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ENIGMA 68 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rico Paco (ranked 3718 p4p, 4469 weight class) and Allan Preston (ranked 449 p4p, 519 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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3 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Paco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Allan Preston!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Paco manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Preston looking to sit in guard and control but Paco gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Preston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Preston trying to control the position.
Paco stays in close to Preston's body and controls the position.
Paco continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston has Paco pulled in close to control his posture.
Paco tries to free his leg and advance position but Preston is retaining full guard.
Preston had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Paco defends it easily.
Preston keeping full guard, as Paco tries to pass.
Preston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Preston striking off his back but it's not causing Paco any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Preston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Paco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paco lands with an overhand left.
Paco is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paco misses with an uppercut
and Preston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Preston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paco missing with a left hand there. Preston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Preston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paco is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paco lands a really nice looking cross but Preston seems unphased.
Paco lands with an uppercut that bounces Preston off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Paco misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paco jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rico Paco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paco misses with a wild body shot.
Preston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paco throws out the jab.
Preston throws a counter combo.
Paco cracks Preston with an open hand slap.
Paco lands an overhand right.
Preston avoids the body shot from Paco.
Paco tries to keep at a distance but Preston has taken the fight into the clinch.
Preston has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paco avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paco can't find room to land a body shot as Preston controls the action.
Paco lands a hook that snaps the head of Preston backwards.
Paco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Preston fails to pull guard.
Preston looking for a takedown.
Rico Paco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allan Preston.
Paco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Preston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Preston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paco.
Preston moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Preston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paco.
Preston is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rico Paco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Preston tries for a takedown but Paco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paco connects with a looping right hand.
Paco is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice shot lands for Paco.
Preston ducks under a wild hook from Paco.
Paco misses with a straight left.
Preston moves away from the strike by Paco.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paco. Preston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Preston doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Preston slips a straight right by Paco.
Paco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Paco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
Preston changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Paco looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Preston working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paco holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Preston creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Paco sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paco is looking to regain half guard here but Preston keeps moving and retains side control.
Paco is holding Preston down, trying to stall.
Preston is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paco knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paco struggling a bit here.
Preston is trying to get an arm triangle but Paco is defending well.
Paco tries to buck Preston off but Preston is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Preston tries to move into full mount but can't pass Paco's legs.
Paco is not content to let Preston control the position.
Paco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Preston goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Paco rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Preston's guard! Nice work there by Paco!
Preston looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Paco has picked Preston up and slammed him! Preston can't keep hold of the triangle and Paco manages to pass to side control!
Paco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Preston can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Preston sneaks back into half guard.
Allan Preston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paco looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Preston wants to get back to full guard.
Preston looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Preston has his hands clasped together around Paco's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paco slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Preston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Paco just misses with a punch to the body.
Preston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paco throws a jab but it's blocked by Preston.
Paco misses with a looping right.
Preston shoots in but Paco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Preston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Preston tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paco sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Preston somewhat.
Paco misses with an uppercut. Preston saw that one coming.
Preston tries for a takedown but Paco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rico Paco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allan Preston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paco swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
Paco swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
Paco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Preston throws a counter combo.
Preston takes one to the chin there.
Preston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Preston shoots in for a takedown but Paco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paco with a jab.
Paco lands a jab to the head.
Paco scores with a jab to the body.
Paco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Preston.
Paco misses with a hook.
Preston takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Paco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paco missing with a left hand there. Preston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Prestons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rico Paco is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Preston drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paco scores with a punch to the head.
Paco lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Paco misses the target.
Paco lands a body shot.
Paco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Preston drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Paco defends it well.
Preston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paco.
Preston avoids the body shot from Paco.
Paco throws an overhand right that lands on Preston's shoulder, as Preston tries to avoid the shot.
Paco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Preston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paco punishes Preston's body with a nice straight punch.
Paco throws a lazy right hand but Preston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Preston's hands.
A big left from Preston misses.
Paco swings widly with a right hand
and Preston counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Preston thows a huge punch but Paco dodges it nicely.
Preston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paco's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paco is doing well to control the position and prevent Preston from advancing to side control.
Paco manages to get to full guard.
Preston wants to control from the top but Paco keeps moving.
Preston is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Paco pulls Preston in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Preston throws a big elbow that misses.
Paco is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Paco looks to score with a jab to the body but Preston is just out of range.
Preston wants to counter the offense by Paco and move into the clinch position.
Allan Preston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paco misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Preston moves into the clinch.
Preston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paco misses with a punch on the inside.
Paco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paco misses with the head strike.
Paco swings wildly with an uppercut but Preston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preston is trying to pull guard but Paco has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Paco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paco 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Paco!
Our winner, Rico Paco, 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.
In defeat, Allan Preston stepped up to the mic, saying 'I already know what I need to train, I will be training a couple months, so I can have the skill to win my next fight. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slick Sanchez (ranked 2111 p4p, 3669 weight class) and Francis Hopkins (ranked 122 p4p, 230 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slick Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francis Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Hopkins avoids nicely.
Hopkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Hopkins misses with a body shot
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Hopkins.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Nice jab there from Hopkins.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Hopkins avoids it well.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
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!
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Hopkins lands a jab to the nose.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez's head back.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanchez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 It looks like Francis Hopkins has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Hopkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hopkins works the jab nicely.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopkins circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to counter by clinching up but Hopkins breaks away and moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Hopkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Hopkins moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Hopkins misses its intended target.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Hopkins misses.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Hopkins catches Sanchez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hopkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Hopkins.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez slips a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Hopkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Hopkins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Hopkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Hopkins is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sanchez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Hopkins. Beautiful body shot.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some wild striking there from Hopkins.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Hopkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopkins also avoids with ease.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Hopkins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Hopkins slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slick Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francis Hopkins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. Hopkins backs away looking to recover.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Hopkins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Hopkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good shot there by Hopkins.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sanchez with a body shot.
Sanchez throws a combination. Hopkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins sizes up Sanchez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hopkins dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hopkins under the eye.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez tests Hopkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez slips a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Hopkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Sanchez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Hopkins misses.
A right-left combo lands from Sanchez.
 Hopkins is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Hopkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Hopkins.
Hopkins seems to have recovered his senses.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Hopkins connects with a body shot.
Sanchez moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Hopkins takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Hopkins with a series of wild strikes but Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Sanchez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
A jab lands there for Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Hopkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Hopkins lands a body shot.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been told by Sanchez's head coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Hopkins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Hopkins avoids it well.
Hopkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Hopkins moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Hopkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A left and a right from Hopkins both land. Nice combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Slick Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Francis Hopkins's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hopkins scores with a nice right hand.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Hopkins.
Hopkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Slick Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
A left and a right from Hopkins both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins works Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hopkins's hands.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hopkins lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
Hopkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Good exchange - Hopkins coming out on top.
Hopkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Francis Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Hopkins's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Hopkins.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hopkins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Hopkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hopkins counters with a one-two to the body.
 Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Hopkins counters with a crisp right that sends Sanchez to the canvas! Hopkins follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francis Hopkins!
Francis Hopkins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Leko (ranked 2095 p4p, 2677 weight class) and Saxon Byrd (ranked 265 p4p, 336 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Leko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saxon Byrd!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leko ducks right into an uppercut from Byrd.
Leko shoots in and bounces Byrd off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Byrd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leko looking to sit in guard and control but Byrd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byrd postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byrd slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Leko tries to bench press Byrd off him but Byrd keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leko manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Leko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leko trying to control from half guard but Byrd is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Byrd trying to control from the bottom.
Byrd wants to get back to full guard.
Leko works his foot free and advances to mount.
Leko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Byrd really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Leko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leko is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Byrd is surviving well by controlling Leko's body position as best he can.
Leko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Byrd hang on?
Leko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Byrd because Leko loaded up on that one.
Leko working for a submission but Byrd is keeping him at bay.
Leko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Byrd is looking to escape.
Leko misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Leko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Byrd wants to hold on but Leko pushes him away.
Byrd is squirming around, avoiding Leko's attempts to control the action.
Leko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Leko misses with a head shot.
Leko misses with a head shot.
Leko lands with some strikes.
Leko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Byrd wants to hold on but Leko pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leko tries to control but Byrd wriggling away.
Byrd blocking the ground and pound.
Leko misses with a head shot.
Leko looking to control but Byrd is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Leko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Leko punching from mount but Byrd doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Byrd is bucking up trying to escape but Leko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Byrd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Leko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Byrd leaves Leko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Byrd moves away from the strike by Leko.
Leko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Byrd.
Byrd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leko.
Leko tries for a takedown but Byrd circles away easily
and Byrd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leko checks a leg kick.
Byrd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Byrd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Leko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leko connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leko 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.
Byrd misses with a two punch combination.
Leko closes the distance and clinches up with Byrd, looking for a takedown. Leko pushes Byrd against the cage but Byrd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Byrd tries to sprawl but Leko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Byrd manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Leko trying to control but Byrd is working from the bottom.
Byrd controls Leko momentarily but Leko frees himself.
Leko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leko wants to control from the top but Byrd keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Byrd has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Byrd wants to sweep but no luck.
Leko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Leko throwing strikes but missing.
Leko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Leko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Byrd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Byrd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Saxon Byrd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Byrd - just one landing.
Byrd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Byrd. That's going to slow Leko down.
Leko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Byrd can do to turn this around?
Byrd lunges at Leko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leko's hand.
Byrd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Byrd wants it to stay on the feet.
Byrd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Byrd throws out the jab.
Byrd fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Leko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Byrd doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd is looking to score with low kicks.
Leko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Leko sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Byrd is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Leko lands some shots froms side control.
Leko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Leko wants to control but Byrd is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Leko.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saxon Byrd will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Leko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Byrd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leko.
Byrd was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Byrd throws an overhand right that lands on Leko's shoulder, as Leko tries to avoid the shot.
Byrd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Leko misses with a few strikes there.
Leko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Byrd throws out a loose jab but Leko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Byrd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Byrd.
Byrd throws a low kick but Leko moves out of range easily.
Leko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Byrd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd is looking for a sweep.
Leko throws an elbow but Byrd slips to the side and avoids it well.
Leko wants to control but Byrd is keeping him busy.
Byrd sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Byrd tries to roll over but Leko keeps him under control.
Byrd is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Leko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Leko's back!
Leko just trying to survive but Byrd is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Byrd is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Byrd is hanging on to Leko's back as he tries to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leko looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Leko is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Leko staying busy and making it hard for Byrd to control.
Byrd is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Leko is defending well though. Byrd let's go of the attempt for now.
Leko is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leko can't escape the position.
Leko is working hard here to advance position.
Leko rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Byrd is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Leko sees it coming and defends easily.
Byrd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd is thwarting Leko's attempts to control the position.
Byrd controlling the action here.
Byrd passes into side control, despite Leko's attempt to control the position.
Leko is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leko tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Byrd presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Saxon Byrd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Byrd has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saxon Byrd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mahomes (ranked 2274 p4p, 3009 weight class) and Manny Mercado (ranked 284 p4p, 365 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Mahomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mercado!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahomes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mahomes connects with a solid leg kick.
Mercado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahomes blocks a head kick by Mercado.
It looked like Mahomes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mahomes scores with a shot to the body.
Mercado scoring well with a low kick there.
A combination from Mahomes does no damage.
Mercado was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mahomes blocks a head kick by Mercado.
It looked like Mahomes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mercado.
Mahomes scores with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Mahomes. Beautiful body shot.
Mahomes looks to land a right hand but Mercado moved out of range.
Mahomes moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahomes.
Mercado swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercado connects with a right hand. Mahomes shakes it off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mercado checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Mercado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mahomes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes lands a really nice looking cross but Mercado seems unphased.
Mahomes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mercado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mahomes.
Mahomes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercado throws out the jab.
Mercado misses with a hook.
Mercado feints and then cracks Mahomes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mahomes down.
Mercado misses with a body shot.
Mahomes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mahomes looks to land a body kick but Mercado moved away.
Mercado takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mercado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mahomes. Mahomes obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercado misses the target.
Mercado just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahomes lands a body shot.
Mahomes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mahomes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahomes swings for the body but Mercado moves out of range.
Mahomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercado.
Mahomes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mahomes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahomes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mercado's sensitive parts.
Mahomes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mahomes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahomes lands with a shot to the body.
Mahomes throws out a loose jab but Mercado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercado throws a sloppy head kick and Mahomes moves out of range easily.
Mahomes throwing a counter right hand but Mercado manages to avoid it.
Mahomes misses the shot to the body.
Mahomes tried to score with a low kick but Mercado checks it.
Mahomes throws a series of punches but Mercado moves out of range.
Mercado appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mercado misses with a shot to the body
and Mahomes counters with a thumping low kick.
Mercado throws a low kick but Mahomes moves out of range easily.
Mercado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahomes.
Mahomes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mercado. Those never looked like landing.
Mercado misses with a body shot.
Mahomes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mercado walks into a straight right hand from Mahomes.
Mahomes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mercado attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mahomes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Mahomes finds it's way through Mercado's defenses.
Mercado takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mercado throws a head kick but Mahomes moves out of range.
Mercado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahomes was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercado.
It looked like Mahomes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahomes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mercado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mahomes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mahomes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercado misses the shot to the body.
Mahomes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes tests Mercado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mahomes lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Mercado misses its intended target.
Mahomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahomes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mercado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mahomes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mercado throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Mahomes to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahomes cracks Mercado with a good jab.
Mahomes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mahomes misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Mercado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mercado misses with a body kick.
Mahomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercado was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahomes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercado misses with a looping right.
Mahomes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahomes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mahomes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mercado avoids a kick to the body.
Mercado blocks the body kick.
Mahomes swings for the body but Mercado moves out of range.
Mercado scores with a decent looking hook.
Mercado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercado thuds his right hand into Mahomes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mercado lands with a good body shot.
A leg kick checked by Mercado.
Mahomes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A clash of legs there as Mahomes blocks the low kick.
Mahomes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Mercado might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mahomes has got the better of the exchanges.
Mahomes thuds a left hand into Mercado's body.
Mercado moves out of range of the body kick.
Mercado takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Mahomes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahomes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mercado can do to turn this around?
Mahomes misses the jab.
Mahomes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mercado's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado misses the shot to the body.
Mercado shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mahomes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mahomes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mercado.
Mercado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercado misses with a low kick as Mahomes jumps back.
Mercado avoids the head kick by Mahomes.
Mahomes lands with a shot to the body.
Mercado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercado scores with a body shot.
Mahomes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mercado has time to react.
Mahomes connects with a body shot.
Mahomes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mercado.
Mercado's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Mahomes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mahomes is looking to wear down Mercado with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mahomes throws a body punch but Mercado moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercado wants to land a leg kick but Mahomes is out of range.
Good leg kick by Mercado.
Mahomes scores with a leg kick.
Mahomes feints and then cracks Mercado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mercado down.
Mercado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercado tries to land a front kick but Mahomes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick from Mahomes is predictable there
and Mercado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahomes throws a combination that misses
and Mercado counters with an inside leg kick.
Mahomes defending well as Mercado loads up on a big left hand.
Mahomes cracks Mercado with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Mahomes as he connects with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Mahomes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mercado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mahomes defending well as Mercado loads up on a big left hand.
Mercado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes scores with a sloppy right hand. Mercado should have avoided that one.
Mahomes takes a swing at Mercado's ribcage but misses.
Mahomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercado.
Mahomes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mahomes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mercado takes a swing at Mahomes's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Mercado misses.
Mahomes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mercado blocks a jab.
Mercado connects with an inside leg kick.
Mercado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mercado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahomes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mercado attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahomes. Mercado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercado throws a body kick that misses.
Mercado on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercado cracks a nice hook into Mahomes's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahomes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mahomes lands a jab to Mercado's midsection.
Mahomes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahomes's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Mahomes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mahomes works the jab nicely.
Mercado throws a leg kick that misses.
Mercado misses with a wild body shot.
Mahomes takes one to the side of the head.
Mercado looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahomes is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercado.
Mercado stuns Mahomes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mercado throws a front kick aimed at Mahomes's knee but Mahomes avoids it well.
A slow jab from Mercado misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manny Mercado will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Mahomes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mercado throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mahomes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mahomes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercado manages to avoid it.
Mahomes looks to land a right hand but Mercado moved out of range.
Good leg kick by Mercado.
Mercado thuds a left hand into Mahomes's body.
Mahomes tries to work over Mercado's front leg with a kick but Mercado checks it.
A combination from Mercado does no damage.
Mahomes lands with a nice combination. Mercado backs away looking to recover.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mahomes. That's going to slow Mercado down.
Mahomes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mercado lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahomes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mahomes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mercado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mercado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mercado scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mercado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercado thuds his shin into the meat of Mahomes's side.
Mercado catches Mahomes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mahomes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercado connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mahomes's hands.
Mercado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mahomes blocks a head kick by Mercado.
Mahomes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mercado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mercado misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Mercado. Those never looked like landing.
Mercado takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mahomes avoids the body shot from Mercado.
Mahomes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Mercado.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercado throws a hook but Mahomes avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercado misses with a body shot.
Mercado digs a good body shot into Mahomes's ribs.
Mercado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick from Mahomes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahomes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mercado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mahomes lands a nice looking body shot.
Mahomes avoids the head kick by Mercado.
Mercado with a hook.
Mahomes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mercado has time to react.
Mahomes throws a big shot that misses.
Mahomes throws a wild body kick that Mercado sees coming a mile off.
Mahomes motions for Mercado to come forward. Mahomes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Mercado finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mahomes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mahomes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mercado throws a leg kick but Mahomes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mercado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mercado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahomes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahomes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Patrick Mahomes is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercado misses with a two punch combination.
Mahomes scores with a shot to the body.
Mahomes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mahomes ducks under a wild hook from Mercado.
Mercado throws a body punch but Mahomes moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Mahomes there.
A jab lands there for Mahomes.
Mahomes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mahomes. Mercado shrugs it off though.
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!
Mahomes digs a good body shot into Mercado's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mercado is out of range and Mahomes settles back down.
Mahomes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mercado.
Mercado is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mahomes with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Mercado.
Mahomes digs a good body shot into Mercado's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Mahomes blocks the leg kick.
Mercado misses with a wild body shot.
Mahomes scores with a hook to the body. Mercado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A clash of legs there as Mahomes blocks the low kick.
Mercado punishes Mahomes's body with a nice straight punch.
Mahomes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mercado scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahomes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mahomes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mercado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mercado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahomes manages to avoid it.
Mercado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manny Mercado.
I think Mercado has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Mercado!
Manny Mercado seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Larsen (ranked 5204 p4p, 1851 weight class) and Chest Mangold (ranked 411 p4p, 203 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Larsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chest Mangold!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangold connects with a body shot that sends Larsen's belly button to the back.
Larsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Mangold should have avoided that one.
A big left from Larsen misses.
Mangold follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mangold staying out of range there.
Magnus Larsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangold missing with a left hand there. Larsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larsen throws a poor cross that misses
letting Mangold counter with a right hand.
Larsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Mangold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Larsen finds it's way through Mangold's defenses.
Larsen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Larsen is looking to slow Mangold down with leg kicks.
Larsen avoids the body shot from Mangold.
Larsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mangold feints a counter leg kick.
Larsen gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Mangold to counter with a crisp jab.
Larsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mangold moves away from the strike by Larsen.
Mangold throws a chopping leg kick but Larsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mangold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Larsen on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen misses with the combination.
Mangold doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mangold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Larsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mangold.
Larsen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Some wild striking there from Larsen.
Larsen misses with a double jab.
Mangold slips a straight right by Larsen.
Larsen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Larsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larsen swings for the body but Mangold moves out of range.
Larsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mangold throws out the jab.
Larsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mangold was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larsen misses with a leg kick.
A nice side step and Mangold releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Larsen lands with a slapping head kick.
Larsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Larsen misses with a body shot
and Larsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larsen with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mangold's head.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mangold! But no joy.
Larsen takes a swing at Mangold's ribcage but misses.
Larsen misses with a right hand
and Mangold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Larsen is looking to land body kicks.
Larsen scoring well with a low kick there.
Larsen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Larsen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold throws a looping overhand right but Larsen ducks down to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Mangold blocks the low kick.
Larsen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mangold misses the target.
Good work by Larsen as he checks the leg kick.
Mangold connects with a jab.
Larsen misses with a left hand
enabling Mangold to counter with a crisp jab.
Mangold scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Larsen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Mangold misses.
Larsen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mangold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Larsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mangold. That did some damage!
Mangold takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Larsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Mangold throws out a counter right but Larsen avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mangold throws out a loose jab but Larsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Larsen throws a body punch but Mangold moves out of range.
Larsen throws a leg kick
and Mangold counters with a good low kick that Larsen was not able to check.
Larsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larsen motions for Mangold to come forward. Larsen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good shot there by Larsen.
Larsen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Larsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mangold attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Larsen is looking for a counter combo.
Larsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mangold at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Larsen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big left from Mangold misses.
Larsen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mangold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mangold takes one to the side of the head.
Larsen misses with a kick to the body.
Larsen missing with a left hand there. Mangold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Larsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Mangold might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Larsen has got the better of the exchanges.
Larsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mangold has time to react.
Mangold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larsen misses with a body shot.
Larsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mangold can do to turn this around?
Mangold throws a hook to the side of Larsen's head but Larsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larsen misses with a body kick.
Mangold looks to land a left hand but Larsen moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Larsen throws a low kick but Mangold moves out of range easily.
Mangold thinks about the counter body kick.
Magnus Larsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Larsen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mangold lands with a shot to the body.
Larsen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mangold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mangold lands a slapping body shot.
Mangold throws a hook but Larsen blocks it.
Mangold tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab by Larsen.
Larsen misses with a wild body shot.
Mangold throws out a counter right but Larsen avoids it with no problem.
Larsen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Larsen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mangold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mangold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold avoids the body shot from Larsen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Larsen.
Larsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mangold was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsen.
Nice body punch from Larsen.
Larsen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Larsen misses
and Mangold counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Larsen.
Larsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larsen misses with a double jab
and Mangold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Larsen scoring well with a low kick there.
Larsen misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Mangold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Larsen misses with a left hand
and Mangold counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Mangold counters with a body kick.
Larsen misses with an uppercut. Mangold saw that one coming.
Larsen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mangold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larsen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mangold pushes Larsen away with a front kick.
Larsen throws a shot from downtown. Mangold moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Mangold misses.
Mangold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Larsen. That did some damage!
A punch lands to the side of Mangold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Larsen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mangold wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mangold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsen throws out the jab.
Mangold counters with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Larsen
and Mangold counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Larsen.
A bone on bone clash there as Mangold blocks the leg kick.
Mangold tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mangold avoids the head kick by Larsen.
Mangold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Larsen misses the jab.
Mangold throws out a counter right but Larsen avoids it with no problem.
Mangold cracks a nice hook into Larsen's ribs.
Mangold has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mangold in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mangold staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Mangold.
Mangold checks a leg kick.
Larsen thows a leg kick but Mangold checks it
and Mangold counters with a stiff right hand.
Larsen throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Mangold to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid body kick from Larsen.
An inside leg kick lands from Larsen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mangold blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chest Mangold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Mangold connects with a jab.
Mangold swings for the body but Larsen moves out of range.
Larsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mangold circles away quickly and effectively.
Mangold steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Larsen.
Larsen swings widly with a right hand
and Mangold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Larsen swings widly with a right hand
and Mangold counters with a straight right hand.
Mangold has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mangold there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mangold moves out of range of the leg kick from Larsen.
Larsen scores with a jab. Mangold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mangold walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mangold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larsen.
Larsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mangold counters with a body kick.
Larsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mangold.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsen tests Mangold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Mangold.
Larsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Mangold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mangold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Larsen thuds his right hand into Mangold's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Larsen throws a push kick but Mangold slaps the foot to one side.
Mangold throws a lazy right hand but Larsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mangold.
Larsen scores with a one two! Mangold had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Larsen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mangold ducks under a wild hook from Larsen.
Larsen lands a really nice looking cross but Mangold seems unphased.
Mangold has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Larsen doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsen misses with a kick to the body.
Mangold lands with a kick to the ribs.
Larsen throws a wild body kick that Mangold sees coming a mile off.
Larsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Mangold connects with a body shot that sends Larsen's belly button to the back.
Larsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mangold takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
Larsen tried to counter with a leg kick but Mangold avoided it.
Mangold bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Larsen avoids the body shot from Mangold.
Mangold swings for the body but Larsen moves out of range.
Larsen throws a big counter combination but Mangold scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larsen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsen. Mangold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mangold throws out a counter right but Larsen avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Larsen.
Larsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mangold.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Larsen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mangold - the referee stops the clock and Larsen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mangold. Larsen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mangold rushes Larsen and presses him up against the cage.
Mangold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Larsen backwards.
Mangold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mangold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Larsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mangold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Mangold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Larsen thows a leg kick but Mangold checks it
and Mangold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larsen misses with a series of wild punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Mangold misses.
A big left from Mangold misses.
Mangold throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen walks into a straight right hand from Mangold.
Larsen swings widly with a right hand
and Mangold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsen lands a nice hook to Mangold's body. Mangold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mangold lands a leg kick that knocks Larsen off balance momentarily.
Larsen misses with a double jab
and Mangold counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Mangold misses.
Larsen checks a leg kick.
Larsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mangold.
Larsen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mangold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larsen moves out of range as Mangold throws a body kick.
Larsen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Larsen looks to land a body kick but Mangold moved away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chest Mangold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mangold has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Remi Johnson (ranked 1499 p4p, 1973 weight class) and Rudolf Meine (ranked 198 p4p, 249 weight class). Remi Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remi Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudolf Meine!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meine tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Meine is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Meine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Meine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Meine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Meine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Meine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meine is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Meine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Meine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Meine looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meine on the ground.
Meine looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Meine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Meine with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Meine actively working from the bottom here.
Meine felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Meine actively working from the bottom here.
Meine actively working from the bottom here.
Meine looking for submissions off his back.
Meine looking for submissions off his back.
Meine on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Meine looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Meine's hands, connecting with Meine's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Meine is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Meine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Meine is looking for a triangle here but Johnson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Meine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Meine with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Meine manages to get back to half guard.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Meine with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Meine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Meine looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is trying to control. Meine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Meine taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Meine tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Meine actively working from the bottom here.
Meine looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Remi Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Meine some visible discomfort.
Meine is trying to improve his position.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meine keeps working.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
Meine is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Meine's temple.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meine can do to turn this around?
Meine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Meine with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Meine moves into full guard.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Meine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Meine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Meine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Meine's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Remi Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Meine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Meine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Meine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Meine has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Meine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Meine keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johnson trying to control but Meine is working from the bottom.
Meine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Meine's head.
Meine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Meine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Meine is breathing heavily.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Meine's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson passes into half guard.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Meine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Meine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson is trying to control. Meine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meine is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Johnson is tapping! Great win for Meine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rudolf Meine!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Dean (ranked 2343 p4p, 1258 weight class) and FullOf Hiddens (ranked 297 p4p, 163 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, FullOf Hiddens!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiddens with a jab.
Dean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hiddens lands a nice looking body shot.
Dean throws a lazy right hand but Hiddens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dean looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Hiddens.
Hiddens on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hiddens missing with a left hand there. Dean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Dean coming out on top.
Hiddens defending well as Dean loads up on a big left hand.
Hiddens closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dean to the mat! Dean manages to get full guard.
Dean kicks Hiddens off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean throws a shot from downtown. Hiddens moves away and avoids it.
Hiddens drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dean defends it well.
Hiddens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dean stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dean connects with a single shot there.
Dean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hiddens with the counter takedown but Dean avoids it easily.
Dean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hiddens feints and as Dean raises his hands in defense, Hiddens changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dean kicks Hiddens off and gets to his feet.
Dean throws the left hand but Hiddens avoids the punch easily.
Dean takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiddens is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dean's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hiddens trying to pass the guard but Dean defending well.
Hiddens landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dean wants to get back to full guard.
Hiddens throwing shots but Dean is blocking nicely.
Hiddens not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens lands with a punch from half guard.
Hiddens looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hiddens throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hiddens is looking to take a break and control but Dean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hiddens lands a nice short elbow.
Hiddens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants to control but Hiddens is keeping busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Hiddens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hiddens connects with a solid leg kick.
Dean shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dean throws a big shot that misses.
Dean looks to land a right hand but Hiddens moved out of range.
Hiddens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dean connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Dean misses.
Hiddens shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dean is trying to defend but Hiddens finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hiddens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hiddens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dean's head.
Ground and pound from Hiddens.
Hiddens seems to be working for a kimura but Dean defends the submission attempt.
Hiddens slips a nice elbow through Dean's hands, connecting with Dean's forehead.
Hiddens content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dean is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hiddens scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but FullOf Hiddens will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Dean misses.
Hiddens darts in and clinches Dean up against the cage.
Hiddens has a couple of punches blocked by Dean.
Dean blocks a body shot from Hiddens.
Hiddens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dean.
Hiddens tries a body shot but Dean blocks it.
Hiddens misses with some punches.
Dean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hiddens swings wildly with an uppercut but Dean uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean breaks the clinch.
Dean swinging wildly here.
Dean takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiddens connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hiddens.
And Hiddens tries to counter it with a takedown but Dean pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hiddens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hiddens lands with an uppercut that bounces Dean off the cage and back into range.
Dean ducks right into an uppercut from Hiddens.
Hiddens scores with a nice strike.
Hiddens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dean.
Hiddens throws a jab when Dean was well out of range.
Hiddens lands with a nice body kick.
Elijah Dean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hiddens throws a good cross that connects.
Hiddens drives through and clinches with Dean against the cage.
Hiddens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hiddens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dean blocks an uppercut.
Hiddens misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Hiddens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hiddens misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens lands an uppercut.
Hiddens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hiddens lands a left hand.
Hiddens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hiddens dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hiddens misses with some punches.
Hiddens wants a takedown but no success here.
Hiddens can't find room to land a body shot as Dean controls the action.
Hiddens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dean's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hiddens pushes Dean back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dean manages to break the clinch.
Dean takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hiddens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dean misses with the combination.
Dean connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hiddens avoids the body shot from Dean.
A telegraphed right hand from Dean misses the target.
Hiddens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dean.
Hiddens closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ground and pound from Hiddens seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hiddens scoring with punches and elbows.
Hiddens wants to control but Dean is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Hiddens's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiddens sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dean is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hiddens sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dean is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hiddens throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hiddens landing strikes.
Hiddens throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dean regains half guard, as Hiddens was trying to land strikes.
Dean is controlling Hiddens's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hiddens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
FullOf Hiddens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hiddens closes the distance and clinches up with Dean, looking for a takedown. Hiddens pushes Dean against the cage but Dean circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Dean misses.
Hiddens feints the counter takedown.
Hiddens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dean has time to react.
Dean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hiddens.
Hiddens cracks Dean with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dean just misses with a punch to the body.
Dean connects with a looping right hand.
FullOf Hiddens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dean has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hiddens finds it's way round the side to connect with Dean's head.
Hiddens scores with a jab. Dean acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hiddens closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hiddens lands in his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dean is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hiddens presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Hiddens misses with a punch to the body.
Dean prevents a body shot from Hiddens.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hiddens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiddens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Hiddens misses with the head strike.
Hiddens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dean avoids it.
Hiddens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hiddens struggles to land a body shot inside as Dean controls his hands.
Hiddens softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hiddens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hiddens misses with a punch on the inside.
Dean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hiddens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hiddens lands a jab-cross combination.
Hiddens shoots in and drives through. Dean sprawls well.
FullOf Hiddens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens closes the distance and clinches up with Dean, looking for a takedown. Hiddens pushes Dean against the cage but Dean circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Elijah Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of FullOf Hiddens.
Hiddens feints and as Dean raises his hands in defense, Hiddens changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hiddens slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hiddens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Elijah Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hiddens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dean walks into a straight right hand from Hiddens.
Dean is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Dean misses the target.
Hiddens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dean, pushing him back against the cage.
Dean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dean misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hiddens.
Hiddens scores with a shot to the side of Dean's head.
Hiddens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
FullOf Hiddens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hiddens has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... FullOf Hiddens!
In defeat, Elijah Dean stepped up to the mic, saying 'I’m sorry for disgrace my fans & my team for my performance. I will be back stronger, Believe me! ✊🏽'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin McDade (ranked 1298 p4p, 1853 weight class) and Free Waterfall Jr (ranked 177 p4p, 244 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin McDade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Free Waterfall Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDade blocks a low kick nicely.
McDade throws a big shot that misses.
McDade looks to score with a jab to the body but Waterfall Jr is just out of range.
McDade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Waterfall Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waterfall Jr. McDade does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDade sizes up Waterfall Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Waterfall Jr slips a jab from McDade.
Waterfall Jr misses with an uppercut. McDade saw that one coming.
McDade ducks under a wild hook from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Waterfall Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Waterfall Jr sizes up McDade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterfall Jr lands with a straight right. McDade didn't see that one coming.
Waterfall Jr misses with a low kick as McDade jumps back.
McDade has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alfred Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
McDade throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Waterfall Jr! But no joy.
Waterfall Jr punishes McDade's body with a nice straight punch.
Waterfall Jr connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waterfall Jr misses the shot to the body.
As Waterfall Jr tries to get set, McDade tries to push him back and clinch up but Waterfall Jr manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDade takes a swing at Waterfall Jr's ribcage but misses.
Waterfall Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDade.
A countering left hand to the body from Waterfall Jr misses.
Waterfall Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McDade is looking to counter the offense by Waterfall Jr and move into the clinch.
McDade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Waterfall Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
McDade throws a big shot that misses.
McDade throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Waterfall Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
McDade missing with a left hand there. Waterfall Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for Waterfall Jr.
McDade takes a swing at Waterfall Jr's ribcage but misses.
Waterfall Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McDade doesn't manage to clinch there - Waterfall Jr circles away.
Free Waterfall Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from McDade misses.
Waterfall Jr takes a swing at McDade's ribcage but misses.
McDade misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Waterfall Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDade ducks under a wild hook from Waterfall Jr.
McDade cracks Waterfall Jr with a good jab.
McDade scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDade cracks a nice hook into Waterfall Jr's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDade connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDade. Waterfall Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waterfall Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDade tries to counter by clinching up but Waterfall Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
McDade slips a straight right by Waterfall Jr.
McDade scores with a shot to the body.
Waterfall Jr slips a straight right by McDade.
Waterfall Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDade lands a nice shot that snaps Waterfall Jr's head back.
McDade lands with a shot to the body.
McDade lands with a cross.
Waterfall Jr throws a lazy right hand but McDade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Waterfall Jr throws a lazy right hand but McDade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waterfall Jr. McDade does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDade takes a swing at Waterfall Jr's ribcage but misses.
Waterfall Jr throws a shot from downtown. McDade moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDade misses with a looping right.
McDade wants to clinch but Waterfall Jr slips to the side
letting Waterfall Jr counter with a right hand.
Waterfall Jr takes a swing at McDade's ribcage but misses.
Waterfall Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waterfall Jr. McDade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waterfall Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Waterfall Jr misses the shot to the body.
Waterfall Jr takes a swing at McDade's ribcage but misses.
Waterfall Jr throws the left hand but McDade avoids the punch easily.
Good exchange - McDade coming out on top.
McDade lands a slapping body shot.
McDade misses with an uppercut.
McDade connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Waterfall Jr's hands.
McDade clobbers Waterfall Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McDade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Waterfall Jr missing with a left hand there. McDade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDade slips a jab from Waterfall Jr.
A nice leg kick lands there from Waterfall Jr.
McDade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDade swings for the body but Waterfall Jr moves out of range.
Waterfall Jr throws a leg kick
and McDade holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Waterfall Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waterfall Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McDade to keep the fight standing.
Waterfall Jr tries to work over McDade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waterfall Jr tries a body shot but McDade blocks it.
McDade breaks the clinch.
McDade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDade.
Waterfall Jr throws out a counter right but McDade avoids it with no problem.
Waterfall Jr connects with a body shot that sends McDade's belly button to the back.
Waterfall Jr misses with a looping right.
McDade tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Waterfall Jr manages to circle out of the way.
Waterfall Jr slips under a jab from McDade.
Waterfall Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Waterfall Jr ducks under a wild hook from McDade.
McDade gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Waterfall Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kevin McDade will probably get the nod.
That's time! McDade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The crowd cheers as McDade lands an impressive looking overhand right. Waterfall Jr doesn't seem phased though.
McDade wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from McDade.
McDade throws a poor cross that misses
and McDade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waterfall Jr manages to avoid it.
McDade misses with a hook.
Waterfall Jr misses the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McDade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterfall Jr takes a swing at McDade's ribcage but misses.
Waterfall Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDade.
McDade ducks right into an uppercut from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr loads up on a big right hand but McDade slips the punch.
Waterfall Jr misses with an uppercut. McDade saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDade punishes Waterfall Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Waterfall Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but McDade is just out of range.
McDade closes the distance and pushes Waterfall Jr back into the cage.
Waterfall Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Waterfall Jr.
A nice left hand lands by Waterfall Jr.
McDade swings wildly with an uppercut but Waterfall Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waterfall Jr.
A head punch on the inside from McDade fails to land.
McDade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Waterfall Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by McDade.
Waterfall Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Waterfall Jr.
A nice left hand lands by McDade.
McDade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Waterfall Jr manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waterfall Jr. McDade does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDade misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDade slips under a jab.
McDade tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Waterfall Jr manages to circle out of the way.
McDade lands a nice shot to the body.
McDade swings for the body but Waterfall Jr moves out of range.
Kevin McDade is winning the standup battle so far.
Waterfall Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Waterfall Jr works the jab nicely.
Waterfall Jr lands with a good body shot.
McDade fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDade. Waterfall Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Waterfall Jr misses.
Waterfall Jr throws a shot from downtown. McDade moves away and avoids it.
Waterfall Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but McDade is out of range and Waterfall Jr settles back down.
Waterfall Jr lands with a good body shot.
McDade throws a jab but it's blocked by Waterfall Jr.
McDade throws a hook to the side of Waterfall Jr's head but Waterfall Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDade throws a series of punches but Waterfall Jr avoids them all with ease.
Waterfall Jr misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters circling - Waterfall Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDade is looking to counter the offense by Waterfall Jr and move into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr misses the body punch
and McDade counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waterfall Jr.
McDade breaks the clinch.
A shot to the liver by McDade. Beautiful body shot.
Waterfall Jr misses with a looping right.
McDade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Waterfall Jr throws out the jab.
Waterfall Jr throws an overhand right that lands on McDade's shoulder, as McDade tries to avoid the shot.
McDade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waterfall Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDade throws the left hand but Waterfall Jr avoids the punch easily.
McDade misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Waterfall Jr coming out on top.
Waterfall Jr avoids the body shot from McDade.
Waterfall Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDade misses with an uppercut.
McDade avoids the body shot from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr throws a low kick but McDade avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterfall Jr looks to land a left hand but McDade moved out of range nicely.
As Waterfall Jr tries to get set, McDade tries to push him back and clinch up but Waterfall Jr manages to avoid the attempt.
Waterfall Jr throws a looping overhand right but McDade ducks down to avoid it.
McDade ducks under a wild hook from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDade throws out the jab.
McDade walks into a stiff left hand from Waterfall Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waterfall Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McDade looks to throw the jab but Waterfall Jr is out of range.
Nice shot by McDade.
McDade moves into the clinch.
McDade working aggressively here.
McDade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waterfall Jr's elbow.
Waterfall Jr tries to work over McDade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Waterfall Jr on the inside.
Waterfall Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waterfall Jr can't find room to land a body shot as McDade controls the action.
Waterfall Jr tries to throw a body punch but McDade avoids it by throwing Waterfall Jr back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for McDade.
A short right from McDade.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kevin McDade will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Waterfall Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McDade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waterfall Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from McDade.
Waterfall Jr with a hook.
A jab from McDade misses.
McDade swings for the body but Waterfall Jr moves out of range.
Waterfall Jr misses with a double jab.
Waterfall Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
McDade looks to score with a jab to the body but Waterfall Jr is just out of range.
McDade throws a looping overhand right but Waterfall Jr ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Waterfall Jr! But no joy.
Waterfall Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Waterfall Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterfall Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDade.
Waterfall Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
McDade with a hook.
Waterfall Jr misses with an uppercut.
McDade tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Waterfall Jr manages to circle out of the way.
Nice cross by McDade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDade misses with an uppercut.
McDade catches Waterfall Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McDade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Waterfall Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
McDade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Waterfall Jr. Waterfall Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Waterfall Jr throws a jab when McDade was well out of range.
McDade looks to land a right hand but Waterfall Jr moved out of range.
McDade staying out of range there.
McDade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDade throws a looping overhand right but Waterfall Jr ducks down to avoid it.
McDade lands a nice hook to Waterfall Jr's body. Waterfall Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McDade misses with a hook. Waterfall Jr ducked under it nicely.
McDade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDade misses with an uppercut. Waterfall Jr saw that one coming.
McDade throws the left hand but Waterfall Jr avoids the punch easily.
McDade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waterfall Jr moves away.
McDade throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waterfall Jr. McDade does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDade throws a body shot but no joy.
Waterfall Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waterfall Jr misses with a straight left.
McDade is looking to counter the offense by Waterfall Jr and move into the clinch.
McDade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waterfall Jr.
McDade fails to land with a series of punches.
McDade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDade connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice jab there from Waterfall Jr.
McDade wants to clinch but Waterfall Jr slips to the side
enabling Waterfall Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
McDade displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McDade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waterfall Jr manages to avoid it.
Waterfall Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDade.
McDade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Free Waterfall Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McDade checks a leg kick.
McDade is looking to counter the offense by Waterfall Jr and move into the clinch.
McDade tries to clinch up but Waterfall Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
McDade gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr connects with the punch.
McDade defending well as Waterfall Jr loads up on a big left hand.
McDade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Waterfall Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Waterfall Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McDade at a distance.
Waterfall Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Waterfall Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kevin McDade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McDade misses with a straight left.
McDade tries to clinch up.
Waterfall Jr throws a looping overhand right but McDade ducks down to avoid it.
Waterfall Jr misses with a wild body shot.
McDade scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDade misses with a wild body shot.
McDade connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Waterfall Jr.
McDade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waterfall Jr throws a low kick but McDade moves out of range easily.
Waterfall Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McDade jabs at Waterfall Jr's body.
McDade closes the distance and clinches.
Waterfall Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
McDade prevents a body shot from Waterfall Jr.
A short left from Waterfall Jr.
McDade blocks a body shot from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by McDade.
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 Kevin McDade.
Well McDade has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin McDade!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Death Minister (ranked 905 p4p, 2766 weight class) and Radoslav Petrov (ranked 121 p4p, 347 weight class). Minister comes to the cage accompanied by Rhapsody of Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Death Minister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Radoslav Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Minister.
Minister pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Minister.
Minister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Minister misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Minister throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Minister's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petrov under the eye.
We've been told by Minister's head coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Minister drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Minister is rocked!
Minister motions for Petrov to come forward. Minister throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Minister is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Minister throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
Minister seems to have got his legs back now.
Minister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Petrov lands a big right hand that sends Minister crashing to the mat! Petrov stays standing though and waves Minister back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Minister scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Minister.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minister misses with a left hand
and Petrov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Death Minister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minister throws a sloppy head kick and Petrov moves out of range easily.
Petrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov throws a low kick but Minister moves out of range easily.
Petrov misses with a head kick.
Minister throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov jabs Minister right on the nose. Minister blinks but takes it well.
A cross from Minister lands.
Minister throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov looks to land a combination. Minister sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Minister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Minister.
Minister thows a leg kick but Petrov checks it
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minister scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petrov in his tracks.
Some bone on bone action there as Petrov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minister will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrov is looking for the big counter here.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Minister ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov throws a leg kick which misses Minister's front leg but catches the back leg as Minister tries to avoid it.
Minister throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Petrov lands a brutal head kick. Minister looks out on his feet and Petrov throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Radoslav Petrov!
After the fight, Radoslav Petrov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Death Minister stepped up to the mic, saying 'You have survived the Death Minister, you mortal life has been spared for now.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Agansing Rai (ranked 459 p4p, 742 weight class) and Nori Voluspa (ranked 68 p4p, 110 weight class). Rai comes to the cage accompanied by Break Stuff. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Agansing Rai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nori Voluspa!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voluspa looking to score a takedown here. Rai is defending well but Voluspa drives through and ends up in Rai's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rai wants to stand up but Voluspa is controlling him.
Rai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rai controlling the position.
Rai trying to control the position.
Voluspa postures up and lands a big shot to Rai's brow.
Voluspa is looking to work some ground and pound but Rai has wrist control.
Rai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Voluspa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voluspa postures up in Rai's guard and throws a big left but Rai blocks it.
Rai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Voluspa wants to control from the top but Rai keeps moving.
Voluspa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Voluspa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Voluspa shoots in and gets a takedown into Rai's guard.
Rai kicks Voluspa off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai tries to sprawl but Voluspa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voluspa prevents Rai from standing back up.
Rai is trying is best to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voluspa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rai is looking to improve his position.
Voluspa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rai is staying active underneath Voluspa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Voluspa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Voluspa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rai is looking for a sweep. Voluspa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Voluspa seems to be working for a kimura but Rai defends the submission attempt.
Voluspa trying to mount his opponent but Rai defends it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Voluspa is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Voluspa looks for a takedown but Rai sprawls well.
Agansing Rai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Rai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voluspa.
Rai gets caught flat footed, as Voluspa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rai controlling Voluspa's posture.
Voluspa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rai is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rai has escaped and now he's on top!
Rai gets to his feet - Voluspa follows without any prompting.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nori Voluspa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Donk. Rai catches Voluspa right on the button with a cross.
Voluspa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rai just misses with a punch to the body.
Nori Voluspa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Voluspa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Voluspa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Voluspa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rai is pressing down on Voluspa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rai wants to stand up but Voluspa is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voluspa wants to control from the top but Rai keeps moving.
Voluspa with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voluspa throws an elbow that misses. Rai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Voluspa's guard. Nice move by Rai!
Voluspa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rai is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Voluspa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rai is one step ahead there.
Rai stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rai explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Rai keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voluspa has managed to clinch.
Voluspa fails to pull guard.
Rai lands with a short shot to the head.
Voluspa looking for a takedown.
Agansing Rai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nori Voluspa.
Voluspa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rai manages to break the clinch.
Rai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Voluspa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Voluspa wants to clinch up but Rai keeps it at a distance.
Rai tries to keep at a distance but Voluspa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rai counters with a straight right hand.
Voluspa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Voluspa slips under a jab.
Voluspa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rai tries to avoid it but Voluspa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rai to the ground. Rai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Voluspa has a takedown stuffed.
Voluspa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rai swivels and escapes.
Voluspa drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voluspa throwing strikes but missing.
Rai wants to sweep here but Voluspa controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai wants to stand and escape but Voluspa is having none of it.
My spies in The Jungle Room inform me that Voluspa has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Voluspa trying to control but Rai is working from the bottom.
Voluspa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Voluspa throws a strike but Rai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Voluspa working a defensive guard but Rai passes into half guard.
Rai tries to stand and escape but Voluspa is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Agansing Rai dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Voluspa shoots and misses
and Rai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voluspa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rai counters with a nice uppercut.
Rai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rai lands a nice hook to Voluspa's body. Voluspa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rai looks to land a left hand but Voluspa moved out of range nicely.
Rai lands a nice shot to the body.
Rai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Voluspa backs up against the cage.
Rai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Voluspa gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rai keeping control of the position.
Voluspa working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Voluspa connects with a nice short shot to Rai's temple.
Voluspa works his way into side control.
Rai tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Voluspa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rai struggling a bit here.
Voluspa misses with the ground and pound.
Rai tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rai managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Voluspa.
Rai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voluspa can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai is trying to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Voluspa.
Rai is trying to control Voluspa's posture but Voluspa avoids it.
Rai is not content to let Voluspa control the position.
Voluspa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Voluspa is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rai reaches up and holds on to Voluspa to control the position.
Voluspa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rai is desperately trying to improve his position but Voluspa has a good base and remains in mount.
Voluspa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rai can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Voluspa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rai has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rai!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa striking from the bottom.
Voluspa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rai is one step ahead there.
Voluspa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rai stands up from Voluspa's guard - Rai perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rai misses with a body shot.
Voluspa has Rai up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Agansing Rai did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Voluspa wants to clinch up but Rai keeps it at a distance.
Voluspa tries to clinch but Rai is having none of it.
Rai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Voluspa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rai's waist but Rai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Voluspa off to one side.
Voluspa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Voluspa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rai is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Voluspa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Voluspa's back!
Nori Voluspa has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Voluspa doesn't escape.
Voluspa manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rai's guard. Nice work there by Voluspa.
Voluspa won't allow Rai to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voluspa is one step ahead there.
Voluspa throwing strikes but missing.
Voluspa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rai has an active guard here but Voluspa has managed to pass into half guard.
Voluspa seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nice strikes from Voluspa there.
Voluspa is working for a submission of some sort.
Rai is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Voluspa pulls his head out easily.
Voluspa working Rai over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai is looking to get back to is feet but Voluspa passes into side control.
Rai tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Voluspa presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Voluspa looking to control but Rai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Voluspa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rai keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Voluspa unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rai?
Rai sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Voluspa maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Rai could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Voluspa has cracked it and Rai is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Voluspa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nori Voluspa!
Nori Voluspa is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Nori Voluspa, 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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