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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Misiek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahiko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Misiek comes to the cage accompanied by El Picante. Kimura is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: STORM by the Yoshida Brothers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rafael Misiek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masahiko Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misiek scoring well with a low kick there.
Misiek defending well as Kimura loads up on a big left hand.
Kimura misses with a few strikes there.
Kimura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kimura throws an off balance right hand
and Misiek counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Misiek tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kimura sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Misiek somewhat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kimura avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Misiek.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Misiek's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kimura - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misiek pressing his opponent against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kimura.
A short left from Misiek.
Kimura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Misiek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Misiek slowing the pace effectively.
Misiek throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Misiek.
Kimura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Misiek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Misiek punishes Kimura's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Misiek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kimura blocks a head kick by Misiek.
A leg kick checked by Misiek.
Misiek slips a jab and a cross from Kimura.
Misiek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kimura.
Misiek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kimura throws out the jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kimura.
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!
Misiek lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kimura backs up against the cage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kimura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Misiek misses.
Misiek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kimura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kimura feints the counter takedown.
Kimura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Misiek.
A slow jab from Kimura misses its intended target.
Kimura ducks under a wild hook from Misiek.
Misiek ducks under a wild hook from Kimura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Misiek back to the cage. Kimura follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kimura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Misiek.
Misiek appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kimura gets caught napping as Misiek dives in and scores a takedown. Kimura manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Misiek trying to control but Kimura is working from the bottom.
Kimura trying to control the position here.
Kimura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Misiek tries to kick Kimura off but Kimura keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kimura is pressing down on Misiek's thigh, looking to free his foot. Misiek is holding on for now.
Misiek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Misiek is trying to stand back up but Kimura is controlling him
Misiek gets back to full guard.
Kimura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Misiek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Misiek trying to keep a closed guard but Kimura is proving a slippery customer.
Kimura trying to control the position from guard on top but Misiek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Rafael Misiek will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Misiek is looking to clinch but Kimura is avoiding it.
Kimura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Misiek defends it well.
Kimura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Misiek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kimura! But no joy.
Kimura dodges the punch combination from Misiek.
A head kick by Misiek misses
and Kimura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kimura throws a shot from downtown. Misiek moves away and avoids it.
Kimura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Misiek throws a looping overhand right but Kimura ducks down to avoid it.
Kimura with a nice cross.
Kimura shoots in and bounces Misiek off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kimura throws an elbow that misses. Misiek uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kimura's guard. Nice move by Misiek!
Misiek wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura wants to sweep but no luck.
Misiek throws a strike but Kimura rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Misiek is trying to control the position but Kimura postures up.
My spies in LOD: Xtreme MMA inform me that Kimura has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Misiek wants to improve his position but instead Kimura has moved into half guard.
Misiek pushes Kimura off looking to stand but Kimura dives back in and keeps control.
Kimura is keen to just control but Misiek is a slippery customer.
Misiek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kimura trying to pass the guard but Misiek defending well.
Masahiko Kimura has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura trying to control from half guard but Misiek is working away.
Kimura is thwarting Misiek's attempts to control the position.
Kimura seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kimura passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Misiek!
Kimura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Misiek can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura wants to control the pace but Misiek is squirming around nicely.
Misiek flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kimura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kimura has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Misiek is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Masahiko Kimura!
During a confident post fight interview, Masahiko Kimura 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley comes to the cage accompanied by Doesn't Remind Me -Audioslave. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bradley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bradley instigates a clinch.
Bradley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bradley lands a big head kick that sends Diaz tumbling to the mat! Bradley takes a step backwards and waves Diaz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Diaz is rocked!
It looks like Nick Diaz has been cut.
Bradley swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Bradley finish him?
Bradley moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Diaz misses with a hook. Bradley ducked under it nicely.
Bradley throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Abe Bradley has been cut.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bradley.
As Diaz looks to move away, Bradley throws a big counter combo bu Diaz just gets out of the way.
Diaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bradley counters with a crisp one two that drops Diaz! Bradley thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Diaz to his feet! Diaz is in big trouble!
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Bradley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Bradley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Bradley has managed to clinch.
Bradley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bradley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradley is just out of range.
Bradley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz jabs Bradley right on the nose. Bradley blinks but takes it well.
Bradley rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Bradley lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bradley slips under a jab from Diaz.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Bradley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz with a hook.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz tests Bradley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bradley closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Bradley holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Bradley forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Diaz misses.
It looked like Bradley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Diaz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bradley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Diaz drops Bradley with a beautiful combination! Bradley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Diaz is looking for the KO!
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Bradley's shoulder, as Bradley tries to avoid the shot.
Bradley closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley manages to break the clinch.
Bradley tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bradley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abe Bradley's cut is getting worse.
Diaz throws the left hand but Bradley avoids the punch easily.
Bradley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
Bradley connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Bradley's head but Bradley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Bradley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradley counters with a body kick.
Diaz throws the left hand but Bradley avoids the punch easily.
Bradley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bradley.
Bradley is looking for a counter combo.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Bradley is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradley slips under a jab from Diaz.
Bradley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Bradley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz cracks Bradley with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Bradley moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bradley to keep the fight standing.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Bradley scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oooooh!!! Diaz has knocked Bradley down with a huge combo! Diaz steps away and waves a wobbly Bradley back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bradley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz drops Bradley with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bradley looks back up at him and smiles so Diaz waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bradley is rocked!
Abe Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradley clinches up against the cage.
Oh Bradley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz tries to pull guard but Bradley won't allow it.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Bradley manages to get underhooks.
Bradley seems to have got his legs back now.
Abe Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradley lands a big head kick that sends Diaz tumbling to the mat! Bradley takes a step backwards and waves Diaz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Diaz jabs Bradley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bradley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bradley moves into the clinch.
Bradley breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Bradley counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Diaz falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Abe Bradley!
Abe Bradley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sinbad Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baba comes to the cage accompanied by King of Seven Seas. Garcia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gnars Barkley - Crazy. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinbad Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Johnny Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baba misses with a wild combination.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baba gets a clinch.
Baba throws a head punch that misses.
Baba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Baba lands a body shot.
Garcia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baba breaks the clinch.
Baba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baba blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick from Garcia lands but Baba takes it in his stride.
Nice takedown defense from Baba. No joy for Garcia on that attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba leaves Garcia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sinbad Baba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Garcia.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Baba checks it
and Baba counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garcia's knee momentarily.
Baba keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baba digs a good hook to Garcia's body.
Baba has Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Garcia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garcia avoiding damage.
Garcia is looking to control Baba's arms but Baba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia has his back to the cage.
Baba is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Garcia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Garcia wants to clinch up but Baba keeps it at a distance.
Garcia throws a body punch but Baba moves out of range.
Baba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baba counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia darts in looking for a takedown but Baba gets double underhooks and turns Garcia into the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Baba misses the target.
Baba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Garcia's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Baba is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Garcia lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a strike but Baba avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Baba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baba keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Baba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baba pushes Garcia off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Baba misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Garcia.
Sinbad Baba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Baba. Those never looked like landing.
Baba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garcia in his tracks.
Baba throws a leg kick but Garcia checks it.
Nice defenses there by Baba.
Garcia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baba appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Garcia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baba wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Garcia misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Garcia lands a decent elbow from side control.
Garcia in side control, throwing shots but Baba defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinbad Baba dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baba throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba misses with a straight right.
Baba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baba lunges at Garcia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garcia's hand.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia goes for a double leg but Baba avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Baba continues to drive forward.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Baba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown but Baba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Garcia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia throws a push kick but Baba slaps the foot to one side.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baba is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.
Baba connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body.
Garcia is looking to land body kicks.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baba as he jumps to the side.
Sinbad Baba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Garcia.
Garcia clinches up against the cage.
Baba breaks from the clinch.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Baba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baba went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Baba avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Baba lands a head shot.
A leg kick checked by Baba.
Sinbad Baba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baba moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.
Garcia looking to throw knees to the head but Baba is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baba.
Garcia wants to clinch up but Baba keeps it at a distance.
Sinbad Baba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia throws out a leg kick but Baba moves out of range and Garcia only half commits.
Baba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice straight punches there by Baba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baba.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Baba avoids it well.
Baba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Johnny Garcia has been cut.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Baba is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Garcia looking to score a takedown here. Baba is defending well but Garcia drives through and ends up in Baba's guard.
Baba scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A low kick from Garcia is predictable there
and Baba counters with a left to the body.
Baba closes the distance and clinches.
Baba takes an elbow to the temple.
Baba can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Baba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia tries to keep at a distance but Baba has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Baba.
Baba tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Baba has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
Garcia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baba gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Garcia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Baba digs a right hand into Garcia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia's gas tank.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia is looking to break free of the clinch but Baba has double underhooks.
Sinbad Baba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Baba.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baba breaks the clinch.
Garcia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baba tries to clinch up.
Baba tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Baba misses with a body shot.
Garcia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baba swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Baba saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinbad Baba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Garcia'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia tries to clinch but Baba moves out of range.
Baba throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Baba clinches.
Baba is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Baba has him pressed against the cage.
Baba scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baba is keeping busy.
Baba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Baba scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baba.
Baba lands a left hand.
Garcia misses with an elbow strike.
Baba breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Baba moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garcia shoots in for a double leg but Baba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Baba tries to clinch up.
Baba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baba.
Sinbad Baba is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Baba.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baba circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Garcia is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Garcia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Baba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baba scores with a hook.
Baba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baba has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
Garcia lands an uppercut.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia missing with knees to the body.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Baba darts in and clinches Garcia up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Baba is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Baba managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garcia throws an elbow but misses.
Baba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baba as Garcia tries to tie him up.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcia's efforts to push away.
Sinbad Baba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baba breaks the clinch.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Baba counters with a low kick, right behind Garcia 's knee.
Sinbad Baba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Garcia.
Baba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baba tried to counter with a leg kick but Garcia avoided it.
Baba tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Baba tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Baba.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baba circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baba checks it well.
Baba scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnny Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Baba circles away.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Baba finds it's way through Garcia's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sinbad Baba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baba 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sinbad Baba!
Our winner, Sinbad Baba, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tallak Hrolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zarek Reschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tallak Hrolf !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Zarek Reschke!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reschke walks into a stiff left hand from Hrolf .
Reschke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hrolf is out of range and Reschke settles back down.
Tallak Hrolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hrolf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hrolf looks to land a body kick but Reschke moved away.
Hrolf throws a lazy uppercut
and Reschke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A shot to the liver by Reschke. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Hrolf misses.
Hrolf throws an overhand right that lands on Reschke's shoulder, as Reschke tries to avoid the shot.
Hrolf clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reschke.
Reschke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hrolf sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A big right from Hrolf misses.
Reschke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reschke misses with a body shot.
Hrolf appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hrolf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrolf swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reschke.
Reschke throws a shot to the body.
Reschke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reschke ducks under a wild hook from Hrolf .
Reschke lands a slapping body shot.
Reschke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hrolf throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reschke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reschke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hrolf scores with a punch to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hrolf .
Reschke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hrolf shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reschke's guard.
Reschke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hrolf .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reschke controls Hrolf momentarily but Hrolf frees himself.
Reschke has his hands on Hrolf 's head, controlling the position.
Hrolf postures up in Reschke's guard and throws a big left but Reschke blocks it.
Hrolf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reschke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hrolf stays in close to Reschke's body and controls the position.
Hrolf is looking to work some ground and pound but Reschke has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hrolf fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hrolf .
A little jabbing left from Reschke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reschke moves forwards but Hrolf connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reschke throws a body punch but Hrolf moves out of range.
Reschke throws out a loose jab but Hrolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reschke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Zarek Reschke has been cut.
Hrolf closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Reschke's guard.
Reschke pushes Hrolf off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarek Reschke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reschke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hrolf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reschke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hrolf scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Hrolf .
Reschke slips a jab and a cross from Hrolf .
Reschke stuns Hrolf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hrolf throws a hook but Reschke blocks it.
Hrolf pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reschke is out of range and Hrolf settles back down.
Reschke is looking for the big counter here.
Reschke throws a one two combo.
Hrolf scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hrolf 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.
Hrolf postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hrolf looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Reschke is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zarek Reschke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zarek Reschke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hrolf throws a lazy head kick
letting Reschke counter with a right hand.
Reschke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reschke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hrolf .
Hrolf is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Reschke ducks under a wild hook from Hrolf .
Reschke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hrolf is able to avoid easily.
Reschke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reschke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hrolf tried to score with a low kick but Reschke checks it.
Reschke throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hrolf listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reschke sizes up Hrolf with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reschke just misses with a punch to the body.
Hrolf misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reschke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hrolf misses with a takedown attempt - Reschke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reschke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reschke thuds a left hand into Hrolf 's body.
Decent striking displayed by Reschke there.
Reschke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hrolf 's calf.
Zarek Reschke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hrolf closes the distance and clinches up with Reschke, looking for a takedown. Hrolf pushes Reschke against the cage but Reschke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tallak Hrolf . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reschke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hrolf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reschke avoids the body shot from Hrolf .
Reschke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hrolf misses with a low kick.
Hrolf backing away here, and Reschke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hrolf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hrolf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reschke flicks out a counter leg kick but Hrolf steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf has a takedown stuffed.
Reschke feints a counter leg kick.
Hrolf scores with a jab. Reschke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reschke defending well as Hrolf loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body punch from Hrolf .
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reschke, right into the meat.
Reschke feints and then cracks Hrolf 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hrolf down.
Hrolf misses with a looping right.
Hrolf takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hrolf takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hrolf is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
No luck for Hrolf with that takedown attempt.
Reschke misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reschke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hrolf walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reschke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reschke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hrolf doesn't seem bothered though.
Reschke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hrolf looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good leg kick by Reschke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reschke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hrolf misses with an uppercut.
Reschke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hrolf throws a leg kick
letting Reschke counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Hrolf misses
and Reschke counters with a leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Reschke. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Reschke connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hrolf avoids the body shot from Reschke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reschke just misses with a punch to the body.
Reschke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reschke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reschke jabs at Hrolf 's body.
Reschke throws a sloppy head kick and Hrolf moves out of range easily.
Hrolf takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hrolf lands a jab to Reschke's midsection.
Reschke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reschke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reschke connects with a solid leg kick.
Hrolf looks to land a right hand but Reschke moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Reschke.
Hrolf swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hrolf shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reschke as he jumps to the side.
Reschke lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hrolf misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reschke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zarek Reschke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zarek Reschke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reschke.
Hrolf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reschke.
Hrolf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reschke.
Reschke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reschke lands a right hook to the body.
Reschke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reschke lands with a nice body punch.
Hrolf misses with a body kick.
Reschke throws out a counter right but Hrolf avoids it with no problem.
Hrolf blocks a head kick by Reschke.
Hrolf half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Reschke misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hrolf misses with a looping right.
Hrolf misses with a straight right.
Reschke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hrolf .
Reschke falls off balance throwing a combination
so Hrolf counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrolf is looking to work some ground and pound but Reschke has wrist control.
Reschke trying to keep a closed guard but Hrolf is proving a slippery customer.
Reschke is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hrolf controlling from the top position.
Hrolf postures up and lands a big shot to Reschke's brow.
Reschke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hrolf is controlling him.
Tallak Hrolf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Hrolf is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Reschke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hrolf stops Reschke from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hrolf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick from Reschke lands but Hrolf takes it in his stride.
Reschke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hrolf .
Hrolf misses with an uppercut.
Reschke staying out of range there.
Reschke scores with a hook to the body. Hrolf takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reschke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hrolf rather than just go for the knockout.
Hrolf connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reschke lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reschke throws a nice looking combination but Hrolf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hrolf changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Reschke scores with a shot to the body.
Hrolf takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hrolf cracks a nice hook into Reschke's ribs.
Reschke scores with a hook to the body. Hrolf takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hrolf misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Hrolf .
Hrolf fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hrolf chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reschke can pounce on him.
Reschke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reschke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hrolf on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reschke. Reschke obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hrolf will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tallak Hrolf . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reschke scores with a nice strike.
Reschke lands a leg kick that knocks Hrolf off balance momentarily.
Reschke throws a shot to the body.
Reschke scoring well with a low kick there.
Reschke throws a nice looking combination but Hrolf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reschke throws a front kick that sends Hrolf stumbling back into the cage.
Reschke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hrolf takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reschke connects with a single shot there.
Reschke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reschke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zarek Reschke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reschke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zarek Reschke!
A very excited looking Zarek Reschke 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 Chin Checker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Comanche Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Checker comes into the arena with Time to Fight blaring out of the sound system. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chin Checker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Comanche Todd!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd scores with a hook to the body. Checker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Checker tries to clinch up.
Checker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Todd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Chin Checker has been cut.
Checker moves into range and clinches up with Todd.
Todd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Todd as the two fighters clinch.
I was talking to Checker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short uppercut from Todd.
Todd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Checker backwards.
Todd lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Todd.
Checker is rocked!
Todd creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Checker with a big uppercut! Checker tries to clinch up but Todd pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Checker to the mat! Checker covers up and Todd unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Comanche Todd!
Comanche Todd took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, V-Mask Clothing (10%) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Koko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuya Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nanahara has chosen Sail as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Koko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shuya Nanahara!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Whack! Nanahara lands a heavy head kick that drops Koko. The ref tackles Nanahara to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Koko was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Shuya Nanahara!
Shuya Nanahara is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Shuya Nanahara 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.
Michael Koko spoke after the fight, saying 'Koko sad.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fahad Al Qarni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Paul Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Qarni comes to the cage accompanied by Hells Bells. Jon Paul Fish has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fahad Al Qarni's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fahad Al Qarni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Paul Fish!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Qarni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fish.
Fish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni sets himself, and Fish steps forward looking for the clinch! Al Qarni avoids it this time.
Al Qarni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fish now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Al Qarni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fish manages to avoid it.
Fish throws an overhand right that lands on Al Qarni's shoulder, as Al Qarni tries to avoid the shot.
Al Qarni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Al Qarni, as that shot connected.
Al Qarni clobbers Fish with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Fish misses the target.
Al Qarni fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Al Qarni slips a jab from Fish.
Al Qarni misses the jab.
Fish misses with a body shot.
Fish slips under a jab.
Fish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Qarni.
Fish walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Qarni throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fish tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Al Qarni is in Fish's guard.
Fish is trying to control the position but Al Qarni postures up.
Al Qarni won't allow Fish to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish controls Al Qarni momentarily but Al Qarni frees himself.
Al Qarni drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fish manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Al Qarni has Fish in his guard.
Fish missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fish with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fish looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fish trying to control but Al Qarni is working from the bottom.
Fish got a little sloppy there for a moment and Al Qarni has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fish has managed to get both his arms back between Al Qarni's legs - danger averted.
Al Qarni has his foot on Fish's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fish works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fish is defending against the submission attempts here by Al Qarni.
Fish is trying is best to control the position here.
Fish is trying to get back to full guard.
Fish looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Al Qarni is working for a kimura here but Fish manages to reverse the position and he's now in Al Qarni's guard.
Fish lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish lands a couple of digs.
Fish working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Al Qarni had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fish defends it easily.
Fish lands a couple of digs.
Al Qarni looking for a guillotine here but Fish defends easily.
Fish is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fish lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Al Qarni had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fish defends it easily.
Al Qarni is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fish defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Al Qarni working for a triangle but Fish defends it easily.
Al Qarni had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fish defends it easily.
Al Qarni looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Al Qarni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fish is aware though and is defending well.
Fish working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fish must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fish 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.
Fish postures up in Al Qarni's guard and throws a big left but Al Qarni blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fahad Al Qarni dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Al Qarni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Al Qarni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fish throws a hook to the side of Al Qarni's head but Al Qarni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Qarni tries to clinch but Fish moves out of range.
Al Qarni misses with a wild body shot.
Al Qarni looks to throw the jab but Fish is out of range.
Fish shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Al Qarni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fish.
Al Qarni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Al Qarni has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Al Qarni avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Al Qarni jabs at Fish's body.
Al Qarni with a nice cross.
Al Qarni throws a jab but it's blocked by Fish.
A little jabbing left from Fish on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fish tried to score with a low kick but Al Qarni checks it.
Good exchange - Al Qarni coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Qarni ducks under a wild hook from Fish.
Fish throws a hook but Al Qarni blocks it.
Al Qarni throws a poor cross that misses
and Fish counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al Qarni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fish.
Fish slips under a jab from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni misses with an uppercut.
Al Qarni fails to land with a series of punches.
Al Qarni throws a right and a left that Fish avoids nicely.
Al Qarni swinging wildly here.
Al Qarni misses with a looping left.
Fish tries to land a front kick but Al Qarni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al Qarni cracks Fish with an open hand slap.
Fish throws a shot from downtown. Al Qarni moves away and avoids it.
Al Qarni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Al Qarni misses with a double jab.
Fish looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Al Qarni throws a shot from downtown. Fish moves away and avoids it.
Al Qarni lands a jab to the nose.
Fish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fahad Al Qarni is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws a lazy right hand but Al Qarni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fish ducks under a wild hook from Al Qarni.
Fish throws a sloppy head kick and Al Qarni moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Qarni scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Fish.
Fish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Qarni misses with a double jab.
Fish was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fish throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al Qarni misses with a double jab
and Fish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Al Qarni is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Al Qarni scores with a one two! Fish had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab from Al Qarni misses.
The fighters circling - Al Qarni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fish tries a quick counter leg kick but Al Qarni is wise to it.
Fish is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Qarni manages to avoid it.
Al Qarni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fish.
Al Qarni throws an off balance right hand
enabling Fish to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish connects with a right hand. Al Qarni shakes it off.
Al Qarni fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Al Qarni throws a nice looking combination but Fish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fish wants to counter the offense by Al Qarni and move into the clinch position.
Al Qarni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Fish was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Al Qarni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Al Qarni shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fish as he jumps to the side.
Al Qarni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fish lands a slapping body shot.
Al Qarni dives in and grabs Fish's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fish pushes down on Al Qarni's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fahad Al Qarni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fish lands a nice hook to Al Qarni's body. Al Qarni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fish moves away from the strike by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni throws the left hand but Fish avoids the punch easily.
Fish throws a nice outside leg kick.
Al Qarni lands a nice shot that snaps Fish's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Fish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fish lands a big head kick that sends Al Qarni tumbling to the mat! Fish takes a step backwards and waves Al Qarni back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Al Qarni is rocked!
Al Qarni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A left lands for Al Qarni.
Fish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Qarni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Qarni moves away.
Donk. Fish catches Al Qarni right on the button with a cross.
Oh Al Qarni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Qarni. Fish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Qarni throws a big shot that misses.
Fish is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Al Qarni with a body shot.
Al Qarni seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fish lands a big head kick that sends Al Qarni tumbling to the mat! Fish takes a step backwards and waves Al Qarni back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A jab lands there for Al Qarni.
Fish looks to throw the jab but Al Qarni is out of range.
Al Qarni digs a good hook to Fish's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jon Paul Fish will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab by Al Qarni.
The crowd cheers as Al Qarni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fish doesn't seem phased though.
Al Qarni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fish throws a low kick but Al Qarni moves out of range easily.
Al Qarni half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice shot by Fish.
Fish with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Al Qarni fails to land with a series of punches.
Al Qarni moves into range and clinches up with Fish.
Fish misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Al Qarni fails to land.
Fish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Qarni misses with some punches.
Fish drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Al Qarni is pressed up against the cage. Fish has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Al Qarni down to the mat. Al Qarni avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish misses with a knee to the head.
Fish trying to land knees to the body.
Fish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Qarni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Al Qarni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni prevents the takedown attempt.
Fahad Al Qarni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Paul Fish.
Fish taking a breather.
Al Qarni has clasped his hands together around Fish's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fish is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fish is trying to get back to half guard.
What's Fish going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish manages to get back to half guard.
Fish is trying to control but can't.
Al Qarni is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fish has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish regains full guard. Nicely done.
Al Qarni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fish swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Al Qarni postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fish is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Al Qarni, into his guard.
Al Qarni working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fish doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fish manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish wants to control from the top but Al Qarni keeps moving.
Fish with a nice head shot there.
Fish postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Al Qarni working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fish doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fish manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jon Paul Fish has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fish works over Al Qarni with some ground and pound from guard.
Fish trying to control but Al Qarni is working from the bottom.
Al Qarni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fish trying to control but Al Qarni is working from the bottom.
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.
Al Qarni controls Fish momentarily but Fish frees himself.
Fish throws a big elbow that misses.
Fish cracks Al Qarni with a solid left hand.
Fish with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fish throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Al Qarni keeping full guard, as Fish tries to pass.
Fish stopping the sweep attempt from Al Qarni.
Fish looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Al Qarni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fish is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Fahad Al Qarni did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fish with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Al Qarni to score with a decent uppercut.
Al Qarni throws out a loose jab but Fish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Qarni misses with a looping left.
Al Qarni throws a series of strikes that have Fish backpedaling.
Al Qarni moves out of range of the body kick.
Fish dips to his left and cracks Al Qarni with an uppercut!
Al Qarni ducks under a wild hook from Fish.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni looks to score with a jab to the body but Fish is just out of range.
Fish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fish.
Fish throws a hook but Al Qarni blocks it.
A good leg kick by Fish.
Al Qarni lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qarni slips under a jab.
Fish takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Al Qarni scores with a one two! Fish had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Qarni.
Fish misses with a series of wild punches.
Fish takes a swing at Al Qarni's ribcage but misses.
Fish misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Al Qarni misses its intended target.
Al Qarni backing away here, and Fish unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fish cracks a nice hook into Al Qarni's ribs.
Al Qarni dodges the punch combination from Fish.
Al Qarni ducks under a wild hook from Fish.
Al Qarni misses with a looping right.
Al Qarni lands with a nice combination. Fish backs away looking to recover.
Al Qarni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fish just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Qarni half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Al Qarni misses with an uppercut. Fish saw that one coming.
Fish has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fish misses with a wild body shot.
Al Qarni lands a jab to the nose.
Fish dodges the punch combination from Al Qarni.
Fish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Qarni manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Fish 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fish.
Al Qarni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fahad Al Qarni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Qarni misses with an uppercut.
Fish throws a body kick that misses.
Al Qarni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Qarni misses with a hook.
Al Qarni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish misses with a wild body shot.
Fish looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Qarni is just out of range.
Fish lands with a straight right. Al Qarni didn't see that one coming.
Fish misses with a body shot.
Al Qarni moves away from the strike by Fish.
Al Qarni lands with an overhand left.
Fish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Qarni moves away.
Al Qarni misses with the combination.
Al Qarni lands a jab to the nose.
Fish misses with a straight left.
Al Qarni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fish connects with a solid leg kick.
Al Qarni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Al Qarni digs a good hook to Fish's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qarni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fish is looking for the big counter here.
Al Qarni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fish.
Fish leaves Al Qarni with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fish throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fish tries a head kick but it misses.
Fish throws the kick towards the body but Al Qarni avoids it.
Fish slips under a jab from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fish slips a jab and a cross from Al Qarni.
Fish is looking to score with low kicks.
Fish lands with a good body shot.
Fish lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Fahad Al Qarni will probably get the nod.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fish gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Al Qarni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fish.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Al Qarni.
Fish is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Al Qarni is controlling him well.
Al Qarni is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fish knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Al Qarni tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Al Qarni is working away from the top position though.
Al Qarni is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fish is trying is best to control the position here.
Fish trying to get back to full guard but Al Qarni takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Al Qarni looking to control but Fish is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Al Qarni swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Fish is now in Al Qarni's guard. A big mistake from Al Qarni there, giving up the dominant position!
Fish postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fish passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jon Paul Fish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni is trying to get back to half guard.
Al Qarni manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fish gets full guard.
Fish looking to control.
Fish 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.
Al Qarni wants to control from the top but Fish keeps moving.
Al Qarni throwing strikes but missing.
Al Qarni has gone for a leg lock! Fish slips out almost immediately though and dives into Al Qarni's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish got a little sloppy there for a moment and Al Qarni has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fish has managed to get both his arms back between Al Qarni's legs - danger averted.
Al Qarni has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fish has passed into side control.
Al Qarni prevents Fish from improving position.
Fish trying to control the position but Al Qarni is working away.
Al Qarni is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fish throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fish lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Fish there.
Al Qarni has hold of Fish's hands but Fish slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fish missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Al Qarni wants to get back to full guard but Fish has passed into side control.
Fish working the ground and pound.
Fish working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fish tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Al Qarni manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fahad Al Qarni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Al Qarni is looking for a kimura but Fish is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Al Qarni to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Paul Fish.
I think Al Qarni has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:48
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:49
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
The fight is ruled a draw!
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