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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Rios (ranked 25292 p4p, 2467 weight class) and Lamberto De Mattos (ranked 256 p4p, 126 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 Amsterdam, Ruben Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lamberto De Mattos !
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Mattos throws a jab but it's blocked by Rios.
Rios shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Mattos 's guard.
Rios wants to control from the top but De Mattos keeps moving.
Rios looking to pass the guard.
Rios stops De Mattos from standing up.
Rios wants to pass the guard but De Mattos is keeping the position.
Rios trying to control the position from guard on top but De Mattos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rios won't allow De Mattos to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Mattos controlling the position.
Rios wants to control from the top but De Mattos keeps moving.
De Mattos is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rios fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Mattos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rios is breathing heavily.
Rios avoids the body shot from De Mattos .
A looping hook to the body misses from De Mattos . Rios does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Mattos digs a good hook to Rios's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Mattos . Rios does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Mattos scores with the left hand. Rios knows he should have avoided that one.
De Mattos closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Rios out cold! Rios corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lamberto De Mattos !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barry Jones (ranked 5922 p4p, 25373 weight class) and Exotic Winner (ranked 389 p4p, 412 weight class). Barry Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Exotic Winner!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses the jab.
Winner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Winner slips a jab from Jones.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Winner defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones sets himself, and Winner steps forward looking for the clinch! Jones avoids it this time.
Winner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winner wants to counter the offense by Jones and move into the clinch position.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Winner's head backwards.
Winner misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Winner counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Winner moves out of range of the strikes.
Winner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Winner persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Barry Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Exotic Winner.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winner is defended easily by Jones.
Nice defenses there by Winner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winner moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winner ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Winner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Winner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Winner tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Winner feints the counter takedown.
Nice cross by Jones.
Winner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Winner cracks Jones with a good jab.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Winner.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Winner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Winner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Winner looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barry Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winner slips a jab from Jones.
Winner moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Winner ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Winner ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Winner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Winner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Winner counters by clinching up.
Winner manages to break the clinch.
Winner defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Winner's head.
A jab from Jones misses.
Nice defenses there by Winner.
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Winner ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Winner tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Winner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Winner's head.
Winner rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones wants to break free but Winner has control.
Winner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winner shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice defenses there by Winner.
Winner slips under a jab.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Winner with an uppercut!
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winner walks into a jab.
Jones cracks Winner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Winner is out of range.
Winner moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Winner's head back.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Winner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Winner ducks down to avoid it.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Winner shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Winner slips under a jab from Jones.
Winner is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winner.
Winner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winner scores with a jab to the head.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winner tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Winner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winner is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones cracks Winner with an open hand slap.
Winner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Winner takes one on the button.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Winner walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Winner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Winner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winner rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Winner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Winner is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Winner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones lands with a hook. Winner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
A little jabbing left from Winner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Winner moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Winner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Winner is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Winner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Winner fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winner.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Winner moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Winner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Winner scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winner moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Winner moved out of range.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Winner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Winner counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Winner.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winner slips a straight right by Jones.
Winner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barry Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Winner.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Winner moved out of range nicely.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Winner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Winner's shoulder, as Winner tries to avoid the shot.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Winner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Winner moved out of range.
Winner shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Winner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Winner is breathing heavily.
Winner slips a straight right by Jones.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Winner shoots in.
Barry Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Exotic Winner.
Winner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Winner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Winner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Winner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winner can do to turn this around?
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Winner shoots in.
Winner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Winner drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Winner is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jones is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Winner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Winner misses.
Winner ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Winner slips the punch.
Jones throws a hook but Winner avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winner ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Winner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Jones.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winner slips a straight right by Jones.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Jones dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Winner scores with a decent looking hook.
Winner moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Winner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Winner off the cage and back into range.
Winner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Winner moves away and avoids it.
Jones misses with a hook.
Winner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Winner is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Winner has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Winner jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barry Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Exotic Winner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner misses with some punches.
Winner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones tries to break free but Winner pushes him back against the cage.
Winner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Winner tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Winner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Winner somewhat.
Jones lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winner.
It seemed like Winner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Winner slips under a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones is trying to break free.
Winner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winner.
Jones jabs Winner right on the nose. Winner blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a jab when Winner was well out of range.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Winner saw that one coming.
Winner throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Winner off the cage and back into range.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Winner.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winner.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Winner counters with a straight right hand.
Barry Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Winner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones misses with a hook.
Winner dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Winner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones throws a hook but Winner blocks it.
Winner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Winner moves into the clinch.
Winner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Winner has the dominant position.
Winner throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Winner misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Edmund (ranked 2995 p4p, 3409 weight class) and Vizual Mercenary (ranked 363 p4p, 406 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, King Edmund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vizual Mercenary!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercenary throws a jab when Edmund was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Edmund misses the target.
Mercenary connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mercenary scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mercenary drops Edmund with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Edmund looks back up at him and smiles so Mercenary waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Edmund is rocked!
 It looks like King Edmund has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edmund is holding his hands too far apart here. Mercenary throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Edmund is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vizual Mercenary!
Our winner, Vizual Mercenary, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron Jacobs (ranked 25282 p4p, 3123 weight class) and Shinzade Murakami (ranked 574 p4p, 394 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shinzade Murakami!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murakami scores with a jab to the head.
Murakami is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murakami cracks a nice hook into Jacobs's ribs.
Jacobs shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jacobs showed some decent athleticism there.
Jacobs is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Murakami has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jacobs thows a huge punch but Murakami dodges it nicely.
Jacobs is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs wants to work for an arm triangle but Murakami is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs is pressing down on Murakami's thigh, looking to free his foot. Murakami is holding on for now.
Jacobs prevents Murakami from standing back up.
Jacobs decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jacobs scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jacobs working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jacobs goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Murakami has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jacobs but great work by Murakami.
Murakami working away.
Jacobs looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murakami stands up and beckons Jacobs to his feet.
Jacobs looking to score a takedown here. Murakami is defending well but Jacobs drives through and ends up in Murakami's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobs prevents Murakami from getting back to his feet.
Murakami working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jacobs.
Jacobs looking to sit in guard and control but Murakami gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Murakami wants to stand but Jacobs is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jacobs is trying to control the position but Murakami postures up.
Murakami is looking to stand up but Jacobs won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Murakami is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murakami fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jacobs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murakami lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've been informed that Murakami has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jacobs scores with a takedown into Murakami's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobs drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Murakami manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jacobs has Murakami in his guard.
Jacobs is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murakami wants to stand but Jacobs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Murakami stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jacobs scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinzade Murakami dominated that round.
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.
Jacobs throws a sloppy head kick
and Murakami counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jacobs shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Murakami's guard.
Jacobs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murakami swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jacobs scoring with some ground and pound.
Jacobs gets to his feet. Murakami looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Murakami lands a nice hook to Jacobs's body. Jacobs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jacobs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murakami is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jacobs with a body shot.
Jacobs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murakami is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jacobs with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs throws a leg kick that misses.
Jacobs closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobs decides to stand back up.
Jacobs drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs swings around for an armbar but Murakami sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jacobs's guard.
Murakami wants to stand but Jacobs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ron Jacobs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murakami stands and steps away. Jacobs gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Murakami avoids the head kick by Jacobs.
Murakami punishes Jacobs's body with a nice straight punch.
Ron Jacobs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murakami scores with a jab to the body.
Murakami lands a glancing blow to the side of Jacobs's head.
Jacobs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Murakami has his feet on Jacobs's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs drives through with a takedown into Murakami's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Murakami manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Murakami lands a nice shot to the body.
Jacobs drags the fight down to the ground.
Murakami tries to stand but Jacobs is controlling from the bottom.
Murakami stands up and waves to Jacobs to follow him.
Jab, jab by Murakami - just one landing.
Murakami works Jacobs's body with a nice hook.
Jacobs walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Murakami enables Jacobs to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Murakami manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Murakami wants to stand but Jacobs is controlling the position.
Jacobs tries to free his leg and advance position but Murakami is retaining full guard.
Jacobs throws a big elbow that misses.
Jacobs is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Murakami is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Murakami has escaped and now he's on top!
Jacobs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jacobs tries to get out of the position.
Murakami gets to his feet. Jacobs looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jacobs gets tackled into the cage by Murakami. Murakami maintains the clinch.
Murakami lands a hook that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Murakami scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Murakami.
Nice body punch from Murakami.
Murakami lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murakami.
Good body shot from Murakami.
Murakami digs a right hand underneath Jacobs's ribcage. Jacobs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murakami lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
Nice body punch from Murakami - that landed with a thud.
Murakami lands a shot to the body.
Murakami digs a right hand underneath Jacobs's ribcage. Jacobs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murakami throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Murakami.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinzade Murakami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Murakami digs a good hook to Jacobs's body.
Jacobs looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Murakami!
Murakami tries to escape but Jacobs is in control.
Murakami is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Murakami explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A jab from Murakami finds it's way through Jacobs's defenses.
Jacobs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jacobs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murakami keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
Murakami pushes Jacobs off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jacobs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murakami has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jacobs manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Murakami on his heels. He'll look to pass Murakami's guard now, I'm sure.
Murakami wants to stand and escape but Jacobs is having none of it.
Jacobs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jacobs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jacobs stands up and waves to Murakami to follow him.
Murakami throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jacobs shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Murakami manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Murakami has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jacobs has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murakami lands a shoulder strike.
Murakami is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jacobs is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Murakami to the mat. Murakami regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Murakami uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jacobs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good standup being displayed there by Murakami as he connects with a hook.
Murakami moves into the clinch.
Jacobs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murakami gets caught napping as Jacobs dives in and scores a takedown. Murakami manages to retain guard.
Murakami manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami clinches.
Jacobs gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jacobs drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Murakami manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jacobs has Murakami in his guard.
Murakami wanted to stand there but Jacobs had control of the position.
Shinzade Murakami is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murakami gets to his feet - Jacobs follows without any prompting.
Murakami is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jacobs rather than just go for the knockout.
Murakami works the jab nicely.
Murakami scores with a hook.
Shinzade Murakami is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacobs ducks right into an uppercut from Murakami.
Jacobs looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murakami tries to kick Jacobs off but Jacobs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jacobs escapes and gets back to his feet.
Jacobs throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Murakami was covering up waiting for the punch and Jacobs finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Murakami is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Murakami pushes Jacobs off and gets back to his feet.
Ron Jacobs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murakami closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinzade Murakami comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murakami 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinzade Murakami!
Shinzade Murakami thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Veainu (ranked 3862 p4p, 885 weight class) and Frankie Venegas (ranked 511 p4p, 134 weight class). Veainu has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Frankie Venegas has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sione Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Venegas !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venegas takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veainu.
Venegas has clasped his hands together around Veainu's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Venegas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Veainu, who protects the arm well.
Venegas trying to control the action but Veainu is working from the bottom.
Venegas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Veainu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Veainu gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Venegas throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Veainu has his hands clasped together but Venegas breaks the hold and Veainu is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Venegas !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frankie Venegas !
Frankie Venegas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Maldini (ranked 3070 p4p, 1209 weight class) and Alain Aspect (ranked 391 p4p, 160 weight class). Aspect has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. 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, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Maldini!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alain Aspect!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Aspect.
Aspect takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Maldini misses the target.
A big right from Maldini misses.
Aspect bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maldini throws a good cross that connects.
Nice cross by Maldini.
Maldini scores with a jab. Aspect acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
 Aspect is rocked!
Aspect clinches with his opponent.
Aspect is still on wobbly legs! Can Maldini finish him?
Maldini breaks from the clinch.
Maldini throws a looping overhand right but Aspect ducks down to avoid it.
Aspect tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maldini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maldini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aspect.
It seemed like Aspect was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aspect tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maldini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maldini feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Aspect sprawling to the canvas! Aspect rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Maldini finish him?!
Maldini flashes Aspect a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Aspect's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Aspect crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Maldini punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Maldini!
Paulo Maldini retains his welterweight title!
Paulo Maldini decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valentino Santiago (ranked 1398 p4p, 2039 weight class) and Batu Otgonbayar (ranked 184 p4p, 266 weight class). Batu Otgonbayar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Valentino Santiago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Batu Otgonbayar!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Valentino Santiago has been cut.
Otgonbayar moves into range and clinches up with Santiago.
Santiago tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Otgonbayar smiles and moves away.
Otgonbayar instigates a clinch.
Santiago has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Otgonbayar uses from the top position.
Otgonbayar wanted to stand there but Santiago had control of the position.
Santiago is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Otgonbayar trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago works his foot free and advances to mount.
Otgonbayar stops Santiago from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Otgonbayar is trying to escape the mount but Santiago keeps good control and instead manages to take Otgonbayar's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otgonbayar is trying to defend against the choke here but Santiago has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Santiago Tightens the hold and Otgonbayar taps out furiously! Santiago displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Valentino Santiago!
Valentino Santiago retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Valentino Santiago 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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