazeli is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Joints reverses the position - he's now on top in Fazeli's guard.
Fazeli has Joints pulled in close to control his posture.
Joints is working Fazeli over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazeli 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.
Joints trying to control but Fazeli is working from the bottom.
Fazeli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joints passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joints working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fazeli manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Joints seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Fazeli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Joints is working away from the top position though.
Fazeli kicks off Joints and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazeli darts in and clinches Joints up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Joints fails to land.
Fazeli jumps guard but Joints stands there with Fazeli around his waist. Fazeli gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Joints is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Joints tries to pull guard but Fazeli holds him up against the cage and eventually Joints drops back down to his feet.
Joints with a knee to the head.
Fazeli is trying to drag Joints to the mat but Joints just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fazeli has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Joints is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joints goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fazeli prevents it.
Fazeli has Joints pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Joints manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Joints can't get the takedown.
Fazeli is working for takedown but Joints is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fazeli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joints has him pressed against the cage.
Joints is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fazeli can't fight it off and eventually Joints manages to take the fight to the floor. Fazeli looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fazeli pushes Joints off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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 Keon Fazeli will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Joints or perhaps it was just good defense by Fazeli, which made it look bad.
Fazeli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fazeli fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Joints sprawls well initially but Fazeli persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fazeli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Joints's head.
Joints trying to control from the bottom.
Fazeli is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fazeli works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joints struggling a bit here.
Fazeli moves into full mount!
Joints tries to lock up and control but Fazeli gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazeli lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Keon Fazeli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fazeli content just to control the position here.
Fazeli has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Joints is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Fazeli with shots to the head and body - Joints looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fazeli jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Joints manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Fazeli trying to control the action but Joints is working from the bottom.
Joints being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joints tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fazeli tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fazeli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joints can do to turn this around?
Fazeli stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fazeli fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Joints to the ground. Fazeli is now in Joints's guard.
Our spies down at at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym inform us that Joints has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fazeli looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazeli sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fazeli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joints swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fazeli looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Joints controls Fazeli momentarily but Fazeli frees himself.
Fazeli is pushing down on Joints's leg trying to pass to half guard. Joints is fighting to maintain full guard but Fazeli has managed to sneak the leg through.
Joints actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fazeli is looking to take a break and control but Joints is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fazeli moves into full mount! Joints won't be happy about that!
Fazeli wants to control the pace but Joints is squirming around nicely.
Fazeli lands a heavy elbow.
Joints defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fazeli.
Fazeli scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fazeli seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Joints is holding on tight.
Fazeli content just to control the position here.
Fazeli trying to control but Joints is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keon Fazeli dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fazeli feints and as Joints raises his hands in defense, Fazeli changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fazeli trying to control but Joints is working from the bottom.
Fazeli gets to his feet - Joints follows without any prompting.
Joints stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Joints wants it to stay on the feet.
Fazeli fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fazeli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joints looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joints stuffs the takedown attempt from Fazeli. Fazeli gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keon Fazeli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fazeli shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Joints as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazeli shoots in for a takedown but Joints shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joints tries to counter with a clinch but Fazeli shakes him off and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fazeli misses with a takedown attempt - Joints sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fazeli swats away the attempt to clinch by Joints.
Fazeli tries to keep at a distance but Joints has taken the fight into the clinch.
Joints tries a body shot but Fazeli blocks it.
Fazeli drops down looking for an ankle pick but Joints pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fazeli fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazeli shoots for a takedown but Joints saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Joints wants to counter the offense by Fazeli and move into the clinch position.
Fazeli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joints wants to counter the offense by Fazeli and move into the clinch position.
Joints shoots in for a double leg but Fazeli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Joints clinches up with Fazeli and pushes him back against the cage.
Joints misses with the head strike.
Joints gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fazeli.
Joints drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joints looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fazeli got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joints has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fazeli has managed to get both his arms back between Joints's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazeli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fazeli postures up in Joints's guard and throws a big left but Joints blocks it.
Joints wants to sweep here but Fazeli controlling him for the moment.
Fazeli has gone for a leg lock! Joints slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fazeli's guard.
Joints trying to control the position from guard on top but Fazeli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fazeli manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Joints tries to land a knee to the head but Fazeli blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joints is trying to pull guard but Fazeli has him pressed against the cage.
Fazeli is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fazeli is trying to break the clinch but Joints has him pressed against the cage.
Fazeli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joints breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fazeli dives in for a single leg takedown but Joints sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fazeli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joints manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fazeli or perhaps it was just good defense by Joints, which made it look bad.
Tieree Joints has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keon Fazeli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fazeli gets the takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tieree Joints comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fazeli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fiyero Lermontov (ranked 9343 p4p, 653 weight class) and Aie Thai (ranked 9188 p4p, 650 weight class). Fiyero Lermontov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aie Thai's chin.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fiyero Lermontov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aie Thai!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai is looking to clinch but Lermontov is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lermontov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thai.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Lermontov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Lermontov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thai connects with an inside leg kick.
Thai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lermontov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Lermontov counter with a right hand.
Thai lands a right hook to the body.
Thai throws a sloppy head kick and Lermontov moves out of range easily.
Thai has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thai staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lermontov moves into range and clinches up with Thai.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lermontov misses with a body punch.
Lermontov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thai is trying to maintain a safe position but Lermontov gets an underhook and turns Thai into the cage.
Thai trying to stall but Lermontov improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lermontov scores with a shoulder strike.
Lermontov lands a shoulder strike.
Lermontov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thai or not.
Lermontov managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lermontov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lermontov blocks an elbow strike from Thai.
Lermontov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lermontov counters with a stiff right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Lermontov as he connects with a hook.
Thai is rocked!
Aie Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai throws a sloppy head kick
and Lermontov counters with a big right hand! Oh Thai is in trouble here! Lermontov follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fiyero Lermontov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xander Draven (ranked 4854 p4p, 488 weight class) and Nazim Bardakci (ranked 4057 p4p, 421 weight class). Draven comes to the cage accompanied by The Bombshell - Powerman 5000. Bardakci is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Edis - Çok Çok. Nazim Bardakci has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Xander Draven's chin.
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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 St Petersburg, Xander Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nazim Bardakci!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Draven enables Bardakci to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Draven manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bardakci is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Draven is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Draven has escaped and now he's on top!
Bardakci seems keen to control Draven's posture.
Bardakci isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Draven stacks Bardakci on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Draven!
Bardakci manages to get back to half guard.
Bardakci is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bardakci is looking to improve his position.
Draven throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bardakci is staying active underneath Draven, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardakci is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Draven's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Draven's back!
Draven knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bardakci on the ground.
Draven preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bardakci.
Draven is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bardakci gets his way!
Bardakci is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Draven has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Bardakci has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Draven! Can he survive? No! He's out! Bardakci gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nazim Bardakci!
A very excited looking Nazim Bardakci rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Xander Draven stepped up to the mic, saying 'I let my fans down, this won't happen again'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Chang (ranked 5417 p4p, 241 weight class) and Igoramma Estionilita (ranked 6849 p4p, 289 weight class). Igoramma Estionilita will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igoramma Estionilita!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Chang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chang ducks under a wild hook from Estionilita.
It appears Chang was looking to counter with a kick there.
Chang misses with a body kick.
Chang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Estionilita throws a sloppy head kick and Chang moves out of range easily.
Chang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Estionilita misses with a right hand
and Chang counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Estionilita darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Estionilita.
Estionilita walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chang.
Chang misses with a body shot.
Estionilita swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Estionilita, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Estionilita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chang takes one on the button.
Chang misses with a body kick.
Estionilita lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chang circles away quickly and effectively.
Chang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Estionilita's calf.
Estionilita throws a head kick that misses.
Chang throws a quick counter head kick but Estionilita was just out of range.
Chang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estionilita moves out of range of the body kick from Chang.
Chang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Estionilita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Estionilita falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chang counters with a leg kick.
Chang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Estionilita is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters circling - Estionilita throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Estionilita misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Igoramma Estionilita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Estionilita misses
and Chang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Estionilita looks winded!
Chang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Estionilita can't break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chang lands an elbow inside.
Chang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Estionilita is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chang with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estionilita wants to get back to striking at distance but Chang won't allow it.
Chang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Estionilita is trying to force a seperation but Chang has the dominant position.
Estionilita is trying to push Chang away but Chang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Estionilita wants to break the clinch but can't.
Estionilita tries to break the clinch but Chang is controlling the position.
Estionilita manages to break the clinch.
Chang moves into the clinch.
Estionilita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Estionilita is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Chang misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Chang.
Estionilita tries a head kick but it misses.
Chang tries to land a front kick but Estionilita steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Estionilita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chang looks for the body kick but Estionilita saw that one coming.
Estionilita is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Estionilita throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Estionilita moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chang moves into the clinch.
Estionilita takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chang lands a damaging elbow.
Chang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Estionilita wants to break free but Chang has control.
A shot in the inside from Chang.
Estionilita tries to circle away but Chang has him pinned against the cage.
Estionilita wants to break free but Chang has control.
Chang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Estionilita manages to break the clinch.
Estionilita throws a combination. Chang tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Estionilita avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Estionilita.
Estionilita on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chang avoids the head kick by Estionilita.
Chang throws a right hand that Estionilita ducks under and follows up with a left that Estionilita also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Estionilita there.
Chang is looking to land body kicks.
Crunch! Chang slams his shin into Estionilita's torso.
Chang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chang dodges the punch combination from Estionilita.
Chang blocks a head kick by Estionilita.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Estionilita's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Estionilita works the jab nicely.
Estionilita throws a head kick that Chang semi-blocks.
Chang is rocked!
Chang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Chang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Estionilita avoids a kick to the body.
Estionilita throws a sloppy head kick and Chang moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Estionilita misses
and Chang counters with a good low kick that Estionilita was not able to check.
Estionilita throws a head kick that misses
and Chang counters with a stiff right hand.
Estionilita slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crunch! Chang slams his shin into Estionilita's torso.
Estionilita misses with a body kick.
Chang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Estionilita.
Chang connects with a leg kick. Estionilita looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Estionilita slips a straight right by Chang.
Estionilita looks to land a right hand but Chang moved out of range.
Chang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Estionilita stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Estionilita throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Estionilita throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chang scores with a nice body kick.
Chang tries a head kick but it misses.
Mike Chang is winning the standup battle so far.
Estionilita is breathing heavily.
Chang pushes Estionilita away with a front kick.
Chang just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Estionilita throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mike Chang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chang scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Estionilita.
Estionilita might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crunch! Chang slams his shin into Estionilita's torso.
Chang cracks the inside of Estionilita's front leg.
Chang connects with a looping right hand.
Estionilita throws a head kick that misses
and Chang counters with a nice body kick.
Estionilita tries a head kick but it misses.
Good shot there by Estionilita.
Estionilita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chang throwing a counter right hand but Estionilita manages to avoid it.
Chang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Estionilita if he has to take too many more of those.
Chang closes the distance and clinches.
Chang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Estionilita can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chang scores with a hook to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Estionilita's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Estionilita.
Estionilita throws a head kick that misses.
Estionilita displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Estionilita takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chang misses with a series of wild punches.
Chang misses with an uppercut. Estionilita saw that one coming.
Chang rushes Estionilita and presses him up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Chang.
Chang lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Chang.
Estionilita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Estionilita throws the left hand but Chang avoids the punch easily.
Estionilita looks to land a left hand but Chang moved out of range nicely.
Estionilita misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Chang misses the target.
Estionilita tries a head kick but it misses.
Estionilita has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Estionilita's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Estionilita.
A big right from Estionilita misses.
Nice body kick there by Chang.
Estionilita tries a head kick but it misses.
Chang looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Chang delivers a nice body kick.
Estionilita misses with a hook. Chang ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Chang was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chang lands a slapping body shot.
Chang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Estionilita will feel that in the morning.
Chang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chang swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang throws a head kick but Estionilita moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Estionilita. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Estionilita.
Estionilita tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Estionilita throws a sloppy head kick and Chang moves out of range easily.
Estionilita defending well as Chang loads up on a big left hand.
Estionilita throws a sloppy head kick and Chang moves out of range easily.
Estionilita lands with a right hand.
Chang lands with a shot to the body.
Estionilita throws a jab but it's blocked by Chang.
Estionilita just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChang.
Chang scores with a leg kick.
Estionilita throws a nice head kick!
Estionilita tries to keep at a distance but Chang has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Estionilita is trying to force a seperation but Chang has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Chang dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Estionilita scores with a decent looking hook.
Estionilita on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Estionilita gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chang.
Estionilita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chang misses with a head kick.
Chang takes the fight into the clinch.
Chang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Estionilita throws a hook but Chang avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chang. That's going to slow Estionilita down.
Chang looks to land a combination but Estionilita avoids it well.
Estionilita scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Estionilita throws a head kick but Chang moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chang throws a sloppy head kick and Estionilita moves out of range easily.
Chang throws a leg kick which misses Estionilita's front leg but catches the back leg as Estionilita tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang avoids the head kick by Estionilita.
Chang has managed to clinch.
Chang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Estionilita wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Estionilita working hard to break the clinch.
Estionilita tries to break the clinch but Chang is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chang.
Chang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Chang.
Estionilita is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chang.
Chang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Estionilita is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estionilita looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Estionilita wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Estionilita is trying to push Chang away but Chang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chang lands a nice shot to the body.
Mike Chang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Estionilita avoids the head kick by Chang.
Crunch! Chang slams his shin into Estionilita's torso.
Chang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chang throws a sloppy head kick and Estionilita moves out of range easily.
Estionilita throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chang counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chang slips under a jab.
Chang tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chang!
Estionilita misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chang lands a front kick.
A head kick misses from Estionilita.
Chang is looking to counter the offense by Estionilita and move into the clinch.
Mike Chang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estionilita throws the left hand but Chang avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chang. That's going to slow Estionilita down.
Estionilita lands with an uppercut that bounces Chang off the cage and back into range.
Chang blocks the body kick.
Estionilita goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Estionilita throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Estionilita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chang lands with a slapping head kick.
Estionilita lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Estionilita stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chang.
Estionilita misses with a head kick.
A jab from Estionilita misses.
Estionilita throws a hook to the side of Chang's head but Chang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chang. Estionilita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Estionilita's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chang misses with a series of wild punches.
Chang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chang throws out a loose jab but Estionilita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Estionilita on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Estionilita tries to bum rush Chang with a series of wild strikes but Chang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Estionilita. Those never looked like landing.
Estionilita misses with a head kick.
Estionilita missing with a left hand there. Chang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chang misses with a straight right.
Chang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chang connects with an inside leg kick.
Chang avoids the head kick by Estionilita.
Estionilita connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Igoramma Estionilita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Estionilita throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Chang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Chang!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Red (ranked 4469 p4p, 469 weight class) and Jon Silva (ranked 5371 p4p, 544 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva with a poor takedown
and Red counters with a two punch combo.
Red slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva takes a little break here. Red wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Red defending against the ground and pound.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva takes a little break here. Red wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Red tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Red somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Red looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gary Red is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Red.
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva 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.
Red can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Silva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
It looks like Silva might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Let's hope that Silva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Red looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva goes for an armbar but Red turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Red.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Silva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Red goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Red but Red pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gary Red has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Silva.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Red sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Red throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva avoids the head kick by Red.
Red tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Red throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Red only half commits.
Red rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Red.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva takes a swing at Red's ribcage but misses.
Red misses with the combination.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Red throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Red throws a head kick that misses.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Red leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Red throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Red defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Red misses with a few strikes there.
Silva shoots in but Red avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Red is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Red. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Red counter with a right hand.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Red.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Red counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Red to the mat! Red manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Red wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva passes Red's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva winds up and cracks Red with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Red dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva throws a right and a left that Red avoids nicely.
Red misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Red does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Red wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Silva manages to pass to side control.
Jon Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Silva manages to move to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working for a submission but Red is keeping him at bay.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Red is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva controlling his opponent.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Red?
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Red has left one of his arms exposed and Silva doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Red screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Silva!
A victorious Jon Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Merlin (ranked 2816 p4p, 305 weight class) and Che Huu Mo (ranked 4004 p4p, 418 weight class). Xavier Merlin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Merlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Che Huu Mo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mo avoids the body shot from Merlin.
A little jabbing left from Mo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Merlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Merlin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mo avoids it really well and circles away.
It seemed like Mo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Merlin avoids the body shot from Mo.
Mo throws a right hand that Merlin ducks under and follows up with a left that Merlin also avoids with ease.
Merlin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Merlin looks to throw the jab but Mo is out of range.
Mo misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Merlin misses its target.
Mo lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merlin defending well as Mo loads up on a big left hand.
Mo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Merlin throws out the jab.
Merlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Xavier Merlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Merlin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Merlin misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Mo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Merlin misses with a straight left.
Mo lands with a hook. Merlin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Merlin lands a jab.
Merlin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Merlin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mo shoots in for a takedown but Merlin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Merlin jabs Mo right on the nose. Mo blinks but takes it well.
Mo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Merlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Mo.
Merlin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Merlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Merlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Merlin misses with a takedown attempt - Mo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Merlin.
Mo throws a jab but it's blocked by Merlin.
Merlin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Merlin finds it's way round the side to connect with Mo's head.
Mo drops his hands momentarily and Merlin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Merlin jabs Mo right on the nose. Mo blinks but takes it well.
Merlin fails with a takedown attempt.
Mo shoots in and gets a takedown into Merlin's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo tries to free his leg and advance position but Merlin is retaining full guard.
Merlin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Merlin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Merlin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mo is aware though and is defending well.
Merlin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mo is fighting to break Merlin's control of his arms but Merlin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mo is stalling in the full guard.
Merlin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Merlin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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 Xavier Merlin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Merlin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Merlin throws a body punch but Mo moves out of range.
Mo slips a straight right by Merlin.
Mo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Merlin.
Merlin connects with a body shot that sends Mo's belly button to the back.
Mo ducks under a wild hook from Merlin.
Merlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mo manages to avoid it.
Mo throws a looping overhand right but Merlin ducks down to avoid it.
Mo cracks Merlin with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merlin lands a nice looking body shot.
Merlin misses with a straight left.
Merlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Merlin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Merlin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mo swivels and escapes.
Mo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merlin cracks Mo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Merlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xavier Merlin is winning the standup battle so far.
Mo scores with the left hand. Merlin knows he should have avoided that one.
Merlin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mo finds it's way round the side to connect with Merlin's head.
Merlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Merlin throws a body shot but no joy.
Mo darts in looking for a takedown but Merlin gets double underhooks and turns Mo into the cage.
Merlin misses with a body shot.
Mo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Merlin circles away quickly and effectively.
Merlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mo shoots in and bounces Merlin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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!
Mo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merlin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Mo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Merlin looking for a sweep. Not yet Merlin, not yet.
Mo passes Merlin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merlin wants to get back to full guard but Mo has mounted him!
Mo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Merlin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mo controlling from mount.
Merlin regains half guard.
Merlin looking for submissions off his back.
Mo wants to free his trapped foot but Merlin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Mo.
Mo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Merlin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Merlin is trying to keep Mo in close.
Mo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Merlin throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mo uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Che Huu Mo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Merlin shoots for a double leg takedown but Mo sprawls well. He's pushed Merlin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Merlin blocks a jab.
Merlin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mo momentarily.
Merlin tries to bum rush Mo with a series of wild strikes but Mo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Merlin misses the shot to the body.
Mo throws a shot from downtown. Merlin moves away and avoids it.
Merlin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mo throws a hook but Merlin blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Merlin misses its target.
Merlin misses with a hook.
Merlin shoots for a takedown but Mo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mo moves away.
Merlin looks to land a left hand but Mo moved out of range nicely.
Merlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mo.
Mo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Mo misses.
Merlin scores with a jab to the head.
Merlin scores with a decent looking hook.
Mo throws a jab but it's blocked by Merlin.
Merlin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Merlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Merlin slips under a jab.
A jab from Mo does it's job there.
Merlin scores with a punch to the head.
Merlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mo manages to avoid it.
Merlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Mo misses with an uppercut.
Merlin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Merlin misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mo cracks Merlin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mo throws a lazy right hand but Merlin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merlin lands a nice looking body shot.
Merlin moves out of range as Mo strikes.
Merlin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Merlin is keen to just control but Mo is a slippery customer.
Mo wants to get back to full guard.
Mo trying to hold on to Merlin's head to control him but Merlin postures up.
Merlin is working for a kimura but Mo is defending it quite comfortably.
Mo tries to get to full guard but Merlin has control of the leg.
Mo 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo moves into full guard.
Mo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Merlin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Merlin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mo is aware though and is defending well.
Merlin looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merlin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mo is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mo content to stall in guard here.
Merlin wants to sweep but no luck.
Mo wants to pass the guard but Merlin is keeping the position.
Mo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Merlin looking for a guillotine here but Mo defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Merlin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Merlin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Merlin!
Xavier Merlin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rivo Riitta (ranked 2987 p4p, 300 weight class) and Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 2846 p4p, 285 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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273 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rivo Riitta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto throws a head kick that misses.
Riitta throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Gyukosho Fujimoto has been cut.
Riitta fails to land with a series of punches.
Fujimoto throws out a counter right but Riitta avoids it with no problem.
Riitta loads up on a big right hand but Fujimoto slips the punch.
Riitta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto throws a head kick but Riitta moves out of range.
Fujimoto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riitta throws a big shot that misses.
Fujimoto misses with a hook.
Fujimoto connects with a leg kick. Riitta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fujimoto lands a really nice looking cross but Riitta seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riitta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Riitta moves away from the strike by Fujimoto.
A swing and a miss from Fujimoto.
Riitta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Riitta ducks under a wild hook from Fujimoto.
Riitta went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gyukosho Fujimoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fujimoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riitta.
Fujimoto lands a really nice looking cross but Riitta seems unphased.
Fujimoto gets a clinch.
Fujimoto lands a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Riitta has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fujimoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riitta's efforts to push away.
Fujimoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fujimoto misses with a punch to the body.
Fujimoto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fujimoto lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujimoto misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Riitta wants to get back to striking at distance but Fujimoto won't allow it.
Riitta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fujimoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fujimoto misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Riitta controls his hands.
Fujimoto lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Fujimoto as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Fujimoto.
Riitta is breathing heavily.
Fujimoto has Riitta pushed against the cage.
Fujimoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riitta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fujimoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Riitta backwards.
Come on Fujimoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fujimoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Riitta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fujimoto lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riitta is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fujimoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fujimoto drops Riitta onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Riitta is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Riitta is rocked!
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!
Fujimoto digs a right hand into Riitta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riitta's gas tank.
Oh Riitta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fujimoto drops Riitta onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Riitta is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Riitta letting Fujimoto take a breather here.
Fujimoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Fujimoto.
Riitta seems to have got his legs back now.
Fujimoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fujimoto drops Riitta onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Riitta is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riitta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fujimoto drops Riitta onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Riitta is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fujimoto creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Riitta drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gyukosho Fujimoto!
During a confident post fight interview, Gyukosho Fujimoto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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FIGHT
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