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WFC 17: Brunson vs Lacasa PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trebor Gautier (ranked 24459 p4p, 24474 weight class) and Callum Cartwright (ranked 552 p4p, 549 weight class). Trebor Gautier could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Callum Cartwright's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trebor Gautier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Callum Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gautier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cartwright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cartwright feints the counter takedown.
Gautier tries to clinch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Gautier is looking to clinch.
Cartwright only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gautier doesn't manage to clinch there - Cartwright circles away.
Gautier defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cartwright.
Gautier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cartwright only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cartwright keeps the fight on the outside.
Cartwright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cartwright misses with a takedown attempt
and Gautier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Callum Cartwright has been cut.
Gautier rushes Cartwright and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gautier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gautier struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartwright controls his hands.
Cartwright looking for a takedown.
Trebor Gautier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Callum Cartwright.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but Gautier forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gautier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gautier is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gautier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gautier throws a head punch that misses.
Cartwright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cartwright is trying to pull guard but Gautier has him pressed against the cage.
Cartwright blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gautier fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
Cartwright wants a takedown but no success here.
Cartwright blocks a body shot from Gautier.
Gautier prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but Gautier forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cartwright drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gautier lands a left hand.
Gautier could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cartwright is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gautier to keep the fight standing.
Cartwright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cartwright blocks an uppercut.
Gautier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Gautier misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Gautier.
Gautier throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Gautier misses with a body punch.
Gautier working aggressively here.
Gautier swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Gautier.
Gautier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Cartwright has Gautier pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gautier manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gautier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gautier cracks Cartwright with a nice body shot.
Cartwright looks winded!
Gautier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Cartwright jumps guard but Gautier turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Gautier.
Gautier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cartwright tries to score a body lock takedown but Gautier shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gautier misses with some punches.
Gautier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gautier.
Gautier has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
Gautier lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gautier misses with the head strike.
Gautier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gautier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gautier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cartwright is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
Cartwright is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cartwright has Gautier pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gautier manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gautier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cartwright blocking some punches.
Cartwright blocks an uppercut.
Gautier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gautier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cartwright blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Gautier.
Gautier misses with some punches.
Gautier misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Gautier.
Gautier scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gautier fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartwright blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gautier fails to land.
Cartwright blocks an uppercut.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gautier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gautier scores with a shoulder strike.
Gautier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartwright wants a takedown but no success here.
Gautier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gautier has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
Cartwright jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gautier walks away with a smile on his face. Cartwright gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cartwright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Cartwright tries to counter it with a takedown but Gautier pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've been told by Gautier's head coaches at Dillo's Deadly Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gautier defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cartwright.
Gautier tries to clinch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Gautier tries to clinch there but Cartwright circles away.
Gautier tries to clinch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Gautier tries to clinch there but Cartwright circles away.
Cartwright drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gautier defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trebor Gautier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Callum Cartwright's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gautier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cartwright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gautier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cartwright drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gautier defends it well.
Gautier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cartwright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And Cartwright tries to counter it with a takedown but Gautier pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gautier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gautier appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gautier moves to clinch but Cartwright breaks away
and Cartwright counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Trebor Gautier has been cut.
Gautier fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gautier tries to clinch up.
Cartwright is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cartwright swats away the attempt to clinch by Gautier.
Cartwright feints the counter takedown.
Gautier wants to clinch but Cartwright slips to the side
and Gautier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cartwright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cartwright goes for a double leg but Gautier avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gautier continues to drive forward.
Gautier swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gautier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cartwright can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - Gautier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gautier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cartwright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gautier tries to clinch
and Cartwright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cartwright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gautier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cartwright fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trebor Gautier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Callum Cartwright.
Gautier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cartwrights head.
Gautier lands with a right to the head.
Cartwright looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short uppercut from Gautier.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but Gautier forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cartwright can't get the takedown.
Cartwright is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gautier misses with some punches.
Cartwright is trying to pull guard but Gautier turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
Gautier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gautier working aggressively here.
Cartwright fails to pull guard.
Trebor Gautier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gautier working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gautier swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gautier walks away with a smile on his face. Cartwright gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gautier moves in looking to clinch but Cartwright pushes him off.
Cartwright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cartwright with the counter takedown but Gautier avoids it easily.
Gautier has managed to clinch.
Cartwright blocks an uppercut.
Cartwright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gautier is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gautier throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Cartwright is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gautier has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gautier.
Gautier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Gautier throws a head punch that misses.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but Gautier won't allow it.
Gautier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gautier throws a head punch that misses.
Gautier lands with a short shot to the head.
Gautier misses with some punches.
Gautier has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
A head punch on the inside from Gautier fails to land.
Gautier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gautier tries to throw a body punch but Cartwright avoids it by throwing Gautier back against the cage.
Gautier misses with the head strike.
Cartwright is trying to drag Gautier to the mat but Gautier just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gautier swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gautier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gautier throws a head punch that misses.
Gautier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gautier misses with some punches.
Gautier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gautier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gautier throws a head punch that misses.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but Gautier forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cartwright is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gautier is defending well.
Gautier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gautier throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Cartwright blocking some punches.
Cartwright tries to score a body lock takedown but Gautier shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gautier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gautier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but Gautier won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gautier.
Cartwright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gautier misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gautier fails to land.
Gautier stops a takedown attempt from Cartwright.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trebor Gautier dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gautier closes the distance and clinches.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but Gautier forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gautier stops a takedown attempt from Cartwright.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but Gautier won't allow it.
Trebor Gautier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Callum Cartwright.
Gautier throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Gautier lands with a short shot to the head.
Gautier throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gautier fails to land.
Gautier misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gautier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Gautier - that landed with a thud.
Cartwright jumps guard but Gautier turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cartwright is trying to drag Gautier to the mat but Gautier just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gautier lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gautier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gautier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gautier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Gautier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 Cartwright is rocked!
Gautier lands a hook that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Cartwright is still on wobbly legs! Can Gautier finish him?
Cartwright blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gautier.
Gautier misses with some punches.
Gautier is pressed up against the cage. Cartwright has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gautier down to the mat. Gautier avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Trebor Gautier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gautier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gautier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cartwright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright swats away the attempt to clinch by Gautier.
Gautier tries to clinch up.
Cartwright is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gautier wants to clinch.
Cartwright is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gautier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cartwright seems to have recovered his senses.
Gautier tries to clinch up but Cartwright circles away and keeps his distance.
Gautier is looking to clinch but Cartwright is avoiding it.
Gautier is looking to clinch.
Gautier clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gautier fails to land.
Cartwright blocking some punches.
Gautier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Still in the clinch, Gautier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gautier misses with some punches.
Gautier lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gautier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gautier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gautier lands a body shot.
Gautier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright blocks an uppercut.
Gautier scores with a shot to the side of Cartwright's head.
Cartwright blocks an uppercut.
Gautier scores with a shot to the side of Cartwright's head.
Cartwright is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gautier is defending well.
Gautier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gautier lands a right hand.
Cartwright goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gautier prevents it.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but Gautier holds him up against the cage and eventually Cartwright drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gautier fails to land.
Gautier drops Cartwright onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cartwright is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cartwright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cartwright goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gautier prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gautier.
Cartwright drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gautier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cartwrights head.
A nice left hand lands by Gautier.
Gautier lands a big right hand that drops Cartwright! The killer instinct kicks in and Gautier finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gautier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trebor Gautier!
Trebor Gautier decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Jones (ranked 24636 p4p, 4444 weight class) and Franklin Shark (ranked 558 p4p, 439 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Shark!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shark takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shark clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sloppy strikes from Shark. Those never looked like landing.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Shark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shark lands a nice shot to the body.
Shark lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Shark lands a nice looking body shot.
Shark connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Jones seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shark lands with an overhand left.
Shark tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Shark does it's job there.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Shark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shark lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Shark punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shark lands a slapping body shot.
Shark lands a lovely overhand right.
Shark tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shark throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Jones tumbling to the canvas!
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!
Shark would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shark wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shark showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shark wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Shark controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shark trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shark scores with a nice head shot.
Shark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shark has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Shark scores with a hook.
Franklin Shark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shark closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jones! Shark dives in looking to finish! Jones is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franklin Shark!
Franklin Shark was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Billy Jones spoke after the fight, saying 'Can't wait to eat, this weight cutting business sucks. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Blades (ranked 5073 p4p, 3615 weight class) and Rikz Moon (ranked 235 p4p, 197 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pablo Blades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rikz Moon!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon tries to keep at a distance but Blades has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blades working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blades definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blades misses with a body punch.
Blades lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blades swings wildly with an uppercut but Moon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moon can't find room to land a body shot as Blades controls the action.
Moon gets through Blades's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moon blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blades scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moon's coach down at ubergym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Moon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Moon fails to land.
Moon blocks an uppercut.
Moon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moon.
Moon blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Blades fails to land.
A short right from Moon on the inside.
Moon blocks an uppercut.
Blades blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moon.
Blades working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moon misses with a body punch.
Blades lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blades working aggressively here.
Blades tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blades misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moon misses with a body punch.
Blades lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moon backwards.
Blades swings wildly with an uppercut but Moon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Blades.
Blades misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blades has a couple of punches blocked by Moon.
Blades misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blades has a couple of punches blocked by Moon.
Moon blocks an uppercut.
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!
Moon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blades.
Blades swings wildly with an uppercut but Moon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blades doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blades misses with a body punch.
Blades misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blades lands with a short shot to the head.
Moon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blades swings wildly with an uppercut but Moon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moon lands with a right to the head.
Blades gets through Moon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blades scores with a shoulder strike.
Moon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blades lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blades lands a nice uppercut.
Moon is rocked!
Blades misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moon is still on wobbly legs! Can Blades finish him?
Blades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Moon fails to land.
Blades misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moon.
Moon seems to have recovered his senses.
Blades misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Blades.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moon throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Blades.
Blades swings wildly with an uppercut but Moon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blades has a couple of punches blocked by Moon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon tries to work over Blades's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moon lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blades.
A short uppercut from Moon.
Moon blocks an uppercut.
Blades lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blades misses with some punches.
Blades tries to throw a body punch but Moon avoids it by throwing Blades back against the cage.
Blades tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moon's elbow.
Moon stalling in the clinch.
Blades goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blades is keeping busy.
Blades lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moon throws a head punch that misses.
Blades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blades working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Blades dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blades moves forwards but Moon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blades throws a lazy right hand but Moon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blades fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moon manages to avoid it.
Moon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blades swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moon clobbers Blades with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blades ducks under a wild hook from Moon.
Moon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blades dodges the punch combination from Moon.
Blades with a hook.
Blades throws a body shot but no joy.
Moon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blades.
Blades misses the shot to the body.
Moon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moon catches Blades with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blades throws a good cross that connects.
Blades throws a body shot but no joy.
Blades showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blades misses with an uppercut.
Moon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
 Blades is rocked!
It looks like Pablo Blades has been cut.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Moon engages and cracks Blades with a massive lead left hook - Blades tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Moon is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rikz Moon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shane OMalley (ranked 3669 p4p, 5671 weight class) and Carlos Pereira (ranked 199 p4p, 251 weight class). Shane OMalley had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Carlos Pereira is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane OMalley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from OMalley misses
and Pereira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
OMalley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pereira back to the cage. OMalley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pereira is rocked!
OMalley misses with a two punch combination.
OMalley throws a body kick that misses.
Pereira lands a jab to the nose.
OMalley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
OMalley misses with a double jab
and Pereira counters with a nice kick to the body.
OMalley moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
OMalley lands a left and a right that send Pereira crashing to the mat, dazed. OMalley thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pereira is still on wobbly legs! Can OMalley finish him?
Pereira throws a series of punches but OMalley avoids them all with ease.
OMalley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Left hook, right uppercut from OMalley.
OMalley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
OMalley fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Pereira to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Pereira looks to clinch but OMalley throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Pereira taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shane OMalley!
Shane OMalley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Dude (ranked 3686 p4p, 3111 weight class) and Gordon Hurst (ranked 391 p4p, 349 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heavy Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Hurst!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude has closed the distance and engaged Hurst in a clinch.
Dude throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hursts head.
A hook to the body from Hurst.
Dude misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Dude.
Dude effectively controlling the action here.
Dude misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dude lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hurst backwards.
Hurst goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hurst's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hurst has a couple of punches blocked by Dude.
Dude tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurst's elbow.
Hurst tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hurst's coach down at The Scrap Squad was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hurst's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dude lands a hook that snaps the head of Hurst backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dude misses with a punch on the inside.
Dude has Hurst pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude lands a hook that snaps the head of Hurst backwards.
Dude swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hurst lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dude.
Hurst goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dude lands a shoulder strike.
Dude controlling the action here for a moment.
Hurst slowing the pace effectively.
Dude fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hurst scores with a hook to the body.
Dude looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hurst struggles to land a body shot inside as Dude controls his hands.
Hurst lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dude backwards.
Hurst goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dude.
Dude misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dude misses with the head strike.
Hurst tries to throw a body punch but Dude avoids it by throwing Hurst back against the cage.
A short right from Dude.
Hurst tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurst taking a breather.
Hurst trying to stall but Dude improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dude.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dude - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Dude.
Dude works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dude lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dude lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dude lands an uppercut.
Dude prevents a body shot from Hurst.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dude blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dude lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hurst backwards.
Dude goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dude blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dude softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hurst blocks a body shot from Dude.
Dude can't find room to land a body shot as Hurst controls the action.
Hurst blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Dude.
Hurst looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from Dude fails to land.
Hurst blocks a body shot from Dude.
Dude will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hurst up against the cage.
Dude scores with a shot to the side of Hurst's head.
Dude misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hurst pushes Dude back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude letting Hurst take a breather here.
Dude lands a shoulder strike.
Hurst has a couple of punches blocked by Dude.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dude misses with some punches.
Dude lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hurst backwards.
Dude misses with a punch on the inside.
Dude has a couple of punches blocked by Hurst.
Hurst slowing the pace effectively.
Dude prevents a body shot from Hurst.
Hurst blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurst.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hurst misses with a punch to the body.
Dude digs a right hand underneath Hurst's ribcage. Hurst let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hurst can't find room to land a body shot as Dude controls the action.
Dude misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dude lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hurst tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Dude dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heavy Dude has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Dude.
Dude misses with the head strike.
Hurst lands a hook that snaps the head of Dude backwards.
Dude misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurst blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Dude on the inside.
Dude works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dude tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dude can't find room to land a body shot as Hurst controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dude.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurst blocks a body shot from Dude.
Dude lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hurst backwards.
Hurst misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dude prevents a body shot from Hurst.
Dude drops Hurst onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hurst is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hurst is rocked!
Hurst is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dude working aggressively here.
Hurst is still on wobbly legs! Can Dude finish him?
Dude creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Hurst out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Heavy Dude!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Simmer (ranked 2561 p4p, 3338 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 347 p4p, 419 weight class). Simmer comes to the cage accompanied by Lynyrd Skynyrd - Swamp Music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Simmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels lands a nice shot to the body.
Daniels rushes Simmer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Simmer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daniels lands a body punch.
Daniels leaning against his opponent.
Daniels gets through Simmer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Simmer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daniels lands a shoulder strike.
Daniels lands a body shot.
A short right from Daniels.
Daniels lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Daniels - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Daniels.
Daniels lands with a light punch inside.
Daniels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Charlie Simmer has been cut.
Daniels darts in and clinches Simmer up against the cage.
Simmer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Daniels.
Daniels lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniels scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Daniels.
Simmer is breathing heavily.
Daniels breaks the clinch.
Simmer tries to keep at a distance but Daniels has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Daniels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daniels.
A short right from Daniels.
Daniels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels gets a clinch.
Daniels lands with a short shot to the head.
Simmer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Daniels gets through Simmer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daniels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simmer backwards.
Daniels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daniels lands a shot to the body.
Daniels lands a right hand.
Simmer wants to get back to striking at distance but Daniels won't allow it.
Daniels prevents Simmer from breaking the clinch.
Daniels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daniels.
Daniels lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Daniels.
Daniels prevents Simmer from breaking the clinch.
Daniels's coach down at Blacksmith MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Daniels's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands with a light punch inside.
Daniels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daniels lands with a short shot to the head.
Simmer is rocked!
Daniels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Simmer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daniels lands a body punch in the clinch.
Daniels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daniels stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Daniels.
Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels flashes Simmer a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Simmer's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Simmer crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Daniels punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Daniels!
Charlie Simmer was interviewed post fight and said 'Time go home, I guess. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Striker Jackson (ranked 2756 p4p, 3217 weight class) and Chris Maurelli (ranked 349 p4p, 393 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Striker Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Maurelli!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maurelli takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Chris Maurelli has been cut.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maurelli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Maurelli connects with a body shot.
Striker Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Maurelli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson 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.
Jackson tries to clinch but Maurelli moves out of range.
Maurelli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson closes the distance and pushes Maurelli back into the cage.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maurelli tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maurelli blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Maurelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Maurelli manages to pull guard.
Maurelli working a defensive guard here.
Maurelli controlling Jackson's posture.
Jackson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Maurelli pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurelli looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maurelli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jackson postures up.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Maurelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Maurelli's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maurelli has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Maurelli's legs - danger averted.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maurelli on the ground.
Jackson tries to stand but Maurelli is controlling from the bottom.
Maurelli keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Maurelli seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Maurelli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Maurelli drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maurelli jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to keep Maurelli in close.
Maurelli tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Jackson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maurelli tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson wants to stand up but Maurelli is controlling him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Maurelli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Maurelli's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maurelli throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jackson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maurelli if he has to take too many more of those.
Maurelli gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Maurelli is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jackson to keep the fight standing.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maurelli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maurelli can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maurelli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurelli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson counters with a head kick.
Jackson cracks Maurelli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maurelli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
letting Maurelli counter with a right hand.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maurelli darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Maurelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Maurelli blocks with his arms.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maurelli jumps guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Striker Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Maurelli.
Maurelli tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Maurelli avoids the damage to the body.
Maurelli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maurelli tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Maurelli drops back down to his feet.
Striker Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maurelli jumps guard and drags Jackson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson tries to stand but Maurelli is controlling from the bottom.
Maurelli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maurelli working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurelli is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Maurelli.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Maurelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maurelli is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maurelli trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Maurelli is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Maurelli is continuing to stall.
Jackson postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Striker Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Maurelli's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maurelli's head.
Maurelli misses with an uppercut.
Striker Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Maurelli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maurelli defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maurelli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Maurelli.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Maurelli's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maurelli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maurelli.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Maurelli is blocking nicely.
Maurelli avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maurelli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Maurelli blocks with his arms.
Maurelli fails to pull guard.
Maurelli is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jackson to keep the fight standing.
Striker Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Maurelli.
Maurelli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maurelli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Maurelli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Maurelli scores with a punch to the head.
Maurelli avoids the head kick by Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Maurelli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maurelli tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maurelli tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maurelli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maurelli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maurelli.
Jackson scores with a spinning back kick!
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Maurelli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Maurelli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Maurelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Maurelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maurelli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maurelli moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Maurelli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurelli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maurelli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maurelli, as that shot connected.
Maurelli 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Maurelli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Maurelli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maurelli has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Maurelli blocks the body kick.
Maurelli misses with a body shot.
Jackson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Maurelli just manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Striker Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Striker Jackson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mma Jake (ranked 2611 p4p, 2945 weight class) and Lieutenant Nog (ranked 353 p4p, 387 weight class). Nog has chosen House of Pain - Put on Your Shit Kickers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lieutenant Nog will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mma Jake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lieutenant Nog!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nog misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nog.
Nog drops Jake with a beautiful combination! Jake stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nog is looking for the KO!
It looks like Mma Jake has been cut.
Jake shoots in looking for a takedown but Nog manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Jake.
Jake bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jake is staying tight to Nog's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jake throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jake looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jake thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jake looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jake has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nog is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jake wants to finish this one by submission but Nog is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jake.
Jake has control of Nog's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nog regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jake looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jake fails to take his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jake controlling his opponent.
Jake is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Jake!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mma Jake!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blonde Brunson (ranked 2178 p4p, 2465 weight class) and Diego Lacasa (ranked 120 p4p, 139 weight class). Lacasa has chosen Hooligang - Joey Valence & Brae as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blonde Brunson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Lacasa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacasa jabs at Brunson's body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brunson or perhaps it was just good defense by Lacasa, which made it look bad.
Lacasa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brunson.
Lacasa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lacasa lands with a good body shot.
Brunson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Lacasa to counter with a crisp jab.
Lacasa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brunson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lacasa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brunson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacasa lands a jab to Brunson's midsection.
Lacasa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brunson walks into a jab.
Brunson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lacasa on his heels. He'll look to pass Lacasa's guard now, I'm sure.
Lacasa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brunson looking to pass the guard.
Brunson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lacasa can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa has momentary wrist control but Brunson slips an elbow through the middle.
Brunson trying to control but Lacasa is working from the bottom.
Brunson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brunson is working Lacasa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lacasa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brunson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lacasa working a defensive guard here.
Brunson slips nicely into half guard.
Lacasa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brunson is working away from the top position though.
Brunson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brunson is trying to work for a kimura but Lacasa is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa trying to control from the bottom.
Brunson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lacasa trying to control but Brunson postures up.
Brunson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lacasa is trying to control but can't.
Brunson 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.
Brunson is working for a kimura but Lacasa is defending it quite comfortably.
Brunson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brunson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brunson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunson works his way into full mount!
Brunson 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.
Brunson cracks Lacasa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brunson landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brunson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lacasa tries to control Brunson's body but Brunson pushes him off. Lacasa squirms to his side and now Brunson has his back!
Lacasa trying to control the position but Brunson manages to sink in the hooks.
Lacasa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brunson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Brunson loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Lacasa hold on?
Brunson is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Lacasa won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Brunson off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Blonde Brunson!
Blonde Brunson retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Blonde Brunson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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