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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tolya Magomedov (ranked 24425 p4p, 24455 weight class) and Rafel Alves (ranked 358 p4p, 350 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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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 New York, Tolya Magomedov!
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, Rafel Alves!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Magomedov working the ground and pound.
Magomedov working the head and body with strikes.
Magomedov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov tries for a kimura but Alves is defending well.
Magomedov working the ground and pound from side control.
Magomedov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Magomedov lands some shots froms side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves is trying to improve his position.
Magomedov working the body and head with strikes.
Magomedov scores with a couple of short elbows.
 Alves is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov working the head with strikes.
Alves is still in real trouble! Can Magomedov finish him?
Magomedov lands a few punches from side control.
Alves takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Magomedov scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Alves is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Magomedov can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tolya Magomedov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Marmot (ranked 24570 p4p, 24491 weight class) and Victor Flores (ranked 632 p4p, 602 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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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 4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Marmot !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Flores!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marmot pushes Flores up against the cage in a clinch.
Flores stops a takedown attempt from Marmot .
Flores jumps guard but Marmot turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marmot is working for takedown but Flores is calmly controlling the position for now.
Flores leaning his opponent against the cage.
Flores has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marmot avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Flores lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marmot effectively controlling the action here.
Marmot wants to take the fight to the mat but Flores manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Marmot . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marmot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marmot throws a sloppy head kick and Flores moves out of range easily.
Marmot will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flores throws a counter combo.
Marmot closes this distance looking for a takedown but Flores circles away.
Flores lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marmot backs up against the cage.
Flores tries to clinch up but Marmot circles away and keeps his distance.
Flores tries for a takedown but Marmot sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flores clinches with his opponent.
Flores misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flores goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marmot tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Flores just stands there and leans against the cage.
Flores keeps control of Marmot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Flores.
Flores jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marmot walks away with a smile on his face. Flores gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores darts in and clinches Marmot up against the cage.
Flores decides to pull guard.
Flores is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marmot is controlling him.
Marmot wants to control from the top but Flores keeps moving.
Flores seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marmot prevents Flores from getting back to his feet.
Flores pulls Marmot in close to his closed guard and prevents Marmot from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores looking for a sweep. Not yet Flores, not yet.
Marmot postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flores is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Marmot misses its target.
Flores swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marmot .
Flores keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Flores! But no joy.
Flores tried to score with a low kick but Marmot checks it.
Flores shoots in looking for a takedown. Marmot tries to sprawl out of it but Flores keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marmot manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores throws the kick towards the body but Marmot avoids it.
Flores gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Flores tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marmot is looking to break free of the clinch but Flores has double underhooks.
Marmot stops a takedown attempt from Flores.
Flores is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marmot is defending well.
Marmot jumps guard and drags Flores to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Flores wants to stand but Marmot has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flores has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Marmot to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Flores is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Marmot pulls down on the head and he's put Flores to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mason Marmot !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deair Shaw (ranked 6141 p4p, 24435 weight class) and Caleb Ryan (ranked 575 p4p, 629 weight class). The key to victory for Deair Shaw has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Deair Shaw!
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, Caleb Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ryan if he has to take too many more of those.
Shaw bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ryan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shaw has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ryan is looking to reverse the position.
Ryan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shaw off and has taken his back!
Ryan looking for the choke from the back.
Shaw looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Shaw is defending well though. Ryan let's go of the attempt for now.
Shaw trying to control but not successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan looking for the choke but no joy.
Ryan tries to keep control of the position but Shaw is staying busy.
You can see the frustration on Shaw's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Ryan working for the choke.
Shaw might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ryan is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Shaw has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Ryan has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Shaw taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Ryan doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Caleb Ryan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 24883 p4p, 5625 weight class) and Arlen Stumpf (ranked 668 p4p, 556 weight class). Arlen Stumpf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arlen Stumpf!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stumpf scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stumpf seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Aldo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Arlen Stumpf!
Arlen Stumpf decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shichiroji San (ranked 2561 p4p, 24569 weight class) and Mapple Syrup (ranked 361 p4p, 664 weight class). San comes into the arena with Seven Samurai blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 Sydney, Shichiroji San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mapple Syrup!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syrup shoots for a double leg takedown but San sprawls well. He's pushed Syrup's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Syrup on the wrong end of a nice jab.
 It looks like Mapple Syrup has been cut.
San connects with the punch.
Syrup is rocked!
Syrup misses with a takedown attempt
and San counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Syrup is still on wobbly legs! Can San finish him?
San fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Syrup square on the jaw! Damn, Syrup is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shichiroji San!
Shichiroji San 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 Bye Bye (ranked 1966 p4p, 482 weight class) and Anthony Epolito (ranked 200 p4p, 59 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bye Bye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Epolito!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epolito lands a nice shot to the body.
Epolito gets caught napping as Bye dives in and scores a takedown. Epolito manages to retain guard.
Bye looking to pass the guard.
Bye trying to control the position from guard on top but Epolito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bye content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bye has gone for a leg lock! Epolito slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bye's guard.
Bye is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bye wants to sweep here but Epolito controlling him for the moment.
Epolito seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
My spies in JAG Battle Gym inform me that Epolito has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bye is looking for a triangle but Epolito pushes his legs off easily.
Epolito postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Epolito stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice jab there from Epolito.
Epolito connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Epolito finds it's way through Bye's defenses.
Bye ducks under a wild hook from Epolito.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Epolito scores with a four punch combination!
Epolito stuffs the takedown.
Epolito leaves Bye with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Epolito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bye shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Epolito as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bye Bye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Epolito scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Epolito throws a series of strikes that have Bye backpedaling.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Epolito!
Anthony Epolito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Epolito scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Epolito throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bye takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Epolito throws a big shot that misses.
Epolito displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bye.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Epolito! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Epolito.
No luck for Bye with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bye fails with a takedown attempt.
Bye takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bye moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Epolito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bye momentarily.
Epolito works the jab nicely.
 Bye is rocked!
Bye takes one on the button.
Oh Bye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A good leg kick by Epolito.
A lazy body kick from Epolito
and Bye counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Epolito wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bye wants to pass the guard but Epolito is keeping the position.
Bye seems to have got his legs back now.
Bye trying to control but Epolito is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bye drops back looking for a leg! Epolito is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Epolito manages to kick Bye off! Bye jumps back into Epolito's guard.
Bye trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bye trying to control but Epolito is working from the bottom.
Bye looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Epolito wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Epolito keeping moving, preventing Bye from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Epolito dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bye fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bye is defended easily by Epolito.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Epolito!
 It looks like Bye Bye has been cut.
Epolito stuffs the takedown attempt from Bye. Bye gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bye Bye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bye checks a low kick from Epolito.
Bye drops down looking for a counter takedown but Epolito sprawls and moves away.
Epolito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bye gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Epolito counters with a body kick that stops Bye in his tracks momentarily.
Bye closes the distance and clinches up with Epolito, looking for a takedown. Bye pushes Epolito against the cage but Epolito circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epolito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bye takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Epolito throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anthony Epolito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Epolito scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bye Bye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bye drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Epolito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bye blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bye shoots in for a double leg but Epolito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Epolito lands a right hook to the body.
Epolito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bye appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bye dives in and grabs Epolito's left leg, looking for a takedown. Epolito pushes down on Bye's head and hops out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bye checks a leg kick nicely.
Epolito connects with a body shot that sends Bye's belly button to the back.
Bye tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anthony Epolito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bye darts in looking for a takedown but Epolito gets double underhooks and turns Bye into the cage.
Epolito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Epolito is trying to stall.
Epolito lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Epolito.
Bye has hold of one of Epolito's legs. Epolito is fighting the takedown attempt but Bye gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bye is fighting to break Epolito's control of his arms but Epolito is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bye trying to control but Epolito is working from the bottom.
Epolito wants to stand up but Bye is controlling him.
Epolito wants to reverse the position here. Bye has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Epolito is forced to tap! Epolito looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bye Bye!
Bye Bye was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Vargas (ranked 1017 p4p, 2022 weight class) and Ray Turn (ranked 136 p4p, 256 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Turn !
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turn wants to clinch.
Vargas lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Ray Turn has been cut.
Vargas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vargas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vargas cracks Turn with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Vargas has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Turn to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vargas drops Turn with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Turn looks back up at him and smiles so Vargas waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Turn is rocked!
That has opened up Ray Turn 's cut even more.
Vargas weaves into range and cracks Turn right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Turn goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Vargas is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arturo Vargas!
A very excited looking Arturo Vargas 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Henderson (ranked 2783 p4p, 285 weight class) and Brett Shoenfeld (ranked 179 p4p, 19 weight class). Harry Henderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brett Shoenfeld!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shoenfeld was covering up waiting for the punch and Henderson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Henderson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shoenfeld dives on top into guard.
Shoenfeld tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.
Shoenfeld is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Henderson keeping full guard, as Shoenfeld tries to pass.
Henderson is looking for a triangle but Shoenfeld pushes his legs off easily.
Shoenfeld got a little sloppy there for a moment and Henderson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shoenfeld has managed to get both his arms back between Henderson's legs - danger averted.
Shoenfeld tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.
Shoenfeld looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Shoenfeld from controlling successfully.
Henderson working for a triangle but Shoenfeld defends it easily.
Henderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shoenfeld can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoenfeld trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henderson can't keep his opponent in guard - Shoenfeld advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Henderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shoenfeld trying to control from half guard but Henderson is working away.
Henderson gets full guard.
Shoenfeld works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Henderson looking for submissions off his back.
Shoenfeld content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shoenfeld frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is squirming around, avoiding Shoenfeld's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson prevents Shoenfeld from taking his back.
Shoenfeld looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shoenfeld fails to take his opponent's back.
Henderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shoenfeld trying to control but Henderson is having none of it.
Shoenfeld takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoenfeld can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henderson is looking to escape.
Henderson is trying to escape the mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Henderson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Henderson is squirming around, avoiding Shoenfeld's attempts to control the action.
Shoenfeld throwing strikes here but Henderson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Shoenfeld wants to take Henderson's back here but Henderson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Henderson working to try and regain half guard.
Shoenfeld takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Shoenfeld trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Henderson tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoenfeld is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Shoenfeld's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Henderson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Shoenfeld is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Henderson has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Shoenfeld has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Henderson taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Shoenfeld doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brett Shoenfeld!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biscuit Oliva (ranked 972 p4p, 685 weight class) and David Scott (ranked 135 p4p, 101 weight class). Oliva's entrance music is Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). A fine choice. 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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28
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Scott!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott throws a jab when Oliva was well out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Scott 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.
Oliva with a nice cross.
Oliva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Scott backs away, Oliva returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Scott there.
Nice sprawl there from Oliva as Scott shoots in.
Scott goes for a double leg but Oliva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Oliva continues to drive forward.
Scott cracks Oliva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oliva throws out a leg kick but Scott moves out of range and Oliva only half commits.
Scott takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oliva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Scott on the side of the head.
A big left from Oliva misses.
Scott misses the jab.
Oliva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Nice sprawl there from Oliva as Scott shoots in.
Biscuit Oliva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Scott.
Scott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Oliva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oliva swivels and escapes.
Nice uppercut there from Scott.
Scott lands a slapping body shot.
Scott blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Oliva.
Scott drives through with a takedown into Oliva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Scott won't allow Oliva to sweep him here.
Scott engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Oliva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Scott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oliva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scott passes into half guard.
Scott looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Scott wants to take a breather but Oliva is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva wants to get back to full guard.
Scott throwing shots but Oliva is blocking nicely.
Scott content to control rather than advance.
Scott trying to advance position but Oliva counters by regaining guard.
Oliva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oliva is keeping the position for now.
Oliva keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva pulls Scott in to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Scott controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Oliva tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott's corner calls for a 1-2. Scott obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oliva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oliva sprawls well. Oliva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Scott gets slowly back to his feet.
Scott closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Oliva quickly recovers to half guard.
Oliva wants to control but Scott is keeping busy.
Oliva is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Oliva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oliva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oliva tries to get out of the position.
Scott is trying to control the action in half guard but Oliva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Scott trying to pass the guard but Oliva defending well.
Scott passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Oliva!
Scott is working for a guillotine from mount but Oliva frees his head quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Scott dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Scott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oliva circles away.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Oliva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scott.
Oliva misses with a straight right.
Oliva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott slips a straight right by Oliva.
A nice side step and Scott releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
David Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliva was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Oliva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck for Scott with that takedown attempt.
Oliva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Oliva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Scott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
and Oliva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oliva moves out of range as Scott strikes.
A jab from Oliva does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott misses with a hook
and Oliva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scott counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Oliva pushes Scott off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.
Scott looks to throw the jab but Oliva is out of range.
Scott misses with a looping left.
Oliva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice cross by Oliva.
Oliva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Biscuit Oliva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Oliva. No joy for Scott on that attempt.
Biscuit Oliva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Scott.
Oliva clobbers Scott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Oliva has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Oliva cracks Scott with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Oliva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Scott cracks a nice hook into Oliva's ribs.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliva moves away.
Oliva slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a jab but it's blocked by Oliva.
Oliva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliva scores with a punch to the head.
Scott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scott misses with a body punch
enabling Oliva to counter with a crisp jab.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oliva misses with a looping left.
Oliva throws a body shot but no joy.
Oliva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oliva wants it to stay on the feet.
Oliva is looking to counter punch.
Scott drops his hands momentarily and Oliva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Scott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliva throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Oliva misses its intended target.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliva.
Scott throws the left hand but Oliva avoids the punch easily.
Scott shoots in but Oliva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oliva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oliva misses with a looping right.
Oliva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott connects with a body shot that sends Oliva's belly button to the back.
Scott slips a straight right by Oliva.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Oliva ducks down to avoid it.
Oliva defending well as Scott loads up on a big left hand.
Oliva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scott.
Scott throws a body punch but Oliva moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Oliva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliva throwing a counter right hand but Scott manages to avoid it.
Oliva avoids the body shot from Scott.
Scott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliva slips a jab from Scott.
An attempted straight right counter from Oliva misses the target.
Oliva takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Scott throws a jab when Oliva was well out of range.
Oliva is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Scott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliva misses with a body shot
and Scott counters with a left to the body.
Oliva scores with a nice strike.
Scott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
Scott misses with an uppercut.
Oliva defending well as Scott loads up on a big left hand.
Scott swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oliva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliva cracks Scott with an open hand slap.
A bone on bone clash there as Scott blocks the leg kick.
Scott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scott tests Oliva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Oliva avoids the body shot from Scott.
Scott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Oliva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliva wants to land a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Scott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliva.
Oliva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Scott shoots in and bounces Oliva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Oliva 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva dominated that second round.
That's time! Oliva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Oliva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Oliva misses.
Scott throws out a loose jab but Oliva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott throws a lazy right hand but Oliva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scott scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Oliva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott checks a leg kick nicely.
Scott swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
A big left from Scott misses.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Oliva.
Oliva throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
Scott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oliva digs a good hook to Scott's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oliva to the mat! Oliva manages to get full guard.
Oliva trying to control the position.
Oliva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva has control of Scott's left arm, preventing Scott from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott wants to control from the top but Oliva keeps moving.
Scott drops back, looking for a kneebar! Oliva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Oliva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Oliva!
Oliva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
Scott is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oliva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is trying to get back to half guard.
Oliva decides to stand back up.
Oliva missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scott throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Oliva misses.
Scott lands a nice shot to the body.
Oliva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Scott looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oliva staying out of range there.
Scott scores with the left hand. Oliva knows he should have avoided that one.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliva.
Nice jab there from Scott.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Oliva.
Scott scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling the position from side mount.
Oliva is trying to improve his position.
Oliva is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott staying calm.
Scott wants to control but Oliva is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Oliva is trying to escape the position but Scott is controlling the position.
Oliva is trying to improve his position.
Oliva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Scott off and has taken his back!
Oliva is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Scott trying to control but not successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Biscuit Oliva.
I think Oliva 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between New Home (ranked 540 p4p, 227 weight class) and Ottaa Koppia (ranked 80 p4p, 41 weight class). New Home could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ottaa Koppia's chin.
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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 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, New Home!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ottaa Koppia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Home misses with a hook
and Koppia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koppia 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.
Home moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Home takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Koppia staying out of range there.
Home lands a big right hand that sends Koppia crashing to the mat! Home stays standing though and waves Koppia back to his feet!
Koppia is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koppia ducks into an uppercut from Home and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). New Home!
New Home 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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