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Rural Champion 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vanhempi Koira (ranked 5771 p4p, 263 weight class) and Leon Johnson (ranked 3762 p4p, 202 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vanhempi Koira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koira tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koira tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Koira avoids it well.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson pushes Koira up against the cage in a clinch.
Koira drags the fight down to the ground.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Koira is retaining full guard.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson gets to his feet - Koira follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Koira.
Johnson gets through Koira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koira has been working on his balance at Räkänokkien luola, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koira.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Koira tries to pull guard but Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vanhempi Koira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Koira pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koira shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Koira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Jab, jab by Koira - just one landing.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Koira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koira shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Koira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Koira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Koira is breathing heavily.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koira circles away quickly and effectively.
As Johnson looks to move away, Koira throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
Koira fails with the takedown.
Koira fails to land the takedown.
Johnson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Koira shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koira blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Koira trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koira into the cage.
Koira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson tries a body shot but Koira blocks it.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Koira.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Koira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Koira avoids it well.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Koira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vanhempi Koira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws the left hand but Koira avoids the punch easily.
Koira closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Koira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Koira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Koira backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Koira manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koira sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Koira avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Koira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Koira somewhat.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Koira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Koira back into the cage.
Koira prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Koira is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koira wants a takedown but no success here.
Koira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koira takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koira is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Koira down to the mat. Koira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
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!
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Koira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Koira tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson has Koira up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koira stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koira blocks it with crossed arms.
Koira blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koira's elbow.
Koira tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Koira controls the action.
Johnson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Koira looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koira postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Koira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Koira from controlling successfully.
Koira wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Koira manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Koira shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Koira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson throws a head kick but Koira moves out of range.
Koira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Koira backs away looking to recover.
Leon Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koira shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koira momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Vanhempi Koira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koira fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
Koira blocks a body shot from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Koira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vanhempi Koira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Koira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Koira controls his hands.
Koira blocking some punches.
Johnson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Koira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Koira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koira jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson stands up and waves to Koira to follow him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koira is defended easily by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Koira in a clinch.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koira taking a breather.
Leon Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Koira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
Koira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koira trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Koira taking a breather.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Koira.
Koira fails to pull guard.
Koira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koira.
Koira is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson works on Koira's body with a couple of short punches.
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.
Johnson just leaning against Koira, taking a breather.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Koira has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson keeps control of Koira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vanhempi Koira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azir Zarus (ranked 4716 p4p, 463 weight class) and Ian Justino (ranked 4481 p4p, 452 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azir Zarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Justino!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarus shoots in looking for a takedown. Justino tries to sprawl out of it but Zarus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Justino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Justino walks into a left hand.
Zarus clinches up with Justino and pushes him back against the cage.
Zarus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Justino swinging wildly here.
Justino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zarus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zarus lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Zarus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Zarus escapes and gets back to his feet.
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.
Zarus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Justino is trying to defend but Zarus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Justino wants to get back to his feet.
Zarus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Zarus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zarus escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Justino is out of range.
Zarus darts in and clinches Justino up against the cage.
Zarus breaks the clinch.
Zarus tries to clinch but Justino is having none of it.
Zarus gets a takedown into half guard.
Zarus escapes and gets back to his feet.
Zarus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zarus lands a nice uppercut.
Zarus pushes Justino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justino working hard to break the clinch.
Justino letting Zarus take a breather here.
Zarus tries to pull guard but Justino won't allow it.
Justino breaks from the clinch.
Justino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Justino.
No joy there for Justino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Justino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ian Justino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Justino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zarus.
Justino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zarus.
Justino changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Justino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zarus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azir Zarus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Justino tries to clinch there but Zarus circles away.
Zarus shoots in looking for a takedown. Justino tries to sprawl out of it but Zarus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Justino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Azir Zarus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Justino throws a right and a left that Zarus avoids nicely.
Zarus fails with a takedown attempt.
Justino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zarus.
Justino throws a leg kick but Zarus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Justino swinging wildly here.
Ian Justino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justino clinches up against the cage.
Zarus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Justino's guard.
Zarus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Justino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Justino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zarus won't allow Justino to get back to his feet.
Zarus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Justino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zarus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zarus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Justino manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Zarus has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Justino is trying to keep an underhook but Zarus manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Zarus prevents Justino from standing back up.
Zarus controlling the action here.
Justino is breathing heavily.
Zarus decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarus instigates a clinch.
Zarus is trying to pull guard but Justino has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azir Zarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zarus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Justino up against the cage.
Justino lands a body shot.
Zarus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Justino avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zarus jumps guard but Justino turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zarus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Justino walks away with a smile on his face. Zarus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justino keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Justino's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Justino duly obliges.
Justino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Justino lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Justino misses with the combination.
Zarus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zarus misses with a takedown attempt - Justino sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Justino jabs Zarus right on the nose. Zarus blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zarus needs to keep his hands up - Justino had a free shot at his head there.
Justino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zarus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Justino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Zarus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Zarus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zarus darts in looking for a takedown but Justino gets double underhooks and turns Zarus into the cage.
Justino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zarus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Justino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zarus rushes Justino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zarus fails to land.
Justino is trying to break free.
Zarus manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Justino.
Zarus gets a double leg takedown into Justino's guard.
Justino working a defensive guard but Zarus passes into half guard.
Justino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zarus stands up from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justino fails to land with a series of punches.
Zarus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Zarus rushes Justino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Justino prevents a body shot from Zarus.
Zarus jumps guard but Justino stands there with Zarus around his waist. Zarus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Justino manages to break the clinch.
Justino throws a hook but Zarus avoids it easily.
Zarus closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarus tries for a takedown but Justino manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azir Zarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zarus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Justino pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Justino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zarus shoots in and drives through. Justino sprawls well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Justino.
Justino lands a nice looking body shot.
Justino displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Justino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justino bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zarus's head.
Ian Justino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zarus shoots for a takedown but Justino saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A left lands for Justino.
Justino scores with a hook to the body. Zarus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justino throws a leg kick which misses Zarus's front leg but catches the back leg as Zarus tries to avoid it.
Justino connects with the punch.
Zarus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, jab by Justino - just one landing.
Justino missing with a left hand there. Zarus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zarus feints and as Justino raises his hands in defense, Zarus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Justino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Justino wants to stand but Zarus is controlling the position.
Justino wants to control but Zarus passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarus is controlling the pace.
Zarus tries to pass to full mount but Justino defends it.
Zarus slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Justino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Justino has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Justino!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joeseph Ballin (ranked 5772 p4p, 500 weight class) and Rigoberto Lopez (ranked 5929 p4p, 513 weight class). Joeseph Ballin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joeseph Ballin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rigoberto Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballin shoots in for a double leg but Lopez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab from Lopez.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lopez fails with the takedown.
Lopez works over Ballin's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Joeseph Ballin has been cut.
Ballin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lopez avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but Ballin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ballin fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joeseph Ballin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ballin pinned against the cage. Ballin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ballin has time to react.
Rigoberto Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ballin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ballin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lopez sprawls and moves away.
Lopez moves in looking to clinch but Ballin pushes him off.
Ballin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lopez manages to circle out of the way.
Ballin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ballin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lopez pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Ballin circles away easily
and Ballin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ballin with a knee to the head.
Ballin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lopez trying to stall but Ballin improves his position.
Ballin tries to score a body lock takedown but Lopez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ballin breaks from the clinch.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ballin as he jumps to the side.
Lopez looks winded!
Ballin gets a clinch.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Ballin manages to get underhooks.
Lopez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ballin prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lopez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ballin manages to break the clinch.
Ballin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lopez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ballin moves into range and clinches up with Lopez.
Ballin manages to break the clinch.
Lopez shoots and misses
and Ballin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ballin.
Ballin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lopez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ballin shoots for a takedown but Lopez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ballin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lopez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lopez but Lopez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ballin clinches with his opponent.
Ballin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ballin counters with a three punch combo that has Lopez backing up. Lopez nods at Ballin to acknowledge the strikes.
We've been informed that Lopez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballin tries for a takedown but Lopez circles away easily
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ballin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ballin.
Ballin moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joeseph Ballin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joeseph Ballin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ballin closes the distance and clinches.
Lopez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ballin breaks the clinch.
Joeseph Ballin is winning the standup battle so far.
Ballin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lopez wants to clinch.
As Lopez tries to get set, Ballin tries to push him back and clinch up but Lopez manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez leaves Ballin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ballin is defended easily by Lopez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joeseph Ballin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Ballin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lopez tries to avoid it but Ballin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lopez to the ground. Lopez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez wants to clinch.
Lopez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ballin avoids it really well and circles away.
Ballin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lopez manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lopez tries to clinch but Ballin moves out of range.
Ballin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ballin misses with a takedown attempt - Lopez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ballin sets himself, and Lopez steps forward looking for the clinch! Ballin avoids it this time.
Lopez dives in for a single leg takedown but Ballin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ballin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ballin taking a breather.
Ballin breaks the clinch.
Ballin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ballin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Lopez tries to clinch up.
Ballin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ballin.
Lopez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ballin as Lopez tries to tie him up.
Lopez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ballin managing to block the knees to the body from Lopez.
A bit of stalling here from Ballin.
Ballin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lopez after a bit of a struggle.
Lopez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lopez tries to break the clinch but Ballin is controlling the position.
Ballin is looking for a takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lopez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballin tries to score a body lock takedown but Lopez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballin.
Ballin manages to pull guard.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballin has his hands on Lopez's head, controlling the position.
Ballin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lopez is looking to advance position but Ballin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joeseph Ballin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joeseph Ballin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lopez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ballin swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lopez or perhaps it was just good defense by Ballin, which made it look bad.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ballin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lopez manages to circle out of the way.
Lopez tries to clinch up but Ballin circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Ballin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lopez manages to circle out of the way.
Ballin shoots for a double leg takedown but Lopez sprawls well. He's pushed Ballin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ballin moves into range and clinches up with Lopez.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lopez prevents it.
Ballin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballin clinches up with Lopez and pushes him back against the cage.
Ballin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Joeseph Ballin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rigoberto Lopez.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ballin drags the fight down to the ground.
Lopez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ballin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lopez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ballin manages to pass to side control.
Ballin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lopez sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ballin is looking for a kimura here.
Ballin lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lopez defends it well.
Ballin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ballin lands a couple of good shots and Lopez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ballin has managed to slip his arm under Lopez's chin. This could be all over... yep, Lopez is tapping out! Submission win for Ballin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joeseph Ballin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Swazy Hampton Jr (ranked 5907 p4p, 515 weight class) and Robinson David (ranked 3541 p4p, 387 weight class). David has chosen Space Cowboy as his entrance music. Swazy Hampton Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Swazy Hampton Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robinson David!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David shoots in looking for a takedown. Hampton Jr tries to sprawl out of it but David keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hampton Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hampton Jr looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
David fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hampton Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Hampton Jr shoots in but David avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hampton Jr drives through and clinches with David against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hampton Jr.
Hampton Jr jumps into guard, dragging David to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hampton Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. David gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hampton Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from David.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hampton Jr controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton Jr keeping moving, preventing David from controlling successfully.
David really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hampton Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hampton Jr working for a triangle but David defends it easily.
David is fighting to break Hampton Jr's control of his arms but Hampton Jr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hampton Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in David's guard.
Hampton Jr stands and steps away. David gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
David throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
David throws a looping overhand right but Hampton Jr ducks down to avoid it.
No luck for David with that takedown attempt.
Hampton Jr attempts a counter takedown but David avoids it well and moves away.
Swazy Hampton Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robinson David.
David looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hampton Jr moves into the clinch.
Hampton Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
David wants a takedown but no success here.
A frustrated look appears on David's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hampton Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hampton Jr manages to break the clinch.
Hampton Jr dives in and grabs David's left leg, looking for a takedown. David pushes down on Hampton Jr's head and hops out.
Hampton Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hampton Jr avoids the body shot from David.
Hampton Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Robinson David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David lands a jab.
David moves out of range as Hampton Jr throws a body kick.
David looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hampton Jr has a takedown stuffed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hampton Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. David quickly recovers to half guard.
David scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hampton Jr manages to mount him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David is trying to reverse the position but instead Hampton Jr has taken his back - oops!
Hampton Jr is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hampton Jr trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure David doesn't escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
David preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hampton Jr.
Hampton Jr has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hampton Jr has the hooks in. David is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hampton Jr is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but David has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hampton Jr controlling the position well here. David rolled but Hampton Jr kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Hampton Jr working for a choke but David is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hampton Jr punches the canvas rather than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Swazy Hampton Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hampton Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as David sprawls well. David wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hampton Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
David will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hampton Jr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
David moves out of range of the body kick from Hampton Jr.
David is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hampton Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hampton Jr darts in and clinches David up against the cage.
Hampton Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hampton Jr blocks an uppercut.
David breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hampton Jr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
David is trying to escape back to his feet but Hampton Jr uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Hampton Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hampton Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
David is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton Jr taking a breather here.
Hampton Jr has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hampton Jr content just to control the position here.
David is in a horrible position here. Hampton Jr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hampton Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hampton Jr looking for a guillotine from mount but David is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton Jr manages to capitalize on a mistake by David to take his back!
Hampton Jr working for the choke.
David is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Hampton Jr is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but David has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Swazy Hampton Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hampton Jr is riding his opponent, not letting David buck him off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton Jr controlling from the back.
Hampton Jr is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. David knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften David for a finish.
I would not like to be David right now.
Hampton Jr misses with punches from the back.
Hampton Jr controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hampton Jr working for a choke but David is defending well.
Hampton Jr keeps control of the position easily here as David tries to buck him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hampton Jr working for the choke.
What can David do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Swazy Hampton Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from David does it's job there.
Hampton Jr rushes David and presses him up against the cage.
David tries to circle away but Hampton Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Hampton Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hampton Jr pulls David into guard.
Hampton Jr working for a triangle but David defends it easily.
Hampton Jr is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. David presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David lands a hook that snaps the head of Hampton Jr backwards.
David is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hampton Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
David wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
David takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton Jr can't get the takedown.
David has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hampton Jr has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics David uses from the top position.
Hampton Jr has his hands on David's head, controlling the position.
Hampton Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. David manages to get himself to full guard.
Hampton Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
David working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hampton Jr.
Hampton Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Hampton Jr stays in close to David's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton Jr gets to his feet. David looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hampton Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
David tries to counter with a clinch but Hampton Jr shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Swazy Hampton Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hampton Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but David circles away.
Hampton Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
David jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hampton Jr throws a quick counter head kick but David was just out of range.
Hampton Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from David.
David moves in looking to clinch but Hampton Jr pushes him off.
Hampton Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hampton Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from David finds it's way through Hampton Jr's defenses.
David misses with a straight left.
Hampton Jr throws a big counter combination but David scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
David fails with an attempt to clinch.
David fails in his attempt to clinch.
David is looking to clinch but Hampton Jr is avoiding it.
Hampton Jr goes for a double leg but David avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as David continues to drive forward.
Hampton Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
David lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hampton Jr is working for takedown but David is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hampton Jr keeps control of David as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
David working hard to break the clinch.
Hampton Jr lands an uppercut.
David on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hampton Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hampton Jr.
David wants to break the clinch but can't.
David can't find room to land a body shot as Hampton Jr controls the action.
Hampton Jr is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from David fails to land.
Hampton Jr is trying to break the clinch but David has him pressed against the cage.
Hampton Jr wants a takedown but no success here.
Hampton Jr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. David fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
David lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Swazy Hampton Jr.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hampton Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Swazy Hampton Jr!
Robinson David was interviewed post fight and said 'Hey, man, wait for me, we'll meet again. I have to rush back to a new training session.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Khan (ranked 6517 p4p, 535 weight class) and Wesley Shutes (ranked 5543 p4p, 492 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Simply the Best.. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiden Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Shutes!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shutes throws a sloppy body shot
and Khan counters with a two punch combo.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Shutes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shutes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shutes moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Shutes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shutes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shutes dodges the punch combination from Khan.
A little jabbing left from Shutes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shutes backs up against the cage.
Shutes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Khan - just one landing.
Shutes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shutes looks for the body kick but Khan saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Shutes tries to counter with a clinch but Khan shakes him off and moves away.
Shutes's coach down at Hands of Stone Gym (Low Capacity, Fast Results) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shutes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Khan throws a good cross that connects.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shutes circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shutes was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Shutes feints and then cracks Khan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khan down.
Shutes slips a straight right by Khan.
Shutes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Khan if he has to take too many more of those.
Shutes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Shutes scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan stuns Shutes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shutes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shutes can pounce on him.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Shutes has managed to clinch.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shutes throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Shutes.
Khan lands an overhand right.
Shutes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shutes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Khan duly obliges.
Khan misses with the combination.
Khan throws a right and a left that Shutes avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Khan as he connects with a hook.
Shutes throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Shutes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan throws a right hand that Shutes ducks under and follows up with a left that Shutes also avoids with ease.
Khan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Shutes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan misses with a double jab
and Shutes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shutes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Shutes is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes connects with an inside leg kick.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shutes on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shutes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khan misses with the combination.
Khan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shutes.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shutes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan misses with a combination
and Shutes counters with an outside leg kick.
Shutes clinches with his opponent.
Khan prevents a body shot from Shutes.
Shutes lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden Khan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looks like Aiden Khan has been cut.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shutes can do to turn this around?
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aiden Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan throws a series of punches but Shutes moves out of range.
Shutes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shutes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shutes.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Shutes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Shutes.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shutes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shutes scores with a leg kick.
Khan throws a right hand that Shutes ducks under and follows up with a left that Shutes also avoids with ease.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shutes.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Shutes fails to land the takedown.
Khan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shutes is breathing heavily.
Khan slips a jab from Shutes.
Khan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Khan tests Shutes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shutes slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Shutes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shutes counters with a leg kick.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khan throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Khan.
Khan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutes lands a right hook to the body.
Shutes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
A little jabbing left from Shutes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shutes tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shutes. Shutes obviously looking to wear him down.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shutes.
Shutes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aiden Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Shutes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khan throws a right hand that Shutes ducks under and follows up with a left that Shutes also avoids with ease.
Khan throws a series of strikes that have Shutes backpedaling.
Shutes clinches up against the cage.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Shutes is controlling him.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Shutes is controlling him.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Shutes has him pressed against the cage.
Shutes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shutes.
Shutes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Khan as Shutes shoots in.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shutes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khan rather than just go for the knockout.
Shutes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shutes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Shutes connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes tries to clinch
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shutes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
Shutes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shutes throws a leg kick
and Khan counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shutes clinches.
Shutes scores with a knee to the head.
Khan is trying to push Shutes away but Shutes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shutes lands a knee to the body.
Khan is trying to break free.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Shutes keeps him there for the moment.
Shutes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shutes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shutes to keep the fight standing.
Shutes stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden Khan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aiden Khan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shutes misses with a low kick.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Khan throws a right and a left that Shutes avoids nicely.
Shutes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
Khan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shutes.
Shutes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Shutes is just out of range.
Shutes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shutes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Khan.
Shutes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Shutes saw that one coming.
Khan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan lands with a hook. Shutes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shutes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a double jab
and Shutes counters with a series of strikes. Khan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shutes misses with a body shot.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shutes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Khan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shutes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shutes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shutes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shutes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khan misses with the combination.
Good leg kick by Shutes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shutes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shutes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan throws a sloppy body shot
and Shutes counters with a head kick.
Shutes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shutes.
Shutes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Shutes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Shutes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Shutes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shutes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Shutes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shutes fails with a takedown attempt.
Khan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shutes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Shutes misses
and Khan counters with a series of strikes. Shutes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Khan throws a series of punches but Shutes moves out of range.
Shutes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan looks to land a combination but Shutes avoids it well.
Shutes is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Shutes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shutes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Shutes clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wesley Shutes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Khan is trying to break free.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Shutes won't allow it.
Khan blocks a body shot from Shutes.
Aiden Khan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shutes looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden Khan!
Our winner, Aiden Khan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toinen Nuori (ranked 4583 p4p, 417 weight class) and Diago Jota (ranked 3294 p4p, 343 weight class). Toinen Nuori 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toinen Nuori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diago Jota!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nuori.
Jota is looking to get back to his feet here but Nuori is keeping cool and he's managed to take Jota's back.
Nuori has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Jota is defending well but eventually Nuori manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Jota has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Toinen Nuori!
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