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Bellicose - McCoy vs Rider PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaward Kamara (ranked 5939 p4p, 23273 weight class) and Dan Phillips (ranked 281 p4p, 291 weight class). Dan Phillips 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaward Kamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips misses with a hook
and Kamara counters with a takedown into side control.
Kamara tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kamara looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kamara looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Phillips tries to escape but Kamara is in control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamara is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Phillips is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamara is working to tighten his grip on Phillips's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Phillips has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Kamara is really squeezing tight and eventually Phillips passes out! Kamara breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jaward Kamara!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Barella (ranked 5238 p4p, 4523 weight class) and Jan Sokol (ranked 269 p4p, 250 weight class). Jan Sokol 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Barella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sokol!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokol moves into the clinch successfully.
Sokol is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sokol is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sokol throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barella blocks it with crossed arms.
Sokol tries to land a knee to the head but Barella blocks with his arms.
Barella blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sokol missing with knees to the body.
Barella is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sokol to keep the fight standing.
Sokol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barella fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barella tries a knee to the head but Sokol blocks it.
Sokol dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sokol tries to work over Barella's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sokol throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barella blocks it with crossed arms.
Sokol tries a knee to the head but Barella blocks it.
Barella jumps into guard, dragging Sokol to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barella has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sokol has managed to get both his arms back between Barella's legs - danger averted.
Barella working for a triangle but Sokol defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokol lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barella has his foot on Sokol's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sokol works his way back into a safe position though.
Sokol trying to control but Barella is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barella looking for a guillotine here but Sokol defends easily.
Sokol passes Barella's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barella is defending against the submission attempts here by Sokol.
Sokol is trying to control. Barella wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barella looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sokol is thwarting Barella's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barella wants to get back to full guard but Sokol has mounted him!
Sokol has control of Barella's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barella regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Barella is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol has control of Barella's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barella regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sokol prevents Barella from getting the reversal.
Sokol trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sokol controlling the pace for now.
Sokol with good strikes from the mount here!
Sokol can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barella is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barella keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sokol working the ground and pound effectively.
Sokol wants to control the pace but Barella is squirming around nicely.
Sokol working the ground and pound effectively.
Barella defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sokol.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sokol is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sokol trying to control but Barella is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sokol dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barella throws a low kick but Sokol avoids it.
Sokol swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sokol clinches up against the cage.
Sokol lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sokol stops a takedown attempt from Barella.
Sokol tries a knee to the head but Barella blocks it.
Sokol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barella tries to pull guard but Sokol won't allow it.
Sokol landing knees to the head.
A short right from Barella.
Barella takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barella tries to land a knee to the head but Sokol blocks with his arms.
Sokol scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sokol lands a hook that snaps the head of Barella backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokol stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barella misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Sokol.
Sokol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sokol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sokol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sokol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sokol blocking some punches.
Barella tries to break the clinch but Sokol is controlling the position.
Sokol lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barella.
Sokol is working for takedown but Barella is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jan Sokol seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Sokol.
Barella escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Sokol. No joy for Barella on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Barella. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barella forces Sokol back against the cage and clinches.
Sokol is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barella gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sokol has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sokol lands a nice shot to the body.
Sokol misses with a body punch.
Sokol works on Barella's body with a couple of short punches.
Barella looking to slow down the pace here.
Barella is trying to pull guard but Sokol turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sokol jumps guard.
Barella wants to control from the top but Sokol keeps moving.
Sokol 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barella drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sokol manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Barella has Sokol in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but Barella is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barella preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sokol is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but Barella is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barella is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sokol defends well.
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.
Sokol keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barella's head.
Sokol drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sokol jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sokol is in close to Barella's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barella looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sokol tries to free his leg and advance position but Barella is retaining full guard.
Jan Sokol has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sokol slips nicely into half guard.
Barella is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sokol looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sokol 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sokol darts in and clinches Barella up against the cage.
Sokol slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Sokol.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sokol.
Barella goes for a takedown attempt but Sokol pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barella closes the distance and clinches.
Barella lands a shoulder strike.
Sokol misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barella can't break the clinch.
Sokol has Barella pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barella manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sokol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sokol pushes off an throws an elbow but Barella leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol lands with a left to the head.
Barella looking to throw knees to the head but Sokol is blocking nicely.
Sokol throws a punch but it's blocked by Barella.
Sokol struggles to land a body shot inside as Barella controls his hands.
Sokol tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barella blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sokol prevents the takedown attempt.
Barella using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sokol has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sokol scores with a shoulder strike.
Barella tries to pull guard but Sokol won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Barella. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barella.
Sokol with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barella with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sokol lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Sokol.
Barella has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sokol blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokol throws a punch but it's blocked by Barella.
Barella tries to pull guard but Sokol forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sokol changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barella fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sokol tries to keep at a distance but Barella has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sokol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sokol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sokol - that landed with a thud.
Sokol landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barella blocks an uppercut.
Sokol misses with some punches.
Barella is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barella has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sokol uses from the top position.
Sokol stays in close to Barella's body and controls the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sokol's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sokol stands and throws Barella's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barella is trying to get back to half guard.
Sokol wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barella, who protects the arm well.
Jan Sokol is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barella prevents Sokol from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Barella's face as Sokol controls the position.
Barella can't do much from the bottom here.
Sokol moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Barella tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sonny Barella has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A control attempt from Barella but he's now mounted!
Sokol controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sokol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sokol 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sokol!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chie Satonaka (ranked 3993 p4p, 4805 weight class) and Thomas Quessy (ranked 475 p4p, 527 weight class). Satonaka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rayden. Quessy has chosen Airbourne - Back In The Game as his entrance music. Thomas Quessy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chie Satonaka!
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, Thomas Quessy!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satonaka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Satonaka lands a left and a right that send Quessy crashing to the mat, dazed. Satonaka thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Quessy is rocked!
 It looks like Thomas Quessy has been cut.
Quessy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quessy is still on wobbly legs! Can Satonaka finish him?
Satonaka lands a big uppercut and Quessy crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Quessy looks OK. Satonaka waves Quessy back to his feet!
Thomas Quessy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satonaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Satonaka misses with an uppercut
and Quessy counters with a single leg into guard. Satonaka didn't expect that.
Satonaka is wriggling around but Quessy manages to pass to half guard.
Quessy seems to have recovered his senses.
Satonaka is trying to stand back up but Quessy is controlling him
Quessy thows a huge punch but Satonaka dodges it nicely.
Quessy tries to pass to full mount but Satonaka defends it.
Quessy is trying to control. Satonaka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Satonaka is trying to stand up here but Quessy is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quessy trying to pass the guard but Satonaka defending well.
Satonaka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Quessy is pressing down on Satonaka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Satonaka is holding on for now.
Satonaka is trying to stand.
Quessy trying to control the action but Satonaka is working from the bottom.
Satonaka wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Quessy with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quessy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Satonaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Satonaka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That has opened up Thomas Quessy's cut even more.
Quessy shoots and misses
and Quessy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Satonaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Satonaka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Quessy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Satonaka defends well and Quessy ends up having to push Satonaka into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Satonaka half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chie Satonaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Quessy.
Quessy moves forwards but Satonaka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Satonaka as Quessy shoots in.
Satonaka takes a swing at Quessy's ribcage but misses.
Satonaka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quessy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Quessy tries for a takedown but Satonaka circles away easily
and Satonaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above Thomas Quessy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Satonaka tests Quessy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Satonaka drops Quessy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Quessy looks back up at him and smiles so Satonaka waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quessy leaves his chin hanging out and Satonaka seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Quessy crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chie Satonaka!
An out of breath Chie Satonaka 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Sova (ranked 4077 p4p, 4284 weight class) and Vitaly Anisimov (ranked 479 p4p, 496 weight class). Vitaly Anisimov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pavel Sova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vitaly Anisimov!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sova drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sova misses with a wild body shot.
Anisimov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sova connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anisimov scrambles back to his feet.
Anisimov stuns Sova with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anisimov lands a big right hand that sends Sova crashing to the mat! Anisimov stays standing though and waves Sova back to his feet!
 Sova is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sova circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Anisimov. Sova falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Anisimov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vitaly Anisimov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wubbe De Klerk (ranked 3879 p4p, 24286 weight class) and Baldwin Yong (ranked 453 p4p, 616 weight class). Yong is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Galway Girl. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wubbe De Klerk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baldwin Yong!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Klerk clinches up with Yong and pushes him back against the cage.
Yong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Klerk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De Klerk scores a nice knee to the body.
De Klerk with a knee to the head.
De Klerk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Klerk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yong tries to pull guard but De Klerk holds him up against the cage and eventually Yong drops back down to his feet.
Yong tries to circle away but De Klerk has him pinned against the cage.
De Klerk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Baldwin Yong has been cut.
Nice elbow from De Klerk.
A knee to the head by De Klerk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Klerk obliges.
Yong looks winded!
De Klerk landing knees to the head.
Yong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Klerk is defending well.
Wubbe De Klerk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldwin Yong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Klerk scores with a knee to the head.
De Klerk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Klerk scores with a knee to the head.
Yong is rocked!
De Klerk working Yong over with knees to the body.
De Klerk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Klerk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Klerk lands a nice elbow.
Yong tries to score a body lock takedown but De Klerk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Klerk.
De Klerk scores a nice knee to the body.
De Klerk looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Klerk lands an elbow just above Yong 's eye.
De Klerk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Klerk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Klerk crunches a lovely knee into Yong's ribcage.
De Klerk scores a nice knee to the body.
De Klerk lands a good knee to the midsection. Yong won't want to take too many of those.
De Klerk lands a good knee to the midsection. Yong won't want to take too many of those.
De Klerk scores a nice knee to the body.
De Klerk lands a good knee to the midsection. Yong won't want to take too many of those.
De Klerk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Klerk scores with a knee to the head.
De Klerk tries to land a knee to the head but Yong blocks with his arms.
De Klerk lands a nice elbow.
De Klerk lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Klerk lands an elbow just above Yong 's eye.
De Klerk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yong's face.
Yong takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Klerk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Klerk misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Klerk lands an elbow inside that Yong shrugs off.
De Klerk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Klerk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Klerk lands a nice elbow.
Yong takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yong gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, De Klerk regains guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Klerk wants to stand up but Yong is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yong throwing strikes but missing.
Yong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yong passes De Klerk's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
De Klerk is trying to stand.
De Klerk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yong is nestled in close to De Klerk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yong prevents De Klerk from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Klerk taking some punishment here, with Yong in his half guard.
De Klerk is looking to escape.
De Klerk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yong scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wubbe De Klerk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baldwin Yong'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.
Yong shoots in and bounces De Klerk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yong content to stall in guard here.
Yong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Klerk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yong is controlling him.
Yong with a nice head shot there.
De Klerk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yong can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Klerk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yong is controlling him.
De Klerk has momentary wrist control but Yong slips an elbow through the middle.
Yong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yong lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yong prevents De Klerk from getting back to his feet.
Yong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De Klerk is looking to stand up but Yong isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Klerk trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Klerk moves into the clinch.
De Klerk throws an elbow that misses.
De Klerk throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Klerk scores with a shoulder strike.
De Klerk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yong wants a takedown.
De Klerk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Klerk connects with a knee to the head.
De Klerk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by De Klerk.
Yong avoiding damage as De Klerk throws knees to the body.
Yong jumps guard but De Klerk stands there with Yong around his waist. Yong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Klerk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Klerk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Klerk crunches a lovely knee into Yong's ribcage.
Yong is working for takedown but De Klerk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wubbe De Klerk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldwin Yong.
De Klerk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Klerk prevents a takedown attempt there.
De Klerk trying to land knees to the body.
De Klerk misses with a knee strike.
Yong tries for a takedown but De Klerk manages to get underhooks.
Yong has De Klerk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. De Klerk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
De Klerk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by De Klerk.
De Klerk lands a knee to the body.
De Klerk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Klerk swings wildly with an uppercut but Yong uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Klerk lands a good knee to the midsection. Yong won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Klerk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yong's defenses.
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!
Yong takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Klerk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yong's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wubbe De Klerk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baldwin Yong'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. This is the final round!
De Klerk closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from De Klerk.
De Klerk crunches a lovely knee into Yong's ribcage.
Yong wants a takedown.
De Klerk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Klerk lands a good knee to the midsection. Yong won't want to take too many of those.
De Klerk lands a knee to the body.
De Klerk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by De Klerk.
De Klerk working Yong over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from De Klerk.
De Klerk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Klerk.
Yong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Klerk drops Yong with a big knee straight up the middle! Yong is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Yong is still on wobbly legs! Can De Klerk finish him?
De Klerk moves into range and clinches up with Yong.
De Klerk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by De Klerk.
De Klerk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Klerk lands a nice elbow.
De Klerk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yong takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Klerk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Klerk lands a nice elbow.
De Klerk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Klerk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Klerk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De Klerk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Klerk landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Klerk lands an elbow inside that Yong shrugs off.
De Klerk landing knees to the head.
De Klerk lands an elbow just above Yong 's eye.
Yong looking for a takedown.
Wubbe De Klerk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldwin Yong.
De Klerk lands a good knee to the midsection. Yong won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Klerk.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Klerk.
De Klerk lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Klerk obliges.
De Klerk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yong seems to have recovered his senses.
Yong is looking for a takedown.
De Klerk landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Klerk.
De Klerk lands an elbow just above Yong 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from De Klerk.
De Klerk missing with knees to the body.
De Klerk tries to land knees in the clinch but Yong avoids the damage to the body.
Yong is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
De Klerk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yong's face.
Yong tries for a takedown but De Klerk manages to get underhooks.
De Klerk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Klerk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yong is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Klerk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
De Klerk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Klerk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yong's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Klerk lands a knee to the head.
De Klerk lands an elbow just above Yong 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Klerk lands an elbow just above Yong 's eye.
De Klerk landing knees to the head.
De Klerk lands an elbow inside that Yong shrugs off.
Yong drops down looking for an ankle pick but De Klerk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Klerk avoids it really well and circles away.
Baldwin Yong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wubbe De Klerk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Klerk forces Yong back against the cage and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wubbe De Klerk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Klerk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wubbe De Klerk!
Baldwin Yong was interviewed post fight and said 'Why would the ref stop the fight I only broke both legs?'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Herer (ranked 3613 p4p, 3764 weight class) and Michal Sykora (ranked 212 p4p, 222 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Herer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Sykora!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykora shoots in for a double leg but Herer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sykora or perhaps it was just good defense by Herer, which made it look bad.
Herer has managed to clinch.
Sykora wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Herer has him pressed against the cage.
Herer lands a nice uppercut.
Herer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sykora is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Herer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jack Herer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Sykora.
Sykora wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sykora drops down looking for an ankle pick but Herer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Herer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Herer pushes Sykora up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Herer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sykora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sykora misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Herer moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sykora.
Herer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Herer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Herer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herer misses with the head strike.
Sykora fails to pull guard.
Herer gets through Sykora's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Herer stalling the fight.
Sykora tries to score a body lock takedown but Herer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Herer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Herer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sykora.
Herer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Herer misses with the head strike.
Herer throws an elbow but it misses.
Sykora manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Herer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Herer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sykora escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Herer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykora working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Herer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Sykora is tightening it up a little... Herer has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Herer reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Herer taps out! Nice BJJ there by Sykora!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Michal Sykora!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johan Von Richthofen (ranked 2775 p4p, 4822 weight class) and Tomo Jovanovic (ranked 385 p4p, 558 weight class). Jovanovic has chosen Campfire - Superhuman as his entrance music. Tomo Jovanovic told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Von Richthofen!
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, Tomo Jovanovic!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Richthofen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jovanovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jovanovic instigates a clinch.
Jovanovic throws an elbow that misses.
Jovanovic trying to control the position but instead, Von Richthofen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jovanovic into the cage.
Jovanovic misses with an elbow strike.
Jovanovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Von Richthofen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Richthofen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Von Richthofen misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Richthofen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jovanovic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Von Richthofen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jovanovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Von Richthofen's brow.
The referee calls for Von Richthofen to work.
A right hand to the body from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jovanovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Von Richthofen's brow.
Nice elbow from Jovanovic.
Von Richthofen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von Richthofen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Tomo Jovanovic has been cut.
Jovanovic clinches up with Von Richthofen and pushes him back against the cage.
Jovanovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Von Richthofen lands a nice uppercut.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been hearing reports that Von Richthofen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Von Richthofen blocks an elbow strike from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic stops a takedown attempt from Von Richthofen.
Von Richthofen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Richthofen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jovanovic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Von Richthofen blocks an elbow strike from Jovanovic.
Von Richthofen breaks from the clinch.
Von Richthofen tries to close the distance and clinch but Jovanovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johan Von Richthofen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Richthofen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jovanovic's waist but Jovanovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Von Richthofen off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Von Richthofen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jovanovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Von Richthofen's hands.
Jovanovic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jovanovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jovanovic lands a right hook to the body.
Von Richthofen shoots in looking for a takedown but Jovanovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Von Richthofen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jovanovic.
Von Richthofen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jovanovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Von Richthofen tries to circle away but Jovanovic has him pinned against the cage.
Von Richthofen wants to get back to striking at distance but Jovanovic won't allow it.
Von Richthofen blocks the elbow strike.
Jovanovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Von Richthofen takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like Johan Von Richthofen has been cut.
Jovanovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Von Richthofen or not.
Von Richthofen manages to break the clinch.
Von Richthofen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Von Richthofen throws a low kick but Jovanovic avoids it.
Von Richthofen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic scores with a jab to the body.
Jovanovic moves into range and clinches up with Von Richthofen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Richthofen is trying to force a seperation but Jovanovic has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Von Richthofen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jovanovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Von Richthofen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jovanovic avoids it.
Jovanovic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jovanovic avoiding damage.
Jovanovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Von Richthofen is trying to break free.
Jovanovic lands a damaging elbow.
Von Richthofen can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Jovanovic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomo Jovanovic dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Von Richthofen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johan Von Richthofen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jovanovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Von Richthofen.
A little jabbing left from Jovanovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jovanovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Von Richthofen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jovanovic misses with a two punch combination.
Von Richthofen clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Richthofen avoiding damage.
Jovanovic has Von Richthofen pushed against the cage.
Von Richthofen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jovanovic clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jovanovic is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic takes a swing at Von Richthofen's ribcage but misses.
Von Richthofen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Von Richthofen tries to clinch up
and Jovanovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Von Richthofen throws a wild body kick that Jovanovic sees coming a mile off.
Jovanovic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jovanovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jovanovic with the inside leg kick.
Tomo Jovanovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Richthofen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jovanovic tries to avoid it but Von Richthofen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jovanovic to the ground. Jovanovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Jovanovic misses.
Jovanovic throws a body shot but no joy.
As Jovanovic tries to get set, Von Richthofen tries to push him back and clinch up but Jovanovic manages to avoid the attempt.
Von Richthofen wants to land a leg kick but Jovanovic is out of range.
Jovanovic tries to counter with a clinch but Von Richthofen shakes him off and moves away.
Von Richthofen forces Jovanovic back against the cage and clinches.
Jovanovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Richthofen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jovanovic lands a damaging elbow.
Jovanovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Von Richthofen's defenses.
Johan Von Richthofen's cut is getting worse.
Von Richthofen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jovanovic has him pressed against the cage.
Von Richthofen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jovanovic crunches a lovely knee into Von Richthofen's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Von Richthofen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jovanovic leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jovanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Von Richthofen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jovanovic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Von Richthofen up against the cage.
Jovanovic keeps control of Von Richthofen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Von Richthofen avoids a wild elbow strike from Jovanovic.
Von Richthofen avoiding damage as Jovanovic throws knees to the body.
Jovanovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johan Von Richthofen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jovanovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Von Richthofen tries to break free but Jovanovic pushes him back against the cage.
Von Richthofen misses with a punch to the body.
Von Richthofen is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Jovanovic.
Nice elbow from Jovanovic.
Von Richthofen is trying to break the clinch but Jovanovic has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Jovanovic as the two fighters clinch.
Jovanovic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Von Richthofen misses with the head strike.
Jovanovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Richthofen working hard to break the clinch.
Jovanovic lands a nice elbow.
Jovanovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Johan Von Richthofen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic is pushing Von Richthofen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jovanovic stalling.
Jovanovic receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Jovanovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Von Richthofen avoids the elbow strike from Jovanovic, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomo Jovanovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Von Richthofen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Von Richthofen wants to clinch up but Jovanovic keeps it at a distance.
Jovanovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Von Richthofen.
Von Richthofen throws a big shot that misses.
Von Richthofen wants to slow Jovanovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Jovanovic wants to counter with a clinch but Von Richthofen pushes him away.
Von Richthofen shoots in but no luck this time.
Von Richthofen looks for the body kick but Jovanovic saw that one coming.
Jovanovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Von Richthofen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Von Richthofen wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovanovic cracks Von Richthofen with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Richthofen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jovanovic as he jumps to the side.
Von Richthofen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Von Richthofen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Richthofen tries to clinch there but Jovanovic circles away.
Jovanovic lands with a shot to the body.
Von Richthofen wants to clinch up but Jovanovic keeps it at a distance.
Jovanovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jovanovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Jovanovic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Von Richthofen with a body shot.
Von Richthofen looks to land a right hand but Jovanovic moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Richthofen tries to clinch but Jovanovic moves out of range.
Jovanovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Von Richthofen.
Von Richthofen is looking to clinch but Jovanovic is avoiding it.
Von Richthofen misses the jab.
Von Richthofen moves in looking to clinch but Jovanovic pushes him off.
Von Richthofen tries to close the distance and clinch but Jovanovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jovanovic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Von Richthofen takes the fight into the clinch.
Jovanovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Richthofen avoids the damage to the body.
Von Richthofen tries to score a body lock takedown but Jovanovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jovanovic lands an elbow just above Von Richthofen 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Richthofen is trying to pull guard but Jovanovic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jovanovic lands an elbow that stopped Von Richthofen in his tracks for a moment.
Jovanovic crunches a lovely knee into Von Richthofen's ribcage.
Von Richthofen takes an elbow to the temple.
Von Richthofen takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johan Von Richthofen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tomo Jovanovic!
A very excited looking Tomo Jovanovic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirt Nasty (ranked 5539 p4p, 2277 weight class) and Jake Paul (ranked 591 p4p, 324 weight class). Nasty kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Whip It by - DEVO. 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirt Nasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Paul!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul loads up on a big right hand but Nasty slips the punch.
Paul with a jab.
It looks like Dirt Nasty has been cut.
Paul misses with a looping right.
Paul throws a poor cross that misses
letting Nasty counter with a right hand.
Nasty swinging wildly here.
Paul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Paul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Come on Paul - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Paul will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nasty up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Paul's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A short right from Paul.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Paul as the two fighters clinch.
Paul keeps control of Nasty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Paul.
Nasty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paul has him pressed against the cage.
Nasty definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nasty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paul has him pressed against the cage.
Paul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nasty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty has had enough of the clinch but Paul keeps him there for the moment.
Paul lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paul.
Nasty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nasty swings wildly with an uppercut but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paul.
Nasty is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Paul.
Paul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paul pushes Nasty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paul digs a right hand underneath Nasty's ribcage. Nasty let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paul stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Paul on the inside.
Paul stalls.
Still in the clinch, Paul scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paul creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nasty is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Paul.
Oh Nasty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nasty backwards.
Paul lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Nasty to his knees! Paul keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Paul!
After the big win, Jake Paul made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Blaze Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Dirt Nasty stepped up to the mic, saying 'Dangleangleangle'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ali Berzina (ranked 3529 p4p, 2950 weight class) and Falcon Pawnch (ranked 430 p4p, 377 weight class). Falcon Pawnch 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Berzina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Falcon Pawnch!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzina fails with an attempt to clinch.
Berzina closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Berzina throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Pawnch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Berzina looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pawnch misses with a double jab.
Berzina throwing a counter right hand but Pawnch manages to avoid it.
Berzina scores with a one two! Pawnch had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Berzina feints a jab promting Pawnch to slip. Berzina then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pawnch slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pawnch fails to land with a series of punches.
Berzina throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berzina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pawnch manages to avoid it.
Pawnch misses with a straight right.
Berzina shoots in looking for a takedown. Pawnch tries to sprawl out of it but Berzina keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pawnch manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Berzina pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pawnch back to the cage. Berzina follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzina walks into a straight right hand from Pawnch.
Berzina wants to slow Pawnch down by chopping away at his legs.
Berzina looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Berzina scores with a hook.
Pawnch is rocked!
Berzina drops Pawnch with a naaaaasty hook - Pawnch is in real trouble here! Berzina dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Berzina!
During a confident post fight interview, Ali Berzina thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Falcon Pawnch stepped up to the mic, saying 'We'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank McCoy (ranked 5158 p4p, 2507 weight class) and LeRoy Rider (ranked 543 p4p, 327 weight class). LeRoy Rider 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, LeRoy Rider!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rider missing with a left hand there. McCoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rider punishes McCoy's body with a nice straight punch.
McCoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rider throws out the jab.
Rider looks to land a left hand but McCoy moved out of range nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McCoy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McCoy slips a straight right by Rider.
Sloppy strikes from Rider. Those never looked like landing.
Rider blocks a jab.
McCoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Rider swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rider throws a series of punches but McCoy moves out of range.
Rider misses with a wild combination.
Rider has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McCoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rider.
McCoy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McCoy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCoy. That's going to slow Rider down.
Rider throws a body punch but McCoy moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCoy. Rider does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by McCoy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCoy.
A punch combination from Rider misses.
McCoy moves into range and clinches up with Rider.
McCoy digs a right hand underneath Rider's ribcage. Rider let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCoy.
Rider tries to break the clinch but McCoy is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider is trying to push McCoy away but McCoy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McCoy lands with a light punch inside.
McCoy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCoy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rider's efforts to push away.
McCoy lands a left hand.
McCoy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rider backwards.
McCoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rider wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCoy has him pressed against the cage.
Rider's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCoy scores with a hook to the body.
McCoy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rider looks winded!
Rider wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCoy has Rider pressed against the cage, preventing Rider from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from McCoy.
McCoy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCoy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCoy scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCoy.
McCoy lands a hook that snaps the head of Rider backwards.
McCoy presses Rider against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from McCoy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy digs a right hand into Rider's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rider's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for McCoy.
McCoy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCoy pushes Rider back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, McCoy scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCoy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rider is rocked!
A short right from McCoy on the inside.
Rider is still on wobbly legs! Can McCoy finish him?
McCoy lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCoy unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rider! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but McCoy is unloading with more strikes now! Rider drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank McCoy!
Our winner, Hank McCoy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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