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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petri Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petri Saarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Smith!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smith passes the guard and advances to mount!
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Saarinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Saarinen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Saarinen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Saarinen moves into full guard.
Saarinen keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith won't allow Saarinen to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like Smith might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saarinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith postures up in Saarinen's guard and throws a big left but Saarinen blocks it.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saarinen is keeping the position for now.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Saarinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saarinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jake Smith.
Saarinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Saarinen circles away.
Saarinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saarinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saarinen defends it nicely.
Saarinen throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Smith sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith gets a double leg takedown into Saarinen's guard.
Smith controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Smith has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saarinen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between Saarinen's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saarinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Saarinen closes the distance and clinches.
Smith avoiding damage as Saarinen throws knees to the body.
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!
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Saarinen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
Smith decides to pull guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saarinen wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saarinen.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saarinen.
Saarinen scores with a leg kick.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Saarinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Saarinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Petri Saarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Smith.
Smith drives through and clinches with Saarinen against the cage.
Saarinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saarinen throws an elbow but it misses.
Saarinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saarinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Saarinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith is working for takedown but Saarinen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith tightens his grip and picks Saarinen up, before dumping him to the ground. Saarinen manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith trying to control but Saarinen is working from the bottom.
Saarinen pushes Smith off and gets back to his feet.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith misses with the combination.
Saarinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Saarinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saarinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Saarinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saarinen.
Saarinen connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saarinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Saarinen closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Saarinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jake Smith has been cut.
Smith avoiding damage as Saarinen throws knees to the body.
Saarinen throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Saarinen throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith avoiding damage as Saarinen throws knees to the body.
Saarinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Saarinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saarinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Saarinen.
Saarinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saarinen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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.
Saarinen trying to land knees to the body.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Saarinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petri Saarinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Saarinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Saarinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Saarinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saarinen connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith pushes Saarinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Saarinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Saarinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Saarinen misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen misses with an elbow over the top.
Saarinen working Smith over with knees to the body.
Saarinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saarinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith gets control of Saarinen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Smith will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Saarinen wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
Smith trying to control the position here.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Saarinen is proving a slippery customer.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to keep Saarinen in close.
Saarinen wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Saarinen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Saarinen wants to stand and escape but instead Smith has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Saarinen is retaining full guard.
Smith stops Saarinen from standing up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smith stops Saarinen from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Saarinen off the cage and back into range.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Smith working the strikes but Saarinen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Smith is controlling the pace.
Jake Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Saarinen's head.
Saarinen tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Smith manages to move to mount!
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
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!
Smith working for a guillotine from mount but Saarinen is in no mood to give up.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith won't let Saarinen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Smith!
In his post fight interview, Jake Smith started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Out comes into the arena with Kickstart blaring out of the sound system. Kawajiri is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Water Pow . Pablo Out has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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141 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Out ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kawajiri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Out pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Out.
Kawajiri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice uppercut there from Kawajiri.
Out tries to sprawl but Kawajiri drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kawajiri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Out is trying to get back to full guard.
Kawajiri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawajiri takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri throwing shots but Out is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Kawajiri.
Out keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kawajiri not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kawajiri thows a huge punch but Out dodges it nicely.
Kawajiri working over Out with some ground and pound. Out looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kawajiri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kawajiri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kawajiri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kawajiri stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kawajiri landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Out on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Out is trying to get back to full guard.
Out is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kawajiri pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Kawajiri there.
Kawajiri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Out's head.
Kawajiri trying to control the action but Out is working from the bottom.
Out is in trouble now - Kawajiri has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Out looks a forlorn figure.
Kawajiri postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Out looks a forlorn figure.
Kawajiri is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Out has managed to escape the submission attempt.
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.
Out in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Kawajiri 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.
Kawajiri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Out tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Out tries to clinch up but Kawajiri circles away and keeps his distance.
Out throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pablo Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kawajiri closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Out's guard.
Kawajiri content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kawajiri lands a couple of elbows.
Kawajiri scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kawajiri postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Out utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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!
Kawajiri works over Out with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri controlling from the top position.
Kawajiri lands a couple of elbows.
Kawajiri throws an elbow that misses. Out uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kawajiri's guard. Nice move by Out!
Out has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kawajiri to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Out is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kawajiri pulls down on the head and he's put Out to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tatsuya Kawajiri!
Tatsuya Kawajiri seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Cartofell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartofell comes to the cage accompanied by Snow. Bobby Mann has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arthur Cartofell's chin.
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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 Las Vegas, Arthur Cartofell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Mann!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cartofell throws a one two combo.
Cartofell just misses with a punch to the body.
Mann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cartofell.
Cartofell swinging wildly here.
Cartofell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cartofell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mann circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Cartofell.
Cartofell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mann counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mann trying to control the action but Cartofell is working from the bottom.
I wouldn't like to be where Cartofell is right now.
Mann is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cartofell has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mann is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cartofell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mann wants to control but Cartofell is keeping him busy.
Cartofell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cartofell tries to get out of the position.
Cartofell keeping his opponent close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Mann crashes against the mat.
Cartofell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cartofell is trying to get back to full guard.
Cartofell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mann tries to pass to full mount but Cartofell defends it.
Mann is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cartofell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mann.
Cartofell manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartofell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mann pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cartofell is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mann is in close to Cartofell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cartofell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cartofell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mann tries to free his leg and advance position but Cartofell is retaining full guard.
Cartofell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Arthur Cartofell just wasn't active enough.
Mann checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cartofell throws a jab but it's blocked by Mann.
Mann takes one on the button.
Cartofell misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Cartofell will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cartofell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cartofell wants to sweep but no luck.
Mann trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartofell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mann stopping the sweep attempt from Cartofell.
Mann stands up from Cartofell's guard - Mann perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mann moves to clinch but Cartofell breaks away
and Cartofell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cartofell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cartofell duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cartofell.
Mann slips a jab and a cross from Cartofell.
Cartofell misses with a head kick.
Arthur Cartofell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cartofell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cartofell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mann takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cartofell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Cartofell misses its intended target.
Cartofell misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cartofell.
Cartofell keeps the fight on the outside.
Cartofell misses with a kick to the body
and Mann counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartofell wants the takedown. Mann is fighting it off but Cartofell persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mann's guard against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mann has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cartofell is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mann.
Cartofell controls the position from side control.
Cartofell is looking to take a break and control but Mann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartofell takes a little break here. Mann wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cartofell wants to control but Mann is keeping him busy.
Mann is trying to control Cartofell's posture but Cartofell avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartofell takes a little break here. Mann wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arthur Cartofell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cartofell with a nice cross.
A jab from Cartofell misses.
Arthur Cartofell is winning the standup battle so far.
Cartofell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mann counters with a big head kick but Cartofell shrugs it off.
Cartofell is rocked!
Cartofell misses with a lunging right hand
and Mann counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Cartofell! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Mann!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Mann!
In his post fight interview, Bobby Mann started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maguila Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Tokoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokoro has chosen World's End Rhapsody as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maguila Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hideo Tokoro!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Tokoro's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tokoro looking for a sweep. Not yet Tokoro, not yet.
Silva wants to stand but Tokoro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tokoro working a defensive guard here.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tokoro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Tokoro's legs - danger averted.
Tokoro has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Silva doesn't defend quickly enough and Tokoro has managed to lock this one up! Can Silva escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Tokoro on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hideo Tokoro!
Hideo Tokoro thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Will West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elix Skipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elix Skipper has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Will West's chin.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elix Skipper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from West misses
and Skipper counters with a nice uppercut.
West throws a nice inside leg kick.
Skipper scores with a body shot.
West misses with an uppercut. Skipper saw that one coming.
West tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Skipper finds it's target.
West throws a lazy uppercut
and Skipper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skipper with a hook.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for West.
Skipper shoots in but West avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Skipper misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
Skipper misses the shot to the body.
West fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skipper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Will West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
West throws a leg kick but Skipper moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skipper drops his hands momentarily and West takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
West misses with a low kick.
Will West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West lands a jab.
West connects with a solid leg kick.
Skipper takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
West swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from West.
Skipper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps West's head backwards.
West feints and then cracks Skipper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Skipper down.
West thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skipper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good work by Skipper as he checks the leg kick.
West misses with an uppercut
and Skipper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Skipper.
Skipper fails to pull guard.
West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by West.
Skipper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from West.
Skipper misses with an uppercut. West saw that one coming.
West throws a lazy right hand but Skipper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
West throws a right and a left that Skipper avoids nicely.
West takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by West!
It looks like Elix Skipper has been cut.
Skipper cracks West with a good jab.
West misses with a low kick as Skipper jumps back.
Skipper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Skipper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from West.
West swings for the body but Skipper moves out of range.
West throws a right and a left that Skipper avoids nicely.
Skipper misses with a straight right.
West fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Skipper checks it well.
West tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West missing with a left hand there. Skipper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skipper wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
Skipper moves out of range as West strikes.
West throws a combination that misses
and Skipper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Skipper.
West wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skipper has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from West.
West tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skipper trying to stall but West improves his position.
West using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Skipper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skipper has West pressed against the cage, preventing West from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
West misses with a hook to the ribs.
West wants to break free but Skipper has control.
Skipper is stalling here.
West tries to circle away but Skipper has him pinned against the cage.
West tries to land knees in the clinch but Skipper avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West tries to break free but Skipper pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Skipper - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Skipper successfully pulls guard.
West is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Skipper has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. West is looking to defend but Skipper has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for West! Skipper pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, West taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Elix Skipper!
An out of breath Elix Skipper thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Paterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paterson has chosen Guerilla Radio by Rage Against The Machine as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Paterson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Evans tenderised Paterson's leg. Paterson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rob Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Evans.
Evans throws a leg kick but Paterson checks it.
Paterson fails with the takedown
and Evans counters with a good low kick that Paterson was not able to check.
Evans throws a solid leg kick but Paterson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Evans.
Paterson fails with the takedown.
Evans misses with a kick to the body.
Paterson blocks a head kick by Evans.
Evans connects with an inside leg kick.
Paterson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Evans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paterson looks gassed!
Paterson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Paterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Evans.
Evans throws a head kick but Paterson moves out of range.
That kick from Evans tenderised Paterson's leg. Paterson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Evans scores with a head kick.
It looks like David Paterson has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Evans.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Evans. That's going to slow Paterson down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands with a right hand.
Evans scoring well with a low kick there.
Paterson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Evans lands a leg kick that knocks Paterson off balance momentarily.
Paterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Evans scores with a shot to the body.
Evans scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Evans.
Evans buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Evans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paterson's sensitive parts.
Evans scores with a leg kick.
Paterson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Evans.
Paterson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Evans.
Evans moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Evans lands with a thumping leg kick.
Evans feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paterson's calf.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Evans.
Rob Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Evans can pounce on him.
Paterson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Evans.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Evans.
Evans fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paterson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paterson manages to avoid it.
Evans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Evans, right into the meat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Evans. Paterson shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Paterson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Evans. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Paterson's cut.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Evans connects with an inside leg kick.
Evans scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Evans - that will leave a mark!
Evans chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paterson. That did some damage!
Evans scores with a leg kick.
Evans throws a nice outside leg kick.
Evans scores with a hook to the body. Paterson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Evans catches Paterson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Evans here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Paterson moves out of range of the body kick from Evans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paterson is breathing heavily.
Evans lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Evans looks to land a left hand but Paterson moved out of range nicely.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paterson.
A good leg kick by Evans.
Evans throws a head kick but Paterson moves out of range.
Paterson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for Evans.
Evans lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Evans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paterson.
Evans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A combination from Evans does no damage.
Good exchange - Evans coming out on top.
Evans throws a head kick but Paterson moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Evans.
Evans connects with a leg kick. Paterson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Evans scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Evans can pounce on him.
Paterson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Evans. Evans obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paterson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Evans.
Paterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Evans throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paterson can do to turn this around?
Evans lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Evans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evans is looking to wear down Paterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans scores with a sloppy right hand. Paterson should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans is looking to chop away at Paterson's legs.
Evans scoring well with a low kick there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Paterson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Evans has got the better of the exchanges.
Evans pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Evans wants to land a leg kick but Paterson is out of range.
Evans throws the kick towards the body but Paterson avoids it.
Evans tries to sprawl but Paterson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Evans desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Evans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Paterson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Paterson throws a head kick that misses.
Evans tries to land a leg kick but Paterson saw it coming and moves away.
Evans fakes the leg kick and cracks Paterson in the body.
Evans throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Paterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Evans connects with a solid leg kick.
Evans lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paterson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Evans.
Paterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Evans fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Patersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That kick from Evans tenderised Paterson's leg. Paterson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Evans misses with a head kick.
Evans misses the shot to the body.
Paterson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Evans, right into the meat.
Evans thumps Paterson with a low kick.
Evans misses with a head kick.
Evans thuds his shin into the meat of Paterson's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paterson avoids the head kick by Evans.
Evans throws a nice inside leg kick.
Evans digs a good hook to Paterson's body.
Evans throws the left hand but Paterson avoids the punch easily.
Evans turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Evans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans throws a nice inside leg kick.
Evans lands a left and a right that send Paterson crashing to the mat, dazed. Evans thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Evans fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Evans. That's going to slow Paterson down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evans tries a head kick but it misses.
Evans connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Evans lands a nice looking kick to the body. Paterson takes a step back to recover.
Evans moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Evans.
Rob Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Paterson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands with a kick to the ribs.
Evans scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Evans does no damage.
Evans throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paterson manages to avoid it.
Evans thumps Paterson with a low kick.
Evans takes a swing at Paterson's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Evans connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Evans, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Evans!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Cairo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dan Caldwell was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Cairo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Caldwell!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldwell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cairo.
Dan Caldwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caldwell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cairo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A combination from Caldwell does no damage.
Cairo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cairo avoids the head kick by Caldwell.
Cairo has a takedown stuffed.
Cairo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Caldwell counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cairo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cairo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Caldwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cairo misses with a wild body shot.
Caldwell throws a low kick but Cairo moves out of range easily.
Cairo avoids the head kick by Caldwell.
Cairo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Caldwell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cairo with the ground and pound but Caldwell regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Cairo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Caldwell tries to roll over but Cairo keeps him under control.
Cairo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Caldwell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell is trying to get back to full guard.
Caldwell is pressing down on Cairo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Caldwell keeping full guard, as Cairo tries to pass.
Caldwell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Caldwell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cairo 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cairo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caldwell working a defensive guard here.
Cairo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cairo stopping the sweep attempt from Caldwell.
Caldwell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cairo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cairo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cairo throws a big elbow that misses.
Cairo throwing strikes but missing.
Cairo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Caldwell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Caldwell is looking to stand up but Cairo isn't so interested in that idea.
Cairo connects with a couple of short punches.
Caldwell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Caldwell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Caldwell keeping full guard, as Cairo tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cairo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caldwell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cairo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Caldwell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cairo has Caldwell in his guard.
Cairo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Caldwell is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caldwell wants to control from the top but Cairo keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cairo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Caldwell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Caldwell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cairo looking for a guillotine here but Caldwell defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cairo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cairo shoots for a double leg takedown but Caldwell sprawls well. He's pushed Cairo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Caldwell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cairo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Caldwell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cairo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Caldwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Cairo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caldwell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cairo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like John Cairo has been cut.
Caldwell throws a head kick but Cairo moves out of range.
Caldwell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cairo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cairo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caldwell scores with a nice head shot.
Cairo has a takedown stuffed.
Caldwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caldwell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caldwell wants to clinch
and Cairo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Caldwell's guard now.
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!
Caldwell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cairo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cairo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Caldwell keeping full guard, as Cairo tries to pass.
John Cairo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cairo pushing down on Caldwell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Caldwell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cairo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cairo's back!
Caldwell is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Caldwell is trying to stick to Cairo's back but Cairo is turning into Caldwell. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Caldwell's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cairo.
Caldwell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cairo is one step ahead there.
Cairo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Caldwell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Caldwell has escaped and now he's on top!
Caldwell won't allow Cairo to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cairo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Caldwell frees his head nicely. Oh but Cairo has switched to an armbar! Caldwell is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). John Cairo!
John Cairo made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn's Laundry 93% in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between CJ Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac & Dr.Dre - California Love. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ness's choice of entrance music: Shoots and Ladders by Korn. Gregory Ness has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CJ Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Ness!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ness tries to clinch up.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Ness ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Ness is looking to clinch.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ness tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ness.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ness avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Ness tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Ness looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ness.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ness lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Ness's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Ness moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson tries to stall but Ness uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ness throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ness comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ness slowing the pace effectively.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Ness throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ness just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Ness lands a knee to the body.
Ness being controlled against the cage.
Johnson wants to stall.
Ness using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
Ness landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson stalling.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ness looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ness rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ness keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ness connects with a knee to the head.
Ness utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Ness receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
Ness connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson looking to stall.
Ness looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ness with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ness misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ness stalls.
The crowd are getting on Ness's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ness lands a nice elbow.
Ness misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Ness lands a nice elbow.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Ness lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Ness lands a knee to the body.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Ness moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Ness lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ness throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ness lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ness throws an elbow but it misses.
Ness lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Ness 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.
Ness tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ness doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson cracks Ness with an open hand slap.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ness was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Ness fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Ness moved out of range.
Ness tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ness's waist but Ness gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Ness takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ness moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Ness.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Ness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Ness.
Gregory Ness seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Ness lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Ness tries to tie him up.
Ness gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ness using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ness is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ness tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Ness creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maybe Johnson would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Ness into the cage.
Johnson stalls.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ness has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ness as Johnson tries to tie him up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ness scores with a knee to the head.
Ness throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Ness working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Johnson looking to stall.
Johnson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by CJ Johnson.
Ness tries to clinch up.
Ness tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ness takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Ness. Ness maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson wants to stall.
Ness lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson tries to break free but Ness pushes him back against the cage.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ness tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson taking a breather.
Ness throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Ness lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ness lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Ness keeps him there for the moment.
Ness lands a damaging elbow.
Ness crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Ness has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Nice elbow from Ness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson has Ness pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ness manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Ness.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson trying to stall but Ness improves his position.
Ness lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
Ness scores with a knee to the head.
Ness lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Ness is controlling the position.
Ness is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ness gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Ness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ness tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ness slips under a jab.
Ness fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Ness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ness.
Ness wants to clinch.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Ness drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Ness.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Ness tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ness defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Ness checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Ness was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ness tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Ness tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ness manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ness moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Ness tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Ness connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ness sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ness tries to clinch up.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Ness moved out of range nicely.
Ness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ness has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ness lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Ness landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
Ness dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ness misses with a knee strike.
Ness throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ness moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
CJ Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ness tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ness scores with a nice head shot.
Gregory Ness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Ness has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ness wants to stall.
Ness is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ness comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ness stalling the fight.
Ness with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ness.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ness obliges.
Still in the clinch, Ness scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ness using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
CJ Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ness prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
CJ Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Ness lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ness rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Ness creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ness being controlled against the cage.
Ness throws an elbow that misses.
Gregory Ness is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ness tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ness dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Ness comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ness has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Ness!
During a confident post fight interview, Gregory Ness thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hippaul Omega Weapon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omega Weapon comes to the cage accompanied by Faith No More - Land of Sunshine. Hippaul Omega Weapon had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hippaul Omega Weapon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Ferrari misses
and Omega Weapon counters with a right hand to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferrari, right into the meat.
Ferrari thumps Omega Weapon with a low kick.
Omega Weapon checks the leg kick.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses.
Ferrari wants to slow Omega Weapon down by chopping away at his legs.
Mario Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrari takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Omega Weapon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Omega Weapon swings for the body but Ferrari moves out of range.
Omega Weapon throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferrari thows a leg kick but Omega Weapon checks it
and Omega Weapon counters with a two punch combo.
Omega Weapon misses with an uppercut.
Omega Weapon slips a jab from Ferrari.
Ferrari tries to work over Omega Weapon's front leg with a kick but Omega Weapon checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Omega Weapon.
Omega Weapon wants to land a leg kick but Ferrari is out of range.
A punch combination from Ferrari misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari misses the shot to the body.
Ferrari moves away from the strike by Omega Weapon.
Ferrari lands a jab to the head.
Omega Weapon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ferrari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Omega Weapon throws the left hand but Ferrari avoids the punch easily.
Ferrari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Omega Weapon checks it well.
Omega Weapon scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferrari. That snapped Omega Weapon's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omega Weapon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ferrari.
Omega Weapon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Omega Weapon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Omega Weapon there.
Ferrari works the jab nicely.
Omega Weapon is looking to slow Ferrari down with leg kicks.
Omega Weapon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari wants to clinch.
Omega Weapon wants to land a leg kick but Ferrari is out of range.
Omega Weapon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ferrari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ferrari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Omega Weapon throws a nice looking combination but Ferrari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferrari ducks under a wild hook from Omega Weapon.
Ferrari scores with a kick to the midsection.
Omega Weapon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Omega Weapon blocks a head kick by Ferrari.
Omega Weapon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferrari misses with a series of wild punches.
Omega Weapon slips under a jab from Ferrari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Omega Weapon misses.
Omega Weapon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ferrari. Ferrari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferrari.
Omega Weapon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Omega Weapon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferrari.
Ferrari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Omega Weapon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ferrari delivers a nice body kick.
Ferrari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Omega Weapon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Omega Weapon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Omega Weapon misses with a two punch combination.
Ferrari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Omega Weapon misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a push kick but Omega Weapon slaps the foot to one side.
Omega Weapon moves away from the strike by Ferrari.
Omega Weapon scores with a nice head shot.
Omega Weapon avoids the head kick by Ferrari.
A lazy left from Omega Weapon finds it's target.
Omega Weapon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferrari.
An inside leg kick lands from Omega Weapon.
Omega Weapon checks a low kick from Ferrari.
A low kick from Ferrari is predictable there
and Omega Weapon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ferrari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Omega Weapon's calf.
Omega Weapon lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Omega Weapon.
Ferrari avoids the body shot from Omega Weapon.
Omega Weapon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ferraris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice uppercut lands for Omega Weapon. That snapped Ferrari's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hippaul Omega Weapon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ferrari connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferrari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Omega Weapon.
Omega Weapon lands the left hand.
Omega Weapon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferrari on the side of the head.
Omega Weapon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ferrari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Omega Weapon's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omega Weapon tried to score with a low kick but Ferrari checks it.
Ferrari takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferrari misses the target.
Ferrari blocks a leg kick.
Omega Weapon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Omega Weapon, as that shot connected.
Omega Weapon misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body kick from Ferrari.
Ferrari throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Omega Weapon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Ferrari blocks the leg kick.
Ferrari throws a head kick but Omega Weapon moves out of range.
Omega Weapon fails to land with a series of punches.
Omega Weapon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferrari.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Omega Weapon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ferrari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hippaul Omega Weapon is winning the standup battle so far.
Omega Weapon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ferrari finds it's way round the side to connect with Omega Weapon's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferrari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Omega Weapon.
Ferrari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ferrari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferrari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Omega Weapon circles away quickly and effectively.
Omega Weapon blocks a leg kick.
Hippaul Omega Weapon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferrari rushes Omega Weapon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Omega Weapon.
Omega Weapon is looking to control Ferrari's arms but Ferrari gets an underhook and turns him. Now Omega Weapon has his back to the cage.
Ferrari working aggressively here.
Ferrari misses with some punches.
Omega Weapon dodges an elbow strike from Ferrari.
Omega Weapon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Omega Weapon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferrari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferrari is trying to stall.
Ferrari tries to break free but Omega Weapon pushes him back against the cage.
Omega Weapon avoiding damage as Ferrari throws knees to the body.
A short right from Omega Weapon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari lands an elbow inside that Omega Weapon shrugs off.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Omega Weapon avoids it.
A body shot lands from Ferrari.
Ferrari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Omega Weapon.
Omega Weapon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Omega Weapon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ferrari's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ferrari.
Omega Weapon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Omega Weapon tries to break free but Ferrari pushes him back against the cage.
Omega Weapon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ferrari tries a knee to the head but Omega Weapon blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Omega Weapon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrari blocking some punches.
Omega Weapon is trying to force a seperation but Ferrari has the dominant position.
Ferrari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Omega Weapon works the jab nicely.
Some wild striking there from Ferrari.
Omega Weapon ducks under a wild hook from Ferrari.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferrari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferrari misses with a double jab.
Ferrari on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Ferrari 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Omega Weapon.
Ferrari lets loose with a powerful body kick. Omega Weapon will feel that in the morning.
Ferrari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Omega Weapon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ferrari lands with an overhand left.
Ferrari closes the distance and pushes Omega Weapon back into the cage.
Omega Weapon blocks the elbow strike.
Ferrari lands with a right to the head.
Omega Weapon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Omega Weapon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Omega Weapon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Omega Weapon throws a looping overhand right but Ferrari ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Omega Weapon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ferrari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferrari misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a wild body kick that Omega Weapon sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters circling a little - Ferrari finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Omega Weapon keeps the fight on the outside.
A bone on bone clash there as Omega Weapon blocks the leg kick.
Omega Weapon throws a hook to the side of Ferrari's head but Ferrari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A chopping leg kick lands by Omega Weapon.
Omega Weapon works Ferrari's body with a nice hook.
Ferrari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ferrari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferrari throws a hook to the side of Omega Weapon's head but Omega Weapon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Omega Weapon. Ferrari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferrari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Omega Weapon tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Omega Weapon misses its intended target.
Omega Weapon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ferrari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega Weapon lands an overhand right.
Omega Weapon checks a leg kick nicely.
Ferrari scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Omega Weapon.
Omega Weapon throws a shot from downtown. Ferrari moves away and avoids it.
Ferrari swings widly with a right hand
and Omega Weapon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Omega Weapon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ferrari misses with a wild combination.
Omega Weapon moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferrari throws a body kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ferrari - that will leave a mark!
Ferrari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Omega Weapon misses with a left hand
and Ferrari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari cracks the inside of Omega Weapon's front leg.
Ferrari tries to clinch but Omega Weapon is having none of it.
Omega Weapon throws a leg kick that misses.
Omega Weapon is looking to score with low kicks.
Ferrari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donk. Ferrari catches Omega Weapon right on the button with a cross.
Omega Weapon misses with a wild combination.
Ferrari throws out a powerful jab.
Ferrari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Omega Weapon throws an overhand right that lands on Ferrari's shoulder, as Ferrari tries to avoid the shot.
Ferrari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Omega Weapon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferrari scores with a body shot.
Ferrari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferrari misses with a leg kick.
Omega Weapon misses with a looping right.
Ferrari throws a nice looking combination but Omega Weapon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferrari cracks the inside of Omega Weapon's front leg.
Ferrari connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferrari misses with a head kick.
Ferrari motions for Omega Weapon to come forward. Ferrari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Omega Weapon throws a leg kick which misses Ferrari's front leg but catches the back leg as Ferrari tries to avoid it.
Ferrari dips to his left and cracks Omega Weapon with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Omega Weapon throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferrari.
Omega Weapon throws a leg kick but Ferrari moved away.
Ferrari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Ferrari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Ferrari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ferrari has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Ferrari!
Mario Ferrari thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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