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LFC 3: Savage PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnarr Jiu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Peri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peri comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Anthem of Israel kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ragnarr Jiu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Peri!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peri scores with a nice head shot.
Peri with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jiu counters with a nice uppercut.
Peri shoots in looking for a takedown. Jiu tries to sprawl out of it but Peri keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jiu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Peri shoots and misses
and Jiu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ragnarr Jiu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Peri.
Jiu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Peri to the mat! Peri manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Peri working a defensive guard here.
Jiu wants to pass the guard but Peri is keeping the position.
Jiu trying to control the position from guard on top but Peri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jiu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jiu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jiu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jiu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Peri taking some punishment here, with Jiu in his half guard.
Jiu has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Peri works to full guard.
Peri is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu distracts Peri with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jiu is working Peri over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peri had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jiu defends it easily.
Jiu works over Peri with some ground and pound from guard.
Jiu chips away with some ground and pound.
Peri has momentary wrist control but Jiu slips an elbow through the middle.
Jiu has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Jiu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jiu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peri on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiu distracts Peri with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jiu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jiu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jiu trying to control the position from guard on top but Peri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiu cracks Peri with a solid left hand.
Jiu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Peri's head.
Jiu working some strikes from top position.
Peri looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jiu chips away with some ground and pound.
Peri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Peri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jiu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jiu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Peri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Peri looks winded!
Jiu connects with a couple of short punches.
Jiu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiu pushing down on Peri's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jiu slips a nice elbow through Peri's hands, connecting with Peri's forehead.
Jiu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jiu is pressing down on Peri's thigh, looking to free his foot. Peri is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jiu is keen to just control but Peri is a slippery customer.
Peri wants to control but Jiu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jiu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jiu wants to pass the guard but Peri is defending well.
Jiu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Peri wants to control but Jiu is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Jiu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peri on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jiu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Peri on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jiu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Peri is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jiu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jiu's back!
Jiu trying to control but not successfully.
Jiu is really stuck here.
Jiu wants to control his opponent's hands but Peri gets his hands free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jiu tries to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jiu holding both Peri 's hands and preventing any damage.
Jiu is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnarr Jiu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jiu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jiu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jiu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peri with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jiu tries to pass to full mount but Peri defends it.
Jiu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jiu is looking to advance position but Peri won't allow it.
Ragnarr Jiu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peri wants to control but Jiu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jiu lands a nice short elbow.
Jiu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jiu is nestled in close to Peri, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Peri looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jiu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peri with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu working over Peri with some ground and pound. Peri looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Peri is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jiu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jiu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jiu here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jiu lands a nice short elbow.
Peri has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jiu is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jiu lands a nice short elbow.
Jiu trying to mount his opponent but Peri defends it.
Jiu working over Peri with some ground and pound. Peri looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jiu working over Peri with some ground and pound. Peri looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jiu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jiu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peri can do to turn this around?
Jiu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jiu lands strikes from half guard.
Peri is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jiu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jiu slips a nice elbow through Peri's hands, connecting with Peri's forehead.
Jiu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peri with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jiu winds up and cracks Peri with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jiu works his way into full mount!
Peri is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jiu tries to control but Peri wriggling away.
Jiu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Peri is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jiu working Peri over with strikes here.
Jiu lands a nice shot to the head.
Peri is bucking up trying to escape but Jiu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Peri is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peri is looking to get to half guard.
Peri taking shots to the head.
Peri is still in real trouble! Can Jiu finish him?
Jiu drops a big elbow. That's hurt Peri! More shots from Jiu and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnarr Jiu!
A victorious Ragnarr Jiu 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Tarquin Fortune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Back in black. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
26 - 22 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 2, fighting out of London, Tarquin Fortune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, James Jorge!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fortune counters with a straight right hand.
Jorge moves out of range of the strikes.
Fortune slips a jab from Jorge.
Jorge gets a double leg takedown into Fortune's guard.
Fortune keeping moving, preventing Jorge from controlling successfully.
Fortune looking to control.
Jorge trying to control the position from guard on top but Fortune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorge throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge looking to pass the guard.
Fortune managing to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fortune - that will leave a mark!
Jorge shoots for a double leg takedown but Fortune sprawls well. He's pushed Jorge's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jorge dives in and scores a takedown into Fortune's guard.
Jorge postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jorge engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fortune keeping full guard, as Jorge tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fortune is looking for a triangle but Jorge pushes his legs off easily.
Fortune is looking to stand up but Jorge isn't so interested in that idea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jorge showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fortune preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jorge controls from within his opponent's guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. James Jorge hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jorge looking to score a takedown here. Fortune is defending well but Jorge drives through and ends up in Fortune's guard.
Fortune manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jorge is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fortune landing shots from mount.
Fortune looking to control but Jorge is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jorge tries to reverse the position but Fortune maintains control.
Fortune trying to control but Jorge is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jorge 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.
Jorge fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fortune to the ground. Jorge is now in Fortune's guard.
Jorge trying to control but Fortune is working from the bottom.
Jorge looking to sit in guard and control but Fortune gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fortune postures up.
Fortune won't allow Jorge to sweep him here.
Jorge being controlled here, momentarily.
Fortune looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge is trying to keep Fortune in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorge seems keen to control Fortune's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by James Jorge.
Nice sprawl there from Fortune as Jorge shoots in.
A shot to the body from Fortune misses
and Jorge counters with a nice uppercut.
Fortune connects with a leg kick. Jorge looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fortune throws a series of punches but Jorge avoids them all with ease.
Jorge misses with a takedown attempt
and Fortune counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jorge shoots for a double leg takedown but Fortune sprawls well. He's pushed Jorge's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tarquin Fortune has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jorge.
Jorge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fortune defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge swings widly with a right hand
and Fortune counters with a stiff right hand.
James Jorge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fortune is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jorge.
A clash of legs there as Jorge blocks the low kick.
Fortune fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jorge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fortune lands with a nice body kick.
Fortune pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortune throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jorge decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fortune's guard.
Fortune looking to control.
Fortune keeping moving, preventing Jorge from controlling successfully.
Fortune is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jorge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fortune looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jorge is one step ahead there.
Fortune trying to keep a closed guard but Jorge is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jorge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jorge trying to control but Fortune is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jorge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fortune.
A combination from Jorge does no damage.
Fortune looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fortune attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jorge avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jorge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jorge looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fortune!
Jorge content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jorge trying to control the action but Fortune is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortune gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jorge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jorge closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jorge lands in his opponent's guard.
James Jorge has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fortune seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jorge slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fortune is not content to let Jorge control the position.
Jorge staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune tries to escape but Jorge is in control.
Fortune wants to control but Jorge postures up.
Fortune tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jorge working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jorge working the head and body with strikes.
Jorge working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorge creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fortune sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fortune can't do much from the bottom here.
Fortune tries to improve position but can't.
Jorge looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fortune is avoiding damage well.
Jorge looking to control but instead Fortune has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Jorge takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune is refusing to be controlled, as Jorge sits in half guard.
Fortune trying to control here.
Fortune wants to get back to full guard.
James Jorge is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fortune is looking to control Jorge's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fortune avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tarquin Fortune just wasn't active enough.
Jorge looks for a takedown but Fortune sprawls well.
Tarquin Fortune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fortune tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jorge is in Fortune's guard.
Jorge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fortune working a defensive guard here.
Jorge trying to control the position from guard on top but Fortune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortune is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jorge is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Jorge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jorge winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Jorge!
James Jorge thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasconcelos Vitor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Heart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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258 lbs
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235 lbs
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World class MT
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Vasconcelos Vitor!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitor throws a series of punches but Heart moves out of range.
Vitor throws a series of punches but Heart moves out of range.
Heart cracks the inside of Vitor's front leg.
Vitor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heart fails to land with a series of punches.
Heart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Vitor.
Vitor digs a good hook to Heart's body.
Heart looks to land a body kick but Vitor moved away.
Heart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vitor drops Heart with a beautiful combination! Heart stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vitor is looking for the KO!
It looks like Larry Heart has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vitor drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Heart right on the button. Heart goes down! Vitor follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Vitor gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasconcelos Vitor!
Vasconcelos Vitor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Deeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Breannain Miletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Deeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Breannain Miletich!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miletich is defended easily by Deeney.
No joy there for Miletich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Deeney swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Deeney.
Deeney throws a head kick that misses.
Miletich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Miletich closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Miletich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Deeney's head.
Miletich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Deeney looks for the body kick but Miletich saw that one coming.
Deeney throws a sloppy head kick and Miletich moves out of range easily.
Miletich has managed to clinch.
Miletich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Deeney.
A right hand to the body from Deeney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deeney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miletich blocks an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Deeney.
Miletich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deeney lands an uppercut.
Deeney landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miletich.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miletich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
Deeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Miletich won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Deeney on the inside.
Miletich throws an elbow but it misses.
Deeney tries to land knees in the clinch but Miletich avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miletich.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by Deeney.
Miletich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miletich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miletich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miletich is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miletich throws an elbow but misses.
Deeney lands a shoulder strike.
Deeney lands with a short shot to the head.
Miletich misses with a punch on the inside.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Miletich blocks with his arms.
Miletich throws a head punch that misses.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
Deeney has Miletich pushed against the cage.
Deeney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Miletich lands a nice elbow.
Deeney dodges an elbow strike from Miletich.
Deeney lands a body shot.
A short right from Miletich on the inside.
Deeney lands a knee to the head.
Deeney avoids the elbow strike from Miletich, against the cage.
Miletich throws an elbow but it misses.
Deeney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miletich backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miletich throws an elbow but it misses.
Miletich lands an elbow that stopped Deeney in his tracks for a moment.
Deeney lands a left hand.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but Miletich blocks it.
Miletich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
Miletich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
Miletich throws an elbow but it misses.
Deeney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miletich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deeney working aggressively here.
Deeney blocks the elbow strike.
Deeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
A short right from Deeney on the inside.
Miletich takes a shot to the head.
Miletich scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miletich lands an elbow just above Deeney 's eye.
Miletich gets through Deeney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Miletich.
Miletich misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miletich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deeney's brow.
Miletich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
Deeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miletich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miletich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miletich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
Miletich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miletich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
Deeney presses Miletich against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Miletich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Deeney takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miletich.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
Miletich blocks the elbow strike.
Deeney pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Breannain Miletich will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Deeney throws a push kick but Miletich slaps the foot to one side.
Miletich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deeney.
Miletich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deeney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deeney throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Miletich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deeney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miletich blocks a head kick by Deeney.
Breannain Miletich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deeney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Miletich misses.
Miletich looks to clinch
and Deeney counters with an inside leg kick.
Miletich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Deeney swings widly with a right hand
and Miletich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deeney throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miletich catches Deeney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Deeney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miletich throws a lazy uppercut
and Deeney counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deeney has managed to clinch.
Deeney avoids the elbow strike from Miletich, against the cage.
Miletich misses with some punches.
Deeney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
Deeney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Miletich.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
Miletich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
Miletich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Deeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Miletich won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Deeney.
Deeney lands with a right to the head.
Deeney trying to land knees to the body.
Deeney dodges an elbow strike from Miletich.
Deeney connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miletich backwards.
Deeney trying to land knees to the body.
Deeney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Deeney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
A nice right hand lands inside from Deeney.
Miletich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deeney.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
Miletich misses with an elbow over the top.
Deeney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Deeney misses with a knee to the head.
Miletich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deeney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miletich is defending well for now.
Deeney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miletich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miletich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deeney's brow.
Miletich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Deeney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miletich is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miletich's face.
Miletich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miletich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deeney can't find room to land a body shot as Miletich controls the action.
Miletich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deeney lands an elbow inside that Miletich shrugs off.
Deeney avoids a wild elbow strike from Miletich.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miletich throws an elbow but misses.
Miletich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
Miletich lands a right hand.
Deeney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miletich.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miletich.
Miletich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deeney.
Miletich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deeney lands a hook that snaps the head of Miletich backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miletich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Miletich.
Deeney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miletich pushes off an throws an elbow but Deeney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deeney misses with an elbow over the top.
Miletich lands an elbow that stopped Deeney in his tracks for a moment.
Deeney digs a right hand into Miletich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miletich's gas tank.
Deeney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Deeney.
Deeney blocks the elbow strike.
Deeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miletich's face.
Deeney dodges an elbow strike from Miletich.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miletich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miletich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Deeney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miletich.
Miletich lands a hook that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Breannain Miletich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Miletich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deeney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miletich tries to bum rush Deeney with a series of wild strikes but Deeney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Deeney.
Deeney paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Deeney throws a front kick that sends Miletich stumbling back into the cage.
Deeney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miletich moves into the clinch successfully.
Miletich misses with an elbow strike.
Miletich pushes Deeney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miletich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miletich throws an elbow that misses.
Breannain Miletich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Deeney scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miletich lands a nice elbow.
Deeney misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miletich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deeney has a couple of punches blocked by Miletich.
Miletich pushes off an throws an elbow but Deeney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
Nice body punch from Deeney.
Deeney misses with some punches.
Miletich lands an elbow inside.
Miletich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miletich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
Miletich swings wildly with an uppercut but Deeney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miletich avoids it.
Miletich throws an elbow that misses.
Deeney working aggressively here.
Deeney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miletich's elbow.
Miletich throws an elbow that misses.
Miletich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miletich throws an elbow but it misses.
Miletich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miletich avoids it.
Miletich misses with a punch on the inside.
Mark Deeney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeney lands an elbow inside.
Miletich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Miletich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miletich lands a nice elbow.
Miletich managing to block the knees to the body from Deeney.
Deeney throws a punch but it's blocked by Miletich.
Deeney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miletich avoiding damage as Deeney throws knees to the body.
Miletich misses with an elbow strike.
Deeney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miletich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miletich avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deeney.
Miletich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Deeney throws a punch but it's blocked by Miletich.
Deeney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deeney stalling.
Miletich scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deeney.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
Miletich throws a punch but it's blocked by Deeney.
Miletich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miletich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Deeney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Deeney lands with a short shot to the head.
Miletich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Deeney.
It looks like Breannain Miletich has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Miletich fails to land.
Nice elbow from Miletich.
Deeney lands a body punch in the clinch.
Deeney throws a punch but it's blocked by Miletich.
Deeney working aggressively here.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deeney tries a body shot but Miletich blocks it.
Breannain Miletich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Deeney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miletich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miletich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Miletich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deeney lands an uppercut.
Deeney can't find room to land a body shot as Miletich controls the action.
Miletich throws an elbow that misses.
Miletich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Deeney dodges an elbow strike from Miletich.
Good body shot from Deeney.
Deeney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deeney misses with some punches.
Miletich throws an elbow but it misses.
Deeney lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Deeney.
Miletich takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deeney landing knees to the body.
Deeney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deeney pushes Miletich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miletich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miletich lands a hook that snaps the head of Deeney backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mark Deeney.
I think Miletich has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Breannain Miletich!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamar Lawal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawal comes to the cage accompanied by E.S. Posthumus Unstoppable . Mendez has chosen Trap Door as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamar Lawal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mendez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mendez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lawal trying to control but Mendez postures up.
Lawal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendez on the ground.
Lawal is trying to get back to full guard.
Mendez prevents Lawal from standing back up.
Lawal is looking for a sweep. Mendez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mendez is thwarting Lawal's attempts to control the position.
Mendez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lawal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lawal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Mendez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez darts in looking for a takedown but Lawal gets double underhooks and turns Mendez into the cage.
Mendez successfully pulls guard.
Mendez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mendez keeping full guard, as Lawal tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lawal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mendez is looking for a triangle but Lawal pushes his legs off easily.
Mendez wants to sweep here but Lawal controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez keeping moving, preventing Lawal from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mendez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lawal has managed to get both his arms back between Mendez's legs - danger averted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lawal tries to lock up and control but Mendez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lawal holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mendez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mendez looking for a guillotine from mount but Lawal is having none of it.
Lawal wants to hold on but Mendez pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lawal is working hard here to advance position.
Lawal tries to lock up and control but Mendez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lawal is squirming around, avoiding Mendez's attempts to control the action.
Lawal is bucking up trying to escape but Mendez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lawal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mendez unloads with some shots from mount but Lawal bucks and avoids them well.
Lawal slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lawal gets back to full guard.
Mendez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mendez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lawal is trying to keep Mendez in close.
Lawal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez trying to control but Lawal is working from the bottom.
Lawal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jamar Lawal wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lawal throws a leg kick but Mendez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mendez slips under a jab from Lawal.
Mendez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lawal looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mendez working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez tries to advance to mount but Lawal denies him.
You can see the frustration on Lawal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mendez working his ground and pound in the gym.
Mendez is looking to take a break and control but Lawal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Mendez 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.
Mendez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lawal sprawls well initially but Mendez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lawal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendez is working away from the top position though.
Mendez trying to mount his opponent but Lawal defends it.
Mendez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mendez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mendez thows a huge punch but Lawal dodges it nicely.
Lawal tries to roll over but Mendez keeps him under control.
Mendez seems to be working for a kimura but Lawal defends the submission attempt.
Lawal trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez prevents Lawal from improving his position.
Mendez is keen to just control but Lawal is a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mendez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lawal sees it coming and defends easily.
Lawal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lawal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lawal keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
Mendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mendez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lawal is trying to control the position but Mendez postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mendez is working Lawal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lawal controlling Mendez's posture.
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!
We're going to have a standup here because Jamar Lawal wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mendez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mendez.
Mendez trying to control the position but Lawal is working away.
Lawal is trying to control Mendez's posture but Mendez avoids it.
Lawal is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawal prevents Mendez from improving position.
Tiago Mendez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lawal tries to bench press Mendez off him but Mendez keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawal stops Mendez from passing to mount.
Mendez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lawal is looking for a sweep.
Mendez working away.
Mendez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mendez decides to stand back up.
Mendez throws a nice looking combination but Lawal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawal throws a jab when Mendez was well out of range.
A low kick from Lawal is predictable there
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiago Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lawal misses with a series of wild punches.
Lawal is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lawal throws a shot from downtown. Mendez moves away and avoids it.
Lawal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawal wants to slow Mendez down by chopping away at his legs.
Mendez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawal avoids the head kick by Mendez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Mendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mendez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawal as he jumps to the side.
Mendez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters circling a little - Mendez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawal keeps the fight on the outside.
Mendez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mendez has Lawal pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mendez pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lawal tumbling to the mat - Mendez dives into Lawal's guard.
Mendez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lawal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez postures up.
Mendez won't allow Lawal to sweep him here.
Mendez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lawal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mendez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Mendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawal throws a leg kick but Mendez moved away.
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mendez has his takedown stuffed
and Lawal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jamar Lawal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawal throws a leg kick
and Mendez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Lawal misses.
Lawal looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendez is just out of range.
Mendez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jamar Lawal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Mendez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawal misses with a leg kick.
Mendez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawal throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.
Lawal throws a big shot that misses.
Lawal misses with a low kick as Mendez jumps back.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawal as he jumps to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lawal 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 Mendez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mendez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mendez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lawal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lawal looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Lawal is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mendez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Lawal keeps moving.
Lawal trying to control the position.
Mendez drops back looking for a leg! Lawal is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lawal manages to kick Mendez off! Mendez jumps back into Lawal's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiago Mendez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mendez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiago Mendez!
Tiago Mendez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruz Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diggler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to YO GOTTI - SOMEBODY WATCHIN ME. Jefferson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
185 lbs
28 - 15 - 0 |
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33
185 lbs
20 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Cruz Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Jefferson.
Diggler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jefferson.
Jefferson misses the shot to the body.
Jefferson misses with a left hand
and Diggler counters with a thumping low kick.
Jefferson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A left lands for Diggler.
Jefferson 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.
Diggler tries to move into range but Jefferson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jefferson tries to land a leg kick but Diggler saw it coming and moves away.
Jefferson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jefferson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diggler. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jefferson throws a chopping leg kick but Diggler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jefferson tries to clinch there but Diggler circles away.
Cruz Jefferson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Jefferson
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson looks for the body kick but Diggler saw that one coming.
Diggler defending well as Jefferson loads up on a big left hand.
Jefferson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jefferson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jefferson throws out a leg kick but Diggler moves out of range and Jefferson only half commits.
Diggler scoring well with a low kick there.
Jefferson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jefferson clinches up against the cage.
Diggler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diggler lands a nice uppercut.
Jefferson working aggressively here.
Jefferson prevents a body shot from Diggler.
Diggler can't break the clinch.
A short right from Diggler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jefferson tries to stall but Diggler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jefferson pushes off an throws an elbow but Diggler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jefferson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diggler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jefferson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diggler's brow.
Jefferson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diggler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diggler breaks from the clinch.
Jefferson misses with a hook. Diggler ducked under it nicely.
Diggler throws a low kick but Jefferson avoids it.
Jefferson throws a leg kick
and Jefferson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jefferson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggler was well out of range. Poor timing from Jefferson.
Jefferson moves in looking to clinch but Diggler pushes him off.
Jefferson checks a low kick from Diggler.
Diggler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jefferson momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jefferson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jefferson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jefferson. Diggler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jefferson misses the shot to the body.
Diggler scores with a sloppy right hand. Jefferson should have avoided that one.
Jefferson misses with a hook to the body
and Diggler counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jefferson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Diggler blocks a head kick by Jefferson.
Diggler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jefferson tries to clinch but Diggler moves out of range.
Diggler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jefferson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diggler avoids the body shot from Jefferson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson misses with an uppercut.
Diggler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jefferson. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Diggler.
Nice cross by Diggler.
Jefferson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diggler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jefferson.
Jefferson blocks a low kick nicely.
Jefferson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jefferson throws a poor cross that misses
and Diggler counters with a good low kick that Jefferson was not able to check.
Jefferson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jefferson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cruz Jefferson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diggler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jefferson clinches up with Diggler and pushes him back against the cage.
Diggler struggles to land a body shot inside as Jefferson controls his hands.
Jefferson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jefferson working aggressively here.
Diggler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jefferson throws a series of punches but Diggler moves out of range.
Diggler wants to slow Jefferson down by chopping away at his legs.
Dirk Diggler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jefferson checks a leg kick.
Jefferson ducks right into an uppercut from Diggler.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jefferson.
Jefferson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jefferson is looking to score with low kicks.
Jefferson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diggler rather than just go for the knockout.
Jefferson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Diggler counters with a head kick. That will keep Jefferson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jefferson tries to work over Diggler's front leg with a kick but Diggler checks it.
Jefferson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jefferson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggler jabs Jefferson right on the nose. Jefferson blinks but takes it well.
Some wild striking there from Diggler.
Diggler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diggler checks a leg kick.
Diggler keeps the fight on the outside.
Diggler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've been informed that Jefferson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diggler throws a leg kick but Jefferson sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jefferson throws a series of punches but Diggler avoids them all with ease.
Diggler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jefferson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jefferson throws a sloppy head kick and Diggler moves out of range easily.
Diggler connects with the punch.
Diggler throws a sloppy head kick and Jefferson moves out of range easily.
Diggler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jefferson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jefferson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jefferson tries to land a front kick but Diggler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diggler.
Diggler swats away the attempt to clinch by Jefferson.
Jefferson wants to slow Diggler down by chopping away at his legs.
Jefferson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diggler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jefferson blocks a head kick by Diggler.
Jefferson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jefferson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diggler in his tracks.
Diggler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A good leg kick by Jefferson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson throws a leg kick
and Diggler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Jefferson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jefferson is looking to chop away at Diggler's legs.
Jefferson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggler was well out of range. Poor timing from Jefferson.
Jefferson throws a right hand that misses
and Diggler counters with a leg kick.
Cruz Jefferson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jefferson closes the distance but Diggler moves to the side
letting Diggler counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jefferson. Diggler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggler slips a jab and a cross from Jefferson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diggler connects with a solid leg kick.
Diggler looks to land a right hand but Jefferson moved out of range.
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 Dirk Diggler will probably get the nod.
That's time! Diggler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Diggler throws a series of punches but Jefferson moves out of range.
Jefferson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Dirk Diggler has been cut.
Diggler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jefferson.
Jefferson throws a leg kick but Diggler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diggler with a hook.
Diggler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jefferson throws a leg kick but Diggler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diggler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diggler.
Jefferson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diggler needs to keep his hands up - Jefferson had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jefferson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Jefferson is predictable there
and Diggler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jefferson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jefferson misses with a leg kick.
Jefferson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggler moves away.
Diggler is looking to chop away at Jefferson's legs.
Jefferson wants to clinch but Diggler slips to the side
and Jefferson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jefferson throws a hook to the side of Diggler's head but Diggler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jefferson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jefferson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jefferson throws a lazy uppercut
and Diggler counters with a stiff right hand.
Diggler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jefferson. Jefferson obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jefferson thows a leg kick but Diggler checks it
and Diggler counters with a low kick, right behind Jefferson 's knee.
Jefferson motions for Diggler to come forward. Jefferson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diggler keeps the fight on the outside.
Jefferson moves into range and clinches up with Diggler.
Jefferson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jefferson as Diggler tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Diggler fails to land.
Diggler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jefferson has a couple of punches blocked by Diggler.
A head punch on the inside from Diggler fails to land.
Diggler manages to break the clinch.
Diggler avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diggler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jefferson.
Jefferson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jefferson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diggler is looking to slow Jefferson down with leg kicks.
Diggler looks to throw the jab but Jefferson is out of range.
Diggler scores with a one two! Jefferson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jefferson misses with a low kick as Diggler jumps back.
Jefferson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jefferson scores with a jab. Diggler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jefferson 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diggler.
A lazy body kick from Jefferson
and Diggler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggler is looking to chop away at Jefferson's legs.
Jefferson wants to slow Diggler down by chopping away at his legs.
Jefferson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diggler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jefferson checks it well.
Jefferson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggler checks a low kick from Jefferson.
Jefferson misses with a combination
and Diggler counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Diggler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diggler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dirk Diggler!
After the fight, Dirk Diggler was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes into the arena with Ringfinger blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gonzaga's choice of entrance music: Danzig - Mother. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gabriel Gonzaga was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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31
280 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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35
265 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Gonzaga!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams dodges the punch combination from Gonzaga.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Gonzaga with an uppercut!
It looks like Gabriel Gonzaga has been cut.
Gonzaga tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Gonzaga closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzaga's shoulder, as Gonzaga tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzaga 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.
Gonzaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzaga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gonzaga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzaga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams throws a hook but Gonzaga blocks it.
Gonzaga with a nice cross.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Gonzaga misses the shot to the body.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Gonzaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left and a right from Gonzaga both land. Nice combination.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gonzaga misses with a low kick.
Gonzaga blocks a jab.
Gonzaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzaga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzaga's shoulder, as Gonzaga tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzaga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Gonzaga throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzaga cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Gonzaga takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
Williams looking to stall.
I was talking to Williams's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gonzaga wants to take the fight to the mat but Williams manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gonzaga drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jackson Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gonzaga.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gonzaga scores with a nice head shot.
Gonzaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Gonzaga scores with a one two! Williams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gonzaga might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gonzaga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Gonzaga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gonzaga was covering up waiting for the punch and Williams finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzaga is retaining full guard.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzaga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams won't allow Gonzaga to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga being controlled here, momentarily.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzaga shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Gonzaga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gabriel Gonzaga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Gonzaga's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzaga.
Gabriel Gonzaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzaga misses the target.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gonzaga throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Gonzaga misses with a looping right.
Gonzaga slips a straight right by Williams.
Gonzaga is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gonzaga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams's head.
Gabriel Gonzaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzaga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Gonzaga lands a jab.
Williams misses the body punch
and Gonzaga counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzaga drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga wants the takedown. Williams is fighting it off but Gonzaga persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Williams's guard against the cage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzaga is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Williams is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Williams has escaped and now he's on top!
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to pass into half guard but Gonzaga pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gonzaga is in guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Gonzaga from controlling successfully.
Gonzaga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzaga is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Gonzaga stands and throws Williams's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
Gonzaga tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gonzaga lands some shots froms side control.
Williams is trying to control Gonzaga's posture but Gonzaga avoids it.
Gonzaga throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gonzaga lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzaga working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Williams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gonzaga wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Williams wants to control but Gonzaga postures up.
Gonzaga sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Williams is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Williams avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gonzaga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Gonzaga.
Gonzaga misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Williams is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Williams manages to get to full guard.
Gonzaga wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gonzaga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gonzaga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Gonzaga's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gonzaga jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Williams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Williams in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Williams working away.
Williams works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Williams trying to control the action but Gonzaga is working from the bottom.
Williams controlling the position.
Williams trying to control the position but Gonzaga is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga struggling a bit here.
Williams trying to control the position but Gonzaga is working away.
Williams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a few punches from side control.
Williams lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A lull in the action here.
Williams looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gonzaga is avoiding damage well.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Gonzaga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gonzaga is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is not content to let Williams control the position.
Gonzaga is trying to improve his position.
Williams wants to control but Gonzaga is keeping him busy.
Williams tries to move to mount but Gonzaga blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga wants to get back to his feet.
Gonzaga is not content to let Williams control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams takes a little break here. Gonzaga wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Williams clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Gonzaga's cut.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Williams connects with a jab.
Williams avoids the head kick by Gonzaga.
Gonzaga fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams gets a takedown into half guard.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gonzaga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gonzaga is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackson Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams moves nicely into side control.
Gonzaga sneaks back into half guard.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams trying to control from Gonzaga's half guard. Gonzaga has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Gonzaga keeps moving.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Gonzaga manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
Gonzaga wants to take the fight to the mat but Williams manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gonzaga gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gonzaga is defending well.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Gonzaga has the dominant position.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gonzaga is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gonzaga is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Williams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gonzaga pulls his leg out and moves away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gonzaga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzaga lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Williams scores with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gonzaga!
Gonzaga misses with a double jab.
Gonzaga throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzaga tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Gonzaga throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gonzaga is refusing to be controlled, as Williams sits in half guard.
Gonzaga is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gonzaga avoid being mounted?
Gonzaga works his way to full guard. Good work.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzaga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzaga is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Williams had his way with Gabriel Gonzaga in that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Gonzaga's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gonzaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Gonzaga gets a takedown into half guard.
Williams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gonzaga trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Gonzaga is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzaga is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Williams is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Williams has escaped and now he's on top!
Williams postures up.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzaga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gonzaga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Gonzaga throws a one two combo.
A swing and a miss from Gonzaga.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Gonzaga with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Gonzaga.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gonzaga throws a lazy head kick
and Williams decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gonzaga's guard.
Gonzaga is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Williams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gonzaga is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Williams is controlling him.
Williams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzaga is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams is trying to keep Gonzaga in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gonzaga keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
Gonzaga is looking to pass into half guard but Williams pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Williams is in guard.
Gonzaga keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Gonzaga blocks nicely.
Williams postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams postures up.
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 Jackson Williams.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Williams!
Jackson Williams is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Jackson Williams thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes to the cage accompanied by Vida Bandida. Clinton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Break Ya Neck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Clinton!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia misses with a body kick.
Clinton slips a jab from Maia.
Maia gets caught flat footed, as Clinton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Clinton stopping the sweep attempt from Maia.
Maia 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.
Clinton throwing strikes but missing.
Maia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Clinton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Clinton stopping the sweep attempt from Maia.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Clinton from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia looking to control.
Clinton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clinton is fighting to break Maia's control of his arms but Maia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Clinton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clinton wants to control from the top but Maia keeps moving.
Clinton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clinton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Clinton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Clinton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clinton looking to pass the guard.
Maia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Clinton is positioning himself well to prevent Maia advancing to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia seems to be looking for submissions.
Clinton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia wants to take a breather but Clinton is having none of it.
Clinton desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Maia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Clinton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Maia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clinton keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill Clinton will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clinton throws a right hand that Maia ducks under and follows up with a left that Maia also avoids with ease.
Maia misses with a looping right.
Clinton thows a body shot but no joy.
Maia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clinton misses with a straight right.
Clinton avoids a kick to the body.
Clinton wants to clinch.
Clinton scores with a nice right hand.
Clinton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clinton misses with a takedown attempt - Maia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab from Maia does it's job there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clinton.
Demian Maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Clinton.
Maia throws a leg kick which misses Clinton's front leg but catches the back leg as Clinton tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clinton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maia lands with a right hand.
Maia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clinton misses with a hook.
Maia defending well as Clinton loads up on a big left hand.
Clinton shoots in but Maia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Clinton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maia is on top in guard.
Clinton wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia trying to control but Clinton is working from the bottom.
Clinton managing to control the position.
Clinton working a defensive guard but Maia manages to pass into side control anyway.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia moves into full mount!
Clinton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Clinton is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Clinton and Maia has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Clinton can't do much from the bottom here.
Bill Clinton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clinton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Maia's best efforts.
Clinton is looking to escape.
Clinton wants to get back to full guard but Maia has passed into side control.
Maia landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia trying to control the action but Clinton is working from the bottom.
Maia is staying tight to Clinton's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sloppy strikes there by Maia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Maia seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Maia dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clinton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clinton moves in looking to clinch but Maia pushes him off.
Maia connects with a leg kick. Clinton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clinton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clinton fails to land the takedown.
Nice shot by Clinton.
A clash of legs there as Maia blocks the low kick.
Maia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clinton misses with a hook. Maia ducked under it nicely.
Clinton fails with the takedown
and Maia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Demian Maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Clinton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia controlling the action here.
Maia wants to control but Clinton is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is stalling here. Clinton is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Maia seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Clinton has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Clinton in side control, throwing shots but Maia defends.
Maia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clinton cracks Maia with a big elbow.
Maia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia manages to work his way to half guard, despite Clinton's best efforts.
Clinton trying to control the action but Maia is working from the bottom.
Clinton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maia wants to improve his position but Clinton is controlling well.
Maia is looking to control Clinton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maia avoid being mounted?
Maia is trying to get back to full guard.
Maia is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton with the ground and pound but Maia uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Clinton is pushing down on Maia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maia is fighting to maintain full guard but Clinton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Clinton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maia wants to control but Clinton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clinton prevents Maia from improving his position.
Maia manages to get to full guard.
Maia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clinton has managed to get both his arms back between Maia's legs - danger averted.
Clinton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maia is keeping the position for now.
Clinton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Maia holds on and takes a little breather.
Clinton trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clinton throwing strikes from guard but Maia blocks nicely.
Clinton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bill Clinton just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maia tests Clinton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Maia. Beautiful body shot.
Clinton lands the left hand.
It looks like Demian Maia has been cut.
Clinton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maia sprawls well initially but Clinton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maia controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Clinton trying to control the action but Maia is working from the bottom.
Clinton blocks the strikes from Maia.
Clinton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia gets back to full guard.
Clinton lands a couple of elbows.
Clinton postures up and lands a big shot to Maia's brow.
Maia working for a triangle but Clinton defends it easily.
Clinton trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clinton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maia working for a triangle but Clinton defends it easily.
Maia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clinton's guard.
Maia looking to pass the guard.
Clinton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maia wants to pass the guard but Clinton is keeping the position.
Maia advances position into side control!
Maia trying to control the position but Clinton is working away.
Maia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Clinton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clinton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maia moves into full mount!
Maia throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Clinton because Maia loaded up on that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia looking to control but Clinton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Demian Maia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Demian Maia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Clinton misses with a body shot
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Clinton pulls Maia in close to his closed guard and prevents Maia from doing any damage or advancing position.
Maia scoring with some ground and pound.
Clinton is controlling Maia's posture.
Maia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clinton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Clinton is trying to control but Maia manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maia thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Maia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maia fails to take his opponent's back.
Clinton is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton has given up his back.
Maia patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Clinton tries to escape the position.
Clinton showing good submission defense here.
Maia tries to get the hooks in deep but Clinton pushed the leg off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia has got one arm under Clinton's chin. This could be trouble... Clinton trying to control the other hand but Maia gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Clinton has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Demian Maia!
Demian Maia managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Heisenberg, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Thunstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre's entrance music is Memories- Guetta. A fine choice. Thunstrom has chosen Prodigy - Spitfire as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lars Thunstrom!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunstrom throws a shot from downtown. Andre moves away and avoids it.
Andre misses with a low kick.
Andre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andre fails to land with a series of punches.
Andre moves into the clinch successfully.
Thunstrom blocks a body shot from Andre.
Andre blocks a body shot from Thunstrom.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thunstrom 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.
Thunstrom misses with some punches.
Andre blocks an uppercut.
Andre works on Thunstrom's body with a couple of short punches.
Andre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andre lands a nice shot to the body.
Andre lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunstrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andre can't find room to land a body shot as Thunstrom controls the action.
Thunstrom lands with a short shot to the head.
Andre tries a body shot but Thunstrom blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andre.
Andre is working Thunstrom over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andres head.
Andre lands a shot to the body.
Andre effectively controlling the action here.
Andre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andre works on Thunstrom's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Thunstrom - that landed with a thud.
Andre stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Thunstrom fails to land.
Thunstrom is trying to break the clinch but Andre has him pressed against the cage.
Andre lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Andre lands a left hand.
Thunstrom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andre misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Andre.
Thunstrom has a couple of punches blocked by Andre.
Andre throws a punch but it's blocked by Thunstrom.
Andre tries a body shot but Thunstrom blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andre is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andre.
Thunstrom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thunstrom.
Andre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thunstrom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thunstrom blocks an uppercut.
Thunstrom swings wildly with an uppercut but Andre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunstrom prevents a body shot from Andre.
Thunstrom misses with the head strike.
Andre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thunstrom takes a shot to the head.
Andre blocking some punches.
Andre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andre.
Andre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andre working aggressively here.
Andre blocks an uppercut.
Thunstrom wants to break free but Andre has control.
Thunstrom misses with some punches.
Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Thunstrom controls his hands.
Thunstrom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andre misses with a body punch.
Andre blocking some punches.
Andre breaks the clinch.
Andre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Andre misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thunstrom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Andre won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andre is not content to let Thunstrom control the position.
Thunstrom looking to control but instead Andre has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Andre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andre looks like he's trying to stand up.
Thunstrom is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Andre defends it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andre won't allow Thunstrom to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Andre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thunstrom avoids a kick to the body.
Thunstrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thunstrom throws a looping overhand right but Andre ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Andre.
Thunstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andre.
Andre misses with a two punch combination.
Thunstrom moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Alex Andre has been cut.
Andre staying out of range there.
Thunstrom connects with a jab.
Andre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thunstrom swings widly with a right hand
and Andre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thunstrom.
Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Thunstrom controls his hands.
Thunstrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thunstrom blocks a body shot from Andre.
Thunstrom lands a nice shot to the body.
Andre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andre.
Andre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thunstrom's elbow.
Thunstrom throws a head punch that misses.
Andre lands with a right to the head.
Andre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thunstrom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thunstrom blocks a body shot from Andre.
Thunstrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thunstrom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andre blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Andre - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Thunstrom fails to land.
Andre tries to throw a body punch but Thunstrom avoids it by throwing Andre back against the cage.
Thunstrom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thunstrom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thunstrom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thunstrom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thunstrom blocking some punches.
Andre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thunstrom's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andre.
Thunstrom throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Thunstrom controls his hands.
Thunstrom misses with some punches.
Thunstrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Andre.
Thunstrom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andre backwards.
Thunstrom misses with some punches.
Andre tries to work over Thunstrom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Thunstrom controls his hands.
Thunstrom tries to circle away but Andre has him pinned against the cage.
Andre misses with the head strike.
Thunstrom misses with some punches.
Thunstrom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andre's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Thunstrom fails to land.
Thunstrom lands a nice shot to the body.
Thunstrom blocking some punches.
Andre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thunstrom or not.
Andre blocking some punches.
Andre tries a body shot but Thunstrom blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Thunstrom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andre prevents Thunstrom from breaking the clinch.
Thunstrom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thunstrom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Andre misses with a punch on the inside.
Andre scores with a hook to the body.
Thunstrom tries a body shot but Andre blocks it.
Andre swings wildly with an uppercut but Thunstrom uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andre blocking some punches.
Thunstrom has a couple of punches blocked by Andre.
Thunstrom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lars Thunstrom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alex Andre's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jab from Thunstrom.
Andre tries to clinch but Thunstrom is having none of it.
Thunstrom shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thunstrom showed some decent athleticism there.
Thunstrom is working for a submission of some sort.
Thunstrom wants to pass the guard but Andre is defending well.
Thunstrom is looking for a kimura here.
Thunstrom perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andre holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Andre manages to get to full guard.
Andre lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thunstrom!
Andre punching from mount but Thunstrom doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Thunstrom really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom is still trying to improve position.
Andre is stalling here but it's allowed Thunstrom to get half guard.
Thunstrom manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunstrom has a closed guard, preventing Andre from standing up.
Andre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thunstrom keeping moving, preventing Andre from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre postures up in Thunstrom's guard and throws a big left but Thunstrom blocks it.
Andre trying to control but Thunstrom is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Andre wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Andre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thunstrom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andre.
Thunstrom 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.
Alex Andre is winning the standup battle so far.
Thunstrom lands with a hook. Andre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunstrom is just out of range.
Andre throws a nice looking combination but Thunstrom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thunstrom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Andre misses its intended target.
Andre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thunstrom checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thunstrom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Andre on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andre looks to land a combination. Thunstrom sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunstrom lands a jab.
Thunstrom loads up on a big right hand but Andre slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Alex Andre did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Alex Andre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thunstrom misses with an uppercut. Andre saw that one coming.
Alex Andre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
Thunstrom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Andre.
Andre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thunstrom.
Andre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thunstrom takes a step back to recover.
Andre with a hook.
Andre throws a right and a left that Thunstrom avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom throws out a loose jab but Andre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andre throws a nice head kick!
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
Thunstrom thuds his right hand into Andre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Andre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thunstrom steps in with a hook that catches Andre right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Thunstrom follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Andre looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Thunstrom!
After winning the bout, Lars Thunstrom 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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