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RRFC Challengers 41 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jahseh Onfoy (ranked 3870 p4p, 5804 weight class) and Erik Hook (ranked 363 p4p, 458 weight class). Onfoy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tummy Tuck. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jahseh Onfoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Hook!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onfoy digs a good body shot into Hook's ribs.
Onfoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hook looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hook avoids the body shot from Onfoy.
Hook doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Onfoy misses with a shot to the body
and Hook counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Onfoy connects with a single shot there.
Onfoy misses with a double jab.
Hook lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hook misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Hook.
Hook scores with a hook to the body. Onfoy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hook digs a good body shot into Onfoy's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onfoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hook misses with a straight left.
Onfoy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Onfoy throws an off balance right hand
and Hook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hook slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Onfoy throws a combination that misses
and Hook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Onfoy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Onfoy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hook throws a big shot that misses.
Onfoy misses with a body shot
and Onfoy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Onfoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hook.
Onfoy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onfoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Onfoy throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Hook to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Onfoy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hook back to the cage. Onfoy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hook slips a jab and a cross from Onfoy.
Jahseh Onfoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onfoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Hook is just out of range.
Hook doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hook moves out of range of the strikes.
Onfoy throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Hook to counter with a crisp jab.
Hook slips a jab and a cross from Onfoy.
Hook catches Onfoy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Onfoy misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onfoy misses the body punch
and Hook counters with a right hand to the body.
Onfoy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hook misses with an uppercut
and Onfoy counters with a right hand to the body.
Onfoy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Onfoy misses with a right hand
and Hook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hook scores with a shot to the body.
Hook thuds a left hand into Onfoy's body.
Onfoy throws a series of punches but Hook moves out of range.
Onfoy misses with a left hand
and Hook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onfoy slips a straight right by Hook.
It looked like Onfoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Onfoy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hook counters with a stiff right hand.
Hook is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Onfoy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Onfoy throws a combination that misses
and Hook counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hook swings for the body but Onfoy moves out of range.
Onfoy misses with a combination
and Hook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hook scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hook misses with a looping left.
Hook getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Onfoy misses with a left hand
enabling Hook to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Hook 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.
Onfoy misses with a hook to the body
and Onfoy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Onfoy misses with a body shot
and Hook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Onfoy moves out of range as Hook strikes.
Erik Hook seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hook cracks Onfoy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Onfoy misses with a wild body shot.
Hook looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hook sizes up Onfoy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Onfoy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hook counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hook avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Hook releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hook dodges the punch combination from Onfoy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Onfoy misses with a double jab
and Hook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Onfoy misses with a combination
and Hook counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Onfoy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hook's coach down at CT was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hook's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hook scores with a hook to the body. Onfoy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Onfoy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hook throws the left hand but Onfoy avoids the punch easily.
Hook scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Onfoy misses with a hook to the body
enabling Hook to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onfoy ducks under a wild hook from Hook.
Hook lands a really nice looking cross but Onfoy seems unphased.
Onfoy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hook counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hook misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Onfoy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Onfoy misses the jab.
Onfoy misses with a double jab
and Hook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hook missing with a left hand there. Onfoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hook. Onfoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Onfoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onfoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hook.
Hook throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Onfoy misses with a body shot.
Onfoy throws a hook but Hook blocks it.
Onfoy misses with a body shot
and Hook counters with a stiff right hand.
Onfoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Onfoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Onfoy misses with a body shot
and Hook counters with a straight right hand.
Onfoy misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onfoy misses with a double jab
and Hook counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Onfoy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hook, as that shot connected.
 Onfoy is rocked!
Hook drops Onfoy with a big left hand! Onfoy is injured, injured bad! Hook jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Hook!
Erik Hook took some time post fight to say the following; 'And so the Gardener claims the record of another innocent prospect! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mateo Soldic (ranked 6216 p4p, 6420 weight class) and Vernon Woodard (ranked 646 p4p, 661 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Woodard's choice of entrance music: Last Stylebender. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mateo Soldic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vernon Woodard!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodard has Soldic up against the cage in a clinch.
Woodard crunches a lovely knee into Soldic's ribcage.
Woodard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soldic lands a two punch combo.
Soldic is looking to clinch.
Woodard goes for a double leg but Soldic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Soldic continues to drive forward.
Soldic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Soldic instigates a clinch.
Woodard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Woodard tries to land knees in the clinch but Soldic avoids the damage to the body.
Woodard tries to score a body lock takedown but Soldic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Woodard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soldic darts in and clinches Woodard up against the cage.
Soldic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Soldic is pushing Woodard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Woodard has Soldic pushed against the cage.
Soldic wants to get back to striking at distance but Woodard won't allow it.
Woodard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Woodard or perhaps it was just good defense by Soldic, which made it look bad.
Mateo Soldic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vernon Woodard.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Woodard is defended easily by Soldic.
Woodard shoots and misses
letting Soldic counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Woodard counters with a single leg into guard. Soldic didn't expect that.
Soldic has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Woodard off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Soldic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soldic lands with a cross.
Soldic clinches with his opponent.
Woodard jumps guard but Soldic turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Soldic is leaning against Woodard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Soldic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Woodard looks winded!
Woodard looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Soldic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Soldic lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldic has Woodard pushed against the cage.
Soldic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Soldic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Soldic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Soldic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soldic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Soldic breaks the clinch.
Woodard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Soldic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodard swats away the attempt to clinch by Soldic.
Soldic moves into range and clinches up with Woodard.
Woodard decides to pull guard.
Soldic stands and steps away. Woodard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Soldic clinches with his opponent.
Soldic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Woodard's elbow.
Soldic is trying to break the clinch but Woodard has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Soldic.
Woodard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Soldic slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soldic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateo Soldic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Woodard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Soldic, pushing him back against the cage.
Soldic is trying to force a seperation but Woodard has the dominant position.
Woodard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Soldic smiles and moves away.
Woodard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soldic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soldic tries a head kick but it misses.
Soldic darts in and clinches Woodard up against the cage.
Soldic manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soldic pushes Woodard up against the cage in a clinch.
Soldic manages to break the clinch.
Soldic clinches up against the cage.
Soldic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mateo Soldic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Woodard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Soldic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Woodard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Soldic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Woodard.
Woodard breaks from the clinch.
Soldic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Soldic clinches up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Woodard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soldic's brow.
The referee calls for Soldic to work.
Woodard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Soldic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Soldic is trying to break free.
Soldic digs a right hand into Woodard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Woodard's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodard wants to take the fight to the mat but Soldic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mateo Soldic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vernon Woodard.
Woodard has Soldic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Soldic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Woodard is breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Soldic.
Soldic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Woodard jumps guard but Soldic stands there with Woodard around his waist. Woodard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Woodard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soldic tries to land knees in the clinch but Woodard avoids the damage to the body.
Soldic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soldic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woodard can do to turn this around?
Woodard has a takedown stuffed.
Soldic wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Woodard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Soldic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Soldic.
Soldic pushes Woodard up against the cage in a clinch.
Soldic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Woodard avoids the head kick by Soldic.
Woodard replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Soldic blocks it well.
Soldic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soldic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woodard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soldic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soldic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woodard swats away the attempt to clinch by Soldic.
Woodard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodard is looking for a takedown.
Woodard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soldic walks away with a smile on his face. Woodard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Soldic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soldic sets himself, and Woodard steps forward looking for the clinch! Soldic avoids it this time.
Soldic closes the distance and clinches up with Woodard, looking for a takedown. Soldic pushes Woodard against the cage but Woodard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Soldic rushes Woodard and presses him up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Soldic.
Woodard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Soldic uses from the top position.
Soldic stands and steps away. Woodard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Soldic stalks Woodard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Woodard's face. Woodard staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Soldic doesn't manage to clinch there - Woodard circles away.
Soldic tries to clinch there but Woodard circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateo Soldic 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!
Soldic clinches.
Woodard keeps control of Soldic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Soldic works on Woodard's body with a couple of short punches.
Woodard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Soldic after a bit of a struggle.
Woodard working hard to break the clinch.
Soldic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Woodard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Woodard takes one on the button.
Soldic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodard with a poor takedown
and Soldic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mateo Soldic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vernon Woodard.
Woodard goes for a takedown attempt but Soldic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Woodard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Woodard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mateo Soldic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soldic shoots in and bounces Woodard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Woodard avoids a kick to the body.
Soldic gets the takedown into side control.
Woodard is looking to get back to his feet here but Soldic is keeping cool and he's managed to take Woodard's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soldic is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldic has the hooks in. Woodard is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldic keeps control of the position easily here as Woodard tries to buck him off.
Soldic avoiding Woodard 's attempts to control his hands.
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.
Woodard is trying to roll into a better position but Soldic has get a rear naked choke and Woodard is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mateo Soldic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darwin Jones (ranked 5180 p4p, 3552 weight class) and Alex Oscar (ranked 555 p4p, 434 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darwin Jones!
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, Alex Oscar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oscar fails with the takedown.
Oscar 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.
Oscar misses with a double jab.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Oscar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Good leg kick by Jones.
Oscar shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Darwin Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Oscar.
Jones jabs Oscar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oscar unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones blocks a head kick by Oscar.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones checks a low kick from Oscar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones rushes Oscar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Oscar back into the cage.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oscar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones tries to work over Oscar's front leg with a kick but Oscar checks it.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones digs a good hook to Oscar's body.
Oscar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oscar as he jumps to the side.
Oscar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Oscar backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oscar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Oscar.
Oscar looks winded!
Oscar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones holding on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Oscar off and has taken his back!
Jones controlling well, preventing Oscar from escaping the position.
Jones trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Oscar doesn't escape.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Oscar for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tightening his grip on Oscar, looking for the choke.
Oscar wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oscar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Oscar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oscar gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oscar, pushing him back against the cage.
Oscar fails to pull guard.
Darwin Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Oscar.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oscar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oscar fails to land the takedown.
Oscar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oscar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Oscar is breathing heavily.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oscar as he jumps to the side.
Oscar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oscar avoids it.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oscar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oscar can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oscar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oscar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Oscar letting Jones take a breather here.
Oscar is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oscar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Oscar in a clinch.
Oscar looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Oscar's ribcage.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Alex Oscar has been cut.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones tries a body shot but Oscar blocks it.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Oscar letting Jones take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oscar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones decides to pull guard.
Jones has Oscar pulled in close to control his posture.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones seems keen to control Oscar's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Oscar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Oscar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oscar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Oscar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Oscar off balance momentarily.
Jones stuns Oscar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice cross by Jones.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oscar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Oscar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darwin Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oscar's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Oscar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oscar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Oscar avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Oscar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oscar blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Oscar off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Oscar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oscar circles away.
Oscar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oscar can do to turn this around?
Oscar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Darwin Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Oscar.
Oscar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick from Oscar lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oscar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Oscar ends up having to push Jones into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oscar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Darwin Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Oscar is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones jumps guard and drags Oscar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Oscar defends easily.
Jones is pulling down on Oscar's head. It's preventing any offense from Oscar, at least for the moment.
Darwin Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand up but Oscar is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darwin Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darwin Jones!
After the fight, Darwin Jones was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roland Allen (ranked 3089 p4p, 4177 weight class) and Johnny Reynolds (ranked 340 p4p, 431 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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, Roland Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds throws a series of punches but Allen moves out of range.
Allen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reynolds.
Allen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Reynolds sprawls and moves away.
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
Allen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Allen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reynolds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Allen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Reynolds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds throws a left and a right that both miss
and Allen counters with a shoot takedown. Reynolds fights it but they end up in guard.
Reynolds looks winded!
Allen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Allen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Allen drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Allen seems to have locked his on tight now - Reynolds screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Allen, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Roland Allen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macho Man Savage (ranked 2521 p4p, 2594 weight class) and John Hardin (ranked 324 p4p, 332 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Man Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, John Hardin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Savage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hardin wants to get back to full guard.
Savage looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Savage lands strikes from half guard.
Savage not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Savage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hardin's head.
Savage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hardin wants to control but Savage is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hardin looking for submissions off his back.
Savage lands strikes from half guard.
Savage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Savage looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hardin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardin is looking for a sweep. Savage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hardin taking some punishment here, with Savage in his half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hardin is looking for a sweep. Savage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hardin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hardin taking some punishment here, with Savage in his half guard.
 Hardin is rocked!
Savage sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Hardin! Oh, Hardin is in big trouble! Savage lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Macho Man Savage!
A relieved looking Macho Man Savage thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gutierrez (ranked 1898 p4p, 4712 weight class) and Lee Vice (ranked 223 p4p, 472 weight class). Lee Vice has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Gutierrez'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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Vice!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vice throws a chopping leg kick but Gutierrez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vice moves into the clinch.
Vice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gutierrez's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gutierrez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Lee Vice has been cut.
Vice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gutierrez pulls guard effortlessly.
Vice wants to stand and escape but instead Gutierrez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gutierrez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vice is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez forces his way into half guard.
Gutierrez seems to be working for a kimura but Vice defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutierrez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gutierrez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gutierrez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gutierrez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vice wants to get back to his feet.
Gutierrez is looking for a kimura here.
Vice is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gutierrez scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vice scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gutierrez manages to mount him!
Gutierrez landing shots from mount.
Gutierrez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gutierrez 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.
Vice wants to get back to his feet.
Gutierrez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vice looks winded!
Vice in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gutierrez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vice can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gutierrez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vice looks a forlorn figure.
Vice is rocked!
Vice is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Gutierrez locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Vice is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Gutierrez!
After winning the bout, Alex Gutierrez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joeseph Sanford (ranked 4095 p4p, 7634 weight class) and Eduad Filayang (ranked 517 p4p, 725 weight class). Sanford comes into the arena with House of Zef blaring out of the sound system. Eduad Filayang acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joeseph Sanford!
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, Eduad Filayang!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanford wants to clinch
and Filayang counters with a series of strikes. Sanford will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanford goes for a double leg but Filayang avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Filayang continues to drive forward.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanford blocks the leg kick.
Sanford looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice takedown defense from Filayang. No joy for Sanford on that attempt.
Filayang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Filayang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanford.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joeseph Sanford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Filayang pinned against the cage. Filayang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanford looks to score with a jab to the body but Filayang is just out of range.
Sanford dives in for a single leg takedown but Filayang sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Filayang is looking for the big counter here.
Sanford misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Sanford blocks the low kick.
Sanford on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanford dives in and grabs Filayang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Filayang pushes down on Sanford's head and hops out.
Joeseph Sanford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Filayang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanford is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford shoots for a double leg takedown but Filayang sprawls well. He's pushed Sanford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanford throws a body kick that misses.
Sanford shoots for a double leg takedown but Filayang sprawls well. He's pushed Sanford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Filayang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 It looks like Joeseph Sanford has been cut.
Eduad Filayang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Filayang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Filayang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanford circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanford throws a leg kick but Filayang moved away.
A combination from Filayang does no damage.
It looked like Sanford wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sanford tries to clinch up.
Filayang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Filayang throws a wild body kick that Sanford sees coming a mile off.
Filayang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanford dodges the punch combination from Filayang.
Filayang slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanford blocks a head kick by Filayang.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanford misses the target.
Sanford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanford wants to clinch.
Filayang lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filayang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filayang ducks under a wild hook from Sanford.
Sanford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Filayang with the counter takedown but Sanford avoids it easily.
Sanford avoids the head kick by Filayang.
Sanford connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Filayang momentarily.
Sanford misses with a jab to the body
and Filayang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Filayang wants to slow Sanford down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Sanford wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sanford pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Filayang back to the cage. Sanford follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sanford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filayang.
Sanford has his takedown stuffed
and Filayang moves into the clinch.
Filayang is trying to break the clinch but Sanford has him pressed against the cage.
Sanford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Filayang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanford fails with a takedown attempt.
Filayang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Filayang counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanford jumps guard and drags Filayang to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sanford has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Filayang doesn't defend quickly enough and Sanford has managed to lock this one up! Can Filayang escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sanford on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joeseph Sanford!
Joeseph Sanford made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'm trying to prove I'm the best ever, and this is padding out my case'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Dinklage (ranked 1943 p4p, 2171 weight class) and Farren Schoff (ranked 255 p4p, 280 weight class). Farren Schoff told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Dinklage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Farren Schoff!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schoff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dinklage, pushing him back against the cage.
Dinklage is trying to break the clinch but Schoff is controlling him.
Schoff fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Schoff is trying to pull guard but Dinklage has him pressed against the cage.
Schoff tries to pull guard but Dinklage forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Peter Dinklage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Farren Schoff.
Schoff prevents Dinklage from breaking the clinch.
Schoff pulls guard.
Schoff throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dinklage engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dinklage is looking to stand up but Schoff won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinklage got a little sloppy there for a moment and Schoff has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dinklage has managed to get both his arms back between Schoff's legs - danger averted.
Schoff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dinklage defends it easily.
Dinklage 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage wanted to stand there but Schoff had control of the position.
Schoff is looking to cinch up a triangle. Dinklage throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Schoff's body to avoid the submission. Schoff has instead reached around Dinklage's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Schoff arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Farren Schoff!
Farren Schoff 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Shelby (ranked 2247 p4p, 3240 weight class) and Roger De Santos (ranked 302 p4p, 421 weight class). Roger De Santos acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Shelby !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger De Santos!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby blocks a jab.
De Santos throws a looping overhand right but Shelby ducks down to avoid it.
De Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shelby avoids it really well and circles away.
De Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Santos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Santos avoids the body shot from Shelby .
Shelby throws a sloppy head kick
and De Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shelby is looking to stand back up but De Santos counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Shelby .
Shelby trying to control but De Santos postures up.
De Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
De Santos prevents Shelby from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos is pressing down on Shelby 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shelby is holding on for now.
De Santos wants to take a breather but Shelby is having none of it.
Shelby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shelby tries to get out of the position.
De Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shelby defends it well.
De Santos has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
De Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shelby is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shelby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Santos on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santos wants to take his opponent's back but Shelby doesn't allow it.
De Santos prevents Shelby from getting the reversal.
De Santos working for a submission but Shelby is keeping him at bay.
De Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De Santos jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Shelby is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Shelby and De Santos has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shelby trying his best to control but De Santos has mounted him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Shelby turns into him and now he's in De Santos's guard.
Shelby postures up in De Santos's guard and throws a big left but De Santos blocks it.
Shelby looking to pass the guard.
Shelby postures up.
De Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shelby is aware though and is defending well.
De Santos keeping moving, preventing Shelby from controlling successfully.
Shelby controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby stands and steps away. De Santos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Shelby motions for De Santos to come forward. Shelby throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Santos checks a low kick from Shelby .
Shelby avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shelby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shelby checks a leg kick nicely.
Shelby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shelby throws a combination that misses
so De Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shelby is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and De Santos dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shelby struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger De Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shelby lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shelby manages to avoid it.
Shelby misses with a head kick.
De Santos misses with a straight left.
Shelby throws a quick counter head kick but De Santos was just out of range.
De Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shelby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Santos scrambles back to his feet.
Shelby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Santos misses with a head kick.
De Santos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Shelby was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shelby throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
Roger De Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Santos has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shelby wants to hold on but De Santos pushes him away.
De Santos moves to take his opponent's back.
De Santos patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos has the hooks in. Shelby is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
De Santos trying to control momentarily.
Shelby turns into De Santos and is now in his guard.
De Santos throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Shelby escapes and throws De Santos's legs to the side, diving into side control!
De Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
De Santos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santos looking for submissions off his back.
De Santos looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shelby trying to control from half guard but De Santos is working away.
De Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shelby wants to control but De Santos is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos moves into full guard.
De Santos looking for a guillotine here but Shelby defends easily.
Shelby trying to control the position from guard on top but De Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Santos has his foot on Shelby 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shelby works his way back into a safe position though.
Shelby trying to control but De Santos is working from the bottom.
De Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shelby got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shelby has managed to get both his arms back between De Santos's legs - danger averted.
Shelby preventing the sweep.
De Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shelby .
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Santos is on top in guard.
Shelby wants to sweep here but De Santos controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger De Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shelby throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shelby connects with a right hand. De Santos shakes it off.
Shelby lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Santos.
Shelby misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Santos blocks a head kick by Shelby .
Shelby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shelby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shelby won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Santos taking a breather here.
De Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shelby , who protects the arm well.
De Santos gets to mount! Shelby was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shelby tries to improve his position but instead De Santos has taken his back!
De Santos has got one arm under Shelby 's chin. This could be trouble... Shelby trying to control the other hand but De Santos gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Shelby has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roger De Santos!
After winning the bout, Roger De Santos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Winn (ranked 698 p4p, 2539 weight class) and Quinton Flynn (ranked 101 p4p, 326 weight class). Winn comes to the cage accompanied by Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise. Jerome Winn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Quinton Flynn's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Winn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Flynn!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flynn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winn moves away.
Flynn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winn moves away.
Flynn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winn throwing a counter right hand but Flynn manages to avoid it.
Flynn throws a body shot but no joy.
Winn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Flynn lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Winn.
Flynn misses with a hook to the body
and Winn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Winn.
Winn prevents Flynn from getting back to his feet.
Winn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Winn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Winn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've been hearing that Winn has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Winn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Flynn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Winn is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winn stands up over Flynn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winn lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winn throwing strikes but missing.
Winn looking to pass the guard.
Flynn has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at AdvancedX. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Winn won't allow Flynn to sweep him here.
Winn is pushing down on Flynn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Flynn is fighting to maintain full guard but Winn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Flynn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Winn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Winn stalling.
Winn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Winn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Flynn wants to get back to his feet.
Winn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winn working over Flynn with some ground and pound. Flynn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Flynn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Still in half guard, Winn seems content to control.
Winn slips a nice elbow through Flynn's hands, connecting with Flynn's forehead.
Nice strikes from Winn there.
Winn wants to work for an arm triangle but Flynn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Well, if Winn 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Flynn taking some punishment here, with Winn in his half guard.
Flynn is trying to control but can't.
Winn perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Winn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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. Winn connects with a nice short shot to Flynn's temple.
Flynn is rocked!
Flynn taking some punishment here, with Winn in his half guard.
Flynn is still in real trouble! Can Winn finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winn stops Flynn from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winn scores with a big shot! Flynn's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Flynn! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Winn!
A very excited looking Jerome Winn 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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