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Big Wave XVIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Striker Jackson (ranked 5860 p4p, 5570 weight class) and Hercule Satan (ranked 627 p4p, 610 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Striker Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hercule Satan!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Satan delivers a nice body kick.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Satan ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Satan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Satan avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Satan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson tries to bum rush Satan with a series of wild strikes but Satan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Satan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Satan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Satan scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Satan slips a straight right by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan checks a low kick from Jackson.
Satan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jackson throws a head kick but Satan moves out of range.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Satan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Satan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Satan connects with an inside leg kick.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Satan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Satan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson lands with a kick to the temple. Satan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Satan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Striker Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Satan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson's knee momentarily.
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!
Satan tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satan manages to avoid it.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
Jackson is looking for a counter combo.
Jackson lands a head kick!
 It looks like Hercule Satan has been cut.
Satan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Satan.
Jackson slips under a jab from Satan.
Jackson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Satan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Satan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Satan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan throws a leg kick that misses.
Satan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Satan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson lands a brutal head kick. Satan looks out on his feet and Jackson throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Striker Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Hawkins (ranked 5716 p4p, 5396 weight class) and Pellinore Listenoise (ranked 527 p4p, 510 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donnie Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pellinore Listenoise!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Listenoise rushes Hawkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Listenoise lands a left hand.
Hawkins tries to pull guard but Listenoise won't allow it.
Listenoise tries a knee to the head but Hawkins blocks it.
Listenoise misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawkins gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Listenoise actively working from the bottom here.
Hawkins content to control rather than advance.
Listenoise looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hawkins wants to free his trapped foot but Listenoise is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Listenoise really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Listenoise is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hawkins pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawkins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Listenoise sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Listenoise actively working from the bottom here.
Listenoise tries to get to full guard but Hawkins has control of the leg.
Listenoise is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Listenoise looking for submissions off his back.
Listenoise actively working from the bottom here.
Listenoise tries to get to full guard but Hawkins has control of the leg.
Hawkins is 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Listenoise looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Listenoise looking for submissions off his back.
Listenoise looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hawkins is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Listenoise throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Listenoise wants to counter the offense by Hawkins and move into the clinch position.
Hawkins clinches up with Listenoise and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Listenoise lands a knee to the head.
Listenoise tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Listenoise lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Donnie Hawkins has been cut.
Hawkins tries to pull guard but Listenoise holds him up against the cage and eventually Hawkins drops back down to his feet.
Listenoise softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hawkins is trying to force a seperation but Listenoise has the dominant position.
Hawkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Listenoise landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Listenoise putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hawkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Listenoise digs a right hand underneath Hawkins's ribcage. Hawkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Listenoise lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Listenoise looking to throw knees to the head but Hawkins is blocking nicely.
Listenoise using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hawkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Listenoise throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Listenoise digs a right hand into Hawkins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hawkins's gas tank.
Listenoise lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hawkins blocks a body shot from Listenoise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Listenoise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Listenoise drops Hawkins with a big knee straight up the middle! Hawkins is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Listenoise uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hawkins has time to react.
 Hawkins is rocked!
Listenoise has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Hawkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Listenoise.
Hawkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Listenoise unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Listenoise lands with a right to the head.
Listenoise misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are battling for dominant position up against the cage here. Listenoise manages to get control of his opponent's head and throws a big knee - Hawkins drops to the canvas! He's done! Listenoise goes wild and celebrates with his corner - this is a big victory for him and to get the win in such devastating fashion will certainly boost his reputation amongst the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Pellinore Listenoise!
Pellinore Listenoise managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Neon Zombie, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Victorino (ranked 4480 p4p, 5866 weight class) and Patrick Dooley (ranked 469 p4p, 521 weight class). Patrick Dooley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Victorino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Dooley!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dooley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Victorino looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Dooley jumps guard but Victorino turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Victorino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dooley stalling against the cage.
Dooley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Victorino after a bit of a struggle.
A right hook to the body lands for Dooley.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dooley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Victorino wants to get back to striking at distance but Dooley won't allow it.
Dooley controlling the action here for a moment.
Dooley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Victorino smiles and moves away.
Alex Victorino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Dooley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victorino takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorino scores with a one two! Dooley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dooley closes the distance and clinches up with Victorino, looking for a takedown. Dooley pushes Victorino against the cage but Victorino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Victorino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Dooley to counter with a crisp jab.
Dooley looks for a takedown but Victorino sprawls well.
Victorino misses with a hook
and Dooley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dooley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Victorino's head.
Victorino throws a combination that misses
and Dooley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dooley shoots in but no luck this time.
That kick from Dooley tenderised Victorino's leg. Victorino is trying to keep his angry face on.
Victorino throws a combination that misses
and Dooley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dooley lands a head kick. Victorino smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Victorino takes one to the chin there.
Victorino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dooley lands a head shot.
Alex Victorino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dooley with a jab.
Dooley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victorino.
Victorino throws a right and a left that Dooley avoids nicely.
Victorino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dooley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Victorino's knee momentarily.
Dooley works over Victorino's head and body with a nice combination.
Victorino is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dooley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dooley throws a front kick that sends Victorino stumbling back into the cage.
Victorino takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dooley throws a head kick that Victorino semi-blocks.
Dooley dips to his left and cracks Victorino with an uppercut!
Victorino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dooley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Victorino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dooley.
Dooley connects with an inside leg kick.
Dooley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Victorino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dooley drives through and clinches with Victorino against the cage.
Dooley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Victorino smiles and moves away.
Dooley throws a good cross that connects.
Victorino throws an off balance right hand
and Dooley counters with a leg kick.
Victorino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dooley moves away.
Dooley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A left lands for Dooley.
Both fighters circling a little - Dooley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dooley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dooley connects with an inside leg kick.
Victorino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dooley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dooley forces Victorino back against the cage and clinches.
Dooley effectively controlling the action here.
Dooley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Dooley lands but Victorino takes it in his stride.
Dooley with the inside leg kick.
A head kick from Dooley lands but Victorino takes it in his stride.
Dooley delivers a nice body kick.
Victorino has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dooley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dooley works Victorino's body with a nice hook.
Victorino swings widly with a right hand
and Dooley counters with a stiff right hand.
Alex Victorino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dooley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Victorino but Victorino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Dooley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Victorino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Victorino misses with a wild body shot.
Dooley thumps Victorino with a low kick.
Victorino misses with a wild combination.
Dooley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dooley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dooley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Victorino defends it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dooley is keen to just control but Victorino is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dooley uses his free foot to push down on Victorino's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Victorino.
Dooley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Victorino is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dooley controlling his opponent.
Dooley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Victorino?
Victorino can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dooley throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dooley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Victorino is looking to escape.
Dooley controlling his opponent.
Dooley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Victorino is looking to escape.
Dooley controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dooley throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Victorino because Dooley loaded up on that one.
Dooley gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Victorino misses with a body punch
and Dooley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dooley dives in for a single leg takedown but Victorino sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dooley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Victorino throws a combination that misses
and Dooley counters with an inside leg kick.
Victorino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Victorino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Victorino takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dooley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alex Victorino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dooley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Victorino momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dooley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dooley scores with a head kick. Victorino tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victorino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dooley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dooley lands a head kick. Victorino smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Victorino misses with a few strikes there.
Victorino moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDooley.
Dooley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Dooley.
Dooley throws a shot to the body.
Dooley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Victorino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Victorino tries to move into range but Dooley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Victorino tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dooley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Dooley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Victorino walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dooley.
Patrick Dooley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dooley.
Victorino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Victorino misses with a shot to the body
and Dooley counters with a stiff right hand.
Victorino moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Victorino misses with a hook. Dooley ducked under it nicely.
Victorino lands a nice shot to the body.
Dooley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Victorino's head.
Dooley lands a head kick!
Dooley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Victorino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dooley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victorino misses with a jab to the body
and Dooley counters with a left and a right that stings Victorino.
Dooley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dooley connects with a nice looking jab.
Dooley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Victorino tries to bum rush Dooley with a series of wild strikes but Dooley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dooley dives in for a single leg takedown but Victorino sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dooley. Victorino shrugs it off though.
Victorino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Victorino will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dooley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Victorino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Victorino swings widly with a right hand
and Victorino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Victorino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dooley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dooley fakes the leg kick and cracks Victorino in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Victorino misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dooley with a nice calf kick.
Dooley lands an overhand right.
Dooley fakes the leg kick and cracks Victorino in the body.
Dooley darts in and clinches Victorino up against the cage.
Victorino stops a takedown attempt from Dooley.
Alex Victorino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Dooley.
Victorino can't break the clinch.
Dooley stalling.
Dooley jumps into guard, dragging Victorino to the mat.
Dooley working a defensive guard here.
Victorino would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Victorino is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dooley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dooley has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorino is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dooley is aware though and is defending well.
Victorino keeping moving, preventing Dooley from controlling successfully.
Dooley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Victorino manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dooley manages to get himself to full guard.
Victorino is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dooley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dooley has escaped and now he's on top!
Dooley slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dooley trying to control the action but Victorino is working from the bottom.
Dooley decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Victorino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alex Victorino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick Dooley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A combination from Victorino does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Dooley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dooley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Dooley!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kari Parisyen (ranked 3550 p4p, 3613 weight class) and Heauxregard Thibodeaux (ranked 474 p4p, 480 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Parisyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heauxregard Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux lands a head shot.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Parisyen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thibodeaux connects with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parisyen.
Thibodeaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Parisyen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Parisyen misses the target.
Parisyen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Parisyen defending well as Thibodeaux loads up on a big left hand.
Thibodeaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Parisyen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Parisyen cracks a nice hook into Thibodeaux's ribs.
Parisyen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thibodeaux scores with a body shot.
Parisyen throws a looping overhand right but Thibodeaux ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parisyen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thibodeaux. That one must have hurt.
Parisyen throws a body punch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux throws a looping overhand right but Parisyen ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thibodeaux - that will leave a mark!
Parisyen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parisyen.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Parisyen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thibodeaux - the referee stops the clock and Parisyen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thibodeaux. Parisyen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thibodeaux with the inside leg kick.
Thibodeaux displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thibodeaux throws a shot from downtown. Parisyen moves away and avoids it.
Parisyen throws a sloppy body shot
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
Thibodeaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Parisyen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Parisyen misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parisyen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Thibodeaux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Parisyen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thibodeaux doesn't seem bothered though.
Parisyen punishes Thibodeaux's body with a nice straight punch.
Thibodeaux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parisyen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Parisyen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Parisyen.
Thibodeaux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Parisyen misses the shot to the body.
Thibodeaux on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Parisyen walks into a left hand.
Thibodeaux throws a nice looking combination but Parisyen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thibodeaux throws a nice head kick!
Parisyen connects with a jab.
Thibodeaux throws a big shot that misses.
Parisyen takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a shot to the body.
Parisyen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux moves away.
Thibodeaux scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parisyen takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux misses with the combination.
Parisyen is looking to wear down Thibodeaux with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thibodeaux. Parisyen shrugs it off though.
Parisyen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thibodeaux.
Parisyen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parisyen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A big left from Thibodeaux misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Parisyen misses its target.
Parisyen takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux cracks a nice hook into Parisyen's ribs.
Thibodeaux tests Parisyen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parisyen misses the shot to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a nice hook to Parisyen's body. Parisyen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Thibodeaux catches Parisyen right on the button with a cross.
Thibodeaux scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parisyen was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands with a shot to the body.
Parisyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thibodeaux is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thibodeaux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thibodeaux pushes Parisyen away with a front kick.
Thibodeaux fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Parisyen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thibodeaux. That one must have hurt.
Thibodeaux looks to land a left hand but Parisyen moved out of range nicely.
Parisyen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing blow to the side of Parisyen's head.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild body shot.
Parisyen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Parisyen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heauxregard Thibodeaux dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the side of Parisyen's head but Parisyen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heauxregard Thibodeaux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Thibodeaux. Beautiful body shot.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thibodeaux!
Parisyen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux throws a jab when Parisyen was well out of range.
Parisyen defending well as Thibodeaux loads up on a big left hand.
Thibodeaux getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Parisyen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab. Parisyen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild body shot.
Parisyen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Parisyen.
Parisyen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parisyen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thibodeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Parisyen.
Thibodeaux misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Parisyen misses its target.
We've been informed that Thibodeaux has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Thibodeaux scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Parisyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
Danga de danga de dang - Parisyen scores with a four punch combination!
Parisyen is looking to score with low kicks.
Thibodeaux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut. Parisyen saw that one coming.
Parisyen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Parisyen throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux swinging wildly here.
Parisyen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thibodeaux throws a poor cross that misses
and Parisyen counters with a left to the body.
Parisyen moves out of range as Thibodeaux strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Parisyen misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeaux throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Parisyen misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Thibodeaux.
Parisyen just misses with a punch to the body.
Parisyen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thibodeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thibodeaux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thibodeaux scores with a hook.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thibodeaux explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thibodeaux lands a nice looking body kick.
Thibodeaux has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thibodeaux thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Parisyen if he has to take too many more of those.
Jab from Thibodeaux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux clobbers Parisyen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Parisyen's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux fakes the leg kick and cracks Parisyen in the body.
Thibodeaux lands a head shot.
Thibodeaux feints and then cracks Parisyen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parisyen down.
Thibodeaux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thibodeaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parisyen manages to avoid it.
Parisyen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thibodeaux back to the cage. Parisyen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thibodeaux punishes Parisyen's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parisyen takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux punishes Parisyen's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Parisyen misses.
Thibodeaux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parisyen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Parisyen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thibodeaux's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parisyen under the eye.
Thibodeaux lands a body shot.
Parisyen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Parisyen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thibodeaux manages to circle out of the way.
Parisyen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parisyen.
Parisyen misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook. Parisyen ducked under it nicely.
Parisyen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Parisyen throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Parisyen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Parisyen throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heauxregard Thibodeaux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Thibodeaux avoids the body shot from Parisyen.
Good standup being displayed there by Thibodeaux as he connects with a hook.
Jab by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a one two combo.
Thibodeaux avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the liver by Thibodeaux. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parisyen. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parisyen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thibodeaux throws out the jab.
Parisyen is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice head shot.
Thibodeaux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parisyen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thibodeaux avoids the body shot from Parisyen.
Parisyen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heauxregard Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux scores with a push kick.
Parisyen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux tests Parisyen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thibodeaux displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thibodeaux avoids the body shot from Parisyen.
Parisyen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parisyen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parisyen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parisyen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Thibodeaux responds with a good body kick, but Parisyen manages to step out the way in time.
Thibodeaux listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook. Parisyen ducked under it nicely.
Parisyen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thibodeaux lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parisyen throws a body punch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux misses with a double jab.
Parisyen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thibodeaux cracks Parisyen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Parisyen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thibodeaux throws out the jab.
Parisyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
Parisyen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux moves away.
Thibodeaux fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parisyen.
Jab by Thibodeaux.
Parisyen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parisyen just misses with a punch to the body.
Parisyen misses with a body punch
and Thibodeaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parisyen slips a jab from Thibodeaux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Thibodeaux slams his shin into Parisyen's torso.
Thibodeaux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Thibodeaux misses the target.
A jab from Thibodeaux misses.
Parisyen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux moves away.
Thibodeaux scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thibodeaux lands with a hook. Parisyen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Parisyen misses the shot to the body.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice body kick.
Thibodeaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parisyen.
A quick step to the side and Parisyen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parisyen swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Thibodeaux counter with a right hand.
Thibodeaux misses the jab.
Thibodeaux with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parisyen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux.
Parisyen avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
Parisyen takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Parisyen with a body shot.
Parisyen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the body
and Parisyen counters with a straight right hand.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice body kick.
Kari Parisyen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Parisyen. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux scores with a three punch combo!
Parisyen ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parisyen.
Thibodeaux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Heauxregard Thibodeaux is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Parisyen misses the body punch
and Thibodeaux counters with a good low kick that Parisyen was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heauxregard Thibodeaux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thibodeaux has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heauxregard Thibodeaux!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Golov (ranked 3690 p4p, 4985 weight class) and Yamapi Chan (ranked 416 p4p, 488 weight class). Chan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ikenai Taiyou. Grigori Golov 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Golov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamapi Chan!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golov lands with a right hand.
Chan gets caught flat footed, as Golov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Golov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Golov stops Chan from standing up.
Golov 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.
Golov with a nice head shot there.
Chan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Golov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Golov is standing up over Chan. Chan looks to escape but Golov dives into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Golov is controlling him well.
Golov scoring with punches and elbows.
Chan is trying to buck Golov off.
Golov landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Golov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Golov landing a few strikes.
Chan is being controlled here.
Chan is trying to buck Golov off.
You can see the frustration on Chan's face as Golov controls the position.
Chan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Golov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to escape but Golov is in control.
Golov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chan keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Golov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Chan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golov takes a little break here. Chan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Chan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Golov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Golov working the ground and pound.
Golov controls the position from side control.
Golov lands a few punches from side control.
Chan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Chan!
Golov with good strikes from the mount here!
Golov landing strikes from the mount and Chan is in trouble!
 Chan is rocked!
Chan's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Chan is still in real trouble! Can Golov finish him?
Golov lands a big shot to the head and Chan winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Grigori Golov!
Yamapi Chan was interviewed post fight and said 'this guy did not deserve the win !'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Donald (ranked 3702 p4p, 3635 weight class) and Bobby Wayz (ranked 484 p4p, 480 weight class). Bobby Wayz 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Donald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Wayz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donald shoots in for a double leg but Wayz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donald clinches up with Wayz and pushes him back against the cage.
Donald has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wayz uses from the top position.
Wayz is working Donald over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Donald on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Donald tries to get out of the position.
Wayz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Donald 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donald can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wayz controls the pace.
Donald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wayz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donald wants to stand up but Wayz is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Donald tries to bum rush Wayz with a series of wild strikes but Wayz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wayz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Donald!
Donald bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donald gets a clinch.
Donald tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wayz just stands there and leans 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!
Wayz tightens his grip and picks Donald up, before dumping him to the ground. Donald manages to land in guard.
Wayz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wayz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wayz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Donald will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Wayz as Donald shoots in.
Wayz tries to counter with a clinch but Donald shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Donald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donald dives in and grabs Wayz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wayz pushes down on Donald's head and hops out.
Donald takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Donald tries to score a body lock takedown but Wayz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Donald is breathing heavily.
Wayz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Donald fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wayz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Donald shoots in looking for a takedown but Wayz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Donald's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wayz with the counter takedown but Donald avoids it easily.
Donald has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wayz tightens his grip and picks Donald up, before dumping him to the ground. Donald manages to land in guard.
Donald scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Donald gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Donald dominated that round.
That's time! Donald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donald misses with a takedown attempt - Wayz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wayz shoots in looking for a takedown but Donald manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wayz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Donald darts in and clinches Wayz up against the cage.
Donald stalling in the clinch.
Donald gets underhooks to prevent Wayz's takedown attempt.
Donald taking a breather.
Wayz blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wayz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donald shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wayz defends it nicely.
Donald sets himself, and Wayz steps forward looking for the clinch! Donald avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donald moves into the clinch successfully.
Donald tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wayz smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Donald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wayz or perhaps it was just good defense by Donald, which made it look bad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Donald is defended easily by Wayz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donald looks for a takedown but Wayz sprawls well.
Wayz stuffs the takedown.
Wayz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Donald.
Wayz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donald lands with a slapping head kick.
Steven Donald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wayz fails to land the takedown.
Wayz tries for a takedown but Donald sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steven Donald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Donald or perhaps it was just good defense by Wayz, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayz shoots in but Donald avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Donald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayz gets a double leg takedown into Donald's guard.
Wayz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wayz wants to pass the guard but Donald is keeping the position.
Donald is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wayz landing with the ground and pound.
Wayz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donald looking to control.
Donald wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wayz is now in half guard.
Wayz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steven Donald will probably get the nod.
That's time! Donald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Donald connects with an inside leg kick.
No luck for Wayz with that takedown attempt.
Donald shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wayz as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Donald.
Wayz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donald lands with a slapping head kick.
Wayz has Donald up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Donald wants to improve his position but Wayz is controlling well.
Wayz controlling the pace.
Donald is looking for a sweep. Wayz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayz not doing much here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wayz shoots in for a double leg but Donald sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donald appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Donald throws a sloppy head kick
and Wayz counters with a takedown into side control.
Donald sneaks out the side door and pushes Wayz away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Donald enables Wayz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Donald manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wayz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Wayz 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.
Bobby Wayz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Donald is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wayz is aware though and is defending well.
Wayz cracks Donald with a solid left hand.
Wayz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donald trying to control the position.
Wayz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
No luck for Wayz with that takedown attempt.
Steven Donald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Wayz.
Wayz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Donald as he jumps to the side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wayz takes the fight into the clinch.
Bobby Wayz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steven Donald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short uppercut from Wayz.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Wayz.
I think Donald 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Steven Donald!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dax Ryan (ranked 3502 p4p, 3469 weight class) and Project Nato (ranked 470 p4p, 467 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dax Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Project Nato!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan shoots and misses
and Ryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan fails with the takedown
and Nato counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ryan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ryan cracks Nato with a big elbow.
Nato gets back to half guard.
Ryan trying to control the action but Nato is working from the bottom.
Ryan drops an elbow to the side of Nato's head.
Ryan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nato regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ryan.
Nato avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan distracts Nato with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ryan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nato has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ryan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ryan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Nato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nato is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ryan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ryan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nato avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ryan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nato's head.
Ryan throws a big right hand that misses.
Ryan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nato's head.
Nato is rocked!
Nato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ryan defends it easily.
Nato is still in real trouble! Can Ryan finish him?
Ryan postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Nato's head off the mat! Nato is out! He's out! Ryan jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dax Ryan!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lacasa (ranked 3780 p4p, 5681 weight class) and World Peace (ranked 214 p4p, 263 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lacasa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hooligang - Joey Valence & Brae. Peace comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Crazy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Lacasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, World Peace!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peace misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peace is defended easily by Lacasa.
Peace misses the body punch
and Lacasa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peace throws a sloppy body shot
and Lacasa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peace tries for a takedown but Lacasa circles away easily
and Lacasa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Peace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacasa manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Lacasa misses the target.
Peace takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacasa manages to avoid it.
It looked like Lacasa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Peace takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lacasa lands an overhand right.
Lacasa scores with a hook.
Peace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Lacasa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lacasa.
Peace throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lacasa counter with a right hand.
Peace swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lacasa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peace gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lacasa.
Lacasa throws out a powerful jab.
Peace is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lacasa rather than just go for the knockout.
A right-left combo lands from Lacasa.
Peace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lacasa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Peace misses with the combination.
Peace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diego Lacasa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lacasa counters with a nice uppercut.
Lacasa is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lacasa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lacasa.
Peace misses with a jab to the body
and Peace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peace throws a sloppy body shot
and Lacasa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peace thinking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peace. Lacasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peace cracks a nice hook into Lacasa's ribs.
Peace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lacasa lands with a shot to the body.
Peace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lacasa.
Lacasa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lacasa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Peace swings for the body but Lacasa moves out of range.
Peace tries for a takedown but Lacasa circles away easily
and Lacasa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diego Lacasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of World Peace.
Peace on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lacasa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace misses with a jab to the body
and Lacasa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Peace 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Peace gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lacasa.
Peace has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Peace misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lacasa counters with a straight right hand.
Lacasa cracks Peace with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lacasa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lacasa cracks Peace with an open hand slap.
Lacasa misses with a straight left.
Lacasa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Peace in his tracks.
Peace with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lacasa to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peace misses with a body shot.
Peace shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lacasa is trying to defend but Peace finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lacasa pushes Peace off looking to stand but Peace dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peace wants to work for an arm triangle but Lacasa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Peace seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lacasa is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). World Peace!
World Peace made sure to mention his sponsor, Nutritional Shaved Ice in his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olly Holy (ranked 1814 p4p, 1686 weight class) and Talon Cannonier (ranked 267 p4p, 248 weight class). Olly Holy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olly Holy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Talon Cannonier!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannonier throws a big shot that misses.
Cannonier throws a series of punches but Holy moves out of range.
Holy ducks under a wild hook from Cannonier.
Cannonier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cannonier missing with a left hand there. Holy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holy forces Cannonier back against the cage and clinches.
Holy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cannonier stalling in the clinch but Holy improves position.
Holy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cannonier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Holy tries to pull guard but Cannonier forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olly Holy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cannonier leaning against his opponent.
Holy successfully pulls guard.
Cannonier wants to stand but Holy is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cannonier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannonier trying to control the position from guard on top but Holy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holy has his feet on Cannonier's thighs here. He's pushed Cannonier off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cannonier screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Olly Holy!
Olly Holy retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Olly Holy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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