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GSF 26 Liu vs Aubrey PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suarez comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing. Gein has chosen Puritania as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otis Gein!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gein manages to avoid it.
Diego Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gein scores with a jab. Suarez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Suarez tries to clinch but Gein moves out of range.
Suarez misses with a straight left.
Suarez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gein's waist but Gein gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Suarez off to one side.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown but Gein shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Suarez misses the jab.
Suarez fails with the takedown
and Gein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gein.
Gein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Gein.
Suarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gein counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gein scores with a jab to the head.
Suarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Gein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gein lands with a straight right. Suarez didn't see that one coming.
Gein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gein scores with a decent looking hook.
Suarez shoots and misses
and Gein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Suarez misses its intended target.
Suarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gein.
Gein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Suarez closes the distance but Gein moves to the side
and Gein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gein has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Suarez throws a hook but Gein avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Gein. Those never looked like landing.
Suarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gein defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suarez.
Gein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suarez.
Gein is looking to score with low kicks.
Gein defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suarez.
Suarez lands a glancing blow to the side of Gein's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gein is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Suarez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez shoots in but Gein avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gein pivots, looking for a leg kick but Suarez is out of range and Gein settles back down.
Good standup being displayed there by Gein as he connects with a hook.
Gein ducks under a wild hook from Suarez.
Gein circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gein counters with a stiff right hand.
Suarez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gein throws a lazy right hand but Suarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suarez dives in and grabs Gein's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gein pushes down on Suarez's head and hops out.
Gein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gein lands the left hand.
Gein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice defenses there by Gein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein fails to land with a series of punches.
Gein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gein slaps away a takedown attempt from Suarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Suarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gein lands a really nice looking cross but Suarez seems unphased.
Suarez throws a nice looking combination but Gein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gein as he avoids it easily.
Gein throws a jab when Suarez was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Gein. Those never looked like landing.
Gein misses with a low kick as Suarez jumps back.
Suarez throws a right hand that Gein ducks under and follows up with a left that Gein also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheers as Suarez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gein doesn't seem phased though.
Gein works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Suarez darts in trying to clinch
and Gein counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gein.
Suarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Gein.
Suarez slips under a jab from Gein.
Suarez tries to clinch up
enabling Gein to counter with a crisp jab.
Suarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suarez swings for the body but Gein moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gein blocks a jab.
Suarez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gein pivots, looking for a leg kick but Suarez is out of range and Gein settles back down.
Suarez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gein makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Gein dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Suarez throws a right hand that Gein ducks under and follows up with a left that Gein also avoids with ease.
Gein on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Suarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gein defends it nicely.
Gein avoids the body shot from Suarez.
Suarez is looking to clinch.
Suarez fails to land the takedown.
Suarez throws a combination that misses
letting Gein counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Gein. No joy for Suarez on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suarez throws a push kick but Gein slaps the foot to one side.
Gein lands a jab to the nose.
Suarez moves in looking to clinch but Gein pushes him off.
Gein connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gein bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Suarez's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gein throws a jab when Suarez was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suarez.
Suarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Gein.
Suarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gein counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Suarez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice cross by Gein.
Suarez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suarez there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick from Gein misses
and Suarez counters with a nice body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gein lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Suarez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suarez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Suarez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A swing and a miss from Suarez.
Gein throws a leg kick but Suarez checks it.
Suarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gein defends it nicely.
Suarez tries for a takedown but Gein circles away easily
and Gein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gein stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gein wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gein with a hook.
Suarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gein counters with a straight right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Gein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gein.
Gein scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Suarez misses the target.
A jab from Suarez misses.
Suarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gein counters with a three punch combo that has Suarez backing up. Suarez nods at Gein to acknowledge the strikes.
Gein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Gein throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gein scores with a hook.
Nice cross by Gein.
Suarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gein circles away quickly and effectively.
Gein leaves Suarez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gein keeps the fight on the outside.
A cross from Gein lands.
Gein throws a solid leg kick but Suarez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gein.
Suarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gein sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Otis Gein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Gein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gein shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suarez.
Gein closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A lazy left from Gein finds it's target.
Suarez is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oh Suarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suarez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Suarez misses with an uppercut
so Gein counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gein passes Suarez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Suarez is not content to let Gein control the position.
Gein is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Suarez is hurt! He's hurt bad - Gein fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Suarez from any more punishment! Congratulations to Gein! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otis Gein!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Protacio Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo's entrance music is Squeeze 1st-Jay-Z. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Protacio Jawo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Jawo.
Michael Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo avoids the body shot from Jawo.
Halo scores with the left hand. Jawo knows he should have avoided that one.
Halo looks to land a combination but Jawo avoids it well.
Jawo swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Jawo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jawo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Halo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jawo on the side of the head.
Halo looks to land a combination but Jawo avoids it well.
Jawo walks into a left hand.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Halo throws a low kick, looking for Jawo's leg but Jawo calmly moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Jawo.
Halo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jawo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jawo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halo misses with a right hand
and Jawo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jawo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jawo connects with a solid leg kick.
Halo scores with a sloppy right hand. Jawo should have avoided that one.
Halo misses the jab.
Jawo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halo.
Halo throws out a loose jab but Jawo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jawo.
Halo throws a shot from downtown. Jawo moves away and avoids it.
Jawo avoids the head kick by Halo.
Jawo misses with a wild body shot.
Jawo jabs Halo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jawo moves out of range of the leg kick from Halo.
Jawo looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Halo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jawo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jawo lands with a hook. Halo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Halo misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo connects with a right hand. Jawo shakes it off.
Halo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jawo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halo thuds a left hand into Jawo's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halo.
Halo avoids the body shot from Jawo.
Halo looks to land a left hand but Jawo moved out of range nicely.
Jawo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halo catches Jawo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Halo avoids the body shot from Jawo.
Halo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Halo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jawo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Jawo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Halo rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jawo. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo tries to land a body kick
and Jawo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Halo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jawo throws out the jab.
Halo misses with a head kick.
Halo throws a looping overhand right but Jawo ducks down to avoid it.
Halo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Halo throws a hook but Jawo avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Jawo.
Jawo moves in looking to clinch but Halo pushes him off.
Halo tries to land a front kick but Jawo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Halo connects with an inside leg kick.
Halo scores with a kick to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Halo misses the target.
Halo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Halo keeps Jawo at a distance using the push kick.
Jawo misses with a double jab
and Halo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo swinging wildly here.
Jawo scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jawo. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jawo wants to clinch.
Halo misses with a hook.
Jawo avoids the body shot from Halo.
Halo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jawo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halo.
Jawo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halo.
Halo tries to work over Jawo's front leg with a kick but Jawo checks it.
Jawo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Halo 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.
Jawo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jawo scores with a push kick.
Halo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jawo finds it's way round the side to connect with Halo's head.
Halo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jawo. That did some damage!
A decent looking cross lands there for Jawo.
Jawo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Halo looks to land a body kick but Jawo moved away.
Jawo is looking to clinch but Halo is avoiding it.
Jawo doesn't manage to clinch there - Halo circles away.
Good work by Halo as he checks the leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jawo!
Jawo blocks a head kick by Halo.
Jawo jabs at Halo's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Halo is predictable there
and Jawo counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo moves out of range of the strikes.
Halo misses with the combination.
Halo takes a swing at Jawo's ribcage but misses.
Jawo swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Halo there.
Jawo looks to land a right hand but Halo moved out of range.
Halo swings for the body but Jawo moves out of range.
Jawo tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jawo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Halo scores with a decent looking hook.
Jawo clinches.
Halo lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Jawo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jawo working aggressively here.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jawo controls his hands.
Halo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jawo is trying to maintain a safe position but Halo gets an underhook and turns Jawo into the cage.
Halo breaks the clinch.
Halo throws out a leg kick but Jawo moves out of range and Halo only half commits.
Jawo thows a body shot but no joy.
Jawo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jawo blocks a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jawo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A good leg kick by Halo.
Jawo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jawo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Halo. Jawo shrugs it off though.
Jawo ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Jawo saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Jawo. Those never looked like landing.
Jawo throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo avoids the body shot from Jawo.
Halo feints and then cracks Jawo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jawo down.
Halo throws a big shot that misses.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Halo tries a low kick but Jawo avoids it.
Jawo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jawo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jawo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Michael Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
Halo throws a sloppy body shot
and Jawo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Halo defending well as Jawo loads up on a big left hand.
Halo throws the left hand but Jawo avoids the punch easily.
Halo scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jawo swinging wildly here.
Jawo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jawo throws out the jab.
Halo throws a chopping leg kick but Jawo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Halo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jawo swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Jawo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jawo thows a body shot but no joy.
Jawo tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jawo ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Halo throws a leg kick but Jawo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halo lands a jab to the head.
Halo lands with an overhand left.
Jawo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jawo scoring well with a low kick there.
Jawo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Halo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jawo.
Jawo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Halo misses
and Jawo counters with a series of strikes. Halo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Halo looks to throw the jab but Jawo is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Halo coming out on top.
Halo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jawo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jawo.
Halo misses with a leg kick.
Halo lands a nice hook to Jawo's body. Jawo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jawo moves away.
Halo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jawo.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jawo.
Halo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jawo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jawo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Halo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jawo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jawo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jawo scores with a leg kick.
Jose Protacio Jawo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Halo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jawo's head.
Halo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jawo takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jawo. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jawo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jawo moves out of range as Halo strikes.
Jawo is looking to clinch.
Halo connects with a leg kick. Jawo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jawo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jawo takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Jawo swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Halo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jawo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halo at a distance.
Jawo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jawo throws a wild body kick that Halo sees coming a mile off.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Halo lands a body shot.
Jawo misses with a straight left.
Halo connects with a looping right hand.
Halo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Halo lands a high kick!
Michael Halo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Halo moves away from the strike by Jawo.
Jawo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jawo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jawo manages to avoid it.
Halo lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jawo.
Jawo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jawo works the jab nicely.
Jawo fails to land with a series of punches.
Halo wants to slow Jawo down by chopping away at his legs.
Halo cracks a nice hook into Jawo's ribs.
Halo avoids a kick to the body.
Halo throws a leg kick which misses Jawo's front leg but catches the back leg as Jawo tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halo connects with a looping right hand.
Halo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jawo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halo works Jawo's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halo 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Halo!
Michael Halo very nearly forgot to thank Firebird Designs amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Knish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Leshley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knish comes to the cage accompanied by Big Ten Inch by Areosmith. Leshley has chosen Step into a World as his entrance music. Bobby Leshley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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26
260 lbs
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31
265 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Knish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Leshley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knish pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Knish instigates a clinch.
Knish stalling in the clinch.
Leshley managing to block the knees to the body from Knish.
Leshley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knish.
Leshley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knish.
Leshley struggles to land a body shot inside as Knish controls his hands.
Leshley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Leshley avoids a wild elbow strike from Knish.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knish.
Leshley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knish digs a right hand into Leshley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leshley's gas tank.
Leshley misses with a body punch.
Knish landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knish lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leshley trying to control the position but instead, Knish has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leshley into the cage.
Leshley misses with the head strike.
Knish trying to land knees to the body.
Knish can't find room to land a body shot as Leshley controls the action.
Leshley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knish's efforts to push away.
Leshley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knish backwards.
Leshley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knish's elbow.
Knish lands an uppercut.
Knish lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leshley swings wildly with an uppercut but Knish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leshley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knish works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leshley's elbow.
Knish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knish trying to land knees to the body.
Knish lands a nice knee 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!
Knish lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knish trying to land knees to the body.
Knish makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knish is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leshley is defending well for now.
Leshley struggles to land a body shot inside as Knish controls his hands.
Leshley managing to block the knees to the body from Knish.
Leshley being controlled against the cage.
A short uppercut from Leshley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leshley cracks Knish with a nice body shot.
Leshley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leshley's elbow.
Leshley misses with some punches.
Leshley cracks Knish with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Leshley.
Leshley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knish tries to land knees in the clinch but Leshley avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leshley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knish backwards.
It looks like Joey Knish has been cut.
Leshley misses with a punch on the inside.
Leshley throws a punch but it's blocked by Knish.
Leshley slowing the pace effectively.
Knish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knish blocking some punches.
Knish lands an elbow inside that Leshley shrugs off.
It looks like Bobby Leshley has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Knish.
Knish is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leshley is defending well for now.
Leshley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Knish throws an elbow but misses.
Knish scores with a hook to the body.
Knish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knish.
Knish working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leshley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knish's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Knish.
Leshley misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Knish just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leshley's brow.
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 Joey Knish will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Leshley misses with a body shot.
Knish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leshley manages to avoid it.
Knish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leshley misses with a hook.
Leshley throws a hook but Knish blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knish. Leshley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leshley cracks a nice hook into Knish's ribs.
Leshley blocks the body kick.
Knish lands a glancing blow to the side of Leshley's head.
Knish swings for the body but Leshley moves out of range.
Leshley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leshley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knish lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leshley throws a jab when Knish was well out of range.
Knish throws a sloppy body shot
letting Leshley counter with a right hand.
Knish takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leshley gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Knish moves into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knish wants to sweep but no luck.
Knish wants to stand and escape but Leshley is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knish has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Leshley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Knish seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fighters circling - Leshley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leshley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knish manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knish misses with a body kick.
Leshley misses with a wild combination.
Leshley fails with a takedown attempt.
Leshley misses with a shot to the body
and Knish counters with a stiff right hand.
Leshley tests Knish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leshley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knish is rocked!
Joey Knish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
The fighters circling - Leshley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knish throws an overhand right that lands on Leshley's shoulder, as Leshley tries to avoid the shot.
Leshley misses the jab.
Knish looks to land a body kick but Leshley moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leshley shoots for a double leg takedown but Knish sprawls well. He's pushed Leshley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leshley misses with a wild combination.
Knish tests Leshley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knish tries a head kick but it misses.
Knish throws a leg kick but Leshley checks it.
Nice uppercut there from Knish.
Knish scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leshley looks to score with a jab to the body but Knish is just out of range.
Knish lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leshley at a distance.
Knish throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Leshley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Leshley misses with a looping left.
Knish looks for the body kick but Leshley saw that one coming.
Leshley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Knish.
Knish buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leshley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knish misses with a looping left.
A jab lands there for Knish.
Leshley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knishs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leshley throws a nice looking combination but Knish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leshley.
A head kick misses from Knish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leshley swings widly with a right hand
and Knish counters with a nice leg kick.
Knish wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leshley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knish has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knish.
Knish is struggling to control the position.
Leshley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knish blocks an uppercut.
Leshley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knish missing with knees to the body.
Leshley tries to stall but Knish uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knish blocks an uppercut.
Leshley letting Knish take a breather here.
Knish comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knish pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Knish just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leshley's brow.
Leshley avoids a wild elbow strike from Knish.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knish pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Leshley blocks an elbow strike from Knish.
Knish lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leshley backwards.
Joey Knish has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leshley wants to stall.
Leshley misses with a body punch.
Leshley throws a punch but it's blocked by Knish.
Leshley blocks an uppercut.
Knish misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knish effectively controlling the action here.
Leshley working aggressively here.
Leshley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Knish is keeping busy.
Knish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Leshley.
Leshley avoids a wild elbow strike from Knish.
Knish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leshley tries a body shot but Knish blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leshley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leshley has Knish pressed against the cage.
Leshley dodges an elbow strike from Knish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knish lands an elbow just above Leshley 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leshley blocks a body shot from Knish.
Leshley effectively controlling the action here.
Knish throws a head punch that misses.
Knish landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leshley misses with a punch on the inside.
Knish is working Leshley over against the cage.
Knish works on Leshley's body with a couple of short punches.
Knish misses with an elbow strike.
Knish is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leshley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knish.
That has opened up Bobby Leshley's cut even more.
A right hand to the body from Knish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Knish showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Knish has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Knish!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Melekh David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mary Jane. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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154 lbs
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25
145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Melekh David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thurgood Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins moves away from the strike by David.
Jenkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but David is out of range.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for David with that takedown attempt.
David misses with a two punch combination.
Jenkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jenkins connects with a jab.
Jenkins throws a chopping leg kick but David manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
David misses with an uppercut.
David scores with a hook.
Thurgood Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for David, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches.
David lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Jenkins.
David tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenkins wants to stall.
David drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jenkins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but David avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
Jenkins manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of David's head.
David shoots in and bounces Jenkins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
David throwing strikes from guard but Jenkins blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins working a defensive guard here.
David pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jenkins is keeping the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
David looking to pass the guard.
David is working hard here to advance position.
Thurgood Jenkins has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jenkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
David misses the shot to the body.
Thurgood Jenkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jenkins lands a leg kick that knocks David off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Jenkins.
David is looking to clinch.
Jenkins dodges the punch combination from David.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Jenkins tenderised David's leg. David is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jenkins throws out a leg kick but David moves out of range and Jenkins only half commits.
Jenkins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by David.
David fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melekh David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins slips a jab and a cross from David.
Jenkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Jenkins fails to land.
Jenkins manages to break the clinch.
David moves out of range of the body kick.
David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins tries a low kick but David avoids it.
David avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
David just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thurgood Jenkins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from David.
David tries to bum rush Jenkins with a series of wild strikes but Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
David throws a nice looking combination but Jenkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jenkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. David checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That kick from Jenkins tenderised David's leg. David is trying to keep his angry face on.
David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
David tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jenkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
David dives in and grabs Jenkins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jenkins pushes down on David's head and hops out.
Jenkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from David.
Jenkins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between David's hands.
Jenkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jenkins throws a head kick but David moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jenkins.
David slips under a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Jenkins scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Melekh David has been cut.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
David doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jenkins counters with a right hand to the body.
David is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
David avoids a punch combination nicely.
David thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jenkins throws a low kick, looking for David's leg but David calmly moves out of range.
Jenkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good work by David as he checks the leg kick.
Jenkins throws a head kick but David moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
Jenkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A combination from David does no damage.
Thurgood Jenkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David throws out a loose jab but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenkins throws a leg kick that misses.
Melekh David is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
David takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jenkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from David.
David throws a jab but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins jabs David right on the nose. David blinks but takes it well.
Jenkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but David is out of range.
David misses with a straight right.
David moves out of range of the body kick.
David has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jenkins.
David shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jenkins makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. David really felt that one!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melekh David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
David pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jenkins back to the cage. David follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jenkins wants to land a leg kick but David is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as David blocks the leg kick.
David blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
David throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins.
David fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jenkins to the ground. David is now in Jenkins's guard.
Jenkins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for David!
Jenkins with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David is desperately trying to improve his position but Jenkins has a good base and remains in mount.
Jenkins looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jenkins lands a big shot there that rocks David but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
David is looking to improve his position but Jenkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Jenkins 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thurgood Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Melekh David's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
David throws a series of punches but Jenkins avoids them all with ease.
David misses with a body shot.
Jenkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
David slips a jab from Jenkins.
Good standup being displayed there by Jenkins as he connects with a hook.
Jenkins has David up against the cage in a clinch.
Jenkins throws a head punch that misses.
Jenkins gets through David's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for David.
David throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jenkinss head.
Jenkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
David tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jenkins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jenkins.
David lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
David wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jenkins misses with a body punch.
David escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
David lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jenkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
David misses with a looping right.
David comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crunch! Jenkins slams his shin into David's torso.
Jenkins scores with a shot to the body.
Jenkins staying out of range there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jenkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Melekh David has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David throws a right hand that misses
and Jenkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from David misses the target.
David throws a shot from downtown. Jenkins moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Jenkins looks to land a right hand but David moved out of range.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
David is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
David looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Jenkins tries a low kick but David avoids it.
Jenkins throws a low kick but David avoids it.
Jenkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins tries to clinch but David moves out of range.
David avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
No luck with that takedown attempt from David.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
Jenkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of David's head.
David misses with a straight left.
Jenkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
David throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins.
David looks to land a left hand but Jenkins moved out of range nicely.
Jenkins clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Jenkins.
David wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jenkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
David checks the leg kick.
Jenkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by David.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jenkins lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from David.
David 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.
Jenkins gets a clinch.
David lands a right hand.
A short right from David on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from David fails to land.
Jenkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of David backwards.
Thurgood Jenkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
David is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
David tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on David - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
David lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thurgood Jenkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jenkins 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thurgood Jenkins!
A very excited looking Thurgood Jenkins made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Oquendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Oquendo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
21 - 6 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Oquendo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oquendo.
Harper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harper wants to clinch but Oquendo slips to the side
and Oquendo counters with a body kick.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oquendo manages to avoid it.
Harper throws a head kick that misses.
Harper throws a body kick that misses
and Oquendo counters with a nice uppercut.
Oquendo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oquendo misses with the body kick
and Harper counters with a nice kick to the body.
Harper missing with a left hand there. Oquendo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harper rushes Oquendo and presses him up against the cage.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oquendo.
Oquendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
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!
Oquendo has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Oquendo blocks a body shot from Harper.
Oquendo misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Oquendo.
Harper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oquendo manages to break the clinch.
Harper misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Harper misses.
Harper slips a straight right by Oquendo.
Oquendo connects with a high kick.
A head kick from Oquendo lands but Harper takes it in his stride.
A shot to the body from Harper misses
and Oquendo counters with a body kick that stops Harper in his tracks momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oquendo.
Oquendo connects with an inside leg kick.
Harper tries to clinch there but Oquendo circles away.
Oquendo throws a leg kick which misses Harper's front leg but catches the back leg as Harper tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oquendo scores with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Oquendo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Charles Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oquendo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harper tries to land a front kick but Oquendo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oquendo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harper fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oquendo.
Harper blocks a head kick by Oquendo.
Harper throws a leg kick
and Oquendo counters with a head kick. That will keep Harper thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harpers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oquendo scores with a leg kick.
Harper throws a head kick that misses.
Oquendo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harper on the side of the head.
Harper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Oquendo tenderised Harper's leg. Harper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oquendo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Harper looks to land a right hand but Oquendo moved out of range.
Harper thows a leg kick but Oquendo checks it
and Oquendo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Harper really felt that one!
A swing and a miss from Harper.
Oquendo throws a sloppy head kick and Harper moves out of range easily.
Harper thows a body shot but no joy.
Harper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oquendo. Oquendo obviously looking to wear him down.
Oquendo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harper blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Harper.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oquendo backwards.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Oquendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oquendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
Oquendo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oquendo misses with a punch to the body.
Harper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Oquendo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oquendo managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
Oquendo digs a right hand underneath Harper's ribcage. Harper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oquendo blocking some punches.
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!
Harper gets through Oquendo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper lands a body punch.
Oquendo blocks a body shot from Harper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oquendo backwards.
Oquendo blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oquendo or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Oquendo tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oquendo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oquendo is defending well for now.
Oquendo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oquendo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oquendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Oquendo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oquendo wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Oquendo misses with some punches.
Oquendo breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Oquendo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oquendo throws a right hand that Harper ducks under and follows up with a left that Harper also avoids with ease.
Oquendo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harper tries to work over Oquendo's front leg with a kick but Oquendo checks it.
Oquendo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oquendo throws out a leg kick but Harper moves out of range and Oquendo only half commits.
Oquendo throws a leg kick
and Harper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Oquendo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Oquendo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oquendo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oquendo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oquendo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harper.
Oquendo misses with a body punch
and Harper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harper lands a head kick!
It looks like Jose Oquendo has been cut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oquendo lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper throws a leg kick which misses Oquendo's front leg but catches the back leg as Oquendo tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harper.
Oquendo lands a head kick. Harper smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harper throws a push kick but Oquendo slaps the foot to one side.
Harper's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harper duly obliges.
Oquendo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oquendo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harper's calf.
Harper scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oquendo lands a head kick!
Oquendo is looking to chop away at Harper's legs.
Harper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oquendo thows a body kick. Harper tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oquendo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harper. Harper obviously looking to wear him down.
Harper misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo throws a leg kick
and Harper counters with an outside leg kick.
Oquendo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oquendo throws a head kick but Harper moves out of range.
Harper misses with a kick to the body.
Oquendo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Harper misses with the body kick
letting Oquendo counter with a right hand.
Oquendo avoids a kick to the body.
Oquendo swats away the attempt to clinch by Harper.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oquendo.
Oquendo moves out of range of the body kick.
Harper motions for Oquendo to come forward. Harper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oquendo misses with a two punch combination.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Oquendo circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Oquendo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harper. That one must have hurt.
Oquendo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harper throws a leg kick but Oquendo checks it.
Harper scores with a kick to the body.
Harper tries to clinch
and Oquendo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oquendo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harper.
Harper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oquendo scores with a leg kick.
Harper throws a leg kick
and Oquendo counters with a nice uppercut.
Jose Oquendo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oquendo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harper's sensitive parts.
Oquendo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harper throws a leg kick
and Oquendo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Oquendo is looking to slow Harper down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oquendo blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harper.
Harper throws out a loose jab but Oquendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper tries a head kick but it misses.
Harper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oquendo.
Harper throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oquendo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harper throws a body kick that misses.
Harper throws a lazy body kick
and Oquendo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Oquendo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oquendo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harper's sensitive parts.
Oquendo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harper.
Harper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oquendo lands a head kick. Harper smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big right from Harper misses.
Harper misses with a hook. Oquendo ducked under it nicely.
Harper connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Harper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Oquendo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Harper with a nice cross.
Harper takes the fight into the clinch.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oquendo backwards.
Oquendo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oquendo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oquendo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harper in his tracks.
Oquendo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oquendo blocks a low kick nicely.
Harper feints and then cracks Oquendo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oquendo down.
Oquendo throws a head kick that misses.
Harper moves out of range of the body kick.
Oquendo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harper scores with a jab. Oquendo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo thumps Harper with a low kick.
Harper moves away from the strike by Oquendo.
Harper wants to slow Oquendo down by chopping away at his legs.
Oquendo throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Oquendo blocks the leg kick.
Oquendo blocks a head kick by Harper.
Oquendo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Harper back to the cage. Oquendo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oquendo. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Oquendo counters with a low kick, right behind Harper 's knee.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch but Oquendo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harper checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Harper misses the target.
Oquendo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harper slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper thows a leg kick but Oquendo checks it
and Oquendo counters with a nice uppercut.
Oquendo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harper's head.
Harper lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Harper.
Oquendo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oquendo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oquendo moves out of range of the body kick.
Harper tried to score with a low kick but Oquendo checks it.
Harper slips a straight right by Oquendo.
Harper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oquendo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harper. Harper obviously looking to wear him down.
A leg kick checked by Harper.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oquendo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oquendo keeps the fight on the outside.
Oquendo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oquendo throws a poor cross that misses
and Harper counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Oquendo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jose Oquendo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oquendo takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
Oquendo checks a leg kick nicely.
Oquendo misses with a body kick.
Harper lands a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Harper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oquendo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oquendo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harper was well out of range. Poor timing from Oquendo.
Oquendo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harper is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Oquendo blocks the leg kick.
Harper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harper throws a leg kick but Oquendo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oquendo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Harper checks a leg kick.
Harper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harper misses with a body kick.
Oquendo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Oquendo throws a low kick, looking for Harper's leg but Harper calmly moves out of range.
Good shot there by Harper.
That has opened up Jose Oquendo's cut even more.
Harper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Oquendo fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oquendo trying to control the position but instead, Harper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oquendo into the cage.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harper 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Harper!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Charles Harper waved his t-shirt featuring 160!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vega comes to the cage accompanied by Dead N Gone. Johansson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tom Waits - Going out west.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugo Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega thows a body shot but no joy.
Esteban Vega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vega clinches with his opponent.
Johansson tries to work over Vega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Vega avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage.
Vega is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vega trying to control the position but instead, Johansson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vega into the cage.
Vega lands with a light punch inside.
Vega lands a good knee to the midsection. Johansson won't want to take too many of those.
Vega lands a nice shot to the body.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Johansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Johansson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vega tries to work over Johansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vega blocks a body shot from Johansson.
Johansson is trying to force a seperation but Vega has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for Johansson.
Vega lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and Vega counters with a head kick. That will keep Johansson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vega misses with a looping left.
Vega fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johansson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Johansson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vega backwards.
Johansson misses with a body punch.
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Vega controls his hands.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Vega controls the action.
Johansson tries a body shot but Vega blocks it.
Vega trying to land knees to the body.
Johansson misses with a body punch.
Vega trying to stall but Johansson improves his position.
Vega lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vega's elbow.
Vega working hard to break the clinch.
Johansson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vega or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Vega counters with an outside leg kick.
Vega lands a slapping body shot.
Vega connects with a right hand. Johansson shakes it off.
Vega throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vega goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johansson scores with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vega.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Vega.
Johansson moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Vega.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Vega controls the action.
Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Johansson controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega misses with a body punch.
Vega cracks Johansson with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johansson.
Nice body punch from Johansson.
Johansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johansson manages to break the clinch.
Vega misses with a body shot.
Johansson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vega counters with a three punch combo that has Johansson backing up. Johansson nods at Vega to acknowledge the strikes.
Johansson loads up on a big right hand but Vega slips the punch.
Vega drives through and clinches with Johansson against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vega.
Johansson prevents a body shot from Vega.
Johansson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vega tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Vega back against the cage.
Vega tries to work over Johansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vega manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson slips a jab and a cross from Vega.
Vega has managed to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vega's elbow.
Johansson scores with a hook to the body.
Vega lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johansson tries a body shot but Vega blocks it.
Vega wants to stall.
Johansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johansson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johansson tries a body shot but Vega blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johansson is working Vega over against the cage.
Johansson prevents Vega from breaking the clinch.
Vega tries to work over Johansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vega blocks a body shot from Johansson.
Vega looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Vega dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johansson.
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vega fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johansson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johansson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vega.
Vega slips a straight right by Johansson.
Vega slips a straight right by Johansson.
Vega lands a right hook to the body.
Johansson looks for a takedown but Vega sprawls well.
Vega moves into the clinch.
Esteban Vega has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vega tries to circle away but Johansson has him pinned against the cage.
Vega presses Johansson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johansson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Johansson as the two fighters clinch.
Vega misses with an elbow strike.
Vega stalling in the clinch but Johansson improves position.
A bit of stalling here from Vega.
A right handed body shot lands from Vega.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Vega.
Vega tries to stall but Johansson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johansson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vega makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega prevents a body shot from Johansson.
Vega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johansson.
Vega lands a body shot.
Vega cracks Johansson with a nice body shot.
Johansson tries to work over Vega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vega scores with a shoulder strike.
Johansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johansson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johansson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vega looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Vega. Those never looked like landing.
Johansson scores with a jab to the body.
Vega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Esteban Vega is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a hook but Vega avoids it easily.
Johansson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vega.
Johansson tries to keep at a distance but Vega has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johansson tries to work over Vega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vega prevents a body shot from Johansson.
Johansson lands a left hand.
Johansson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vega backwards.
Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by Johansson.
Vega is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johansson is keeping busy.
Vega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vega throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vega being controlled against the cage.
Vega effectively controlling the action here.
Vega is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johansson is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vega's elbow.
Johansson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vega backwards.
Johansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson stalling.
Johansson is trying to push Vega away but Vega has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson prevents a body shot from Vega.
Vega blocks a body shot from Johansson.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Vega controls the action.
Johansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson tries a body shot but Vega blocks it.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Vega controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johansson tries to work over Vega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vega lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johansson or not.
Johansson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Vega controls the action.
Vega trying to stall but Johansson improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Esteban Vega will probably get the nod.
That's time! Vega's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johansson slips under a jab.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Vega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vega feints and then cracks Johansson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johansson down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vega.
Johansson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good shot there by Vega.
Vega's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vega duly obliges.
Vega lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johansson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vega scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johansson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vega manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson doesn't manage to clinch there - Vega circles away.
Vega forces Johansson back against the cage and clinches.
Vega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vega lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Hugo Johansson has been cut.
Johansson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vega's elbow.
Johansson misses with a body punch.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vega dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johansson. That did some damage!
Johansson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vega is trying to defend but Johansson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johansson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Vega to regain full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson throws a strike but Vega rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vega stands up from Johansson's guard - Vega perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vega moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega has managed to clinch.
Vega misses with a body punch.
Vega is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johansson is keeping busy.
Vega tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Vega back against the cage.
Johansson digs a right hand into Vega's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vega's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vega.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Vega controls the action.
Johansson tries to work over Vega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Vega.
Johansson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vega holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
Johansson misses with a punch to the body.
Vega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vega misses with some punches.
Vega throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johanssons head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson tries to work over Vega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vega scores with a shot to the side of Johansson's head.
Vega pushes Johansson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johansson is leaning against Vega and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johansson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Vega avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage.
Vega presses Johansson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vega tries to land knees in the clinch but Johansson avoids the damage to the body.
Vega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johansson.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Vega controls the action.
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Vega.
Vega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johansson looking to stall.
Hugo Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vega is trying to break the clinch but Johansson is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esteban Vega showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vega, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteban Vega!
Esteban Vega 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Go Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rand al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamamoto comes to the cage accompanied by Ambitionz az a ridah. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Go Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rand al Thor!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto misses with a kick to the body
and al Thor counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Go Yamamoto has been cut.
Yamamoto connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Rand al Thor has been cut.
al Thor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Yamamoto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
al Thor wants to land a leg kick but Yamamoto is out of range.
A head kick misses from al Thor.
al Thor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from al Thor.
al Thor tries to clinch up but Yamamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Thor tries to work over Yamamoto's front leg with a kick but Yamamoto checks it.
Yamamoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
al Thor tries to land a front kick but Yamamoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamamoto scores with a push kick.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
al Thor throws a leg kick but Yamamoto moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yamamoto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yamamoto duly obliges.
A head kick misses from al Thor.
Jab, jab by Yamamoto - just one landing.
Yamamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on al Thor. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Thor misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Yamamoto as he checks the leg kick.
al Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
al Thor is looking to clinch.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
al Thor misses the jab.
al Thor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Thor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rand al Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Thor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but al Thor circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Thor.
al Thor lands with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Yamamoto. Beautiful body shot.
al Thor looks gassed!
al Thor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamoto.
al Thor scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yamamoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto delivers a nice body kick.
Yamamoto lands a left and a right that send al Thor crashing to the mat, dazed. Yamamoto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
al Thor is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
al Thor is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamamoto finish him?
al Thor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yamamoto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamamoto.
al Thor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is looking to wear down al Thor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yamamoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yamamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and al Thor falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Go Yamamoto!
Go Yamamoto managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Clothesoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuro Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Clothesoff!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Clothesoff is looking to reverse the position.
Clothesoff is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sato working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sato 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.
Clothesoff is trying to control Sato's posture but Sato avoids it.
Sato tries to move into full mount but can't pass Clothesoff's legs.
Sato working the head and body with strikes.
Clothesoff regains half guard.
Sato landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Clothesoff doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sato.
Sato thows a huge punch but Clothesoff dodges it nicely.
Clothesoff tries to roll over but Sato keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sato there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clothesoff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sato trying to control from half guard but Clothesoff is working away.
Sato drops an elbow to the side of Clothesoff's head.
Clothesoff holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Clothesoff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Clothesoff looking for submissions off his back.
Sato lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sato sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clothesoff defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clothesoff is trying to control but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sato is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Clothesoff is looking for a sweep. Sato is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clothesoff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sato slips a nice elbow through Clothesoff's hands, connecting with Clothesoff's forehead.
Clothesoff tries to roll over but Sato keeps him under control.
Clothesoff wants to sweep but Sato has passed to side control!
Clothesoff is not content to let Sato control the position.
Clothesoff is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Clothesoff sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clothesoff is trying to control but Sato manages to pass to mount!
Clothesoff sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Clothesoff manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sato connects with a couple of short punches.
Sato with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sato stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clothesoff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sato slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sato with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sato makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sato throws a strike but Clothesoff rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Clothesoff trying to control but Sato is working from the bottom.
Sato is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Clothesoff has his hands clasped together but Sato extends an breaks Clothesoff's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Sato.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Katsuro Sato!
Katsuro Sato thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jie Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Aubrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aubrey has chosen Over - Drake as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jie Liu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Aubrey!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aubrey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aubrey. Liu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Liu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aubrey swats away the attempt to clinch by Liu.
Aubrey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liu throws a hook but Aubrey blocks it.
Aubrey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liu throws a series of punches but Aubrey avoids them all with ease.
Aubrey cracks a nice hook into Liu's ribs.
Aubrey connects with a right hand. Liu shakes it off.
Aubrey slips under a jab.
Liu cracks Aubrey with an open hand slap.
Liu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aubrey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aubrey scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aubrey throws a leg kick but Liu moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aubrey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aubrey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Aubrey.
Liu blocks a jab.
Drake Aubrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aubrey misses with a body shot.
Liu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Liu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Aubrey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liu catches Aubrey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aubrey throws a head kick but Liu moves out of range.
Aubrey moves out of range of the strikes.
Aubrey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aubrey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liu.
Jie Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liu blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aubrey's sensitive parts.
Aubrey looks to land a left hand but Liu moved out of range nicely.
Aubrey lands a jab to Liu's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu throws the left hand but Aubrey avoids the punch easily.
Liu with a jab.
Liu lands with an uppercut that bounces Aubrey off the cage and back into range.
Liu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aubrey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Liu somewhat.
Liu tries a low kick but Aubrey avoids it.
Aubrey thows a body shot but no joy.
Liu scores with a takedown into Aubrey's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Liu trying to control but Aubrey is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu wants to pass the guard but Aubrey is keeping the position.
Liu is working hard here to advance position.
Liu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Liu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Liu wants to pass the guard but Aubrey is keeping the position.
Liu advances position into side control!
Liu is looking to take a break and control but Aubrey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aubrey avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Liu.
Liu is looking to take a break and control but Aubrey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aubrey struggling a bit here.
Aubrey is not content to let Liu control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jie Liu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick by Aubrey misses
and Liu counters with a left to the body.
Aubrey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liu moves away.
Aubrey ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Liu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aubrey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Liu in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Aubrey misses the target.
Liu misses with a wild body shot.
Liu throws a good cross that connects.
Aubrey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Liu.
Liu thumps Aubrey with a low kick.
Liu digs a good body shot into Aubrey's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Liu lands in his opponent's guard.
Aubrey keeping full guard, as Liu tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu trying to control the position from guard on top but Aubrey 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.
Liu advances to half guard.
Liu trying to control the action but Aubrey is working from the bottom.
Liu works his foot free and advances to mount.
Aubrey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Drake Aubrey has been cut.
Aubrey is bucking up trying to escape but Liu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Liu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That has opened up Drake Aubrey's cut even more.
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!
Aubrey is in a horrible position here. Liu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The cut above Drake Aubrey's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Drake Aubrey's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jie Liu!
Jie Liu retains his lightweight title!
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