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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Vilkas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinju Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Vilkas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shinju Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vilkas tries to clinch there but Yoshida circles away.
Shinju Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida tries to clinch but Vilkas is having none of it.
Vilkas throws a lazy right hand but Yoshida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vilkas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vilkas misses with a head kick.
Yoshida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshida has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Vilkas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Vilkas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vilkas slips nicely into half guard.
Vilkas is thwarting Yoshida's attempts to control the position.
Vilkas blocks the strikes from Yoshida.
Vilkas stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Yoshida to get to his feet.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch but Vilkas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilkas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yoshida was covering up waiting for the punch and Vilkas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Yoshida can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vilkas controls the pace.
Yoshida 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.
Vilkas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yoshida is looking to regain half guard here but Vilkas keeps moving and retains side control.
Vilkas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is trying to get back to half guard.
Yoshida is still trying to improve position.
Yoshida being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Check out the look on Vilkas's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Vilkas is looking to take a break and control but Yoshida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilkas has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Vilkas keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vilkas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yoshida looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vilkas working the head with strikes.
Yoshida wants to control but Vilkas postures up.
Yoshida is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vilkas slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vilkas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vilkas has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Yoshida is looking to clinch but Vilkas is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilkas keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vilkas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoshida forces Vilkas back against the cage and clinches.
Yoshida is trying to stall.
Vilkas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vilkas throws a head punch that misses.
Vilkas avoiding damage as Yoshida throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Vilkas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yoshida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshida tries to clinch but Vilkas is having none of it.
Vilkas keeps the fight on the outside.
Vilkas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Yoshida tries to sprawl but Vilkas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Steven Vilkas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yoshida actively working from the bottom here.
Vilkas wants to free his trapped foot but Yoshida is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vilkas blocks the strikes from Yoshida.
Yoshida looking for submissions off his back.
Yoshida is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilkas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vilkas is working for a kimura but Yoshida is defending it quite comfortably.
Yoshida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vilkas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vilkas postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Yoshida to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida tries to clinch up.
Yoshida moves in looking to clinch but Vilkas pushes him off.
Yoshida moves to clinch but Vilkas breaks away
and Vilkas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vilkas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yoshida is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yoshida pulls guard effortlessly.
Vilkas stays in close to Yoshida's body and controls the position.
Yoshida throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Yoshida keeping moving, preventing Vilkas from controlling successfully.
Vilkas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Steven Vilkas wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vilkas keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshida doesn't manage to clinch there - Vilkas circles away.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vilkas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vilkas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vilkas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vilkas advances to full mount.
Yoshida is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Vilkas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vilkas trying to control but Yoshida is having none of it.
Yoshida bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yoshida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vilkas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vilkas pulls Yoshida in to control the position.
Vilkas is trying to keep Yoshida in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Steven Vilkas wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Yoshida looks to clinch
and Vilkas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yoshida's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Vilkas dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vilkas tries to clinch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Vilkas closes the distance and clinches up with Yoshida, looking for a takedown. Vilkas pushes Yoshida against the cage but Yoshida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vilkas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshida is looking to clinch.
Vilkas gets tackled into the cage by Yoshida. Yoshida maintains the clinch.
Vilkas tries to break free but Yoshida pushes him back against the cage.
Yoshida utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vilkas tries to pull guard but Yoshida holds him up against the cage and eventually Vilkas drops back down to his feet.
Vilkas tries to pull guard but Yoshida forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Vilkas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vilkas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yoshida using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilkas tries to stall but Yoshida uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yoshida landing knees to the body.
Yoshida crunches a lovely knee into Vilkas's ribcage.
Vilkas wants a takedown.
Yoshida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vilkas throws an elbow that misses.
Vilkas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yoshida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vilkas avoids it.
Yoshida lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yoshida unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshida tries to clinch up
and Vilkas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yoshida's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vilkas trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vilkas sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yoshida looking for subs off his back but Vilkas has passed one foot through into half guard.
Vilkas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vilkas in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vilkas decides to stand up.
Yoshida takes the fight into the clinch.
Yoshida stalling in the clinch but Vilkas improves position.
Yoshida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vilkas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with a punch to the body.
Vilkas managing to block the knees to the body from Yoshida.
Yoshida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yoshida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yoshida missing with knees to the body.
Vilkas jumps guard but Yoshida turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Yoshida.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida tries to land knees in the clinch but Vilkas avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yoshida.
Shinju Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steven Vilkas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Yoshida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinju Yoshida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vilkas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Vilkas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keiran Corkhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Lima has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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135 lbs
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141 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keiran Corkhill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Lima!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima takes the fight into the clinch.
Lima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lima slowing the pace effectively.
We've been hearing reports that Corkhill has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lima keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lima is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Corkhill shoots in looking for a takedown. Lima tries to sprawl out of it but Corkhill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lima manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corkhill.
Corkhill fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiran Corkhill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lima fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Corkhill, pushing him back against the cage.
Corkhill being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lima scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lima moves into the clinch.
Lima scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corkhill backwards.
Lima tries to throw a body punch but Corkhill avoids it by throwing Lima back against the cage.
Corkhill is looking to take this one to the mat.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lima pushes Corkhill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Corkhill has Lima pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lima manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Lima - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corkhill backwards.
Lima presses Corkhill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lima lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lima lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Corkhill at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima scores with a leg kick.
Corkhill tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lima defends well and Corkhill ends up having to push Lima into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Corkhill takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Corkhill looking for a takedown.
Lima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima lands a shoulder strike.
Lima lands an elbow inside that Corkhill shrugs off.
Corkhill is working for takedown but Lima is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lima stops a takedown attempt from Corkhill.
Lima digs a right hand into Corkhill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Corkhill's gas tank.
Lima scores with a hook to the body.
Corkhill tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lima lands a right hand.
Corkhill is trying to drag Lima to the mat but Lima just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lima gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Corkhill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lima clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima breaks the clinch.
Lima defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Corkhill.
Lima feints a jab promting Corkhill to slip. Lima then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Corkhill slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Corkhill shoots in for a takedown but Lima shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lima wants it to stay on the feet.
Lima closes the distance and pushes Corkhill back into the cage.
Corkhill drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lima pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lima has taken the fight to the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lima manages to break the clinch.
Lima stuffs the takedown.
Lima fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lima dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lima gets a clinch.
Lima has Corkhill pressed against the cage.
Corkhill is trying to drag Lima to the mat but Lima just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lima lands a shoulder strike.
Lima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lima clinches up with Corkhill and pushes him back against the cage.
Corkhill takes an elbow to the temple.
Corkhill drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lima pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lima scores with a head kick. Corkhill tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lima feints and then cracks Corkhill's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corkhill down.
Lima pushes Corkhill up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corkhill is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lima gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiran Corkhill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lima lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Corkhill or not.
Lima is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Corkhill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lima pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Diego Lima seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lima lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Corkhill.
Lima lands an elbow inside that Corkhill shrugs off.
It looks like Keiran Corkhill has been cut.
Lima scores with a shot to the side of Corkhill's head.
Corkhill takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lima plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lima plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Corkhill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lima's waist but Lima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corkhill off to one side.
Lima throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Corkhill.
Nice sprawl there from Lima as Corkhill shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lima closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lima struggles to land a body shot inside as Corkhill controls his hands.
Lima breaks the clinch.
Corkhill shoots in for a double leg but Lima sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diego Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lima.
Lima rushes Corkhill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lima has Corkhill pressed against the cage.
Lima landing knees to the body.
Corkhill tries for a takedown but Lima manages to get underhooks.
Lima landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Corkhill tries to score a body lock takedown but Lima shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Corkhill. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corkhill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lima's waist but Lima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corkhill off to one side.
Lima has Corkhill up against the cage in a clinch.
Corkhill changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lima fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lima has Corkhill up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lima.
Lima is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lima lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Corkhill is working for takedown but Lima is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lima scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Corkhill feints and as Lima raises his hands in defense, Corkhill changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Corkhill wants to pass the guard but Lima is keeping the position.
Corkhill trying to control but Lima is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corkhill drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Corkhill jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corkhill drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lima looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lima looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lima!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keiran Corkhill'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Corkhill.
Lima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lima throws a nice head kick!
Lima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corkhill. That did some damage!
Corkhill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lima circles away.
Lima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Corkhill's calf.
Corkhill avoids the body shot from Lima.
Lima connects with a solid leg kick.
Lima fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lima thumps Corkhill with a low kick.
Lima tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Corkhill counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lima really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corkhill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corkhill is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lima is just riding it out for now. Corkhill eventually gives up the hold.
Corkhill trying to control the action but Lima is working from the bottom.
Corkhill is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lima!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima is squirming around, avoiding Corkhill's attempts to control the action.
Corkhill is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lima is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Diego Lima is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lima is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Corkhill locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Lima is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keiran Corkhill!
A relieved looking Keiran Corkhill thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Riasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Sundstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riasco's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Mexakinz ft. Xzibit - The Wake Up Show. 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 Johan Sundstein was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santiago Riasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Sundstein!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riasco fails with a takedown attempt.
Riasco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sundstein but Sundstein pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sundstein throws a right and a left that Riasco avoids nicely.
Sundstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riasco dives in and grabs Sundstein's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sundstein pushes down on Riasco's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santiago Riasco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riasco has his takedown stuffed
and Sundstein counters with a straight right hand.
Riasco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sundstein misses with a series of wild punches.
Riasco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sundstein leaves Riasco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sundstein 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.
Sundstein lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Riasco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Riasco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundstein scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Riasco is rocked!
Riasco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sundstein defends well and Riasco ends up having to push Sundstein into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Riasco drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sundstein wants to get back to striking at distance but Riasco won't allow it.
Riasco tries for a takedown but Sundstein manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riasco is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sundstein pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sundstein prevents the takedown attempt.
Riasco wants a takedown but no success here.
Riasco has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sundstein avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sundstein has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Riasco goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sundstein prevents it.
Sundstein wants to get back to striking at distance but Riasco won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riasco wants a takedown.
Riasco wants a takedown.
Riasco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sundstein fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sundstein shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Riasco eats them both and turns towards Sundstein to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Riasco fails with a takedown attempt.
Sundstein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riasco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sundstein tries to avoid it but Riasco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sundstein to the ground. Sundstein escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sundstein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riasco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Riasco shoots in looking for a takedown. Sundstein tries to sprawl out of it but Riasco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sundstein manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sundstein fails to land with a series of punches.
Riasco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sundstein defends it nicely.
Johan Sundstein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sundstein throws a right and a left that Riasco avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sundstein slaps away a takedown attempt from Riasco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sundstein throws a right and a left that Riasco avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Sundstein dominated that round.
That's time! Riasco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sundstein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riasco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sundstein defends it nicely.
Riasco shoots in looking for a takedown. Sundstein tries to sprawl out of it but Riasco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sundstein manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sundstein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riasco counters with a shoot takedown. Sundstein fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Riasco trying to control the position from guard on top but Sundstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riasco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sundstein is keeping the position for now.
Riasco passes Sundstein's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riasco looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Riasco seems content to control.
Riasco is thwarting Sundstein's attempts to control the position.
Riasco is looking for a kimura here.
Riasco trying to control from half guard but Sundstein is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riasco wants to pass to mount but Sundstein is defending the position.
Sundstein trying to control but Riasco postures up.
Sundstein is not content to let Riasco control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riasco slips a jab and a cross from Sundstein.
Some wild striking there from Sundstein.
Sundstein misses with a wild combination.
Sundstein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riasco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sundstein's waist but Sundstein gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riasco off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santiago Riasco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riasco shoots in for a double leg but Sundstein sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Sundstein as Riasco shoots in.
Sundstein misses with a two punch combination.
Riasco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sundstein sprawls well. Sundstein wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riasco gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sundstein misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundstein throws a right hand that Riasco ducks under and follows up with a left that Riasco also avoids with ease.
Riasco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Riasco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sundstein but Sundstein pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riasco.
Sundstein lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the liver by Sundstein. Beautiful body shot.
Sundstein throws a series of strikes that have Riasco backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riasco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sundstein throws a right and a left that Riasco avoids nicely.
Sundstein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sundstein stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sundstein wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Riasco dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Riasco misses with a takedown attempt - Sundstein sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A combination from Sundstein does no damage.
Sundstein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riasco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sundstein counters with a two punch combo.
Riasco shoots for a double leg takedown but Sundstein sprawls well. He's pushed Riasco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santiago Riasco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sundstein fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riasco on the side of the head.
Sundstein scores with a jab to the head.
Sundstein's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sundstein duly obliges.
Riasco shoots in for a double leg but Sundstein sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sundstein lunges at Riasco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Riasco's hand.
Riasco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sundstein is fending him off so far but Riasco persists. Nope, Sundstein circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sundstein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riasco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sundstein sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riasco somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundstein misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Sundstein misses.
Sloppy strikes from Sundstein. Those never looked like landing.
Riasco gets a takedown into half guard.
Sundstein is not content to let Riasco control the position.
Riasco is thwarting Sundstein's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riasco seems to be working for a kimura but Sundstein defends the submission attempt.
Riasco tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sundstein knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Riasco is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riasco performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Riasco is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Riasco is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Riasco is looking to advance position but Sundstein won't allow it.
Riasco seems to be looking for submissions.
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 Santiago Riasco.
I think Riasco has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santiago Riasco!
A very excited looking Santiago Riasco made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Vladimir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir comes to the cage accompanied by Banks - Warm Water (Snakehips Remix). Ramos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Killers - Somebody Told Me. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
15 - 12 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lord Vladimir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Ramos!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladimir takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ramos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vladimir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vladimir changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vladimir scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lord Vladimir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vladimir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramos swivels and escapes.
A left lands for Ramos.
Vladimir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ramos circles away.
Vladimir works the jab nicely.
Ramos has managed to clinch.
Ramos jumps guard but Vladimir stands there with Ramos around his waist. Ramos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vladimir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vladimir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vladimir has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ramos is trying to keep an underhook but Vladimir manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ramos looking for a kimura from the bottom but Vladimir passes into side control!
Vladimir just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladimir has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ramos!
Vladimir tries to take Ramos's back but instead Ramos uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vladimir is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vladimir is trying to control. Ramos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vladimir is looking for a kimura but Ramos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vladimir to get the leverage.
Vladimir with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is in trouble now - Vladimir has advanced to mount!
Ramos regains half guard.
Vladimir is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos is not content to let Vladimir control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Vladimir dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vladimir lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ramos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vladimir throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramos throws a jab when Vladimir was well out of range.
Vladimir is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ramos's half guard.
Vladimir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ramos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vladimir content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Vladimir has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Vladimir's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladimir looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vladimir wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vladimir can't control as he wanted to and Ramos manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Vladimir is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ramos defends it well.
Vladimir passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir content just to control the position here.
Lord Vladimir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vladimir wants to control the pace but Ramos is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vladimir is working for a guillotine from mount but Ramos frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Vladimir dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vladimir shoots in and drives through. Ramos sprawls well.
Vladimir closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ramos quickly recovers to half guard.
Vladimir is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vladimir wants to take a breather but Ramos is having none of it.
Vladimir perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We're going to have a standup here because Lord Vladimir wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vladimir ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
Nice jab there from Ramos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vladimir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ramos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vladimir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vladimir throws a hook but Ramos avoids it easily.
Ramos rushes Vladimir and presses him up against the cage.
Vladimir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramos can't find room to land a body shot as Vladimir controls the action.
Ramos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vladimir is defending well.
Vladimir misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vladimir just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vladimir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramos just leaning against Vladimir, taking a breather.
Vladimir gets underhooks to prevent Ramos's takedown attempt.
Lord Vladimir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Ramos.
Vladimir working aggressively here.
Vladimir prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ramos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vladimir gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow.
Ramos has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vladimir seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ramos can turn it around.
Ramos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Vladimir regains guard immediately.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vladimir looking for a guillotine here but Ramos defends easily.
Ramos is looking to work some ground and pound but Vladimir has wrist control.
Vladimir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ramos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ramos preventing the sweep.
Ramos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vladimir trying to control the position.
Ramos scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vladimir has momentary wrist control but Ramos slips an elbow through the middle.
Ramos postures up.
Ramos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramos preventing the sweep.
Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lord Vladimir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramos lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vladimir trying to keep a closed guard but Ramos is proving a slippery customer.
Ramos is looking to work some ground and pound but Vladimir has wrist control.
Ramos is working Vladimir over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ramos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vladimir looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vladimir looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vladimir!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ramos has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Vladimir but great work by Ramos.
Ramos creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Vladimir sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ramos working away.
Vladimir dodges the ground and pound from Ramos.
Vladimir taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vladimir is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ramos off and has taken his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinicius Ramos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vladimir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lord Vladimir!
After the fight, Lord Vladimir 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikal Helio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Brazil National Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 25 - 2, fighting out of New York, Otis Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikal Helio!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gein connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gein misses with a hook. Helio ducked under it nicely.
A left and a right from Gein both land. Nice combination.
Gein looks to score with a jab to the body but Helio is just out of range.
Helio with a poor takedown
and Gein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gein shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Helio sprawls well. Helio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gein gets slowly back to his feet.
Helio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gein moves away.
Gein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gein jabs at Helio's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Gein as he connects with a hook.
Gein throws a body shot but no joy.
Gein catches Helio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gein seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein throws a lazy uppercut
and Helio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Helio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gein backwards.
Helio prevents Gein from breaking the clinch.
A body shot lands from Gein.
Gein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Helio prevents a body shot from Gein.
Gein has a couple of punches blocked by Helio.
Gein content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Helio has a couple of punches blocked by Gein.
Gein breaks the clinch.
Gein takes a swing at Helio's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gein pinned against the cage. Gein gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gein throws a lazy uppercut
and Helio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Gein misses its intended target.
Helio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gein as he avoids it easily.
Otis Gein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikal Helio.
Gein throws a jab but it's blocked by Helio.
Gein swings widly with a right hand
and Helio counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helio shoots in and drives through. Gein sprawls well.
Gein throws a hook but Helio avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gein misses.
Gein with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Helio to score with a decent uppercut.
Gein looks to land a left hand but Helio moved out of range nicely.
Gein just misses with a punch to the body.
Gein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Helio throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gein was covering up waiting for the punch and Helio finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Helio stops Gein from standing up.
Gein has his feet on Helio's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Otis Gein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Helio wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio shoots in for a takedown but Gein shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gein fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Helio. No joy for Gein on that attempt.
Gein scores with a nice right hand.
Gein throws a body punch but Helio moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helio misses with a takedown attempt - Gein sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gein misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gein looks to land a left hand but Helio moved out of range nicely.
Gein scores with a jab. Helio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Helio shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Gein dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gein looking to score a takedown here. Helio is defending well but Gein drives through and ends up in Helio's guard.
Helio looking for a guillotine here but Gein defends easily.
Gein is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gein wants to control from the top but Helio keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gein stopping the sweep attempt from Helio.
Gein lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gein wants to control from the top but Helio keeps moving.
Helio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gein gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Helio's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helio working for a triangle but Gein defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Helio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Helio has his foot on Gein's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gein works his way back into a safe position though.
Gein got a little sloppy there for a moment and Helio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gein has managed to get both his arms back between Helio's legs - danger averted.
Helio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gein defends it easily.
Gein wants to control from the top but Helio keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gein can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gein's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Helio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helio is looking for a triangle here but Gein uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gein landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helio tries to improve position but can't.
Gein is looking to take a break and control but Helio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gein taking a breather here.
Helio on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gein trying to control the action but Helio is working from the bottom.
Helio tries to improve position but can't.
Gein postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio sneaks back into half guard.
Gein performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Helio is trying to get back to full guard.
Gein winds up and cracks Helio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Helio tries to get to full guard but Gein has control of the leg.
Gein is looking to take a break and control but Helio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gein is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helio regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Gein dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gein tests Helio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gein fails with a takedown attempt.
Gein throws a series of punches but Helio moves out of range.
Helio avoids the body shot from Gein.
Gein looks to land a left hand but Helio moved out of range nicely.
Gein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helio ducks under a wild hook from Gein.
Gein throws a series of punches but Helio moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein throws a jab when Helio was well out of range.
Helio moves away from the strike by Gein.
Gein missing with a left hand there. Helio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gein misses with a hook. Helio ducked under it nicely.
Helio with a poor takedown
and Gein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gein tests Helio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Helio fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Gein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gein.
Gein throws a jab when Helio was well out of range.
Gein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helio moves away.
Helio with a poor takedown
and Gein counters with a stiff right hand.
Otis Gein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikal Helio.
Gein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helio.
Gein misses with the combination.
Gein misses with a hook
and Helio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mikal Helio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gein misses with a body shot
and Helio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Helio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gein manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Helio manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helio has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gein is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Helio.
Gein trying to control the action but Helio is working from the bottom.
Helio struggling a bit here.
Helio is looking for a sweep.
Gein scoring with punches from side control.
Helio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gein wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gein is chipping away with strikes.
Gein is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Helio has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gein cracks Helio with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio is trying to improve his position.
Gein controlling the position from side mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helio is looking to regain half guard here but Gein keeps moving and retains side control.
Otis Gein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Helio is not content to let Gein control the position.
Mikal Helio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helio is trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otis Gein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gein 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otis Gein!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Torrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by It's Good. Torrance comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Strobe - I'm a man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Torrance!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz tries to clinch there but Torrance circles away.
Torrance forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Torrance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Torrance misses with some punches.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Torrance.
Torrance breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Torrance.
Torrance tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Torrance scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Torrance 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.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Torrance back into the cage.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torrance lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz lands a left hand.
Torrance fails to pull guard.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Torrance.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torrance.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torrance.
A short right from Torrance.
Torrance blocking some punches.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torrance blocking some punches.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Torrance.
Torrance throws a head punch that misses.
Torrance blocking some punches.
Torrance throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Torrance.
Torrance ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Torrance no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Torrance wants to stand and escape but Diaz is having none of it.
Torrance is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Torrance is trying to keep Diaz in close.
Diaz won't allow Torrance to sweep him here.
Torrance manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz tries to strike from the bottom.
Diaz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Torrance content to stall in guard here.
Torrance pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Diaz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Torrance won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Torrance decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Diego Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torrance swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torrance paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by Torrance.
Diaz darts in and clinches Torrance up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torrance.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrance swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Torrance scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Torrance.
Diaz is pressed up against the cage. Torrance has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diaz down to the mat. Diaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diaz tries to clinch but Torrance is having none of it.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torrance manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz gets a clinch.
Torrance has had enough of the clinch but Diaz keeps him there for the moment.
Torrance blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Torrance breaks from the clinch.
We've been told by Diaz's head coaches at Goons Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Diaz has managed to clinch.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torrance blocking some punches.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Torrance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torrance is trying to drag Diaz to the mat but Diaz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Diego Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Torrance.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Diego Diaz has been cut.
Torrance lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torrance backwards.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Torrance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torrance blocking some punches.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Torrance throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Torrance.
Diaz misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrance blocking some punches.
Torrance breaks from the clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch but Torrance is having none of it.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Torrance swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torrance swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torrance is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diego Diaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Diaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Torrance shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Torrance has a takedown stuffed.
Torrance closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Torrance tries to stand but Diaz is controlling his head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Diaz is letting Torrance control him for a moment.
Diaz misses with a strike from the bottom.
Diaz throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Torrance stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Torrance swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torrance tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torrance tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Torrance circles away.
Torrance gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrance breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torrance tries to clinch up.
Torrance tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrance fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Torrance.
Torrance is looking to clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch but Torrance is having none of it.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torrance manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz pushes Torrance up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diego Diaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torrance has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Torrance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torrance has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Torrance.
Torrance fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torrance swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Torrance swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Torrance lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Torrance lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torrance misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrance tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diaz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Diego Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Torrance.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Torrance lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Torrance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torrance tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diaz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Torrance working aggressively here.
Torrance lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Torrance.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torrance blocks an uppercut.
Torrance misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torrance tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Torrance.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Diaz.
Torrance misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Torrance has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Torrance misses with the head strike.
Torrance tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torrance backwards.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz gets through Torrance's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Torrance.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torrance misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torrance lands a nice elbow.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torrance backwards.
A short right from Torrance on the inside.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Torrance.
A head punch on the inside from Torrance fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torrance.
Diaz has Torrance pressed against the cage, preventing Torrance from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Torrance tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torrance throws a head punch that misses.
Torrance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torrance lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torrance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Torrance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Torrance's head.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Torrance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Torrance blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrance misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torrance gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Torrance lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Torrance will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Diego Diaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torrance paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz tries to clinch but Torrance is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Torrance throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torrance darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Torrance fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torrance swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torrance throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Torrance has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torrance blocks an uppercut.
Torrance misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torrance fails to pull guard.
Torrance swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Torrance.
Torrance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torrance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Torrance swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torrance working aggressively here.
Torrance swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torrance blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torrance.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Torrance misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torrance makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torrance throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Torrance fails to land.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Torrance lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Torrance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torrance pulls guard.
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!
Torrance lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Diaz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Diaz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Torrance slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torrance trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Torrance wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torrance is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Torrance.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Torrance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torrance blocking some punches.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Torrance.
A head punch on the inside from Torrance fails to land.
Torrance manages to break the clinch.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torrance wants to clinch.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Torrance is avoiding it.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Torrance circles away.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torrance moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torrance forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Torrance lands an elbow inside.
Torrance throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Torrance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torrance's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torrance looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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 head punch on the inside from Torrance fails to land.
Torrance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torrance tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Torrance lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torrance jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diaz walks away with a smile on his face. Torrance gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diego Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Torrance.
Diaz leaves Torrance with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Torrance swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Torrance.
I think Torrance has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Torrance!
A pretty intense looking Jack Torrance took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nezu Nambara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Jay Wadenah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nambara's entrance music is This Is Goodbye - Blue Foundation. A fine choice. Wadenah has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nezu Nambara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Toby Jay Wadenah!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wadenah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wadenah is looking to clinch but Nambara is avoiding it.
Wadenah clinches up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nambara.
It looks like Toby Jay Wadenah has been cut.
Good body shot from Nambara.
Wadenah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nambara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wadenah has him pressed against the cage.
Wadenah lands a body punch.
Wadenah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nambara throws an elbow that misses.
Nambara lands an elbow that stopped Wadenah in his tracks for a moment.
Nambara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wadenah has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wadenah.
Wadenah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wadenah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nambara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wadenah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nambara has him pressed against the cage.
Wadenah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nambara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wadenah blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nambara lands an elbow that stopped Wadenah in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wadenah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wadenah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nambara blocking some punches.
Nambara lands an elbow just above Wadenah 's eye.
Wadenah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nambara lands with a short shot to the head.
That has opened up Toby Jay Wadenah's cut even more.
Nambara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wadenah's efforts to push away.
Wadenah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nambara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nambara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wadenah is defending well for now.
Wadenah blocks an elbow strike.
Wadenah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wadenah gets through Nambara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wadenah misses with a punch on the inside.
Nambara lands an elbow that stopped Wadenah in his tracks for a moment.
Wadenah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nambara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nambara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wadenah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nambara. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wadenah. Nambara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nambara looks to score with a jab to the body but Wadenah is just out of range.
Nambara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wadenah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nambara.
A punch lands to the side of Wadenah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wadenah cracks Nambara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nambara swinging wildly here.
Wadenah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wadenah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nambara ducks under a wild hook from Wadenah.
Wadenah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nambara throws out a loose jab but Wadenah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wadenah motions for Nambara to come forward. Wadenah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nambara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wadenah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara misses with a hook. Wadenah ducked under it nicely.
Nambara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wadenah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wadenah cracks a nice hook into Nambara's ribs.
Nambara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nambara tries a head kick but it misses.
Nambara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wadenah swings for the body but Nambara moves out of range.
Nambara throws a body shot but no joy.
Wadenah tries to clinch there but Nambara circles away.
Nambara misses with a low kick.
Wadenah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nambara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wadenah scrambles back to his feet.
Wadenah scores with a nice right hand.
Nambara moves out of range of the body kick.
Wadenah sizes up Nambara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That kick from Wadenah tenderised Nambara's leg. Nambara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wadenah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nambara connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nambara lands a head shot.
Nambara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nambara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nambara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wadenah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nambara throws a combination that misses
and Wadenah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wadenah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wadenah scores with a hook to the body. Nambara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Wadenah misses.
Wadenah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wadenah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wadenah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Toby Jay Wadenah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wadenah takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wadenah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nambara doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Wadenah. Beautiful body shot.
Wadenah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wadenah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Jay Wadenah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toby Jay Wadenah's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nambara throws a lazy head kick
and Wadenah counters with a stiff right hand.
Nambara ducks under a wild hook from Wadenah.
Wadenah slips under a jab from Nambara.
Nambara sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nambara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nambara moves out of range of the strikes.
Nambara misses the shot to the body.
Nambara throws a low kick but Wadenah avoids it.
Wadenah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nambara.
Wadenah misses with a low kick.
Wadenah clobbers Nambara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Toby Jay Wadenah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wadenah throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nambara counters with a body kick.
Nambara slips under a jab from Wadenah.
A big left from Nambara misses.
Wadenah throws a jab when Nambara was well out of range.
Nambara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nambara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wadenah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Wadenah misses.
Nambara tried to score with a low kick but Wadenah checks it.
Wadenah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wadenah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nambara blocks a head kick by Wadenah.
Wadenah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nambara throws a series of punches but Wadenah moves out of range.
Nambara tries to score with a low kick but Wadenah moves his leg out of the way.
Wadenah throws an off balance right hand
letting Nambara counter with a right hand.
Nambara tries to clinch there but Wadenah circles away.
Nambara cracks Wadenah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wadenah misses with a low kick.
Wadenah avoids the body shot from Nambara.
Wadenah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wadenah tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wadenah. Nambara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nambara connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nambara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wadenah counters with an outside leg kick.
Nambara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wadenah on the side of the head.
Nambara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wadenah misses with a body kick.
A jab from Wadenah misses.
Wadenah misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Wadenah misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Wadenah blocks the leg kick.
Nambara throws a hook but Wadenah blocks it.
Nambara slips a jab and a cross from Wadenah.
Nambara swings for the body but Wadenah moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara 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.
Nambara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wadenah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nambara throws a front kick aimed at Wadenah's knee but Wadenah avoids it well.
Nambara misses with a double jab.
Nambara tries to work over Wadenah's front leg with a kick but Wadenah checks it.
Wadenah throws a head kick but Nambara moves out of range.
Wadenah misses with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Nambara.
Wadenah moves out of range as Nambara strikes.
Nambara misses the shot to the body.
Nambara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Wadenah does it's job there.
Wadenah throws a leg kick but Nambara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Wadenah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Nambara misses.
Nambara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nambara ducks under a wild hook from Wadenah.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nambara.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Wadenah.
Nambara misses with a right hand
and Wadenah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Wadenah.
Wadenah misses with a leg kick.
Wadenah throws a hook to the side of Nambara's head but Nambara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wadenah avoids the body shot from Nambara.
Wadenah staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wadenah lands a slapping body shot.
Nambara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wadenah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toby Jay Wadenah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Toby Jay Wadenah's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nambara wants to land a leg kick but Wadenah is out of range.
Wadenah throws a sloppy head kick and Nambara moves out of range easily.
Wadenah misses the jab.
Wadenah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wadenah throws out a loose jab but Nambara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wadenah tries to clinch there but Nambara circles away.
Nambara moves out of range as Wadenah strikes.
Wadenah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wadenah misses with a leg kick.
Wadenah throws out a loose jab but Nambara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nambara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wadenah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wadenah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nambara moves away.
Wadenah swats away the attempt to clinch by Nambara.
Wadenah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nambara takes a swing at Wadenah's ribcage but misses.
Wadenah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wadenah lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nambara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick from Nambara misses.
Wadenah lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nambara backs up against the cage.
Wadenah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nambara manages to avoid it.
Nambara wants to clinch up but Wadenah keeps it at a distance.
Nambara digs a good hook to Wadenah's body.
Nambara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nambara walks into a left hand.
Wadenah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nambara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nambara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wadenah just misses with a punch to the body.
Wadenah throws a body shot but no joy.
Nezu Nambara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara looks to score with a jab to the body but Wadenah is just out of range.
Nambara throws a jab but it's blocked by Wadenah.
Danga de danga de dang - Nambara scores with a four punch combination!
Nambara scores with a hook to the body. Wadenah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nambara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wadenah stalks Nambara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nambara's face. Nambara staggers backwards, shaken.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wadenah!
Wadenah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nambara was well out of range. Poor timing from Wadenah.
Nambara misses with a right hand
and Wadenah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nambara 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.
Wadenah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wadenah tries to clinch but Nambara is having none of it.
Wadenah throws a jab when Nambara was well out of range.
Nambara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wadenah.
Nambara doesn't manage to clinch there - Wadenah circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara digs a good body shot into Wadenah's ribs.
Wadenah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nambara throws an off balance right hand
and Wadenah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nambara thinking.
Wadenah throws a sloppy head kick and Nambara moves out of range easily.
Nambara tries to bum rush Wadenah with a series of wild strikes but Wadenah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wadenah staying out of range there.
Nambara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wadenah is able to avoid easily.
Wadenah slips under a jab.
Jab by Nambara.
Wadenah throws a poor cross that misses
and Nambara counters with a stiff right hand.
Nambara throws a leg kick but Wadenah checks it.
Nambara missing with a left hand there. Wadenah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nambara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wadenah.
Nambara tries to clinch up.
Wadenah scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nambara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Nambara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wadenah scores with a head kick.
Wadenah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wadenah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nambara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nambara moves away from the strike by Wadenah.
Wadenah misses with a few strikes there.
Wadenah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nambara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Wadenah misses.
A big right from Nambara misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wadenah throws the left hand but Nambara avoids the punch easily.
Wadenah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nambara.
Toby Jay Wadenah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wadenah misses with a head kick.
Nambara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toby Jay Wadenah.
Well Wadenah 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Jay Wadenah!
An intense looking Toby Jay Wadenah took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Hey man I want to say Alysian for coming to fight and good luck to my boy Julio later tonight. Hes coming for that belt.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arnost Paskalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Zane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paskalev comes to the cage accompanied by The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger. Zane has chosen Alexisonfire - Mailbox Arson as his entrance music. Seth Zane struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Seth Zane enters the cage!
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21
153 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arnost Paskalev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seth Zane!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paskalev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Paskalev is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Zane!
Paskalev breaks from Zane's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Paskalev with the ground and pound from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paskalev lands with some strikes.
Paskalev tries to control but Zane wriggling away.
Paskalev pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Paskalev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Paskalev raining down hammerfists from mount.
Zane prevents Paskalev from taking his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paskalev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Paskalev moves to back control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zane wants to control his opponent's hands but Paskalev gets his hands free.
Paskalev scores with strikes from the back.
Zane showing good submission defense here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Paskalev.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Paskalev working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Zane is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Paskalev has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Zane taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arnost Paskalev!
Our winner, Arnost Paskalev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Korba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le has chosen Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings as his entrance music. Erwin Korba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 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
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erwin Korba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phan Tran Le!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Korba manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Le on his heels. He'll look to pass Le's guard now, I'm sure.
Korba trying to control but Le is working from the bottom.
Korba postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Le is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Korba, into his guard.
Le gets to his feet - Korba follows without any prompting.
Le tries to clinch but Korba moves out of range.
Korba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Le paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Erwin Korba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Korba tries to land a front kick but Le steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Le bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Korba's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korba shoots in for a double leg but Le sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korba tries to close the distance and clinch but Le swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Korba darts in trying to clinch
and Le counters with a nice uppercut.
Le throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Korba looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Korba shoots in looking for a takedown but Le manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Korba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Korba instigates a clinch.
Korba blocks an uppercut.
Korba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Korba breaks from the clinch.
Le takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Le defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Korba.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erwin Korba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le leaves Korba with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Le fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Le displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Korba.
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!
Korba wants to clinch.
Korba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Korba is trying to drag Le to the mat but Le just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Le creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Korba is trying to pull guard but Le has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Erwin Korba has been cut.
Korba managing to block the knees to the body from Le.
With the fighters up against the cage, Le throws an elbow but misses.
Korba is trying to pull guard but Le has him pressed against the cage.
Le lands a good knee to the midsection. Korba won't want to take too many of those.
Korba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Le pulls his leg out and moves away.
Le moves into range and connects with a jab.
Le will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Korba wants to clinch.
Le is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Korba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Le throws a body punch but Korba moves out of range.
Korba moves in looking to clinch but Le pushes him off.
Le stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Le wants it to stay on the feet.
Le scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Korba doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korba looks to score with a jab to the body but Le is just out of range.
Korba changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Le looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Korba looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Le tries to buck Korba off but Korba is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korba fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phan Tran Le will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erwin Korba's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Korba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Le does no damage.
Korba tries to clinch up but Le circles away and keeps his distance.
Korba fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Le to the ground. Korba is now in Le's guard.
Korba wants to control from the top but Le keeps moving.
Le preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Korba looking to sit in guard and control but Le gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Korba throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Korba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Korba working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Korba is proving hard to escape from.
Korba keeping moving, preventing Le from controlling successfully.
Le wants to pass the guard but Korba is keeping the position.
Korba trying to control the position.
Le slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Phan Tran Le was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Korba closes the distance and pushes Le back into the cage.
A short uppercut from Le.
Korba takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Korba has clasped his hands together around Le's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Le tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Korba presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Korba cracks Le with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korba sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Le wants to control but Korba is having none of it.
Korba controlling from mount.
Le tries to hold on but Korba postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korba trying to control but Le is having none of it.
Korba lands a heavy elbow.
Korba controlling the pace for now.
Korba swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Le is now in Korba's guard. A big mistake from Korba there, giving up the dominant position!
Le wants to control from the top but Korba keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Korba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Le's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le 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.
Korba wants to pass the guard but Le is keeping the position.
Korba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Le works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Erwin Korba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Korba slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korba scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Korba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erwin Korba's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Le avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phan Tran Le seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Korba shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Le is trying to defend but Korba finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Korba is trying to control the action in half guard but Le is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Le wants to control but Korba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Korba wants to take a breather but Le is having none of it.
Korba trying to mount his opponent but Le defends it.
Le avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Korba.
Korba wants to work for an arm triangle but Le is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le is looking for a sweep. Korba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Le keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Korba is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Le sees it coming and defends easily.
Le is looking for a sweep. Korba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Le is pressing down on Korba's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Korba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Le can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Korba controls the pace.
Korba trying to control the position from guard on top but Le is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korba not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Korba trying to control but Le is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Erwin Korba wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Korba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Korba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Korba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Le paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Korba misses with a takedown attempt
and Le counters with a low kick, right behind Korba 's knee.
Korba dives in for a single leg takedown but Le sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korba is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Le to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erwin Korba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Le.
Le is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Korba is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Le.
Le looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Korba being controlled against the cage.
Le lands a right hand.
Korba takes an elbow to the temple.
Le trying to stall but Korba improves his position.
Le creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korba tries for a takedown but Le manages to get underhooks.
Le throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Le.
Korba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Le pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Korba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Le avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Le looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Le is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Le lands a right hand that snaps the head of Korba backwards.
Le effectively controlling the action here.
Korba wants a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Korba's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Le gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phan Tran Le.
I think Le 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phan Tran Le!
After the fight, Phan Tran Le 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Laoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkins's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Laoka has chosen The Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 29 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Wilkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Katsu Laoka!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laoka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wilkins has closed the distance and engaged Laoka in a clinch.
Wilkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laoka trying to land knees to the body.
Wilkins avoiding damage.
Wilkins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Laoka after a bit of a struggle.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Wilkins blocks with his arms.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but Wilkins blocks it.
Wilkins tries for a takedown but Laoka manages to get underhooks.
Laoka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laoka pushes Wilkins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Wilkins.
Wilkins stalling against the cage.
Wilkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laoka is defending well for now.
Wilkins avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Wilkins is struggling to control the position.
Wilkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilkins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins chips away with some ground and pound.
Laoka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilkins.
Wilkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilkins postures up in Laoka's guard and throws a big left but Laoka blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilkins won't allow Laoka to sweep him here.
Wilkins drops back, looking for a kneebar! Laoka looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Laoka looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Laoka!
Wilkins is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Wilkins tries to improve position but can't.
Wilkins sneaks back into half guard.
Wilkins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wilkins.
Wilkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laoka wanted to stand there but Wilkins had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wilkins throwing strikes from guard but Laoka blocks nicely.
Wilkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilkins throwing strikes but missing.
Wilkins drops back looking for a leg! Laoka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Laoka manages to kick Wilkins off! Wilkins jumps back into Laoka's guard.
Wilkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilkins is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Laoka is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Laoka has escaped and now he's on top!
Wilkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laoka is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilkins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Laoka is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Wilkins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Laoka looks to land a left hand but Wilkins moved out of range nicely.
Wilkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laoka circles away.
Laoka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilkins.
Laoka is looking to clinch.
Laoka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilkins on the side of the head.
Wilkins closes the distance and clinches up with Laoka, looking for a takedown. Wilkins pushes Laoka against the cage but Laoka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Laoka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilkins throws a leg kick but Laoka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wilkins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've been hearing that Wilkins has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wilkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Wilkins postures up in Laoka's guard and throws a big left but Laoka blocks it.
Wilkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wilkins stands up over Laoka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jay Wilkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilkins preventing the sweep.
Wilkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilkins distracts Laoka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Laoka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wilkins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Laoka's head.
Wilkins lands a couple of digs.
Wilkins throws an elbow that misses. Laoka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilkins's guard. Nice move by Laoka!
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!
Laoka stopping the sweep attempt from Wilkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka being controlled here momentarily.
Wilkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilkins, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins looking for a guillotine here but Laoka defends easily.
Wilkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilkins is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laoka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilkins throws an elbow that misses. Laoka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilkins's guard. Nice move by Laoka!
Wilkins is trying to control the position but Laoka postures up.
Wilkins wants to sweep here but Laoka controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laoka's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Wilkins dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Laoka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Laoka has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wilkins seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Laoka can turn it around.
Laoka lands a knee to the body.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but Wilkins blocks it.
Laoka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laoka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laoka scores with a knee to the head.
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilkins avoids the damage to the body.
Laoka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilkins wants a takedown but no success here.
Wilkins is stalling here.
Laoka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilkins's defenses.
Laoka crunches a lovely knee into Wilkins's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilkins looking to slow down the pace here.
Wilkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilkins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Laoka after a bit of a struggle.
Wilkins goes for a takedown attempt but Laoka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Wilkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laoka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laoka moves in looking to clinch but Wilkins pushes him off.
Laoka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laoka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laoka misses with a knee to the head.
Laoka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilkins managing to block the knees to the body from Laoka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but Wilkins blocks it.
Laoka is pressed up against the cage. Wilkins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Laoka down to the mat. Laoka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Laoka throws a leg kick
and Wilkins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Laoka's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laoka controlling Wilkins's posture.
Laoka keeping moving, preventing Wilkins from controlling successfully.
Wilkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wilkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wilkins throwing strikes from guard but Laoka blocks nicely.
Wilkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Laoka controlling the position.
Laoka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilkins throws a strike but Laoka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wilkins is looking for a triangle here but Laoka uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins sneaks back into half guard.
Katsu Laoka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilkins has one foot on Laoka's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wilkins clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilkins avoids the damage to the body.
Wilkins avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Wilkins tries to break the clinch but Laoka is controlling the position.
Jay Wilkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkins prevents a body shot from Laoka.
Laoka looking to throw knees to the head but Wilkins is blocking nicely.
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 Jay Wilkins.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilkins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Wilkins!
Our winner, Jay Wilkins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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