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Madness Insanity Vol 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cael Lewandowski (ranked 24715 p4p, 6652 weight class) and Tuck Hardy (ranked 578 p4p, 574 weight class). Tuck Hardy 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cael Lewandowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tuck Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewandowski wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hardy fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lewandowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardy, which made it look bad.
Lewandowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewandowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lewandowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hardy.
Lewandowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Hardy. Hardy gets slowly back to his feet.
Lewandowski tries to counter with a takedown but Hardy is quick to defend against it.
Cael Lewandowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuck Hardy.
Lewandowski throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Lewandowski leaves Hardy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lewandowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown. Lewandowski tries to sprawl out of it but Hardy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lewandowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lewandowski pinned against the cage. Lewandowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lewandowski feinted with a counter takedown.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Lewandowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardy leaves Lewandowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lewandowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hardy.
Lewandowski is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Lewandowski shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Lewandowski avoids them all with ease.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Lewandowski misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lewandowski working the head and body with strikes.
Lewandowski 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.
Lewandowski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy struggling a bit here.
Lewandowski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lewandowski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hardy is trying to control Lewandowski's posture but Lewandowski avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewandowski lands a nice short elbow.
Lewandowski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lewandowski working the head and body with strikes.
Lewandowski could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hardy wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Lewandowski.
Hardy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hardy looks winded!
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski slips a nice elbow through Hardy's hands, connecting with Hardy's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lewandowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hardy's head.
Lewandowski maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Hardy could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Lewandowski has cracked it and Hardy is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Lewandowski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cael Lewandowski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Johnston (ranked 6223 p4p, 6408 weight class) and Rian Tully (ranked 652 p4p, 661 weight class). Johnston comes to the cage accompanied by Same Old War. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rian Tully!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston thuds his right hand into Tully's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnston attempts a counter takedown but Tully avoids it well and moves away.
Johnston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tully's waist but Tully gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnston off to one side.
A jab-cross combination lands for Johnston and sends Tully crashing to the mat! Johnston follows him down to the mat - Tully regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
 Tully is rocked!
 It looks like Rian Tully has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnston lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tully is still in real trouble! Can Johnston finish him?
Johnston decides to stand and escape the position.
Tully circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tully throws a hook but Johnston avoids it easily.
Tully slips a jab and a cross from Johnston.
Tully showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnston.
Johnston grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Tully takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Johnston cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charlie Johnston!
A relieved looking Charlie Johnston thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Anderson (ranked 6389 p4p, 4640 weight class) and Roman Emelianenko (ranked 559 p4p, 460 weight class). Tony Anderson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Emelianenko gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Emelianenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Tony Anderson has been cut.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a huge right that knocks Anderson out cold! Emelianenko is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roman Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Zoff (ranked 24646 p4p, 5689 weight class) and Joe Glover (ranked 650 p4p, 542 weight class). Glover is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter Sandman. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Zoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Glover!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoff goes for a double leg but Glover avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Glover continues to drive forward.
Glover lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Zoff manages to break the clinch.
Glover throws a head kick but Zoff moves out of range.
Zoff tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Glover manages to circle out of the way.
Glover throws a series of punches but Zoff moves out of range.
Zoff closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Glover's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Glover prevents Zoff from moving into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoff 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 Glover's shoulder. That is not cool.
Glover is looking for a sweep.
Zoff is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Glover will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoff misses with the ground and pound.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zoff in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Zoff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zoff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zoff takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zoff walks into a straight right hand from Glover.
Horrible takedown attempt by Glover or perhaps it was just good defense by Zoff, which made it look bad.
Zoff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glover.
Zoff avoids the head kick by Glover.
Glover dodges the punch combination from Zoff.
Glover cracks Zoff with a good jab.
Glover bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zoff's head backwards.
Glover throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zoff's head.
Glover jabs Zoff to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zoff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glover.
Zoff throws a push kick but Glover slaps the foot to one side.
Zoff shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoff drops his hands momentarily and Glover takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Glover connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zoff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Glover misses with a wild body shot.
Glover misses the shot to the body.
Joe Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zoff shoots in for a takedown but Glover shows good takedown defense.
Glover throws a lazy uppercut
and Zoff counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zoff drags the fight down to the ground.
Zoff working a defensive guard here.
Zoff has his foot on Glover's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Glover works his way back into a safe position though.
Zoff wants to sweep but no luck.
Zoff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glover stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Zoff takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Glover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover tests Zoff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glover. Zoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glover takes a swing at Zoff's ribcage but misses.
Zoff tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Glover manages to circle out of the way.
Glover blocks a head kick by Zoff.
Zoff is breathing heavily.
Glover throws a leg kick that misses.
Glover throws a right hand that Zoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Zoff also avoids with ease.
Zoff tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Glover manages to circle out of the way.
Glover scores with a nice head shot.
Glover misses with a wild combination.
As Glover tries to get set, Zoff tries to push him back and clinch up but Glover manages to avoid the attempt.
Glover lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Glover dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Glover rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zoff wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Glover.
Glover lands a nice hook to Zoff's body. Zoff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Glover stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Glover wants it to stay on the feet.
Glover throws a head kick that Zoff semi-blocks.
Glover pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zoff blocks a head kick by Glover.
Glover throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zoff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Glover throws a head kick that misses.
Zoff is looking to counter the offense by Glover and move into the clinch.
Zoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zoff slips under a jab.
Jab by Glover.
Glover takes a swing at Zoff's ribcage but misses.
Zoff is looking to counter the offense by Glover and move into the clinch.
A lazy left from Glover finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover misses with a head kick.
Glover misses with a looping right.
Zoff is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Glover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoff shoots in for a takedown but Glover shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Glover.
As Glover tries to get set, Zoff tries to push him back and clinch up but Glover manages to avoid the attempt.
Glover is breathing heavily.
Zoff manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Glover on his heels. He'll look to pass Glover's guard now, I'm sure.
Zoff stands and steps away. Glover gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Zoff darts in and clinches Glover up against the cage.
Zoff manages to break the clinch.
Glover throws a head kick that misses.
Glover has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Glover misses with a wild combination.
Glover misses with a jab, cross combination.
Glover looks to throw the jab but Zoff is out of range.
Zoff attempts a counter takedown but Glover avoids it well and moves away.
Zoff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover misses with a wild combination.
Zoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Glover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glover.
Glover blocks the body kick.
A slow jab from Glover misses its intended target.
Glover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zoff looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Glover has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Zoff is on him like a limpet, forcing Glover back against the cage.
Zoff blocks a body shot from Glover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoff avoiding damage.
Glover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zoff has him pressed against the cage.
Zoff fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Zoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zoff fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Glover misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zoff tries to pull guard but Glover won't allow it.
Glover is trying to break the clinch but Zoff is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Glover can't break the clinch.
Glover is trying to break the clinch but Zoff is controlling him.
Glover can't break the clinch.
Glover is trying to break the clinch but Zoff has him pressed against the cage.
Zoff breaks from the clinch.
Zoff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Glover manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Glover throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zoff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Glover works the jab nicely.
Glover jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Glover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Glover works the jab nicely.
A head kick misses from Zoff.
Glover throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zoff tries to close the distance and clinch but Glover swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Glover misses with a head kick.
Zoff wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Zoff throws a sloppy head kick and Glover moves out of range easily.
Glover misses with a head kick.
Zoff is looking to counter the offense by Glover and move into the clinch.
Glover with a hook.
Glover has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Zoff blocks a head kick by Glover.
Zoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Chad Zoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoff walks into a stiff left hand from Glover.
Glover changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glover looks to land a combination but Zoff avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover keeps the fight on the outside.
Glover doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zoff or perhaps it was just good defense by Glover, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Glover throws a nice looking combination but Zoff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zoff on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Glover throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Donk. Glover catches Zoff right on the button with a cross.
Glover throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zoff counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zoff.
Zoff manages to break the clinch.
Zoff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Glover paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Glover swings for the body but Zoff moves out of range.
Glover gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zoff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoff throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Glover tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Zoff is in Glover's guard.
Zoff looking to pass the guard.
Glover is working an open guard so Zoff takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Zoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Zoff backs off Glover throws a huge counter combo but Zoff manages to avoid it all.
Glover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Glover throws a head kick that misses.
Joe Glover seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Glover avoids the head kick by Zoff.
Zoff closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Glover to the mat! Glover manages to get full guard.
Zoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glover is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover wants to stand and escape but Zoff is having none of it.
Zoff stays in close to Glover's body and controls the position.
Glover trying to strike off his back.
Joe Glover is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zoff stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Zoff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zoff throws a head kick that misses.
Chad Zoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A head kick misses from Glover.
Zoff tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Glover manages to circle out of the way.
A jab lands there for Glover.
Glover lands a head shot.
Glover throws a leg kick which misses Zoff's front leg but catches the back leg as Zoff tries to avoid it.
Zoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zoff gets a double leg takedown into Glover's guard.
Glover looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zoff won't allow Glover to get back to his feet.
Zoff drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Glover manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zoff has Glover in his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Glover comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Glover winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Glover!
Joe Glover 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.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Luciano (ranked 4833 p4p, 5029 weight class) and Testy Three (ranked 537 p4p, 547 weight class). Testy Three is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Testy Three!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Three shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Three will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Luciano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Three throws a hook but Luciano blocks it.
Three with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luciano to score with a decent uppercut.
Luciano walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Three drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Luciano swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Three's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Luciano!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Nut Shot (ranked 4200 p4p, 4983 weight class) and Libertad Muerte (ranked 434 p4p, 508 weight class). Libertad Muerte 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Nut Shot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Libertad Muerte!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muerte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muerte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nut Shot half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Nut Shot has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muerte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nut Shot misses with a looping left.
Muerte lands a slapping body shot.
Muerte tries to clinch but Nut Shot moves out of range.
Muerte moves into the clinch successfully.
Muerte cracks Nut Shot with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nut Shot manages to pull guard.
Muerte trying to control but Nut Shot is working from the bottom.
Muerte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nut Shot on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nut Shot tries to get out of the position.
Muerte wanted to stand there but Nut Shot had control of the position.
Nut Shot looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Muerte is defending well. Nut Shot quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Muerte has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Nut Shot celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maximus Nut Shot!
Maximus Nut Shot 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 Erl Jonsen (ranked 4104 p4p, 4355 weight class) and Scotty Chay (ranked 493 p4p, 506 weight class). Scotty Chay looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erl Jonsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scotty Chay!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chay tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jonsen is able to avoid easily.
Jonsen moves out of range of the body kick from Chay.
Chay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jonsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Chay scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jonsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jonsen misses with a series of wild punches.
A left lands for Jonsen.
Chay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jonsen scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chay looks winded!
Jonsen cracks Chay with an open hand slap.
Chay is rocked!
Jonsen drops Chay with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Chay! Jonsen dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erl Jonsen!
In his post fight interview, Erl Jonsen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Brodsky (ranked 3863 p4p, 5041 weight class) and Joachin Svenson (ranked 394 p4p, 486 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Brodsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joachin Svenson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brodsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brodsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brodsky throws a head kick but Svenson moves out of range.
Vladimir Brodsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brodsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brodsky throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Svenson's head.
Brodsky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Svenson with a nice calf kick.
Brodsky tries to clinch but Svenson moves out of range.
As Brodsky backs off Svenson throws a huge counter combo but Brodsky manages to avoid it all.
Svenson feints and then cracks Brodsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brodsky down.
Brodsky rushes Svenson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brodsky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Svenson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brodsky takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brodsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svenson.
Brodsky has closed the distance and engaged Svenson in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brodsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodsky lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Brodsky fails to land.
Brodsky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svenson.
Brodsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brodsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brodsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Svenson finds it's target.
Svenson looks to land a left hand but Brodsky moved out of range nicely.
Svenson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brodsky closes the distance and pushes Svenson back into the cage.
Brodsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brodsky pushes Svenson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brodsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brodsky pushes Svenson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brodsky lands an uppercut.
Brodsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Svenson backwards.
I was talking to Brodsky's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brodsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brodsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svenson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brodsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Svenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svenson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brodsky's sensitive parts.
Brodsky moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brodsky.
Svenson wants a takedown.
Svenson blocks an elbow strike from Brodsky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenson blocking some punches.
Svenson blocks an elbow strike from Brodsky.
Brodsky breaks from the clinch.
Brodsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Brodsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svenson.
Brodsky throws a sloppy head kick and Svenson moves out of range easily.
Svenson throws a body kick that misses
and Brodsky counters with a thumping low kick.
Brodsky lands a high kick!
Brodsky throws a head kick but Svenson moves out of range.
Brodsky is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Brodsky.
A little jabbing left from Svenson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Svenson avoids the head kick by Brodsky.
Svenson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Svenson.
Svenson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svenson throws a front kick that sends Brodsky stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svenson tries to clinch but Brodsky is having none of it.
Svenson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Svenson.
Svenson lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Vladimir Brodsky has been cut.
Svenson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brodsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Svenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Svenson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brodsky circles away.
Brodsky misses with a head kick.
Svenson connects with a leg kick.
Svenson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brodsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Svenson thumps Brodsky with a low kick.
Brodsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Svenson can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Brodsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Brodsky'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.
Svenson blocks a head kick by Brodsky.
Brodsky misses with a head kick.
Svenson throws a push kick but Brodsky slaps the foot to one side.
Brodsky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Svenson is out of range.
Brodsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Svenson.
Svenson misses with the combination.
Brodsky instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brodsky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brodsky.
Brodsky working aggressively here.
Brodsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brodsky breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodsky closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brodsky.
Brodsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Svenson backwards.
Brodsky breaks the clinch.
Brodsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Svenson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brodsky checks a low kick from Svenson.
An attempted straight right counter from Brodsky misses the target.
Svenson avoids the head kick by Brodsky.
Brodsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brodsky misses with a head kick.
Brodsky misses with a low kick as Svenson jumps back.
Brodsky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Svenson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brodsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brodsky moves into the clinch.
Svenson manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Brodsky.
Brodsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Svenson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brodsky misses with a wild body shot.
Svenson lands a leg kick that knocks Brodsky off balance momentarily.
Brodsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Svenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svenson throws a head kick but Brodsky moves out of range.
Brodsky throws a low kick but Svenson avoids it.
Svenson checks a low kick from Brodsky.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brodsky throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Svenson.
Svenson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brodsky but Brodsky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Svenson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brodsky.
Svenson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenson blocks a head kick by Brodsky.
Brodsky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svenson can do to turn this around?
Svenson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brodsky. That did some damage!
Svenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brodsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Svenson. That's going to slow Brodsky down.
Brodsky clinches.
Brodsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brodsky takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brodsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Svenson throws a head kick but Brodsky moves out of range.
Svenson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Brodsky.
Svenson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Svenson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Brodsky.
A nice leg kick lands there from Svenson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brodsky throws a head kick but Svenson moves out of range.
Svenson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brodsky's head.
Svenson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brodsky throws a sloppy head kick and Svenson moves out of range easily.
Svenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Svenson misses with a two punch combination.
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 Vladimir Brodsky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Brodsky's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Svenson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Svenson.
Svenson with a nice calf kick.
Svenson feints and then cracks Brodsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brodsky down.
Brodsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Svenson blocks a head kick by Brodsky.
Joachin Svenson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brodsky throws a head kick but Svenson moves out of range.
Brodsky clinches up against the cage.
Brodsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Svenson.
Brodsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brodsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brodsky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Svenson's sensitive parts.
Svenson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brodsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Svenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodsky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brodsky throws a head kick but Svenson moves out of range.
Brodsky wants to clinch up but Svenson keeps it at a distance.
Svenson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Svenson rushes Brodsky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Brodsky.
A head punch on the inside from Brodsky fails to land.
Brodsky breaks from the clinch.
Brodsky's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Svenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brodsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Svenson. Svenson obviously looking to wear him down.
Brodsky wants to land a leg kick but Svenson is out of range.
Svenson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brodsky's head.
 Brodsky is rocked!
Joachin Svenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brodsky takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oh Brodsky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Svenson throws a leg kick which misses Brodsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Brodsky tries to avoid it.
Svenson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svenson feints a jab and as Brodsky dips his head, Svenson unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Brodsky right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Brodsky falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Svenson smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joachin Svenson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boxing OG (ranked 3730 p4p, 3846 weight class) and Adam Grochowik (ranked 459 p4p, 472 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing OG!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Grochowik!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grochowik misses with a right hand
and OG counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from OG.
A punch lands to the side of Grochowik 's head but he takes it in his stride.
OG misses with an uppercut.
OG throws a body punch but Grochowik moves out of range.
Grochowik throws a hook but OG blocks it.
OG is looking to counter punch.
OG definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
OG keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
OG takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grochowik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as OG throws out the jab.
Grochowik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
OG loads up on a big right hand but Grochowik slips the punch.
OG gets tackled into the cage by Grochowik. Grochowik maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Grochowik on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grochowik.
OG misses with a punch on the inside.
Grochowik misses with a punch on the inside.
Grochowik lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grochowik.
OG escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Grochowik misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from OG misses the target.
Grochowik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grochowik misses the body punch
and OG counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grochowik throws a hook but OG blocks it.
A big left from Grochowik misses.
A cross from OG lands.
Grochowik misses with a straight left.
Jab from Grochowik.
OG connects with a body shot.
OG throws a jab when Grochowik was well out of range.
Grochowik takes the fight into the clinch.
OG breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grochowik walks into a left hand.
OG defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grochowik.
Adam Grochowik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OG uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grochowik.
Grochowik throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OG staying out of range there.
Grochowik gets a clinch.
OG tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Grochowik.
Grochowik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OG moves out of range as Grochowik strikes.
OG gets tackled into the cage by Grochowik. Grochowik maintains the clinch.
OG escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OG connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grochowik momentarily.
Grochowik stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grochowik darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grochowik throws a right hand that OG ducks under and follows up with a left that OG also avoids with ease.
OG missing with a left hand there. Grochowik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grochowik closes the distance and clinches.
Grochowik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grochowik lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grochowik lands a hook to the side of the head.
OG breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OG lands a jab to Grochowik's midsection.
and Grochowik counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts OG! He's just covering up as Grochowik starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Grochowik!
After winning the bout, Adam Grochowik thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mi Shin Ii (ranked 3025 p4p, 3872 weight class) and Jonas Jones (ranked 392 p4p, 474 weight class). Jonas Jones acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mi Shin Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonas Jones!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shin Ii scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Shin Ii is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Shin Ii slows the pace down in half guard.
Shin Ii is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shin Ii knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Shin Ii tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin Ii is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones with the active half guard here but Shin Ii passes nicely into side control.
We've been hearing that Shin Ii has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shin Ii avoids the strikes from the bottom by Jones.
Jones throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones trying to remain calm as Shin Ii controls from the top position.
Shin Ii stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Shin Ii closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
Shin Ii controlling from the top position.
Shin Ii got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shin Ii has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones is looking for a triangle here but Shin Ii uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin Ii just content to control the position.
Shin Ii advances nicely into full mount.
Shin Ii sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shin Ii has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Shin Ii isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shin Ii tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Shin Ii has a good base and remains in mount.
Shin Ii controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shin Ii working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mi Shin Ii dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shin Ii scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jones tries to buck Shin Ii off but Shin Ii is having none of it.
Jones keeps trying to improve his position.
Jones throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones being controlled for a moment.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shin Ii wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin Ii staying calm.
Shin Ii has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shin Ii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Shin Ii landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Mi Shin Ii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin Ii controlling from mount.
Shin Ii looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Shin Ii is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jones is surviving well by controlling Shin Ii's body position as best he can.
Jones is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin Ii sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shin Ii controlling from mount.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Shin Ii isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Shin Ii controlling the pace for now.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones throwing hammer fists to the chest of Shin Ii. What's that going to do exactly?
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shin Ii controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mi Shin Ii dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Shin Ii shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shin Ii sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shin Ii trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shin Ii controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shin Ii passes into side control.
Jones tries to buck Shin Ii off but Shin Ii is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin Ii taking a breather here.
Jones prevents Shin Ii from improving position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shin Ii gets to mount! Jones was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shin Ii content just to control the position here.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Shin Ii has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shin Ii takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shin Ii controlling the pace for now.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shin Ii controlling the pace for now.
Shin Ii seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.
Shin Ii stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shin Ii dives in and scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones working for submissions but it's allowed Shin Ii to get to half guard.
Shin Ii content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mi Shin Ii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shin Ii 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mi Shin Ii!
Mi Shin Ii decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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