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HFC 28 - Jack vs Nickel PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adsawin Jindasawat (ranked 3632 p4p, 2408 weight class) and Chris Travis (ranked 460 p4p, 326 weight class). Travis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chris Travis - Crunch Time kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adsawin Jindasawat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Travis!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jindasawat throws a hook but Travis blocks it.
Travis misses with a body shot.
Jindasawat has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LA Vale Tudo in the buildup to the fight.
Jindasawat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jindasawat looks to land a combination. Travis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jindasawat moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Travis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jindasawat misses with a body shot.
Jindasawat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Travis moves away from the strike by Jindasawat.
Jindasawat takes one on the button.
Travis loads up on a big right hand but Jindasawat slips the punch.
Jindasawat staying out of range there.
Jindasawat ducks under a wild hook from Travis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Travis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jindasawat.
Travis throws a body punch but Jindasawat moves out of range.
Travis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jindasawat moves away.
Jindasawat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Travis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Jindasawat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jindasawat.
Travis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Travis. Beautiful body shot.
Travis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Travis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jindasawat throws a body punch but Travis moves out of range.
Travis moves out of range of the leg kick from Jindasawat.
Jindasawat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jindasawat lands a right hook to the body.
Travis throws a body punch but Jindasawat moves out of range.
Jindasawat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jindasawat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Travis.
Jindasawat looks for the body kick but Travis saw that one coming.
Jindasawat misses with a hook.
Travis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jindasawat scores with a sloppy right hand. Travis should have avoided that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Travis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Travis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jindasawat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Travis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jindasawat swings for the body but Travis moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Travis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Travis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jindasawat.
Travis 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.
Travis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jindasawat.
Travis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jindasawat.
Jindasawat slips a jab from Travis.
Nice straight punches there by Jindasawat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jindasawat.
Travis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jindasawat.
Jindasawat misses with a hook. Travis ducked under it nicely.
Jindasawat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jindasawat misses with a wild body shot.
Jindasawat dips to his left and cracks Travis with an uppercut!
Jindasawat motions for Travis to come forward. Jindasawat throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Travis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jindasawat.
Jindasawat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jindasawat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Travis.
Jindasawat slips a straight right by Travis.
Travis takes a swing at Jindasawat's ribcage but misses.
Jindasawat throws a chopping leg kick but Travis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Travis defending well as Jindasawat loads up on a big left hand.
Jindasawat throws a leg kick but Travis checks it.
Travis takes a swing at Jindasawat's ribcage but misses.
Jindasawat throws a shot from downtown. Travis moves away and avoids it.
Travis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Travis catches Jindasawat with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Travis.
Jindasawat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Travis.
Jindasawat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Travis moves away.
Jindasawat staying out of range there.
Travis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jindasawat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jindasawat blocks a jab.
Travis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis throws a body shot but no joy.
Jindasawat is looking to counter the offense by Travis and move into the clinch.
Jindasawat swings for the body but Travis moves out of range.
Jindasawat misses with a straight left.
Travis throws out a counter right but Jindasawat avoids it with no problem.
Jindasawat throws a low kick but Travis moves out of range easily.
Travis looks to score with a jab to the body but Jindasawat is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Travis throws a body shot but no joy.
Jindasawat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Travis misses the shot to the body.
Jindasawat throws a body punch but Travis moves out of range.
Jindasawat throws an overhand right that lands on Travis's shoulder, as Travis tries to avoid the shot.
Jindasawat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Travis moves away.
Travis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Travis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jindasawat cracks Travis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jindasawat tries to land a leg kick but Travis saw it coming and moves away.
Travis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jindasawat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Travis moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Adsawin Jindasawat will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Travis throws an overhand right that lands on Jindasawat's shoulder, as Jindasawat tries to avoid the shot.
Travis throws a looping overhand right but Jindasawat ducks down to avoid it.
Jindasawat lands a glancing blow to the side of Travis's head.
Travis throws a good cross that connects.
Travis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jindasawat manages to avoid it.
Jindasawat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Travis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Travis misses.
Jindasawat works the jab nicely.
Travis moves into the clinch successfully.
Jindasawat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Travis staying out of range there.
Travis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jindasawat misses with a few strikes there.
Jindasawat has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Travis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jindasawat takes one on the button.
Jindasawat slips under a jab.
Jindasawat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Travis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jindasawat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Travis was well out of range. Poor timing from Jindasawat.
Jindasawat slips a straight right by Travis.
Jindasawat misses with a lunging right hand
and Travis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Travis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jindasawat connects with a leg kick.
Travis misses with a hook.
Jindasawat throws a body shot but no joy.
Jindasawat throws a hook to the side of Travis's head but Travis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Travis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jindasawat with a body shot.
Jindasawat slips a jab from Travis.
Jindasawat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Travis is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jindasawat. Travis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jindasawat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jindasawat ducks under a wild hook from Travis.
It looked like Jindasawat was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Travis.
Travis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jindasawat.
Travis throws an overhand right that lands on Jindasawat's shoulder, as Jindasawat tries to avoid the shot.
Jindasawat swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Travis throws a body shot but no joy.
Travis throws a hook to the side of Jindasawat's head but Jindasawat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jindasawat is looking to counter the offense by Travis and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jindasawat lands a right hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Jindasawat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jindasawat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Travis.
Travis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jindasawat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Travis manages to avoid it.
Travis throws out a counter right but Jindasawat avoids it with no problem.
Jindasawat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Travis.
Travis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jindasawat connects with a leg kick.
Jindasawat staying out of range there.
Travis throws out a loose jab but Jindasawat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Travis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Travis connects with a solid leg kick.
Jindasawat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Travis was well out of range. Poor timing from Jindasawat.
Adsawin Jindasawat is winning the standup battle so far.
Jindasawat tries to bum rush Travis with a series of wild strikes but Travis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Travis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice cross by Jindasawat.
Jindasawat tries a low kick but Travis avoids it.
Travis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jindasawat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Travis drives through and clinches with Jindasawat against the cage.
Travis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Travis scores with a shoulder strike.
Travis misses with some punches.
Jindasawat misses with the head strike.
Travis throws a punch but it's blocked by Jindasawat.
Travis taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Jindasawat.
Travis has a couple of punches blocked by Jindasawat.
Travis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jindasawat misses with the head strike.
Travis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jindasawats head.
Jindasawat blocks an uppercut.
Travis working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis blocking some punches.
Travis throws a punch but it's blocked by Jindasawat.
A short left from Jindasawat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jindasawat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jindasawat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Traviss head.
Travis misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Travis fails to land.
Jindasawat prevents a body shot from Travis.
Travis misses with a punch on the inside.
Travis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jindasawat's elbow.
Travis tries to work over Jindasawat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Travis takes a shot to the head.
Jindasawat misses with a punch on the inside.
Jindasawat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Travis.
Travis is working Jindasawat over against the cage.
Jindasawat prevents a body shot from Travis.
Jindasawat misses with the head strike.
Jindasawat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adsawin Jindasawat will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jindasawat stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jindasawat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Travis moves away.
Jindasawat misses with a body shot.
Jindasawat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jindasawat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Travis throws out the jab.
Travis scores with a sloppy right hand. Jindasawat should have avoided that one.
Jindasawat defending well as Travis loads up on a big left hand.
Travis misses with a hook.
Travis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jindasawat manages to avoid it.
Jindasawat avoids the body shot from Travis.
Travis thuds his right hand into Jindasawat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Travis throws a looping overhand right but Jindasawat ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Jindasawat misses.
Travis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jindasawat tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Travis manages to circle out of the way.
Travis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jindasawat manages to avoid it.
Jindasawat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Travis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jindasawat. Jindasawat circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jindasawat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Travis finds it's way through Jindasawat's defenses.
A big right from Jindasawat misses.
Jindasawat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jindasawat does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Travis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Travis. Jindasawat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Travis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jindasawat.
A jab from Jindasawat misses.
Jindasawat misses with a looping left.
Travis slips a straight right by Jindasawat.
Travis lands a really nice looking cross but Jindasawat seems unphased.
Jindasawat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Travis.
Jindasawat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Jindasawat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Travis lands with a shot to the body.
Travis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jindasawat.
Travis looks to land a left hand but Jindasawat moved out of range nicely.
Jindasawat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chris Travis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jindasawat throws a hook but Travis blocks it.
Jindasawat moves out of range of the strikes.
Travis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Travis checks a leg kick.
Travis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Travis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jindasawat moves away.
Jindasawat connects with the punch.
A jab from Travis misses.
A little feinted left hand from Jindasawat on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Travis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Travis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Travis misses with a hook.
Jindasawat misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Travis misses the target.
Travis misses with a right hand
and Jindasawat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Travis looks to score with a jab to the body but Jindasawat is just out of range.
Travis moves out of range of the strikes.
Travis throws a shot from downtown. Jindasawat moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis scores with a jab. Jindasawat acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jindasawat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Travis moves away.
Travis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jindasawat.
Travis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jindasawat connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Travis scrambles back to his feet.
Jindasawat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jindasawat thuds his right hand into Travis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jindasawat lands with a good body shot.
Jindasawat missing with a left hand there. Travis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Travis throws out a loose jab but Jindasawat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jindasawat just misses with a punch to the body.
Travis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jindasawat thumps Travis with a low kick.
Jindasawat bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Travis's head.
Jindasawat jabs at Travis's body.
Jindasawat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jindasawat misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Travis. Jindasawat does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jindasawat.
Travis swings for the body but Jindasawat moves out of range.
Travis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 It looks like Adsawin Jindasawat has been cut.
Travis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jindasawat.
A slow jab from Travis misses its intended target.
Jindasawat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Travis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jindasawat. Travis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Travis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Adsawin Jindasawat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jindasawat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Travis takes a swing at Jindasawat's ribcage but misses.
Jindasawat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jindasawat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jindasawat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Travis avoids the body shot from Jindasawat.
Jindasawat connects with a right hand. Travis shakes it off.
Travis 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.
A big left from Travis misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Travis.
I think Jindasawat has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Travis!
A relieved looking Chris Travis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Jahouli (ranked 2138 p4p, 2250 weight class) and Basko Godwin (ranked 283 p4p, 305 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maxim Jahouli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Basko Godwin!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godwin tries to clinch
and Godwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jahouli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jahouli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jahouli misses with an uppercut.
Jahouli throws a leg kick that misses.
Jahouli lands a high kick!
Jahouli scores with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jahouli.
Godwin thows a leg kick but Jahouli checks it
letting Jahouli counter with a right hand.
Jahouli cracks Godwin with a good jab.
Godwin clinches up against the cage.
Jahouli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jahouli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Godwin.
Jahouli digs a right hand underneath Godwin's ribcage. Godwin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jahouli working aggressively here.
Godwin prevents a body shot from Jahouli.
Godwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahouli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Godwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Jahouli.
Godwin raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Godwin tries to clinch but Jahouli is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Godwin.
Jahouli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Godwin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maxim Jahouli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jahouli throws a low kick, looking for Godwin's leg but Godwin calmly moves out of range.
Godwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jahouli avoids the body shot from Godwin.
Jahouli throws a low kick but Godwin avoids it.
Godwin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Jahouli.
Godwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Godwin tries to clinch but Jahouli moves away
and Jahouli counters with a right hand to the body.
Godwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin tries to clinch but Jahouli moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Jahouli.
Godwin is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Jahouli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A cross from Jahouli lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jahouli throws a hook but Godwin avoids it easily.
Godwin shapes to counter with a head kick.
Jahouli explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A left lands for Jahouli.
Jahouli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Godwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jahouli swings for the body but Godwin moves out of range.
Jahouli tries to land a leg kick but Godwin saw it coming and moves away.
Jahouli throws a head kick but Godwin moves out of range.
Godwin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jahouli dips to his left and cracks Godwin with an uppercut!
Godwin blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jahouli misses with a body shot.
Jahouli thuds a left hand into Godwin's body.
Jahouli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jahouli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godwin manages to avoid it.
Godwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Godwin unleashes a big counter combination but Jahouli bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jahouli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Godwin takes one to the chin there.
Jahouli is looking to chop away at Godwin's legs.
Jahouli keeps the fight on the outside.
Jahouli does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Godwin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jahouli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Godwin throws a low kick, looking for Jahouli's leg but Jahouli calmly moves out of range.
Jahouli connects with a jab.
Godwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jahouli counters with a nice leg kick.
Jahouli lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godwin lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jahouli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Godwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jahouli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Godwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jahouli scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Godwin.
Jahouli throws a jab but it's blocked by Godwin.
Jahouli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Godwin counters with a thumping low kick.
Godwin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Godwin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Godwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jahouli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jahouli throws a body kick that misses.
Jahouli with the inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Jahouli dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jahouli throws a body punch but Godwin moves out of range.
Godwin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jahouli stuns Godwin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jahouli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Godwin lands with a nice body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jahouli blocks the leg kick.
Godwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Godwin is looking to clinch but Jahouli is avoiding it.
Godwin tries to land a leg kick but Jahouli saw it coming and moves away.
Jahouli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jahouli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Godwin can do to turn this around?
A shot to the liver by Jahouli. Beautiful body shot.
Jahouli lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jahouli lands a front kick.
Godwin blocks a low kick nicely.
Jahouli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Godwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jahouli darts in and clinches Godwin up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahouli tries a body shot but Godwin blocks it.
Jahouli misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Godwin.
Godwin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jahouli lands a hook that snaps the head of Godwin backwards.
Jahouli misses with some punches.
Godwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Godwin avoiding damage.
Jahouli tries a body shot but Godwin blocks it.
Jahouli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jahouli tries a body shot but Godwin blocks it.
Jahouli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Godwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jahouli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Godwin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jahouli digs a right hand underneath Godwin's ribcage. Godwin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jahouli can't find room to land a body shot as Godwin controls the action.
Godwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Godwin blocks a body shot from Jahouli.
Godwin prevents a body shot from Jahouli.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jahouli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Godwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jahouli tries to work over Godwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Godwin blocks a body shot from Jahouli.
Jahouli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Godwin backwards.
Jahouli working aggressively here.
Jahouli swings wildly with an uppercut but Godwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jahouli misses with a punch on the inside.
Godwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Godwin to work.
Jahouli presses Godwin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jahouli works on Godwin's body with a couple of short punches.
Jahouli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jahouli misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Godwin tries to circle away but Jahouli has him pinned against the cage.
Godwin blocks a body shot from Jahouli.
Maxim Jahouli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from Jahouli.
A right hook to the body lands for Godwin.
Godwin wants to break free but Jahouli has control.
Godwin working aggressively here.
Jahouli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Godwin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Godwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Godwin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Godwin swinging wildly here.
Jahouli tries to land a leg kick but Godwin saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Godwin. Jahouli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jahouli lands with a hook. Godwin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jahouli misses with an uppercut. Godwin saw that one coming.
Jahouli throws a jab but it's blocked by Godwin.
Jahouli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Godwin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Godwin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jahouli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Godwin, pushing him back against the cage.
Jahouli tries to throw a body punch but Godwin avoids it by throwing Jahouli back against the cage.
Godwin pushes Jahouli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Godwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jahouli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jahouli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jahouli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jahouli lands a hook that snaps the head of Godwin backwards.
Jahouli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Jahouli dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jahouli lands a jab to Godwin's midsection.
Donk. Jahouli catches Godwin right on the button with a cross.
Jahouli looks to score with a jab to the body but Godwin is just out of range.
Jahouli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That kick from Godwin tenderised Jahouli's leg. Jahouli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Godwin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jahouli can pounce on him.
Godwin throws a leg kick which misses Jahouli's front leg but catches the back leg as Jahouli tries to avoid it.
Jahouli 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.
Godwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jahouli.
Godwin avoids the head kick by Jahouli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godwin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jahouli wants to land a leg kick but Godwin is out of range.
Jahouli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jahouli looks to score with a jab to the body but Godwin is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Godwin misses.
Godwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jahouli manages to avoid it.
Jahouli looks for the body kick but Godwin saw that one coming.
Godwin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jahouli with a body shot.
Godwin throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Jahouli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Godwin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jahouli. Godwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godwin misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Jahouli.
Godwin is looking to clinch.
Godwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Jahouli misses with a body kick.
Godwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maxim Jahouli is winning the standup battle so far.
Godwin is looking to clinch but Jahouli is avoiding it.
Jahouli throws out a leg kick but Godwin moves out of range and Jahouli only half commits.
Godwin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jahouli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Godwin looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jahouli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godwin wants to clinch up but Jahouli keeps it at a distance.
Jahouli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Godwin.
Godwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Godwin wants to clinch
and Jahouli counters with a stiff right hand.
Jahouli moves out of range as Godwin throws a body kick.
Godwin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jahouli misses with a body shot.
Godwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jahouli.
Jahouli throws the kick towards the body but Godwin avoids it.
Jahouli backing away here, and Godwin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jahouli misses with an uppercut. Godwin saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwin doesn't manage to clinch there - Jahouli circles away.
Jahouli throws a hook to the side of Godwin's head but Godwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Godwin throws an overhand right that lands on Jahouli's shoulder, as Jahouli tries to avoid the shot.
Godwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jahouli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Godwin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jahouli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jahouli throws a hook to the side of Godwin's head but Godwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Godwin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jahouli dodges the punch combination from Godwin.
An inside leg kick from Godwin misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jahouli - that will leave a mark!
Jahouli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Godwin wants to clinch up but Jahouli keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Jahouli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Godwin doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jahouli scores with a body shot.
Godwin throws an off balance right hand
and Jahouli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Godwin clinches.
Godwin is trying to force a seperation but Jahouli has the dominant position.
Godwin tries to throw a body punch but Jahouli avoids it by throwing Godwin back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jahouli blocks a body shot from Godwin.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jahouli as Godwin tries to tie him up.
Godwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Godwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Jahouli misses.
Jahouli misses with a wild body shot.
Jahouli misses with a right hand
and Godwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Jahouli misses with a looping left.
Jahouli clinches.
Basko Godwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maxim Jahouli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Godwin blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Jahouli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jahouli 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Jahouli!
After winning the bout, Maxim Jahouli 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rakeem Marley (ranked 2099 p4p, 2151 weight class) and Juan De Souza (ranked 274 p4p, 284 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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7 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rakeem Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan De Souza!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Souza throws a series of punches but Marley moves out of range.
Marley appears to be looking for a big counter.
De Souza jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've been told by Marley's head coaches at Dark Horse MMA (HBE) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Souza clinches with his opponent.
Marley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marley lands a right hook to the body.
De Souza has closed the distance and engaged Marley in a clinch.
De Souza misses with some punches.
Marley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Souzas head.
De Souza misses with the head strike.
De Souza tries to work over Marley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Souza lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from De Souza.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses.
De Souza lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley is looking to break free of the clinch but De Souza has double underhooks.
Marley wants to get back to striking at distance but De Souza won't allow it.
De Souza has Marley pressed against the cage, preventing Marley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Souza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Souza misses with some punches.
De Souza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses.
De Souza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
De Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Marley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marley is trying to force a seperation but De Souza has the dominant position.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
De Souza slows down the pace here.
De Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Souza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley is trying to break free.
Marley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marley blocks an uppercut.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marley blocks an uppercut.
De Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Marley blocks a body shot from De Souza.
A right handed body shot lands from De Souza.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses.
De Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Souza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Souza scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from De Souza - that landed with a thud.
A frustrated look appears on Marley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marley's elbow.
De Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Souza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Souza misses with the head strike.
De Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
De Souza pushes Marley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from De Souza does no damage.
Marley throws a nice looking combination but De Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Marley. That snapped De Souza's head back.
Marley throws a right hand that De Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that De Souza also avoids with ease.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
De Souza is looking to clinch.
De Souza dodges the punch combination from Marley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Souza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza digs a right hand into Marley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marley's gas tank.
De Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Souza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
 Marley is rocked!
It looks like Rakeem Marley has been cut.
De Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Marley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
A head punch on the inside from De Souza fails to land.
De Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from De Souza - that landed with a thud.
Marley blocks an uppercut.
Marley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Souza holding his opponent close, against the cage.
De Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley blocks an uppercut.
Marley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
Marley seems to have got his legs back now.
Marley wants to take the fight to the mat but De Souza manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
De Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Souza lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from De Souza fails to land.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan De Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rakeem Marley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marley is looking to score with low kicks.
De Souza is looking for the big counter here.
De Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Marley circles away.
The fighters circling - De Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Souza slips a jab from Marley.
De Souza flashes Marley a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Marley's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Marley crumples to the floor! He's out cold! De Souza punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan De Souza!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan De Souza thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boxing Mcsparr (ranked 1715 p4p, 1657 weight class) and Your Sweet Destruction (ranked 238 p4p, 231 weight class). Mcsparr comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boxing Mcsparr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Your Sweet Destruction!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweet Destruction swings for the body but Mcsparr moves out of range.
Mcsparr misses with a head kick.
Mcsparr looks to score with a jab to the body but Sweet Destruction is just out of range.
Sweet Destruction throws a hook but Mcsparr avoids it easily.
Your Sweet Destruction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sweet Destruction misses with a double jab
and Sweet Destruction takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sweet Destruction forces Mcsparr back against the cage and clinches.
Mcsparr lands a hook that snaps the head of Sweet Destruction backwards.
Mcsparr trying to stall but Sweet Destruction improves his position.
A nice left hand lands by Mcsparr.
Mcsparr lands an elbow just above Sweet Destruction 's eye.
Sweet Destruction using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mcsparr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sweet Destruction with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sweet Destruction stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sweet Destruction blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mcsparr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mcsparr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcsparr lands a nice elbow.
Mcsparr misses with some punches.
Sweet Destruction misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcsparr avoids the elbow strike from Sweet Destruction, against the cage.
Mcsparr prevents a body shot from Sweet Destruction.
Sweet Destruction connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcsparr's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcsparr.
Mcsparr is looking to control Sweet Destruction's arms but Sweet Destruction gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mcsparr has his back to the cage.
Sweet Destruction lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sweet Destruction blocks a body shot from Mcsparr.
Sweet Destruction blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mcsparr blocks an elbow strike.
Mcsparr avoiding damage as Sweet Destruction throws knees to the body.
Sweet Destruction throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mcsparr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sweet Destruction's elbow.
Mcsparr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sweet Destruction throws an elbow but misses.
Mcsparr blocking some punches.
Sweet Destruction tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcsparr's elbow.
Sweet Destruction throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mcsparr blocks it with crossed arms.
Mcsparr swings wildly with an uppercut but Sweet Destruction uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcsparr stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mcsparr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcsparr managing to block the knees to the body from Sweet Destruction.
Mcsparr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sweet Destruction's elbow.
Sweet Destruction has a couple of punches blocked by Mcsparr.
Mcsparr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sweet Destruction misses with a punch to the body.
Sweet Destruction lands an elbow that stopped Mcsparr in his tracks for a moment.
Mcsparr lands with a short shot to the head.
Sweet Destruction misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcsparr.
Mcsparr pushes off an throws an elbow but Sweet Destruction leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sweet Destruction misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcsparr.
Mcsparr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sweet Destruction tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mcsparr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Mcsparr on the inside.
Mcsparr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcsparr.
Sweet Destruction crunches a lovely knee into Mcsparr's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Mcsparr fails to land.
A hook to the body from Sweet Destruction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet Destruction using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mcsparr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mcsparr blocking some punches.
Mcsparr lands with a light punch inside.
Sweet Destruction unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcsparr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mcsparr misses with a punch on the inside.
Sweet Destruction pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mcsparr swings wildly with an uppercut but Sweet Destruction uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sweet Destruction lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Mcsparr as the two fighters clinch.
Mcsparr tries to work over Sweet Destruction's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sweet Destruction creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mcsparr's defenses.
Sweet Destruction lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcsparr won't want to take too many of those.
Sweet Destruction is working Mcsparr over against the cage.
Mcsparr can't find room to land a body shot as Sweet Destruction controls the action.
Sweet Destruction lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcsparr backwards.
Mcsparr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sweet Destruction gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mcsparr blocks the elbow strike.
Mcsparr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcsparr managing to block the knees to the body from Sweet Destruction.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sweet Destruction.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sweet Destruction throws an elbow but misses.
Sweet Destruction is stalling here.
Sweet Destruction tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sweet Destruction with a knee to the head.
Sweet Destruction trying to land knees to the body.
Mcsparr stalling in the clinch but Sweet Destruction improves position.
Sweet Destruction lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sweet Destruction tries a knee to the head but Mcsparr blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcsparr.
Mcsparr is leaning against Sweet Destruction and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sweet Destruction prevents a body shot from Mcsparr.
Still in the clinch, Mcsparr scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcsparr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sweet Destruction looking to slow down the pace here.
Mcsparr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Your Sweet Destruction dominated that round.
That's time! Mcsparr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sweet Destruction misses the body punch
and Mcsparr counters with a left and a right that stings Sweet Destruction.
Sweet Destruction tries to clinch but Mcsparr is having none of it.
Mcsparr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sweet Destruction misses with a body shot.
Sweet Destruction throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mcsparr misses the shot to the body.
Mcsparr connects with a crisp jab.
Sweet Destruction throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mcsparr gets a clinch.
Mcsparr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mcsparr managing to block the knees to the body from Sweet Destruction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweet Destruction blocks a body shot from Mcsparr.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sweet Destruction just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mcsparr's brow.
Mcsparr scores with a hook to the body.
Mcsparr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sweet Destruction misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcsparr.
Mcsparr lands a body shot.
Mcsparr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcsparr stalling in the clinch but Sweet Destruction improves position.
Mcsparr wants to stall.
Your Sweet Destruction seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mcsparr avoids the elbow strike from Sweet Destruction, against the cage.
Sweet Destruction with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sweet Destruction lands an elbow that stopped Mcsparr in his tracks for a moment.
Sweet Destruction goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mcsparr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sweet Destruction blocking some punches.
Mcsparr breaks from the clinch.
Sweet Destruction displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mcsparr throws out the jab.
Sweet Destruction scores with a hook.
Sweet Destruction closes the distance and clinches.
Sweet Destruction lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sweet Destruction tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcsparr avoids the damage to the body.
Sweet Destruction blocks an uppercut.
Sweet Destruction tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcsparr avoids the damage to the body.
Mcsparr working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcsparr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sweet Destruction misses with a knee strike.
Mcsparr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sweet Destruction or not.
Mcsparr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sweet Destruction misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sweet Destruction using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mcsparr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mcsparr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sweet Destruction backwards.
Sweet Destruction's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mcsparr lands with a right to the head.
Mcsparr misses with a punch to the body.
Sweet Destruction tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sweet Destruction lands an elbow that stopped Mcsparr in his tracks for a moment.
Mcsparr working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mcsparr.
Sweet Destruction with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sweet Destruction with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mcsparr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sweet Destruction's elbow.
Mcsparr avoids a wild elbow strike from Sweet Destruction.
A right hand to the body from Mcsparr.
Sweet Destruction is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcsparr lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Mcsparr.
Mcsparr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mcsparr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sweet Destruction tries to work over Mcsparr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sweet Destruction struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcsparr controls his hands.
Sweet Destruction missing with knees to the body.
Sweet Destruction misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mcsparr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mcsparr lands a body punch.
Sweet Destruction blocks a body shot from Mcsparr.
Mcsparr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mcsparr gets through Sweet Destruction's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mcsparr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcsparr stalling in the clinch but Sweet Destruction improves position.
Sweet Destruction misses with a punch to the body.
Sweet Destruction avoids a wild elbow strike from Mcsparr.
Mcsparr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mcsparr blocking some punches.
Sweet Destruction misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcsparr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Mcsparr.
Mcsparr avoiding damage as Sweet Destruction throws knees to the body.
Sweet Destruction misses with a knee strike.
Sweet Destruction tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sweet Destruction lands a shoulder strike.
Sweet Destruction tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mcsparr avoids it.
Mcsparr scores with a shot to the side of Sweet Destruction's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sweet Destruction.
Mcsparr has a couple of punches blocked by Sweet Destruction.
Mcsparr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sweet Destruction lands an elbow that stopped Mcsparr in his tracks for a moment.
Sweet Destruction has Mcsparr pressed against the cage, preventing Mcsparr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mcsparr.
Sweet Destruction prevents a body shot from Mcsparr.
Sweet Destruction stalling in the clinch.
Sweet Destruction tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mcsparr avoids it.
Sweet Destruction comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mcsparr stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boxing Mcsparr dominated that second round.
That's time! Mcsparr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mcsparr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sweet Destruction in his tracks.
Mcsparr thuds his shin into the meat of Sweet Destruction's side.
Sweet Destruction tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mcsparr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcsparr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sweet Destruction on the side of the head.
 Sweet Destruction is rocked!
Mcsparr takes a swing at Sweet Destruction's ribcage but misses.
Mcsparr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sweet Destruction moves in looking to clinch but Mcsparr pushes him off.
Mcsparr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sweet Destruction's head.
Sweet Destruction defending well as Mcsparr loads up on a big left hand.
Sweet Destruction 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.
Mcsparr scores with a nice body kick.
Mcsparr lands with a shot to the body.
Sweet Destruction is looking to clinch.
Mcsparr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcsparr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mcsparr throws a leg kick that misses.
Sweet Destruction ducks under a wild hook from Mcsparr.
Mcsparr sets himself, and Sweet Destruction steps forward looking for the clinch! Mcsparr avoids it this time.
Sweet Destruction lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sweet Destruction misses with a few strikes there.
Mcsparr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sweet Destruction.
Mcsparr is looking to counter punch.
Sweet Destruction misses the jab.
Mcsparr is looking to counter punch.
Sweet Destruction throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mcsparr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mcsparr lands a jab to Sweet Destruction's midsection.
Mcsparr scores with a jab to the head.
Sweet Destruction is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcsparr finish him?
Mcsparr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sweet Destruction throws a series of punches but Mcsparr moves out of range.
Sweet Destruction stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mcsparr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sweet Destruction lunges at Mcsparr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mcsparr's hand.
Sweet Destruction rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mcsparr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sweet Destruction seems to have recovered his senses.
Mcsparr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mcsparr looks to score with a jab to the body but Sweet Destruction is just out of range.
Sweet Destruction steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mcsparr.
Sweet Destruction takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Mcsparr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mcsparr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sweet Destruction misses with a left hand
and Mcsparr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mcsparr throws a jab when Sweet Destruction was well out of range.
Sweet Destruction with a jab.
Sweet Destruction avoids the body shot from Mcsparr.
Mcsparr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sweet Destruction back to the cage. Mcsparr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcsparr drops Sweet Destruction with a huge uppercut! Sweet Destruction drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Mcsparr is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boxing Mcsparr!
Boxing Mcsparr managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dr Zoidberg Office, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Yonic (ranked 2530 p4p, 1939 weight class) and Daaniel Teteny (ranked 326 p4p, 262 weight class). Daaniel Teteny has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daniel Yonic's chin.
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daaniel Teteny!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teteny shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yonic napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yonic is trying to improve his position.
Teteny looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Teteny swings around for an armbar but Yonic sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Teteny's guard.
Yonic trying to control the position from guard on top but Teteny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teteny escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yonic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yonic lands a couple of elbows.
Yonic cracks Teteny with a solid left hand.
Teteny working for a triangle but Yonic defends it easily.
Teteny working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yonic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yonic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yonic cracks Teteny with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yonic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yonic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yonic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Teteny does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yonic lands strikes from half guard.
Yonic trying to control the action but Teteny is working from the bottom.
Yonic prevents Teteny from improving his position.
Yonic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Teteny is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yonic pulls his head out easily.
Teteny looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Teteny is not content to let Yonic control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yonic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Teteny does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yonic winds up and cracks Teteny with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yonic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Teteny is rocked!
Yonic 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.
Teteny is still in real trouble! Can Yonic finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yonic lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Teteny quite badly. Teteny pulls Yonic in close trying to recover. Yonic postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Teteny on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Teteny doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Yonic!
Daniel Yonic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Taurus (ranked 1469 p4p, 1306 weight class) and Herlock Von Ryan (ranked 211 p4p, 192 weight class). Taurus comes to the cage accompanied by Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. Von Ryan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Crystal Method - Play For Real (Dirtyphonics Remix). 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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wesley Taurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herlock Von Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Taurus finds it's way through Von Ryan's defenses.
Taurus swings for the body but Von Ryan moves out of range.
That kick from Taurus tenderised Von Ryan's leg. Von Ryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taurus throws a sloppy head kick and Von Ryan moves out of range easily.
Von Ryan avoids the head kick by Taurus.
Von Ryan 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.
Taurus throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Ryan.
Despite the aggression on Von Ryan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Taurus throws a right and a left that Von Ryan avoids nicely.
Von Ryan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
Von Ryan moves forwards but Taurus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taurus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Taurus. Von Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taurus misses with a body shot.
Von Ryan dives in for a single leg takedown but Taurus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little feinted left hand from Taurus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Von Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Von Ryan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taurus.
Taurus throws a lazy right hand but Von Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Ryan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Taurus defends it well.
Taurus lands a glancing blow to the side of Von Ryan's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus connects with a nice looking jab.
Von Ryan staying out of range there.
Taurus connects with a leg kick.
Taurus scores with a jab.
Taurus lands a big head kick that sends Von Ryan tumbling to the mat! Taurus takes a step backwards and waves Von Ryan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Von Ryan is rocked!
A punch combination from Taurus misses.
Von Ryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Taurus finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taurus circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Von Ryan to the canvas! Von Ryan doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Taurus keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wesley Taurus!
A very excited looking Wesley Taurus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Carvaleho (ranked 1046 p4p, 1495 weight class) and Leon Hooker (ranked 133 p4p, 187 weight class). Leon Hooker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Carvaleho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Hooker!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooker scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Jose Carvaleho has been cut.
Carvaleho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carvaleho blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hooker.
Hooker working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carvaleho lands a takedown into guard.
Carvaleho 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.
Hooker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carvaleho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hooker is keeping the position for now.
Hooker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carvaleho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvaleho controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Carvaleho trying to control but Hooker is working from the bottom.
Carvaleho stands and throws Hooker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvaleho is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hooker's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hooker tries to buck Carvaleho off but Carvaleho is having none of it.
Carvaleho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hooker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hooker tries to buck Carvaleho off but Carvaleho is having none of it.
Carvaleho looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hooker tries to improve position but can't.
Carvaleho is staying tight to Hooker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Carvaleho has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hooker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Carvaleho tries for a kimura but Hooker is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooker can't do much from the bottom here.
Carvaleho is working to tighten his grip on Hooker's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Hooker has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Carvaleho is really squeezing tight and eventually Hooker passes out! Carvaleho breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jose Carvaleho!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jose Carvaleho waved his t-shirt featuring Threads of HARDCORE's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Florisvaldo De Oliveira (ranked 878 p4p, 1442 weight class) and Alan Ragasatria (ranked 52 p4p, 87 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Florisvaldo De Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Ragasatria!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragasatria stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ragasatria wants it to stay on the feet.
De Oliveira has a takedown stuffed.
Ragasatria looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Oliveira is fending him off so far but Ragasatria persists. Nope, De Oliveira circles away and we're back to standing.
De Oliveira half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ragasatria has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as De Oliveira is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ragasatria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Oliveira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ragasatria manages to get to full guard.
Ragasatria has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Oliveira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Oliveira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragasatria escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Oliveira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ragasatria keeping moving, preventing De Oliveira from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ragasatria has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Oliveira has managed to get both his arms back between Ragasatria's legs - danger averted.
Ragasatria throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De Oliveira trying to control but Ragasatria is working from the bottom.
De Oliveira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ragasatria has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Oliveira has managed to get both his arms back between Ragasatria's legs - danger averted.
Ragasatria is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but De Oliveira frees his head nicely. Oh but Ragasatria has switched to an armbar! De Oliveira is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Alan Ragasatria!
A victorious Alan Ragasatria thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hefty Jack (ranked 298 p4p, 455 weight class) and Chip Nickel (ranked 43 p4p, 64 weight class). Nickel has chosen TISM - Greg the Stop Sign as his entrance music. Chip Nickel will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hefty Jack!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jack is defended easily by Nickel.
Jack misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nickel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jack counters with a single leg into guard. Nickel didn't expect that.
Nickel pushes Jack off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jack is landing a low percentage of strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jack.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hefty Jack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Nickel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jack doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Hefty Jack has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Nickel misses.
Nickel with a nice cross.
Jack dives in and scores a takedown into Nickel's guard.
Nickel manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Nickel breaks from the clinch.
Nickel connects with a nice looking jab.
Jack fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nickel throws out a counter right but Jack avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jack crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nickel - the referee stops the clock and Jack gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nickel. Jack manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chip Nickel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Jack shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nickel delivers a nice body kick.
Crunch! Nickel slams his shin into Jack's torso.
Nickel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nickel.
Jack is breathing heavily.
Nickel lands a big head kick that sends Jack to the canvas! Nickel follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chip Nickel!
Chip Nickel is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Chip Nickel, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Slugs (ranked 593 p4p, 1431 weight class) and Mr Large (ranked 24 p4p, 72 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Slugs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Large!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slugs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slugs tries to clinch but Large moves out of range.
Slugs tries to clinch
and Large counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slugs closes the distance and clinches.
Large working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Large throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slugss head.
Large lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slugs backwards.
Slugs tries to land knees in the clinch but Large avoids the damage to the body.
Slugs tries a knee to the head but Large blocks it.
Slugs has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Large scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slugs throws an elbow that misses.
Large dodges an elbow strike from Slugs.
Slugs lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Large misses with some punches.
Slugs throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Slugs throws an elbow but misses.
Slugs scores a nice knee to the body.
Large looks winded!
Large blocks an elbow strike from Slugs.
Slugs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Slugs lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Mr Large has been cut.
Slugs tries to land a knee to the head but Large blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Large tries a body shot but Slugs blocks it.
Large takes an elbow to the temple.
Large is working Slugs over against the cage.
Slugs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slugs lands a nice knee to the body.
Large wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slugs has him pressed against the cage.
Slugs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slugs lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Large throws a head punch that misses.
Large blocks an elbow strike.
Large working aggressively here.
Large blocks the elbow strike.
Large wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slugs throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Slugs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Large swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Slugs.
That has opened up Mr Large's cut even more.
Large misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slugs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Slugs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Mr Large's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Large avoiding damage as Slugs throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slugs manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Large takes an elbow to the forehead.
Large misses with a body punch.
Large misses with a hook from the clinch.
Large throws a head punch that misses.
Slugs just leaning against Large, taking a breather.
Slugs displaying some good clinch control by pressing Large up against the cage.
Slugs seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Slugs misses with an elbow strike.
Large has a couple of punches blocked by Slugs.
Nice elbow from Slugs.
Large gets through Slugs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Large lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Large avoids a wild elbow strike from Slugs.
Slugs lands an elbow inside.
Mr Large's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mr Large's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Doug Slugs!
Doug Slugs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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