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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Dukes (ranked 4336 p4p, 5849 weight class) and Everett Zuniga (ranked 465 p4p, 589 weight class). Everett Zuniga has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Dukes's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Everett Zuniga!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes lands a left and a right that send Zuniga crashing to the mat, dazed. Dukes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Zuniga is rocked!
 It looks like Everett Zuniga has been cut.
Dukes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zuniga is still on wobbly legs! Can Dukes finish him?
Zuniga clinches with his opponent.
Zuniga seems to have recovered his senses.
Dukes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zuniga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zuniga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuniga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dukes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dukes gets control of Zuniga's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dukes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dukes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zuniga is one step ahead there.
Dukes keeping moving, preventing Zuniga from controlling successfully.
Zuniga controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuniga passes into half guard.
Zuniga decides to return to a standing position.
Dukes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zuniga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dukes lands a front kick.
Zuniga tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dukes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zuniga somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuniga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zuniga tries to clinch but Dukes is having none of it.
Dukes scores with a head kick. Zuniga tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dukes throws a head kick that misses.
Zuniga changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dukes lands with a kick to the temple. Zuniga shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zuniga lands with a nice combination. Dukes backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Johnny Dukes has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dukes scores with a takedown into Zuniga's guard.
Zuniga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dukes throws a big elbow that misses.
Dukes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zuniga is keeping the position for now.
Dukes controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes forces his way into half guard.
Dukes is keen to just control but Zuniga is a slippery customer.
Zuniga is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dukes scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zuniga trying to control but Dukes postures up.
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.
Dukes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dukes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zuniga on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dukes working the head and body with strikes.
Dukes prevents Zuniga from improving his position.
Dukes content to control rather than advance.
Zuniga is trying to stand up here but Dukes is controlling him well.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Dukes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Dukes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zuniga misses with a takedown attempt - Dukes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zuniga throws a series of punches but Dukes avoids them all with ease.
Zuniga tries to clinch but Dukes moves out of range.
Dukes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zuniga swivels and escapes.
A left lands for Dukes.
Zuniga shoots in but Dukes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dukes tries a low kick but Zuniga avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dukes wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnny Dukes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Everett Zuniga.
Dukes lands a nice hook to Zuniga's body. Zuniga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zuniga fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been informed that Zuniga has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nice body kick there by Dukes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuniga gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Dukes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Grant (ranked 4518 p4p, 5113 weight class) and Alessandro Garrison (ranked 431 p4p, 474 weight class). Grant comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't It Funny. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alessandro Garrison!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrison misses with a double jab
and Grant counters with a stiff right hand.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Garrison's head but Garrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garrison steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Grant.
Garrison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garrison has him pressed against the cage.
Grant managing to block the knees to the body from Garrison.
Grant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Garrison obliges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garrison.
Garrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garrison scores with a knee to the head.
Grant working hard to break the clinch.
Grant takes a knee to the side of the body.
Garrison throws a head punch that misses.
Garrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grant.
Garrison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garrison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrison with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Garrison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garrison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Garrison crunches a lovely knee into Grant's ribcage.
Grant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garrison lands a knee to the body.
Garrison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Garrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garrison.
Grant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garrison trying to land knees to the body.
Garrison prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
Garrison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grant avoids it.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant is trying to push Garrison away but Garrison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Garrison misses with some punches.
Grant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grant is trying to force a seperation but Garrison has the dominant position.
Garrison crunches a lovely knee into Grant's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrison has Grant pressed against the cage, preventing Grant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grant is trying to break free.
Garrison misses with the head strike.
Garrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grant is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Grant's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Grant's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grant is defending well for now.
Grant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garrison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garrison looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garrison misses with some punches.
Garrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
Garrison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garrison prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
Garrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
Grant is trying to break the clinch but Garrison is controlling him.
Grant working hard to break the clinch.
Garrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrison misses with the head strike.
Garrison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grant's efforts to push away.
Garrison has a couple of punches blocked by Grant.
Garrison misses with some punches.
Grant tries to break free but Garrison pushes him back against the cage.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrison.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grant is trying to force a seperation but Garrison has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Garrison.
Grant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grant is trying to break the clinch but Garrison has him pressed against the cage.
Grant is trying to force a seperation but Garrison has the dominant position.
Garrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grant is defending well for now.
Grant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
Garrison misses with the head strike.
Garrison misses with the head strike.
Garrison trying to land knees to the body.
Garrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alessandro Garrison 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.
A swing and a miss from Grant.
Garrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garrison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grant, pushing him back against the cage.
Grant wants to break free but Garrison has control.
Garrison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Garrison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Garrison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grant in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garrison lands with a short shot to the head.
Grant blocking some punches.
Grant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrison.
Garrison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grant in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garrison lands a knee to the head.
Grant takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garrison keeps control of Grant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Garrison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garrison has Grant pressed against the cage, preventing Grant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grant avoids it.
Garrison is breathing heavily.
Grant wants to break free but Garrison has control.
Alessandro Garrison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Garrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grant working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Garrison obliges.
Garrison connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grant's face.
A frustrated look appears on Grant's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grant tries to break the clinch but Garrison is controlling the position.
Garrison missing with knees to the body.
Grant is trying to push Garrison away but Garrison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Garrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grant.
Garrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
Garrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grant is defending well for now.
Garrison landing knees to the head.
Garrison scores with a shoulder strike.
Garrison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant can't break the clinch.
Grant wants to break free but Garrison has control.
Garrison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grant can't break the clinch.
Grant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grant tries to break the clinch but Garrison is controlling the position.
Grant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grant can't break the clinch.
Garrison misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Garrison fails to land.
Garrison misses with the head strike.
Grant wants to break free but Garrison has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrison.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant breaks from the clinch.
Grant loads up on a big right hand but Garrison slips the punch.
Grant cracks Garrison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Grant misses.
Garrison moves out of range as Grant strikes.
The fighters circling - Grant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grant, as that shot connected.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garrison walks into a left hand.
Garrison is rocked!
Garrison has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Grant flashes Garrison a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Garrison's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Garrison crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Grant punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jackson Grant!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Massif Headingery (ranked 5400 p4p, 4268 weight class) and Jason Polom (ranked 514 p4p, 455 weight class). Polom has chosen Stuck in America as his entrance music. Massif Headingery has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Massif Headingery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Polom!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Headingery gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Headingery has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Headingery looking to hit a scissor sweep but Polom is one step ahead there.
Headingery is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Polom defends well.
Polom won't allow Headingery to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Headingery looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Polom wants to stand but Headingery is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Headingery is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Polom avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Polom tries to stand but Headingery is controlling from the bottom.
Polom stands up and waves to Headingery to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polom moves into the clinch.
Headingery drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Polom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Headingery gets caught napping as Polom dives in and scores a takedown. Headingery manages to retain guard.
Polom preventing the sweep.
Headingery escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Polom gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polom got a little sloppy there for a moment and Headingery has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Polom has managed to get both his arms back between Headingery's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polom decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Headingery, up you get!
Polom closes the distance and clinches.
Polom is pushing Headingery up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Polom manages to break the clinch.
Polom moves into the clinch successfully.
Polom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Polom pulls guard.
Polom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Headingery is controlling him.
Headingery has gone for a leg lock! Polom slips out almost immediately though and dives into Headingery's guard.
Headingery looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Headingery striking from his own guard.
Headingery is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Polom frees his head nicely. Oh but Headingery has switched to an armbar! Polom is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Massif Headingery!
In defeat, Jason Polom stepped up to the mic, saying 'Still MVP baby!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazlo Lavente (ranked 5064 p4p, 4387 weight class) and Derrick Smith (ranked 463 p4p, 427 weight class). Lazlo Lavente 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lazlo Lavente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Smith!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lavente's sensitive parts.
Smith is looking to clinch but Lavente is avoiding it.
Lavente is looking for a counter combo.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Lavente wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lavente seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Smith wants to clinch up but Lavente keeps it at a distance.
Smith wants to clinch up but Lavente keeps it at a distance.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lavente was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavente pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lavente swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Lavente could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lavente throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith clinches.
Lavente looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lavente breaks the clinch.
Derrick Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lavente tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Lavente.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lavente's efforts to push away.
Lavente is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lavente definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lavente paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lavente swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lavente sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Lazlo Lavente has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick but Lavente moves out of range.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Lavente looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice takedown defense from Lavente. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Smith is looking to clinch but Lavente is avoiding it.
Smith avoids the body shot from Lavente.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Lavente breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick but Lavente moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lavente on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith tries to clinch up.
It appears Lavente was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lavente throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Lavente breaks the clinch.
Lavente bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Lavente sprawls well.
Smith looks winded!
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Lavente quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lavente manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lavente moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lavente was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lavente.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Lavente counter with a right hand.
Lavente connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith wants to clinch up but Lavente keeps it at a distance.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lavente manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lavente is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
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 Lazlo Lavente will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lavente's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith misses with the combination.
Lavente throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith rushes Lavente and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Lavente swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lavente is looking to counter with head kicks.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Lavente counters with a leg kick.
Lavente lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lavente tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Lavente wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Derrick Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith is breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lavente darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lavente counters with a straight right hand.
Smith tries to clinch up but Lavente circles away and keeps his distance.
Lavente looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Lavente pushes him away.
Lavente throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lavente manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lavente digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lavente closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavente manages to break the clinch.
Smith slips under a jab.
A jab from Smith misses.
Lavente was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith looks to clinch
and Lavente counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavente breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Lavente lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lavente circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith closes the distance but Lavente moves to the side
and Lavente counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lavente is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Lazlo Lavente has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Smith.
Lavente throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Lavente misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lavente counters with a left hand that sends Smith to the canvas!
Smith is rocked!
Lavente sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard.
Lavente trying to control the pace.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Lavente is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavente is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lavente continues to stall.
Lavente's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lazlo Lavente dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lavente manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Lavente swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lavente stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lavente wants it to stay on the feet.
Lavente thinks about countering with a head kick.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith tries to clinch there but Lavente circles away.
It looked like Lavente wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lavente is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Lavente throws an off balance right hand
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lavente avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and Lavente tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith is looking to clinch but Lavente is avoiding it.
Lavente looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Lavente tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith avoided it.
Smith darts in and clinches Lavente up against the cage.
Lavente is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Lavente working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavente breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith is looking to clinch but Lavente is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Lavente on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lavente.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Lavente shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lavente is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith shoots in but Lavente avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lazlo Lavente has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but Lavente moves out of range.
As Smith looks to move away, Lavente throws a big counter combo but Smith just gets out of the way.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lavente. That did some damage!
Lavente lands a slapping body shot.
Lavente throws a big shot that misses.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lavente throws out the jab.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Lavente pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Lavente jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lavente lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lavente throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lavente chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lavente is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Lavente pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lavente throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Lavente misses the target.
Lavente missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lavente counters with a nice uppercut.
Lavente tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Derrick Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lavente tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Lavente pulls guard effortlessly.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lavente's guard.
Lazlo Lavente is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavente has control of Smith's left arm, preventing Smith from doing any damage.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Lavente.
Lavente has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Smith is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lavente prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Lavente breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lazlo Lavente showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lavente, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazlo Lavente!
Our winner, Lazlo Lavente, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malkiq Mazut (ranked 4646 p4p, 4372 weight class) and King Cong (ranked 418 p4p, 403 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malkiq Mazut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, King Cong!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cong blocks the body kick.
Mazut moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCong.
Cong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cong lands a head kick. Mazut smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A clash of legs there as Mazut blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Mazut.
Cong throws a fast counter high kick but Mazut manages to duck under it in time.
Mazut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Mazut, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mazut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cong moves out of range as Mazut throws a body kick.
Cong dodges the punch combination from Mazut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazut throws a sloppy head kick and Cong moves out of range easily.
Cong misses with a low kick.
Mazut misses with a double jab.
Cong tries to land a leg kick but Mazut saw it coming and moves away.
Cong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mazut!
Mazut is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cong throws a head kick but Mazut moves out of range.
Cong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mazut.
As Cong looks to move away, Mazut throws a big counter combo but Cong just gets out of the way.
Cong throws a leg kick but Mazut checks it.
Mazut avoids the head kick by Cong.
Mazut seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mazut.
Mazut throws a body kick that misses
and Cong counters with a thumping low kick.
Mazut checks a leg kick.
Cong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mazut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mazut throws a leg kick
and Cong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cong misses with a low kick.
Mazut is looking for a counter combo.
Good leg kick by Cong.
A head kick misses from Cong.
Cong misses with a kick to the body.
Cong lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cong throws a leg kick but Mazut checks it.
Mazut blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mazut has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cong is looking to land body kicks.
Mazut is looking for a counter combo.
Mazut takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mazut takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mazut takes a step back to recover.
Good leg kick by Cong.
Cong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body kick from Cong.
Cong misses with a low kick as Mazut jumps back.
Cong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mazut's head.
Mazut checks a low kick from Cong.
That kick from Cong tenderised Mazut's leg. Mazut is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cong throws a low kick, looking for Mazut's leg but Mazut calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cong lands with a slapping head kick.
 Mazut is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Cong uses the oldest trick in the book to send Mazut tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Cong is absolutely delighted - when Mazut wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). King Cong!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Jonsson (ranked 4006 p4p, 4422 weight class) and Tim Towers (ranked 439 p4p, 476 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin Jonsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Towers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jonsson misses with a looping left.
Jonsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Towers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jonsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jonsson working hard to break the clinch.
Jonsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jonsson lands a shoulder strike.
Jonsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Towers goes for a takedown attempt but Jonsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jonsson misses with an uppercut. Towers saw that one coming.
Towers gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Towers is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jonsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Towers.
Nice strikes from Towers there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Towers is trying for a kimura here. Jonsson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Towers wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tim Towers!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jaxon (ranked 4392 p4p, 4501 weight class) and Wodin Vader (ranked 405 p4p, 413 weight class). Jaxon comes to the cage accompanied by Some Bodies Gonna Get. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Jaxon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wodin Vader!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaxon jabs Vader to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jaxon misses with a body shot.
Jaxon lands a jab to Vader's midsection.
Jaxon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaxon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vader misses with the combination.
Jaxon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaxon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaxon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vader's hands.
Vader connects with the punch.
Vader takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vader looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaxon is just out of range.
Jaxon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jaxon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vader.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vader feints the counter takedown.
Vader tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jaxon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jaxon dips to his left and cracks Vader with an uppercut!
Jaxon swings for the body but Vader moves out of range.
Vader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaxon was well out of range. Poor timing from Vader.
Vader tries to clinch there but Jaxon circles away.
Jaxon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jaxon throws a body punch but Vader moves out of range.
Jaxon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vader scores with a sloppy right hand. Jaxon should have avoided that one.
Jaxon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vader moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaxon is looking to wear down Vader with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vader misses with a left hand
and Jaxon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vader tries to clinch but Jaxon moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vader closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for Jaxon to work.
Jaxon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaxon looking to slow down the pace here.
Vader throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaxon.
Jaxon is trying to push Vader away but Vader has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vader swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaxon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaxon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader controlling the action here for a moment.
Jaxon working hard to break the clinch.
Vader prevents the takedown attempt.
Vader stalls.
Vader keeps control of Jaxon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaxon backwards.
Jaxon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vader fails to land.
Vader stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vader lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jaxon working hard to break the clinch.
Jaxon blocking some punches.
Jaxon is trying to break the clinch but Vader has him pressed against the cage.
Vader throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaxon.
Vader stalling in the clinch.
Vader keeps control of Jaxon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vader lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaxon.
Jaxon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vader creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wodin Vader will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vader lands with a nice combination. Jaxon backs away looking to recover.
Jaxon misses with a wild body shot.
Vader misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Vader, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jaxon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vader misses with a hook
and Jaxon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jaxon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good standup being displayed there by Vader as he connects with a hook.
Wodin Vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vader tries to close the distance and clinch but Jaxon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jaxon misses with a wild body shot.
Vader misses with a double jab
and Jaxon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vader thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaxon avoids the body shot from Vader.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader takes one to the side of the head.
Vader misses with a double jab.
Vader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice jab there from Jaxon.
Vader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaxon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vader takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jaxon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vader closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jaxon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vader moves into the clinch.
Vader content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jaxon is trying to force a seperation but Vader has the dominant position.
Jaxon tries to break free but Vader pushes him back against the cage.
Vader lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaxon is trying to force a seperation but Vader has the dominant position.
Jaxon working hard to break the clinch.
Jaxon tries to break free but Vader pushes him back against the cage.
Vader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vader lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon has had enough of the clinch but Vader keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vader.
Vader lands with a short shot to the head.
Vader misses with some punches.
Vader tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaxon's elbow.
Jaxon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Vader.
A frustrated look appears on Jaxon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jaxon blocks an uppercut.
Vader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaxon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vader controlling the action here for a moment.
Vader keeps control of Jaxon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader stalling in the clinch but Jaxon improves position.
Vader has Jaxon pressed against the cage.
Jaxon is trying to break the clinch but Vader is controlling him.
Vader softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vader lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaxon backwards.
Vader dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vader swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaxon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vader misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wodin Vader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jaxon misses with a body shot.
Jaxon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vader stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jaxon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vader moves away.
Vader looks to land a combination but Jaxon avoids it well.
Jaxon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vader throws a hook but Jaxon blocks it.
Jaxon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jaxon lands with a hook. Vader tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jaxon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vader misses with a jab to the body
and Jaxon counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader misses with a straight left.
Jaxon misses with the combination.
Vader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaxon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaxon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vader.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaxon throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaxon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mike Jaxon is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaxon connects with a looping right hand.
Vader throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jaxon on the side of the head.
Jaxon just misses with a punch to the body.
Vader tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jaxon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jaxon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jaxon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vader moves forwards but Jaxon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vader misses with a body shot.
Jaxon connects with a body shot that sends Vader's belly button to the back.
Vader tries to clinch but Jaxon moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader misses with a left hand
and Jaxon counters with a stiff right hand.
Mike Jaxon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vader uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jaxon.
Vader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaxon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaxon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaxon.
Jaxon misses with a body shot
and Vader counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jaxon is trying to escape back to his feet but Vader uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vader grinds an elbow into Jaxon's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaxon is looking for a sweep.
Vader taking a break here but Jaxon is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon wants to get back to full guard.
Vader winds up and cracks Jaxon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vader trying to control the action but Jaxon is working from the bottom.
Vader throwing shots but Jaxon is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Vader seems content to control.
Jaxon trying to control from the bottom.
Jaxon preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jaxon is looking to escape.
Jaxon controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Jaxon wants to get back to full guard.
Vader missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vader forces Jaxon back against the cage and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Jaxon clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jaxon swats away the attempt to clinch by Vader.
Jaxon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jaxon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vader smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jaxon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vader has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jaxon misses with a series of wild punches.
Vader avoids the body shot from Jaxon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader takes a swing at Jaxon's ribcage but misses.
Jaxon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jaxon ducks under a wild hook from Vader.
Vader throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaxon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jaxon takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader tries to close the distance and clinch but Jaxon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vader connects with a nice looking jab.
Vader closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jaxon counters with a left to the body.
Jaxon scores with a jab to the body.
Vader moves into the clinch.
Vader has a couple of punches blocked by Jaxon.
Vader lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vader has a couple of punches blocked by Jaxon.
Jaxon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon can't break the clinch.
Wodin Vader seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vader'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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaxon.
Vader tries to work over Jaxon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vader lands a nice elbow.
Vader misses with some punches.
Vader is trying to stall.
Vader pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jaxon is trying to push Vader away but Vader has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader has a couple of punches blocked by Jaxon.
Jaxon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaxon.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jaxon as Vader tries to tie him up.
Vader stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jaxon tries to land knees in the clinch but Vader avoids the damage to the body.
Vader manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vader.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jaxon is looking to break free of the clinch but Vader has double underhooks.
Jaxon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jaxon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaxon wants to break free but Vader has control.
Vader throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaxon.
Vader throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaxon.
Vader is pushing Jaxon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vader working aggressively here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jaxon wants to break free but Vader has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wodin Vader dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vader avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Vader was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jaxon swats away the attempt to clinch by Vader.
Vader has his takedown stuffed
and Jaxon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vader swings for the body but Jaxon moves out of range.
Jaxon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vader misses the body punch
and Jaxon counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Jaxon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaxon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vader just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Jaxon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vader scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Vader misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jaxon with a jab.
Jaxon lands a glancing blow to the side of Vader's head.
Vader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaxon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vader on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Vader, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jaxon lands a nice hook to Vader's body. Vader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vader is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Vader takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vader misses with a combination
and Jaxon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vader takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vader misses with a left hand
and Jaxon counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Vader misses with a left hand
and Jaxon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaxon just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaxon swinging wildly here.
Vader throws a right hand that misses
and Jaxon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mike Jaxon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaxon lands a right hook to the body.
Jaxon cracks Vader with a good jab.
Jaxon lands with a good body shot.
Jaxon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jaxon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jaxon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vader wants to control but Jaxon postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader is looking to regain half guard here but Jaxon keeps moving and retains side control.
Vader manages to get back to half guard.
Vader makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vader.
Mike Jaxon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jaxon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vader is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Vader wants to sweep but no luck.
Vader is still trying to improve position.
Vader keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Jaxon looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vader throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Jaxon to counter with a crisp jab.
Vader connects with a jab.
Vader lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Jaxon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vader 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wodin Vader!
Wodin Vader is the new lightweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude (ranked 3720 p4p, 4656 weight class) and Kristiyan Yanchev (ranked 409 p4p, 475 weight class). Jean Claude could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kristiyan Yanchev's chin.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Claude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristiyan Yanchev!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claude dives in and grabs Yanchev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yanchev pushes down on Claude's head and hops out.
Claude shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yanchev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Claude fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yanchev avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Claude. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claude closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yanchev did well to prevent Claude getting side control.
Yanchev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Claude.
Claude is looking to take a break and control but Yanchev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claude lands with a punch from half guard.
Claude not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yanchev is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Claude scores with a couple of nice shots.
Claude prevents Yanchev from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanchev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Claude.
Claude is nestled in close to Yanchev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Claude throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Claude throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Claude is pressing down on Yanchev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yanchev is holding on for now.
Yanchev keeping control of the position.
Claude takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yanchev wants to control but Claude is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanchev has hold of Claude's hands but Claude slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Claude working the head and body with strikes.
Claude wants to pass to mount but Yanchev is defending the position.
Claude moves into full mount! Yanchev won't be happy about that!
Yanchev is bucking up trying to escape but Claude cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yanchev is rocked!
Claude 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.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Claude! Yanchev is hurt baaadly! Claude is firing away with more strikes - Yanchev is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Claude!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davis Chang (ranked 2508 p4p, 5102 weight class) and Kevin Randleman (ranked 324 p4p, 542 weight class). Davis Chang 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davis Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Randleman!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randleman stuffs the takedown.
Randleman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chang, pushing him back against the cage.
Chang has hold of one of Randleman's legs. Randleman is fighting the takedown attempt but Chang gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Chang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Randleman is keeping the position for now.
Chang controlling from the top position.
Randleman controls Chang momentarily but Chang frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman keeping moving, preventing Chang from controlling successfully.
Chang sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Randleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chang thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Randleman is keeping the position for now.
Randleman looking to control but Chang passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Randleman is not content to let Chang control the position.
Chang is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Randleman!
Chang has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Chang wants to finish this one by submission but Randleman is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Chang.
Chang works his way to his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randleman is trying to defend against the choke here but Chang has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Chang Tightens the hold and Randleman taps out furiously! Chang displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Davis Chang!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Attila Kovacs (ranked 2592 p4p, 3277 weight class) and Nikodem Kowalczyk (ranked 276 p4p, 339 weight class). Nikodem Kowalczyk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Attila Kovacs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikodem Kowalczyk!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalczyk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kovacs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kowalczyk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kovacs scores with a hook.
Kowalczyk misses with a straight left.
Kovacs tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kowalczyk manages to circle out of the way.
Kowalczyk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalczyk throws a lazy uppercut
and Kovacs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kowalczyk lands a body shot.
Kovacs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kovacs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kowalczyk jabs Kovacs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kovacs throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Kowalczyk misses
and Kovacs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Kovacs swings for the body but Kowalczyk moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs tries to score with a low kick but Kowalczyk moves his leg out of the way.
Kowalczyk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kovacs's head backwards.
Kowalczyk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kowalczyk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kowalczyk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kowalczyk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kowalczyk connects with the punch.
Kovacs is rocked!
Kowalczyk connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Kovacs covering up! Kowalczyk comes in with a big uppercut and Kovacs goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nikodem Kowalczyk!
Nikodem Kowalczyk is the new middleweight champion!
Nikodem Kowalczyk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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