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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristina Harebell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Taylor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristina Harebell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harebell moves into the clinch successfully.
Harebell lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Taylor has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Iron Works $500 Elite Coaches. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harebell thows a huge punch but Taylor dodges it nicely.
Taylor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harebell is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Harebell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harebell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harebell looking to sit in guard and control but Taylor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Harebell keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harebell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harebell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harebell has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Taylor 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 Harebell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harebell tries to buck Taylor off but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor scores with punches from side control.
Taylor decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Harebell rushes Taylor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor has Harebell pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Taylor pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Harebell tumbling to the mat - Taylor dives into Harebell's guard.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Harebell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harebell looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Taylor passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Taylor trying to control the position but Harebell is working away.
Harebell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Taylor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Harebell can't do much from the bottom here.
Taylor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Taylor tries for a kimura but Harebell is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harebell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Taylor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Taylor is staying tight to Harebell's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Harebell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taylor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harebell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taylor blocks the strikes from Harebell.
Harebell can't do much from the bottom here.
Harebell looking for a sweep but Taylor has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Taylor trying to control but Harebell is having none of it.
Harebell is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Taylor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harebell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taylor 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.
Harebell throws an elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harebell's guard. Nice move by Taylor!
Taylor drops back, looking for a kneebar! Harebell looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Harebell looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Harebell!
Harebell has knee on belly momentarily but Taylor bucks him off and regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor trying to hold on to Harebell's head to control him but Harebell postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harebell is working for a submission of some sort.
Harebell is looking for a kimura but Taylor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harebell to get the leverage.
Harebell works his way into side control.
Harebell is trying to get an arm triangle but Taylor is defending well.
Harebell has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Taylor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harebell tries for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harebell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Taylor, who protects the arm well.
Joseph Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harebell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taylor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harebell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Taylor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harebell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harebell looking to control but instead Taylor has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Taylor gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harebell throws an elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harebell's guard. Nice move by Taylor!
Taylor decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Harebell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
Harebell goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Taylor rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Harebell's guard! Nice work there by Taylor!
Taylor 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.
Taylor is pushing down on Harebell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Harebell is fighting to maintain full guard but Taylor has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristina Harebell dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Harebell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harebell working away.
The ground and pound from Harebell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Harebell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Taylor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harebell tries to stand but Taylor is controlling his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harebell tries for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Harebell wants to pass the guard but Taylor is defending well.
Taylor manages to get to full guard.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harebell manages to get himself to full guard.
Harebell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Taylor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Taylor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Harebell keeps moving.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taylor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Harebell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor passes Harebell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taylor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Harebell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taylor working Harebell over with strikes.
Harebell is looking to improve his position.
Harebell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Taylor wants to take a breather but Harebell is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harebell is looking to improve his position.
Taylor wants to work for an arm triangle but Harebell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Taylor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harebell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harebell tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Taylor has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Taylor with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taylor 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Taylor!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Eminem - Not Afraid as his entrance music. Eddie Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Jones is rocked!
Johnson working Jones over with knees to the body.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a big knee to the head and Jones goes down! Johnson pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, Eddie Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ho Lee Fuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pata Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ho Lee Fuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pata Wang!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fuk misses with a hook.
Wang stuffs the takedown attempt from Fuk. Fuk gets slowly back to his feet.
Fuk lands a front kick.
Wang slips a jab from Fuk.
Wang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fuk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Fuk shoots in and drives through. Wang sprawls well.
Fuk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wang avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ho Lee Fuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fuk is defended easily by Wang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang connects with a leg kick. Fuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wang leaves Fuk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wang changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wang throws a body punch but Fuk moves out of range.
Wang feints and then cracks Fuk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fuk down.
Wang digs a good hook to Fuk's body.
Wang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wang works the jab nicely.
Ho Lee Fuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang connects with a body shot.
Fuk shoots for a takedown but Wang saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fuk throws a hook but Wang blocks it.
Wang gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang trying to keep a closed guard but Fuk is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Fuk from controlling successfully.
Wang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang controlling the position.
Fuk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fuk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wang sprawls well. Wang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fuk gets slowly back to his feet.
Wang drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fuk defends it well.
Wang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fuk on the side of the head.
Wang 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.
Fuk tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wang defends well and Fuk ends up having to push Wang into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wang tries a quick counter leg kick but Fuk is wise to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wang. That's going to slow Fuk down.
No luck for Fuk with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fuk.
Wang connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Fuk to the floor! Wang dives in looking for the finish!
Fuk is rocked!
It looks like Ho Lee Fuk has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wang working Fuk over with strikes.
Oh Fuk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fuk trying to get back to full guard but Wang takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Wang connects with a bit shot that sees Fuk covering up! More strikes from Wang and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Wang is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pata Wang!
A very excited looking Pata Wang 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Loosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pony Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Loosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pony Mclovin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Loosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mclovin lands a lovely overhand right.
Mclovin throws a lazy right hand but Loosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Loosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Loosa tries to throw a body punch but Mclovin avoids it by throwing Loosa back against the cage.
Come on Mclovin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mclovin wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclovin gets control of Loosa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mclovin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Loosa is fighting to break Mclovin's control of his arms but Mclovin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin is continuing to stall.
Loosa stopping the sweep attempt from Mclovin.
Loosa wants to control from the top but Mclovin keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Loosa stopping the sweep attempt from Mclovin.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mclovin walks into a stiff left hand from Loosa.
Mclovin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Loosa to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin connects with a single shot there.
Loosa takes the fight into the clinch.
Loosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mclovin blocking some punches.
Mclovin blocking some punches.
Loosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Loosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mclovin.
Mclovin takes a shot to the head.
Loosa misses with the head strike.
Loosa can't find room to land a body shot as Mclovin controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin lands a body punch.
Mclovin blocking some punches.
Loosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mclovin manages to avoid it.
Mclovin lands with an overhand left.
Loosa avoids the head kick by Mclovin.
Loosa scores with a jab to the body.
Loosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mclovin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Loosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mclovin.
Loosa tries to clinch up.
Loosa jabs Mclovin right on the nose. Mclovin blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin misses with a lunging right hand
and Loosa counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loosa scores with a nice strike.
Mclovin is rocked!
Mclovin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loosa moves away.
Loosa misses with a hook
and Mclovin counters with a body kick.
Loosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mclovin is still on wobbly legs! Can Loosa finish him?
Loosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mclovin seems to have recovered his senses.
Mclovin throws a head kick but Loosa moves out of range.
Loosa swinging wildly here.
Mclovin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mclovin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Loosa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mclovin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mclovin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Loosa swings widly with a right hand
and Mclovin counters with a series of strikes. Loosa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mclovin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mclovin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loosa counters with a nice leg kick.
Good work by Loosa as he checks the leg kick.
Loosa connects with a jab.
Loosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mclovin.
Mclovin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Loosa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mclovin moves away from the strike by Loosa.
Mclovin is looking to land body kicks.
Mclovin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mclovin manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Mclovin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Loosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Loosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mclovin. Mclovin obviously looking to wear him down.
Loosa 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.
Loosa tries to clinch but Mclovin is having none of it.
Mclovin throws a sloppy head kick and Loosa moves out of range easily.
Loosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loosa throws a body punch but Mclovin moves out of range.
Loosa scores with a nice right hand.
Mclovin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Loosa counters with a left to the body.
Loosa punishes Mclovin's body with a nice straight punch.
Loosa misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loosa cracks Mclovin with an open hand slap.
Loosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Mclovin feints a counter leg kick.
Loosa misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Mclovin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mclovin walks into a straight right hand from Loosa.
Loosa stalks Mclovin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mclovin's face. Mclovin staggers backwards, shaken.
Loosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mclovin finds it's way round the side to connect with Loosa's head.
Loosa lands with a hook. Mclovin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mclovin cracks the inside of Loosa's front leg.
Loosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Loosa cracks a nice hook into Mclovin's ribs.
Mclovin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loosa.
Loosa throwing a counter right hand but Mclovin manages to avoid it.
Loosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Loosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Mclovin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Loosa misses with a body shot
and Mclovin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mclovin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mclovin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mclovin tries to land a front kick but Loosa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mclovin wants to land a leg kick but Loosa is out of range.
Mclovin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Loosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loosa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mclovin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mclovin at a distance.
Mclovin throws a combination that misses
and Loosa counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loosa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Loosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loosa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Loosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mclovin can do to turn this around?
Loosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mclovin.
Mclovin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mclovin is trying to push Loosa away but Loosa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Loosa lands an uppercut.
Loosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Loosa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Mclovin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Loosa misses with a straight left.
Loosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Mclovin misses
and Loosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mclovin looks to throw the jab but Loosa is out of range.
Loosa wants to clinch
and Mclovin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mclovin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loosa throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loosa moves in looking to clinch but Mclovin pushes him off.
Loosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mclovin scores with a body shot.
Loosa moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loosa throws a head punch that misses.
Mclovin has Loosa pressed against the cage, preventing Loosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mclovin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mclovin keeps the fight on the outside.
Loosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mclovin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mclovin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mclovin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loosa.
Loosa scores with a nice head shot.
Mclovin defending well as Loosa loads up on a big left hand.
Loosa looks to land a right hand but Mclovin moved out of range.
Good work by Loosa as he checks the leg kick.
Pony Mclovin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loosa throws out the jab.
Mclovin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Loosa moves into the clinch.
A short right from Loosa on the inside.
Mclovin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mclovin throws a lazy body kick
and Loosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loosa lands a right hook to the body.
Victor Loosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Loosa blocks a leg kick.
Loosa avoids a kick to the body.
Mclovin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loosa has closed the distance and engaged Mclovin in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosa can't find room to land a body shot as Mclovin controls the action.
Mclovin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mclovin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Loosa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mclovin can turn it around.
Loosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mclovin scores with a leg kick.
Mclovin is looking to land body kicks.
Victor Loosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mclovin throws a solid leg kick but Loosa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mclovin.
Loosa scores with a hook to the body. Mclovin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sloppy strikes from Mclovin. Those never looked like landing.
Loosa throwing a counter right hand but Mclovin manages to avoid it.
Mclovin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Loosa looks to land a combination. Mclovin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Loosa connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin stuns Loosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mclovin scores with a hook to the body. Loosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mclovin throws a poor cross that misses
and Loosa counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Mclovin misses.
Loosa throws a leg kick but Mclovin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Loosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loosa tries to clinch up
and Mclovin counters with a nice uppercut.
Loosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mclovin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Loosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loosa, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Loosa!
Our winner, Victor Loosa, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Rory Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanfield has chosen Up Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams has his takedown stuffed
and Stanfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stanfield throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Williams colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Stanfield as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Williams is left battered and dazed whilst Stanfield and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marlo Stanfield!
In his post fight interview, Marlo Stanfield started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Havoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satan comes to the cage accompanied by Disciple. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucifer Satan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Havoc!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satan keeps the fight on the outside.
Havoc moves in looking to clinch but Satan pushes him off.
Satan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Havoc.
As Satan backs off Havoc throws a huge counter combo but Satan manages to avoid it all.
Satan misses with a looping right.
Satan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lucifer Satan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Havoc was well out of range. Poor timing from Satan.
Havoc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Satan. Beautiful body shot.
Satan lands a jab to the head.
Havoc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Havoc fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havoc gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Satan gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucifer Satan!
A relieved looking Lucifer Satan 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Yolpan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Mean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mean has chosen Seven Nation Army as his entrance music. Dean Mean has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Yolpan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Mean!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yolpan closes the distance and clinches.
Yolpan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mean breaks the clinch.
Mean lands a two punch combo.
Mean tries to clinch up but Yolpan circles away and keeps his distance.
Yolpan moves into the clinch.
Mean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mean with a nice cross.
No joy there for Mean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mean's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yolpan under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mean tries to clinch but Yolpan moves out of range.
Yolpan misses with a few strikes there.
Mean closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mean is trying to force a seperation but Yolpan has the dominant position.
Yolpan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yolpan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yolpan lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mean manages to break the clinch.
Mean is looking to clinch but Yolpan is avoiding it.
Mean misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Yolpan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yolpan punishes Mean's body with a nice straight punch.
Mean clinches up against the cage.
Mean pulls guard successfully.
Yolpan gets to his feet - Mean follows without any prompting.
Yolpan connects with a jab.
Yolpan swats away the attempt to clinch by Mean.
Mean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yolpan.
Mean throws a right and a left that Yolpan avoids nicely.
Mean doesn't manage to clinch there - Yolpan circles away.
It looked like Yolpan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yolpan throws a right and a left that Mean avoids nicely.
Yolpan digs a good body shot into Mean's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mean tries to clinch but Yolpan moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mean lands with a good body shot.
Yolpan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mean looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mean tries to land a leg kick but Yolpan saw it coming and moves away.
Yolpan is looking for a counter combo.
Yolpan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mean throws a counter combo.
Yolpan lands with an uppercut that bounces Mean off the cage and back into range.
Yolpan clinches with his opponent.
Mean tries to break free but Yolpan pushes him back against the cage.
Yolpan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mean is looking to break free of the clinch but Yolpan has double underhooks.
Mean is trying to break the clinch but Yolpan has him pressed against the cage.
Yolpan tries to throw a body punch but Mean avoids it by throwing Yolpan back against the cage.
Mean is looking to break free of the clinch but Yolpan has double underhooks.
Mean can't break the clinch.
Yolpan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mean tries to break the clinch but Yolpan is controlling the position.
Yolpan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mean looks winded!
A frustrated look appears on Mean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yolpan lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Yolpan.
Yolpan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yolpan lands a nice shot to the body.
Yolpan lands with a short shot to the head.
Yolpan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yolpan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mean backwards.
Still in the clinch, Yolpan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yolpan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mean is rocked!
Yolpan mutters something to Mean before pushing him back against the cage. As Mean comes back towards him, Yolpan unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Mean clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Yolpan!
Robert Yolpan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Ratajczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicholas Ares looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicholas Ares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Ratajczyk!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratajczyk defending well as Ares loads up on a big left hand.
Ratajczyk shoots in for a takedown but Ares shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ratajczyk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ratajczyk is defended easily by Ares.
Ares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ares misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ares scores with a jab to the body.
Ares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ratajczyk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ratajczyk closes the distance and pushes Ares back into the cage.
Ratajczyk has Ares pressed against the cage, preventing Ares from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ratajczyk ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ratajczyk no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ares tries to stand but Ratajczyk is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ratajczyk looking for a sweep. Not yet Ratajczyk, not yet.
Ratajczyk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ares's guard.
Ares might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ratajczyk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ratajczyk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ratajczyk postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ares is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ratajczyk, into his guard.
Ares is looking to stand up but Ratajczyk won't let him.
Ratajczyk is trying to keep Ares in close.
Ratajczyk is striking from the bottom but Ares uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Ratajczyk misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ares wants to control but Ratajczyk is keeping him busy.
Ares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ratajczyk defending well though.
Ratajczyk is trying to maintain the position but Ares is very close to passing his half guard.
Ratajczyk moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ares looking to pass the guard.
Ratajczyk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ares manages to get himself to full guard.
Ratajczyk postures up in Ares's guard and throws a big left but Ares blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratajczyk works over Ares with some ground and pound from guard.
Ratajczyk trying to control but Ares is working from the bottom.
Ratajczyk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ratajczyk throwing strikes but missing.
Ratajczyk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ratajczyk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ratajczyk throwing strikes but missing.
Ares wants to get back to his feet but Ratajczyk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ares pushes Ratajczyk off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ares lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Peter Ratajczyk has been cut.
Ratajczyk shoots in but no luck this time.
Nicholas Ares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Ratajczyk.
Ratajczyk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ares tries to avoid it but Ratajczyk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ares to the ground. Ares escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ares closes the distance and pushes Ratajczyk back into the cage.
Ratajczyk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ares pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ares leaning against his opponent.
Ares lands a right hand.
Ratajczyk blocks a body shot from Ares.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ratajczyk decides to pull guard.
Ares throwing strikes from guard but Ratajczyk blocks nicely.
Ratajczyk has an active guard here but Ares has managed to pass into half guard.
Ratajczyk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Ares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Ratajczyk's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ratajczyk avoids the body shot from Ares.
Ares clinches.
Ratajczyk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ares decides to pull guard.
Ratajczyk stands up over Ares, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ratajczyk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ratajczyk is in close to Ares's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ratajczyk is pushing down on Ares's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ares is fighting to maintain full guard but Ratajczyk has managed to sneak the leg through.
Peter Ratajczyk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ares is looking to improve his position.
Ares is not content to let Ratajczyk control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ratajczyk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ares pushes Ratajczyk off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nicholas Ares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ares keeps the fight on the outside.
Ratajczyk has a takedown stuffed.
Ratajczyk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ares sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ratajczyk somewhat.
Ares is looking to clinch.
Ratajczyk fails with the takedown.
Nicholas Ares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Ratajczyk.
Ares stuffs the takedown attempt from Ratajczyk. Ratajczyk gets slowly back to his feet.
Ares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ratajczyk can do to turn this around?
Ares connects with a body shot.
Ares tries to clinch up.
Ares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ares gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ratajczyk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ares smiles and moves away.
Ratajczyk misses with a takedown attempt
and Ares counters with a three punch combo that has Ratajczyk backing up. Ratajczyk nods at Ares to acknowledge the strikes.
Ares clinches with his opponent.
Ratajczyk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ares gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ratajczyk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ares fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ares stuffs the takedown attempt from Ratajczyk. Ratajczyk gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Ares was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ares lands with a nice combination. Ratajczyk backs away looking to recover.
Ratajczyk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ares is fending him off so far but Ratajczyk persists. Nope, Ares circles away and we're back to standing.
Ratajczyk is breathing heavily.
Ratajczyk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ares's waist but Ares gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ratajczyk off to one side.
Ares lands a nice hook to Ratajczyk's body. Ratajczyk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ratajczyk has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ares.
Ares breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Ares's head coaches at Soul Supremacy - UK that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ares catches Ratajczyk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ratajczyk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ares has closed the distance and engaged Ratajczyk in a clinch.
Ratajczyk tries to pull guard but Ares won't allow it.
Ratajczyk tightens his grip and picks Ares up, before dumping him to the ground. Ares manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ratajczyk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ratajczyk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ares is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ares will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ratajczyk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ratajczyk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratajczyk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ratajczyk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ratajczyk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ares is trying to control the position but Ratajczyk postures up.
Ratajczyk postures up in Ares's guard and throws a big left but Ares blocks it.
Ratajczyk trying to control the position from guard on top but Ares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ratajczyk fails with the takedown.
Ratajczyk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ares is fending him off so far but Ratajczyk persists. Nope, Ares circles away and we're back to standing.
Ratajczyk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ratajczyk wants to counter with a clinch but Ares pushes him away.
Ares leaves Ratajczyk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ares!
That has opened up Peter Ratajczyk's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ratajczyk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Ares dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Ratajczyk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ares swinging wildly here.
Ares is looking to clinch.
Ares clinches with his opponent.
Ratajczyk wants a takedown but no success here.
Ratajczyk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ares is defending well.
Nicholas Ares has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ratajczyk is looking for a takedown.
Nicholas Ares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Ratajczyk.
Ares has Ratajczyk pushed against the cage.
Ares wants to stall.
Ares avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ratajczyk jumps guard but Ares turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ratajczyk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ares avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ratajczyk drags the fight down to the ground.
Ares missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares wants to pass the guard but Ratajczyk is keeping the position.
Ratajczyk pulls Ares in to control the position.
Ratajczyk keeping moving, preventing Ares from controlling successfully.
Ratajczyk seems keen to control Ares's posture.
Ares is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ares wants to pass the guard but Ratajczyk is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ares tries to clinch but Ratajczyk is having none of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ratajczyk is trying to pull guard but Ares has him pressed against the cage.
Ratajczyk is trying to drag Ares to the mat but Ares just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ares can't find room to land a body shot as Ratajczyk controls the action.
Ratajczyk is trying to pull guard but Ares turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ratajczyk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ares avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ratajczyk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ares smiles and moves away.
Ratajczyk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ratajczyk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ares sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ares moves into the clinch.
Ratajczyk avoiding damage as Ares throws knees to the body.
Ratajczyk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ares gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratajczyk successfully pulls guard.
Ares gets to his feet - Ratajczyk follows without any prompting.
Ratajczyk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ares is looking to wear down Ratajczyk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ratajczyk shoots in looking for a takedown but Ares manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ratajczyk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ares looks to land a combination but Ratajczyk avoids it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ratajczyk or perhaps it was just good defense by Ares, which made it look bad.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Horrible takedown attempt by Ratajczyk or perhaps it was just good defense by Ares, which made it look bad.
As Ratajczyk looks to move away, Ares throws a big counter combo bu Ratajczyk just gets out of the way.
Ares forces Ratajczyk back against the cage and clinches.
Ratajczyk is trying to pull guard but Ares has him pressed against the cage.
Ratajczyk is trying to pull guard but Ares has him pressed against the cage.
Ares tries to land knees in the clinch but Ratajczyk avoids the damage to the body.
Ares drags the fight down to the ground.
Ares is looking to stand up but Ratajczyk isn't so interested in that idea.
Nicholas Ares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratajczyk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ratajczyk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ares is keeping the position for now.
Ares tries to strike from the bottom.
Ratajczyk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ares has his hands on Ratajczyk's head, controlling the position.
Ratajczyk preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ares trying to control the position.
Ratajczyk trying to control but Ares is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Ares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ares, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Ares!
A relieved looking Nicholas Ares 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Predator Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamey Jasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes to the cage accompanied by How I Could Just Kill A Man - Cypress Hill. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Predator Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamey Jasta!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Jasta.
Jasta cracks the inside of Burns's front leg.
Burns shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jasta but Jasta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jasta is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Burns with a body shot.
Jasta throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Jasta tries to get set, Burns tries to push him back and clinch up but Jasta manages to avoid the attempt.
Jasta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Jasta.
Burns shoots and misses
and Jasta counters with a good low kick that Burns was not able to check.
Jasta gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jasta is pulling down on Burns's head to control his posture.
Burns is looking to work some ground and pound but Jasta has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jasta keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
Burns is working hard here to advance position.
Jasta keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Burns forces his way into half guard.
Jasta is staying active underneath Burns, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Burns trying to pass the guard but Jasta defending well.
That's two 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.
Burns moves into full mount! Jasta won't be happy about that!
Burns thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jasta tries to improve his position but Burns has taken his back! Burns has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Jasta tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Burns pushes Jasta away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Predator Burns!
As Predator Burns got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thanks guys, I have worked hard and the Burns team got me back on track. I regret not starting my career with Bradley Burns and my family but now I'm home.'.
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