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WCF 108: Jones vs Gracie 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Naoko Marui (ranked 1710 p4p, 1538 weight class) and Christopher Irwin (ranked 198 p4p, 169 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Naoko Marui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Irwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marui moves away.
Irwin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marui, pushing him back against the cage.
Marui swings wildly with an uppercut but Irwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irwin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Marui clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Marui is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
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!
Irwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marui was well out of range. Poor timing from Irwin.
Irwin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marui counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irwin thinking.
Irwin tries to clinch but Marui is having none of it.
Marui is looking to counter punch.
Irwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irwin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marui circles away.
Marui throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irwin.
Irwin with the counter takedown but Marui avoids it easily.
Irwin tries to clinch but Marui moves out of range.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Irwin misses with a right hand
and Marui counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marui rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Irwin feints the counter takedown.
Marui works the jab nicely.
Irwin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marui's waist but Marui gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Irwin off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marui pushes Irwin up against the cage in a clinch.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Irwin controls his hands.
Irwin wants to take the fight to the mat but Marui manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Naoko Marui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Irwin.
Marui stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marui lands a right hand.
Irwin wants a takedown.
Irwin tries to score a body lock takedown but Marui shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marui lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irwin lands a takedown into guard.
Marui wants to stand and escape but Irwin is having none of it.
Irwin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Marui is trying to control the position but Irwin postures up.
Marui is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at JAG Battle Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Irwin won't allow Marui to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin wants to control from the top but Marui keeps moving.
Irwin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Irwin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Irwin preventing the sweep.
Irwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Marui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Irwin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marui sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Irwin clinches up with Marui and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irwin goes for a takedown attempt but Marui pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marui avoids the body shot from Irwin.
Marui with a hook.
Irwin drives through and clinches with Marui against the cage.
Marui throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Irwin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marui avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marui lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Irwin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marui lands with a left to the head.
Marui scores with a shot to the side of Irwin's head.
Marui scores with a shoulder strike.
Marui lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Marui.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Irwin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Irwin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marui fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Christopher Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Irwin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marui is defending well.
Marui pushes Irwin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Irwin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Marui clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Well, with Irwin on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Marui is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irwin is hanging on to Marui's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin missing with strikes.
Irwin keeps control of the position as Marui tries to break free.
Marui trying to control the hands but Irwin won't let him.
Irwin tries to keep control of the position but Marui is staying busy.
Marui is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Marui trying to control but not successfully.
Irwin working for a choke but Marui is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irwin has got one arm under Marui's chin. This could be trouble... Marui trying to control the other hand but Irwin gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Marui has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Christopher Irwin!
Christopher Irwin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Hooper (ranked 3329 p4p, 2227 weight class) and Tim Blood (ranked 452 p4p, 319 weight class). Tim Blood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danilo Hooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Blood!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooper closes the distance and pushes Blood back into the cage.
Blood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hooper blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee calls for Blood to work.
Hooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hooper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hooper gets control of Blood's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hooper will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hooper trying to strike off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood is stalling in the full guard.
Blood passes Hooper's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood is working for a kimura but Hooper is defending it quite comfortably.
Blood stops Hooper from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood wants to control but Hooper is keeping him busy.
Blood prevents Hooper from improving his position.
Blood seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Blood has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Blood wants to take his opponent's back but Hooper doesn't allow it.
That's two 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.
Blood controlling from the full mount.
Blood wants to control the pace but Hooper is squirming around nicely.
Blood might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hooper haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hooper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blood on the ground.
Hooper tries to hold on but Blood postures up.
Hooper really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hooper tries to lock up and control but Blood gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood content just to control the position here.
Hooper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blood wants to control the pace but Hooper is squirming around nicely.
Blood throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hooper because Blood loaded up on that one.
Blood is working for a guillotine from mount but Hooper frees his head quite easily.
Blood controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hooper is looking to escape.
Hooper tries to hold on but Blood postures up.
Hooper defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Blood.
Hooper is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blood is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Hooper is in real trouble.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Blood dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hooper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hooper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hooper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Danilo Hooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blood tries to clinch but Hooper moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hooper. Those never looked like landing.
Hooper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blood tries to clinch but Hooper is having none of it.
Hooper throws a series of punches but Blood moves out of range.
Blood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hooper.
Blood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood tries to clinch there but Hooper circles away.
Hooper connects with an inside leg kick.
Blood scores with a head kick.
Hooper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Hooper misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood forces Hooper back against the cage and clinches.
Hooper pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blood looking for a takedown.
Hooper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Blood.
 It looks like Danilo Hooper has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blood takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blood lands a knee to the head.
 Hooper is rocked!
Blood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Hooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blood will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hooper up against the cage.
Hooper being controlled against the cage.
Blood receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Hooper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hooper is trying to push Blood away but Blood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blood is working for takedown but Hooper is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blood leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blood drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Danilo Hooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Blood.
Blood unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hooper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blood gets control of Hooper's arms and successfully pulls guard. Blood will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Blood is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood wants to work for an arm triangle but Hooper is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blood is working for a submission of some sort.
Blood is breathing heavily.
Blood is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hooper sees it coming and defends easily.
Hooper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blood advances to half guard.
Hooper keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Blood controlling the pace.
Blood passes into side control, despite Hooper's attempt to control the position.
Hooper seems to have got his legs back now.
Blood tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blood has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blood is looking to take a break and control but Hooper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blood throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper wants to control but Blood postures up.
Blood wants to control but Hooper is keeping him busy.
Hooper is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Blood is controlling him well.
Blood is looking to take a break and control but Hooper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blood is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hooper's shoulder. That is not cool.
Blood's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hooper defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hooper tries to improve position but can't.
Blood prevents Hooper from escaping the position.
Hooper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blood trying to control the action but Hooper is working from the bottom.
Blood misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danilo Hooper's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Hooper. Those never looked like landing.
Hooper looks to land a combination but Blood avoids it well.
Blood flicks out a counter leg kick but Hooper steps away.
Blood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hooper throws a looping overhand right but Blood ducks down to avoid it.
Hooper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blood, pushing him back against the cage.
Blood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hooper's face.
Hooper breaks from the clinch.
Blood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hooper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blood doesn't seem bothered though.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hooper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blood tries to clinch but Hooper is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Hooper.
Blood appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hooper throws out a powerful jab.
Hooper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood staying out of range there.
Blood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hooper circles away quickly and effectively.
Hooper closes the distance and pushes Blood back into the cage.
Hooper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Hooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blood checks a low kick from Hooper.
Hooper throws a series of punches but Blood avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Hooper. Those never looked like landing.
Blood takes the fight into the clinch.
Blood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hooper's face.
Hooper is trying to break the clinch but Blood is controlling him.
Blood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hooper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tim Blood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Hooper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hooper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Blood looking to throw knees to the head but Hooper is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper misses with a knee strike.
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!
Blood wants a takedown.
Blood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hooper avoids it.
Hooper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blood.
Hooper tries to circle away but Blood has him pinned against the cage.
Blood trying to control the position but instead, Hooper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blood into the cage.
Hooper decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hooper is on top in guard.
Blood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Our spies down at at Pound Town Athletics inform us that Blood has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hooper looking to sit in guard and control but Blood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper has Blood pulled in close to control his posture.
Blood postures up in Hooper's guard and throws a big left but Hooper blocks it.
Hooper is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blood is controlling him.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Hooper is keeping the position.
Blood trying to control but Hooper is working from the bottom.
Hooper controls Blood momentarily but Blood frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hooper wants to get back to his feet but Blood is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Hooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hooper wants to control but Blood passes easily into half guard.
Hooper trying to get back to full guard but Blood takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Blood looking to control and managing it successfully.
Danilo Hooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tim Blood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blood looking to control but Hooper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danilo Hooper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blood 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Blood!
A victorious Tim Blood thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pull Plugger (ranked 1639 p4p, 4093 weight class) and Jeff Fafa (ranked 187 p4p, 376 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Pull Plugger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Fafa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plugger drives through with a takedown into guard.
Plugger looking to pass the guard.
Fafa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Plugger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Plugger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Plugger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fafa wants to sweep here but Plugger controlling him for the moment.
Plugger is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Plugger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fafa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Plugger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fafa pulls Plugger in close to his closed guard and prevents Plugger from doing any damage or advancing position.
Plugger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Plugger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fafa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plugger distracts Fafa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Plugger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Plugger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fafa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Plugger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Plugger thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Plugger throwing strikes from guard but Fafa blocks nicely.
Fafa wants to stand up but Plugger is controlling him.
Plugger sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fafa's guard.
Plugger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fafa's head.
Plugger throwing shots but Fafa is blocking nicely.
Plugger seems to be looking for submissions.
Fafa won't allow Plugger to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fafa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fafa gets back to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Plugger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Plugger is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Plugger is pushing down on Fafa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fafa is fighting to maintain full guard but Plugger has managed to sneak the leg through.
Plugger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fafa is defending against the submission attempts here by Plugger.
Plugger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fafa is looking to control Plugger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fafa avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plugger is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plugger is trying to work for a kimura but Fafa is defending well.
Plugger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plugger is working for a kimura but Fafa is defending it quite comfortably.
Fafa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Plugger.
Plugger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Plugger is looking for a kimura here.
Plugger is working for a kimura but Fafa is defending it quite comfortably.
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.
Plugger wants to pass to mount but Fafa is defending the position.
Plugger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ground and pound from Plugger.
Plugger is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Plugger is working for a kimura but Fafa is defending it quite comfortably.
Fafa is doing well to control the position and prevent Plugger from advancing to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pull Plugger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Plugger misses with a body kick.
Fafa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Plugger swings for the body but Fafa moves out of range.
Plugger missing with a left hand there. Fafa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fafa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Plugger has time to react.
Fafa blocks a head kick by Plugger.
Danga de danga de dang - Fafa scores with a four punch combination!
Fafa lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Plugger can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Fafa and Plugger drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Fafa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Fafa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erasmo Bezerra (ranked 2237 p4p, 3801 weight class) and Clay Hayden (ranked 286 p4p, 446 weight class). Erasmo Bezerra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clay Hayden's chin.
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174 cm
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159
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erasmo Bezerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Clay Hayden!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bezerra goes for a double leg but Hayden avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hayden continues to drive forward.
Bezerra lands a right hand.
Bezerra can't get the takedown.
Hayden lands a good knee to the midsection. Bezerra won't want to take too many of those.
Bezerra gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bezerra thows a huge punch but Hayden dodges it nicely.
Hayden is trying to control but can't.
Bezerra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hayden keeps working.
Bezerra tries to pass to full mount but Hayden defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bezerra lands a nice short elbow.
Bezerra is keen to just control but Hayden is a slippery customer.
Hayden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bezerra takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hayden controlling the position well.
We've been hearing that Bezerra has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hayden is looking for a sweep. Bezerra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hayden doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bezerra.
Bezerra has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hayden is trying to control but can't.
Bezerra trying to control the pace.
Hayden is pressing down on Bezerra's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bezerra trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bezerra got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hayden has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bezerra has managed to get both his arms back between Hayden's legs - danger averted.
Bezerra trying to control but Hayden is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Bezerra drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bezerra jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hayden working a defensive guard here.
Bezerra tries to free his leg and advance position but Hayden is retaining full guard.
Bezerra trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bezerra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bezerra cracks Hayden with a solid left hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hayden holds on and takes a little breather.
Bezerra lands a couple of digs.
Bezerra throwing strikes but missing.
Bezerra lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra trying to control but Hayden is working from the bottom.
Hayden has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at JAG Battle Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hayden looking for a guillotine here but Bezerra defends easily.
Bezerra trying to control but Hayden is working from the bottom.
Bezerra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hayden's head.
Bezerra trying to control but Hayden is working from the bottom.
Hayden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bezerra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hayden's head.
Hayden can't keep his opponent in guard - Bezerra advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bezerra is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hayden has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hayden wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bezerra there.
Hayden tries to roll over but Bezerra keeps him under control.
Bezerra seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hayden does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayden is in trouble now - Bezerra has advanced to mount!
Hayden tries to lock up and control but Bezerra gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bezerra looking for a guillotine from mount but Hayden is having none of it.
Hayden reaches up and holds on to Bezerra to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayden is looking to improve his position but Bezerra isn't that keen on the idea.
Bezerra looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erasmo Bezerra dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bezerra misses with a takedown attempt
and Bezerra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hayden stuffs the takedown.
Bezerra shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hayden defends it nicely.
Hayden throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Bezerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bezerra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hayden counters with a good low kick that Bezerra was not able to check.
Erasmo Bezerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bezerra has his takedown stuffed
and Hayden counters with an inside leg kick.
Hayden pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bezerra is out of range and Hayden settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezerra manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hayden on his heels. He'll look to pass Hayden's guard now, I'm sure.
Bezerra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bezerra trying to control but Hayden is working from the bottom.
Bezerra is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bezerra controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hayden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bezerra wants to control from the top but Hayden keeps moving.
Erasmo Bezerra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bezerra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bezerra lands a couple of digs.
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.
Bezerra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hayden is keeping the position for now.
Hayden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bezerra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bezerra slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hayden wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bezerra postures up.
Bezerra avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bezerra showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra connects with a jab.
Bezerra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hayden but Hayden pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hayden throws a low kick but Bezerra moves out of range easily.
Bezerra fails with the takedown.
Hayden pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bezerra is out of range and Hayden settles back down.
Bezerra moves out of range as Hayden strikes.
Bezerra feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bezerra slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hayden controls Bezerra momentarily but Bezerra frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bezerra looking to pass the guard.
Bezerra advances to half guard.
Hayden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bezerra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bezerra is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bezerra is looking to take a break and control but Hayden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bezerra looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erasmo Bezerra dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Hayden stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hayden wants it to stay on the feet.
Bezerra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayden.
Bezerra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hayden counters with a straight right hand.
Bezerra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hayden can do to turn this around?
Hayden gets caught napping as Bezerra dives in and scores a takedown. Hayden manages to retain guard.
Hayden is controlling Bezerra's posture.
Bezerra drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bezerra jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hayden looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bezerra is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayden controls Bezerra momentarily but Bezerra frees himself.
Hayden keeping full guard, as Bezerra tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bezerra is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bezerra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hayden is keeping the position for now.
Hayden trying to keep a closed guard but Bezerra is proving a slippery customer.
Bezerra wants to control from the top but Hayden keeps moving.
Hayden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bezerra stays in close to Hayden's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bezerra postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bezerra closes the distance and clinches up with Hayden, looking for a takedown. Bezerra pushes Hayden against the cage but Hayden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Bezerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayden takes a swing at Bezerra's ribcage but misses.
Bezerra drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hayden stops Bezerra from passing to mount.
Clay Hayden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bezerra passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hayden!
Bezerra working Hayden over with strikes here.
Hayden regains half guard.
Bezerra lands strikes from half guard.
Bezerra working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bezerra.
Bezerra is trying to work for a kimura but Hayden is defending well.
Bezerra is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Hayden as he works his way to full guard.
Bezerra is fighting to break Hayden's control of his arms but Hayden is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bezerra wants to control from the top but Hayden keeps moving.
Hayden has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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.
Bezerra sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hayden's guard.
Bezerra is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hayden still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hayden has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Hayden trying to control the action but Bezerra is working from the bottom.
Bezerra struggling a bit here.
Erasmo Bezerra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bezerra is not content to let Hayden control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erasmo Bezerra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bezerra, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erasmo Bezerra!
A very excited looking Erasmo Bezerra made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Alvarez (ranked 2851 p4p, 714 weight class) and Greg Fitzgerald (ranked 357 p4p, 97 weight class). Fitzgerald is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: It's Bedtime by Ninja Sex Party. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald lands a slapping body shot.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzgerald works Alvarez's body with a nice hook.
Fitzgerald cracks Alvarez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzgerald. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fitzgerald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fitzgerald, pushing him back against the cage.
Alvarez is struggling to control the position.
Alvarez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Fitzgerald is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fitzgerald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvarez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fitzgerald's efforts to push away.
Alvarez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fitzgerald misses with some punches.
Alvarez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alvarez keeps control of Fitzgerald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alvarez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alvarez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyler Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to clinch
letting Fitzgerald counter with a right hand.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fitzgerald takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Fitzgerald feints a jab promting Alvarez to slip. Fitzgerald then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alvarez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Tyler Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Fitzgerald.
Alvarez cracks Fitzgerald with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fitzgerald misses the shot to the body.
Fitzgerald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez clinches up against the cage.
Alvarez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fitzgerald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fitzgerald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitzgerald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzgerald throws a series of strikes that have Alvarez backpedaling.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzgerald.
A jab from Fitzgerald misses.
Alvarez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fitzgerald.
Alvarez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fitzgerald, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Alvarez prevents Fitzgerald from breaking the clinch.
Fitzgerald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Fitzgerald throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Fitzgerald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fitzgerald throws a leg kick but Alvarez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Fitzgerald misses.
Alvarez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alvarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Fitzgerald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Alvarez's cut.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fitzgerald misses with a looping right.
As Fitzgerald tries to get set, Alvarez tries to push him back and clinch up but Fitzgerald manages to avoid the attempt.
Fitzgerald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzgerald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitzgerald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Alvarez rushes Fitzgerald and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzgerald tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald letting Alvarez take a breather here.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch.
Fitzgerald working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alvarez is stalling here.
Stalling in the clinch from Alvarez.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyler Alvarez.
Fitzgerald throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Greg Fitzgerald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzgerald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Fitzgerald does no damage.
Fitzgerald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvarez circles away quickly and effectively.
As Fitzgerald tries to get set, Alvarez tries to push him back and clinch up but Fitzgerald manages to avoid the attempt.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez clinches up against the cage.
Fitzgerald is working Alvarez over against the cage.
Fitzgerald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alvarez effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzgerald.
Alvarez slowing the pace effectively.
Fitzgerald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyler Alvarez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alvarez just leaning against Fitzgerald, taking a breather.
Fitzgerald tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Fitzgerald back against the cage.
Fitzgerald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzgerald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fitzgerald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Fitzgerald. Those never looked like landing.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Fitzgerald is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Fitzgerald.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Fitzgerald does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fitzgerald! But no joy.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvarez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Greg Fitzgerald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Fitzgerald misses.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzgerald.
Alvarez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fitzgerald manages to circle out of the way.
Alvarez is looking to wear down Fitzgerald with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fitzgerald misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez is looking to counter the offense by Fitzgerald and move into the clinch.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Fitzgerald is trying to break the clinch but Alvarez is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alvarez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fitzgerald up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alvarez leaning against his opponent.
Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fitzgerald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fitzgerald manages to circle out of the way.
Alvarez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Fitzgerald.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fitzgerald manages to circle out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Fitzgerald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyler Alvarez's cut.
That's time! 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.
Fitzgerald fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A right-left combo lands from Alvarez.
Fitzgerald throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fitzgerald looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fitzgerald counters with a straight right hand.
Fitzgerald connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fitzgerald, pushing him back against the cage.
Alvarez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alvarez pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Fitzgerald cracks Alvarez with a nice body shot.
Fitzgerald wants to get back to striking at distance but Alvarez won't allow it.
Fitzgerald tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alvarez controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alvarez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzgerald.
Alvarez slowing the pace effectively.
Tyler Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyler Alvarez.
Fitzgerald throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
A left lands for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Fitzgerald throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Fitzgerald misses with the combination.
Fitzgerald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Fitzgerald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvarez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fitzgerald scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fitzgerald throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Fitzgerald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Fitzgerald lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the body
and Fitzgerald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fitzgerald looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitzgerald circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fitzgerald! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzgerald was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Fitzgerald lands a slapping body shot.
Fitzgerald swinging wildly here.
Fitzgerald throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Alvarez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fitzgerald manages to circle out of the way.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alvarez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzgerald takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Fitzgerald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fitzgerald moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Fitzgerald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fitzgerald winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Fitzgerald!
As Greg Fitzgerald got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: We're on a fookin' roll! This is me year! I want that hardware! Right here, right around me waist!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 1696 p4p, 2280 weight class) and Ramdin Bolsdeep (ranked 246 p4p, 327 weight class). Bolsdeep has chosen Sir Psycho Sexy, Red Hot Chilli Peppers. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramdin Bolsdeep!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a head shot.
Bolsdeep throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bolsdeep throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Silva is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bolsdeep's head.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolsdeep gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bolsdeep really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bolsdeep holds on for dear life, controlling Silva's posture momentarily.
Silva controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolsdeep is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've been informed that Bolsdeep has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bolsdeep can't escape the position.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Silva controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva shoots in and bounces Bolsdeep off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bolsdeep wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Silva is now in half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Silva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolsdeep is trying to control but can't.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Bolsdeep is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
That's two 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.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Silva.
Bolsdeep wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bolsdeep for as long as he can get away with.
Bolsdeep really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva mounts Bolsdeep! Really nice guard pass there!
Silva controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bolsdeep has given up his back. Will we see Silva going for some submissions?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bolsdeep's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Bolsdeep looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva passes to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Bolsdeep bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bolsdeep defends it easily.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bolsdeep can do to turn this around?
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bolsdeep from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Bolsdeep defends easily.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bolsdeep gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bolsdeep trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva is looking to cinch up a triangle. Bolsdeep throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Silva's body to avoid the submission. Silva has instead reached around Bolsdeep's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Silva arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rickson Silva!
Rickson Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milo Vicente (ranked 2347 p4p, 3188 weight class) and Rich Mahogany (ranked 303 p4p, 407 weight class). Mahogany has chosen Litty as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rich Mahogany was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Vicente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Mahogany!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vicente takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mahogany swings for the body but Vicente moves out of range.
Vicente looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahogany wants to counter with a clinch but Vicente pushes him away.
Vicente misses with a double jab.
Vicente swings for the body but Mahogany moves out of range.
Mahogany feints the counter takedown.
Vicente has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Vicente throws a poor cross that misses
and Vicente takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vicente looks to land a right hand but Mahogany moved out of range.
Vicente throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vicente throws out a powerful jab.
Vicente misses with a left hand
and Mahogany counters with a nice uppercut.
Vicente lands with an uppercut that bounces Mahogany off the cage and back into range.
Mahogany looks to score with a jab to the body but Vicente is just out of range.
Mahogany lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vicente swings widly with a right hand
and Mahogany counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mahogany.
Vicente has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vicente's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vicente misses with a hook.
Vicente throws a leg kick that misses.
Vicente misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Mahogany.
Mahogany tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vicente throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahogany sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicente throws a hook but Mahogany blocks it.
Mahogany takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A left lands for Vicente.
Vicente looks to throw the jab but Mahogany is out of range.
Mahogany tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahogany displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vicente throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Mahogany.
Vicente lands with a straight right. Mahogany didn't see that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Vicente.
Vicente missing with a left hand there. Mahogany was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vicente throws a hook but Mahogany avoids it easily.
Vicente lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vicente throws a big shot that misses.
Vicente is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vicente misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahogany misses with a takedown attempt - Vicente sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mahogany gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mahogany has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mahogany goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Vicente rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mahogany's guard! Nice work there by Vicente!
Mahogany throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mahogany is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vicente is aware though and is defending well.
Vicente trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahogany is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vicente has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vicente decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mahogany, up you get!
Milo Vicente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vicente looks to throw the jab but Mahogany is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Vicente wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vicente throws a lazy right hand but Mahogany sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahogany thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Vicente misses.
Vicente misses with a body shot.
Vicente throws a right and a left that Mahogany avoids nicely.
Vicente tries to clinch but Mahogany is having none of it.
Vicente throws an off balance right hand
and Mahogany counters with a straight right hand.
Vicente loads up on a big right hand but Mahogany slips the punch.
A slow jab from Vicente misses its intended target.
Vicente throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vicente uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahogany.
Vicente misses with a body shot.
Vicente misses with a straight left.
Vicente misses with an uppercut.
Mahogany on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mahogany throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Vicente's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mahogany connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vicente scrambles back to his feet.
Mahogany moves out of range as Vicente strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vicente scores with a one two! Mahogany had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vicente wants to clinch up but Mahogany keeps it at a distance.
Jab by Mahogany.
Vicente is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mahogany steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vicente.
Vicente moves in looking to clinch but Mahogany pushes him off.
A jab from Vicente misses.
Vicente throws out a powerful jab.
Vicente lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mahogany shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vicente but Vicente pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vicente is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mahogany stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahogany slips a jab from Vicente.
Mahogany has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mahogany throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vicente tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vicente slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Vicente dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vicente misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahogany.
Vicente lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mahogany connects with a nice looking jab.
Mahogany throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mahogany scores with a body shot.
Mahogany uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vicente.
Vicente with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mahogany slips a jab from Vicente.
Vicente throws a series of punches but Mahogany moves out of range.
Vicente closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mahogany did well to prevent Vicente getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahogany wants to control but Vicente is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vicente prevents Mahogany from improving his position.
Mahogany looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mahogany trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicente tries to control but Mahogany wriggling away.
Mahogany wants to control but Vicente is having none of it.
Vicente lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vicente can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mahogany is looking to escape.
Vicente with shots to the head and body - Mahogany looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicente lands with some strikes.
Mahogany bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mahogany pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vicente is keeping the position for now.
Mahogany content to stall in guard here.
Mahogany is pushing down on Vicente's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vicente is fighting to maintain full guard but Mahogany has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahogany is looking for a kimura here.
Vicente preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany is stalling here. Vicente is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mahogany seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vicente has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Mahogany's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mahogany is looking for a sweep.
Vicente decides to stand back up.
Vicente tries to clinch there but Mahogany circles away.
Vicente misses with a few strikes there.
Mahogany waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vicente.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vicente throws an overhand right that lands on Mahogany's shoulder, as Mahogany tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Vicente misses the target.
Vicente swinging wildly here.
Mahogany avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahogany misses with an uppercut.
Vicente blocks a head kick by Mahogany.
Mahogany slips a jab from Vicente.
Mahogany closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vicente quickly recovers to half guard.
Vicente tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mahogany manages to move to mount!
Milo Vicente overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vicente is squirming around, avoiding Mahogany's attempts to control the action.
Vicente tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mahogany looking for a guillotine from mount but Vicente is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Vicente dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mahogany misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahogany staying out of range there.
Vicente moves in looking to clinch but Mahogany pushes him off.
Vicente pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahogany shoots in and drives through. Vicente sprawls well.
Vicente scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vicente misses with a hook
and Mahogany counters with a stiff right hand.
Mahogany swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mahogany loads up on a big right hand but Vicente slips the punch.
Vicente is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahogany can do to turn this around?
Vicente avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahogany throws a head kick that misses.
Vicente looks to land a right hand but Mahogany moved out of range.
Mahogany with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vicente throws a lazy body kick
and Mahogany decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vicente'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!
Vicente is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mahogany is controlling him.
Vicente keeping moving, preventing Mahogany from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vicente swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vicente striking off his back but it's not causing Mahogany any problems.
Vicente is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vicente keeping full guard, as Mahogany tries to pass.
Mahogany pushing down on Vicente's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mahogany uses his free foot to push down on Vicente's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vicente.
Rich Mahogany has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany goes for an armbar but Vicente turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Vicente.
Mahogany throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vicente tries to stand but Mahogany is controlling from the bottom.
Mahogany is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mahogany throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicente has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mahogany is proving hard to escape from.
Mahogany working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vicente doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vicente manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mahogany is looking for a triangle here but Vicente uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Vicente working away.
Vicente stands up.
Vicente swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vicente moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mahogany tries to clinch but Vicente moves out of range.
Vicente throws out a loose jab but Mahogany uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahogany showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vicente.
Vicente misses with a looping left.
Mahogany takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vicente tries to bum rush Mahogany with a series of wild strikes but Mahogany uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mahogany tries to counter by closing the distance.
Milo Vicente is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahogany. Vicente does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vicente throws an overhand right that lands on Mahogany's shoulder, as Mahogany tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Mahogany was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Milo Vicente is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Vicente.
Mahogany ducks under a wild hook from Vicente.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahogany pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vicente cracks Mahogany with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahogany slips under a jab.
Vicente bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mahogany's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Vicente showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vicente, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Vicente!
Milo Vicente seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Rich Mahogany spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations Pice O'Xit. You were a hell of an opponent. I will go home and take solace in my many leatherbound volumes.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sone Fujimaro (ranked 1514 p4p, 2308 weight class) and Tom Bickle (ranked 167 p4p, 254 weight class). Sone Fujimaro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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146
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sone Fujimaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle catches Fujimaro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bickle throws a right hand that misses
and Fujimaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Tom Bickle has been cut.
Bickle has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bickle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fujimaro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fujimaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
Fujimaro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fujimaro throws the left hand but Bickle avoids the punch easily.
Bickle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bickle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fujimaro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bickle misses with an uppercut.
Fujimaro throws a lazy uppercut
and Bickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bickle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujimaro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fujimaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bickle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bickle throws a lazy uppercut
and Fujimaro counters with a right hand to the body.
Bickle misses the jab.
Bickle lands a slapping body shot.
Bickle throws a combination that misses
and Fujimaro counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Bickle.
Bickle might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fujimaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Fujimaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bickle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bickle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bickle.
Bickle looks to throw the jab but Fujimaro is out of range.
It looked like Fujimaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fujimaro is looking to wear down Bickle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bickle misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Fujimaro does it's job there.
Fujimaro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fujimaro lands a really nice looking cross but Bickle seems unphased.
Bickle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Fujimaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bickle.
The fighters circling - Fujimaro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fujimaro with the inside leg kick.
Fujimaro moves out of range as Bickle strikes.
Bickle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Fujimaro misses
and Bickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Fujimaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fujimaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
Bickle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bickle throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Fujimaro is predictable there
enabling Bickle to counter with a crisp jab.
Bickle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fujimaro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fujimaro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big left from Fujimaro misses.
Bickle works the jab nicely.
Fujimaro throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bickle to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Bickle finds it's way through Fujimaro's defenses.
Fujimaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bickle throws a shot from downtown. Fujimaro moves away and avoids it.
Bickle clinches up with Fujimaro and pushes him back against the cage.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bickle works the jab nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Bickle misses the target.
Fujimaro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bickle misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Fujimaro. Beautiful body shot.
Bickle lands a nice shot to the body.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fujimaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bickle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fujimaro throws a head kick but Bickle moves out of range.
Bickle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fujimaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bickle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bickle is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
Bickle is looking to clinch but Fujimaro is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujimaro misses with a body punch
and Bickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bickle cracks Fujimaro with a good jab.
Fujimaro tests Bickle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fujimaro.
Sloppy strikes from Fujimaro. Those never looked like landing.
Fujimaro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bickle.
Bickle throws a poor cross that misses
and Fujimaro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bickle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fujimaro, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bickle has Fujimaro pressed against the cage, preventing Fujimaro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fujimaro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Fujimaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Bickle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Bickle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fujimaro throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy left from Bickle finds it's target.
Bickle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bickle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fujimaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Bickle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bickle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fujimaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bickle has Fujimaro pressed against the cage, preventing Fujimaro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bickle scores with a shoulder strike.
Fujimaro tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Fujimaro back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bickle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bickle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fujimaro's efforts to push away.
Bickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bickle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fujimaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Bickle is just out of range.
A jab from Bickle misses.
Fujimaro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fujimaro takes one on the button.
Fujimaro avoids the body shot from Bickle.
Tom Bickle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bickle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fujimaro.
Bickle misses with a lunging right hand
letting Fujimaro counter with a right hand.
 Bickle is rocked!
Fujimaro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fujimaro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fujimaro moves out of range as Bickle strikes.
Fujimaro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bickle swings widly with a right hand
and Fujimaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bickle is still on wobbly legs! Can Fujimaro finish him?
Bickle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fujimaro counters with a big left hand that crumples Bickle! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sone Fujimaro!
An out of breath Sone Fujimaro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcellus Legionarius (ranked 1075 p4p, 1933 weight class) and Kenichi Misahawa (ranked 149 p4p, 259 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Marcellus Legionarius has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcellus Legionarius seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcellus Legionarius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenichi Misahawa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misahawa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Legionarius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Misahawa.
Some bone on bone action there as Misahawa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Legionarius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Misahawa. Misahawa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Kenichi Misahawa has been cut.
Misahawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Misahawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Legionarius tries to score with a low kick but Misahawa moves his leg out of the way.
Good work by Misahawa as he checks the leg kick.
Marcellus Legionarius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legionarius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Misahawa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Legionarius with a body shot.
Nice cross by Misahawa.
Legionarius misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius misses with a series of wild punches.
Misahawa digs a good hook to Legionarius's body.
A left lands for Misahawa.
Misahawa works over Legionarius's head and body with a nice combination.
Misahawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Legionarius.
A punch combination from Legionarius misses.
Misahawa lunges at Legionarius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Legionarius's hand.
Legionarius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Misahawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Misahawa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Legionarius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Misahawa avoids the head kick by Legionarius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legionarius throws a leg kick
and Misahawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Legionarius misses with a left hand
and Legionarius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Legionarius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Misahawa has managed to clinch.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Legionarius avoids it.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but Legionarius blocks with his arms.
Legionarius tries to break the clinch but Misahawa is controlling the position.
Misahawa taking a breather.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Misahawa.
Legionarius tries to break the clinch but Misahawa is controlling the position.
Misahawa misses with a knee strike.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Legionarius is looking to break free of the clinch but Misahawa has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Misahawa prevents Legionarius from breaking the clinch.
Misahawa has Legionarius pressed against the cage, preventing Legionarius from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Misahawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Marcellus Legionarius has been cut.
Legionarius wants to break free but Misahawa has control.
Legionarius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Legionarius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Misahawa blocks a head kick by Legionarius.
Legionarius sets himself, and Misahawa steps forward looking for the clinch! Legionarius avoids it this time.
A cross from Legionarius lands.
Misahawa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Legionarius misses with a double jab
and Misahawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Misahawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Misahawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Legionarius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Misahawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but Legionarius blocks it.
Legionarius is trying to break the clinch but Misahawa is controlling him.
Misahawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Legionarius.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Legionarius avoids it.
Misahawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Legionarius backwards.
Legionarius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Misahawa has him pressed against the cage.
Legionarius can't break the clinch.
Misahawa connects with a knee to the head.
Legionarius manages to break the clinch.
Misahawa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Legionarius had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Legionarius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Misahawa's hands.
Legionarius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Misahawa is out of range.
Misahawa slips a jab and a cross from Legionarius.
Misahawa throws a right and a left that Legionarius avoids nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Misahawa dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Legionarius misses with a double jab
and Legionarius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Misahawa throws out a powerful jab.
Misahawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Legionarius.
Legionarius misses the body punch
and Misahawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marcellus Legionarius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Legionarius misses with a low kick as Misahawa jumps back.
Misahawa lands a two punch combo.
A clash of legs there as Misahawa blocks the low kick.
Misahawa wants to counter with a clinch but Legionarius pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misahawa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Legionarius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Misahawa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Legionarius lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misahawa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misahawa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Misahawa blocks a head kick by Legionarius.
Misahawa walks into a stiff left hand from Legionarius.
Legionarius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Misahawa.
Legionarius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Misahawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
A leg kick checked by Misahawa.
Legionarius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Misahawa.
Legionarius looks to land a combination but Misahawa avoids it well.
Misahawa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Legionarius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Misahawa moves out of range of the leg kick from Legionarius.
Legionarius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Legionarius connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misahawa digs a good hook to Legionarius's body.
Legionarius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Misahawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Misahawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Misahawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legionarius.
Misahawa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Misahawa wants to clinch up but Legionarius keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius throws a combination. Misahawa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Misahawa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Legionarius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Misahawa wants to counter the offense by Legionarius and move into the clinch position.
Misahawa has managed to clinch.
Legionarius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Misahawa landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Misahawa cracks Legionarius with a nice body shot.
Misahawa lands a knee to the head.
Misahawa is struggling to control the position.
Misahawa tries to throw a body punch but Legionarius avoids it by throwing Misahawa back against the cage.
Misahawa misses with a knee to the head.
Legionarius 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.
Legionarius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Legionarius throws a hook but Misahawa blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Legionarius moves away.
A clash of legs there as Misahawa blocks the low kick.
Misahawa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legionarius gets tackled into the cage by Misahawa. Misahawa maintains the clinch.
Legionarius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Misahawa tests Legionarius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marcellus Legionarius is winning the standup battle so far.
Legionarius walks into a left hand.
Misahawa wants to clinch up but Legionarius keeps it at a distance.
Misahawa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Legionarius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Legionarius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Misahawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A left lands for Legionarius.
Legionarius connects with a solid leg kick.
Misahawa tries to clinch but Legionarius is having none of it.
Legionarius fails to land with a series of punches.
Legionarius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Legionarius looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Legionarius misses with a straight right.
Misahawa lands with a straight right. Legionarius didn't see that one coming.
Misahawa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Legionarius momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misahawa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Legionarius throws a poor cross that misses
and Misahawa counters with a left to the body.
Legionarius throws a nice looking combination but Misahawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Misahawa connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Misahawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Legionarius throws a leg kick but Misahawa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Legionarius wants to land a leg kick but Misahawa is out of range.
Legionarius takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Misahawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Misahawa misses with a knee strike.
Kenichi Misahawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Legionarius managing to block the knees to the body from Misahawa.
Misahawa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Misahawa stalling.
Misahawa tries to throw a body punch but Legionarius avoids it by throwing Misahawa back against the cage.
Misahawa prevents Legionarius from breaking the clinch.
Misahawa pushes Legionarius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Legionarius wants to break free but Misahawa has control.
Misahawa trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa just leaning against Legionarius, taking a breather.
Legionarius tries to break free but Misahawa pushes him back against the cage.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but Legionarius blocks with his arms.
Misahawa pushes Legionarius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Misahawa with a knee to the head.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but Legionarius blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Misahawa.
Misahawa misses with a knee to the head.
Legionarius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Misahawa throws a shot from downtown. Legionarius moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Legionarius does no damage.
Legionarius wants to land a leg kick but Misahawa is out of range.
Legionarius misses with a double jab
and Misahawa counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius throws a right and a left that Misahawa avoids nicely.
Misahawa dips to his left and cracks Legionarius with an uppercut!
Legionarius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Legionarius throws a leg kick but Misahawa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Misahawa tries to counter by closing the distance.
Misahawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marcellus Legionarius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Misahawa tries to clinch up.
Misahawa works Legionarius's body with a nice hook.
Misahawa throws a right and a left that Legionarius avoids nicely.
Legionarius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Legionarius.
Misahawa tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius slips a straight right by Misahawa.
Legionarius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Misahawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Misahawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Misahawa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legionarius misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Legionarius.
Legionarius tries to score with a low kick but Misahawa moves his leg out of the way.
Legionarius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Misahawa.
Legionarius is looking for a counter combo.
Kenichi Misahawa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Misahawa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenichi Misahawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Misahawa 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenichi Misahawa!
Kenichi Misahawa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Jones (ranked 145 p4p, 1121 weight class) and Chozen Gracie (ranked 5 p4p, 32 weight class). The key to victory for David Jones has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chozen Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
It looks like Chozen Gracie has been cut.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jones enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Gracie passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones, which made it look bad.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie tries to sprawl but Jones drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gracie dives into side control.
Gracie happy to just control the position for now.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie taking a breather here.
Jones pushes Gracie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gracie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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 David Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chozen Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Jones throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Jones feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gracie sprawling to the canvas! Gracie rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jones finish him?!
Jones closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gracie quickly recovers to half guard.
Gracie is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Jones decides to stand and escape the position.
Gracie tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jones pushes Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Gracie goes for a double leg but Jones avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jones continues to drive forward.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Gracie feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Gracie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jones is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jones has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four 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.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chozen Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jones enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Gracie passes into half guard.
Jones tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jones leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four 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.
Jones connects with a jab.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Gracie's closed guard. He's half up but Gracie has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Gracie pivots and extends the arm, Jones falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Gracie! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chozen Gracie!
Chozen Gracie is the new super heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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