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LAFC 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Jackie Chan really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 159.1, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Orange Cassidy was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan St Pierre (ranked 2840 p4p, 24624 weight class) and Luca Rossi (ranked 358 p4p, 619 weight class). Rossi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lamu. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonathan St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luca Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rossi circles away.
Rossi misses with a kick to the body.
Rossi avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre has Rossi up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre lands a knee to the body.
Rossi wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.
Rossi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
St Pierre prevents Rossi from breaking the clinch.
St Pierre has been working on his balance at Crapollas Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Rossi.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Rossi throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rossi regains guard.
Rossi is looking to stand back up but St Pierre counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rossi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
St Pierre working Rossi over with strikes.
St Pierre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
St Pierre working over Rossi with some ground and pound. Rossi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
St Pierre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Still in half guard, St Pierre seems content to control.
St Pierre is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rossi is just riding it out for now. St Pierre eventually gives up the hold.
St Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Pierre winds up and cracks Rossi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rossi keeps control of the position for the meantime.
St Pierre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. St Pierre connects with a nice short shot to Rossi's temple.
St Pierre looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre sitting and controlling from the half guard.
St Pierre has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre with shots to the head and body - Rossi looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Pierre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rossi gets caught napping as St Pierre dives in and scores a takedown. Rossi manages to retain guard.
Rossi is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and St Pierre dives into side control.
St Pierre in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
St Pierre 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.
Rossi trying to remain calm as St Pierre controls from the top position.
St Pierre passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rossi!
St Pierre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
St Pierre with shots to the head and body - Rossi looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rossi is in a horrible position here. St Pierre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
 Rossi is rocked!
Rossi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rossi is still in real trouble! Can St Pierre finish him?
St Pierre controlling from the full mount.
Rossi is in a horrible position here. St Pierre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
St Pierre controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jonathan St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big strike lands for St Pierre! That's really hurt Rossi and he's turned his back - St Pierre keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! St Pierre jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan St Pierre!
During a confident post fight interview, Jonathan St Pierre thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Luca Rossi spoke after the fight, saying 'I deserved to win'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Ragnarson (ranked 4306 p4p, 3514 weight class) and Lubor Straka (ranked 514 p4p, 443 weight class). Ragnar Ragnarson 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ragnar Ragnarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lubor Straka!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarson throws a head kick but Straka moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ragnarson.
Straka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarson manages to avoid it.
Straka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ragnarson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Straka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Straka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Straka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ragnarson circles away quickly and effectively.
Ragnarson pounces like a tiger and cracks Straka with a vicious hook! Straka is down but not out! Ragnarson follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ragnar Ragnarson!
Ragnar Ragnarson 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 Osmany Pizziconi (ranked 2712 p4p, 3588 weight class) and Ray Ruthlessness (ranked 342 p4p, 428 weight class). Ruthlessness is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Meek Mill - Going Bad (feat. Drake). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osmany Pizziconi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Ruthlessness!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruthlessness throws out a loose jab but Pizziconi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruthlessness looks to land a left hand but Pizziconi moved out of range nicely.
Pizziconi feinted with a counter takedown.
Pizziconi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ruthlessness misses with an uppercut. Pizziconi saw that one coming.
Ruthlessness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruthlessness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruthlessness uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pizziconi has time to react.
Pizziconi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruthlessness throws out the jab.
Pizziconi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruthlessness.
Pizziconi fails to land the takedown.
A big right from Ruthlessness misses.
Ruthlessness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruthlessness throws a jab but it's blocked by Pizziconi.
Pizziconi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruthlessness is trying to control Pizziconi's posture but Pizziconi avoids it.
We've been hearing that Pizziconi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizziconi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ruthlessness is trying to control Pizziconi's posture but Pizziconi avoids it.
Ruthlessness might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pizziconi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pizziconi controls the position.
Pizziconi is looking to take a break and control but Ruthlessness is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruthlessness can't do much from the bottom here.
Ruthlessness taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ruthlessness is not content to let Pizziconi control the position.
Pizziconi working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi trying to control the position but Ruthlessness is working away.
Pizziconi controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A control attempt from Ruthlessness but he's now mounted!
Pizziconi raining down shots from the mount!
Ruthlessness wants to control but Pizziconi is having none of it.
Ruthlessness is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pizziconi avoids the attempt from Ruthlessness to control.
Pizziconi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ruthlessness manages to control the position for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness tries to lock up and control but Pizziconi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ruthlessness is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ruthlessness is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pizziconi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pizziconi avoids the attempt from Ruthlessness to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pizziconi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pizziconi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ruthlessness wants to control but Pizziconi is having none of it.
Pizziconi trying to control but Ruthlessness is having none of it.
Pizziconi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pizziconi lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruthlessness tries to hold on but Pizziconi postures up.
Pizziconi tries to push Ruthlessness's head away but Ruthlessness is holding on tight.
Pizziconi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ruthlessness tries to lock up and control but Pizziconi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pizziconi trying to control but Ruthlessness is having none of it.
Pizziconi with a couple of short strikes.
Pizziconi dominating with strikes here.
Ruthlessness tries to lock up and control but Pizziconi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ruthlessness is bucking up trying to escape but Pizziconi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pizziconi with shots to the head and body - Ruthlessness looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ruthlessness is rocked!
Pizziconi working Ruthlessness over with strikes here.
Ruthlessness is still in real trouble! Can Pizziconi finish him?
Pizziconi postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Ruthlessness bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Pizziconi and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osmany Pizziconi!
A very excited looking Osmany Pizziconi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucius Aurelius (ranked 2519 p4p, 2587 weight class) and Pedro Bonzela Franco (ranked 339 p4p, 346 weight class). Pedro Bonzela Franco told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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257
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucius Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Bonzela Franco!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius digs a good body shot into Bonzela Franco's ribs.
Bonzela Franco with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Aurelius counter with a right hand.
Aurelius rushes Bonzela Franco and presses him up against the cage.
Aurelius tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonzela Franco avoids the damage to the body.
Aurelius lands a body punch.
Aurelius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aurelius content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Aurelius has Bonzela Franco pushed against the cage.
Aurelius seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Aurelius lands a left hand.
Bonzela Franco blocks an uppercut.
Aurelius scores with a hook to the body.
Aurelius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonzela Franco has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Aurelius after a bit of a struggle.
Bonzela Franco is trying to trip Aurelius. He has hold of a leg but Aurelius is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bonzela Franco persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelius is looking to stand up but Bonzela Franco isn't so interested in that idea.
Aurelius looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonzela Franco slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aurelius wriggles free and stands up.
Bonzela Franco has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bonzela Franco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aurelius sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bonzela Franco somewhat.
Lucius Aurelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Bonzela Franco.
The crowd cheers as Aurelius lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bonzela Franco doesn't seem phased though.
Bonzela Franco blocks the body kick.
Bonzela Franco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lucius Aurelius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonzela Franco shoots in for a takedown but Aurelius shows good takedown defense.
Aurelius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aurelius clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonzela Franco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aurelius is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bonzela Franco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelius moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aurelius misses with a body shot.
Bonzela Franco drops his hands momentarily and Aurelius takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bonzela Franco goes for a double leg but Aurelius avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Aurelius continues to drive forward.
Bonzela Franco closes the distance and clinches up with Aurelius, looking for a takedown. Bonzela Franco pushes Aurelius against the cage but Aurelius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bonzela Franco goes for a double leg but Aurelius avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Aurelius continues to drive forward.
Aurelius connects with a body shot.
Bonzela Franco looks winded!
Aurelius fails to land with a series of punches.
Aurelius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonzela Franco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bonzela Franco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aurelius cracks Bonzela Franco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Aurelius has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bonzela Franco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonzela Franco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aurelius is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bonzela Franco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aurelius sprawls well. Aurelius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bonzela Franco gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonzela Franco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice uppercut lands for Aurelius. That snapped Bonzela Franco's head back.
Bonzela Franco is rocked!
Aurelius connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Bonzela Franco to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Aurelius!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lucius Aurelius!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron Rousey (ranked 1695 p4p, 2605 weight class) and Dosh Oh (ranked 207 p4p, 296 weight class). Rousey comes to the cage accompanied by USA JUDO ANTHEM. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ron Rousey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dosh Oh!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rousey tries to sprawl but Oh drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Oh winds up and cracks Rousey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rousey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oh slows the pace down in half guard.
Rousey wants to get back to his feet.
Oh stalling.
Rousey wants to get back to his feet.
Rousey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oh on the ground.
Oh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rousey is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Oh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey is staying active underneath Oh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rousey has hold of Oh's hands but Oh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oh sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Oh there.
Oh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rousey is looking for a sweep. Oh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rousey has his hands clasped together around Oh's back. He's all about the action.
Rousey 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.
Oh winds up and cracks Rousey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rousey tries to get to full guard but Oh has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Oh is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Oh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oh controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rousey is looking to escape.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Oh 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.
Oh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rousey keeps working.
Rousey trying to hold on to Oh's head to control him but Oh postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oh wants to take a breather but Rousey is having none of it.
Oh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh controlling the pace.
Oh winds up and cracks Rousey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oh slows the pace down in half guard.
Rousey keeping hold of Oh's head, controlling as best he can.
Well, if Oh is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
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.
Rousey wants to get back to his feet.
Rousey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oh.
Oh looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Oh prevents Rousey from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oh scores with a body shot.
Rousey clobbers Oh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Rousey misses the target.
Rousey looks to land a left hand but Oh moved out of range nicely.
Rousey avoids the body shot from Oh.
Ron Rousey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oh slips a straight right by Rousey.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rousey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Oh misses.
Oh moves away from the strike by Rousey.
Dosh Oh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rousey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dosh Oh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rousey was well out of range. Poor timing from Oh.
Oh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rousey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Dosh Oh has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Rousey.
Rousey throws a lazy uppercut
and Oh counters with a shoot takedown. Rousey fights it but they end up in guard.
Rousey 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.
Oh pushing down on Rousey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Oh is keen to just control but Rousey is a slippery customer.
Oh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oh wants to take a breather but Rousey is having none of it.
Rousey pushes Oh off looking to stand but Oh dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oh seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rousey is not content to let Oh control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey tries to kick Oh off but Oh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Still in half guard, Oh seems content to control.
Dosh Oh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rousey is looking to improve his position.
Oh lands strikes from half guard.
Oh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Oh is nestled in close to Rousey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rousey is refusing to be controlled, as Oh sits in half guard.
Oh controlling the pace.
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.
Rousey tries to roll over but Oh keeps him under control.
Oh trying to control from half guard but Rousey is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big right from Oh misses.
It looked like Rousey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oh lands a nice shot to the body.
Rousey takes a swing at Oh's ribcage but misses.
Oh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rousey manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rousey connects with a single shot there.
Rousey scores with a jab to the body.
Oh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rousey.
Rousey throws a series of punches but Oh avoids them all with ease.
Rousey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oh finds it's way round the side to connect with Rousey's head.
Rousey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh lands a slapping body shot.
Oh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rousey circles away.
Rousey misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh lands with an uppercut that bounces Rousey off the cage and back into range.
Rousey ducks right into an uppercut from Oh.
Oh throws a big shot that misses.
Rousey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oh.
Oh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rousey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rousey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oh.
Ron Rousey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dosh Oh.
Oh moves out of range as Rousey strikes.
Oh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rousey moves away.
Oh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rousey.
Rousey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oh clobbers Rousey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oh slips a straight right by Rousey.
Oh lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rousey throws a right and a left that Oh avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oh.
Rousey staying out of range there.
Rousey slips under a jab.
Oh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rousey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rousey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab, jab by Oh - just one landing.
Rousey throws out a loose jab but Oh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rousey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rousey throws a hook but Oh avoids it easily.
Rousey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oh misses the body punch
and Rousey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh lands with an overhand left.
Rousey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rousey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh throws a hook but Rousey avoids it easily.
A big right from Oh misses.
A little feinted left hand from Rousey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rousey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dosh Oh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dosh Oh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rousey throws out a loose jab but Oh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rousey moves out of range as Oh strikes.
Rousey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rousey finds it's way round the side to connect with Oh's head.
A slow jab from Oh misses its intended target.
Oh has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A punch lands to the side of Rousey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oh is rocked!
Rousey drops Oh with a straight right hand, right on the button! Rousey follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Rousey!
Ron Rousey took some time post fight to say the following; 'Jackie you sad sack of shit I told you last time you had no chance,this time I closed the door on our rivalry now kindly FUCKOFF LOSER!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 2342 p4p, 2322 weight class) and Conrad Killstrike (ranked 317 p4p, 313 weight class). Goldberg's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, GOLDBERGS WCW INTRO MUSIC. Killstrike comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Infinite Darkness by - KILLSWITCH ENGAGE kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Conrad Killstrike!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg throws a shot from downtown. Killstrike moves away and avoids it.
Killstrike is looking to land body kicks.
Goldberg tries to counter with a takedown but Killstrike is quick to defend against it.
Killstrike feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Goldbergs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Goldberg gets the takedown into side control.
Killstrike is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldberg working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Goldberg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Killstrike taking a bit of punishment here - Goldberg scoring with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Goldberg.
Killstrike avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Goldberg.
Goldberg lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldberg working the head with strikes.
Goldberg is putting a hurting on Killstrike here, landing some big shots from side control.
Goldberg working the head and body with strikes.
Killstrike is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Goldberg is controlling him well.
Goldberg in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killstrike wants to get back to his feet.
Killstrike really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goldberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goldberg sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Killstrike is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Goldberg are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Killstrike is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Goldberg is controlling him well.
Goldberg controlling the position from side mount.
Goldberg seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Killstrike for as long as he can get away with.
Killstrike tries to escape but Goldberg is in control.
That's two 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.
Goldberg lands a nice forearm strike.
Goldberg looks up at the clock and then as Killstrike takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Goldberg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Goldberg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Killstrike to see if he's OK.
Killstrike wants to get back to his feet but Goldberg drags him back down.
Goldberg cracks Killstrike with a big elbow.
Goldberg working the ground and pound.
Goldberg landing strikes.
Goldberg working the body and head with strikes.
Killstrike on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Goldberg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Killstrike is rocked!
Goldberg lands a strong strike to the head of Killstrike. That's dazed him! Goldberg looking to finish here. Killstrike is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Goldberg lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Goldberg!
Post fight, Bill Goldberg took to the microphone: 'WHOSE NEXT?????!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Dragic (ranked 1918 p4p, 3152 weight class) and Tanner Herro (ranked 249 p4p, 395 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Goran Dragic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanner Herro!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herro tries to clinch but Dragic moves out of range.
Dragic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Herro.
Dragic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Herro wants to get back to his feet.
Dragic seems to be looking for submissions.
Herro moves into full guard.
Herro keeping moving, preventing Dragic from controlling successfully.
Dragic stands and throws Herro's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragic prevents Herro from escaping the position.
Herro holds on to Dragic's head and controls the position momentarily.
Herro is looking for a sweep.
Dragic is working to tighten his grip on Herro's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Herro has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Dragic is really squeezing tight and eventually Herro passes out! Dragic breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Goran Dragic!
A victorious Goran Dragic 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ki Ruyjini (ranked 1229 p4p, 1477 weight class) and Oscar Gage (ranked 166 p4p, 198 weight class). Ruyjini comes to the cage accompanied by Jincheng Zhang. Oscar Gage is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ki Ruyjini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gage!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruyjini shoots in but Gage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've been told by Ruyjini's head coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ruyjini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gage clinches.
Ruyjini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gage blocks a body shot from Ruyjini.
Gage is working for takedown but Ruyjini is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gage goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ruyjini prevents it.
Gage is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ki Ruyjini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Gage.
Ruyjini misses with a punch to the body.
Ruyjini has a couple of punches blocked by Gage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gage is working for takedown but Ruyjini is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gage has Ruyjini pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ruyjini manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ruyjini scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ruyjini fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruyjini.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruyjini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruyjini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gage changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ruyjini fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Ruyjini was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ruyjini defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gage.
It looked like Ruyjini wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gage fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruyjini swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruyjini dives in and grabs Gage's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gage pushes down on Ruyjini's head and hops out.
Gage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruyjini makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ruyjini shoots in looking for a takedown. Gage tries to sprawl out of it but Ruyjini keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gage manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice uppercut lands for Gage. That snapped Ruyjini's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruyjini shoots for a takedown but Gage saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ruyjini fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gage closes the distance and clinches.
Gage wants a takedown.
Ruyjini tries to throw a body punch but Gage avoids it by throwing Ruyjini back against the cage.
Ruyjini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruyjini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruyjini is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ruyjini lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ruyjini fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gage misses with a low kick as Ruyjini jumps back.
Ruyjini fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gage just manages to avoid it.
Gage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gage scores with a jab.
Ruyjini stuffs the takedown attempt from Gage. Gage gets slowly back to his feet.
Gage throws an off balance right hand
and Ruyjini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Oscar Gage has been cut.
Gage misses with a body shot.
Ruyjini gets caught napping as Gage dives in and scores a takedown. Ruyjini manages to retain guard.
Ruyjini is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gage seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gage throws an elbow that misses. Ruyjini uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gage's guard. Nice move by Ruyjini!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruyjini stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gage is trying to keep Ruyjini in close.
Ruyjini knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gage on the ground.
Gage working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ruyjini doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gage is tightening it up a little... Ruyjini has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Ruyjini reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Ruyjini taps out! Nice BJJ there by Gage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Oscar Gage!
A relieved looking Oscar Gage thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Ki Ruyjini stepped up to the mic, saying '4.3 '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Leyton (ranked 541 p4p, 1490 weight class) and Nicandro Aloisio (ranked 85 p4p, 200 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timo Leyton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicandro Aloisio!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leyton fails to land the takedown.
Leyton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leyton misses with a straight right.
Nicandro Aloisio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aloisio connects with a leg kick.
Aloisio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leyton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aloisio avoids it really well and circles away.
Aloisio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aloisio is looking to slow Leyton down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leyton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aloisio with a hook.
Aloisio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aloisio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aloisio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leyton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aloisio can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloisio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aloisio.
Leyton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aloisio finds it's way round the side to connect with Leyton's head.
Leyton 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.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Leyton trying to control but Aloisio is working from the bottom.
Aloisio working a defensive guard here.
Aloisio pulls Leyton in close to his closed guard and prevents Leyton from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aloisio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Leyton preventing the sweep.
Aloisio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leyton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leyton works over Aloisio with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aloisio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leyton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aloisio is keeping the position for now.
Leyton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aloisio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leyton defends it easily.
Leyton wants to control from the top but Aloisio keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leyton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Leyton trying to control but Aloisio is working from the bottom.
Leyton landing with the ground and pound.
Aloisio working a defensive guard but Leyton passes into half guard.
Aloisio wants to control but Leyton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Leyton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Leyton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Aloisio trying to hold on to Leyton's head to control him but Leyton postures up.
Leyton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leyton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Aloisio is looking to control Leyton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aloisio avoid being mounted?
Aloisio is trying to get back to full guard.
Leyton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Leyton winds up and cracks Aloisio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Leyton slips a nice elbow through Aloisio's hands, connecting with Aloisio's forehead.
Aloisio manages to get to full guard.
Aloisio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leyton is one step ahead there.
Leyton is working Aloisio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nicandro Aloisio will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aloisio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leyton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leyton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aloisio's waist but Aloisio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leyton off to one side.
Aloisio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aloisio scores with a nice head shot.
Aloisio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aloisio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aloisio scores with a shot to the side of Leyton's head.
Aloisio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aloisio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aloisio lands a left hand.
Aloisio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aloisio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Aloisio.
Aloisio misses with a punch to the body.
Aloisio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloisio struggles to land a body shot inside as Leyton controls his hands.
Aloisio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Aloisio coming out on top.
Leyton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nicandro Aloisio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aloisio lands a leg kick that knocks Leyton off balance momentarily.
Aloisio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leyton walks into a stiff left hand from Aloisio.
Leyton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leyton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aloisio sprawls well. Aloisio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leyton gets slowly back to his feet.
Aloisio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aloisio slaps away a takedown attempt from Leyton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timo Leyton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leyton fails with a takedown attempt.
Aloisio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aloisio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aloisio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leyton.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aloisio.
Leyton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aloisio doesn't manage to clinch there - Leyton circles away.
Aloisio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donk. Aloisio catches Leyton right on the button with a cross.
Leyton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aloisio as he avoids it easily.
Aloisio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leyton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aloisio.
Leyton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aloisio avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aloisio.
A low kick lands for Aloisio.
A thudding body kick lands there by Aloisio!
Leyton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leyton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aloisio scores with a nice body kick.
Aloisio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aloisio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aloisio lands a really nice looking cross but Leyton seems unphased.
Aloisio connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab from Aloisio.
Leyton moves forwards but Aloisio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leyton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Aloisio is trying to defend but Leyton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Aloisio trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Leyton.
Aloisio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Aloisio gets full guard.
Aloisio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Leyton trying to control the position from guard on top but Aloisio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aloisio has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at White Eagle. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Leyton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Leyton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aloisio seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've been hearing that Leyton has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Leyton with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicandro Aloisio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Aloisio connects with a crisp jab.
Aloisio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot lands for Aloisio.
Leyton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Aloisio is controlling Leyton's trapped leg to prevent Leyton from advancing to side control.
Aloisio is trying to maintain the position but Leyton is very close to passing his half guard.
Leyton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leyton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aloisio keeps working.
Leyton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leyton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leyton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aloisio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Leyton.
Timo Leyton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aloisio has his hands clasped together around Leyton's back. He's all about the action.
Aloisio trying to control but Leyton postures up.
Nice strikes from Leyton there.
Leyton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aloisio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
Leyton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aloisio is defending against the submission attempts here by Leyton.
Aloisio is not content to let Leyton control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aloisio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aloisio has control of Leyton's left arm, preventing Leyton from doing any damage.
Aloisio trying to keep a closed guard but Leyton is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leyton wants to control from the top but Aloisio keeps moving.
Aloisio looking to control.
Leyton distracts Aloisio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aloisio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leyton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Leyton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aloisio wants to sweep here but Leyton controlling him for the moment.
Aloisio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aloisio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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.
Aloisio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leyton.
Aloisio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leyton defends well.
Leyton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nicandro Aloisio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leyton stopping the sweep attempt from Aloisio.
Leyton lands a couple of elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leyton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Leyton working some strikes from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Leyton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aloisio 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nicandro Aloisio!
A relieved looking Nicandro Aloisio thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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