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RISE 34: Maestre v St Stone PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saint George (ranked 25281 p4p, 6546 weight class) and Tim Weah (ranked 376 p4p, 329 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Saint George !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Weah!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weah cracks George with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from George .
George looks to land a left hand but Weah moved out of range nicely.
Tim Weah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by George .
Weah misses with a lunging right hand
and George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weah misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
George uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weah.
George misses with a shot to the body
and Weah counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Weah.
George looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
George can't break the clinch.
Weah manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Weah seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. George gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Weah is pulling down on George 's head. It's preventing any offense from George , at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
George content to stall in guard here.
George knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Weah on the ground.
George decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Weah, up you get!
That's two 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.
Weah throws a poor cross that misses
and George counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Weah thinking.
A big left from George misses.
Weah wants to counter with a clinch but George pushes him away.
Weah throws a body shot but no joy.
Weah jabs at George 's body.
Weah misses with a left hand
and George counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of George 's head but he takes it in his stride.
George takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Weah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract George .
A looping hook to the body misses from Weah. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Weah.
George missing with a left hand there. Weah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
George misses with an uppercut. Weah saw that one coming.
Weah misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weah.
George fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Weah keeps control of George as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weah working aggressively here.
Weah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
George scores with a nice hook to the head.
George has had enough of the clinch but Weah keeps him there for the moment.
George wants to get back to striking at distance but Weah won't allow it.
Weah jumps into guard, dragging George to the mat.
George has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Weah trying to control the position here.
George looking to pass the guard.
George is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weah has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Let's hope that Weah has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Weah dominated that round.
That's time! George 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
George digs a good hook to Weah's body.
George steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weah.
Weah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Weah misses the target.
Weah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but George moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weah moves away.
Weah throws a sloppy body shot
and George counters with a nice uppercut.
George looks to throw the jab but Weah is out of range.
Weah wants to counter with a clinch but George pushes him away.
Weah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from George .
Weah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by George .
Tim Weah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weah misses with a hook to the body
and George cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
George connects with a nice looking jab.
Weah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from George .
George swings and misses with a hook to the body.
George sets himself, and Weah steps forward looking for the clinch! George avoids it this time.
Weah has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George tries to circle away but Weah has him pinned against the cage.
George prevents a body shot from Weah.
George stalling in the clinch but Weah improves position.
Weah misses with some punches.
George lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Weah is trying to pull guard but George turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Weah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables George to keep the fight standing.
George misses with a punch to the body.
Weah tries to pull guard but George holds him up against the cage and eventually Weah drops back down to his feet.
Saint George has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Weah.
George breaks from the clinch.
George connects with the punch.
George throws a body shot but no joy.
Weah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weah closes the distance and clinches.
Weah'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.
A frustrated look appears on George 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Weah is trying to pull guard but George turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Weah.
Weah stalling the fight.
Weah misses with a hook from the clinch.
George is trying to break the clinch but Weah has him pressed against the cage.
Tim Weah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weah struggles to land a body shot inside as George controls his hands.
Weah jumps into guard, dragging George to the mat.
George trying to control but Weah is working from the bottom.
George won't allow Weah to sweep him here.
Weah is pulling down on George 's head. It's preventing any offense from George , at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weah working for a triangle but George defends it easily.
Weah keeping moving, preventing George from controlling successfully.
Weah is pulling down on George 's head. It's preventing any offense from George , at least for the moment.
George trying to control the position from guard on top but Weah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Weah can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four 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.
George is really struggling to control Weah but he's trying to hold on to the position.
George trying to move into half guard but instead Weah has managed to sweep!
George keeping full guard, as Weah tries to pass.
Weah stays in close to George 's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
George wants to improve his position but instead Weah has moved into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tim Weah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! George 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Weah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weah misses with a hook
and George counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Weah needs to keep his hands up - George had a free shot at his head there.
George bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
George lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from George . Weah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and George counters with a right hand to the body.
George throws a lazy right hand but Weah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George misses with a body shot.
Weah has closed the distance and engaged George in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George lands a hook to the side of the head.
George breaks the clinch.
Weah moves out of range of the strikes.
George connects with a right hand. Weah shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George misses with a body shot.
Weah wants to counter the offense by George and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a big shot that misses.
George getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
George bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
George scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Weah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
George works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
George gets tackled into the cage by Weah. Weah maintains the clinch.
George doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
George misses with the head strike.
George breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
George circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weah is looking to clinch but George is avoiding it.
George scores with a body shot.
Weah tries to clinch but George is having none of it.
Weah takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
George swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weah throws a right hand that misses
and George counters with a stiff right hand.
George throws a body punch but Weah moves out of range.
Weah throws a jab when George was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Weah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Weah looks to land a combination but George avoids it well.
Weah throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weah misses with a wild body shot.
Weah takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from George . Those never looked like landing.
George lands a right hook to the body.
George walks into a jab.
Weah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
Weah lands a jab to George 's midsection.
Weah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by George .
George wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Weah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.
Tim Weah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big left from George misses.
George throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Weah misses.
Weah looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from George on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weah slips under a jab.
Weah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George ducks under a wild hook from Weah.
Nice shot by George .
George walks into a stiff left hand from Weah.
Weah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saint George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weah.
George is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weah.
Weah defending well as George loads up on a big left hand.
Weah throws a jab when George was well out of range.
Weah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by George .
George swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weah drives through and clinches with George against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saint George showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Weah 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tim Weah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Teófilo Stevenson (ranked 5529 p4p, 6497 weight class) and Jere Luokkamaki (ranked 458 p4p, 508 weight class). Stevenson comes to the cage accompanied by TEÓFILO STEVENSON - NOCKOUTS. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teófilo Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Luokkamaki!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki throws a hook to the side of Stevenson's head but Stevenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevenson throwing a counter right hand but Luokkamaki manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Stevenson.
Luokkamaki misses with a body shot.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Stevenson misses.
Stevenson throws a body punch but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Teófilo Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luokkamaki slips under a jab.
Luokkamaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luokkamaki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stevenson doesn't seem bothered though.
Stevenson lands with a shot to the body.
Stevenson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stevenson throws a body shot but no joy.
Luokkamaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevenson was well out of range. Poor timing from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki throws a hook but Stevenson blocks it.
Stevenson throws out a token jab with nothing on 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!
Stevenson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luokkamaki defending well as Stevenson loads up on a big left hand.
Luokkamaki dodges the punch combination from Stevenson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a looping right.
Stevenson throws a jab when Luokkamaki was well out of range.
Luokkamaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luokkamaki.
Stevenson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luokkamaki circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Stevenson misses.
Luokkamaki looks to land a right hand but Stevenson moved out of range.
Stevenson scores with a jab.
Stevenson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Luokkamaki cracks Stevenson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Luokkamaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Luokkamaki wants to counter with a clinch but Stevenson pushes him away.
Luokkamaki avoids the body shot from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a nice looking combination but Luokkamaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luokkamaki walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luokkamaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevenson.
Luokkamaki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stevenson.
Luokkamaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Luokkamaki fails to land.
Luokkamaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stevenson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Luokkamaki takes a shot to the head.
Luokkamaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luokkamaki misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki lands a body punch.
Luokkamaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luokkamaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevenson's elbow.
Stevenson is trying to break free.
Stevenson lands with a short shot to the head.
Luokkamaki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stevenson is looking to break free of the clinch but Luokkamaki has double underhooks.
Luokkamaki has Stevenson pressed against the cage.
Stevenson tries to throw a body punch but Luokkamaki avoids it by throwing Stevenson back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luokkamaki.
A short right from Stevenson on the inside.
Stevenson is working Luokkamaki over against the cage.
Stevenson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stevenson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Luokkamaki keeps control of Stevenson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stevenson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevenson.
Stevenson can't break the clinch.
Luokkamaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevenson.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson manages to break the clinch.
Stevenson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stevenson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stevenson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luokkamaki counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
Stevenson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luokkamaki has a couple of punches blocked by Stevenson.
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!
Stevenson is trying to force a seperation but Luokkamaki has the dominant position.
Luokkamaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Luokkamaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki scores with a shot to the side of Stevenson's head.
Luokkamaki gets through Stevenson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stevenson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stevenson breaks from the clinch.
Stevenson throws a hook but Luokkamaki blocks it.
Stevenson throws a hook but Luokkamaki avoids it easily.
Luokkamaki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Luokkamaki rushes Stevenson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Luokkamaki tries to throw a body punch but Stevenson avoids it by throwing Luokkamaki back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luokkamaki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Teófilo Stevenson 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.
Stevenson misses with a looping left.
Stevenson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Luokkamaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevenson.
Luokkamaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson moves away.
Teófilo Stevenson is winning the standup battle so far.
Luokkamaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevenson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevenson misses with a looping right.
Stevenson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luokkamaki can do to turn this around?
Stevenson throws a body punch but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Luokkamaki slips a straight right by Stevenson.
Stevenson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Luokkamaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stevenson scores with a decent looking hook.
Stevenson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Luokkamaki looks to throw the jab but Stevenson is out of range.
Stevenson throws a body punch but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Luokkamaki has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Luokkamaki throws a body punch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Luokkamaki throws a jab when Stevenson was well out of range.
Stevenson punishes Luokkamaki's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luokkamaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stevenson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson connects with a right hand. Luokkamaki shakes it off.
Jab, jab by Stevenson - just one landing.
Luokkamaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Stevenson slips under a jab.
Luokkamaki staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Stevenson.
A big right from Stevenson misses.
Luokkamaki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stevenson staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Luokkamaki.
Stevenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luokkamaki.
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luokkamaki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luokkamaki. Stevenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Luokkamaki in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice shot by Stevenson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevenson looks to land a right hand but Luokkamaki moved out of range.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Luokkamaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Stevenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luokkamaki throws out the jab.
Stevenson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stevenson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stevenson lands a nice shot that snaps Luokkamaki's head back.
Stevenson swings for the body but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Luokkamaki misses the shot to the body.
Stevenson throwing a counter right hand but Luokkamaki manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Stevenson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luokkamaki throws a good cross that connects.
Stevenson misses with a straight left.
Stevenson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Luokkamaki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Luokkamaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson moves away.
Stevenson lands with a right hand.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luokkamaki manages to avoid it.
Luokkamaki throws a shot from downtown. Stevenson moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Stevenson.
Stevenson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luokkamaki under the eye.
Luokkamaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevenson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Stevenson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Luokkamaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stevenson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Stevenson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Luokkamaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stevenson.
Stevenson scores with a one two! Luokkamaki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Luokkamaki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Luokkamaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luokkamaki slips under a jab.
Stevenson lands with a straight right. Luokkamaki didn't see that one coming.
Luokkamaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Luokkamaki moves away and avoids it.
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Luokkamaki moves away and avoids it.
Stevenson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Luokkamaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is looking to break free of the clinch but Luokkamaki has double underhooks.
A short right from Luokkamaki on the inside.
Stevenson can't break the clinch.
Stevenson has a couple of punches blocked by Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Luokkamaki pushes Stevenson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luokkamaki working aggressively here.
Luokkamaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Luokkamaki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevenson.
Stevenson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stevenson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stevenson prevents a body shot from Luokkamaki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson blocks a body shot from Luokkamaki.
Stevenson tries to circle away but Luokkamaki has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevenson.
A short right from Luokkamaki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Teófilo Stevenson dominated that second round.
That's time! Stevenson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Stevenson throws a body shot but no joy.
Stevenson misses with a two punch combination.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Luokkamaki is just out of range.
Luokkamaki looks to throw the jab but Stevenson is out of range.
Luokkamaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luokkamaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Luokkamaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luokkamaki slips under a jab from Stevenson.
Stevenson lands with an overhand left.
Stevenson stuns Luokkamaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stevenson cracks Luokkamaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Luokkamaki takes one to the side of the head.
Luokkamaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Luokkamaki tries to counter with a clinch but Stevenson shakes him off and moves away.
Luokkamaki rushes Stevenson and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Stevenson misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luokkamaki.
Jere Luokkamaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Luokkamaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Stevenson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luokkamaki gets through Stevenson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luokkamaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevenson.
Luokkamaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luokkamaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luokkamaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stevenson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki lands an uppercut.
Luokkamaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luokkamaki throws a head punch that misses.
Luokkamaki is pushing Stevenson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Luokkamaki lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luokkamaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stevenson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luokkamaki leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luokkamaki tries to work over Stevenson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luokkamaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Stevenson is looking to break free of the clinch but Luokkamaki has double underhooks.
Stevenson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luokkamaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luokkamaki misses with a body punch.
Luokkamaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Stevenson wants to get back to striking at distance but Luokkamaki won't allow it.
Stevenson works on Luokkamaki's body with a couple of short punches.
Luokkamaki tries to work over Stevenson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luokkamaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevenson's efforts to push away.
Stevenson throws a head punch that misses.
Stevenson working hard to break the clinch.
Stevenson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lands a body punch.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luokkamaki lands an uppercut.
Stevenson blocking some punches.
Luokkamaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Luokkamaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stevenson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luokkamaki has him pressed against the cage.
Luokkamaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stevenson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Luokkamaki can't find room to land a body shot as Stevenson controls the action.
Stevenson has had enough of the clinch but Luokkamaki keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luokkamaki.
Stevenson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stevenson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stevenson misses with a punch to the body.
Luokkamaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Luokkamaki tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
Luokkamaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Jere Luokkamaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Stevenson on the inside.
Luokkamaki lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Stevenson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stevenson prevents a body shot from Luokkamaki.
Stevenson lands a hook that snaps the head of Luokkamaki backwards.
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!
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Stevenson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luokkamaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Luokkamaki takes a swing at Stevenson's ribcage but misses.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luokkamaki moves away.
Luokkamaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stevenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki digs a good body shot into Stevenson's ribs.
Stevenson throws a looping overhand right but Luokkamaki ducks down to avoid it.
Stevenson lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jere Luokkamaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stevenson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teófilo Stevenson!
During a confident post fight interview, Teófilo Stevenson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darius Thibodeaux (ranked 4194 p4p, 6424 weight class) and Ward Shaver (ranked 536 p4p, 677 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ward Shaver!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux looks to land a right hand but Shaver moved out of range.
Thibodeaux throws a shot from downtown. Shaver moves away and avoids it.
Thibodeaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaver manages to avoid it.
Shaver moves out of range of the strikes.
Shaver blocks a jab.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot by Shaver.
Thibodeaux looks to land a left hand but Shaver moved out of range nicely.
Shaver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaver is just out of range.
Shaver takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
We've been told by Thibodeaux's head coaches at For Pride and Prodigies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaver closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shaver lands in his opponent's guard.
Shaver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thibodeaux is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shaver.
Shaver looking to pass the guard.
Shaver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thibodeaux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shaver.
Thibodeaux wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thibodeaux wants to improve his position but instead Shaver has moved into half guard.
Shaver seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thibodeaux wants to control but Shaver is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shaver is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thibodeaux defends it well.
Shaver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thibodeaux is defending against the submission attempts here by Shaver.
Thibodeaux is defending against the submission attempts here by Shaver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaver not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shaver thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thibodeaux blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shaver.
Shaver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shaver works his way into side control.
Shaver working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaver in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Shaver is looking to take a break and control but Thibodeaux is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shaver looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thibodeaux is avoiding damage well.
Shaver looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thibodeaux is avoiding damage well.
Thibodeaux knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaver on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thibodeaux is trying to control Shaver's posture but Shaver avoids it.
Shaver fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ward Shaver dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shaver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook. Shaver ducked under it nicely.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild body shot.
Shaver with a poor takedown
letting Thibodeaux counter with a right hand.
Shaver fails with a takedown attempt.
Shaver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shaver fails with a takedown attempt.
Darius Thibodeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ward Shaver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thibodeaux slaps away a takedown attempt from Shaver, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shaver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Shaver shoots for a double leg takedown but Thibodeaux sprawls well. He's pushed Shaver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaver shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shaver showed some decent athleticism there.
Shaver scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thibodeaux won't allow Shaver to pass to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Shaver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thibodeaux's head.
Shaver wants to pass to mount but Thibodeaux is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaver with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ward Shaver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shaver prevents Thibodeaux from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaver throwing shots but Thibodeaux is blocking nicely.
Shaver trying to control from half guard but Thibodeaux is working away.
Shaver frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Thibodeaux is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaver looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Shaver looking to finish Thibodeaux with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thibodeaux!
Shaver scoring with strikes but Thibodeaux is staying in there.
Shaver punching from mount but Thibodeaux doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Thibodeaux is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shaver postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thibodeaux looks a forlorn figure.
Shaver landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaver throws some wild stikes that Thibodeaux manages to avoid easily.
Thibodeaux is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shaver throws some wild stikes that Thibodeaux manages to avoid easily.
Shaver lands a heavy elbow.
Shaver putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaver breaks from Thibodeaux's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Shaver punching from mount but Thibodeaux doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Shaver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shaver landing strikes from the mount.
Shaver throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ward Shaver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Thibodeaux throws a lazy uppercut
and Shaver counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shaver.
Shaver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thibodeaux works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shaver drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shaver jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shaver forces his way into half guard.
Shaver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thibodeaux keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaver works his foot free and advances to mount.
Shaver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thibodeaux is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaver landing punches.
Poor strikes thrown by Shaver there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Shaver is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Thibodeaux can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Shaver working the ground and pound effectively.
Shaver looking to finish Thibodeaux with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thibodeaux!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaver misses with a head shot.
Thibodeaux wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shaver.
Shaver with a couple of short strikes.
Shaver looking to secure an arm triangle but Thibodeaux defends it well.
Shaver punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thibodeaux is looking to escape.
Shaver thowing shots but they're missing.
Shaver working Thibodeaux over with strikes here.
Shaver throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Shaver throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Thibodeaux because Shaver loaded up on that one.
Shaver moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Thibodeaux has worked his arm free - good work by Thibodeaux!
Thibodeaux is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaver connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thibodeaux some visible discomfort.
Shaver is trying to get an arm triangle but Thibodeaux is defending well.
Thibodeaux managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Shaver.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaver thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shaver working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ward Shaver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shaver 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ward Shaver!
A very excited looking Ward Shaver made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Brown (ranked 5819 p4p, 3532 weight class) and Hoshifumi Nagasa (ranked 474 p4p, 356 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hoshifumi Nagasa!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nagasa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Nagasa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nagasa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown is looking to counter the offense by Nagasa and move into the clinch.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagasa tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nagasa is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagasa throws a front kick that sends Brown stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nagasa throws a nice head kick!
Nagasa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 Brown is rocked!
Nagasa drops Brown with a naaaaasty hook - Brown is in real trouble here! Nagasa dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hoshifumi Nagasa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Len Drew (ranked 2488 p4p, 3768 weight class) and Fuyuki Mutou (ranked 259 p4p, 371 weight class). Fuyuki Mutou has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Len Drew's chin.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Len Drew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fuyuki Mutou!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutou throws a right and a left that Drew avoids nicely.
Drew drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mutou sprawls and moves away.
Drew fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mutou moves away from the strike by Drew.
Mutou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Drew counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Drew pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mutou is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drew pushing down on Mutou's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Drew definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mutou does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Drew will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Drew wants to pass the guard but Mutou is defending well.
Mutou is trying to stand back up but Drew is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew is looking to take a break and control but Mutou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drew is really struggling to control Mutou but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Drew lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mutou looks like he's trying to stand up.
Drew 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.
Drew tries to pass to full mount but Mutou defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou wants to get back to his feet.
Drew seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drew has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mutou taking shots to the head.
Drew working away from the top, dropping strikes.
 Mutou is rocked!
Drew drops a big elbow. That's hurt Mutou! More shots from Drew and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Len Drew!
A very excited looking Len Drew made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joanderson Ribeiro (ranked 2142 p4p, 3407 weight class) and Cash Cartier (ranked 232 p4p, 344 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joanderson Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cash Cartier!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartier takes a swing at Ribeiro's ribcage but misses.
Ribeiro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ribeiro clinches.
Cartier manages to break the clinch.
Ribeiro slips a straight right by Cartier.
Cartier just misses with a punch to the body.
Cartier throws a right hand that misses
and Ribeiro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cartier throws a head kick but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Nice cross by Ribeiro.
Cartier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cartier misses with a head kick.
Ribeiro connects with a jab.
Cartier misses with an uppercut. Ribeiro saw that one coming.
Ribeiro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartier misses with a hook.
Ribeiro wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ribeiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ribeiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cartier throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro works Cartier's body with a nice hook.
Ribeiro clinches up against the cage.
Ribeiro jumps guard.
Ribeiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cartier wants to pass the guard but Ribeiro is keeping the position.
Ribeiro is trying to control the position but Cartier postures up.
Ribeiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cartier is aware though and is defending well.
Ribeiro looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cartier wants to pass the guard but Ribeiro is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ribeiro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cartier looking to pass the guard.
Ribeiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Ribeiro, not yet.
Cartier trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Cartier works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cartier is pressing down on Ribeiro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ribeiro is holding on for now.
Ribeiro is not content to let Cartier control the position.
Ribeiro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cartier's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cartier's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tightening his grip on Cartier, looking for the choke.
Cartier told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartier is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ribeiro gets his way!
Ribeiro is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Cartier knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Cartier for a finish.
Ribeiro throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro doesn't have the hooks in and Cartier manages to turn into his guard.
Cartier stands and throws Ribeiro's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cartier laying and praying for a moment but Ribeiro takes advantage and regains half guard.
Ribeiro tries to get to full guard but Cartier has control of the leg.
Ribeiro is defending against the submission attempts here by Cartier.
Ribeiro is concentrating on defense, preventing Cartier from advancing position.
Cartier is trying to control. Ribeiro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joanderson Ribeiro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circling - Cartier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ribeiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cartier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Ribeiro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cartier doesn't seem phased though.
Cartier with a nice calf kick.
Cartier getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ribeiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cartier throws an overhand right that lands on Ribeiro's shoulder, as Ribeiro tries to avoid the shot.
Cartier misses with a right hand
and Ribeiro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cartier misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cartier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ribeiro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cartier walks away with a smile on his face. Ribeiro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up but Cartier circles away and keeps his distance.
Ribeiro instigates a clinch.
Cartier breaks from the clinch.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartier looks to score with a jab to the body but Ribeiro is just out of range.
Cartier fakes the leg kick and cracks Ribeiro in the body.
Ribeiro blocks a head kick by Cartier.
Ribeiro is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A jab from Cartier misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ribeiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cartier swats away the attempt to clinch by Ribeiro.
Cartier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribeiro throwing a counter right hand but Cartier manages to avoid it.
Ribeiro slips under a jab.
Ribeiro lands a jab.
Cartier misses with a body shot.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Cartier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cash Cartier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ribeiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cartier.
A slow jab from Cartier misses its intended target.
Cartier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cartier throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ribeiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartier gets tackled into the cage by Ribeiro. Ribeiro maintains the clinch.
Ribeiro jumps guard but Cartier turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joanderson Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribeiro manages to pull guard.
Ribeiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cartier doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cartier manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cartier wants to pass the guard but Ribeiro is keeping the position.
Ribeiro working for a triangle but Cartier defends it easily.
Cartier wants to pass the guard but Ribeiro is keeping the position.
Cartier is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cartier defends it easily.
Cartier looking to sit in guard and control but Ribeiro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ribeiro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joanderson Ribeiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cartier wants to stand but Ribeiro is controlling the position.
Ribeiro trying to control but Cartier is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws an elbow that misses. Cartier uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ribeiro's guard. Nice move by Cartier!
Ribeiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cartier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cartier slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ribeiro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cartier passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cash Cartier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Cartier avoids the body shot from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro moves into the clinch successfully.
Ribeiro fails to pull guard.
Ribeiro blocks an elbow strike from Cartier.
Ribeiro tries to pull guard but Cartier won't allow it.
Ribeiro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cartier uses from the top position.
Cartier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cartier wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
Ribeiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cartier can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ribeiro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cartier's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartier keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cartier is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartier wants to stand but Ribeiro is controlling the position.
Cartier manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Cartier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ribeiro clinches up against the cage.
Cartier leaning against his opponent.
Cartier lands an elbow inside that Ribeiro shrugs off.
Ribeiro jumps into guard, dragging Cartier to the mat.
Cartier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cartier drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ribeiro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ribeiro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ribeiro!
Cartier is not content to let Ribeiro control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartier is looking for a sweep.
Ribeiro wants to control but Cartier is keeping him busy.
Cartier is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ribeiro is controlling him well.
Cartier tries to bench press Ribeiro off him but Ribeiro keeps the position.
Cartier pushes Ribeiro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ribeiro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartier is trying to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cartier is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ribeiro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cartier knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The strikes coming from Ribeiro are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cartier struggling a bit here.
That's four 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.
Ribeiro tries to move to mount but Cartier blocks the move with his legs.
Ribeiro trying to control the position but Cartier is working away.
Ribeiro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cartier is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cartier wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ribeiro goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cartier has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ribeiro but great work by Cartier.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joanderson Ribeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ribeiro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joanderson Ribeiro!
In his post fight interview, Joanderson Ribeiro started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Cash Cartier was interviewed post fight and said 'Still got paid '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaro Lalla (ranked 2589 p4p, 3828 weight class) and Francisco Babyara (ranked 55 p4p, 137 weight class). Lalla kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ЛЮБИ. Francisco Babyara is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 28 - 2, fighting out of London, Jaro Lalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lalla fails with a takedown attempt.
Lalla closes the distance and clinches.
Babyara jumps guard and drags Lalla to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lalla might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lalla 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.
Lalla has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lalla really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lalla thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lalla drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lalla jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Babyara can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lalla 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.
Lalla scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalla is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Babyara is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Babyara has escaped and now he's on top!
Lalla working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Babyara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Lalla is tightening it up a little... Babyara has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Babyara reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Babyara taps out! Nice BJJ there by Lalla!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jaro Lalla!
During a confident post fight interview, Jaro Lalla thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blitz Krieg (ranked 3022 p4p, 1447 weight class) and Jab Buckeye (ranked 105 p4p, 30 weight class). Buckeye has chosen Right above it lil Wayne as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blitz Krieg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jab Buckeye!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckeye darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Krieg wants to stand back up but Buckeye manages to pass into side control.
Buckeye is staying tight to Krieg's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Buckeye prevents Krieg from escaping the position.
Buckeye happy to just control the position for now.
Krieg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krieg wants to get back to his feet.
Buckeye just content to control the position.
Buckeye has hold of Krieg's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Krieg tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Buckeye cranks the arm and Krieg screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Krieg, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jab Buckeye!
Jab Buckeye got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
Blitz Krieg was interviewed post fight and said 'I might have lost the fight but I haven't lost the war! I will seek vengeance!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 573 p4p, 1068 weight class) and Marcus St Stone (ranked 18 p4p, 29 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maestre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maestre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maestre throws the left hand but St Stone avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Maestre misses.
The fighters circling - Maestre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Stone closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maestre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maestre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maestre lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as St Stone backs up against the cage.
 It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
Maestre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maestre looks to land a combination but St Stone avoids it well.
St Stone tries to clinch there but Maestre circles away.
Maestre throws a right hand that St Stone ducks under and follows up with a left that St Stone also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maestre manages to break the clinch.
Maestre misses with a few strikes there.
St Stone closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maestre tries to throw a body punch but St Stone avoids it by throwing Maestre back against the cage.
Maestre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maestre has had enough of the clinch but St Stone keeps him there for the moment.
St Stone missing with knees to the body.
St Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maestre.
Maestre breaks the clinch.
Marcus St Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maestre connects with a single shot there.
St Stone moves into the clinch.
St Stone holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maestre.
St Stone lands a damaging elbow.
Maestre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maestre avoids the elbow strike from St Stone, against the cage.
Maestre misses with a punch to the body.
St Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Stone blocks a body shot from Maestre.
St Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Luis Maestre has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maestre can't find room to land a body shot as St Stone controls the action.
Maestre wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Maestre fails to land.
Maestre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maestre is trying to push St Stone away but St Stone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maestre lands a left hand.
Maestre prevents a body shot from St Stone.
St Stone lands an elbow that stopped Maestre in his tracks for a moment.
Maestre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maestre managing to block the knees to the body from St Stone.
St Stone looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maestre's brow.
Maestre struggles to land a body shot inside as St Stone controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestre wants to break free but St Stone has control.
Maestre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Maestre circles away.
St Stone tries to clinch
and St Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Maestre circles away.
Maestre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maestre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Stone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Stone gets a clinch.
Maestre takes a knee to the side of the body.
St Stone blocking some punches.
St Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Stone.
Maestre avoids the elbow strike from St Stone, against the cage.
St Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maestre.
A head punch on the inside from Maestre fails to land.
St Stone misses with an elbow strike.
St Stone slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Stone trying to stall but Maestre improves his position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maestre's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maestre throws a punch but it's blocked by St Stone.
St Stone trying to stall but Maestre improves his position.
Maestre gets through St Stone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That has opened up Marcus St Stone's cut even more.
We've been informed that St Stone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Maestre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maestre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Stone tries to clinch but Maestre moves out of range.
Maestre misses the shot to the body.
St Stone tries to clinch there but Maestre circles away.
It looked like Maestre was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
St Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Stone walks into a jab.
St Stone gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Maestre gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Maestre!
In his post fight interview, Luis Maestre gave a big smile as he said 'UPSET OF THE FUCKING YEAR BABY'.
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