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NYF 45: Adebisi vs Tonioli PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Dickweed (ranked 4275 p4p, 2955 weight class) and Angel Hernandez (ranked 428 p4p, 321 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Dickweed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angel Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez leaves Dickweed with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hernandez swings for the body but Dickweed moves out of range.
Dickweed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hernandez.
Hernandez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've been hearing reports that Dickweed has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hernandez.
Hernandez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hernandez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hernandez.
Dickweed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hernandez connects with a solid leg kick.
Dickweed has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hernandez.
Dickweed is breathing heavily.
Hernandez misses with a head kick.
Dickweed is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hernandez.
Decent striking displayed by Hernandez there.
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!
Dickweed tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hernandez swivels and escapes.
Hernandez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hernandez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
John Dickweed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hernandez scores with a nice right hand.
Dickweed has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez scores with a kick to the body.
Hernandez works Dickweed's body with a nice hook.
Dickweed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hernandez throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hernandez.
Dickweed moves out of range of the body kick from Hernandez.
Dickweed wants to clinch up but Hernandez keeps it at a distance.
Hernandez throws a shot to the body.
Angel Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez jabs at Dickweed's body.
Hernandez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick from Hernandez lands but Dickweed takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick from Hernandez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hernandez. Dickweed shrugs it off though.
Hernandez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hernandez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hernandez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hernandez dips to his left and cracks Dickweed with an uppercut!
Hernandez with a nice calf kick.
Good leg kick by Hernandez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dickweed walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hernandez.
A nice leg kick from Hernandez, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Hernandez.
Hernandez scores with a nice body kick.
Hernandez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dickweed is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hernandez throws a leg kick which misses Dickweed's front leg but catches the back leg as Dickweed tries to avoid it.
Dickweed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hernandez connects with a looping right hand.
Hernandez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dickweed sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hernandez scores with a kick to the body.
Hernandez connects with an inside leg kick.
Hernandez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hernandez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dickweed has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez thuds his shin into the meat of Dickweed's side.
Hernandez jabs at Dickweed's body.
Dickweed tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is looking to slow Dickweed down with leg kicks.
Dickweed on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hernandez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dickweed's sensitive parts.
Hernandez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hernandez lands with an uppercut that bounces Dickweed off the cage and back into range.
Hernandez scores with a hook to the body. Dickweed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hernandez feints and then cracks Dickweed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dickweed down.
Hernandez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice body kick there by Hernandez.
Hernandez thumps Dickweed with a low kick.
Hernandez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickweed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hernandez.
A nice leg kick from Hernandez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hernandez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dickweed has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hernandez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hernandez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dickweed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Dickweed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hernandez lands a big head kick that sends Dickweed tumbling to the mat! Hernandez takes a step backwards and waves Dickweed back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Dickweed is rocked!
Hernandez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Dickweed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dickweed.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dickweed wants to stay close but Hernandez steps back to make room for something. Dickweed seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Hernandez and Dickweed drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Angel Hernandez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Alvarez (ranked 1530 p4p, 2522 weight class) and Justin Case (ranked 199 p4p, 290 weight class). Justin Case is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Case!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez lands a two punch combo.
 It looks like Justin Case has been cut.
Alvarez connects with a high kick.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Case with a series of wild strikes but Case uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Alvarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Case counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Case controls from within his opponent's guard.
Case's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Case 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A jab from Alvarez does it's job there.
Alvarez throws a hook but Case blocks it.
An inside leg kick from Case misses.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Case moves out of range easily.
Case dodges the punch combination from Alvarez.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Case counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Case is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Case has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Case prevents Alvarez from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to control but Case is having none of it.
Case looking to control but Alvarez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alvarez wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Case is cranking Alvarez's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Alvarez! He's tightened the choke and Alvarez is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Justin Case!
Justin Case thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steel Adams (ranked 1453 p4p, 1142 weight class) and Julian Diaz (ranked 189 p4p, 140 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steel Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julian Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Adams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Adams throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Adams cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Adams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz wants to break free but Adams has control.
Diaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adams lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Adams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
A right hook to the body lands for Adams.
Adams tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Diaz slows down the pace here.
Adams leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Diaz pushes off an throws an elbow but Adams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Adams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Adams.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams blocks an elbow strike from Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Adams is working Diaz over against the cage.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz tries to circle away but Adams has him pinned against the cage.
Adams lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Adams lands a body punch.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
A short right from Adams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Adams tries to stall but Diaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Adams dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Adams.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams avoids the elbow strike from Diaz, against the cage.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Adams.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Julian Diaz has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steel Adams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julian Diaz's cut.
That's time! Adams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Adams rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adams leaning against his opponent.
Adams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 Diaz is rocked!
Adams controlling the action here for a moment.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams blocking some punches.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adams.
Diaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams lands a right hand.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Adams has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Adams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Adams finish him?
Adams lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Adams blocks an elbow strike from Diaz.
Adams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adams throws a big uppercut that drops Diaz! More strikes from Adams and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Diaz lies dazed against the cage as Adams celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steel Adams!
An out of breath Steel Adams thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Sharpe (ranked 1021 p4p, 2898 weight class) and Meebly Gibbersnout (ranked 134 p4p, 319 weight class). Gibbersnout has chosen Purge announcement as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Sharpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Meebly Gibbersnout!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sharpe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gibbersnout wants a takedown.
Sharpe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sharpe prevents the takedown attempt.
Sharpe lands a takedown into guard.
Gibbersnout wants to sweep but no luck.
Sharpe scoring with some ground and pound.
Sharpe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sharpe cracks Gibbersnout with a solid left hand.
Sharpe scoring with some ground and pound.
Sharpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Gibbersnout is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gibbersnout has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sharpe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sharpe lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbersnout looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gibbersnout looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gibbersnout has momentary wrist control but Sharpe slips an elbow through the middle.
Sharpe with a nice head shot there.
Gibbersnout had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sharpe defends it easily.
Sharpe postures up and lands a big shot to Gibbersnout's brow.
Sharpe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sharpe cracks Gibbersnout with a solid left hand.
Sharpe distracts Gibbersnout with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sharpe is working Gibbersnout over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sharpe trying to control but Gibbersnout is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Sharpe has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sharpe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Gibbersnout covers up, he's hurt! Sharpe keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Sharpe and the ref steps in to end the fight! Sharpe can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donovan Sharpe!
Our winner, Donovan Sharpe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toti Rotiz (ranked 726 p4p, 1172 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 112 p4p, 175 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rotiz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Southtown . Toti Rotiz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toti Rotiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotiz throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rotiz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rotiz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rotiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rotiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rotiz misses with a two punch combination.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rotiz tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Rotiz avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones keeps control of Rotiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rotiz's efforts to push away.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rotiz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rotiz manages to break the clinch.
Rotiz throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Rotiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Rotiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rotiz.
Jones swings for the body but Rotiz moves out of range.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rotiz throws a one two combo.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Rotiz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rotiz lands the left hand.
Rotiz avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Rotiz.
Rotiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones closes the distance but Rotiz moves to the side
and Rotiz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Rotiz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jones sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones gets back to half guard.
Jones felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rotiz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Rotiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rotiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rotiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rotiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Rotiz throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rotiz postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Rotiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rotiz advances position into side control!
Jones is trying to improve his position.
Rotiz looks up at the clock and then as Jones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rotiz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rotiz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz cracks Jones with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Rotiz immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Jones is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Rotiz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toti Rotiz!
Toti Rotiz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Flynn Knightley (ranked 2667 p4p, 5111 weight class) and Lieb Fraumilch (ranked 192 p4p, 276 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flynn Knightley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lieb Fraumilch!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraumilch checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fraumilch! But no joy.
A shot to the body from Fraumilch misses
and Knightley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fraumilch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knightley wants to free his trapped foot but Fraumilch is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Knightley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fraumilch's head.
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. Knightley connects with a nice short shot to Fraumilch's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fraumilch has a hand on Knightley's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Knightley takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Knightley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Knightley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraumilch wants to control but Knightley is having none of it.
Knightley punching from mount but Fraumilch doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Knightley landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fraumilch tries to hold on but Knightley pushes him away.
Fraumilch is squirming around, avoiding Knightley's attempts to control the action.
Knightley landing shots from mount.
Fraumilch tries to reverse the position but Knightley maintains control.
Fraumilch slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fraumilch wants to improve his position but Knightley is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Knightley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fraumilch is not content to let Knightley control the position.
Fraumilch looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Knightley pushes past his half guard into mount!
Knightley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Knightley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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!
Fraumilch wants to hold on but Knightley pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fraumilch is rocked!
Knightley jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fraumilch manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Fraumilch is still in real trouble! Can Knightley finish him?
Fraumilch wants to control but Knightley postures up.
Fraumilch seems to have recovered his senses.
Fraumilch might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Knightley haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Knightley has control of an arm but Fraumilch manages to advance to Knightley's back!
Knightley tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Knightley wants to hold on but Fraumilch pushes him away.
Knightley working to try and regain half guard.
Knightley is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knightley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Knightley is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Flynn Knightley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fraumilch moves out of range as Knightley strikes.
Fraumilch throws out a counter right but Knightley avoids it with no problem.
Knightley looks to throw the jab but Fraumilch is out of range.
Knightley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danga de danga de dang - Knightley scores with a four punch combination!
Knightley throws a hook to the side of Fraumilch's head but Fraumilch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fraumilch misses the jab.
Knightley avoids the body shot from Fraumilch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knightley works Fraumilch's body with a nice hook.
Knightley looks to score with a jab to the body but Fraumilch is just out of range.
Knightley thows a leg kick but Fraumilch checks it
letting Fraumilch counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley misses with a low kick.
Knightley misses with a takedown attempt - Fraumilch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice side step and Fraumilch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knightley wants to land a leg kick but Fraumilch is out of range.
Fraumilch throws out a counter right but Knightley avoids it with no problem.
Flynn Knightley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knightley swings widly with a right hand
and Fraumilch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fraumilch checks a leg kick.
Fraumilch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fraumilch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knightley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley looks to score with a jab to the body but Fraumilch is just out of range.
It seemed like Fraumilch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knightley swings for the body but Fraumilch moves out of range.
Fraumilch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knightley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Knightley.
Fraumilch misses with a looping right.
Knightley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Knightley takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knightley takes a swing at Fraumilch's ribcage but misses.
Fraumilch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knightley with a body shot.
Fraumilch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraumilch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knightley tests Fraumilch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knightley scores with the left hand. Fraumilch knows he should have avoided that one.
Knightley throws a good cross that connects.
Fraumilch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 It looks like Flynn Knightley has been cut.
Knightley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice uppercut lands for Fraumilch. That snapped Knightley's head back.
Knightley throws a push kick but Fraumilch slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like Fraumilch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knightley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fraumilch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fraumilch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fraumilch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fraumilch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knightley.
A nice side step and Fraumilch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fraumilch.
Knightley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fraumilch blocks a low kick nicely.
Fraumilch blocks a low kick nicely.
Knightley connects with a body shot.
Knightley lands a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Flynn Knightley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Flynn Knightley's cut.
That's time! Knightley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Knightley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knightley slips a jab from Fraumilch.
Knightley feinted with a counter takedown.
Fraumilch misses the body punch
so Knightley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knightley distracts Fraumilch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knightley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knightley is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fraumilch trying to keep a closed guard but Knightley is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraumilch looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Knightley puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fraumilch trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Flynn Knightley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knightley raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knightley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fraumilch is in a horrible position here. Knightley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fraumilch is bucking up trying to escape but Knightley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Knightley looking to control but Fraumilch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraumilch wants to control but Knightley is having none of it.
Knightley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fraumilch is looking to escape.
Fraumilch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knightley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fraumilch can do to turn this around?
Knightley lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knightley breaks from Fraumilch's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley breaks from Fraumilch's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Knightley tries to control but Fraumilch wriggling away.
Fraumilch wants to control but Knightley is having none of it.
The referee warns Fraumilch that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fraumilch wants to control but Knightley is having none of it.
Fraumilch sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Knightley prevents Fraumilch from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraumilch is trying to control but can't.
Fraumilch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knightley.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knightley lands a nice short elbow.
Fraumilch trying to control here.
Lieb Fraumilch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fraumilch trying to get back to full guard but Knightley takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knightley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fraumilch is looking to escape.
Knightley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fraumilch's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flynn Knightley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knightley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flynn Knightley!
A relieved looking Flynn Knightley 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Mendez (ranked 1097 p4p, 1488 weight class) and Jack Crusher (ranked 124 p4p, 162 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275
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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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Crusher !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Mendez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crusher has time to react.
It looks like Jack Crusher has been cut.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Crusher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mendez or perhaps it was just good defense by Crusher , which made it look bad.
Crusher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendez throws out the jab.
Joe Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez misses with an uppercut. Crusher saw that one coming.
Mendez misses with a lunging right hand
so Crusher counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
Mendez is pulling down on Crusher 's head. It's preventing any offense from Crusher , at least for the moment.
Crusher distracts Mendez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Crusher wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
Crusher with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two 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.
Crusher 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.
Crusher lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Crusher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crusher trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crusher might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mendez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crusher looking to pass the guard.
Mendez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is looking to stand back up but Crusher counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mendez.
Mendez is trying is best to control the position here.
Crusher is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Crusher is pressing down on Mendez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mendez is holding on for now.
Mendez wants to control but Crusher is keeping busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the 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.
Mendez scores with a decent looking hook.
Jack Crusher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crusher .
Mendez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crusher steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mendez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendez throws a right hand that misses
and Crusher counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Crusher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Crusher '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.
Mendez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mendez trying to control but Crusher is working from the bottom.
Crusher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mendez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez throws a big elbow that misses.
Crusher escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mendez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mendez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crusher 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher trying to keep a closed guard but Mendez is proving a slippery customer.
Mendez 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.
Mendez throws a big right hand that misses.
Mendez works over Crusher with some ground and pound from guard.
Crusher lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mendez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crusher controls the pace.
Mendez keeping moving, preventing Crusher from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher stopping the sweep attempt from Mendez.
Crusher is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Crusher trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crusher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crusher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mendez wants to sweep but no luck.
Crusher throwing strikes from guard but Mendez blocks nicely.
Crusher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crusher controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher is fighting to break Mendez's control of his arms but Mendez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mendez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crusher counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Crusher is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Crusher stopping the sweep attempt from Mendez.
Mendez wants to stand up but Crusher is controlling him.
Crusher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
Crusher throws a big elbow that misses.
Crusher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crusher trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendez misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Crusher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Crusher 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mendez misses with an uppercut
and Crusher counters by moving into the clinch.
I was talking to Mendez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mendez misses with a body punch.
Mendez stalls.
Mendez wants to stall.
Crusher can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez misses with a body punch.
Crusher drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mendez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mendez swings wildly with an uppercut but Crusher uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher has Mendez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mendez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Joe Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Crusher .
Crusher drags the fight down to the ground.
Mendez postures up.
Mendez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mendez throws an elbow that misses. Crusher uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mendez's guard. Nice move by Crusher !
Mendez keeping moving, preventing Crusher from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mendez working a defensive guard but Crusher manages to pass into side control anyway.
Mendez tries to bench press Crusher off him but Crusher keeps the position.
Mendez can't do much from the bottom here.
Mendez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Crusher asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Crusher gets to mount! Mendez was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher prevents Mendez from getting the reversal.
Crusher lands a nice shot to the head.
Crusher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crusher looking to ground and pound but Mendez is blocking nicely.
Mendez is in a horrible position here. Crusher smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mendez is desperately trying to improve his position but Crusher has a good base and remains in mount.
Joe Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crusher landing strikes from the mount.
Crusher looking to secure an arm triangle but Mendez defends it well.
Mendez is desperately trying to improve his position but Crusher has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher breaks from Mendez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mendez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Crusher trying to control but Mendez is having none of it.
BOOM! Crusher connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mendez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooh a big shot lands for Crusher ! Mendez is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Crusher !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikheil Berishvili (ranked 988 p4p, 1566 weight class) and Money Pacman (ranked 77 p4p, 115 weight class). Berishvili comes to the cage accompanied by Acharuli Gandagana. Money Pacman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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135
7 - 3 - 0 |
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24
135
10 - 0 - 0 |
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikheil Berishvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Money Pacman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berishvili moves into the clinch successfully.
Berishvili pulls guard.
Berishvili is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pacman wants to control from the top but Berishvili keeps moving.
Berishvili working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pacman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Berishvili is tightening it up a little... Pacman has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Pacman reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Pacman taps out! Nice BJJ there by Berishvili!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mikheil Berishvili!
After winning the bout, Mikheil Berishvili 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 462 p4p, 2628 weight class) and Jacob Fuisse (ranked 62 p4p, 328 weight class). Babcock comes to the cage accompanied by 70. Jacob Fuisse 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Fuisse!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuisse tries for a takedown but Babcock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Babcock throwing a counter right hand but Fuisse manages to avoid it.
Babcock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fuisse.
Babcock throws a hook but Fuisse avoids it easily.
Babcock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fuisse avoids the body shot from Babcock.
Babcock throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuisse.
Babcock scores with a nice head shot.
Babcock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fuisse shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Babcock as he avoids it easily.
Jesse Thomas Babcock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Fuisse.
Fuisse just misses with a punch to the body.
Babcock feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fuisse sprawling to the canvas! Fuisse rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Babcock finish him?!
Fuisse is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babcock lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Fuisse up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Babcock from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Fuisse's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesse Thomas Babcock!
Our winner, Jesse Thomas Babcock, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebisi (ranked 435 p4p, 631 weight class) and Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 50 p4p, 79 weight class). Vinicius Tonioli 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Adebisi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Tonioli!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi checks a low kick from Tonioli.
Adebisi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tonioli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adebisi swings for the body but Tonioli moves out of range.
Tonioli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Adebisi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tonioli is out of range and Adebisi settles back down.
Adebisi dives in for a single leg takedown but Tonioli sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Adebisi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adebisi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adebisi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tonioli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adebisi lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Tonioli.
Adebisi misses with a punch to the body.
Adebisi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tonioli.
Adebisi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adebisi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Tonioli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Tonioli.
We've been informed that Tonioli has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Adebisi tries to circle away but Tonioli has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tonioli fails to land.
Tonioli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tonioli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tonioli sizes up Adebisi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Adebisi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tonioli.
Tonioli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adebisi.
Adebisi shoots in for a double leg but Tonioli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tonioli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Adebisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tonioli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adebisi is out of range and Tonioli settles back down.
Tonioli gets caught napping as Adebisi dives in and scores a takedown. Tonioli manages to retain guard.
Adebisi postures up.
Tonioli wants to stand but Adebisi is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tonioli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adebisi stands and throws Tonioli's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Adebisi scoring with punches and elbows.
Tonioli tries to improve position but can't.
An elbow from Adebisi crashes against the mat.
Tonioli is looking for a sweep.
Tonioli wants to get back to his feet but Adebisi drags him back down.
Adebisi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tonioli is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tonioli is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adebisi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tonioli down.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tonioli is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Adebisi.
Tonioli takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tonioli can't do much from the bottom here.
Adebisi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tonioli knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tonioli is looking to regain half guard here but Adebisi keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Tonioli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tonioli takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tonioli tries to buck Adebisi off but Adebisi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli is trying to buck Adebisi off.
You can see the frustration on Tonioli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Adebisi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tonioli down.
Tonioli regains half guard.
Tonioli trying to control from the bottom.
Adebisi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Adebisi working over Tonioli with some ground and pound. Tonioli looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tonioli has hold of Adebisi's hands but Adebisi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Adebisi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tonioli is trying to stand back up but Adebisi is controlling him
Adebisi winds up and cracks Tonioli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Adebisi working Tonioli over with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Adebisi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tonioli tries a head kick but it misses.
Adebisi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tonioli defends well and Adebisi ends up having to push Tonioli into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Adebisi misses with a punch to the body.
Tonioli blocks an uppercut.
Tonioli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tonioli lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Adebisi.
Tonioli scores with a shot to the side of Adebisi's head.
Adebisi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tonioli scores with a shoulder strike.
Vinicius Tonioli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adebisi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tonioli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tonioli will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adebisi up against the cage.
Adebisi can't get the takedown.
Adebisi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Adebisi fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adebisi misses with some punches.
Tonioli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Adebisi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adebisi drops his hands momentarily and Tonioli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adebisi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tonioli counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Adebisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adebisi throws a leg kick which misses Tonioli's front leg but catches the back leg as Tonioli tries to avoid it.
Vinicius Tonioli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tonioli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adebisi is out of range and Tonioli settles back down.
Adebisi delivers a nice body kick.
Tonioli is looking to slow Adebisi down with leg kicks.
Tonioli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adebisi momentarily.
Adebisi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adebisi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adebisi misses with a leg kick.
Adebisi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTonioli.
Tonioli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oooooh!!! Tonioli has knocked Adebisi down with a huge combo! Tonioli steps away and waves a wobbly Adebisi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Tonioli cracks Adebisi with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Adebisi falls to his knees and Tonioli doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinicius Tonioli!
Vinicius Tonioli is the new middleweight champion!
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