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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fredrico Schmico (ranked 4368 p4p, 4812 weight class) and Bartholomew Bainbridge (ranked 498 p4p, 517 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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 Amsterdam, Fredrico Schmico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartholomew Bainbridge!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Schmico.
Schmico fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schmico moves into range and clinches up with Bainbridge.
Schmico definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bainbridge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schmico tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bainbridge smiles and moves away.
Schmico fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bainbridge is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bainbridge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmico was well out of range. Poor timing from Bainbridge.
Schmico closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bainbridge circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fredrico Schmico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmico shoots in for a takedown but Bainbridge shows good takedown defense.
Bainbridge fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bainbridge.
Bainbridge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bainbridge throws a head kick that misses.
Schmico tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bainbridge sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Schmico somewhat.
Bainbridge tries to keep at a distance but Schmico has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bainbridge takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schmico jumps guard.
Bainbridge wants to pass the guard but Schmico is keeping the position.
Schmico is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmico looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Schmico is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schmico is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schmico wanted to stand there but Bainbridge had control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fredrico Schmico showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schmico has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 10:9
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 10:9
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrico Schmico!
After the fight, Fredrico Schmico was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morioka Shigemasa (ranked 2409 p4p, 23427 weight class) and Artyom Meyer (ranked 334 p4p, 694 weight class). Shigemasa comes to the cage accompanied by Seek and Destroy. Morioka Shigemasa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morioka Shigemasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artyom Meyer!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shigemasa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shigemasa staying out of range there.
Meyer connects with a body shot.
Shigemasa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Meyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meyer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Meyer avoids the head kick by Shigemasa.
Meyer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Meyer delivers a nice body kick.
Meyer connects with a leg kick.
Shigemasa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meyer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Meyer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyer cracks Shigemasa with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Shigemasa looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Meyer finish him?
 Shigemasa is rocked!
 It looks like Morioka Shigemasa has been cut.
Shigemasa is aggressively charging in as Meyer backs up avoiding any damage. Meyer tosses out a jab and Shigemasa runs right into it face first! Shigemasa is out cold! Meyer dropped down on all fours and is barking in Shigemasa's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Artyom Meyer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between RJ Cain (ranked 3206 p4p, 2824 weight class) and Lou Valentine (ranked 419 p4p, 380 weight class). Cain comes into the arena with Middle Class Rut blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, RJ Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain blocks a low kick nicely.
Valentine has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cain.
Valentine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valentine.
Valentine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Valentine works the jab nicely.
Valentine moves into the clinch.
Valentine jumps into guard, dragging Cain to the mat.
Cain is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cain preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cain content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Valentine has locked up a guillotine! Valentine's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Cain is holding on here and Valentine must be using up a lot of energy. Cain has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Valentine gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lou Valentine!
Lou Valentine bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nyah Hirst (ranked 2325 p4p, 2069 weight class) and Darwin Zambrano (ranked 341 p4p, 301 weight class). 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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nyah Hirst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darwin Zambrano!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirst clinches up with Zambrano and pushes him back against the cage.
Hirst looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Zambrano lands a nice uppercut.
Zambrano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zambrano presses Hirst against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zambrano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Zambrano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zambrano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zambrano misses with a head kick.
Hirst gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zambrano counters with a nice right hand that sends Hirst toppling to the canvas! Hirst scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Zambrano finish him?!
It looks like Nyah Hirst has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zambrano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hirst.
Hirst takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hirst looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hirst keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zambrano lands a big head kick that sends Hirst tumbling to the mat! Zambrano takes a step backwards and waves Hirst back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hirst is rocked!
Hirst looks to clinch
and Zambrano counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Hirst badly! He tries to strike back but Zambrano puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Hirst out cold! Oh man, Hirst will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darwin Zambrano!
Darwin Zambrano 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Godefroy Courtial (ranked 2535 p4p, 2295 weight class) and Pull Plugger (ranked 254 p4p, 229 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Godefroy Courtial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Pull Plugger!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Courtial. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Courtial.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Plugger has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Courtial keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plugger.
Plugger fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Courtial was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Courtial looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Courtial connects with the punch.
Courtial scores with a nice strike.
Courtial throws a sloppy head kick and Plugger moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plugger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Plugger showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Plugger is trying to control. Courtial wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Courtial is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plugger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Courtial is concentrating on defense, preventing Plugger from advancing position.
Courtial trying to control from the bottom.
Plugger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Courtial desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Plugger tries to pass to full mount but Courtial defends it.
Plugger passes the guard and advances to mount!
Courtial on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Courtial tries to get out of the position.
Courtial is desperately trying to improve his position but Plugger has a good base and remains in mount.
Courtial is working hard here to advance position.
Plugger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial is working to get back to half guard.
Courtial wants to control but Plugger is having none of it.
Plugger looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Courtial wants to control but Plugger is having none of it.
Plugger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Courtial is looking to escape.
Courtial wants to hold on but Plugger pushes him away.
Courtial keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Plugger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Courtial tries to lock up and control but Plugger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Plugger landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Courtial tries to lock up and control but Plugger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plugger has control of Courtial's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Courtial regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Plugger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Courtial is looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Plugger with the ground and pound from mount.
Plugger tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plugger tries to control but Courtial wriggling away.
Plugger jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Courtial manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Plugger working the head and body with strikes.
Courtial is looking to regain half guard here but Plugger keeps moving and retains side control.
Plugger trying to control the position but Courtial is working away.
You can see the frustration on Courtial's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Courtial is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hotrod Express MMA Training, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial holds on to Plugger's head and controls the position momentarily.
Courtial tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Plugger wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Plugger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Courtial keeps working.
Courtial is trying to control Plugger's posture but Plugger avoids it.
Courtial is trying to improve his position.
Plugger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Plugger lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Courtial down.
Courtial holding on.
Plugger wants to control but Courtial is keeping him busy.
Courtial is trying to control Plugger's posture but Plugger avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pull Plugger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Plugger avoids the body shot from Courtial.
Courtial misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plugger walks into a stiff left hand from Courtial.
Plugger throws a right hand that misses
and Courtial counters with a straight right hand.
Courtial staying out of range there.
Plugger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Plugger.
Plugger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Courtial.
Plugger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Plugger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Courtial tries to avoid it but Plugger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Courtial to the ground. Courtial escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Courtial is looking for a counter combo.
Plugger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Courtial. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial clobbers Plugger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Godefroy Courtial seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Courtial misses with a wild body shot.
Courtial lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Plugger at a distance.
Godefroy Courtial is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Plugger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Courtial scores with a body shot.
Courtial lands a nice leg kick that just misses Plugger's sensitive parts.
Courtial throws a body punch but Plugger moves out of range.
Courtial scores with a body shot.
Nice shot by Courtial.
Plugger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Courtial moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plugger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Courtial moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plugger misses with a body shot.
Courtial dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Courtial throws a shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Courtial.
Courtial connects with a nice looking jab.
Courtial throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Plugger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Courtial is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Courtial dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Plugger. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Courtial connects with an inside leg kick.
Plugger has his takedown stuffed
and Courtial counters with a three punch combo that has Plugger backing up. Plugger nods at Courtial to acknowledge the strikes.
Godefroy Courtial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pull Plugger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Courtial.
Courtial lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Courtial pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plugger swinging wildly here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Plugger checks a leg kick.
Plugger with the counter takedown but Courtial avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Courtial fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Courtial scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Plugger doesn't seem bothered though.
Courtial throws a nice looking combination but Plugger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plugger is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Courtial tries a head kick but it misses.
Plugger changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Plugger fails to land the takedown.
Plugger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Courtial finds it's way round the side to connect with Plugger's head.
Plugger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Courtial pinned against the cage. Courtial gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Godefroy Courtial dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Courtial bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Plugger's head backwards.
Courtial goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
 Plugger is rocked!
Plugger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Plugger is still on wobbly legs! Can Courtial finish him?
Whack! Courtial lands a heavy head kick that drops Plugger. The ref tackles Courtial to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Plugger was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Godefroy Courtial!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Dismantle (ranked 1603 p4p, 2353 weight class) and Dino Ebedi (ranked 157 p4p, 237 weight class). Dismantle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Come As You Are. Ebedi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Moby Dick - Ugass kutya! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dino Ebedi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mickey Dismantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dino Ebedi!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Topper Green and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ebedi.
Dismantle misses with a hook. Ebedi ducked under it nicely.
Dismantle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dismantle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ebedi.
Dismantle throws a hook but Ebedi avoids it easily.
Ebedi lands a really nice looking cross but Dismantle seems unphased.
Ebedi ducks under a wild hook from Dismantle.
Mickey Dismantle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ebedi misses with an uppercut
and Dismantle counters with a stiff right hand.
Dismantle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ebedi.
Ebedi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dismantle.
Dismantle tries to bum rush Ebedi with a series of wild strikes but Ebedi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dismantle moves forwards but Ebedi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dismantle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ebedi blocking some punches.
Our sources have told us that Dismantle has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ebedi.
Dismantle blocks a body shot from Ebedi.
Ebedi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dismantle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ebedi backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebedi pushes Dismantle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dismantle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ebedi backwards.
Dismantle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dismantle scores a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ebedi.
Dismantle is struggling to control the position.
Dismantle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dismantle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dismantle works on Ebedi's body with a couple of short punches.
Dismantle presses Ebedi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dismantle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ebedi avoids it.
Ebedi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dismantle. Ebedi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dismantle connects with a body shot that sends Ebedi's belly button to the back.
A jab from Ebedi misses.
Dismantle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dismantle moves out of range of the strikes.
Dismantle misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Ebedi misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebedi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dismantle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ebedi misses with a low kick.
Ebedi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dismantle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dismantle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ebedi.
Dismantle misses with a combination
and Dismantle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ebedi looks to score with a jab to the body but Dismantle is just out of range.
Ebedi throws a body punch but Dismantle moves out of range.
Dismantle swings widly with a right hand
and Ebedi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ebedi looks to land a right hand but Dismantle moved out of range.
Ebedi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ebedi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dismantle darts in and clinches Ebedi up against the cage.
Ebedi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ebedi feints and then cracks Dismantle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dismantle down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebedi walks into a left hand.
Ebedi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ebedi throws an off balance right hand
and Dismantle counters with a nice uppercut.
Ebedi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dismantle's sensitive parts.
Dismantle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dismantle throws the left hand but Ebedi avoids the punch easily.
Ebedi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donk. Ebedi catches Dismantle right on the button with a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Ebedi. That snapped Dismantle's head back.
Ebedi throws a low kick but Dismantle moves out of range easily.
Dismantle throws the kick towards the body but Ebedi avoids it.
Ebedi feints and then cracks Dismantle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dismantle down.
Dismantle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dismantle clobbers Ebedi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ebedi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ebedi counters with a straight right hand.
Dismantle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dismantle looks to land a left hand but Ebedi moved out of range nicely.
Dismantle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ebedi throws out the jab.
Dismantle takes a swing at Ebedi's ribcage but misses.
Ebedi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dismantle connects with a body shot that sends Ebedi's belly button to the back.
Ebedi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dismantle.
Dismantle scores with a shot to the body.
Ebedi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dismantle.
Dismantle swings widly with a right hand
and Ebedi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dismantle's knee momentarily.
Dismantle cracks a nice hook into Ebedi's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ebedi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dismantle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ebedi counters with a good low kick that Dismantle was not able to check.
Ebedi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ebedi throws a jab when Dismantle was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Dismantle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice defenses there by Dismantle.
Dismantle throws a body shot but no joy.
Ebedi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dismantle on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Ebedi.
Dismantle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dismantle looks to land a right hand but Ebedi moved out of range.
Ebedi takes one to the side of the head.
Ebedi lands with a kick to the temple. Dismantle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dismantle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dismantle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dismantle lands with an overhand left.
A leg kick checked by Dismantle.
Dismantle checks a low kick from Ebedi.
A slow jab from Ebedi misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ebedi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dismantle swings for the body but Ebedi moves out of range.
Dismantle throws a combination that misses
letting Ebedi counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dismantle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ebedi is rocked!
Ebedi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ebedi is still on wobbly legs! Can Dismantle finish him?
Dismantle cracks Ebedi with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Ebedi falls to his knees and Dismantle doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Dismantle!
Mickey Dismantle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Drake (ranked 881 p4p, 3415 weight class) and Mike Ehrmantraut (ranked 97 p4p, 326 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. This should be fireworks!
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jake Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Ehrmantraut!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ehrmantraut looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
Drake half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Drake needs to keep his hands up - Ehrmantraut had a free shot at his head there.
Drake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Drake is defended easily by Ehrmantraut.
Drake shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ehrmantraut counters with a nice uppercut.
Ehrmantraut tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Ehrmantraut scoring well with a low kick there.
Ehrmantraut scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drake in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake slips a straight right by Ehrmantraut.
Drake tries to counter with a takedown but Ehrmantraut is quick to defend against it.
Ehrmantraut throws a shot to the body.
Drake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ehrmantraut throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drake closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ehrmantraut did well to prevent Drake getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake wants to work for an arm triangle but Ehrmantraut is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake moves nicely into side control.
Ehrmantraut takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Drake working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Drake tries for a kimura but Ehrmantraut is defending well.
Ehrmantraut gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ehrmantraut has a hand on Drake's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Drake takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ehrmantraut is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Drake.
Ehrmantraut is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake landing strikes from the mount and Ehrmantraut is in trouble!
Drake has control of Ehrmantraut's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ehrmantraut regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ehrmantraut working to try and regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ehrmantraut is still trying to improve position.
Drake in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Drake landing strikes from the mount.
Ehrmantraut is wriggling around trying to escape.
Drake pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Drake wants to control the pace but Ehrmantraut is squirming around nicely.
Ehrmantraut is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake landing strikes from the mount and Ehrmantraut is in trouble!
Ehrmantraut regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ehrmantraut is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drake connects with a nice short shot to Ehrmantraut's temple.
Drake lands strikes from half guard.
Drake trying to mount his opponent but Ehrmantraut defends it.
Ground and pound from Drake.
Ehrmantraut makes his way to full guard, as Drake worked for a kimura.
Ehrmantraut has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drake trying to control but Ehrmantraut is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut has his foot on Drake's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drake works his way back into a safe position though.
Drake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drake 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.
Drake wants to control from the top but Ehrmantraut keeps moving.
Drake wants to pass the guard but Ehrmantraut is keeping the position.
Drake advances position into side control!
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Ehrmantraut is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ehrmantraut manages to work his way to half guard, despite Drake's best efforts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Drake dominated that round.
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.
Ehrmantraut keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drake slips under a jab.
Drake is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ehrmantraut.
Drake takes a swing at Ehrmantraut's ribcage but misses.
Drake goes for a double leg but Ehrmantraut avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ehrmantraut continues to drive forward.
Ehrmantraut throws out a counter right but Drake avoids it with no problem.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ehrmantraut can do to turn this around?
Ehrmantraut throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Ehrmantraut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ehrmantraut scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ehrmantraut is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ehrmantraut misses with some punches.
Ehrmantraut lands a hook that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ehrmantraut fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Drake tries to move into range but Ehrmantraut moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ehrmantraut takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Ehrmantraut throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
Ehrmantraut throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Ehrmantraut avoids the body shot from Drake.
Good shot there by Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drake.
Ehrmantraut closes the distance and clinches.
Ehrmantraut throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Drake.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Ehrmantraut controls the action.
A short left from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut gets through Drake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ehrmantraut prevents the takedown attempt.
Ehrmantraut misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Ehrmantraut controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake blocking some punches.
Ehrmantraut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake tries to score a body lock takedown but Ehrmantraut shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ehrmantraut is trying to stall.
Ehrmantraut swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ehrmantraut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ehrmantraut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ehrmantraut misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ehrmantraut lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ehrmantraut prevents it.
Ehrmantraut has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Ehrmantraut swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ehrmantraut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ehrmantraut misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut throws a head punch that misses.
Ehrmantraut lands a right hand.
Ehrmantraut has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Drake seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ehrmantraut can turn it around.
Ehrmantraut swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Ehrmantraut controls the action.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ehrmantraut throws an elbow but it misses.
Drake has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ehrmantraut is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drake has clasped his hands together around Ehrmantraut's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ehrmantraut takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jake Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ehrmantraut tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake working the ground and pound.
Ehrmantraut is looking for a sweep.
Drake landing a few strikes.
Ehrmantraut is looking to reverse the position.
Drake is working Ehrmantraut over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ehrmantraut tries to bench press Drake off him but Drake keeps the position.
Drake is trying to get an arm triangle but Ehrmantraut is defending well.
Drake creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Drake thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ehrmantraut is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Drake's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Ehrmantraut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ehrmantraut lands the left hand.
Ehrmantraut looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake slips a jab from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut thumps Drake with a low kick.
Ehrmantraut throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Drake changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ehrmantraut tries to avoid it but Drake manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ehrmantraut to the ground. Ehrmantraut escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ehrmantraut connects with a single shot there.
Jab, jab by Ehrmantraut - just one landing.
Ehrmantraut lunges at Drake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drake's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drake lands a right hook to the body.
Drake slips under a jab.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Ehrmantraut.
Mike Ehrmantraut seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ehrmantraut working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drake scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drake landing some decent shots from guard.
Drake stands up over Ehrmantraut, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ehrmantraut throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ehrmantraut is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Drake slips nicely into half guard.
Ehrmantraut looking for a kimura from the bottom but Drake passes into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut wants to control but Drake postures up.
Ehrmantraut is looking to regain half guard here but Drake keeps moving and retains side control.
Drake is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ehrmantraut knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Drake scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ehrmantraut to see if he's OK.
Drake lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ehrmantraut down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake lands a decent elbow from side control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Drake scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ehrmantraut to see if he's OK.
Ehrmantraut tries to bench press Drake off him but Drake keeps the position.
Ehrmantraut keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake working the ground and pound.
Ehrmantraut is trying to get back to half guard.
Ehrmantraut is trying to control Drake's posture but Drake avoids it.
Drake working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Drake connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ehrmantraut some visible discomfort.
Drake trying to control the position but Ehrmantraut is working away.
Ehrmantraut tries to bench press Drake off him but Drake keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut can't do much from the bottom here.
Drake in side control lands a decent elbow.
Drake in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ehrmantraut taking a bit of punishment here - Drake scoring with strikes.
Drake taking a break here but Ehrmantraut is having none of it and regains half guard.
Ehrmantraut trying to control but Drake postures up.
Drake trying to control the action but Ehrmantraut is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Drake has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Drake!
An out of breath Jake Drake 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jin Yi (ranked 1284 p4p, 1419 weight class) and Obama Filth (ranked 202 p4p, 216 weight class). Yi comes to the cage accompanied by Wobble. The crowd seem to be enjoying Filth's choice of entrance music: Beat the Bastards. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Yi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Obama Filth!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yi.
Yi blocks a jab.
Yi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yi lands with a good body shot.
Yi throws a leg kick that misses.
Yi walks into a straight right hand from Filth.
A jab from Yi finds it's way through Filth's defenses.
Filth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Filth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Yi misses the target.
Yi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Filth lands with a straight right. Yi didn't see that one coming.
Filth slips under a jab from Yi.
It seemed like Filth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yi is looking to chop away at Filth's legs.
Filth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yi misses with a looping right.
Filth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yi under the eye.
We've been hearing reports that Yi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Yi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Filth misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Yi misses
and Filth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Filth looks to land a right hand but Yi moved out of range.
Yi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Filth misses with a hook. Yi ducked under it nicely.
Filth digs a good body shot into Yi's ribs.
Yi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Filth.
Nice jab there from Yi.
Yi tries to score with a low kick but Filth moves his leg out of the way.
Yi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filth.
Yi throws a poor cross that misses
and Filth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Filth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yi. That's going to slow Filth down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Filth checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filth gets caught napping as Yi dives in and scores a takedown. Filth manages to retain guard.
Filth is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Yi stands up over Filth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Filth scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Yi punishes Filth's body with a nice straight punch.
Jin Yi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filth walks into a stiff left hand from Yi.
Yi throws out a powerful jab.
Filth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Filth thuds a left hand into Yi's body.
Yi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Filth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Filth missing with a left hand there. Yi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Filth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Yi.
Filth slaps away a takedown attempt from Yi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Obama Filth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yi scores with a nice head shot.
Yi slips under a jab from Filth.
Filth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yi.
Filth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Filth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Filth circles away.
Yi shoots in but Filth avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Yi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filth throws a body shot but no joy.
Yi slips under a jab from Filth.
Yi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Filth misses with a wild body shot.
Yi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Filth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Filth has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Yi misses the jab.
Filth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yi lands an overhand right.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yi.
Yi 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.
Yi taking a breather here.
Yi advances to full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filth is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Obama Filth will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Filth misses with a looping right.
Filth walks into a straight right hand from Yi.
Yi misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Filth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yi shoots for a double leg takedown but Filth sprawls well. He's pushed Yi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Obama Filth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yi connects with an inside leg kick.
Yi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Filth doesn't seem bothered though.
Yi misses with a body shot.
Yi throws a low kick, looking for Filth's leg but Filth calmly moves out of range.
Filth doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yi throws a poor cross that misses
and Filth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Filth pushes Yi off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filth staying out of range there.
Yi misses with a right hand
and Filth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Filth.
Filth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi lands a jab to the head.
Yi throws a right hand that misses
and Filth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Filth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Filth slips under a jab from Yi.
Yi throws a chopping leg kick but Filth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Filth counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by Filth.
A big right from Filth misses.
Yi takes one to the side of the head.
Filth misses with a body shot.
Yi looks to score with a jab to the body but Filth is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yi. Filth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yi misses the jab.
Yi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yi lands with a hook. Filth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yi.
Yi scores with a jab. Filth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Filth.
Filth misses with a body shot.
Yi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yi stuns Filth with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yi shoots and misses
and Filth counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Yi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Filth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yi clobbers Filth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yi scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Filth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yi scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circling - Yi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Filth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Filth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Filth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yi.
Yi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Filth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Filth is trying to stand up here but Yi is controlling him well.
Yi wants to pass the guard but Filth is defending well.
Yi winds up and cracks Filth with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Filth actively working from the bottom here.
Filth pushes Yi off looking to stand but Yi dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yi is keen to just control but Filth is a slippery customer.
Yi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filth is trying to control but Yi passes into side control!
Yi tries for a kimura but Filth is defending well.
Yi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Filth has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Yi but great work by Filth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filth is looking to take a break and control but Yi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yi sneaks back into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Obama Filth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Yi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Filth.
Yi thows a leg kick but Filth checks it
and Filth counters with a nice uppercut.
Yi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yi scores with a decent looking hook.
Yi slips a jab from Filth.
Filth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Filth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Filth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yi looking to score a takedown here. Filth is defending well but Yi drives through and ends up in Filth's guard.
Filth has his hands on Yi's head, controlling the position.
Yi scoring with some ground and pound.
Yi won't allow Filth to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi lands a couple of digs.
Yi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Filth looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Filth wants to get back to his feet but Yi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yi trying to control the position from guard on top but Filth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Filth looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Filth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yi circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Filth.
Filth loads up on a big right hand but Yi slips the punch.
Yi throws a body punch but Filth moves out of range.
Yi fails to land the takedown.
Donk. Yi catches Filth right on the button with a cross.
Yi misses with a hook
and Filth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Filth digs a good hook to Yi's body.
Yi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Filth checks it well.
Yi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Filth doesn't seem bothered though.
Yi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yi drives through with a takedown into Filth's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Filth manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi avoids the body shot from Filth.
Nice body punch from Filth.
Yi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Filth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yi.
Yi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Filth.
Filth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Filth.
Yi slips under a jab from Filth.
Yi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yi tries to land a leg kick but Filth saw it coming and moves away.
Yi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Filth makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good shot there by Filth.
Filth throws an overhand right that lands on Yi's shoulder, as Yi tries to avoid the shot.
Filth takes a swing at Yi's ribcage but misses.
Yi scores with a decent looking hook.
Yi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Filth cracks Yi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jin Yi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Filth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Filth.
Filth throws out a counter right but Yi avoids it with no problem.
Filth throws a hook to the side of Yi's head but Yi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yi takes one to the chin there.
Filth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yi with the inside leg kick.
Filth checks a low kick from Yi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Obama Filth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Filth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obama Filth!
Obama Filth spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Jin Yi was interviewed post fight and said 'Next time, there will be no next time.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Psiris Fuhren (ranked 2063 p4p, 653 weight class) and Longsun Zhao (ranked 300 p4p, 98 weight class). Fuhren comes into the arena with Everybody Dies blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Psiris Fuhren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Longsun Zhao!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Chris Dean and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhao cracks Fuhren with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Zhao.
Fuhren avoids the head kick by Zhao.
Good shot there by Fuhren.
 It looks like Longsun Zhao has been cut.
Fuhren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhao.
Zhao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuhren was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fuhren jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zhao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fuhren works Zhao's body with a nice hook.
Fuhren cracks Zhao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhao throws a hook to the side of Fuhren's head but Fuhren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zhao misses with a combination
and Fuhren counters with a stiff right hand.
Zhao is rocked!
Zhao loses concentration momentarily and Fuhren pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Zhao crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Fuhren finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Psiris Fuhren!
After winning the bout, Psiris Fuhren 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Brady Jean Baptiste (ranked 161 p4p, 362 weight class) and Michael Aalto (ranked 15 p4p, 38 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Brady Jean Baptiste!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Aalto!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto tries a low kick but Jean Baptiste avoids it.
Aalto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jean Baptiste misses with a straight right.
Jean Baptiste ducks under a wild hook from Aalto.
Aalto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aalto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jean Baptiste takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jean Baptiste misses the body punch
and Aalto counters with a nice leg kick.
Aalto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jean Baptiste swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jean Baptiste shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aalto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Aalto has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Aalto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aalto.
Aalto blocks a body shot from Jean Baptiste.
Aalto throws a punch but it's blocked by Jean Baptiste.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste throws a head punch that misses.
Jean Baptiste tries to work over Aalto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jean Baptiste throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aaltos head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aalto lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto lands an uppercut.
Jean Baptiste pushes Aalto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aalto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jean Baptiste working aggressively here.
Jean Baptiste has a couple of punches blocked by Aalto.
Jean Baptiste scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aalto pushes Jean Baptiste back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jean Baptiste prevents a takedown attempt there.
Aalto is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jean Baptiste can't fight it off and eventually Aalto manages to take the fight to the floor. Jean Baptiste looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aalto looking to pass the guard.
Jean Baptiste wants to sweep here but Aalto controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aalto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jean Baptiste is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste controlling the position.
Aalto looking to pass the 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!
Jean Baptiste is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Aalto passes Jean Baptiste's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jean Baptiste looks like he's trying to stand up.
Aalto passes to side control.
Jean Baptiste stops Aalto from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aalto advances nicely into full mount.
Aalto jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jean Baptiste is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jean Baptiste and Aalto has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jean Baptiste can't do much from the bottom here.
Aalto tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jean Baptiste's legs.
Jean Baptiste is looking to reverse the position.
Aalto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jean Baptiste, who protects the arm well.
Aalto goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jean Baptiste rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Aalto's guard! Nice work there by Jean Baptiste!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste preventing the sweep.
Aalto is still trying to improve position.
Aalto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Aalto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jean Baptiste is keeping the position for now.
Aalto is pushing down on Jean Baptiste's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jean Baptiste is fighting to maintain full guard but Aalto has managed to sneak the leg through.
Aalto is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jean Baptiste has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aalto wants to work for an arm triangle but Jean Baptiste is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aalto is trying to work for a kimura but Jean Baptiste is defending well.
Jean Baptiste wants to control but Aalto is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Aalto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jean Baptiste lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jean Baptiste lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jean Baptiste misses the shot to the body.
Jean Baptiste connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aalto momentarily.
Aalto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jean Baptiste tests Aalto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jean Baptiste connects with a leg kick.
Aalto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jean Baptiste ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aalto moves away.
Aalto wants to slow Jean Baptiste down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jean Baptiste fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aalto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aalto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jean Baptiste throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aalto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Aalto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aalto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jean Baptiste ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jean Baptiste's head.
Good shot there by Aalto.
Jean Baptiste lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jean Baptiste displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aalto throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Aalto.
Aalto throws out a loose jab but Jean Baptiste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aalto delivers a nice body kick.
Jean Baptiste turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brady Jean Baptiste is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aalto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jean Baptiste counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jean Baptiste.
A low kick from Aalto is predictable there
and Jean Baptiste connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Aalto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jean Baptiste was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aalto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jean Baptiste manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Aalto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jean Baptiste is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste seems keen to control Aalto's posture.
Jean Baptiste looking to control.
Aalto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jean Baptiste is trying to get back to full guard.
Michael Aalto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aalto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jean Baptiste defends it well.
Aalto trying to mount his opponent but Jean Baptiste defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jean Baptiste doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aalto.
Aalto is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jean Baptiste has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jean Baptiste gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jean Baptiste looking for a sweep. Not yet Jean Baptiste, not yet.
Aalto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aalto postures up.
Aalto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jean Baptiste looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aalto passes Jean Baptiste's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jean Baptiste wants to control but Aalto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Aalto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Aalto wants to take Jean Baptiste's back but he can't do it this time.
Jean Baptiste is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aalto moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jean Baptiste has worked his arm free - good work by Jean Baptiste!
Aalto tries to move to mount but Jean Baptiste blocks the move with his legs.
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 Brady Jean Baptiste will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aalto throws a low kick, looking for Jean Baptiste's leg but Jean Baptiste calmly moves out of range.
Jean Baptiste comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aalto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jean Baptiste defends well and Aalto ends up having to push Jean Baptiste into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aalto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Jean Baptiste misses.
Aalto lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body kick there by Jean Baptiste.
Aalto with a poor takedown
and Jean Baptiste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jean Baptiste throws a hook but Aalto blocks it.
Jean Baptiste sizes up Aalto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jean Baptiste lands a jab to the nose.
Jean Baptiste walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Michael Aalto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jean Baptiste catches Aalto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jean Baptiste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aalto.
Jean Baptiste half committed to a counter leg kick.
Aalto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jean Baptiste ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jean Baptiste blocks a head kick by Aalto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto cracks Jean Baptiste with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jean Baptiste scores with a jab to the head.
Jean Baptiste throws a push kick but Aalto slaps the foot to one side.
Jean Baptiste jabs Aalto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aalto misses with a wild body shot.
Aalto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jean Baptiste has time to react.
Aalto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jean Baptiste throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aalto on the side of the head.
Jean Baptiste has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Aalto.
Aalto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jean Baptiste swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aalto throws out a loose jab but Jean Baptiste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jean Baptiste lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jean Baptiste with a nice calf kick.
Aalto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aalto rushes Jean Baptiste and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste misses with a punch to the body.
Jean Baptiste tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jean Baptiste misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aalto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aalto blocks an uppercut.
Aalto gets control of Jean Baptiste's arms and successfully pulls guard. Aalto will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jean Baptiste slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Aalto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jean Baptiste gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aalto has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jean Baptiste is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Aalto.
Aalto is looking to reverse the position.
Aalto manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jean Baptiste's best efforts.
Aalto wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste is controlling the pace.
Aalto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jean Baptiste's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jean Baptiste's back!
Well, with Aalto on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Jean Baptiste is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Jean Baptiste is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jean Baptiste defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Aalto's arms.
Jean Baptiste tries to escape but Aalto has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jean Baptiste holding on to Aalto's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Aalto is looking for the choke from the back position but Jean Baptiste is controlling his hands well.
Aalto patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste can't escape the position.
Jean Baptiste defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Aalto working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Jean Baptiste trying to control the hands but Aalto won't let him.
Jean Baptiste tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Aalto moves to his opponent's back but Jean Baptiste bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Aalto.
Aalto wants to sweep here but Jean Baptiste controlling him for the moment.
Jean Baptiste pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aalto is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Brady Jean Baptiste did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jean Baptiste blocks a low kick nicely.
Aalto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aalto checks a leg kick.
Jean Baptiste connects with a high kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aalto.
Jean Baptiste's corner calls for a 1-2. Jean Baptiste obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aalto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jean Baptiste's sensitive parts.
Brady Jean Baptiste is winning the standup battle so far.
Aalto throws the kick towards the body but Jean Baptiste avoids it.
Jab, jab by Jean Baptiste - just one landing.
Aalto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jean Baptiste looks to throw the jab but Aalto is out of range.
Aalto misses with a hook. Jean Baptiste ducked under it nicely.
Jean Baptiste is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aalto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jean Baptiste misses with a body kick.
Aalto flicks out a counter leg kick but Jean Baptiste steps away.
Jean Baptiste ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aalto moves away.
Aalto flicks out a counter leg kick but Jean Baptiste steps away.
Aalto connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto is looking to chop away at Jean Baptiste's legs.
Aalto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jean Baptiste throws a body shot but no joy.
Jean Baptiste displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aalto throws out the jab.
Aalto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jean Baptiste throws out the jab.
Jean Baptiste throws a jab but it's blocked by Aalto.
Aalto looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jean Baptiste has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jean Baptiste there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jean Baptiste connects with a jab.
Aalto misses with the body kick
and Jean Baptiste connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jean Baptiste lands with a straight right. Aalto didn't see that one coming.
Aalto walks into a stiff left hand from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste cracks a nice hook into Aalto's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jean Baptiste.
Aalto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jean Baptiste paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jean Baptiste lands a jab to Aalto's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aalto thows a leg kick but Jean Baptiste checks it
and Jean Baptiste counters with a low kick, right behind Aalto 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aalto is looking to score with low kicks.
Jean Baptiste moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aalto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aalto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste avoids the body shot from Aalto.
Decent striking displayed by Jean Baptiste there.
Jean Baptiste avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aalto scores with a hook.
Jean Baptiste feints and then cracks Aalto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aalto down.
A big left from Aalto misses.
Aalto tests Jean Baptiste's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aalto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aalto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jean Baptiste manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jean Baptiste throws a leg kick but Aalto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jean Baptiste loads up on a big right hand but Aalto slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste scoring well with a low kick there.
Aalto lands a head kick!
Jean Baptiste looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jean Baptiste misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jean Baptiste scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body kick.
Aalto connects with a looping right hand.
Jean Baptiste smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aalto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jean Baptiste takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Aalto.
Jean Baptiste throws a big shot that misses.
Aalto slips under a jab.
Aalto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Michael Aalto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aalto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aalto has hold of Jean Baptiste's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Jean Baptiste tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Aalto cranks the arm and Jean Baptiste screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Jean Baptiste, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Michael Aalto!
Michael Aalto is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Michael Aalto 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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