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CCF 162: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kiichi Miyazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiichi Miyazawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfredo Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyazawa feints and as Gomez raises his hands in defense, Miyazawa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gomez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miyazawa is one step ahead there.
Gomez controls Miyazawa momentarily but Miyazawa frees himself.
Miyazawa trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Miyazawa landing with the ground and pound.
Gomez wants to stand and escape but Miyazawa is having none of it.
Gomez has Miyazawa pulled in close to control his posture.
Miyazawa works over Gomez with some ground and pound from guard.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Miyazawa from controlling successfully.
Gomez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazawa throws a big elbow that misses.
Miyazawa throws a big right hand that misses.
Miyazawa wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Gomez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyazawa landing some decent shots from guard.
Gomez pulls Miyazawa in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gomez is on top in guard.
Miyazawa is adopting a defensive guard.
Miyazawa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws an elbow that misses. Miyazawa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gomez's guard. Nice move by Miyazawa!
Miyazawa wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Miyazawa slips nicely into half guard.
Miyazawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Miyazawa connects with a nice short shot to Gomez's temple.
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!
Gomez is trying to get back to full guard.
Gomez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyazawa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gomez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is trying to get back to full guard.
Miyazawa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Miyazawa thows a huge punch but Gomez dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Miyazawa in particular looking to stall.
Miyazawa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miyazawa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gomez is looking to improve his position.
We've been hearing that Miyazawa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gomez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miyazawa.
Gomez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Miyazawa.
Miyazawa scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa lands a couple of elbows.
Gomez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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!
Miyazawa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miyazawa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Miyazawa slips nicely into half guard.
Miyazawa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gomez wants to control but Miyazawa is keeping busy.
Miyazawa is trying to work for a kimura but Gomez is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyazawa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiichi Miyazawa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Miyazawa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gomez lands with an uppercut that bounces Miyazawa off the cage and back into range.
Miyazawa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gomez defends well and Miyazawa ends up having to push Gomez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gomez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gomez is trying to trip Miyazawa. He has hold of a leg but Miyazawa is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gomez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gomez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kiichi Miyazawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Miyazawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyazawa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gomez.
Miyazawa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gomez wants to stand and escape but instead Miyazawa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gomez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomez is trying to keep Miyazawa in close.
Miyazawa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Miyazawa from controlling successfully.
Gomez is pulling down on Miyazawa's head to control his posture.
Gomez working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alfredo Gomez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice defenses there by Miyazawa.
Miyazawa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiichi Miyazawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez works Miyazawa's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa misses with a takedown
and Gomez counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomez lands with an uppercut that bounces Miyazawa off the cage and back into range.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Miyazawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiichi Miyazawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miyazawa.
Gomez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gomez misses with a straight right.
Miyazawa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miyazawa shoots and misses
and Gomez counters with a straight right hand.
Miyazawa with a poor takedown
and Gomez counters with a right hand to the body.
Miyazawa dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Miyazawa's head and hops out.
Gomez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gomez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alfredo Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miyazawa shoots and misses
letting Gomez counter with a right hand.
A lazy left from Gomez finds it's target.
Miyazawa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gomez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gomez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gomez catches Miyazawa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez connects with a single shot there.
Gomez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miyazawa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomez counters with a left to the body.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Donk. Gomez catches Miyazawa right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Miyazawa avoids them all with ease.
Miyazawa shoots in looking for a takedown but Gomez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miyazawa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gomez throws a right hand that Miyazawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Miyazawa also avoids with ease.
A big right from Gomez misses.
Alfredo Gomez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miyazawa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Miyazawa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gomez connects with a right hand. Miyazawa shakes it off.
Miyazawa fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomez scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyazawa tries for a takedown but Gomez circles away easily
and Gomez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miyazawa is rocked!
Miyazawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Miyazawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gomez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfredo Gomez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gomez cracks Miyazawa with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Miyazawa tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Gomez pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Miyazawa is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfredo Gomez!
After winning the bout, Alfredo Gomez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donato Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russo has chosen Imagine Dragons-Radioactive as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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130 lbs
22 - 21 - 0 |
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39
149 lbs
36 - 26 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 26 - 1, fighting out of New York, Donato Russo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo avoids the head kick by Woods.
Woods looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Russo blocks a head kick by Woods.
Woods walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Russo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Woods looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Russo avoids the head kick by Woods.
Woods throws the kick towards the body but Russo avoids it.
Woods closes the distance and clinches up with Russo, looking for a takedown. Woods pushes Russo against the cage but Russo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Woods throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Woods misses
and Russo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Woods looks to land a body kick but Russo moved away.
Russo checks a low kick from Woods.
Woods misses with a takedown attempt
and Russo counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Russo. No joy for Woods on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woods pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donato Russo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russo tries to land a front kick but Woods steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jack Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Russo!
Woods misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Russo blocks a head kick by Woods.
Woods throws a head kick that misses
and Russo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Russo moves out of range of the body kick.
Russo blocks a head kick by Woods.
Russo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo avoids a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Woods.
Woods throws a low kick, looking for Russo's leg but Russo calmly moves out of range.
Woods throws a head kick but Russo moves out of range.
Russo blocks a head kick by Woods.
Woods throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Woods throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Russo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Woods attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Woods misses with a low kick as Russo jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Russo checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Woods, right into the meat.
Russo avoids the head kick by Woods.
Woods tried to score with a low kick but Russo checks it.
Woods doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Russo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Woods misses with a kick to the body.
Russo blocks a head kick by Woods.
Woods throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Woods tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woods misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Woods looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Woods tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woods tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Russo blocks a head kick by Woods.
Woods swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Woods throws a low kick but it's checked well by Russo.
Woods misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Woods misses
and Russo counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Russo counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Woods dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A low kick from Woods is predictable there
and Russo counters with a nice uppercut.
Russo has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Russo cracks a nice hook into Woods's ribs.
Donato Russo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woods misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woods tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Woods misses with a head kick.
Woods tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woods thows a leg kick but Russo checks it
and Russo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Russo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Russo misses.
Woods tries a head kick but it misses.
Woods looks to throw a body kick
and Russo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woods scores with a kick to the body.
Jack Woods is winning the standup battle so far.
Woods tries to clinch up but Russo circles away and keeps his distance.
Russo lands an overhand right.
Woods slips a jab and a cross from Russo.
Woods shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Russo's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Woods trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Russo wants to stand up but Woods is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods gets to his feet - Russo follows without any prompting.
Woods throws a nice head kick!
Russo avoids the head kick by Woods.
Woods pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woods feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Russo's calf.
Woods throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a low kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Woods here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Woods throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
Woods misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Russo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Woods tries to land a front kick but Russo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Russo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Russo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Woods.
Woods throws a leg kick but Russo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Woods moves to clinch but Russo breaks away
and Russo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Russo avoids the head kick by Woods.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo misses with a leg kick.
Russo lands a front kick.
Woods pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Woods wants to slow Russo down by chopping away at his legs.
Woods throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Russo tries to land a front kick but Woods steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Russo keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russo cracks Woods with an open hand slap.
Woods throws a low kick but Russo avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Woods dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick by Woods misses
and Russo counters with a big head kick but Woods shrugs it off.
Russo blocks a head kick by Woods.
Woods misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woods misses with a low kick as Russo jumps back.
Russo moves out of range of the leg kick from Woods.
Woods tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Woods.
Woods tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Russo is able to avoid easily.
Woods throws a sloppy head kick
and Russo counters with an inside leg kick.
Russo scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Woods misses
and Russo counters with a straight right hand.
Crunch! Russo slams his shin into Woods's torso.
Woods throws a sloppy head kick and Russo moves out of range easily.
Woods looks for the body kick but Russo saw that one coming.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Russo pushes him off.
Russo throws a front kick that sends Woods stumbling back into the cage.
Woods throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Woods slips a jab from Russo.
Woods tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woods is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Russo as he checks the leg kick.
Woods throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Russo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Woods tries for a takedown but Russo circles away easily
and Russo counters with a low kick, right behind Woods 's knee.
Woods misses with a low kick.
Russo avoids the head kick by Woods.
Nice uppercut there from Russo.
Woods looks for the body kick but Russo saw that one coming.
Woods throws a sloppy head kick
and Russo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Russo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo scores with a three punch combo!
Woods misses with a low kick as Russo jumps back.
Woods throws a head kick but Russo moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Woods.
Woods throws a head kick but Russo moves out of range.
Woods misses with a kick to the body.
Woods misses with a leg kick.
Russo digs a good hook to Woods's body.
Woods throws a sloppy head kick
and Russo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woods looks for the body kick but Russo saw that one coming.
Woods looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick by Woods misses
and Russo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Woods throws a chopping leg kick but Russo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Woods tries to clinch there but Russo circles away.
Woods tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left and a right from Russo both land. Nice combination.
Russo checks a low kick from Woods.
Russo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Jack Woods.
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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Jack Woods!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jack Woods!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Jack Woods!
Jack Woods wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Jack 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Van Beethoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Beethoven has chosen Beethoven-Symphony 7 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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32
243 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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31
277 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Van Beethoven !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Beethoven cracks Souza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Beethoven lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven avoids the body shot from Souza.
Souza slips a jab from Van Beethoven .
Souza takes a swing at Van Beethoven 's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Souza.
Van Beethoven misses with a body kick.
Souza throws a series of punches but Van Beethoven moves out of range.
Souza misses with a straight right.
Van Beethoven fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Van Beethoven tried to score with a low kick but Souza checks it.
Van Beethoven takes one on the button.
Souza has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ballas Only in the buildup to the fight.
Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Beethoven .
The fighters circling - Van Beethoven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Souza cracks a nice hook into Van Beethoven 's ribs.
Van Beethoven has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Beethoven circles away.
Souza lands a right hook to the body.
Van Beethoven misses with a lunging right hand
and Souza moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Van Beethoven back against the cage.
Van Beethoven pushes Souza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Souza lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Beethoven takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Souza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Beethoven looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Souza is looking to wear down Van Beethoven with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Souza tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Beethoven misses the jab.
Van Beethoven misses with a low kick.
Souza checks the leg kick.
Van Beethoven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Beethoven throws a wild body kick that Souza sees coming a mile off.
Souza wants to clinch up but Van Beethoven keeps it at a distance.
Van Beethoven drops his hands momentarily and Souza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Beethoven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolfgang Van Beethoven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza cracks Van Beethoven with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Souza slips under a jab from Van Beethoven .
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Souza blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Souza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Beethoven 's hands.
Van Beethoven throws a leg kick but Souza sees it coming and moves out of range.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Beethoven slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Beethoven misses with a hook. Souza ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Souza misses.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Van Beethoven misses.
A slow jab from Souza misses its intended target.
Souza darts in and clinches Van Beethoven up against the cage.
Van Beethoven blocks a body shot from Souza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a head punch that misses.
Souza keeps control of Van Beethoven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Beethoven has a couple of punches blocked by Souza.
Van Beethoven blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souza lands a nice uppercut.
Souza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Beethoven blocking some punches.
Van Beethoven has a couple of punches blocked by Souza.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Beethoven creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Beethoven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Souza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Beethoven misses with a punch on the inside.
Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Van Beethoven throws a punch but it's blocked by Souza.
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 Sergio Souza will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Beethoven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Souza connects with a body shot.
Van Beethoven finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Beethoven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Souza.
Van Beethoven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Beethoven misses with a body kick.
Souza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Souza throws a hook but Van Beethoven avoids it easily.
Van Beethoven pushes Souza away with a front kick.
Van Beethoven takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Souza walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza ducks under a wild hook from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Van Beethoven duly obliges.
It looks like Sergio Souza has been cut.
Van Beethoven swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Beethoven fakes the leg kick and cracks Souza in the body.
Souza misses the jab.
Van Beethoven works Souza's body with a nice hook.
Van Beethoven pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Souza back to the cage. Van Beethoven follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Beethoven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Beethoven cracks the inside of Souza's front leg.
Wolfgang Van Beethoven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Beethoven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souza.
Souza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Beethoven throws a front kick that sends Souza stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Beethoven throws a big shot that misses.
Van Beethoven lands a nice hook to Souza's body. Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Souza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Souza misses the jab.
Souza slips under a jab.
Van Beethoven misses with a looping left.
Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Beethoven circles away.
A low kick from Van Beethoven misses
and Souza counters by moving into the clinch.
Van Beethoven lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Beethoven .
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Beethoven .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Beethoven swings wildly with an uppercut but Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Souza.
Van Beethoven scores with a shot to the side of Souza's head.
Souza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Beethoven or not.
Souza blocking some punches.
Souza keeps control of Van Beethoven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Beethoven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Beethoven 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Beethoven throws a wild body kick that Souza sees coming a mile off.
Van Beethoven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Souza throws a hook to the side of Van Beethoven 's head but Van Beethoven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Beethoven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Souza throws a body punch but Van Beethoven moves out of range.
Souza blocks the body kick.
Van Beethoven throws a low kick but Souza moves out of range easily.
Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Beethoven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Beethoven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Beethoven misses with a wild combination.
Souza dips to his left and cracks Van Beethoven with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza tries to clinch up.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Souza misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Van Beethoven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sergio Souza's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Van Beethoven tries to land a leg kick but Souza saw it coming and moves away.
Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Beethoven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Beethoven . Souza shrugs it off though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Beethoven 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 Souza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Souza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab, jab by Van Beethoven - just one landing.
Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Beethoven throws a looping overhand right but Souza ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Souza finds it's target.
Nice shot by Van Beethoven .
Souza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Souza lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Beethoven throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Souza connects with a body shot that sends Van Beethoven 's belly button to the back.
Souza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Souza is looking to clinch.
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Souza gets a clinch.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Beethoven creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Beethoven on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Beethoven misses with a punch on the inside.
Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Beethoven throws a head punch that misses.
Souza lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Beethoven misses with a punch to the body.
Souza blocking some punches.
Wolfgang Van Beethoven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Beethoven has a couple of punches blocked by Souza.
Souza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Beethoven is defending well for now.
Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Beethoven backwards.
Souza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Beethoven in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Souza obliges.
Van Beethoven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees to the body from Souza.
Souza keeps control of Van Beethoven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Beethoven wants to break the clinch but can't.
Souza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands a shoulder strike.
Souza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Beethoven backwards.
Souza blocks a body shot from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven takes a knee to the side of the body.
Souza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Beethoven in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Souza scores with a shot to the side of Van Beethoven 's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Souza cracks Van Beethoven with a nice body shot.
Souza lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Beethoven won't want to take too many of those.
Souza lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Beethoven won't want to take too many of those.
Souza landing knees to the body.
Souza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Souza stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Souza.
Souza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Souza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Souza lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Souza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Wolfgang Van Beethoven has been cut.
Souza lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Beethoven won't want to take too many of those.
Souza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Souza lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Beethoven won't want to take too many of those.
Souza pushes Van Beethoven back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wolfgang Van Beethoven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Beethoven is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza working Van Beethoven over with knees to the body.
Souza lands a big right hand that drops Van Beethoven ! The killer instinct kicks in and Souza finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Souza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergio Souza!
A victorious Sergio Souza 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jovon Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Alighieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chambers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Carmen Gray-Gates of Loneliness. Alighieri has chosen Mosquito Song by Queens Of The Stone Age as his entrance music. Tristan Alighieri acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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245 lbs
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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
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jovon Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tristan Alighieri!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alighieri throws the left hand but Chambers avoids the punch easily.
Chambers walks into a straight right hand from Alighieri.
Alighieri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chambers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Alighieri controls Chambers momentarily but Chambers frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chambers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alighieri is keeping the position for now.
Alighieri has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at MMA Gods - 16 Elites! + Roger Gracie. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Chambers wants to control from the top but Alighieri keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from Chambers's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Chambers wants to pass the guard but Alighieri is keeping the position.
Alighieri looking to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chambers trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Alighieri manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Alighieri must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chambers is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Alighieri frees his head nicely. Oh but Chambers has switched to an armbar! Alighieri is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jovon Chambers!
An out of breath Jovon Chambers thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomedov comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Daniels tries a low kick but Magomedov avoids it.
Magomedov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Magomedov misses with a left hand
and Daniels counters by clinching up.
Daniels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
Daniels lands with a left to the head.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
Daniels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Daniels.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Daniels utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
Daniels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Daniels tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
Daniels keeps control of Magomedov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov pulls Daniels into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Daniels would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Magomedov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Daniels puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Magomedov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Magomedov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Daniels is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Magomedov is looking to improve his position.
Magomedov trying to hold on to Daniels's head to control him but Daniels postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Konstantin Magomedov just wasn't active enough.
Daniels takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magomedov is looking to land body kicks.
Daniels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Magomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magomedov misses with a looping right.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Daniels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to work over Daniels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daniels lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Magomedov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Magomedov takes an elbow to the temple.
Magomedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniels is looking to clinch but Magomedov is avoiding it.
Magomedov throws a good cross that connects.
Magomedov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daniels in his tracks.
Magomedov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Daniels closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the side of Daniels's head.
A frustrated look appears on Magomedov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedov blocks an elbow strike.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magomedov misses with a left hand
and Daniels counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Daniels.
Magomedov is trying to pull guard but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
Daniels keeps control of Magomedov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daniels has Magomedov pressed against the cage, preventing Magomedov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniels pushes off an throws an elbow but Magomedov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels prevents Magomedov from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magomedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magomedov missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Daniels checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Magomedov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Magomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magomedov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Magomedov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Magomedov missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daniels lands a nice looking body kick.
Magomedov looks for a takedown but Daniels sprawls well.
A low kick from Magomedov misses
and Daniels counters by moving into the clinch.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
Daniels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daniels.
It looks like Konstantin Magomedov has been cut.
Magomedov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daniels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magomedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Daniels is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov is working hard here to advance position.
Daniels is trying to control the position but Magomedov postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Magomedov throws a strike but Daniels rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Daniels is looking to stand up but Magomedov won't let him.
Magomedov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Magomedov managing to control the position.
Magomedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Daniels.
Magomedov misses with a right hand
and Daniels holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Magomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Danielss head.
Magomedov tries to work over Daniels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Daniels.
Magomedov breaks the clinch.
Daniels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magomedov throws a right hand that misses
and Daniels counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Daniels blocks it.
Magomedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
John Daniels seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Daniels can't find room to land a body shot as Magomedov controls the action.
Magomedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daniels is defending well for now.
Magomedov tries to break free but Daniels pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
Magomedov manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Daniels.
Daniels throws a push kick but Magomedov slaps the foot to one side.
Magomedov cracks the inside of Daniels's front leg.
Daniels works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Magomedov checks a leg kick nicely.
Magomedov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Konstantin Magomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut
and Daniels counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Daniels.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov lands with a light punch inside.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Konstantin Magomedov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Magomedov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Magomedov blocks the body kick.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniels scores with a hook to the body. Magomedov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Daniels lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Magomedov.
A telegraphed right hand from Magomedov misses the target.
Magomedov 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.
Daniels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Magomedov.
That kick from Daniels tenderised Magomedov's leg. Magomedov is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Magomedov misses.
Magomedov throws the kick towards the body but Daniels avoids it.
Daniels lands a nice hook to Magomedov's body. Magomedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Konstantin Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daniels swivels and escapes.
Magomedov misses with a takedown attempt - Daniels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels lands a jab to Magomedov's midsection.
Magomedov swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels throws a leg kick which misses Magomedov's front leg but catches the back leg as Magomedov tries to avoid it.
Magomedov throws a big shot that misses.
Daniels is looking to land body kicks.
Magomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Daniels doesn't manage to clinch there - Magomedov circles away.
Daniels connects with a leg kick. Magomedov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Daniels stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daniels slips a jab from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a hook.
Magomedov throws a leg kick but Daniels checks it.
Daniels moves away from the strike by Magomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Daniels counters by clinching up.
Magomedov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Daniels is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konstantin Magomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magomedov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Daniels fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Magomedov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Magomedov swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Magomedov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Magomedov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daniels tries to clinch but Magomedov moves out of range.
Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magomedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tests Magomedov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Daniels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Magomedov.
Daniels moves into the clinch.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magomedov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magomedov gets through Daniels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daniels.
Daniels is working Magomedov over against the cage.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Daniels to keep the fight standing.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedov throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Daniels on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Magomedov's face.
Magomedov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Magomedov is trying to push Daniels away but Daniels has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedov.
Daniels misses with some punches.
Magomedov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daniels throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magomedov is trying to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling him.
Magomedov is trying to break free.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Magomedov 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for John Daniels!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for John Daniels!
John Daniels wins by majority decision!
John Daniels thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parfait Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Te Huna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilton comes into the arena with The man in the moon is a newfie blaring out of the sound system. Te Huna has chosen Chevelle-Jars as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Parfait Hilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Te Huna!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilton walks into a left hand.
Te Huna ducks under a wild hook from Hilton.
Left hook, right uppercut from Te Huna.
Te Huna blocks a head kick by Hilton.
Hilton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hilton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Te Huna is fending him off so far but Hilton persists. Nope, Te Huna circles away and we're back to standing.
Te Huna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Te Huna loads up on a big right hand but Hilton slips the punch.
Hilton looks to land a right hand but Te Huna moved out of range.
Te Huna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hilton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Te Huna avoids the head kick by Hilton.
A solid body kick from Hilton.
Parfait Hilton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Te Huna chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hilton can pounce on him.
Hilton pushes Te Huna away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like James Te Huna has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Te Huna misses the target.
Hilton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Te Huna takes a step back to recover.
Te Huna looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Te Huna takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hilton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Te Huna get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Te Huna stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Hilton runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Parfait Hilton!
After winning the bout, Parfait Hilton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aung San Suu Kyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suu Kyi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Peace Prize Speech kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Aung San Suu Kyi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Knight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aung San Suu Kyi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Knight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knight.
Knight has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Suu Kyi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knight checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Suu Kyi blocks the body kick.
Suu Kyi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi throws an off balance right hand
and Knight counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Knight working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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!
Knight sitting in guard here, content to control.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Suu Kyi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suu Kyi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suu Kyi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Knight wants to control from the top but Suu Kyi keeps moving.
Suu Kyi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knight is aware though and is defending well.
Suu Kyi keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We're going to have a standup here because Julian Knight wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Knight throws a push kick but Suu Kyi slaps the foot to one side.
Suu Kyi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
Knight is looking to slow Suu Kyi down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Suu Kyi misses
and Knight counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Suu Kyi's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight throws a big elbow that misses.
Suu Kyi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knight defends well.
Knight works over Suu Kyi with some ground and pound from guard.
Suu Kyi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Knight throwing strikes from guard but Suu Kyi blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants to pass the guard but Suu Kyi is keeping the position.
Suu Kyi has momentary wrist control but Knight slips an elbow through the middle.
Knight throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suu Kyi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suu Kyi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knight is aware though and is defending well.
Knight in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knight is looking to work some ground and pound but Suu Kyi has wrist control.
Knight is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knight's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Knight avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Knight controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suu Kyi keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Suu Kyi looking for a triangle here. Knight is fighting it but it looks tight! Suu Kyi pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Knight is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aung San Suu Kyi!
Aung San Suu Kyi is the new light heavyweight champion!
Aung San Suu Kyi gave a mention to Conviction in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Valor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valor has chosen Bad Religion - Dept. of False Hope as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sub Zero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Prince Valor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valor gets caught napping as Zero dives in and scores a takedown. Valor manages to retain guard.
Zero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zero landing with the ground and pound.
Zero won't allow Valor to sweep him here.
Valor is looking for a triangle but Zero pushes his legs off easily.
Zero wants to pass the guard but Valor is keeping the position.
Valor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Valor is wriggling around but Zero manages to pass to half guard.
Valor manages to get to full guard.
Zero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zero lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zero wants to control from the top but Valor keeps moving.
Zero works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Zero.
Valor won't allow Zero to pass to mount.
Valor trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zero thows a huge punch but Valor dodges it nicely.
Zero passes to side control.
Valor tries to buck Zero off but Zero is having none of it.
Valor is trying to get back to his feet.
Zero creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Valor sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Zero grinds an elbow into Valor's temple.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zero landing strikes.
Valor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zero's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zero working the head and body with strikes.
Zero prevents Valor from improving his position.
Zero passes the guard and advances to mount!
Valor is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zero cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zero goes for an armbar but Valor turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Valor.
Zero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Valor postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valor wants to stand but Zero has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Zero manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zero with shots to the head and body - Valor looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zero lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Valor tries to reverse the position but Zero maintains control.
Zero connects with a bit shot that sees Valor covering up! More strikes from Zero and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Zero is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sub Zero!
Sub Zero retains his middleweight title!
Sub Zero tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Roxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Nickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickson has chosen Flybanger - Cavalry 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitch Roxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Nickson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roxton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roxton lands a jab.
Nickson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roxton.
No joy there for Roxton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roxton works the jab nicely.
Nickson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nickson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nickson tries to land a front kick but Roxton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nickson misses with a body kick.
Roxton throws a shot to the body.
Nickson throws a right and a left that Roxton avoids nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nickson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nickson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roxton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nickson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johan Nickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roxton tries to bum rush Nickson with a series of wild strikes but Nickson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nickson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roxton tries to avoid it but Nickson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roxton to the ground. Roxton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickson manages to avoid it.
Nickson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roxton defends it nicely.
Nickson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nickson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roxton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nickson is defended easily by Roxton.
Mitch Roxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Nickson.
Nickson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roxton counters with a straight right hand.
Nickson misses with the combination.
Nickson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roxton!
Roxton scores with the left hand. Nickson knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nickson.
Nickson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Roxton moves out of range of the body kick.
Nickson doesn't manage to clinch there - Roxton circles away.
Nickson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roxton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nickson somewhat.
Roxton moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickson. Roxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roxton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nickson. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickson tries to clinch but Roxton is having none of it.
A right-left combo lands from Roxton.
Nickson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nickson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nickson looks for the body kick but Roxton saw that one coming.
Roxton moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roxton blocks the body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roxton.
A punch combination from Roxton misses.
Nickson tries to land a front kick but Roxton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roxton connects with a right hand. Nickson shakes it off.
Roxton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roxton swats away the attempt to clinch by Nickson.
Nickson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roxton avoids it really well and circles away.
Roxton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roxton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nickson at a distance.
Roxton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Nickson
and Roxton counters with a series of strikes. Nickson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nickson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Roxton's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickson being controlled here momentarily.
Roxton has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nickson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nickson goes for a double leg but Roxton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Roxton continues to drive forward.
Nickson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nickson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nickson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nickson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roxton sprawls well. Roxton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nickson gets slowly back to his feet.
Roxton lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roxton jabs at Nickson's body.
Nickson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nickson looks to throw the jab but Roxton is out of range.
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 Mitch Roxton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Roxton walks into a straight right hand from Nickson.
Nickson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Roxton to score with a decent uppercut.
Roxton blocks a head kick by Nickson.
Roxton thuds his right hand into Nickson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nickson misses with a two punch combination.
Nickson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nickson looks to land a body kick but Roxton moved away.
Roxton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nickson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nickson throws a body kick that misses.
A left lands for Roxton.
Roxton scores with a three punch combo!
Roxton lands a two punch combo.
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!
Roxton throws a series of strikes that have Nickson backpedaling.
Nickson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Roxton defends well and Nickson ends up having to push Roxton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Roxton lands a left hand.
Nickson blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nickson up against the cage.
Roxton lands a shot to the body.
Nickson blocks an uppercut.
Roxton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roxton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nickson backwards.
Roxton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Roxton fails to land.
Nickson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nickson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roxton misses with the head strike.
Roxton tries to throw a body punch but Nickson avoids it by throwing Roxton back against the cage.
Roxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roxton has a couple of punches blocked by Nickson.
Roxton scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nickson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nickson lands with a nice combination. Roxton backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roxton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nickson on the side of the head.
Nickson shoots for a double leg takedown but Roxton sprawls well. He's pushed Nickson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Roxton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nickson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nickson dives in for a single leg takedown but Roxton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mitch Roxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Nickson.
Nickson is breathing heavily.
Roxton misses with some punches.
Roxton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roxton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nickson backwards.
Roxton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roxton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roxton pushes Nickson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roxton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nickson looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roxton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nickson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nickson throws a lazy body kick
and Roxton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roxton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roxton lands with a good body shot.
Nickson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roxton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nickson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Roxton counters with a nice leg kick.
Nickson throws the kick towards the body but Roxton avoids it.
Mitch Roxton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nickson shoots for a double leg takedown but Roxton sprawls well. He's pushed Nickson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Roxton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nickson lands a leg kick that knocks Roxton off balance momentarily.
Nickson tries to clinch there but Roxton circles away.
Roxton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nickson throws a lazy head kick
and Roxton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roxton rushes Nickson and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Roxton on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roxton breaks the clinch.
Nickson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roxton.
Roxton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nickson.
Nickson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nickson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nickson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nickson tries to close the distance and clinch but Roxton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nickson misses with an uppercut
and Roxton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roxton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Roxton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nickson doesn't seem phased though.
Nickson throws a shot from downtown. Roxton moves away and avoids it.
Roxton moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Roxton dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nickson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nickson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roxton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roxton slips a jab and a cross from Nickson.
Nickson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roxton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Roxton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nickson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nickson sizes up Roxton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nickson shoots in but Roxton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nickson shoots in for a double leg but Roxton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mitch Roxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Nickson.
Nickson walks into a left hand.
Roxton lands a body shot.
Roxton throws a series of punches but Nickson avoids them all with ease.
Roxton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nickson on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickson is looking to land body kicks.
Nickson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nickson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roxton was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickson.
Nickson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roxton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nickson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nickson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nickson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Roxton.
Nickson with a poor takedown
and Roxton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roxton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roxton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roxton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nickson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roxton misses with a series of wild punches.
Nickson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roxton circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton fakes the leg kick and cracks Nickson in the body.
Roxton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nickson 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.
Nickson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roxton keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
Nickson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Roxton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nickson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roxton slips a jab and a cross from Nickson.
Nickson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Roxton.
A thudding body kick lands there by Roxton!
Roxton misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nickson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nickson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roxton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Roxton swinging wildly here.
Roxton lands a two punch combo.
Nickson tries for a takedown but Roxton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nickson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roxton tries to bum rush Nickson with a series of wild strikes but Nickson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roxton throws a right hand that Nickson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nickson also avoids with ease.
Roxton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nickson.
A lazy left from Roxton finds it's target.
Nickson throws a body kick that misses
and Roxton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nickson throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Nickson tries to close the distance and clinch but Roxton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johan Nickson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nickson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitch Roxton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roxton cracks Nickson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roxton avoids the head kick by Nickson.
Roxton lands a nice hook to Nickson's body. Nickson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nickson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roxton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Roxton wants it to stay on the feet.
Roxton scores with the left hand. Nickson knows he should have avoided that one.
Roxton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nickson misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roxton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Roxton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitch Roxton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roxton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Mitch Roxton!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Mitch Roxton!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Mitch Roxton!
Mitch Roxton wins by unanimous decision!
Mitch Roxton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Johan Nickson was interviewed post fight and said 'We left it all in the cage. I would like to thank my opponent, and my sponsors (Bloodlust Horde Fightwear)I am gonna go back to the gym train even harder to make sure next time I come out on top. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xiao Long Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li comes to the cage accompanied by Dragon Punch!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hashimoto's choice of entrance music: Holding Out For A Hero (Japanese Version). Keiji Hashimoto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Xiao Long Li's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xiao Long Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keiji Hashimoto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hashimoto.
Hashimoto misses with a kick to the body.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hashimoto.
Hashimoto shoots in looking for a takedown but Li manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hashimoto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Li looks to land a body kick but Hashimoto moved away.
Hashimoto blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Hashimoto.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hashimoto misses with a looping left.
Li throws a half hearted mid kick.
Li throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Hashimoto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hashimoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Li sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Li jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Hashimoto.
Hashimoto throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Li stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Hashimoto follows into mount!
It looks like Xiao Long Li has been cut.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hashimoto working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hashimoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Li looks a forlorn figure.
Li is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hashimoto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Li is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hashimoto lands a big shot to the head and Li winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Keiji Hashimoto!
An out of breath Keiji Hashimoto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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