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WFC 42: Coles v Blake PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vic Fontaine (ranked 4538 p4p, 6051 weight class) and Ridley Scott (ranked 520 p4p, 587 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Vic Fontaine has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vic Fontaine seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vic Fontaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ridley Scott!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott takes the fight into the clinch.
Scott has clasped his hands together around Fontaine's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Scott advances nicely into full mount.
Scott looking to control but Fontaine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fontaine avoids a series of strikes thrown by Scott.
Scott misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott lands a nice shot to the head.
Scott trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Scott landing strikes, looking to finish!
Scott working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fontaine holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Scott tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Scott looking to ground and pound but Fontaine is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontaine wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Scott.
Scott is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fontaine is wriggling around trying to escape.
Scott pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Scott content just to control the position here.
Fontaine blocking the ground and pound.
Scott is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fontaine can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Fontaine that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Scott punishing his opponent with strikes.
Scott looking to finish with strikes here!
Scott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Scott trying to control but Fontaine is having none of it.
Scott punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fontaine holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Scott tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Scott looking to control but Fontaine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scott throwing strikes but Fontaine recovers to half guard. A much better position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fontaine wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fontaine trying to control from the bottom.
Scott not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Scott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Scott trying to control from half guard but Fontaine is working away.
Scott works his way into full mount!
Fontaine in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Scott tries to control but Fontaine wriggling away.
Scott landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott looking to control but Fontaine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Scott working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Scott working the ground and pound effectively.
Scott is landing with some decent strikes but Fontaine is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fontaine is looking to get to half guard.
Scott thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Scott lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Scott working his ground and pound in the gym.
Scott throwing strikes here but Fontaine is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Scott connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ridley Scott dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scott misses with a lunging right hand
and Fontaine counters by clinching up.
Scott misses with a body punch.
Scott lands with a short shot to the head.
Scott avoiding damage as Fontaine throws knees to the body.
Fontaine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scott blocks it with crossed arms.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Scott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fontaine landing knees to the body.
Scott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fontaine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fontaine backwards.
Scott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fontaine is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fontaine misses with the head strike.
Fontaine lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Ridley Scott has been cut.
Fontaine with a knee to the head.
Fontaine has a couple of punches blocked by Scott.
Scott lands with a right to the head.
Fontaine gets through Scott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fontaine crunches a lovely knee into Scott's ribcage.
Fontaine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fontaine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scott tries to work over Fontaine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fontaine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scott blocks it with crossed arms.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fontaine trying to land knees to the body.
Fontaine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scott misses with some punches.
Scott drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fontaine is fighting off a takedown attempt but Scott is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fontaine to the mat. Fontaine regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Scott is looking to work some ground and pound but Fontaine has wrist control.
Scott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fontaine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Scott slips nicely into half guard.
Fontaine wants to control but Scott is keeping busy.
Scott uses his free foot to push down on Fontaine's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fontaine.
Scott has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fontaine's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Scott.
Scott lands a big shot there that rocks Fontaine but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Scott working the ground and pound effectively.
Scott connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Scott lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Fontaine that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Scott lands a heavy elbow.
Fontaine wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Scott.
Scott tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a couple of good shots and Fontaine has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Scott connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Fontaine to escape the position.
Scott landing with strikes.
Scott throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Scott's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Scott lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Fontaine hold on?!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Can Fontaine hold on?! Scott is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Scott is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Fontaine up.
Scott punches Fontaine on the ear.
 Fontaine is rocked!
Scott scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Fontaine is looking for a way out.
Oh Fontaine is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scott scores with punches to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ridley Scott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ridley Scott's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fontaine gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Scott gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Fontaine is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ridley Scott!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Detritus Rubble (ranked 4118 p4p, 5285 weight class) and Chuck Demorris (ranked 242 p4p, 261 weight class). Rubble comes to the cage accompanied by Flux Pavilion x Feed Me - Survive (feat. meesh). 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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144
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Detritus Rubble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Demorris!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demorris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rubble.
Demorris swings for the body but Rubble moves out of range.
Demorris throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Rubble misses.
A big right from Demorris misses.
Rubble misses with a hook. Demorris ducked under it nicely.
Demorris throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Demorris misses with a right hand
and Rubble counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Demorris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Demorris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rubble.
Rubble avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good standup being displayed there by Rubble as he connects with a hook.
Rubble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Demorris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rubble ducks under a wild hook from Demorris.
Demorris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rubbles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demorris lands a nice shot that snaps Rubble's head back.
Demorris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demorris moves away.
A nice side step and Demorris releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demorris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Demorris moves out of range as Rubble strikes.
A big right from Rubble misses.
Rubble misses with a hook. Demorris ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Demorris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Demorris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rubble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Demorris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Demorris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Demorris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rubble.
Rubble fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rubble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demorris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rubble is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Demorris's corner calls for a 1-2. Demorris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rubble looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Demorris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demorris lands a glancing blow to the side of Rubble's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demorris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rubble throws a body punch but Demorris moves out of range.
Demorris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Demorris ducks under a wild hook from Rubble.
Rubble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Demorris throws out the jab.
Rubble is looking to counter the offense by Demorris and move into the clinch.
Demorris throws a body shot but no joy.
Rubble lands with a nice combination. Demorris backs away looking to recover.
Rubble throws a big shot that misses.
Demorris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rubble.
Demorris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Demorris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rubble lands a right hook to the body.
Demorris throws a hook but Rubble blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Demorris.
Rubble scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Demorris misses with a left hand
and Rubble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rubble misses with an uppercut. Demorris saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Demorris releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rubble avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rubble connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Demorris's hands.
Demorris ducks under a wild hook from Rubble.
Demorris lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A jab lands there for Rubble.
Demorris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rubble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demorris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rubble on the side of the head.
Rubble is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Demorris throws a hook but Rubble avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demorris was well out of range. Poor timing from Rubble.
Demorris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble throws a hook to the side of Demorris's head but Demorris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Demorris throws a shot from downtown. Rubble moves away and avoids it.
Demorris misses with an uppercut. Rubble saw that one coming.
A big left from Demorris misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Rubble misses its target.
Rubble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demorris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rubble looks to land a right hand but Demorris moved out of range.
Rubble swats away the attempt to clinch by Demorris.
A quick step to the side and Rubble tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rubble looks to land a right hand but Demorris moved out of range.
Demorris throws the left hand but Rubble avoids the punch easily.
Rubble is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Demorris lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubble connects with a crisp jab.
Demorris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Demorris misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Detritus Rubble dominated that round.
That's time! Rubble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab lands there for Rubble.
Demorris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Demorris throws a body shot but no joy.
Demorris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rubble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Demorris.
Rubble swings widly with a right hand
and Demorris counters with a nice uppercut.
Rubble scores with a crisp jab that stopped Demorris in his tracks.
Rubble throws a shot from downtown. Demorris moves away and avoids it.
Rubble thuds his right hand into Demorris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Demorris throws a hook to the side of Rubble's head but Rubble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rubble is looking to counter punch.
Rubble's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rubble duly obliges.
 Demorris is rocked!
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!
Rubble staying out of range there.
Demorris is still on wobbly legs! Can Rubble finish him?
Jab, jab by Demorris - just one landing.
Rubble staying out of range there.
Demorris seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble takes a swing at Demorris's ribcage but misses.
Demorris 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.
Rubble lands with a nice combination. Demorris backs away looking to recover.
Demorris lands with an uppercut that bounces Rubble off the cage and back into range.
Demorris walks into a straight right hand from Rubble.
Demorris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Detritus Rubble is winning the standup battle so far.
Rubble misses with a wild body shot.
Rubble 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.
Demorris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Demorris ducks under a wild hook from Rubble.
Demorris let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Demorris looks to land a left hand but Rubble moved out of range nicely.
Rubble swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Demorris.
Demorris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rubble moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubble connects with a right hand. Demorris shakes it off.
Detritus Rubble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubble misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Demorris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Demorris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rubble throws an overhand right that drops Demorris like a sack of potatoes! Rubble dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Detritus Rubble!
Detritus Rubble seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morse Carson (ranked 4052 p4p, 6191 weight class) and Devon Collins (ranked 447 p4p, 535 weight class). Carson comes to the cage accompanied by You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive. 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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270
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255
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 Los Angeles, Morse Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Collins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson loads up on a big right hand but Collins slips the punch.
Carson lands with a nice combination. Collins backs away looking to recover.
Collins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Collins in his tracks.
No joy there for Carson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carson swings for the body but Collins moves out of range.
Collins drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Carson defends it well.
Carson misses with a looping right.
Carson throws a body shot but no joy.
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Collins. Those never looked like landing.
Collins dodges the punch combination from Carson.
Carson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carson connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Collins counters with a takedown into side control.
Collins wants to control but Carson is keeping him busy.
Collins in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Carson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Devon Collins!
Devon Collins decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt King (ranked 3977 p4p, 24911 weight class) and Jari Sillanpaa (ranked 233 p4p, 297 weight class). Sillanpaa has chosen Jari Sillanpää-Satulinna as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jari Sillanpaa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matt King's chin.
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145
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jari Sillanpaa!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sillanpaa defends it nicely.
Sillanpaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.
Sillanpaa tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Sillanpaa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sillanpaa missing with knees to the body.
King has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sillanpaa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sillanpaa turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sillanpaa manages to end up in side control.
King is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sillanpaa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to get back to half guard.
King is not content to let Sillanpaa control the position.
King tries to bench press Sillanpaa off him but Sillanpaa keeps the position.
King sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sillanpaa connects with a nice short shot to King's temple.
King is rocked!
Sillanpaa content to control rather than advance.
Oh King is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sillanpaa is nestled in close to King, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sillanpaa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
King is refusing to be controlled, as Sillanpaa sits in half guard.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
Sillanpaa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King actively working from the bottom here.
King looking for submissions off his back.
King actively working from the bottom here.
King looking for submissions off his back.
King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sillanpaa controlling the action here.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sillanpaa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sillanpaa trying to pass the guard but King defending well.
Sillanpaa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sillanpaa wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
King looking for subs from the bottom but Sillanpaa mounts him!
Sillanpaa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
King working to try and regain half guard.
King is trying to reverse the position but instead Sillanpaa has taken his back - oops!
Sillanpaa scores with strikes from the back.
King turns into Sillanpaa and is now in his guard.
King won't allow Sillanpaa to sweep him here.
King looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sillanpaa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
King connects with a couple of short punches.
Sillanpaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sillanpaa is trying to control the position but King postures up.
Sillanpaa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
King stands up over Sillanpaa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sillanpaa's head.
King throws an elbow that misses. Sillanpaa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in King's guard. Nice move by Sillanpaa!
King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
King working for a triangle but Sillanpaa defends it easily.
King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sillanpaa looking to pass the guard.
King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Sillanpaa 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.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sillanpaa sprawls well. Sillanpaa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
King misses with a takedown attempt
and Sillanpaa counters with an inside leg kick.
Sillanpaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sillanpaa stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King dives in for a single leg takedown but Sillanpaa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sillanpaa throws a counter combo.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
Sillanpaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sillanpaa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sillanpaa lands with a left to the head.
Sillanpaa throws a head punch that misses.
Sillanpaa scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
Sillanpaa gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sillanpaa has King pressed against the cage.
Sillanpaa just leaning against King, taking a breather.
Sillanpaa receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sillanpaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
King looking for a takedown.
King goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sillanpaa prevents it.
Sillanpaa lands a knee to the head.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sillanpaa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Sillanpaa.
Sillanpaa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
King is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
King is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sillanpaa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sillanpaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King goes for a takedown attempt but Sillanpaa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jari Sillanpaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sillanpaa tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sillanpaa to the ground. Sillanpaa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sillanpaa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
King fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sillanpaa to the ground. King is now in Sillanpaa's guard.
King lands a couple of elbows.
King preventing the sweep.
Sillanpaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sillanpaa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sillanpaa is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
Sillanpaa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sillanpaa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
King is looking for a triangle but Sillanpaa pushes his legs off easily.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
King throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sillanpaa escapes and throws King's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sillanpaa is trying to get an arm triangle but King is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sillanpaa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
King won't allow Sillanpaa to pass to mount.
King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Sillanpaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
King avoids the body shot from Sillanpaa.
Sillanpaa takes the fight into the clinch.
Sillanpaa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sillanpaa decides to pull guard.
Sillanpaa trying to control the position.
Sillanpaa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sillanpaa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. King doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sillanpaa.
Jari Sillanpaa has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King actively working from the bottom here.
Sillanpaa working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to improve his position but Sillanpaa is controlling well.
King looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sillanpaa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but King sees it coming and defends easily.
King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sillanpaa pulls his head out easily.
Sillanpaa uses his free foot to push down on King's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for King.
Sillanpaa working for a guillotine from mount but King is in no mood to give up.
King is trying desperately to improve position.
King sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sillanpaa wants to work for an arm triangle but King is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sillanpaa wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
King tries to roll over but Sillanpaa keeps him under control.
Sillanpaa working over King with some ground and pound. King looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sillanpaa is looking for a kimura but King is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sillanpaa to get the leverage.
King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sillanpaa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Sillanpaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sillanpaa working King over with strikes.
King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sillanpaa pulls his head out easily.
King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sillanpaa pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sillanpaa in particular looking to stall.
King taking some punishment here, with Sillanpaa in his half guard.
King is looking for a sweep. Sillanpaa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
King tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sillanpaa has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
King is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sillanpaa with good strikes from the mount here!
Sillanpaa prevents King from getting the reversal.
Sillanpaa cracks King with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A big strike lands for Sillanpaa! That's really hurt King and he's turned his back - Sillanpaa keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Sillanpaa jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jari Sillanpaa!
A very excited looking Jari Sillanpaa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Sikoa (ranked 3433 p4p, 2912 weight class) and Lothar Matthaus (ranked 486 p4p, 433 weight class). Joel Sikoa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joel Sikoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lothar Matthaus!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthaus closes the distance and clinches.
Matthaus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matthaus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matthaus lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Joel Sikoa has been cut.
Matthaus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sikoa goes for a takedown attempt but Matthaus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Matthaus misses with a series of wild punches.
Sikoa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Matthaus throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sikoa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matthaus sprawls well. Matthaus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sikoa gets slowly back to his feet.
Matthaus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sikoa shoots in for a takedown but Matthaus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Sikoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sikoa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Matthaus is trying to defend but Sikoa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Matthaus controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikoa wants to pass to mount but Matthaus is defending the position.
Matthaus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Matthaus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sikoa is working away from the top position though.
Sikoa is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthaus desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sikoa seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sikoa is trying to work for a kimura but Matthaus is defending well.
Sikoa seems to be working for a kimura but Matthaus defends the submission attempt.
Matthaus manages to get to full guard.
Matthaus controls Sikoa momentarily but Sikoa frees himself.
Matthaus keeping full guard, as Sikoa tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikoa slips nicely into half guard.
Matthaus misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sikoa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Matthaus is just riding it out for now. Sikoa eventually gives up the hold.
Sikoa is working for a kimura but Matthaus is defending it quite comfortably.
Sikoa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Matthaus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Matthaus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Matthaus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sikoa is one step ahead there.
Sikoa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Matthaus manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sikoa has Matthaus in his guard.
Sikoa working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Matthaus has passed into half guard!
Matthaus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Matthaus is continuing to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lothar Matthaus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joel Sikoa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matthaus instigates a clinch.
Sikoa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matthaus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sikoa fails to land the takedown.
Matthaus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Matthaus scores with a jab to the head.
Matthaus takes the fight into the clinch.
Matthaus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matthaus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sikoa's defenses.
Joel Sikoa's cut is getting worse.
Matthaus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sikoa's defenses.
Joel Sikoa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice elbow from Matthaus.
Jeez, Joel Sikoa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joel Sikoa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lothar Matthaus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Williams (ranked 3002 p4p, 3883 weight class) and Jake Paulson (ranked 365 p4p, 435 weight class). Jake Paulson 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaxon Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Paulson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Paulson lands a jab to the nose.
Williams has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Williams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paulson tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Paulson lands with a right hand.
Paulson stuffs the takedown.
Paulson misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a single leg into guard. Paulson didn't expect that.
Paulson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Paulson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt
and Paulson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaxon Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulson moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paulson moves into the clinch.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paulson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Paulson lands a good knee to the midsection. Williams won't want to take too many of those.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams letting Paulson take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Paulson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Williams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paulson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Paulson clinches with his opponent.
Williams has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Paulson after a bit of a struggle.
Paulson gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.
Williams wants a takedown but no success here.
Williams has Paulson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paulson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
Paulson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Paulson drops Williams with a big knee straight up the middle! Williams is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Williams is rocked!
Paulson sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Williams's defenses. It connects perfectly with Williams's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Paulson!
After the big win, Jake Paulson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Un-Kaged Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Volodimir Borrisinov (ranked 2319 p4p, 3729 weight class) and Billy Graham (ranked 138 p4p, 221 weight class). Billy Graham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Volodimir Borrisinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Graham !
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borrisinov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Graham did well to prevent Borrisinov getting side control.
Borrisinov has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Graham is trying to maintain the position but Borrisinov is very close to passing his half guard.
Borrisinov stops Graham from getting back to his feet.
Borrisinov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Graham is looking for a sweep. Borrisinov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Borrisinov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Borrisinov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Graham manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Borrisinov stands up over Graham , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Borrisinov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Borrisinov defends well.
Graham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Borrisinov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Borrisinov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Borrisinov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Graham 's face as Borrisinov controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham is trying to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graham wants to control but Borrisinov postures up.
You can see the frustration on Graham 's face as Borrisinov controls the position.
Graham is looking to reverse the position.
Borrisinov just content to control the position.
Graham is trying to get back to half guard.
Borrisinov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Graham is trying to control Borrisinov's posture but Borrisinov avoids it.
Graham is letting Borrisinov control him for a moment.
Graham has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Borrisinov trying to control the action but Graham is working from the bottom.
Graham struggling a bit here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Borrisinov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Graham makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Graham .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov forces his way into half guard.
Borrisinov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Borrisinov.
Graham gets full guard.
Borrisinov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Borrisinov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Borrisinov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Volodimir Borrisinov 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.
Borrisinov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Graham napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Borrisinov staying calm.
Graham regains half guard.
Borrisinov controlling the action here.
Graham is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Borrisinov lands a nice short elbow.
Borrisinov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Borrisinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham trying to hold on to Borrisinov's head to control him but Borrisinov postures up.
Graham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Borrisinov is controlling the pace.
Graham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Borrisinov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Volodimir Borrisinov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Graham trying to hold on to Borrisinov's head to control him but Borrisinov postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Borrisinov lands a nice short elbow.
Borrisinov stalling.
The fighters are battling for position here. Graham manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Borrisinov wants to control from the top but Graham keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Borrisinov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Graham manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Borrisinov postures up.
Borrisinov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Borrisinov continues to hold on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Borrisinov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Borrisinov wants to control from the top but Graham keeps moving.
Borrisinov chips away with some ground and pound.
Borrisinov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borrisinov passes Graham 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Graham wants to control but Borrisinov is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Volodimir Borrisinov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Borrisinov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Graham 's half guard.
Borrisinov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Borrisinov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Borrisinov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Borrisinov is pressing down on Graham 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Graham is holding on for now.
Graham trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borrisinov is taking a breather. Graham says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Borrisinov stops Graham from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Borrisinov in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham is looking for a sweep. Borrisinov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Graham is in trouble now - Borrisinov has advanced to mount!
Borrisinov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Graham is working to get back to half guard.
Graham is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Borrisinov content just to control the position here.
Graham is looking to get to half guard.
Borrisinov lands a big shot there that rocks Graham but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Volodimir Borrisinov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Graham wants to get back to his feet.
Graham tries to lock up and control but Borrisinov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Borrisinov controlling from mount.
Graham wants to control but Borrisinov is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham is in all sorts of trouble here.
Graham is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Borrisinov controlling the pace for now.
Graham wants to hold on but Borrisinov pushes him away.
Borrisinov controlling his opponent.
Borrisinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graham can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billy Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graham is working to get back to half guard.
Graham tries to hold on but Borrisinov pushes him away.
Borrisinov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Graham is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borrisinov controlling from mount.
Further stalling from Borrisinov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Volodimir Borrisinov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Borrisinov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Volodimir Borrisinov!
Volodimir Borrisinov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Greene (ranked 1503 p4p, 3224 weight class) and Derrick Gawain (ranked 204 p4p, 404 weight class). Greene's entrance music is Tokyo Drifting - Glass Animals & Denzel Curry. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Gawain!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Greene. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Greene.
Gawain ducks right into an uppercut from Greene.
Gawain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gawain misses with a lunging right hand
and Gawain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Greene looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Greene ducks under a wild hook from Gawain.
Greene throws a good cross that connects.
Gawain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gawain is rocked!
Gawain shoots in and drives through. Greene sprawls well.
Gawain is still on wobbly legs! Can Greene finish him?
Greene defending well as Gawain loads up on a big left hand.
Gawain seems to have recovered his senses.
Gawain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gawain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gawain throws a lazy right hand but Greene sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gawain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gawain shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Greene as he jumps to the side.
Greene scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Gawain misses its intended target.
Gawain loads up on a big right hand but Greene slips the punch.
Gawain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene drops Gawain with a naaaaasty hook - Gawain is in real trouble here! Greene dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Greene!
Marcus Greene seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lieutenant Nog (ranked 1470 p4p, 2271 weight class) and Ulysses Corbin (ranked 233 p4p, 353 weight class). Nog comes to the cage accompanied by House of Pain - Put on Your Shit Kickers. The key to victory for Lieutenant Nog has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lieutenant Nog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Corbin!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corbin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ulysses Corbin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nog leaves Corbin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Nog wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Corbin shoots for a takedown but Nog saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nog tries to work over Corbin's front leg with a kick but Corbin checks it.
Corbin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nog defends it well.
Nog gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Corbin swings widly with a right hand
and Nog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corbin moves out of range of the strikes.
Corbin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nog is trying to defend but Corbin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nog kicks off Corbin and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nog slips under a jab from Corbin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbin lands with a cross.
Corbin throws the left hand but Nog avoids the punch easily.
Nog scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corbin slips a straight right by Nog.
A slow jab from Corbin misses its intended target.
Corbin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corbin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nog keeping control of the position.
Corbin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Corbin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nog is looking to improve his position.
Nog on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nog tries to get out of the position.
Corbin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nog doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Corbin.
Nog manages to get to full guard.
Corbin throwing strikes from guard but Nog blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbin scoring with some ground and pound.
Corbin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Corbin trying to control the position from guard on top but Nog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corbin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Corbin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Corbin throwing strikes but missing.
Corbin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Corbin in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Nog's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nog is looking for a sweep.
Nog tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Corbin presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Nog is squirming around, avoiding Corbin's attempts to control the action.
Nog wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Corbin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Corbin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Corbin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nog scores with a nice strike.
Nog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corbin lands a head shot.
Nog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corbin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Ulysses Corbin has been cut.
Lieutenant Nog is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nog drops Corbin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Corbin looks back up at him and smiles so Nog waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Corbin is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nog slips under a jab from Corbin.
Corbin is still on wobbly legs! Can Nog finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Nog.
Nog avoids the body shot from Corbin.
Corbin seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nog.
Corbin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Corbin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nog counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nog moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nog feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Corbin sprawling to the canvas! Corbin rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nog finish him?!
Corbin is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Nog doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Corbin crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Corbin's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lieutenant Nog!
A relieved looking Lieutenant Nog thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Coles (ranked 1318 p4p, 1955 weight class) and Blade Blake (ranked 204 p4p, 305 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phillip Coles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Blake!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake staying out of range there.
Blake takes the fight into the clinch.
Blake jumps guard.
Blake looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Coles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blake on the ground.
Blake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake being controlled here, momentarily.
Blake working a defensive guard here.
Coles passes Blake's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake is looking to control Coles's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blake avoid being mounted?
Coles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Coles is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Blake looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake controlling the position well.
Blake trying to control here.
Coles content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Blake wants to get back to full guard.
Coles controlling the pace.
Blake wants to control but Coles is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Coles is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Coles passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Blake!
Blake tries to lock up and control but Coles gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Blake is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Coles is staying active.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Coles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Coles sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blake wants to hold on but Coles pushes him away.
Blake just holding on.
Coles tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coles avoids the attempt from Blake to control.
Coles content just to control the position here.
Blake tries to hold on but Coles pushes him away.
Blake can't escape the position.
Blake looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Coles controlling his opponent.
Blake wants to control but Coles is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coles sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blake can't escape the position.
Coles controlling from the full mount.
Blake tries to lock up and control but Coles gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Coles controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blake tries to lock up and control but Coles gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Coles dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blake tries to clinch but Coles moves out of range.
Blake pushes Coles up against the cage in a clinch.
Coles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blake tries to pull guard but Coles won't allow it.
Blake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blake tries to pull guard but Coles won't allow it.
Phillip Coles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blade Blake.
Blake is trying to pull guard but Coles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blake ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blake no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Blake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coles manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Coles controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Phillip Coles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coles's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake has his foot on Coles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Coles works his way back into a safe position though.
Blake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Coles controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Blake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coles pushes down on Blake's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Coles is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Coles is thwarting Blake's attempts to control the position.
Coles is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two 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.
Coles is thwarting Blake's attempts to control the position.
Coles controlling the pace.
Coles decides to stand up.
Blake drives through and clinches with Coles against the cage.
Blake jumps guard.
Coles engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coles avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coles is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coles manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blake pushes a forearm under Coles's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Coles is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blade Blake!
After winning the bout, Blade Blake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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