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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Bellator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Millit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellator kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is A Lesson Never Learned. Millit has chosen The Cool Kids - I'm Mikey as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Bellator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Millit!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellator scores with a leg kick.
Bellator takes a swing at Millit's ribcage but misses.
Millit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bellator swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bellator misses with a wild body shot.
Millit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Millit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bellator moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Millit fails with the takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Millit 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 Bellator has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bellator and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Millit clinches up with Bellator and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Millit is trying to push Bellator away but Bellator has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Millit wants to break free but Bellator has control.
Bellator has Millit pressed against the cage, preventing Millit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Millit.
Millit misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Millit as Bellator tries to tie him up.
Bellator missing with knees to the body.
Millit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Millit stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Millit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Millit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Millit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Come on Millit - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millit receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Millit is trying to force a seperation but Bellator has the dominant position.
Millit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bellator lands with a good body shot.
Bellator tests Millit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Millit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Millit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bellator.
Millit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bellator throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bellator circles away quickly and effectively.
Bellator misses with a body shot.
Bellator slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Millit is rocked!
Bellator shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Millit is on queer street and Bellator is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Frank Bellator!
Frank Bellator made sure to mention his sponsor, 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Migeal Quintes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico Parcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parcon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Remember the name kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Migeal Quintes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nico Parcon!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quintes takes the fight into the clinch.
Quintes breaks the clinch.
Quintes shoots for a double leg takedown but Parcon sprawls well. He's pushed Quintes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Quintes moves in looking to clinch but Parcon pushes him off.
Parcon misses with a double jab.
Parcon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quintes takes the fight into the clinch.
Quintes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parcon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quintes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parcon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quintes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Quintes wants to pass the guard but Parcon is keeping the position.
Quintes is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintes trying to control but Parcon is working from the bottom.
Parcon wants to get back to his feet but Quintes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Quintes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parcon keeping moving, preventing Quintes from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Migeal Quintes just wasn't active enough.
Quintes slips a jab from Parcon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parcon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nico Parcon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parcon gets caught napping as Quintes dives in and scores a takedown. Parcon manages to retain guard.
Quintes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parcon keeping moving, preventing Quintes from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quintes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Parcon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Migeal Quintes has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Parcon throws a body punch but Quintes moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quintes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quintes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Quintes lands in his opponent's guard.
Quintes throwing strikes but missing.
Parcon keeping moving, preventing Quintes from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parcon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Parcon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quintes controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Migeal Quintes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Quintes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parcon is staying active underneath Quintes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Migeal Quintes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Quintes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parcon throws a body punch but Quintes moves out of range.
Quintes shoots in looking for a takedown but Parcon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Quintes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Parcon throws a looping overhand right but Quintes ducks down to avoid it.
Parcon misses with a few strikes there.
Quintes moves into range and clinches up with Parcon.
Quintes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Parcon just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Migeal Quintes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quintes pulls guard.
Parcon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Parcon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quintes keeping full guard, as Parcon tries to pass.
Parcon has gone for a leg lock! Quintes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Parcon's guard.
Quintes trying to control but Parcon is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Quintes wants to control from the top but Parcon keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Migeal Quintes just wasn't active enough.
Parcon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quintes counters with a nice leg kick.
Quintes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parcon.
Parcon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Migeal Quintes has been cut.
Migeal Quintes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quintes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parcon throws out the jab.
Parcon loads up on a big right hand but Quintes slips the punch.
Parcon misses with the combination.
Parcon throws a series of punches but Quintes avoids them all with ease.
Quintes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quintes.
Parcon scores with a one two! Quintes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parcon.
Parcon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Migeal Quintes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quintes tries for a takedown but Parcon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Parcon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quintes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parcon.
Parcon punishes Quintes's body with a nice straight punch.
Parcon keeps the fight on the outside.
Parcon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quintes manages to avoid it.
Quintes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parcon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Parcon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Quintes's hands.
Quintes with a poor takedown
and Parcon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quintes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parcon.
Parcon slips a jab and a cross from Quintes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parcon lands with a good body shot.
Parcon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Parcon wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parcon lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parcon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quintes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Parcon scores with a three punch combo!
Parcon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quintes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Parcon.
Migeal Quintes's cut is getting worse.
Quintes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Parcon on his heels. He'll look to pass Parcon's guard now, I'm sure.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nico Parcon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Migeal Quintes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Parcon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quintes manages to avoid it.
Parcon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Quintes counters with a one-two to the body.
Quintes gets the takedown into side control.
Quintes slows the pace down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parcon is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintes tries to move into full mount but can't pass Parcon's legs.
Quintes trying to control the position but Parcon is working away.
Migeal Quintes has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Quintes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Quintes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Quintes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parcon keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parcon is trying to stand.
Quintes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Parcon is staying active underneath Quintes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Migeal Quintes.
Quintes shoots in for a double leg but Parcon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quintes throws a hook to the side of Parcon's head but Parcon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parcon misses with a two punch combination.
Parcon throws a hook but Quintes blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parcon slaps away a takedown attempt from Quintes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Quintes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Parcon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Parcon does no damage.
Quintes tries to clinch but Parcon moves out of range.
Parcon cracks Quintes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Quintes slips a jab and a cross from Parcon.
Nico Parcon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parcon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parcon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Parcon wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Migeal Quintes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parcon. Quintes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown by Quintes or perhaps it was just good defense by Parcon which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quintes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Parcon. Those never looked like landing.
Parcon throws a series of punches but Quintes moves out of range.
Quintes fails with a takedown attempt.
Parcon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Parcon misses with a body shot.
Parcon throws a right hand that Quintes ducks under and follows up with a left that Quintes also avoids with ease.
Parcon misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quintes throws a leg kick but Parcon moved away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quintes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Parcon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parcon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Quintes's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Migeal Quintes.
I think Quintes 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Migeal Quintes!
Migeal Quintes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BioPharm Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Meeoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meeoff has chosen bawitaba as his entrance music. 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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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Meeoff!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeoff misses with a few strikes there.
Woods lunges at Meeoff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meeoff's hand.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meeoff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meeoff takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Meeoff scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Meeoff missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Meeoff trying to control from half guard but Woods is working away.
Meeoff wants to get back to his feet.
Woods moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Meeoff is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Meeoff wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meeoff stops Woods from standing up.
Woods wants to sweep but no luck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meeoff with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeoff working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Meeoff from controlling successfully.
Woods wants to sweep here but Meeoff controlling him for the moment.
Woods has Meeoff pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Meeoff wasn't active enough on the ground.
Meeoff throws a combination that misses
and Woods counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Meeoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Woods shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meeoff as he avoids it easily.
Meeoff shoots for a double leg takedown but Woods sprawls well. He's pushed Meeoff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Meeoff with that takedown attempt.
Woods's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meeoff under the eye.
Meeoff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meeoff pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Woods back to the cage. Meeoff follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like James Woods has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods stuffs the takedown attempt from Meeoff. Meeoff gets slowly back to his feet.
James Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Meeoff.
Woods keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Meeoff tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Woods tries to clinch but Meeoff moves out of range.
Woods thuds a left hand into Meeoff's body.
A clash of legs there as Meeoff blocks the low kick.
Meeoff lands a two punch combo.
Woods tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meeoff is able to avoid easily.
Meeoff bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Meeoff throws a series of punches but Woods moves out of range.
Meeoff leaves Woods with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Woods. Those never looked like landing.
Woods just misses with a punch to the body.
Meeoff swinging wildly here.
Woods dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeoff blocks a jab.
Meeoff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Woods counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meeoff shoots in for a takedown but Woods shows good takedown defense.
Woods lands a jab.
Woods swats away the attempt to clinch by Meeoff.
Woods forces Meeoff back against the cage and clinches.
Meeoff is trying to pull guard but Woods turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Woods manages to break the clinch.
Meeoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meeoff shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meeoff feints and as Woods raises his hands in defense, Meeoff changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Woods controlling Meeoff's posture.
Meeoff is pushing down on Woods's leg trying to pass to half guard. Woods is fighting to maintain full guard but Meeoff has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods manages to get to full guard.
Woods wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Meeoff is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Woods looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meeoff is one step ahead there.
Woods managing to control the position.
Meeoff wants to stand but Woods has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woods is trying to control the position but Meeoff postures up.
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 James Woods will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Woods's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Meeoff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meeoff tries to score with a low kick but Woods moves his leg out of the way.
Meeoff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Woods as he avoids it easily.
Meeoff shoots in looking for a takedown but Woods manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Meeoff's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Meeoff pushes him off.
Woods drives through and clinches with Meeoff against the cage.
Woods creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meeoff tries to break free but Woods pushes him back against the cage.
Meeoff avoiding damage as Woods throws knees to the body.
Woods is trying to trip Meeoff. He has hold of a leg but Meeoff is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Woods persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Woods wants to pass the guard but Meeoff is keeping the position.
Woods trying to control but Meeoff is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods connects with a couple of short punches.
Meeoff keeping moving, preventing Woods from controlling successfully.
Woods pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meeoff is keeping the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Meeoff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Woods pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meeoff is keeping the position for now.
Woods keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Meeoff's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods stays in close to Meeoff's body and controls the position.
Woods trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Meeoff controls Woods momentarily but Woods frees himself.
Woods is working Meeoff over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Woods pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meeoff is keeping the position for now.
Woods has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Woods wants to control from the top but Meeoff keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeoff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Woods got a little sloppy there for a moment and Meeoff has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Woods has managed to get both his arms back between Meeoff's legs - danger averted.
Meeoff is trying to control the position but Woods postures up.
Meeoff looking for a guillotine here but Woods defends easily.
Meeoff working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Woods has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Woods thows a huge punch but Meeoff dodges it nicely.
Woods winds up and cracks Meeoff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Woods thows a huge punch but Meeoff dodges it nicely.
Woods is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Woods is trying to control the action in half guard but Meeoff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods trying to advance position but Meeoff counters by regaining guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
James Woods dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Woods's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Woods feints a jab promting Meeoff to slip. Woods then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Meeoff slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Meeoff.
Meeoff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woods swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meeoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Woods lands a glancing blow to the side of Meeoff's head.
Meeoff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Woods.
Meeoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woods gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Woods lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meeoff blocking some punches.
Woods breaks the clinch.
Woods shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meeoff pinned against the cage. Meeoff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jack Meeoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Meeoff does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeoff misses with a takedown attempt - Woods sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Woods closes the distance and clinches.
Woods breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meeoff misses with a double jab.
Meeoff fails with the takedown.
James Woods is winning the standup battle so far.
Woods dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meeoff. That did some damage!
Meeoff checks a leg kick nicely.
Woods fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meeoff on the side of the head.
Meeoff shoots and misses
letting Woods counter with a right hand.
James Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Meeoff.
Meeoff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meeoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meeoff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Meeoff avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Woods drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods chips away with some ground and pound.
Woods stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meeoff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jack Meeoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods is working hard here to advance position.
Woods trying to control the position from guard on top but Meeoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woods trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Meeoff is looking for a triangle but Woods pushes his legs off easily.
Woods looking to pass the guard.
Woods keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Meeoff's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeoff keeping moving, preventing Woods from controlling successfully.
Woods advances position into side control!
Woods stands up.
Meeoff moves into range and clinches up with Woods.
Meeoff using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Woods has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Woods digs a right hand into Meeoff's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meeoff's gas tank.
Woods turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Woods laying and praying for a moment but Meeoff takes advantage and regains half guard.
Meeoff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Woods there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Meeoff missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Woods 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Woods!
A victorious James Woods thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tangerine Dream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dream comes to the cage accompanied by One Night In Space . The crowd seem to be enjoying Obasi's choice of entrance music: 6' 7''. The key to victory for Tangerine Dream has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tangerine Dream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Solomon Obasi!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obasi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dream throws a body punch but Obasi moves out of range.
Obasi digs a good body shot into Dream's ribs.
Tangerine Dream seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obasi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dream's head backwards.
Dream misses with a looping right.
Dream throws a lazy head kick
and Obasi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dream connects with the punch.
Dream misses with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Dream - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dream swings for the body but Obasi moves out of range.
Dream scores with the left hand. Obasi knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Solomon Obasi has been cut.
Dream turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dream keeps Obasi at a distance using the push kick.
Dream moves out of range of the leg kick from Obasi.
Dream connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obasi. Dream does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dream misses with a wild body shot.
Dream scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Obasi checks a leg kick.
Dream feints and then cracks Obasi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obasi down.
Dream blocks a head kick by Obasi.
Dream connects with a body shot.
Obasi 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.
Obasi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dream throws a nice inside leg kick.
Obasi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dream is looking to wear down Obasi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Obasi looks gassed!
Dream connects with a body shot that sends Obasi's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dream takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dream shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Obasi eats them both and turns towards Dream to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dream stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Obasi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dream.
A good leg kick by Dream.
Obasi looks for the body kick but Dream saw that one coming.
Obasi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Obasi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dream connects with the punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dream.
Dream scores with a nice strike.
Obasi is rocked!
Dream throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Obasi is still on wobbly legs! Can Dream finish him?
Dream circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Obasi tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Dream wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tangerine Dream!
Post fight, an emotional Tangerine Dream said 'It feels good to get back in the cage - back in front of all you VFC fans. It's been a long road for me, but the Dream is alive and well.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tariq Ziyad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tariq Ziyad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Hall!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziyad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hall scores with a jab to the body.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ziyad.
Hall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hall works the jab nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Ziyad.
Hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Ziyad is out of range.
Ziyad ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Ziyad delivers a nice body kick.
Hall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ziyad. Ziyad obviously looking to wear him down.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ziyad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Ziyad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall moves out of range as Ziyad throws a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ziyad moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Ziyad shoots in but no luck this time.
Ziyad drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ziyad is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hall has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looking to sit in guard and control but Ziyad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ziyad tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Ziyad wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hall looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hall looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hall!
Hall grinds an elbow into Ziyad's temple.
Hall is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ziyad regains half guard.
Hall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ziyad regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad has his foot on Hall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hall works his way back into a safe position though.
Hall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hall postures up in Ziyad's guard and throws a big left but Ziyad blocks it.
Ziyad has his foot on Hall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hall works his way back into a safe position though.
Ziyad working a defensive guard here.
Ziyad is looking for a triangle but Hall pushes his legs off easily.
Hall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hall lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hall looks to land a strike but Ziyad avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ziyad keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Hall wants to control from the top but Ziyad keeps moving.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Ziyad is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall wants to control from the top but Ziyad keeps moving.
Ziyad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ziyad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hank Hall will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Hall lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ziyad will feel that in the morning.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Hall checks a low kick from Ziyad.
Ziyad throws a body kick that misses.
Ziyad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall rushes Ziyad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ziyad backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Ziyad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hall walks away with a smile on his face. Ziyad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ziyad misses with a body kick.
Hall tries to clinch up but Ziyad circles away and keeps his distance.
Ziyad thows a leg kick but Hall checks it
and Hall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall throws a right and a left that Ziyad avoids nicely.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Hall moves out of range as Ziyad throws a body kick.
Hall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ziyad. That did some damage!
Hall lands the left hand.
Ziyad scores with a leg kick.
Ziyad motions for Hall to come forward. Ziyad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ziyad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall misses with a left hand
and Ziyad counters with a leg kick.
Hank Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall connects with a right hand. Ziyad shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall lands a right hook to the body.
Ziyad walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hall.
Ziyad misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall connects with a looping right hand.
Ziyad is rocked!
Hall throws a lazy head kick
and Ziyad counters with a big head kick but Hall shrugs it off.
Oh Ziyad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ziyad is looking to slow Hall down with leg kicks.
Ziyad seems to have got his legs back now.
Hall lands a left and a right that send Ziyad crashing to the mat, dazed. Hall thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ziyad can pounce on him.
Ziyad wants to slow Hall down by chopping away at his legs.
Hank Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ziyad lands a head kick. Hall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ziyad misses with a head kick.
Ziyad keeps Hall at a distance using the push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ziyad.
Ziyad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ziyad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hall circles away.
Ziyad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ziyad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Ziyad looks for a takedown but Hall sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tariq Ziyad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall throws a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Ziyad.
Ziyad swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall lands a big head kick that sends Ziyad tumbling to the mat! Hall takes a step backwards and waves Ziyad back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ziyad throws a solid leg kick but Hall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ziyad.
Ziyad is looking to chop away at Hall's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad wants to land a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Hall does it's job there.
Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
Hall throws an elbow but it misses.
Ziyad blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall lands with a short shot to the head.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hall avoids the head kick by Ziyad.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ziyad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hall.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ziyad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ziyad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Ziyad.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Ziyad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ziyad 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 Hall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ziyad attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ziyad misses with a low kick as Hall jumps back.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Ziyad lands with a slapping head kick.
Ziyad misses with a kick to the body.
Hall blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ziyad.
Ziyad misses with a takedown attempt
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Hall tries to clinch but Ziyad moves out of range.
Ziyad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a left and a right that send Ziyad crashing to the mat, dazed. Hall thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hank Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Ziyad circles away.
Ziyad throws a front kick that sends Hall stumbling back into the cage.
Ziyad misses with a low kick.
Ziyad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ziyad throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Ziyad is predictable there
and Hall counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Ziyad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ziyad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hall circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tariq Ziyad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ziyad throws a solid leg kick but Hall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ziyad.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall moves out of range of the leg kick from Ziyad.
Hall throws a lazy head kick
and Ziyad decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hall's guard.
Ziyad is working Hall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ziyad drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hall looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hall looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hall!
Ziyad is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tariq Ziyad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad is trying to improve his position.
Ziyad is not content to let Hall control the position.
Hall in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hall trying to control the position but Ziyad is working away.
Ziyad manages to get back to half guard.
Hall trying to pass the guard but Ziyad defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ziyad works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad can't keep his opponent in guard - Hall advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hall misses with a head shot. Ziyad uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ziyad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall wanted to stand there but Ziyad had control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hall winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Hall!
Hank Hall managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, 5th Round Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with Tourniquet blaring out of the sound system. Assante comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lose Yourself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Assante!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assante misses with a looping left.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Assante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee with a hook.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick from Assante lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
Assante clinches.
Assante swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lee throwing shots but Assante is blocking nicely.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee throwing shots but Assante is blocking nicely.
Assante trying to hold on to Lee's head to control him but Lee postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee seems to be looking for submissions.
Lee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee passes to full mount!
Assante is trying to stand up.
Lee scoring with strikes but Assante is staying in there.
Lee punching from mount but Assante doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lee 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.
Lee jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Assante is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Assante and Lee has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Assante rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lee's guard! Nice work there by Assante!
Lee wants to sweep here but Assante controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Assante is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assante controls from within his opponent's guard.
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!
Lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Assante is aware though and is defending well.
Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Assante wants to get up but he can't break Lee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Assante content to stall in guard here.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Assante pushes his legs off easily.
Lee lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Assante!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lee thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lee jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Assante is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Assante and Lee has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Assante is rocked!
Lee landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Assante is still in real trouble! Can Lee finish him?
Lee cracks Assante with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Lee immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Assante is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Lee!
Bruce Lee really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Dimachaerus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimachaerus comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - The Unforgiven. Logan has chosen Devildriver - Devils Son as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Dimachaerus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Logan!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan misses with a body shot.
A combination from Logan does no damage.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimachaerus moves away.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Dimachaerus moves in looking to clinch but Logan pushes him off.
Logan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Logan moves out of range of the body kick.
Dimachaerus clinches up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dimachaerus as Logan tries to tie him up.
Dimachaerus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dimachaerus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Logan stalling in the clinch but Dimachaerus improves position.
Logan is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
A short right from Logan on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimachaerus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
Dimachaerus lands with a right to the head.
Dimachaerus misses with a punch to the body.
Logan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Logan tries to work over Dimachaerus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dimachaerus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimachaerus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dimachaerus misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Logan fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dimachaerus.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Logan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimachaerus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimachaerus pressing his opponent against the cage.
Logan lands a body shot.
Dimachaerus tries to work over Logan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimachaerus tries to work over Logan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimachaerus has a couple of punches blocked by Logan.
Dimachaerus scores with a shot to the side of Logan's head.
Dimachaerus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Logan misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Logan as Dimachaerus tries to tie him up.
Dimachaerus pushes Logan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Dimachaerus.
Logan manages to break the clinch.
Logan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dimachaerus under the eye.
Logan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dimachaerus throws a right and a left that Logan avoids nicely.
Dimachaerus is looking to slow Logan down with leg kicks.
Logan takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed right hand from Dimachaerus misses the target.
Dimachaerus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Logan walks into a left hand.
Logan misses with a body shot.
Dimachaerus is looking to clinch but Logan is avoiding it.
Dimachaerus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimachaerus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Logan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dimachaerus rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus slips a straight right by Logan.
Dimachaerus throws an off balance right hand
and Logan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marcus Dimachaerus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimachaerus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Logan.
Logan throws a jab but it's blocked by Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danga de danga de dang - Logan scores with a four punch combination!
Marcus Dimachaerus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dimachaerus misses with a head kick.
Logan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Logan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Logan throws a looping overhand right but Dimachaerus ducks down to avoid it.
Dimachaerus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimachaerus lands with a kick to the temple. Logan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dimachaerus works over Logan's head and body with a nice combination.
Dimachaerus throws a good cross that connects.
Dimachaerus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Dimachaerus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Logan missing with a left hand there. Dimachaerus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimachaerus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Dimachaerus.
Logan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimachaerus throws a punch but it's blocked by Logan.
Logan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimachaerus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dimachaerus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Logan.
Dimachaerus tries to circle away but Logan has him pinned against the cage.
Logan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimachaerus's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Logan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan stalling in the clinch but Dimachaerus improves position.
Dimachaerus lands with a light punch inside.
Logan just leaning against Dimachaerus, taking a breather.
Dimachaerus tries a body shot but Logan blocks it.
Dimachaerus blocks a body shot from Logan.
Dimachaerus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Logan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimachaerus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimachaerus closes the distance and clinches.
Logan tries to throw a body punch but Dimachaerus avoids it by throwing Logan back against the cage.
Dimachaerus looking to stall.
Dimachaerus lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dimachaerus is trying to break the clinch but Logan is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dimachaerus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimachaerus lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimachaerus lands with a right to the head.
Dimachaerus misses with a punch on the inside.
Logan can't find room to land a body shot as Dimachaerus controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Logan to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus has Logan pushed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Logan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Logan working aggressively here.
Dimachaerus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dimachaerus trying to stall but Logan improves his position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Dimachaerus.
A jab from Logan misses.
Logan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan digs a good body shot into Dimachaerus's ribs.
Dimachaerus lands the left hand.
Dimachaerus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dimachaerus slips a straight right by Logan.
Nice shot by Logan.
Logan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dimachaerus to score with a decent uppercut.
Dimachaerus moves out of range of the strikes.
Dimachaerus just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimachaerus tries to clinch but Logan is having none of it.
Dimachaerus sizes up Logan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Logan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Logan lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimachaerus looks to land a right hand but Logan moved out of range.
Logan throws a body punch but Dimachaerus moves out of range.
Dimachaerus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dimachaerus misses with a head kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Dimachaerus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dimachaerus missing with a left hand there. Logan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Logan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dimachaerus to score with a decent uppercut.
Dimachaerus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Dimachaerus throws a body kick that misses.
Dimachaerus throws a series of punches but Logan moves out of range.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Logan connects with a body shot that sends Dimachaerus's belly button to the back.
Logan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Logan's corner calls for a 1-2. Logan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Logan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dimachaerus doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Dimachaerus looks to land a left hand but Logan moved out of range nicely.
Logan scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimachaerus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Logan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dimachaerus moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dimachaerus is looking to control Logan's arms but Logan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dimachaerus has his back to the cage.
Logan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dimachaerus is keeping busy.
Dimachaerus throws a head punch that misses.
Dimachaerus misses with some punches.
Dimachaerus has a couple of punches blocked by Logan.
Dimachaerus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Logan blocking some punches.
Dimachaerus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Logan's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dimachaerus.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dimachaerus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Logan tries to break the clinch but Dimachaerus is controlling the position.
Logan stalling.
Dimachaerus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimachaerus being controlled against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Logan.
Logan letting Dimachaerus take a breather here.
Logan leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Logan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus misses with some punches.
Dimachaerus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Logan.
Logan wants to get back to striking at distance but Dimachaerus won't allow it.
Marcus Dimachaerus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dimachaerus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dimachaerus misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Logan fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimachaerus.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Logan works on Dimachaerus's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Logan.
Dimachaerus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimachaerus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Logan looking to slow down the pace here.
Dimachaerus trying to control the position but instead, Logan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dimachaerus into the cage.
Dimachaerus working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimachaerus can't find room to land a body shot as Logan controls the action.
Logan misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimachaerus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Dimachaerus.
Well Dimachaerus 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Dimachaerus!
A very excited looking Marcus Dimachaerus 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 Oliver Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Elkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed comes to the cage accompanied by Jean Baptiste Lully - Marche Royale. Elkins has chosen Care Bear Countdown as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwight Elkins!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed checks the leg kick.
Reed misses with a low kick.
Elkins is looking to score with low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Elkins blocks the low kick.
Reed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Reed takes a swing at Elkins's ribcage but misses.
Dwight Elkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Elkins scores with a jab.
Reed throws a lazy right hand but Elkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elkins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Elkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Elkins scores with a hook to the body. Reed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reed checks a low kick from Elkins.
Oliver Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed throws a leg kick but Elkins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Elkins throws a sloppy head kick and Reed moves out of range easily.
Reed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Elkins cracks Reed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reed misses with a body kick.
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
Reed is looking to land body kicks.
Elkins tries to score with a low kick but Reed moves his leg out of the way.
Reed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A good leg kick by Elkins.
Elkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Elkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reed is looking to wear down Elkins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reed ducks right into an uppercut from Elkins.
Elkins throws a series of punches but Reed avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands a head kick!
Elkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from Reed misses.
Elkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reed counters with a left and a right that stings Elkins.
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!
Reed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elkins ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Elkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Elkins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Reed tries to get to full guard but Elkins has control of the leg.
Reed is trying to control but Elkins manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed is working to get back to half guard.
Elkins with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Elkins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Reed taking shots to the head.
Elkins is landing with some decent strikes but Reed is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Oliver Reed has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elkins working for a submission but Reed is keeping him at bay.
Elkins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oliver Reed's cut is getting worse.
Reed is trying to escape the mount.
Elkins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oliver Reed's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Elkins working the ground and pound effectively.
Jeez, Oliver Reed's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Oliver Reed's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dwight Elkins!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dwight Elkins thanked CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiguro Kamoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamoko comes to the cage accompanied by Cathedral - Voodoo Fire. Orange has chosen Bob Seger- Turn the Page as his entrance music. Jake Orange will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jiguro Kamoko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Orange!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamoko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jake Orange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orange misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orange rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kamoko counters with a stiff right hand.
Orange looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Orange misses with a few strikes there.
Kamoko connects with a body shot that sends Orange's belly button to the back.
Nice cross by Kamoko.
It looks like Jake Orange has been cut.
Kamoko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamoko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orange.
Orange misses with a hook. Kamoko ducked under it nicely.
Kamoko dodges the punch combination from Orange.
Orange misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamoko.
Kamoko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Orange tries to avoid it but Kamoko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Orange to the ground. Orange escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kamoko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kamoko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Orange.
Kamoko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orange.
Orange throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orange throws a head kick that misses.
Kamoko looks to land a right hand but Orange moved out of range.
Kamoko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orange slips under a jab.
Kamoko walks into a jab.
Orange ducks under a wild hook from Kamoko.
Orange tried to score with a low kick but Kamoko checks it.
Orange avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orange throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kamoko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kamoko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Orange.
Orange lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamoko defending well as Orange loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy body kick from Orange
and Orange takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Orange takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Orange throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orange fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamoko manages to avoid it.
Orange looks to throw the jab but Kamoko is out of range.
Kamoko misses with a body shot.
Orange connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orange throws a lazy body kick
and Kamoko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orange ducks under a wild hook from Kamoko.
Kamoko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko misses with a series of wild punches.
Orange buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kamoko looks to score with a jab to the body but Orange is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Orange.
Kamoko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jake Orange is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kamoko throws a sloppy body shot
and Orange counters with a straight right hand.
Kamoko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Orange eats them both and turns towards Kamoko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Orange smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kamoko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orange instigates a clinch.
Orange lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orange goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamoko is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko tries to circle away but Orange has him pinned against the cage.
Orange will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kamoko up against the cage.
Orange lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kamoko backwards.
Kamoko prevents a body shot from Orange.
Orange lands a knee to the body.
Orange breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orange staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamoko. Orange does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orange ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamoko moves away.
Orange misses with a straight right.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Orange dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Orange's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Orange throws a one two combo.
The fighters circling - Orange throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orange connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kamoko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orange.
Jake Orange seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orange.
Kamoko misses with an uppercut
and Orange counters with a nice leg kick.
Kamoko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orange moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kamoko throws the left hand but Orange avoids the punch easily.
Orange throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Orange tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kamoko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamoko throws the left hand but Orange avoids the punch easily.
Orange swings for the body but Kamoko moves out of range.
Kamoko thows a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Kamoko blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orange wants to clinch up but Kamoko keeps it at a distance.
Orange thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kamoko if he has to take too many more of those.
Orange looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kamoko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Orange looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kamoko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orange throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Orange takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Orange misses with a head kick.
Kamoko lands with a shot to the body.
Kamoko connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamoko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orange cracks Kamoko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange catches Kamoko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamoko. Orange does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orange goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kamoko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Orange tries to get to full guard but Kamoko has control of the leg.
Kamoko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kamoko misses with a head shot. Orange uses the momentum to regain guard.
Orange is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Orange has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kamoko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kamoko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kamoko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kamoko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Orange trying to control the position here.
Orange preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kamoko preventing the sweep.
Orange is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Orange has momentary wrist control but Kamoko slips an elbow through the middle.
Kamoko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orange is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kamoko throws an elbow that misses. Orange uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kamoko's guard. Nice move by Orange!
Orange trying to control but Kamoko is working from the bottom.
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!
Orange is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jake Orange has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
That kick from Orange tenderised Kamoko's leg. Kamoko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Orange slips a jab and a cross from Kamoko.
Kamoko avoids the head kick by Orange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orange cracks a nice hook into Kamoko's ribs.
Kamoko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Orange with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Orange showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Orange's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kamoko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kamoko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kamoko 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.
Orange is looking for a sweep.
Kamoko cracks Orange with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Orange is looking for a sweep.
Kamoko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Orange tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Orange sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kamoko prevents Orange from improving his position.
Kamoko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kamoko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orange's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orange trying to hold on to Kamoko's head to control him but Kamoko postures up.
Kamoko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Orange is looking for a sweep. Kamoko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamoko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kamoko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Orange moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kamoko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Orange looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kamoko is one step ahead there.
Orange is adopting a defensive guard.
Orange working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamoko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kamoko is pushing down on Orange's leg trying to pass to half guard. Orange is fighting to maintain full guard but Kamoko has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kamoko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orange keeps working.
Orange makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Orange.
Kamoko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamoko stands and steps away. Orange gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Orange misses with a body shot.
Orange blocks a jab.
Orange tries a low kick but Kamoko avoids it.
Orange looks to land a left hand but Kamoko moved out of range nicely.
Orange scores with a jab. Kamoko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange staying out of range there.
Orange turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orange wants to slow Kamoko down by chopping away at his legs.
Orange scores with a jab to the head.
Orange checks a leg kick nicely.
Kamoko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jiguro Kamoko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamoko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orange uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamoko.
Kamoko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Orange defends it nicely.
Kamoko avoids the body shot from Orange.
Jake Orange is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orange lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kamoko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kamoko swats away the attempt to clinch by Orange.
Orange tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamoko was well out of range. Poor timing from Orange.
Orange throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Orange lands with an uppercut that bounces Kamoko off the cage and back into range.
Kamoko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orange ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamoko moves away.
Kamoko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orange scores with a hook.
Orange with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamoko misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jiguro Kamoko.
I think Orange has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Orange!
Post fight, Jake Orange took to the microphone: 'Hope the new boss liked the show. Glad to finally be in Vortex after so long. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthieu Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ossi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen has chosen Prodigy - Omen as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Matthieu Benoit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ossi Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit shoots in and gets a takedown into Jokinen's guard.
Benoit is looking to work some ground and pound but Jokinen has wrist control.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Benoit from controlling successfully.
Jokinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Benoit seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Benoit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jokinen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jokinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benoit's hands.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benoit misses with a kick to the body.
Ossi Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit throws a looping overhand right but Jokinen ducks down to avoid it.
Benoit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benoit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Benoit.
A lazy left from Benoit finds it's target.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. Benoit moves away and avoids it.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Benoit moves out of range.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benoit moves away.
Benoit scores with a hook to the body. Jokinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benoit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Benoit misses.
Jokinen throws a wild body kick that Benoit sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit clinches up against the cage.
Benoit lands a hook that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Jokinen.
Benoit prevents Jokinen from breaking the clinch.
Benoit managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benoit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jokinen's efforts to push away.
Benoit throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit is looking to control Jokinen's arms but Jokinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benoit has his back to the cage.
Maybe Benoit would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A left hand lands to the body for Benoit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Benoit blocks it.
Jokinen manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Benoit misses.
Benoit is looking to chop away at Jokinen's legs.
Benoit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Benoit moves out of range.
Jokinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Benoit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benoit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Ossi Jokinen has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benoit lands a glancing blow to the side of Jokinen's head.
Benoit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jokinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matthieu Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benoit throws a chopping leg kick but Jokinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Benoit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jokinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Benoit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. Benoit moves away and avoids it.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Benoit moves out of range easily.
Jokinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benoit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen takes a swing at Benoit's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Jokinen. That snapped Benoit's head back.
Jokinen needs to keep his hands up - Benoit had a free shot at his head there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthieu Benoit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ossi Jokinen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A leg kick checked by Jokinen.
Benoit misses with a looping left.
Jokinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jokinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benoit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jokinen.
Benoit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Benoit stuns Jokinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Benoit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benoit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benoit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benoit cracks the inside of Jokinen's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a leg kick that knocks Benoit off balance momentarily.
Jokinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benoit rather than just go for the knockout.
Benoit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the body
and Benoit counters with a nice uppercut.
Benoit slips a straight right by Jokinen.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jokinen staying out of range there.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benoit moves out of range of the body kick from Jokinen.
Benoit misses with a body shot.
Jokinen looks to land a body kick but Benoit moved away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Benoit here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jokinen misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Benoit checks it.
Benoit checks a leg kick.
Benoit cracks Jokinen with a good jab.
Jokinen lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benoit.
Benoit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jokinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benoit takes the fight into the clinch.
Jokinen wants to get back to striking at distance but Benoit won't allow it.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Benoit misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen lands with a left to the head.
Jokinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benoits head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benoit.
Jokinen blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benoit misses with a body punch.
Benoit avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Benoit tries to stall but Jokinen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Jokinen.
Benoit avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Benoit tries a body shot but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Benoit avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
Benoit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benoit is struggling to control the position.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Benoit blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Benoit avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
Benoit misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Benoit controls his hands.
Benoit scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is keeping an eye on Benoit - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Benoit tries a body shot but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen tries to work over Benoit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benoit.
Benoit is struggling to control the position.
Benoit is leaning against Jokinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen looking to throw knees to the head but Benoit is blocking nicely.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Benoit won't want to take too many of those.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Benoit blocks it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ossi Jokinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ossi Jokinen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benoit throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benoit fails to land the takedown.
Benoit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Jokinen misses its intended target.
Benoit fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benoit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Sloppy strikes from Benoit. Those never looked like landing.
Benoit connects with a right hand. Jokinen shakes it off.
Jokinen instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but Benoit blocks with his arms.
Benoit stalling in the clinch but Jokinen improves position.
Jokinen connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Benoit stalling against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jokinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jokinen looking to throw knees to the head but Benoit is blocking nicely.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benoit's elbow.
Jokinen looking to throw knees to the head but Benoit is blocking nicely.
Benoit is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Benoit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
Benoit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benoit is trying to stall.
Ossi Jokinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jokinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benoit lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Benoit.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benoit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from Benoit.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benoit.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benoit.
Jokinen missing with knees to the body.
Benoit blocking some punches.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Benoit avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Benoit as the two fighters clinch.
Jokinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benoit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benoit manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Benoit looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jokinen has picked Benoit up and slammed him! Benoit can't keep hold of the triangle and Jokinen manages to pass to side control!
Benoit is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jokinen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jokinen is pressing down on Benoit's thigh, looking to free his foot. Benoit is holding on for now.
Benoit is holding on to half guard well.
Benoit tries to get to full guard but Jokinen has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen decides to stand up.
Benoit misses with a straight right.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benoit was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Benoit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benoit, as that shot connected.
Jokinen takes one to the chin there.
Benoit tries to clinch up but Jokinen circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benoit throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
Matthieu Benoit is winning the standup battle so far.
Benoit misses with a looping right.
Benoit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jokinen. That did some damage!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthieu Benoit clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ossi Jokinen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benoit takes one to the side of the head.
Benoit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jokinen, pushing him back against the cage.
Jokinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benoit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benoit's elbow.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Benoit backwards.
Jokinen takes a shot to the head.
Benoit lands a body shot.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body.
Jokinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benoit is defending well for now.
Jokinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Benoit blocks it.
Benoit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benoit tries a body shot but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen landing knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Benoit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benoit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Benoit.
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benoit lands with a right to the head.
Benoit goes for a takedown attempt but Jokinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses
letting Benoit counter with a right hand.
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benoit's calf.
Benoit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benoit throws a leg kick which misses Jokinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jokinen tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Benoit misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Benoit coming out on top.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benoit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benoit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benoit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benoit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Benoit's shoulder, as Benoit tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benoit. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jokinen breaks the clinch.
Jokinen leaves Benoit with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benoit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. Benoit looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Benoit throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benoit moves away.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Benoit.
Jokinen connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throws a leg kick
letting Jokinen counter with a right hand.
Jokinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benoit throws a leg kick but Jokinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benoit throws a looping overhand right but Jokinen ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Benoit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benoit swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benoit manages to avoid it.
Benoit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Benoit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jokinen doesn't seem phased though.
Jokinen connects with a crisp jab.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ossi Jokinen dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ossi Jokinen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Benoit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benoit.
Benoit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benoit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benoit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Benoit moves out of range.
Jokinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benoit misses with a body shot.
Jokinen checks the leg kick.
Benoit misses with a low kick.
Benoit throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Benoit lands a jab to the nose.
Benoit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to Benoit's body. Benoit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benoit cracks Jokinen with an open hand slap.
Benoit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jokinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benoit avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benoit swinging wildly here.
Jokinen dodges the punch combination from Benoit.
Benoit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benoit manages to avoid it.
Jokinen has closed the distance and engaged Benoit in a clinch.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Jokinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benoit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jokinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benoit is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jokinen to keep the fight standing.
Benoit breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benoit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a hook but Benoit blocks it.
Benoit dives in and scores a takedown into Jokinen's guard.
Jokinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen prevents Benoit from improving his position.
Benoit makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Benoit.
Benoit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Benoit is looking for a triangle but Jokinen pushes his legs off easily.
Jokinen is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen slips nicely into half guard.
Jokinen stalling.
Benoit wants to control but Jokinen is keeping busy.
Benoit is looking for a sweep. Jokinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benoit is trying to maintain the position but Jokinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Jokinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthieu Benoit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benoit 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthieu Benoit!
Matthieu Benoit retains his light heavyweight title!
A less than humble Matthieu Benoit misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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