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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 3819 p4p, 3405 weight class) and Bunny Anstey (ranked 430 p4p, 393 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Duterte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duterte forces Anstey back against the cage and clinches.
Duterte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duterte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anstey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duterte tries a knee to the head but Anstey blocks it.
Duterte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Duterte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duterte looking to throw knees to the head but Anstey is blocking nicely.
Anstey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Duterte pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Duterte looking to throw knees to the head but Anstey is blocking nicely.
Duterte misses with the head strike.
Anstey fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duterte lands a good knee to the midsection. Anstey won't want to take too many of those.
Duterte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duterte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anstey looks winded!
Duterte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey is trying to pull guard but Duterte has him pressed against the cage.
Rodrigo Duterte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bunny Anstey.
Duterte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duterte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ansteys head.
Duterte working aggressively here.
Duterte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duterte's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Duterte misses with a knee strike.
Duterte tries to land a knee to the head but Anstey blocks with his arms.
Duterte trying to land knees to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Anstey has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Anstey tries to pull guard but Duterte holds him up against the cage and eventually Anstey drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anstey prevents a body shot from Duterte.
Duterte trying to land knees to the body.
Duterte tries to land a knee to the head but Anstey blocks with his arms.
Duterte is struggling to control the position.
Duterte is leaning against Anstey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Duterte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anstey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anstey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Duterte smiles and moves away.
Duterte rushes Anstey and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duterte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anstey pulls guard effortlessly.
Duterte trying to control the position from guard on top but Anstey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duterte throwing strikes from guard but Anstey blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey keeping moving, preventing Duterte from controlling successfully.
Anstey controlling the position.
Duterte postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Anstey is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Duterte, into his guard.
Duterte is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Anstey has his hands clasped together but Duterte extends and breaks Anstey's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Duterte.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodrigo Duterte!
Rodrigo Duterte 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikora Tama (ranked 2597 p4p, 2521 weight class) and Mawashi Geri (ranked 310 p4p, 295 weight class). Mawashi Geri has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikora Tama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mawashi Geri!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Geri punishes Tama's body with a nice straight punch.
Tama shoots in looking for a takedown. Geri tries to sprawl out of it but Tama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Geri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Geri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tama dives in and grabs Geri's left leg, looking for a takedown. Geri pushes down on Tama's head and hops out.
Tama feints and as Geri raises his hands in defense, Tama changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tama postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tama is standing up over Geri. Geri looks to escape but Tama dives into side control.
Tama is looking to take a break and control but Geri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tama has an Americana. Geri didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Tama is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Tama hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nikora Tama!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Itziar Belmond (ranked 1644 p4p, 3444 weight class) and Pope Cozad (ranked 228 p4p, 415 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cozad's choice of entrance music: Spirit In The Sky- Norman Greenbaum. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Itziar Belmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pope Cozad!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cozad shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Belmond as he avoids it easily.
Cozad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cozad moves into range and clinches up with Belmond.
Cozad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cozad is working Belmond over against the cage.
Belmond blocks an uppercut.
Cozad tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Belmond just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cozad tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Belmond just stands there and leans against the cage.
Itziar Belmond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pope Cozad.
Belmond lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Belmond.
Belmond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cozad's defenses.
Belmond scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cozad tries a body shot but Belmond blocks it.
Belmond lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Pope Cozad has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmond is working Cozad over against the cage.
Belmond lands a hook that snaps the head of Cozad backwards.
Cozad swings wildly with an uppercut but Belmond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cozad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belmond's elbow.
Cozad scores with a shot to the side of Belmond's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cozad.
Cozad misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Belmond.
Cozad lands a hook that snaps the head of Belmond backwards.
Cozad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Cozad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cozad fails to land.
The referee calls for Belmond to work.
Cozad has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Belmond uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cozad has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Belmond is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cozad.
Belmond tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Cozad is trying to escape the position but Belmond is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cozad wants to control but Belmond postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Belmond wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belmond tries to stand but Cozad is controlling his head.
The referee asks Belmond politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Belmond prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cozad is trying to improve his position.
Cozad is trying to control Belmond's posture but Belmond avoids it.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Belmond tries to stand but Cozad is controlling his head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Itziar Belmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cozad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belmond.
Cozad scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cozad is looking to stall here but Belmond recovers full guard.
Cozad trying to move into half guard but instead Belmond has managed to sweep!
Belmond is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cozad is looking for a triangle here but Belmond uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Itziar Belmond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pope Cozad's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Some bone on bone action there as Cozad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cozad is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Belmond throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cozad counters with a takedown into side control.
Belmond is trying to control Cozad's posture but Cozad avoids it.
Belmond isn't going anywhere.
Cozad controlling from side mount.
Cozad is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Belmond has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cozad tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cozad has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Belmond is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Belmond is pushing Cozad's head away, looking to escape. Cozad manages to hold on to the position though.
Cozad controls the position.
Cozad is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Belmond is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cozad working away.
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.
Cozad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belmond keeps working.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Belmond throws a leg kick
and Cozad counters with a takedown into side control.
Cozad moves into full mount!
Cozad tries to control but Belmond wriggling away.
Pope Cozad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Belmond gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad stops Belmond from getting back to his feet.
Cozad is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Belmond sees it coming and defends easily.
Belmond is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cozad is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Belmond reverses the position - he's now on top in Cozad's guard.
Belmond sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Belmond won't allow Cozad to sweep him here.
Belmond avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Belmond is looking to stand up but Cozad won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cozad working for submissions but it's allowed Belmond to get to half guard.
Cozad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pope Cozad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pope Cozad's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Belmond turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belmond jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Belmond tries to clinch but Cozad is having none of it.
Belmond closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Belmond.
Cozad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cozad tries to pull guard but Belmond won't allow it.
Belmond working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cozad tries a body shot but Belmond blocks it.
Belmond pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cozad tries to work over Belmond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Itziar Belmond has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cozad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belmond's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad tries to throw a body punch but Belmond avoids it by throwing Cozad back against the cage.
Cozad jumps guard but Belmond turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cozad letting Belmond take a breather here.
Belmond blocks a body shot from Cozad.
Cozad fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Itziar Belmond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pope Cozad.
Cozad tries to work over Belmond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cozad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belmond trying to control the position but instead, Cozad has worked for underhooks and has pushed Belmond into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belmond.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmond misses with an elbow over the top.
Belmond taking a breather.
Belmond blocks an uppercut.
Cozad misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Belmond fails to land.
Cozad tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Belmond just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cozad is trying to pull guard but Belmond turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Belmond lands an elbow inside that Cozad shrugs off.
A left hand lands to the body for Belmond.
Cozad tries a body shot but Belmond blocks it.
Cozad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cozad working aggressively here.
Belmond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belmond pushes Cozad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belmond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cozad can do to turn this around?
Cozad tries to pull guard but Belmond holds him up against the cage and eventually Cozad drops back down to his feet.
Cozad misses with some punches.
Belmond holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Belmond just leaning against Cozad, taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cozad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmond comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Belmond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cozad tries to pull guard but Belmond won't allow it.
Cozad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cozad tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Belmond smiles and moves away.
Cozad looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cozad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belmond is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belmond is pulling down on Cozad's head. It's preventing any offense from Cozad, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Itziar Belmond showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Belmond has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itziar Belmond!
During a confident post fight interview, Itziar Belmond thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artemis Entreri (ranked 841 p4p, 3627 weight class) and Mustafa McBeth (ranked 126 p4p, 448 weight class). Mustafa McBeth has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Artemis Entreri's chin.
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artemis Entreri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mustafa McBeth!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Entreri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Mustafa McBeth has been cut.
Entreri throws a poor cross that misses
enabling McBeth to counter with a crisp jab.
Entreri throws a predictable looking body shot
letting McBeth counter with a right hand.
Entreri throws a shot from downtown. McBeth moves away and avoids it.
McBeth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Entreri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on McBeth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McBeth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Entreri misses with a hook.
McBeth lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McBeth slips under a jab from Entreri.
McBeth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Entreri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Entreri tests McBeth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Entreri misses with a body shot
and McBeth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBeth misses with a series of wild punches.
Entreri scores with a hook to the body. McBeth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McBeth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McBeth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Entreri drops McBeth with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but McBeth looks back up at him and smiles so Entreri waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 McBeth is rocked!
Entreri lands an uppercut out of nowhere! McBeth falls backwards - clearly groggy! Entreri dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artemis Entreri!
Artemis Entreri spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Obasi (ranked 3843 p4p, 1492 weight class) and Tomahawk Chai (ranked 469 p4p, 232 weight class). Solomon Obasi 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Solomon Obasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomahawk Chai!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obasi fails with the takedown.
Chai fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Obasi misses its intended target.
Obasi scores with a leg kick.
Obasi misses with a head kick.
Obasi misses the shot to the body.
Obasi defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Obasi tries for a takedown but Chai circles away easily
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obasi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Good work by Chai as he checks the leg kick.
Obasi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi lands a body shot.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Obasi moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Obasi.
Obasi gets a takedown into half guard.
Chai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Obasi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Obasi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Obasi is looking to work some ground and pound but Chai has wrist control.
Obasi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chai keeping full guard, as Obasi tries to pass.
Obasi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Obasi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Obasi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai seems keen to control Obasi's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obasi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chai's head.
Obasi throws an elbow that misses. Chai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Obasi's guard. Nice move by Chai!
Obasi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Obasi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Obasi looking for a guillotine here but Chai defends easily.
Obasi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chai defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obasi looking for a sweep. Not yet Obasi, not yet.
Obasi is working hard here to advance position.
Chai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Obasi is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Obasi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Obasi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice body kick there by Chai.
A leg kick checked by Chai.
Obasi throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obasi feints and then cracks Chai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chai down.
Obasi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Obasi jabs Chai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Obasi slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Obasi down.
Chai misses with a double jab.
Chai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obasi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Solomon Obasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obasi cracks a nice hook into Chai's ribs.
Obasi takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Obasi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Obasi misses.
Chai throws a low kick but Obasi moves out of range easily.
Chai stuffs the takedown.
Obasi drops his hands momentarily and Chai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Obasi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Obasi throws a low kick but Chai avoids it.
Obasi misses with a takedown
and Obasi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Solomon Obasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chai unleashes a big counter combination but Obasi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Obasi dives in for a single leg takedown but Chai sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chai prevents a body shot from Obasi.
Obasi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai lands a right hand.
Chai prevents a body shot from Obasi.
Obasi struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obasi backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai lands a left hand.
Obasi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Obasi! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Chai is unloading with more strikes now! Obasi drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomahawk Chai!
Tomahawk Chai very nearly forgot to thank Critical Mass Q159.9 $74.95 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Venegas (ranked 2329 p4p, 2572 weight class) and Toshika Koga (ranked 199 p4p, 219 weight class). Frankie Venegas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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32
145
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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 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Venegas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toshika Koga!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venegas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koga circles away.
Koga tries to score a power double leg takedown but Venegas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Koga somewhat.
Venegas feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Venegas trying to control but Koga is working from the bottom.
Venegas working some strikes from top position.
Venegas trying to control the position from guard on top but Koga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koga is controlling Venegas 's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venegas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Koga keeping moving, preventing Venegas from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venegas being controlled here momentarily.
Venegas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Venegas trying to control but Koga is working from the bottom.
Koga managing to control the position.
Venegas trying to control but Koga is working from the bottom.
Venegas passes Koga's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Koga slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Venegas is looking to work some ground and pound but Koga has wrist control.
Koga managing to control the position.
Venegas throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koga is pulling down on Venegas 's head. It's preventing any offense from Venegas , at least for the moment.
Venegas tries to free his leg and advance position but Koga is retaining full guard.
Venegas trying to control the position from guard on top but Koga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koga is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Venegas slips nicely into half guard.
Venegas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Koga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Koga is defending against the submission attempts here by Venegas .
Koga slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Koga seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venegas trying to control the position from guard on top but Koga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Venegas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Venegas passes Koga's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Koga makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Koga.
Venegas postures up in Koga's guard and throws a big left but Koga blocks it.
Venegas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Venegas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Venegas wants to control from the top but Koga keeps moving.
Koga is controlling Venegas 's posture.
Venegas passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koga keeping control of the position.
Koga is trying to control but can't.
Koga is looking to improve his position.
Koga keeping hold of Venegas 's head, controlling as best he can.
Koga is defending against the submission attempts here by Venegas .
Venegas wants to work for an arm triangle but Koga is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koga makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Koga.
Venegas trying to control but Koga is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Venegas 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.
Koga changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Venegas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Venegas bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Koga drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venegas wants to control but Koga postures up.
Venegas is letting Koga control him for a moment.
Koga passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Venegas !
Koga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Venegas can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koga takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Koga trying to control but Venegas is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koga controlling his opponent.
Frankie Venegas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Venegas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Koga controlling from mount.
Koga's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Koga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Venegas is looking to escape.
Koga takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venegas is looking to improve his position but Koga isn't that keen on the idea.
Venegas wants to hold on but Koga pushes him away.
Venegas is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Venegas is controlling an arm, preventing Koga from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Koga controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venegas prevents Koga from taking his back.
Koga controlling the position easily from mount.
Venegas wants to hold on but Koga pushes him away.
Koga content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venegas wants to control but Koga is having none of it.
Koga looking to control and managing it successfully.
More stalling from Koga.
Venegas can't escape the position.
Koga content just to control the position here.
Venegas is squirming around, avoiding Koga's attempts to control the action.
Koga controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koga avoids the attempt from Venegas to control.
Venegas is looking to improve his position but Koga isn't that keen on the idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toshika Koga 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Venegas darts in and clinches Koga up against the cage.
Venegas gets underhooks to prevent Koga's takedown attempt.
Venegas turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Koga is looking for a sweep.
Venegas controls the position from side control.
Koga is trying to control Venegas 's posture but Venegas avoids it.
Venegas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Koga is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Koga is looking to regain half guard here but Venegas keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koga manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Venegas is trying to work for a kimura but Koga is defending well.
Koga controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koga wants to improve his position but Venegas is controlling well.
Venegas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Koga knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Koga works his way to full guard. Good work.
Koga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Koga is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Koga is continuing to stall.
Venegas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Venegas throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Venegas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Venegas trying to control the position from guard on top but Koga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koga is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Venegas .
Koga shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Venegas is trying to defend but Koga finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Venegas is trying to control but can't.
Venegas is trying to stand up here but Koga is controlling him well.
Koga controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koga works his way into full mount!
Venegas is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Venegas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koga pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Koga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Venegas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Koga fails to move to back control.
Koga controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venegas is looking to get to half guard.
Koga controlling the position easily from mount.
Koga wants to take Venegas 's back but he can't do it this time.
Venegas is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Koga controlling his opponent.
Venegas is squirming around, avoiding Koga's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koga pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Koga looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toshika Koga.
I think Koga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Toshika Koga!
Toshika Koga 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Luuk Benjamin (ranked 1036 p4p, 2235 weight class) and Diogo Martins (ranked 96 p4p, 190 weight class). Martins has chosen Monte Tiene Garabato as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luuk Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diogo Martins!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martins darts in trying to clinch
letting Benjamin counter with a right hand.
Martins throws a head kick that half lands.
We've been told by Benjamin's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Martins tries to clinch
and Benjamin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benjamin misses with a straight left.
Martins cracks Benjamin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martins throws a sloppy head kick and Benjamin moves out of range easily.
Martins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Benjamin misses with an uppercut. Martins saw that one coming.
Benjamin punishes Martins's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benjamin avoids the head kick by Martins.
Martins has Benjamin up against the cage in a clinch.
Martins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Benjamin struggles to land a body shot inside as Martins controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin lands with a left to the head.
Martins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martins lands a good knee to the midsection. Benjamin won't want to take too many of those.
Benjamin pushes Martins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martins misses with a knee to the head.
Martins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Benjamin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martins.
Benjamin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martins has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Benjamin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martins manages to avoid it.
Martins clinches up against the cage.
Benjamin throws a punch but it's blocked by Martins.
Benjamin lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Benjamin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benjamin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benjamin throws a looping overhand right but Martins ducks down to avoid it.
Martins throws an off balance right hand
and Benjamin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Martins there.
Nice straight punches there by Benjamin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benjamin.
Benjamin scores with a nice head shot.
Martins is rocked!
Martins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benjamin counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luuk Benjamin!
A relieved looking Luuk Benjamin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bimbo Slaissi (ranked 431 p4p, 773 weight class) and David Hanson (ranked 67 p4p, 117 weight class). Bimbo Slaissi 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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bimbo Slaissi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, David Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaissi misses with a double jab
and Hanson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hanson.
Hanson looking to pass the guard.
Hanson connects with a couple of short punches.
Hanson has gone for a leg lock! Slaissi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hanson's guard.
Hanson looking for a guillotine here but Slaissi defends easily.
Hanson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Slaissi defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson has an active guard here but Slaissi has managed to pass into half guard.
Hanson wants to get back to full guard.
Hanson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hanson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Slaissi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Slaissi's back!
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Hanson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hanson is looking for a choke. Slaissi gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Slaissi manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Hanson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hanson working for submissions but it's allowed Slaissi to get to half guard.
Slaissi blocks the strikes from Hanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Still in half guard, Slaissi seems content to control.
Hanson is trying to get back to full guard.
Slaissi controlling the action here.
Hanson tries to roll over but Slaissi keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Slaissi seems content to control.
Hanson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hanson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Slaissi uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hanson tries to improve position but can't.
Hanson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Slaissi off and has taken his back!
Hanson working for a choke but Slaissi is defending well.
Hanson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Hanson is looking for the choke from the back position but Slaissi is controlling his hands well.
Slaissi trying to control the position but Hanson manages to sink in the hooks.
Slaissi rolls, trying to escape but Hanson keeps control of the position.
Hanson is trying to stick to Slaissi's back but Slaissi is turning into Hanson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hanson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Slaissi.
Hanson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hanson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hanson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanson has his foot on Slaissi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slaissi works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Hanson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Slaissi tried to score with a low kick but Hanson checks it.
Slaissi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slaissi lands a two punch combo.
Slaissi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hanson feints the counter takedown.
We've been told by Slaissi's head coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hanson avoids the head kick by Slaissi.
Slaissi throws a lazy right hand but Hanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slaissi works the jab nicely.
Slaissi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hanson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson defending well as Slaissi loads up on a big left hand.
Hanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slaissi.
Slaissi wants to slow Hanson down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hanson has time to react.
Slaissi lands a body shot.
Hanson ducks under a wild hook from Slaissi.
Slaissi misses with a head kick.
Slaissi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hanson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slaissi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hanson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bimbo Slaissi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slaissi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slaissi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Slaissi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Slaissi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Slaissi coming out on top.
A telegraphed right hand from Slaissi misses the target.
Hanson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Slaissi with a jab.
Hanson 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!
Hanson moves away from the strike by Slaissi.
Hanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Slaissi finish him?
Hanson shoots in but no luck this time.
Slaissi seems to be stalking Hanson here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Hanson drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bimbo Slaissi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Shields (ranked 1534 p4p, 220 weight class) and Clint Rivers (ranked 213 p4p, 29 weight class). Shields comes to the cage accompanied by Seven Nation Army. Jake Shields has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shields with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rivers to score with a decent uppercut.
Rivers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shields is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rivers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shields or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivers, which made it look bad.
Good standup being displayed there by Rivers as he connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Rivers. Beautiful body shot.
Shields will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shields manages to avoid it.
Shields tries to clinch but Rivers moves away
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Rivers cracks Shields with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shields gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rivers to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rivers postures up.
Rivers has gone for a leg lock! Shields slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rivers's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields is fighting to break Rivers's control of his arms but Rivers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rivers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rivers managing to control the position.
Let's hope that Rivers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Shields trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rivers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shields wants to control from the top but Rivers keeps moving.
Shields trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rivers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Shields stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rivers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rivers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shields closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rivers has one of Shields's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Rivers is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rivers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rivers is defending against the submission attempts here by Shields.
Rivers is concentrating on defense, preventing Shields from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers moves into full guard.
Rivers is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Shields stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rivers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shields trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivers is pulling down on Shields's head to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Rivers dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rivers misses with a leg kick.
Rivers punishes Shields's body with a nice straight punch.
Shields looks to land a right hand but Rivers moved out of range.
Rivers has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Shields is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Shields shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rivers pinned against the cage. Rivers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shields looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivers is fending him off so far but Shields persists. Nope, Rivers circles away and we're back to standing.
Shields fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rivers avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shields paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivers drives through and clinches with Shields against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Shields's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shields pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rivers can't find room to land a body shot as Shields controls the action.
Rivers tries to pull guard but Shields won't allow it.
Shields wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rivers is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Shields can't fight it off and eventually Rivers manages to take the fight to the floor. Shields looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rivers stands up over Shields, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rivers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rivers wants to control from the top but Shields keeps moving.
Rivers might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shields haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rivers postures up.
Shields keeping moving, preventing Rivers from controlling successfully.
Shields throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rivers landing some decent shots from guard.
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.
Rivers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rivers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rivers distracts Shields with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rivers wants to control from the top but Shields keeps moving.
Rivers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rivers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shields's head.
 Shields is rocked!
Shields is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rivers is aware though and is defending well.
Rivers works over Shields with some ground and pound from guard.
Oh Shields is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shields is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivers is in close to Shields's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rivers scoring with some ground and pound.
Rivers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rivers gets to his feet and stands over Shields, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Shields felt that one! Rivers unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Shields from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Rivers!
After the big win, Clint Rivers made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Jake Shields was interviewed post fight and said 'As long as you're open-minded you can learn stuff from anyone.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Batu Otgonbayar (ranked 1083 p4p, 750 weight class) and Ewgenju Scorfna (ranked 148 p4p, 99 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Batu Otgonbayar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ewgenju Scorfna!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Otgonbayar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Otgonbayar is looking to clinch.
Otgonbayar is looking to clinch.
Scorfna changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Otgonbayar wants to clinch but Scorfna slips to the side
and Scorfna counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Scorfna seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Otgonbayar is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ewgenju Scorfna!
A relieved looking Ewgenju Scorfna 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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