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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Madison (ranked 6567 p4p, 23711 weight class) and Ingolf Ulfriksson (ranked 612 p4p, 637 weight class). Madison comes to the cage accompanied by Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap. Ulfriksson has chosen Hvem Er Hun as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joshua Madison had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ingolf Ulfriksson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulfriksson lands a big head kick that sends Madison tumbling to the mat! Ulfriksson takes a step backwards and waves Madison back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Madison is rocked!
 It looks like Joshua Madison has been cut.
Ulfriksson defending well as Madison loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Madison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ulfriksson tries to close the distance and clinch but Madison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ulfriksson tries to sprawl but Madison drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Well, if Madison 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.
Ulfriksson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Madison keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Madison has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ulfriksson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ulfriksson jerks Madison's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Madison drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Ulfriksson goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Ulfriksson because Madison was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ingolf Ulfriksson!
Ingolf Ulfriksson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Joshua Madison stepped up to the mic, saying 'I took an L tonight but that doesn't mean it's over for me. This is only the beginning of something much bigger. I'll be back. The Marathon Continues.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akello McGee (ranked 5292 p4p, 5257 weight class) and M Three Jr The Iii (ranked 540 p4p, 539 weight class). M Three Jr The Iii is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Akello McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, M Three Jr The Iii!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee lands a nice hook to Jr The Iii's body. Jr The Iii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jr The Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGee moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McGee.
Nice elbow from McGee.
Jr The Iii is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McGee lands an elbow inside.
Jr The Iii takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jr The Iii trying to land knees to the body.
Jr The Iii tries for a takedown. No joy.
McGee lands an elbow that stopped Jr The Iii in his tracks for a moment.
McGee lands an elbow just above Jr The Iii 's eye.
Jr The Iii wants a takedown but no success here.
Akello McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of M Three Jr The Iii.
Jr The Iii tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for McGee.
Jr The Iii is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGee prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr The Iii goes for a takedown attempt but McGee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jr The Iii misses with a takedown attempt
and Jr The Iii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jr The Iii misses with a takedown attempt
and McGee counters with an inside leg kick.
Jr The Iii dives in for a single leg takedown but McGee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McGee thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jr The Iii looks winded!
Jr The Iii with a lazy takedown attempt
and McGee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McGee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McGee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jr The Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jr The Iii's head.
McGee throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jr The Iii tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. McGee is in Jr The Iii's guard.
McGee wants to pass the guard but Jr The Iii is keeping the position.
Jr The Iii looking for a sweep. Not yet Jr The Iii, not yet.
McGee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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!
McGee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jr The Iii is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee is working hard here to advance position.
Jr The Iii keeping moving, preventing McGee from controlling successfully.
Jr The Iii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGee trying to control but Jr The Iii is working from the bottom.
Jr The Iii wants to sweep here but McGee controlling him for the moment.
McGee advances position into side control!
McGee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jr The Iii is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jr The Iii is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McGee's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr The Iii looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jr The Iii is pressing down on McGee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McGee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McGee throws a strike aimed at the side of Jr The Iii's head but Jr The Iii avoids it well.
Jr The Iii avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McGee.
Jr The Iii is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee wants to control but Jr The Iii is keeping him busy.
Jr The Iii is trying to improve his position.
McGee blocks the strikes from Jr The Iii.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jr The Iii tries to bench press McGee off him but McGee keeps the position.
McGee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jr The Iii, who protects the arm well.
Jr The Iii is looking to regain half guard here but McGee keeps moving and retains side control.
McGee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McGee throws a strike aimed at the side of Jr The Iii's head but Jr The Iii avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akello McGee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jr The Iii doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McGee counters with a low kick, right behind Jr The Iii 's knee.
Jr The Iii shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jr The Iii shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McGee is trying to defend but Jr The Iii finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jr The Iii misses with a head shot. McGee uses the momentum to regain guard.
McGee looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jr The Iii passes into side control.
McGee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jr The Iii can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr The Iii goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McGee rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jr The Iii's guard! Nice work there by McGee!
McGee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McGee trying to control the position from guard on top but Jr The Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr The Iii lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McGee is trying to keep Jr The Iii in close.
McGee has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jr The Iii has passed into side control.
McGee is looking for a sweep.
McGee is not content to let Jr The Iii control the position.
Jr The Iii looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting McGee here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr The Iii in side control, throwing shots but McGee defends.
Jr The Iii in side control, throwing shots but McGee defends.
McGee is looking for a sweep.
Jr The Iii is trying to get an arm triangle but McGee is defending well.
You can see the frustration on McGee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Jr The Iii.
Jr The Iii lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr The Iii sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McGee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
M Three Jr The Iii has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jr The Iii tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jr The Iii is looking to take a break and control but McGee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McGee is looking to reverse the position.
McGee wants to control but Jr The Iii postures up.
McGee gets back to half guard.
Jr The Iii is looking to take a break and control but McGee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Jr The Iii is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and McGee reverses the position - he's now on top in Jr The Iii's guard.
Jr The Iii working a defensive guard here.
McGee preventing the sweep.
Jr The Iii looking to control but McGee passes into half guard.
McGee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jr The Iii does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jr The Iii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jr The Iii is not content to let McGee control the position.
Jr The Iii flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
M Three Jr The Iii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! McGee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jr The Iii shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McGee counters with an outside leg kick.
McGee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jr The Iii misses with a takedown attempt - McGee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little feinted left hand from McGee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGee wants to clinch up but Jr The Iii keeps it at a distance.
M Three Jr The Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee connects with an inside leg kick.
Jr The Iii doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jr The Iii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akello McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of M Three Jr The Iii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr The Iii throws a lazy uppercut
and McGee counters with a three punch combo that has Jr The Iii backing up. Jr The Iii nods at McGee to acknowledge the strikes.
McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGee connects with a body shot that sends Jr The Iii's belly button to the back.
Jr The Iii fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr The Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jr The Iii swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGee counters with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jr The Iii is defended easily by McGee.
As Jr The Iii tries to get set, McGee tries to push him back and clinch up but Jr The Iii manages to avoid the attempt.
Jr The Iii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGee tries to clinch but Jr The Iii moves out of range.
M Three Jr The Iii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jr The Iii tries for a takedown but McGee circles away easily
and McGee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jr The Iii gets tackled into the cage by McGee. McGee maintains the clinch.
McGee'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr The Iii can't get the takedown.
McGee lands an elbow inside that Jr The Iii shrugs off.
McGee lands a good knee to the midsection. Jr The Iii won't want to take too many of those.
Jr The Iii is looking for a takedown.
McGee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from McGee.
McGee avoiding damage.
McGee prevents the takedown attempt.
McGee leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGee lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr The Iii tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGee smiles and moves away.
McGee feints and then cracks Jr The Iii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jr The Iii down.
McGee moves in looking to clinch but Jr The Iii pushes him off.
McGee wants to clinch up but Jr The Iii keeps it at a distance.
Akello McGee is winning the standup battle so far.
Jr The Iii shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McGee's guard.
Jr The Iii trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
McGee working for a triangle but Jr The Iii defends it easily.
Jr The Iii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGee is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jr The Iii doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jr The Iii manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McGee trying to keep a closed guard but Jr The Iii is proving a slippery customer.
Jr The Iii controlling from the top position.
Jr The Iii is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McGee is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McGee has escaped and now he's on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
Akello McGee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGee 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akello McGee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xi Li (ranked 2792 p4p, 2550 weight class) and Tylonal Jones (ranked 354 p4p, 328 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Li might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HYFR by Drake featuring Lil Wayne. Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rubber band man. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xi Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tylonal Jones!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Li lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Li.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li lands a right hand.
Li misses with some punches.
Li has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Li breaks the clinch.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Li scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Li, as that shot connected.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones forces Li back against the cage and clinches.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Li is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the cage.
Li lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
A short right from Li on the inside.
Li lands a body shot in the clinch.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones looks winded!
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Li lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Li smiles and moves away.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a fast counter high kick but Li manages to duck under it in time.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Li's head coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Li. Li maintains the clinch.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones tries to pull guard but Li forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Xi Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tylonal Jones.
Li lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Li has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Li.
Li lands an uppercut.
Li tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Li scores with a nice short uppercut.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Li lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Li.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Li lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li has managed to clinch.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Jones has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Li seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jones can turn it around.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Xi Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Li misses with a head kick.
Li dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Xi Li has been cut.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Li moved out of range.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Li pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Li lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Li.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xi Li dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xi Li's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Li tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.
Li tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Jones's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Li scores with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Li scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Li as the two fighters clinch.
Li lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Li lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Li.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.
Li lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Li.
 Jones is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Li finish him?
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Li lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Li.
Li pushes Jones against the cage. Li is working some dirty boxing. Li pushes off with a quick right hook! Jones goes down! Jones tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Li moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xi Li!
Xi Li very nearly forgot to thank The Thrift Shop - Cheap Clothes and Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Tylonal Jones had this to say: 'it was a hard weight cut but I’ll be back better'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Fafa (ranked 1910 p4p, 3371 weight class) and Colton Ortiz (ranked 204 p4p, 308 weight class). The key to victory for Jeff Fafa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Fafa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colton Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fafa misses with a few strikes there.
Fafa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ortiz's sensitive parts.
Ortiz closes the distance and clinches up with Fafa, looking for a takedown. Ortiz pushes Fafa against the cage but Fafa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ortiz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ortiz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fafa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ortiz in his tracks.
Fafa slaps away a takedown attempt from Ortiz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Fafa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fafa thuds his right hand into Ortiz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ortiz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fafa pushes Ortiz off but Ortiz dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fafa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ortiz is controlling him well.
Ortiz gets to mount! Fafa was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Fafa is just holding on here. Ortiz manages to take his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fafa prevents Ortiz from getting a body triangle.
Ortiz is not going to allow Fafa to sit and survive in this position.
Despite being in a bad position, Fafa is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Fafa tries to break free.
Fafa is keeping busy.
Fafa is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ortiz looking for the RNC.
Ortiz is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Fafa has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ortiz slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Ortiz is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Fafa is defending well though. Ortiz let's go of the attempt for now.
Fafa is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ortiz gets his way!
Ortiz avoiding Fafa 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Fafa defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A lull in the action here.
Fafa is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ortiz controlling the position well here. Fafa rolled but Ortiz kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fafa fending off the submission attempt from Ortiz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ortiz keeps control of the position as Fafa tries to break free.
Ortiz is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Fafa is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Colton Ortiz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus Jackson (ranked 3175 p4p, 1486 weight class) and Steve Cho (ranked 297 p4p, 170 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demarcus Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Cho!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Cho is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
A nice side step and Cho releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Cho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson lands with a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
Cho cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Cho misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Cho checks it
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cho misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson slips a straight right by Cho.
Cho avoids a kick to the body.
Cho is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've been told by Jackson's head coaches at Deep waters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Cho.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Demarcus Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Cho counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cho is able to avoid easily.
Cho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Cho counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cho lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Cho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cho's sensitive parts.
Cho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cho is looking for the big counter here.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cho ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Cho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cho blocks a jab.
Jackson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Cho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cho dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick but Cho moves out of range.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cho lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Cho.
Cho thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Jackson tenderised Cho's leg. Cho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Cho counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick from Jackson misses
and Cho counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Cho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cho lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cho throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demarcus Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cho counters with a left to the body.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cho.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cho throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cho throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cho throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Cho counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cho counters with a stiff right hand.
Demarcus Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Demarcus Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cho misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Cho didn't see that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Cho there.
Cho takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cho counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson throws a body punch but Cho moves out of range.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Cho ducks down to avoid it.
Cho raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cho lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cho.
Cho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Steve Cho has been cut.
Cho tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Cho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cho!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cho circles away quickly and effectively.
Cho unleashes a big counter combination but Jackson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Cho counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Cho moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Cho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
letting Cho counter with a right hand.
Cho sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cho blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cho misses.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Jackson slips a straight right by Cho.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cho throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson throws a big counter combination but Cho scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and Cho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson feints and then cracks Cho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cho down.
Jackson catches Cho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Demarcus Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Cho's cut.
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!
Jackson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Cho avoids nicely.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Cho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Cho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Cho counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cho avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Jackson backs off Cho throws a huge counter combo but Jackson manages to avoid it all.
Cho's corner calls for a 1-2. Cho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Cho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cho lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cho takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson throws the left hand but Cho avoids the punch easily.
Cho unleashes a big counter combination but Jackson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jackson lands with a slapping head kick.
Jackson throws a low kick, looking for Cho's leg but Cho calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Cho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cho feints a jab promting Jackson to slip. Cho then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jackson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jackson lands with a cross.
No joy there for Cho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Despite the aggression on Cho's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cho misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson with a jab.
Cho misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Cho is looking for the big counter here.
Jackson tries to work over Cho's front leg with a kick but Cho checks it.
Cho misses with a wild body shot.
As Cho looks to move away, Jackson throws a big counter combo but Cho just gets out of the way.
Jackson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as Cho blocks the low kick.
Cho looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cho counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Cho is looking for the big counter here.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Decent striking displayed by Cho there.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Cho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve Cho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Cho both land. Nice combination.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Demarcus Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson is rocked!
Cho throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cho moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Cho misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Cho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Demarcus Jackson!
An out of breath Demarcus Jackson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Bremner (ranked 3054 p4p, 1237 weight class) and Edgar Bravo (ranked 293 p4p, 141 weight class). Jaxon Bremner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaxon Bremner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgar Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bremner lands a nice hook to Bravo's body. Bravo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bravo is looking to clinch.
Bravo throws a leg kick but Bremner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bravo slips a straight right by Bremner.
Bravo walks into a left hand.
Bremner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bravo doesn't seem bothered though.
Bravo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bravo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bremner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bravo can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Bremner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bremner swats away the attempt to clinch by Bravo.
A big right from Bremner misses.
Bravo avoids the body shot from Bremner.
Bravo fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Bremner misses its intended target.
Bremner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Top Gun Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Bravo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bravo closes the distance and clinches.
Bremner tries to throw a body punch but Bravo avoids it by throwing Bremner back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bravo.
Bremner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bravo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bremner misses with a body punch
and Bravo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bremner. Bravo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bravo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bravo misses with a wild combination.
Bravo moves into range and clinches up with Bremner.
Bremner wants a takedown.
Bravo working aggressively here.
A short right from Bremner on the inside.
Bremner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bravo landing knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bremner throws an elbow but misses.
Bravo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Bravo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bremner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bremner pushes off an throws an elbow but Bravo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bremner backwards.
Bravo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bravo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bremner working aggressively here.
Bremner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bremner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bremner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bravo is defending well for now.
Bremner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bravo.
Bravo misses with a knee to the head.
Bremner fails to pull guard.
Bravo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bremner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bravo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bravo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bravo is trying to maintain a safe position but Bremner gets an underhook and turns Bravo into the cage.
Bravo managing to block the knees to the body from Bremner.
Bravo blocks an elbow strike from Bremner.
Bravo trying to control the position but instead, Bremner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bravo into the cage.
Bremner misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bravo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bravo.
Bremner misses with a punch on the inside.
Bravo breaks from the clinch.
Bremner looks to score with a jab to the body but Bravo is just out of range.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bremner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bremner drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bravo wants to control but Bremner postures up.
Bremner trying to control the action but Bravo is working from the bottom.
Bremner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bravo, who protects the arm well.
Bremner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bravo has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bremner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bravo keeps working.
Bravo can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravo is not content to let Bremner control the position.
Bremner has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bravo is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bremner yanks on the arm and Bravo is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bremner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jaxon Bremner!
Jaxon Bremner managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Top Gun Nutrition 160q 4 $150, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 1287 p4p, 1923 weight class) and Jackmerius Tacktheritrix (ranked 157 p4p, 220 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackmerius Tacktheritrix!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tacktheritrix stuns Tarlah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tacktheritrix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tacktheritrix stuns Tarlah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tarlah fails with a takedown attempt.
Tacktheritrix throws a hook to the side of Tarlah's head but Tarlah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tacktheritrix lands a jab.
Tacktheritrix lands with an overhand left.
Tacktheritrix throws a shot from downtown. Tarlah moves away and avoids it.
Tarlah bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarlah throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tarlah scores with punches from side control.
Tacktheritrix is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tarlah has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tarlah landing a few strikes.
Tacktheritrix gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacktheritrix trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tacktheritrix is squirming around, avoiding Tarlah's attempts to control the action.
Tacktheritrix wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Tarlah.
Tarlah is landing with some decent strikes but Tacktheritrix is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tarlah with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarlah controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacktheritrix is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
BOOM! Tarlah connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tarlah scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tacktheritrix wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tarlah trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tarlah breaks from Tacktheritrix's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tacktheritrix is rocked!
It looks like Jackmerius Tacktheritrix has been cut.
Tacktheritrix looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tarlah controlling the position easily from mount.
Tacktheritrix is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
You get the feeling that Tacktheritrix really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacktheritrix is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tarlah postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tacktheritrix looks a forlorn figure.
Tarlah cracks Tacktheritrix with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tacktheritrix is still in real trouble! Can Tarlah finish him?
Tarlah working the ground and pound effectively.
Tarlah unloading with bombs!
That has opened up Jackmerius Tacktheritrix's cut even more.
Tacktheritrix really wants to buck Tarlah off and get back to his feet.
Tacktheritrix seems to have recovered his senses.
Tacktheritrix taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarlah postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Tacktheritrix bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Tarlah and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balink Tarlah!
An out of breath Balink Tarlah thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cayden Donovan (ranked 1168 p4p, 1979 weight class) and Luigi Bonifacio (ranked 142 p4p, 225 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bonifacio 's choice of entrance music: Karate - Kennedy. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Bonifacio !
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio thuds his right hand into Donovan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Donovan takes a swing at Bonifacio 's ribcage but misses.
Bonifacio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donovan misses with a wild body shot.
Cayden Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan misses with a hook
and Bonifacio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donovan throws a body punch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Bonifacio throws a lazy right hand but Donovan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonifacio swinging wildly here.
Bonifacio cracks Donovan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donovan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonifacio is just out of range.
Donovan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donovan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonifacio .
Donovan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Donovan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonifacio was well out of range. Poor timing from Donovan.
Donovan throws a body punch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Bonifacio throws out a counter right but Donovan avoids it with no problem.
Donovan throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonifacio misses with a hook.
Bonifacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Donovan is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Bonifacio scores with a four punch combination!
Donovan tries to clinch there but Bonifacio circles away.
Bonifacio defending well as Donovan loads up on a big left hand.
Donovan slips a straight right by Bonifacio .
Donovan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donovan. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donovan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Donovan back to the cage. Bonifacio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Donovan clinches with his opponent.
Bonifacio scores with a shoulder strike.
Donovan tries a body shot but Bonifacio blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donovan tries to work over Bonifacio 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Donovan.
Donovan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonifacio avoiding damage as Donovan throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Donovan.
Our sources have told us that Donovan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Donovan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donovan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donovan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonifacio is defending well for now.
Donovan misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan tries a body shot but Bonifacio blocks it.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
Donovan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Donovan tries to throw a body punch but Bonifacio avoids it by throwing Donovan back against the cage.
Donovan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio blocks the elbow strike.
Donovan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bonifacio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Donovan misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
Bonifacio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donovan can't find room to land a body shot as Bonifacio controls the action.
Donovan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Donovan.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donovan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonifacio moves away.
Donovan misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donovan. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donovan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Donovan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donovan misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonifacio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donovan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bonifacio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donovan fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio connects with a right hand. Donovan shakes it off.
Donovan misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Bonifacio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donovan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bonifacio avoids the body shot from Donovan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifacio misses with a looping right.
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Donovan.
Donovan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonifacio manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donovan.
Donovan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonifacio circles away quickly and effectively.
Bonifacio misses with a looping left.
Donovan cracks Bonifacio with a good jab.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Donovan avoids it easily.
Donovan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio takes a swing at Donovan's ribcage but misses.
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Donovan.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donovan manages to avoid it.
Donovan misses the shot to the body.
Donovan tries to clinch there but Bonifacio circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cayden Donovan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Donovan tests Bonifacio 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donovan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonifacio moves away.
Donovan lands a head shot.
Bonifacio lands a jab to Donovan's midsection.
Donovan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donovan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bonifacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Donovan is just out of range.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut. Donovan saw that one coming.
Donovan swings for the body but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Bonifacio looks to land a right hand but Donovan moved out of range.
Bonifacio throws a body shot but no joy.
Donovan throws out a loose jab but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonifacio ! But no joy.
Bonifacio thuds a left hand into Donovan's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Donovan tries to clinch but Bonifacio is having none of it.
Donovan closes the distance and clinches.
Donovan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donovan misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Donovan misses with a body punch.
Bonifacio tries a body shot but Donovan blocks it.
Donovan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Donovan missing with knees to the body.
Donovan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donovan works on Bonifacio 's body with a couple of short punches.
Donovan tries a body shot but Bonifacio blocks it.
Donovan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonifacio controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio .
Donovan lands with a left to the head.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bonifacio avoiding damage as Donovan throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Bonifacio effectively controlling the action here.
Donovan misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan trying to land knees to the body.
Bonifacio breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifacio throws a one two combo.
Bonifacio misses with a double jab.
Bonifacio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Donovan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonifacio moves away.
Donovan lands a jab to Bonifacio 's midsection.
Donovan misses with a wild body shot.
Donovan misses with a body shot
and Bonifacio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donovan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donovan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio .
A jab from Bonifacio misses.
Bonifacio misses with a wild combination.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the side of Donovan's head but Donovan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donovan throws a body punch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Donovan avoids it easily.
Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonifacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donovan is looking to wear down Bonifacio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Donovan misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bonifacio to counter with a crisp jab.
Donovan throws a body punch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Donovan closes the distance and clinches.
Bonifacio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donovan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donovan lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonifacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Donovan's ribcage but misses.
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donovan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonifacio was well out of range. Poor timing from Donovan.
Donovan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonifacio .
Donovan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonifacio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A left lands for Donovan.
Donovan throws a shot to the body.
Donovan misses with a right hand
and Bonifacio counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bonifacio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Donovan misses the shot to the body.
Bonifacio moves out of range of the strikes.
As Donovan backs off Bonifacio throws a huge counter combo but Donovan manages to avoid it all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donovan. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cayden Donovan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bonifacio misses with a hook.
Donovan scores with a shot to the body.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Luigi Bonifacio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donovan tries to clinch up.
Donovan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bonifacio has time to react.
Donovan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donovan is looking to clinch but Bonifacio is avoiding it.
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the body.
Donovan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonifacio throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio misses with a straight left.
Donovan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonifacio is just out of range.
A combination from Donovan does no damage.
Donovan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donovan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donovan misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donovan. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donovan throws a body punch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Donovan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonifacio is just out of range.
Bonifacio throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Donovan's ribcage but misses.
Donovan misses with a wild body shot.
Bonifacio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donovan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bonifacio avoids the body shot from Donovan.
Donovan misses with a shot to the body
and Bonifacio counters with a nice body shot.
Donovan pushes Bonifacio up against the cage in a clinch.
Donovan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonifacio is defending well for now.
Donovan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonifacio avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonifacio controls his hands.
Bonifacio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bonifacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonifacio lands a nice shot to the body.
Donovan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bonifacio throws a series of punches but Donovan avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonifacio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Donovan lands a slapping body shot.
Bonifacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donovan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonifacio moves away.
Donovan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bonifacio . Those never looked like landing.
A quick step to the side and Donovan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donovan lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Bonifacio does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Donovan at a distance.
A lazy left from Donovan finds it's target.
Donovan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Donovan throws a hook to the side of Bonifacio 's head but Bonifacio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donovan moves into the clinch.
Donovan prevents Bonifacio from breaking the clinch.
Bonifacio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Donovan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bonifacio can turn it around.
Donovan tries a body shot but Bonifacio blocks it.
Donovan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonifacio avoids it.
Luigi Bonifacio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Donovan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonifacio 's elbow.
Donovan tries a body shot but Bonifacio blocks it.
Bonifacio prevents a body shot from Donovan.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
Cayden Donovan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donovan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonifacio 's elbow.
Bonifacio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Donovan tries a body shot but Bonifacio blocks it.
Donovan misses with a punch to the body.
Bonifacio tries to circle away but Donovan has him pinned against the cage.
Donovan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonifacio avoids it.
Bonifacio wants to get back to striking at distance but Donovan won't allow it.
Bonifacio can't break the clinch.
Donovan throws a head punch that misses.
Donovan blocking some punches.
Donovan lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donovan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonifacio .
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cayden Donovan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Donovan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cayden Donovan!
A very excited looking Cayden Donovan 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.
Luigi Bonifacio was interviewed post fight and said 'I am the BEST!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balthazar Baker (ranked 741 p4p, 3120 weight class) and Konstantin Sogrin (ranked 96 p4p, 381 weight class). Sogrin has chosen Rammstein - Sonne as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balthazar Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Konstantin Sogrin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sogrin throws a body shot but no joy.
Baker throwing a counter right hand but Sogrin manages to avoid it.
Sogrin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baker. Baker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sogrin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sogrin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Baker misses with a straight right.
Baker misses with a jab to the body
and Sogrin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Sogrin. That snapped Baker's head back.
Baker tries to move into range but Sogrin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Balthazar Baker has been cut.
Sogrin misses with a lunging right hand
and Baker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sogrin ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Baker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sogrin in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker looks to land a right hand but Sogrin moved out of range.
Baker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sogrin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sogrin misses with a low kick.
A jab from Baker misses.
Sogrin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sogrin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sogrin misses with a body shot.
Baker gets the takedown into side control.
Sogrin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Baker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sogrin has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
A lull in the action here.
Sogrin can't do much from the bottom here.
Sogrin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Baker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Baker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sogrin stops Baker from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin is looking to reverse the position.
Baker has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sogrin!
Sogrin wants to hold on but Baker pushes him away.
Sogrin is squirming around, avoiding Baker's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baker lands with some strikes.
Baker cracks Sogrin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sogrin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws some wild stikes that Sogrin manages to avoid easily.
Baker controlling the pace for now.
Sogrin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Baker is landing with some decent strikes but Sogrin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Baker thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sogrin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Baker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Baker 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.
Baker with shots to the head and body - Sogrin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Baker dominating with strikes here.
Baker throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sogrin working to try and regain half guard.
Sogrin tries to lock up and control but Baker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sogrin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Baker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Baker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Baker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sogrin?
Sogrin wants to control but Baker is having none of it.
Baker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sogrin is looking to escape.
Baker dominating with strikes here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balthazar Baker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balthazar Baker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Baker lands a jab to the head.
Sogrin throws a hook but Baker avoids it easily.
Baker misses with a hook. Sogrin ducked under it nicely.
Sogrin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Baker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baker tries for a takedown but Sogrin circles away easily
and Sogrin counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Baker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sogrin tried to score with a low kick but Baker checks it.
Baker misses with a hook
and Sogrin counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker throws a right hand that misses
and Sogrin counters with a low kick, right behind Baker 's knee.
Sogrin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Sogrin! Baker is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Sogrin!
Our winner, Konstantin Sogrin, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 356 p4p, 1167 weight class) and Bernie Sanders (ranked 24 p4p, 66 weight class). Farrokhzad comes to the cage accompanied by Iranian Baloch - This Is A Catch. Sanders has chosen Shooter Gang as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bernie Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad jabs Sanders to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanders avoids the body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad sizes up Sanders with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
Sanders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanders darts in trying to clinch
and Farrokhzad counters with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanders.
Farrokhzad slips under a jab from Sanders.
Sanders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farrokhzad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Farrokhzad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the head.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanders is just out of range.
Farrokhzad cracks Sanders with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Farrokhzad has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sanders to stand back up!
Sanders is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad stuns Sanders with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanders is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Sanders throws a series of punches but Farrokhzad avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Farrokhzad counters with a left to the body.
Sanders seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanders wants to clinch.
Sanders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Farrokhzad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders with a poor takedown
letting Farrokhzad counter with a right hand.
Bardia Farrokhzad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernie Sanders.
Farrokhzad missing with a left hand there. Sanders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farrokhzad lands a big uppercut and Sanders crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sanders looks OK. Farrokhzad waves Sanders back to his feet!
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanders avoids the body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Sanders drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Farrokhzad swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Sanders's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Bardia Farrokhzad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Bernie Sanders had this to say: 'COME ON! FU@#$ ALL JUDGES!!! I WON!'.
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