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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bailey Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stone Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone Phillips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bailey Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stone Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Phillips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Evans throws a combination that misses
and Phillips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Evans 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Phillips connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Evans! He's out on his feet! Phillips rushes in and drops Evans with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Stone Phillips!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes to the cage accompanied by Light My Fire. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marco Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Gracie!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marshall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie pushes Marshall off looking to stand but Marshall dives back in and keeps control.
Marshall blocks the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Marshall seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Gracie throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Marshall sits in half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Marshall is keeping busy.
Gracie missing with punches from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Marshall in his half guard.
Gracie is looking to control Marshall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall is working for a submission of some sort.
Marshall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Marshall.
Marshall keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marshall lands with a punch from half guard.
Marshall is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Marshall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Marshall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marshall prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Marshall trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie working Marshall over with strikes.
Marshall gets full guard.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marshall has a closed guard, preventing Gracie from standing up.
Marshall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marshall's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Marshall blocks nicely.
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!
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Marshall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marshall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Marshall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie throws and elbow that misses. Marshall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Marshall!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Marshall from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roberto Gracie will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Marshall.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marshall. Marshall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A cross from Gracie lands.
Gracie leaves Marshall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
A right-left combo lands from Gracie.
Marshall feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Marshall got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marshall has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Marshall engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marshall is really struggling to control Gracie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marco Marshall.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Marshall saw that one coming.
Marshall fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roberto Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Marshall moves away and avoids it.
Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marshall is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Marshall wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a strike but Marshall avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gracie postures up in Marshall's guard and throws a big left but Marshall blocks it.
Marco Marshall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marshall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marshall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marshall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie trying to control but Marshall is working from the bottom.
Gracie has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Marshall to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gracie is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Marshall pulls down on the head and he's put Gracie to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marco Marshall!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rivilinho Rivaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cuervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rivilinho Rivaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Jose Cuervo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuervo lunges at Rivaldo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rivaldo's hand.
Jose Cuervo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuervo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cuervo.
Cuervo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rivaldo lands a nice looking body shot.
Cuervo looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivaldo is just out of range.
Rivaldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cuervo.
Rivaldo connects with a body shot.
Rivaldo thuds his right hand into Cuervo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rivaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuervo.
Cuervo looks to land a right hand but Rivaldo moved out of range.
Rivaldo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuervo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cuervo is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Rivaldo.
Cuervo is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivaldo finish him?
A swing and a miss from Rivaldo.
Cuervo seems to have recovered his senses.
Cuervo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivaldo cracks Cuervo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cuervo to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Cuervo. That snapped Rivaldo's head back.
Rivaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuervo misses with a body shot
and Rivaldo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cuervo thinking.
Cuervo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivaldo counters with a straight right hand.
Rivaldo looks to land a left hand but Cuervo moved out of range nicely.
Rivaldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivaldo works Cuervo's body with a nice hook.
Cuervo ducks right into an uppercut from Rivaldo.
Rivaldo sends Cuervo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rivaldo is motioning to the referee to let Cuervo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivaldo misses with a looping right.
Rivaldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuervo manages to avoid it.
Cuervo backs away from a small jab...but Rivaldo lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Cuervo crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Rivaldo with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Rivilinho Rivaldo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tj Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Jax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tj Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Jax!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jax jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jax throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Jax counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jax.
Jax lands a jab.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Jax counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Johnson falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Robbie Jax!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Joshua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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230 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Joshua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez shoots in but Joshua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Suarez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joshua's waist but Joshua gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Suarez off to one side.
Joshua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Suarez is fending him off so far but Joshua persists. Nope, Suarez circles away and we're back to standing.
Suarez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joshua's waist but Joshua gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Suarez off to one side.
Anthony Joshua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Suarez.
Suarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Joshua is fending him off so far but Suarez persists. Nope, Joshua circles away and we're back to standing.
Suarez shoots in but Joshua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Suarez closes the distance and clinches up with Joshua, looking for a takedown. Suarez pushes Joshua against the cage but Joshua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Joshua is predictable there
so Suarez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez won't allow Joshua to sweep him here.
Joshua controlling Suarez's posture.
Suarez trying to control but Joshua is working from the bottom.
Suarez is fighting to break Joshua's control of his arms but Joshua is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Anthony Joshua just wasn't active enough.
Joshua goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshua connects with a body shot that sends Suarez's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joshua shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Suarez's guard.
Joshua slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Suarez keeping moving, preventing Joshua from controlling successfully.
Joshua decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Suarez, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshua will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joshua fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Joshua misses.
Joshua lands a jab to the nose.
Joshua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Joshua checks a leg kick.
Joshua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Suarez with that takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez shoots in but Joshua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Suarez looks gassed!
Joshua shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Joshua passes Suarez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joshua is looking to advance position but Suarez won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Joshua dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Suarez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Suarez wants to clinch.
Joshua gets a takedown into half guard.
Joshua is pressing down on Suarez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Suarez is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshua is working hard here to advance position.
Joshua seems to be looking for submissions.
Joshua with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Suarez wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshua wants to pass to mount but Suarez is defending the position.
Joshua is trying to control. Suarez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Joshua controlling the pace.
Anthony Joshua has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Joshua tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Suarez swivels and escapes.
Suarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Joshua circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joshua is defended easily by Suarez.
Suarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshua gets a double leg takedown into Suarez's guard.
Anthony Joshua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joshua trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joshua looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Joshua trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshua postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Anthony Joshua wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Suarez fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suarez.
Joshua throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Suarez's waist but Suarez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joshua off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Joshua dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Suarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Joshua misses with a wild combination.
Joshua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua drives through with a takedown into guard.
Joshua thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshua trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suarez has his hands on Joshua's head, controlling the position.
Joshua trying to control but Suarez is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Anthony Joshua wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Joshua connects with the punch.
Joshua shoots in and drives through. Suarez sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Joshua with that takedown attempt.
Suarez shoots for a takedown but Joshua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Suarez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Joshua swivels and escapes.
Anthony Joshua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Suarez.
Suarez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anthony Joshua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Joshua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Suarez misses with a takedown
and Joshua counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Suarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshua is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Suarez controls Joshua momentarily but Joshua frees himself.
Suarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Suarez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Joshua counters with a three punch combo that has Suarez backing up. Suarez nods at Joshua to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshua lands a big uppercut and Suarez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Suarez looks OK. Joshua waves Suarez back to his feet!
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!
Joshua shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Suarez sprawls well. Suarez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Joshua gets slowly back to his feet.
Joshua misses with the combination.
Rocky Suarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Joshua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joshua dives in and scores a takedown into Suarez's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Joshua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joshua has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Joshua!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Svetislav Pajkic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolai Demikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pajkic comes to the cage accompanied by Dimmu Borgir - Puritania. Demikovic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Russian National Anthem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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284 lbs
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250 lbs
11 - 8 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Svetislav Pajkic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Nicolai Demikovic!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pajkic closes the distance but Demikovic moves to the side
letting Demikovic counter with a right hand.
Demikovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pajkic wants to clinch
so Demikovic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Demikovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Demikovic preventing the sweep.
Demikovic wants to control from the top but Pajkic keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demikovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Demikovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pajkic is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pajkic keeping moving, preventing Demikovic from controlling successfully.
Nicolai Demikovic has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pajkic moves in looking to clinch but Demikovic pushes him off.
Demikovic blocks a head kick by Pajkic.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Demikovic.
Pajkic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Demikovic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pajkic is letting Demikovic control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic wants to control but Pajkic is keeping him busy.
Demikovic scores with punches from side control.
Demikovic is trying to ground and pound but Pajkic uses the momentary lack of control by Demikovic to regain half guard.
Demikovic is just content to waste time from the top position. Pajkic takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Demikovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Demikovic throwing strikes from guard but Pajkic blocks nicely.
Demikovic throws a strike but Pajkic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pajkic won't allow Demikovic to sweep him here.
Pajkic postures up.
Pajkic trying to control but Demikovic is working from the bottom.
Demikovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pajkic is one step ahead there.
Pajkic wants to stand but Demikovic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pajkic stopping the sweep attempt from Demikovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolai Demikovic 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.
Pajkic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Demikovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Demikovic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Demikovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Demikovic gets to his feet. Pajkic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Svetislav Pajkic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pajkic tries to clinch but Demikovic moves out of range.
Demikovic gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demikovic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pajkic has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demikovic stops Pajkic from getting back to his feet.
Demikovic is trying to control. Pajkic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Demikovic throwing shots but Pajkic is blocking nicely.
Pajkic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Demikovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pajkic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Demikovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, if Demikovic is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Demikovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pajkic's head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Demikovic. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Demikovic wants to pass to mount but Pajkic is defending the position.
Demikovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pajkic tries to kick Demikovic off but Demikovic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Demikovic is looking to take a break and control but Pajkic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Demikovic is working for an americana but Pajkic has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Demikovic was thinking about the submission.
Demikovic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic postures up in Pajkic's guard and throws a big left but Pajkic blocks it.
Demikovic looking to pass the guard.
Demikovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pajkic trying to control the position here.
Demikovic trying to control but Pajkic is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pajkic tries to clinch but Demikovic moves away
and Demikovic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolai Demikovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pajkic looks to clinch
and Demikovic counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pajkic!
Demikovic throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Demikovic tries to control but Pajkic wriggling away.
Demikovic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pajkic is squirming around, avoiding Demikovic's attempts to control the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demikovic scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pajkic?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demikovic throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demikovic thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Demikovic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pajkic is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Demikovic misses with a head shot.
Demikovic thowing shots but they're missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demikovic raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pajkic is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demikovic postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Pajkic badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Demikovic around the waist but Demikovic pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Demikovic is the winner by TKO! Demikovic jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolai Demikovic!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Salvatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilson Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Salvatore!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvatore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Salvatore scores with a body shot.
Salvatore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salvatore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waters manages to avoid it.
Salvatore misses with a wild body shot.
Salvatore misses with a body shot.
Salvatore closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Waters swings widly with a right hand
and Salvatore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Salvatore tries to close the distance and clinch but Waters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salvatore slips a jab and a cross from Waters.
Salvatore closes the distance and pushes Waters back into the cage.
Salvatore stops a takedown attempt from Waters.
Waters fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters jumps guard but Salvatore stands there with Waters around his waist. Waters gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilson Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvatore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Salvatore is working Waters over against the cage.
Waters is breathing heavily.
Waters changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Salvatore fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Salvatore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waters manages to avoid it.
Salvatore moves into range and connects with a jab.
A cross from Salvatore lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salvatore stuffs the takedown attempt from Waters. Waters gets slowly back to his feet.
Waters takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Waters misses the target.
Salvatore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waters.
Wilson Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvatore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Salvatore - just one landing.
Waters pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Waters looks for a takedown but Salvatore sprawls well.
Waters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salvatore.
Nick Salvatore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Waters throws a poor cross that misses
and Salvatore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Waters rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salvatore counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salvatore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters letting Salvatore take a breather here.
Salvatore is trying to maintain a safe position but Waters gets an underhook and turns Salvatore into the cage.
Salvatore blocks a body shot from Waters.
Waters tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Waters blocks a body shot from Salvatore.
Salvatore taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salvatore.
Salvatore can't find room to land a body shot as Waters controls the action.
Waters drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Waters trying to keep a closed guard but Salvatore is proving a slippery customer.
Salvatore is looking to work some ground and pound but Waters has wrist control.
Salvatore thows a big elbow that misses.
Waters looking for a sweep. Not yet Waters, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore throws a strike but Waters rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Waters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Waters loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Waters wants to control from the top but Salvatore keeps moving.
Waters postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waters stands up over Salvatore, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Waters throws a big right hand that misses.
Waters wants to control from the top but Salvatore keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Salvatore dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Waters misses with a hook.
Salvatore thows a body shot but no joy.
Waters checks the leg kick.
Salvatore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waters.
Salvatore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waters manages to avoid it.
Waters misses the jab.
Waters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salvatore.
Waters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salvatore lands a two punch combo.
Waters swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters lands a nice shot to the body.
Salvatore swings widly with a right hand
and Waters counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salvatore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Waters. Waters circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Waters missing with a left hand there. Salvatore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waters throws a series of punches but Salvatore avoids them all with ease.
Salvatore lands a right hook to the body.
Salvatore misses with an uppercut. Waters saw that one coming.
Salvatore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waters manages to avoid it.
Waters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waters lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salvatore at a distance.
Salvatore misses with a hook. Waters ducked under it nicely.
Waters swings widly with a right hand
and Salvatore holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Waters jumps guard but Salvatore stands there with Waters around his waist. Waters gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Waters pulls guard.
Salvatore being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salvatore trying to control but Waters is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters looking for a sweep. Not yet Waters, not yet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Salvatore trying to control but Waters is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Salvatore was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salvatore.
Salvatore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waters.
Waters takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Salvatore misses the shot to the body.
Waters takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Salvatore misses with a jab to the body
and Waters counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters scores a takedown into full mount!
Salvatore is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Waters scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Salvatore?
Salvatore gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waters trying to mount his opponent but Salvatore defends it.
Waters is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salvatore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nick Salvatore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Salvatore with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salvatore. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salvatore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waters.
Waters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Waters avoids a kick to the body.
Salvatore looks to land a combination but Waters avoids it well.
Waters takes a swing at Salvatore's ribcage but misses.
Waters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nick Salvatore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waters shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Waters was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Waters unloading with bombs!
Waters throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Salvatore because Waters loaded up on that one.
Waters has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Salvatore's face.
Waters in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Waters with a couple of short strikes.
Waters 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waters looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wilson Waters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Waters looking to ground and pound but Salvatore is blocking nicely.
Waters working the ground and pound effectively.
Waters landing shots from mount.
Salvatore is rocked!
Waters throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Salvatore avoids a series of strikes thrown by Waters.
Waters landing punches.
Salvatore holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Waters tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters punching from mount but Salvatore doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Waters fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Waters working the ground and pound effectively.
Waters landing strikes from the mount.
Salvatore is still in real trouble! Can Waters finish him?
Waters softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Salvatore is out cold! Waters jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilson Waters!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Trinckelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Con Dumas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tony Trinckelton has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tony Trinckelton seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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213 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Tony Trinckelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Con Dumas!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumas fails with the takedown.
Dumas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trinckelton swivels and escapes.
Dumas closes the distance and clinches up with Trinckelton, looking for a takedown. Dumas pushes Trinckelton against the cage but Trinckelton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tony Trinckelton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Con Dumas.
A jab from Trinckelton does it's job there.
It looks like Con Dumas has been cut.
Dumas dives in and scores a takedown into Trinckelton's guard.
Dumas looking to sit in guard and control but Trinckelton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dumas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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!
Trinckelton trying to control the position from guard on top but Dumas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dumas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trinckelton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trinckelton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dumas has a closed guard, preventing Trinckelton from standing up.
Dumas can't keep his opponent in guard - Trinckelton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Trinckelton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Trinckelton's back!
Dumas goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Trinckelton escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Nice strikes from Trinckelton there.
Trinckelton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dumas on the ground.
Dumas trying to control here.
Trinckelton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dumas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Trinckelton pulls his head out easily.
Trinckelton working the head and body with strikes.
Trinckelton is trying to control the action in half guard but Dumas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Trinckelton lands strikes from half guard.
Dumas throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trinckelton tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Dumas tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
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!
Trinckelton stands up and beckons Dumas to join him on the feet.
Con Dumas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dumas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Trinckelton avoids it really well and circles away.
Dumas shoots for a takedown but Trinckelton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dumas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dumas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dumas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dumas looks gassed!
Dumas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trinckelton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trinckelton scores with a shot to the body.
Dumas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trinckelton lands a nice shot that snaps Dumas's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Trinckelton lands a really nice looking cross but Dumas seems unphased.
That has opened up Con Dumas's cut even more.
Dumas walks straight into a right hand from Trinckelton - that's dropped him! Trinckelton jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Dumas from any more punishment! Dumas complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tony Trinckelton!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randy Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen yes as his entrance music. Randy Tessin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fabio Jones's chin.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Randy Tessin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Fabio Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Tessin's defenses.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tessin misses the jab.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Tessin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tessin.
Jones slips a straight right by Tessin.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Tessin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jones pushes down on Tessin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones is looking to stall here but Tessin recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Jones throws a strike but Tessin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tessin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tessin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Tessin defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tessin moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Tessin moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Randy Tessin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tessin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones jabs Tessin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fabio Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones dives in and scores a takedown into Tessin's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tessin is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jones dives into side control.
Tessin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tessin defending well though.
Tessin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tessin tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Tessin is defending well.
Tessin is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones throwing shots but Tessin is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Tessin defending well.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones misses with a head shot. Tessin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tessin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tessin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tessin misses with a straight right.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tessin.
Tessin stuffs the takedown.
Tessin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tessin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Tessin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Tessin.
Tessin throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones throws a hook but Tessin avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Tessin.
Tessin missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tessin as he avoids it easily.
Tessin misses with a straight left.
Jones tries to clinch up but Tessin circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones digs a good body shot into Tessin's ribs.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tessin thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones slips a straight right by Tessin.
Jones punishes Tessin's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Randy Tessin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Jones.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Tessin back into the cage.
Tessin blocks an uppercut.
Tessin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Tessin tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Tessin lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tessin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Tessin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Tessin swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Tessin thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tessin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Tessin moved out of range.
Tessin misses with a looping left.
Tessin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Tessin moved out of range nicely.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones is rocked!
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Tessin finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Tessin moved out of range.
Jones thuds a left hand into Tessin's body.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Tessin moves away and avoids it.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Tessin throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tessin misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Tessin.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Tessin.
Tessin walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Jones drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Tessin swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Jones's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Tessin!
Randy Tessin is the new featherweight champion!
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