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ENIGMA 135 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akinwale Arobieke (ranked 5853 p4p, 24391 weight class) and Jerome Wilson (ranked 175 p4p, 178 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 super 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, Akinwale Arobieke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Wilson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson lands a jab to the head.
 It looks like Akinwale Arobieke has been cut.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Arobieke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Arobieke ducks right into an uppercut from Wilson.
Arobieke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wilson finds it's way round the side to connect with Arobieke's head.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arobieke tries to counter with a takedown but Wilson is quick to defend against it.
Arobieke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
Arobieke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Arobieke moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson cracks Arobieke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson sends Arobieke crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wilson is motioning to the referee to let Arobieke up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Arobieke is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson cracks Arobieke with a left hook right on the temple and Arobieke goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Wilson lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Arobieke is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerome Wilson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jerome Wilson thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwalin Broadaxe (ranked 2712 p4p, 4644 weight class) and Magnus Larsen (ranked 252 p4p, 354 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwalin Broadaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 2, fighting out of London, Magnus Larsen!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen misses with a wild combination.
Broadaxe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larsen throws a shot to the body.
Larsen with a nice cross.
Broadaxe ducks under a wild hook from Larsen.
Larsen tries to bum rush Broadaxe with a series of wild strikes but Broadaxe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Larsen misses with a wild body shot.
Larsen lands a jab to the head.
Broadaxe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Broadaxe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Broadaxe blocks a head kick by Larsen.
Broadaxe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Larsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larsen throws an overhand right that lands on Broadaxe's shoulder, as Broadaxe tries to avoid the shot.
Larsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Broadaxe doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadaxe avoids the body shot from Larsen.
Larsen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Larsen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Larsen misses.
Broadaxe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
Broadaxe attempts a counter takedown but Larsen avoids it well and moves away.
Larsen thuds a left hand into Broadaxe's body.
Larsen feints a jab promting Broadaxe to slip. Larsen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Broadaxe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Larsen throws a head kick that Broadaxe semi-blocks.
Broadaxe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Broadaxe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larsen connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broadaxe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Larsen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Broadaxe somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Broadaxe or perhaps it was just good defense by Larsen, which made it look bad.
Larsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larsen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Broadaxe to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Larsen keeping moving, preventing Broadaxe from controlling successfully.
Larsen has his hands on Broadaxe's head, controlling the position.
Broadaxe trying to control but Larsen is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Broadaxe trying to control but Larsen is working from the bottom.
Broadaxe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Larsen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Broadaxe.
Larsen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Broadaxe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Larsen keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broadaxe content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Broadaxe trying to control the action but Larsen is working from the bottom.
Broadaxe scoring with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Larsen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Larsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Broadaxe.
Dwalin Broadaxe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Broadaxe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Larsen pinned against the cage. Larsen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Larsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Broadaxe.
Broadaxe tries for a takedown but Larsen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Larsen stuns Broadaxe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Larsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Broadaxe has time to react.
Broadaxe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broadaxe rushes Larsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Larsen just leaning against Broadaxe, taking a breather.
Broadaxe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Larsen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwalin Broadaxe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Broadaxe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Larsen is defending well.
Larsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Larsen looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Larsen to work.
Broadaxe is looking for a takedown.
Larsen is pressed up against the cage. Broadaxe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Larsen down to the mat. Larsen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Magnus Larsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larsen misses with an uppercut. Broadaxe saw that one coming.
Larsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Broadaxe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Larsen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Broadaxe prevents Larsen from improving his position.
Larsen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Broadaxe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Broadaxe tries to pass to full mount but Larsen defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broadaxe stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Broadaxe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broadaxe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Broadaxe thows a huge punch but Larsen dodges it nicely.
Larsen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Broadaxe is working away from the top position though.
Broadaxe with the ground and pound but Larsen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Broadaxe 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.
Broadaxe trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Magnus Larsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Broadaxe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Larsen pinned against the cage. Larsen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Broadaxe checks a leg kick nicely.
Broadaxe tries for a takedown but Larsen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Larsen throws out a leg kick but Broadaxe moves out of range and Larsen only half commits.
The fight stays on the outside here - Broadaxe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larsen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Broadaxe walks into a left hand.
Larsen misses the jab.
Larsen takes a swing at Broadaxe's ribcage but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Larsen misses with a straight right.
A jab from Larsen finds it's way through Broadaxe's defenses.
Broadaxe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Larsen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Broadaxe somewhat.
Larsen throws a big counter head kick but Broadaxe avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Larsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Larsen works Broadaxe's body with a nice hook.
Good shot there by Larsen.
Larsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Broadaxe moves into the clinch successfully.
Broadaxe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Larsen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Larsen lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Larsen. That snapped Broadaxe's head back.
Larsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Broadaxe tries for a takedown but Larsen circles away easily
and Larsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larsen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen scores with a jab to the body.
Larsen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Larsen misses with a hook.
Broadaxe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larsen.
Larsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsen thuds his shin into the meat of Broadaxe's side.
Broadaxe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Larsen misses the jab.
A low kick from Larsen is predictable there
and Broadaxe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Broadaxe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Broadaxe throws an elbow that misses. Larsen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Broadaxe's guard. Nice move by Larsen!
Broadaxe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Larsen controls the pace.
Dwalin Broadaxe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Broadaxe has his feet on Larsen's thighs here. He's pushed Larsen 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! Larsen screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dwalin Broadaxe!
A relieved looking Dwalin Broadaxe 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moshe Weiss (ranked 1883 p4p, 3641 weight class) and Dillon Hardman (ranked 247 p4p, 429 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class 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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Moshe Weiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dillon Hardman!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman blocks a jab.
Hardman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Weiss.
Weiss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardman.
Weiss lands a right hook to the body.
Weiss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weiss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardman throws out the jab.
Weiss dodges the punch combination from Hardman.
Weiss connects with a body shot.
Weiss thuds his right hand into Hardman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Moshe Weiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Weiss checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman loads up on a big right hand but Weiss slips the punch.
Hardman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hardman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weiss. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardman.
Hardman looks to land a left hand but Weiss moved out of range nicely.
Hardman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weiss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Weiss.
Weiss fails with the takedown.
Hardman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weiss.
Hardman takes one to the chin there.
Weiss loads up on a big right hand but Hardman slips the punch.
Hardman misses with a body shot.
Hardman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Weiss jabs at Hardman's body.
Weiss misses with a jab to the body
and Hardman counters with a big head kick but Weiss shrugs it off.
Weiss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moshe Weiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weiss was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardman.
Weiss dives in and scores a takedown into Hardman's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Weiss thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hardman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardman can't keep his opponent in guard - Weiss advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Weiss is working for a kimura but Hardman is defending it quite comfortably.
Weiss is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hardman is doing well to control the position and prevent Weiss from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Weiss is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hardman is defending against the submission attempts here by Weiss.
Hardman wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Weiss trying to mount his opponent but Hardman defends it.
Weiss seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hardman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Weiss seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardman is positioning himself well to prevent Weiss advancing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weiss is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moshe Weiss dominated that round.
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.
Hardman misses with a wild body shot.
Weiss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hardman swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardman misses the target.
A cross from Hardman lands.
Hardman misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Hardman.
Weiss fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hardman throws a hook to the side of Weiss's head but Weiss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardman lands a jab.
Hardman takes one to the chin there.
Hardman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman lands a two punch combo.
Weiss slips a jab from Hardman.
Weiss lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weiss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardman.
Hardman misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardman throws a leg kick but Weiss moved away.
Hardman throws a jab but it's blocked by Weiss.
Weiss fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moshe Weiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weiss is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hardman's half guard.
Weiss content to control rather than advance.
Hardman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hardman wants to sweep but no luck.
Hardman keeping full guard, as Weiss tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardman wants to sweep here but Weiss controlling him for the moment.
Weiss trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weiss slips nicely into half guard.
Weiss wants to pass to mount but Hardman is defending the position.
Weiss trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss is pressing down on Hardman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hardman is holding on for now.
Hardman trying to control from the bottom.
Weiss tries to pass to full mount but Hardman defends it.
Weiss is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hardman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Weiss is working for a submission of some sort.
Weiss is pressing down on Hardman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hardman is holding on for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hardman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Weiss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardman throws out the jab.
Hardman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weiss fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hardman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Weiss closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hardman quickly recovers to half guard.
Hardman wants to get back to full guard but Weiss has mounted him!
Weiss controlling the pace for now.
Weiss is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Hardman is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Hardman flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Weiss anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Hardman and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Weiss slips an arm under Hardman chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Weiss has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Weiss is squeezing on Hardman like an anaconda would it's prey. Hardman fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Moshe Weiss!
Moshe Weiss spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Carter (ranked 2178 p4p, 3810 weight class) and Randy Graham (ranked 277 p4p, 416 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Graham!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham tries to keep at a distance but Carter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
I was talking to Carter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Carter lands a right hand.
Graham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Carter prevents a body shot from Graham.
Graham blocking some punches.
Graham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graham blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Graham.
Graham has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Carter prevents a body shot from Graham.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Graham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Graham.
Graham working aggressively here.
Graham misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graham pushes Carter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graham lands with a short shot to the head.
Graham tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Graham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Graham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Graham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graham blocking some punches.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Graham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graham swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Graham.
Graham misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graham.
Carter blocks a body shot from Graham.
Graham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graham blocks an uppercut.
Carter misses with some punches.
Graham misses with a body punch.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Graham.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
Graham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graham tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Graham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graham.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graham.
Graham tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham throws a head punch that misses.
Graham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter lands a right hand.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grahams head.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Graham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter prevents a body shot from Graham.
Carter has Graham pressed against the cage.
Graham lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Graham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Graham on the inside.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graham.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Graham on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graham tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Graham back against the cage.
Graham tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Graham - that landed with a thud.
Graham misses with the head strike.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Graham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Graham fails to land.
Graham blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graham.
Nice body punch from Graham - that landed with a thud.
Graham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Graham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graham misses with a punch to the body.
Graham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graham misses with the head strike.
Carter working aggressively here.
Graham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Carter will probably get the nod.
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.
Graham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Graham was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Graham, pushing him back against the cage.
Graham tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Graham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter moves into range and clinches up with Graham.
A nice left hand lands by Graham.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Graham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Graham.
Graham misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Carter.
Graham blocking some punches.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graham blocking some punches.
Carter blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graham lands a right hand.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graham throws a head punch that misses.
Graham throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter blocking some punches.
Graham misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Graham.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Graham misses with a body punch.
Graham blocking some punches.
Graham throws a head punch that misses.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Graham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graham scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graham presses Carter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Graham on the inside.
Graham lands a body shot.
Graham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Graham.
Graham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graham.
Graham lands with a right to the head.
Graham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Graham.
A shot in the inside from Graham.
Graham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graham misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
James Carter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Graham working aggressively here.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
Graham tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Graham back against the cage.
Graham misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter lands a left hand.
Graham misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graham blocks an uppercut.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Graham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graham lands a shot to the body.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Graham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graham tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Graham lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter prevents a body shot from Graham.
Nice body punch from Graham.
Graham tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Graham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Graham blocking some punches.
Carter lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graham lands a left hand.
Graham lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter is rocked!
Graham working aggressively here.
Oh Carter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graham cracks Carter with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graham misses with the head strike.
Graham misses with a punch on the inside.
Graham blocking some punches.
Carter seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graham scores with a hook to the body.
Graham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter blocks a body shot from Graham.
Carter working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Graham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graham misses with a body punch.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Graham uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graham blocks an uppercut.
Graham has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Graham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Graham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Carter instigates a clinch.
Graham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graham.
Graham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Graham.
Graham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Graham's head.
Graham scores with a hook to the body.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Graham misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graham cracks Carter with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Graham lands a body shot.
Graham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.
Graham lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Graham blocks an uppercut.
Graham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.
Graham lands with a light punch inside.
Graham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter or not.
Graham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like James Carter has been cut.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Graham.
Graham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graham creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Carter's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Carter drops to his knees and Graham pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Graham!
A very excited looking Randy Graham made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Jackson (ranked 2760 p4p, 2361 weight class) and Pate Hunt (ranked 152 p4p, 133 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
133
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143
7 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pate Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Pate Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hunt is able to avoid easily.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Jackson tries to counter with a takedown but Hunt is quick to defend against it.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Jackson slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson attempts a counter takedown but Hunt avoids it well and moves away.
Hunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackson.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Hunt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hunt to the ground. Jackson is now in Hunt's guard.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunt kicks Jackson off and gets to his feet.
Jackson feints and as Hunt raises his hands in defense, Jackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
Jackson throws a strike but Hunt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hunt preventing the sweep.
Hunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Hunt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hunt postures up.
Jackson managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Hunt stands up from Jackson's guard - Hunt perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jackson closes the distance and pushes Hunt back into the cage.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Hunt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
Hunt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Hunt tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Pate Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Hunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Hunt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunt swinging wildly here.
Jackson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Hunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pate Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Hunt.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Hunt is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Hunt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jackson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hunt defends well and Jackson ends up having to push Hunt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Jackson tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Jackson clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hunt has one foot on Jackson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hunt's guard.
Jackson is standing up over Hunt. Hunt looks to escape but Jackson dives into side control.
Jackson working the ground and pound from side control.
Hunt is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jackson is controlling him well.
The ground and pound from Jackson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jackson 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.
Jackson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hunt is avoiding damage well.
Hunt is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jackson working the ground and pound but Hunt is defending the strikes.
Jackson in side control, throwing shots but Hunt defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hunt some visible discomfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson landing strikes.
Jackson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jackson landing strikes.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hunt down.
Hunt sneaks out the side door and pushes Jackson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Hunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Hunt checks it.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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 Nick Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson avoids the body shot from Hunt.
As Hunt backs away, Jackson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson connects with the punch.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jackson shoots in and bounces Hunt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses. Hunt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Hunt!
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've been hearing that Jackson 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.
Hunt manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jackson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hunt pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson moves forwards but Hunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Hunt drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jackson defends it well.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt lands with a right hand.
It looks like Nick Jackson has been cut.
Hunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Jackson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hunt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to escape.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Jackson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson stops Hunt from getting back to his feet.
Hunt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson 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.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hunt kicks off Jackson and gets to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pate Hunt.
I think Hunt 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pate Hunt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Je Ha Kim (ranked 1972 p4p, 1978 weight class) and Jinjing Yan (ranked 267 p4p, 269 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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22
194
7 - 4 - 0 |
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8 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Je Ha Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jinjing Yan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan tests Kim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yan misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Yan misses the target.
Yan with a nice cross.
Yan punishes Kim's body with a nice straight punch.
Yan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yan.
Yan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kim throws a body shot but no joy.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yan throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Kim misses the target.
Kim tries to move into range but Yan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yan.
Kim throwing a counter right hand but Yan manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Yan.
Kim misses with a hook.
A jab from Kim misses.
Yan blocks a jab.
Yan lands with a cross.
Yan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kim on the side of the head.
Yan throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kim misses the target.
We've been told by Kim's head coaches at Takeda Clan Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yan moves away from the strike by Kim.
Yan works Kim's body with a nice hook.
Yan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kim misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan digs a good body shot into Kim's ribs.
Kim misses with a straight right.
Yan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yan cracks Kim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kim had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Yan lands with a straight right. Kim didn't see that one coming.
Yan digs a good body shot into Kim's ribs.
Kim looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kim ducks right into an uppercut from Yan.
Yan cracks a nice hook into Kim's ribs.
Yan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yan clobbers Kim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yan misses the jab.
Kim misses with a two punch combination.
Yan lands with a hook. Kim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yan moves away from the strike by Kim.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yan lands a right hook to the body.
Yan lands with a cross.
Yan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yan lands a glancing blow to the side of Kim's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kim on the side of the head.
Yan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kim doesn't seem bothered though.
Kim misses with an uppercut. Yan saw that one coming.
Kim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kim uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yan has time to react.
Kim throws a lazy right hand but Yan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim loads up on a big right hand but Yan slips the punch.
Yan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kim throws a jab but it's blocked by Yan.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Yan's head but Yan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kim connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yan momentarily.
Yan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yan jabs at Kim's body.
Yan lands a right hook to the body.
Kim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kim. Kim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yan moves out of range of the strikes.
Kim looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yan lands a nice looking body shot.
Yan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kim misses with a looping right.
Kim misses with a hook. Yan ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Yan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Yan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kim doesn't seem phased though.
Kim misses with an uppercut. Yan saw that one coming.
Kim throws the left hand but Yan avoids the punch easily.
Yan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kim misses with a series of wild punches.
Yan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kim misses with a straight right.
Kim throws a shot from downtown. Yan moves away and avoids it.
Yan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kim.
Yan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yan lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Yan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kim doesn't seem phased though.
Yan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yan jabs Kim right on the nose. Kim blinks but takes it well.
Yan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kim in his tracks.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kim looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kim takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yan cracks Kim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy left from Yan finds it's target.
Yan lands with a cross.
Kim is rocked!
Yan lands with a hook. Kim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Kim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
Yan with a hook.
Yan drops Kim with a big left hand! Kim is injured, injured bad! Yan jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jinjing Yan!
Jinjing Yan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Greene (ranked 2338 p4p, 1422 weight class) and Laertes Royster (ranked 128 p4p, 81 weight class). Greene comes to the cage accompanied by Stepdad- Eminem. 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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25
135
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26
136
8 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laertes Royster!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene slips a jab and a cross from Royster.
Greene throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Royster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Royster displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Greene.
Greene shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Royster defends it nicely.
Greene is looking to clinch but Royster is avoiding it.
Royster is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Royster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Royster buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Royster. That snapped Greene's head back.
A nice leg kick from Royster, right into the meat of the thigh.
Greene 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.
Royster misses with a low kick.
Greene tries for a takedown but Royster sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Royster connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Greene.
Greene ducks under a wild hook from Royster.
Royster throws a body punch but Greene moves out of range.
Royster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Greene lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Royster scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laertes Royster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royster stuffs the takedown attempt from Greene. Greene gets slowly back to his feet.
Royster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laertes Royster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greene lands a right hook to the body.
Greene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greene half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Royster tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Royster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greene fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Royster.
Greene bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Royster's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Greene fails in his attempt to clinch.
Greene wants to clinch up but Royster keeps it at a distance.
Royster misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Greene.
And Royster tries to counter it with a takedown but Greene pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Greene tries to clinch up.
Greene will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Greene tries to bum rush Royster with a series of wild strikes but Royster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Greene drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Royster throws an overhand right that lands on Greene's shoulder, as Greene tries to avoid the shot.
Greene half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Royster scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royster lands with a straight right. Greene didn't see that one coming.
A low kick from Royster is predictable there
and Greene counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Royster kicks Greene off and gets back to his feet.
Royster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch up but Royster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Greene does no damage.
Royster works Greene's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Royster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greene.
Royster attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Greene feinted with a counter takedown.
Royster works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Royster lands a glancing blow to the side of Greene's head.
Royster throws a quick inside leg kick.
Greene dodges the punch combination from Royster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royster lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Greene looks to score with a jab to the body but Royster is just out of range.
Royster takes a jab right on the kisser.
Royster tries to work over Greene's front leg with a kick but Greene checks it.
Greene shoots in for a takedown but Royster shows good takedown defense.
And Royster tries to counter it with a takedown but Greene pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Greene shoots in and drives through. Royster sprawls well.
Royster throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some wild striking there from Royster.
Royster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Greene has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A left lands for Greene.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Laertes Royster dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Royster pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Greene drops down looking for a counter takedown but Royster sprawls and moves away.
Royster pivots, looking for a leg kick but Greene is out of range and Royster settles back down.
Greene drops down looking for a counter takedown but Royster sprawls and moves away.
Royster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Royster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Royster lands a leg kick that knocks Greene off balance momentarily.
Royster throws a leg kick but Greene checks it.
Laertes Royster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Royster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greene.
Greene feinted with a counter takedown.
Royster slips a straight right by Greene.
Greene misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Greene checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene scores with a hook to the body. Royster takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Greene misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Royster. That's going to slow Greene down.
A punch lands to the side of Royster 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Royster's jab looks to have found its range, popping Greene under the eye.
Royster is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene moves out of range as Royster throws a body kick.
Royster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greene ducks under a wild hook from Royster.
Nice defenses there by Royster.
Royster gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Greene is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Royster is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Royster has escaped and now he's on top!
Greene is looking for a triangle but Royster pushes his legs off easily.
Royster decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royster throws a jab when Greene was well out of range.
Greene uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Royster.
Greene avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Greene moves out of range of the leg kick from Royster.
Royster goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Royster has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Royster misses its intended target.
Royster finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Royster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greene decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Greene is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Royster doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Greene.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Royster kicks Greene off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royster connects with a crisp jab.
Royster lands with a hook. Greene tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Royster throws a combination that misses
and Greene counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Royster!
Greene is trying to get an arm triangle but Royster is defending well.
Greene is looking to take a break and control but Royster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Greene looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Royster has escaped the position, nice work there.
Greene is looking to take a break and control but Royster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Greene tries for a kimura but Royster is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Laertes Royster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Greene slips a jab and a cross from Royster.
Greene attempts a counter takedown but Royster avoids it well and moves away.
Royster moves away from the strike by Greene.
Royster lands with a shot to the body.
Royster lands a right hook to the body.
Royster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Royster. Greene does a little dance to reset his feet.
Royster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Royster misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Royster.
Royster throws a chopping leg kick but Greene manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greene. Royster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greene blocks the body kick.
Greene staying out of range there.
Greene changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fighters circling - Greene throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royster lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Greene is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Royster defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Greene.
Royster throws a big shot that misses.
Royster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greene.
Greene shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Royster sprawls well. Royster wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Greene gets slowly back to his feet.
Greene checks the leg kick.
Royster just misses with a punch to the body.
Greene looks to throw the jab but Royster is out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Greene or perhaps it was just good defense by Royster, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Royster throws a leg kick but Greene sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Greene appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Donk. Royster catches Greene right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Greene blocks the low kick.
Royster throws a front kick aimed at Greene's knee but Greene avoids it well.
Greene is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Greene dives in and grabs Royster's left leg, looking for a takedown. Royster pushes down on Greene's head and hops out.
Greene closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Royster to the mat! Royster manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene wants to control from the top but Royster keeps moving.
Greene might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Royster pushes Greene off and scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Royster misses.
Royster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Greene changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Greene waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Royster.
Royster changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Greene scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Royster has escaped the position, nice work there.
Royster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greene thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Royster is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Royster is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Greene is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Royster is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Greene thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Royster is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Greene has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Laertes Royster is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Greene is trying to get an arm triangle but Royster is defending well.
Greene swings around for an armbar but Royster sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Greene's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laertes Royster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Royster 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laertes Royster!
Laertes Royster thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Tosanesti (ranked 1913 p4p, 2746 weight class) and Tau Masunwendinghamar (ranked 240 p4p, 319 weight class). Masunwendinghamar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Weltschmerz. Tau Masunwendinghamar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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266
8 - 7 - 0 |
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260
12 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Tosanesti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tau Masunwendinghamar!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masunwendinghamar misses with a hook
and Tosanesti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tosanesti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been hearing reports that Tosanesti has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Masunwendinghamar slips a jab and a cross from Tosanesti.
Masunwendinghamar misses with a lunging right hand
and Masunwendinghamar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Masunwendinghamar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masunwendinghamar throws a jab when Tosanesti was well out of range.
Tosanesti drives through with a takedown into Masunwendinghamar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Masunwendinghamar wants to stand and escape but Tosanesti is having none of it.
Masunwendinghamar keeping moving, preventing Tosanesti from controlling successfully.
Tosanesti throws a big right hand that misses.
Tosanesti controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tosanesti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tosanesti is working Masunwendinghamar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Masunwendinghamar wants to stand but Tosanesti is controlling the position.
Tosanesti wants to control from the top but Masunwendinghamar keeps moving.
Masunwendinghamar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tosanesti. 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 one minute gone in the round.
Tosanesti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tosanesti's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tosanesti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tosanesti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Masunwendinghamar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Masunwendinghamar keeping moving, preventing Tosanesti from controlling successfully.
Masunwendinghamar has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gold Samurai's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Tosanesti looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masunwendinghamar keeping moving, preventing Tosanesti from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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.
Tosanesti postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tosanesti looking to pass the guard.
Tosanesti with a nice head shot there.
Masunwendinghamar keeping moving, preventing Tosanesti from controlling successfully.
Tosanesti with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tosanesti postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Masunwendinghamar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tosanesti controls the pace.
Tosanesti prevents Masunwendinghamar from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosanesti slips nicely into half guard.
Tosanesti takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tosanesti lands with a punch from half guard.
Tosanesti lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Masunwendinghamar looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tosanesti lands a nice short elbow.
Tosanesti controlling the pace.
Tosanesti is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tosanesti 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.
Tosanesti 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masunwendinghamar tries to kick Tosanesti off in order to stand up. Tosanesti Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Tosanesti wants to take a breather but Masunwendinghamar manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Tosanesti.
Tosanesti landing some decent shots from guard.
Tosanesti looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tosanesti postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tosanesti looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Tosanesti dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tosanesti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tosanesti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tosanesti loads up on a big right hand but Masunwendinghamar slips the punch.
Tosanesti shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Masunwendinghamar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Masunwendinghamar wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tosanesti manages to pass to side control.
Masunwendinghamar looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosanesti performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tosanesti works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosanesti landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tosanesti has hold of Masunwendinghamar's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Masunwendinghamar tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Tosanesti cranks the arm and Masunwendinghamar screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Masunwendinghamar, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Chris Tosanesti!
After winning the bout, Chris Tosanesti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 2020 p4p, 789 weight class) and Marcus Shakes (ranked 193 p4p, 85 weight class). Shakes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: About the Money- T.I.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Ellacuria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellacuria misses with a hook. Shakes ducked under it nicely.
Shakes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ellacuria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellacuria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ellacuria throws a shot from downtown. Shakes moves away and avoids it.
Ellacuria has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Average Judas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ellacuria throws a right hand that Shakes ducks under and follows up with a left that Shakes also avoids with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Shakes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ellacuria throws a lazy uppercut
and Shakes counters with a left to the body.
A slow jab from Shakes misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Shakes.
Ellacuria really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ellacuria darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Ellacuria misses.
Ellacuria fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
 Shakes is rocked!
Shakes checks a leg kick.
Shakes is still on wobbly legs! Can Ellacuria finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shakes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ellacuria counters with a left and a right... And another left! Shakes is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Ellacuria!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harris Reed (ranked 118 p4p, 429 weight class) and Patrick Mahomes (ranked 22 p4p, 66 weight class). Reed comes to the cage accompanied by Beethoven's 5th Symphony. 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harris Reed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Mahomes!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reed has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LVPED in the buildup to the fight.
Mahomes throws a hook to the side of Reed's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been informed that Mahomes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Reed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mahomes counters with a leg kick.
Mahomes looks to throw the jab but Reed is out of range.
Reed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mahomes misses with a few strikes there.
Mahomes throws a head kick that Reed semi-blocks.
Mahomes throws a chopping leg kick but Reed manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
Reed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mahomes circles away quickly and effectively.
Mahomes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reed checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mahomes scores with a jab to the head.
Reed takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahomes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mahomes lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
Mahomes connects with a body shot that sends Reed's belly button to the back.
Mahomes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mahomes misses with a kick to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mahomes enables Reed to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mahomes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Reed looking to pass the guard.
Mahomes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reed.
Reed throwing strikes from guard but Mahomes blocks nicely.
Reed trying to control but Mahomes is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Reed 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.
Reed won't allow Mahomes to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Mahomes misses.
Reed loads up on a big right hand but Mahomes slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mahomes swings for the body but Reed moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mahomes.
Mahomes moves out of range as Reed strikes.
Mahomes misses the body punch
letting Reed counter with a right hand.
Mahomes misses with a hook. Reed ducked under it nicely.
Reed misses with a looping right.
Reed throws a right and a left that Mahomes avoids nicely.
Mahomes connects with a leg kick.
Mahomes connects with a looping right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Reed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reed throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahomes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahomes manages to avoid it.
Mahomes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mahomes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Mahomes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Patrick Mahomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahomes swings widly with a right hand
and Reed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mahomes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patrick Mahomes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mahomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mahomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reed was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahomes.
Reed tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mahomes manages to circle out of the way.
A good leg kick by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a leg kick which misses Reed's front leg but catches the back leg as Reed tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes dominated that round.
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.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
Patrick Mahomes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mahomes misses the jab.
A nice leg kick from Mahomes, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Mahomes finds it's way through Reed's defenses.
That kick from Mahomes tenderised Reed's leg. Reed is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mahomes cracks Reed with an open hand slap.
Mahomes throws out a loose jab but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahomes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mahomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahomes connects with an inside leg kick.
Mahomes throws a sloppy head kick and Reed moves out of range easily.
Mahomes lands a slapping body shot.
Nice cross by Mahomes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Reed misses.
Reed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahomes misses the target.
It looked like Reed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mahomes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Reed is looking for a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Mahomes.
Reed slips under a jab.
Mahomes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mahomes scores with a leg kick.
Reed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahomes.
Jab by Reed.
Mahomes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes misses with a hook to the body
and Reed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Mahomes! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Mahomes is rocked!
 It looks like Patrick Mahomes has been cut.
Reed with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mahomes is still in real trouble! Can Reed finish him?
Reed throws a big elbow that misses.
Reed won't allow Mahomes to get back to his feet.
Reed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reed trying to control but Mahomes is working from the bottom.
Mahomes seems to have recovered his senses.
Mahomes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reed controls the pace.
Reed cracks Mahomes with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed trying to control but Mahomes is working from the bottom.
Reed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mahomes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reed looking to sit in guard and control but Mahomes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reed wants to sweep but no luck.
Reed looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mahomes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mahomes defends well.
Reed looking for a guillotine here but Mahomes defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patrick Mahomes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Patrick Mahomes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reed checks a leg kick nicely.
Reed takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mahomes lands a front kick.
Mahomes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reed.
Reed moves out of range as Mahomes throws a body kick.
Reed avoids a kick to the body.
Mahomes scores with a leg kick.
Mahomes throws a big shot that misses.
Reed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mahomes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Mahomes
and Reed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mahomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reed was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahomes.
Reed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mahomes misses with a hook to the body
and Reed counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Mahomes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mahomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahomes scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Mahomes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahomes throws a low kick but Reed moves out of range easily.
Reed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mahomes clobbers Reed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mahomes scores with a sloppy right hand. Reed should have avoided that one.
Reed has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mahomes.
Mahomes scores with a leg kick.
Mahomes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Reed was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Reed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahomes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a leg kick
and Reed counters with a right hand to the body.
Mahomes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mahomes misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
Mahomes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahomes misses with a few strikes there.
Reed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahomes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mahomes clobbers Reed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reed slips a straight right by Mahomes.
Reed misses with a looping right.
Mahomes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mahomes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahomes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reed.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a leg kick
and Reed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mahomes throws a chopping leg kick but Reed manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Reed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahomes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reed staying out of range there.
Reed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mahomes keeps Reed at a distance using the push kick.
Reed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reed shoots in for a double leg but Mahomes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mahomes misses with a straight left.
Mahomes stuns Reed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reed avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mahomes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes scoring well with a low kick there.
Mahomes's corner calls for a 1-2. Mahomes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahomes connects with a leg kick.
Reed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mahomes misses with an uppercut
and Reed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahomes throws a leg kick but Reed sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mahomes throws a head kick that misses.
Mahomes cracks Reed with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mahomes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reed throws out the jab.
Mahomes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reed.
A countering left hand to the body from Mahomes misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Mahomes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mahomes swings widly with a right hand
and Reed counters with a straight right hand.
Mahomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mahomes misses with a body shot.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
Mahomes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reed takes a swing at Mahomes's ribcage but misses.
Reed moves out of range as Mahomes strikes.
Reed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reed loads up on a big right hand but Mahomes slips the punch.
Mahomes flicks out a counter leg kick but Reed steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahomes lands a jab to the head.
Mahomes misses with a looping left.
Reed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahomes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reed.
Mahomes slips under a jab from Reed.
Reed tries to move into range but Mahomes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mahomes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mahomes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mahomes with a jab.
Mahomes misses with a hook. Reed ducked under it nicely.
Reed looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mahomes throws a hook but Reed blocks it.
Reed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mahomes connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Mahomes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mahomes.
A little feinted left hand from Reed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mahomes throws a lazy uppercut
and Reed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahomes misses with a leg kick
and Reed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mahomes doesn't seem bothered though.
Reed defending well as Mahomes loads up on a big left hand.
Mahomes connects with a right hand. Reed shakes it off.
Reed gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a body shot
and Reed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahomes throws a low kick, looking for Reed's leg but Reed calmly moves out of range.
Reed shoots in for a double leg but Mahomes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mahomes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes misses with a leg kick.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
Mahomes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a hook to the side of Reed's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Reed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mahomes misses with a low kick as Reed jumps back.
Mahomes scores with a hook.
Mahomes throws a low kick, looking for Reed's leg but Reed calmly moves out of range.
Mahomes cracks Reed with a good jab.
Reed sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mahomes is looking to slow Reed down with leg kicks.
Mahomes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
Mahomes dodges the punch combination from Reed.
Mahomes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mahomes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed throws a hook but Mahomes blocks it.
Mahomes lands a leg kick that knocks Reed off balance momentarily.
Mahomes throws a leg kick but Reed checks it.
Mahomes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reed's head.
Mahomes lands a jab to Reed's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Mahomes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mahomes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahomes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reed takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahomes is just out of range.
Good work by Reed as he checks the leg kick.
Reed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahomes.
Reed moves out of range as Mahomes throws a body kick.
Mahomes lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahomes scores with a body shot.
Mahomes with a hook.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Mahomes saw that one coming.
Reed with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes looks to score with a jab to the body but Reed is just out of range.
It looked like Reed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mahomes slips under a jab from Reed.
Mahomes throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Reed to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahomes misses with a straight right.
It looked like Reed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mahomes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Mahomes.
Mahomes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reed's head.
Mahomes throws a sloppy body shot
and Reed counters with a stiff right hand.
Mahomes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mahomes misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
Reed throws a hook but Mahomes avoids it easily.
Harris Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Reed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mahomes scores with a spinning back kick!
That kick from Mahomes tenderised Reed's leg. Reed is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed takes one to the side of the head.
Reed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mahomes.
Reed throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahomes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reed thinking.
Reed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahomes.
Nice defenses there by Mahomes.
Mahomes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mahomes lands a nice shot that snaps Reed's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Reed misses the target.
Mahomes tests Reed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mahomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Nice body kick there by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahomes tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahomes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reed checks a low kick from Mahomes.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
Mahomes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mahomes throws a low kick, looking for Reed's leg but Reed calmly moves out of range.
Mahomes connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed scores with a hook to the body. Mahomes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mahomes throws an off balance right hand
and Reed counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Reed missing with a left hand there. Mahomes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahomes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mahomes moves forwards but Reed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mahomes throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
Reed swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahomes.
Mahomes connects with an inside leg kick.
Mahomes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mahomes throws a jab but it's blocked by Reed.
A quick step to the side and Reed tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Mahomes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mahomes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mahomes!
Patrick Mahomes is the new lightweight champion!
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