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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Dimelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enzo Dimelo had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo Dimelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Mcgregor !
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgregor throws a sloppy head kick and Dimelo moves out of range easily.
Mcgregor tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Mcgregor .
Mcgregor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dimelo misses the jab.
Mcgregor tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dimelo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mcgregor throws a sloppy head kick and Dimelo moves out of range easily.
Dimelo blocks a head kick by Mcgregor .
Dimelo lands with a right hand.
Mcgregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Mcgregor misses.
Dimelo lands a body shot.
Dimelo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dimelo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mcgregor wants to get back to striking at distance but Dimelo won't allow it.
Dimelo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimelo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mcgregor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dimelo is proving hard to escape from.
Dimelo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mcgregor 's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo advances position into side control!
Mcgregor being controlled for a moment.
Mcgregor tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Mcgregor 's face as Dimelo controls the position.
Dimelo is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Mcgregor is trying to escape and Dimelo transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Mcgregor is forced to tap! Nice work there by Dimelo! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Enzo Dimelo!
Enzo Dimelo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradford Forbes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradford Forbes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, David James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bradford Forbes!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James moves in looking to clinch but Forbes pushes him off.
James pushes Forbes up against the cage in a clinch.
Forbes lands a left hand.
Forbes is trying to pull guard but James has him pressed against the cage.
Our sources have told us that James has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Forbes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Forbess head.
Forbes tries to pull guard but James holds him up against the cage and eventually Forbes drops back down to his feet.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Forbes.
James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Forbes backwards.
Forbes is trying to pull guard but James turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
David James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bradford Forbes.
Forbes lands a body punch.
Forbes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Forbes lands a right hand.
Forbes avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
Forbes lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forbes is trying to pull guard but James has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Forbes.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Forbes uses good head movement to avoid it.
James using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Forbes.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Forbes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Forbes blocks a body shot from James.
Forbes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
James looking to pass the guard.
Forbes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Forbes is trying to keep James in close.
Forbes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
James decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A big right from Forbes misses.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
James throws a leg kick but Forbes moved away.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Forbes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Forbes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Forbes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is looking to clinch.
James throws a push kick but Forbes slaps the foot to one side.
Forbes misses with a straight left.
Forbes avoids the head kick by James.
James tries to clinch there but Forbes circles away.
A slow jab from Forbes misses its intended target.
James feinted with a counter takedown.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Forbes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Forbes scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Forbes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Forbes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James tries to clinch there but Forbes circles away.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Forbes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James moves into the clinch.
Forbes swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Forbes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Forbes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Forbes lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
It looks like David James has been cut.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Forbes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Forbes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Forbes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Forbes is blocking nicely.
Forbes lands a nice uppercut.
Forbes pulls guard successfully.
James preventing the sweep.
James controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forbes keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradford Forbes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David James'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.
James rushes Forbes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
James misses with a knee strike.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Forbes is defending well for now.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Forbes scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
Forbes misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Forbes.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Forbes tries to pull guard but James won't allow it.
Forbes scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
Forbes lands a left hand.
Forbes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Forbes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forbes has James pushed against the cage.
James missing with knees to the body.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Forbes throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Forbes controls the action.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Forbes scores with a hook to the body.
James landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
James blocking some punches.
Bradford Forbes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Forbes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as James walks away with a smile on his face. Forbes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
David James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bradford Forbes.
James stuffs the takedown.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Forbes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Forbes.
James forces Forbes back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from James.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Forbes blocks with his arms.
James working aggressively here.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Forbes avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
Forbes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as James walks away with a smile on his face. Forbes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Forbes throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
Forbes scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James tries to clinch up but Forbes circles away and keeps his distance.
James cracks Forbes with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James has closed the distance and engaged Forbes in a clinch.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Forbes avoids it.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
James lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Bradford Forbes has been cut.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Forbes avoids it.
James blocks a body shot from Forbes.
Forbes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Forbes blocks a body shot from James.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
Forbes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Forbes can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Forbes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Forbes ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Forbes no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
James got a little sloppy there for a moment and Forbes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, James has managed to get both his arms back between Forbes's legs - danger averted.
Forbes looking for a guillotine here but James defends easily.
Forbes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. James defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
James gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Forbes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Forbes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that David James will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Forbes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
James is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Forbes is controlling him.
Forbes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and James dives on top into guard.
James wants to control from the top but Forbes keeps moving.
Forbes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead James passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forbes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. James is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
James stands up out of the half guard.
James is looking to clinch.
James tries to clinch but Forbes moves out of range.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
Forbes feints the counter takedown.
James tries to clinch up but Forbes circles away and keeps his distance.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James tries to clinch but Forbes moves away
and Forbes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Forbes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Forbes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed James's guard.
James is looking to improve his position.
James is trying to maintain the position but Forbes is very close to passing his half guard.
James is defending against the submission attempts here by Forbes.
Forbes is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed James to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Forbes has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Forbes.
Forbes misses with the head strike.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Forbes manages to pull guard.
Forbes seems keen to control James's posture.
James sitting in guard here, content to control.
James works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James works his way into full mount!
James wants to control the pace but Forbes is squirming around nicely.
Forbes wants to control but James is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David James.
I think James has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luis Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 Los Angeles, Luis Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Thornton!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gonzales lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Ian Thornton has been cut.
Gonzales misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thornton.
Gonzales fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thornton, pushing him back against the cage.
Thornton is trying to break free.
Thornton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thornton breaks from the clinch.
Gonzales scores with a punch to the head.
Thornton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzales swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzales. Thornton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzales scores with a jab.
Thornton throws a looping overhand right but Gonzales ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzales throws a hook but Thornton avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales connects with a looping right hand.
Gonzales thumps Thornton with a low kick.
Gonzales throws a body shot but no joy.
Thornton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thornton.
Gonzales has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thornton throws a sloppy body shot
and Gonzales counters with a left hand that sends Thornton to the canvas!
Thornton is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzales sitting in guard here, content to control.
Thornton is still in real trouble! Can Gonzales finish him?
Thornton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonzales is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Thornton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Thornton has escaped and now he's on top!
Thornton seems to have recovered his senses.
Gonzales throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Thornton escapes and throws Gonzales's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales trying his best to control but Thornton has mounted him.
Thornton lands a nice shot to the head.
Gonzales's coaches at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Gonzales is in a horrible position here. Thornton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Thornton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thornton lands a big elbow.
Thornton landing punches.
The referee warns Gonzales that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gonzales manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Thornton wants to control but Gonzales is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton thows a huge punch but Gonzales dodges it nicely.
Thornton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gonzales defending well though.
Gonzales looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thornton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thornton trying to control from half guard but Gonzales is working away.
Gonzales is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thornton pulls his head out easily.
Thornton is thwarting Gonzales's attempts to control the position.
Thornton throwing shots but Gonzales is blocking nicely.
That's four 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.
Gonzales wants to sweep but Thornton has passed to side control!
Gonzales on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gonzales tries to get out of the position.
Gonzales trying his best to control but Thornton has mounted him.
Gonzales working to try and regain half guard.
Gonzales regains half guard.
Gonzales is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thornton pulls his head out easily.
Gonzales actively working from the bottom here.
Thornton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gonzales trying to control here.
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 Luis Gonzales will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ian Thornton's cut.
That's time! Gonzales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gonzales swings for the body but Thornton moves out of range.
Thornton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzales moves into the clinch.
Gonzales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thornton prevents a body shot from Gonzales.
Gonzales stalling against the cage.
Gonzales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thornton backwards.
Gonzales content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton is trying to force a seperation but Gonzales has the dominant position.
Gonzales stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thornton can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thornton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gonzales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thornton can do to turn this around?
Gonzales is leaning against Thornton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thornton is breathing heavily.
Gonzales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzales.
That has opened up Ian Thornton's cut even more.
Gonzales connects with a knee to the head.
Gonzales lands a good knee to the midsection. Thornton won't want to take too many of those.
Gonzales lands a right hand.
Gonzales pushes Thornton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hand to the body from Gonzales.
Gonzales dips a shoulder and cracks Thornton with a mighty uppercut! Thornton falls back against the cage and Gonzales unloads with a barrage of strikes! Thornton is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gonzales screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Gonzales!
Luis Gonzales bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Ian Thornton stepped up to the mic, saying 'Next time, Victory will taste sweet'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malaquias Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Benson Henderson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benson Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Malaquias Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson takes a swing at Teixeira's ribcage but misses.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teixeira throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Teixeira moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Teixeira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teixeira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab from Henderson .
A slow jab from Teixeira misses its intended target.
Henderson clinches.
A short right from Henderson on the inside.
Teixeira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teixeira misses with the head strike.
Teixeira has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson .
Teixeira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henderson scores with a shot to the side of Teixeira's head.
A hook to the body from Teixeira.
Teixeira gets through Henderson 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Teixeira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson works on Teixeira's body with a couple of short punches.
Henderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Teixeira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teixeira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson 's elbow.
Teixeira gets through Henderson 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Teixeira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Teixeira backwards.
Henderson scores with a shot to the side of Teixeira's head.
Teixeira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Teixeira on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson .
Teixeira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Teixeira.
Nice elbow from Teixeira.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teixeira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Henderson scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teixeira.
Teixeira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henderson working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Teixeira fails to land.
Henderson working aggressively here.
Teixeira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teixeira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson 's elbow.
Teixeira misses with a punch on the inside.
Teixeira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Teixeira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teixeira misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Henderson .
A nice left hand lands by Teixeira.
Henderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teixeira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teixeira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Teixeira lands with a right to the head.
Teixeira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Teixeira tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson avoids the elbow strike from Teixeira, against the cage.
Teixeira blocks a body shot from Henderson .
Teixeira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Teixeira or not.
A shot in the inside from Teixeira.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teixeira.
Henderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teixeira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henderson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Teixeira tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson .
Henderson lands a left hand.
Teixeira tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing Teixeira back against the cage.
Teixeira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teixeira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henderson .
Teixeira lands an elbow just above Henderson 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henderson .
Henderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Teixeira.
Henderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Teixeira backwards.
Henderson misses with some punches.
Teixeira misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teixeira has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson .
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Teixeira lands a body shot.
Teixeira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Teixeira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Teixeira.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Teixeira presses Henderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Teixeira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Henderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teixeira working aggressively here.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Teixeira.
Teixeira misses with some punches.
Teixeira blocks an uppercut.
Henderson blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Malaquias Teixeira will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Teixeira just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson . Teixeira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson tests Teixeira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Henderson .
Henderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Teixeira looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Henderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Teixeira scores with a shot to the body.
Henderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Teixeira in his tracks.
Benson Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Teixeira backs up against the cage.
Henderson connects with a body shot.
Henderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Teixeira is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teixeira throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Henderson misses the target.
Teixeira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira throws an off balance right hand
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
Teixeira is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
Henderson slips under a jab from Teixeira.
Henderson pounces like a tiger and cracks Teixeira with a vicious hook! Teixeira is down but not out! Henderson follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benson Henderson !
After winning the bout, Benson Henderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shamus McGillicuddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terunari Kagiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGillicuddy comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Shadow featuring Run The Jewels - Nobody Speak. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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152 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shamus McGillicuddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terunari Kagiyama!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGillicuddy darts in and clinches Kagiyama up against the cage.
Kagiyama has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McGillicuddy after a bit of a struggle.
Good body shot from McGillicuddy.
Kagiyama is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McGillicuddy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kagiyama throws a head punch that misses.
McGillicuddy keeps control of Kagiyama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kagiyama tries to break free but McGillicuddy pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kagiyama.
McGillicuddy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGillicuddy misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for McGillicuddy.
Kagiyama tries to score a body lock takedown but McGillicuddy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shamus McGillicuddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terunari Kagiyama.
Kagiyama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGillicuddy turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and McGillicuddy manages to end up in side control.
McGillicuddy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kagiyama defending against the ground and pound.
McGillicuddy wants to control but Kagiyama is keeping him busy.
McGillicuddy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kagiyama some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGillicuddy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kagiyama takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
McGillicuddy in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kagiyama gets back to half guard.
Kagiyama keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kagiyama has hold of McGillicuddy's hands but McGillicuddy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGillicuddy slows the pace down in half guard.
Kagiyama trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Kagiyama is trying desperately to improve position.
Kagiyama is bucking up trying to escape but McGillicuddy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kagiyama holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McGillicuddy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagiyama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McGillicuddy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McGillicuddy has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
McGillicuddy looking to ground and pound but Kagiyama is blocking nicely.
Kagiyama wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McGillicuddy.
McGillicuddy landing strikes from the mount and Kagiyama is in trouble!
McGillicuddy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kagiyama's face.
Kagiyama is trying to escape the mount.
McGillicuddy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagiyama is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
McGillicuddy lands a big elbow.
McGillicuddy looking to ground and pound but Kagiyama is blocking nicely.
A nice elbow there by McGillicuddy.
Kagiyama is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for McGillicuddy! Kagiyama is hurt baaadly! McGillicuddy is firing away with more strikes - Kagiyama is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shamus McGillicuddy!
Our winner, Shamus McGillicuddy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reed Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Riley 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Reed Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Riley!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Riley with that takedown attempt.
Money gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Money can't keep his opponent in guard - Riley advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Riley seems to be working for a kimura but Money defends the submission attempt.
Money tries to roll over but Riley keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley is trying to control. Money wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Riley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Money sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley is controlling the pace.
Riley seems to be working for a kimura but Money defends the submission attempt.
Money has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Riley is working away from the top position though.
Money holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
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.
Riley keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Riley wants to work for an arm triangle but Money is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Riley seems to be working for a kimura but Money defends the submission attempt.
Riley decides to stand up.
Riley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Money to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Tony Riley has been cut.
Riley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donk. Money catches Riley right on the button with a cross.
Money drops Riley with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Riley looks back up at him and smiles so Money waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Riley is rocked!
Money darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Riley's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Money before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reed Money!
In his post fight interview, Reed Money 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryan Pepper's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Pepper!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson tries to clinch but Pepper is having none of it.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pepper.
Pepper wants to clinch.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pepper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pepper.
Pepper fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson closes the distance but Pepper moves to the side
enabling Pepper to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Pepper has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Johnson clobbers Pepper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pepper clinches up against the cage.
Pepper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pepper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Pepper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Pepper controls the action.
Johnson tries a body shot but Pepper blocks it.
Pepper has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper blocking some punches.
Pepper lands a body punch.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Pepper's ribcage. Pepper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Pepper misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pepper misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Johnson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Pepper.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pepper blocking some punches.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pepper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pepper's elbow.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson tries a body shot but Pepper blocks it.
Pepper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson is working Pepper over against the cage.
Pepper presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Pepper.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Pepper throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Pepper misses with the head strike.
Pepper misses with the head strike.
Pepper misses with a body punch.
Johnson pushes Pepper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson darts in and clinches Pepper up against the cage.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pepper misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Pepper.
Pepper is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Pepper controls the action.
Johnson gets through Pepper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pepper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Pepper blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Pepper throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Pepper misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pepper tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peppers head.
Pepper lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Pepper takes a shot to the head.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Pepper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pepper lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pepper.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson rushes Pepper and presses him up against the cage.
Pepper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pepper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Pepper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pepper throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pepper.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Pepper is avoiding it.
Pepper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pepper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pepper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pepper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Pepper.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson stalls.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Pepper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pepper working aggressively here.
Pepper throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Pepper digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pepper misses with some punches.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Pepper.
Pepper trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson gets through Pepper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pepper.
Pepper has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Pepper avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Pepper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pepper has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pepper throws a head punch that misses.
Pepper throws a head punch that misses.
Pepper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pepper cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pepper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
A right hand to the body from Pepper.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pepper backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Pepper as the two fighters clinch.
Pepper prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pepper can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pepper tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Pepper back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Pepper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Pepper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pepper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Pepper.
Pepper misses with the head strike.
Pepper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Pepper fails to land.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson wants to break free but Pepper has control.
Pepper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson tries a body shot but Pepper blocks it.
Pepper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pepper lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pepper.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Pepper.
Pepper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Pepper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Pepper.
Johnson leaning against his opponent.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Pepper prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Pepper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pepper.
Pepper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pepper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pepper backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryan Pepper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pepper.
Pepper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pepper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Pepper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pepper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pepper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Pepper connects with a body shot.
Pepper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Pepper swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pepper lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Pepper blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson stalling.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Pepper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pepper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pepper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pepper's elbow.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Pepper misses with some punches.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pepper misses with some punches.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Pepper.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Pepper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Pepper tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Pepper drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pepper blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Pepper has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pepper presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Pepper controls the action.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pepper.
Pepper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Pepper lands with a left to the head.
Pepper throws a head punch that misses.
Pepper misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pepper.
Pepper lands a body punch.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.
Pepper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pepper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pepper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pepper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pepper.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Pepper avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Pepper gets control of Johnson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pepper will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson 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.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Pepper keeps moving.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pepper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Pepper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pepper 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Pepper!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reyn Godrigueze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eigi Takagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takagi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Welcome to the Jungle. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reyn Godrigueze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eigi Takagi!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godrigueze closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Godrigueze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Godrigueze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Godrigueze.
Takagi pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Godrigueze looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Takagi working for a triangle but Godrigueze defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takagi working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takagi keeping moving, preventing Godrigueze from controlling successfully.
Takagi has control of Godrigueze's left arm, preventing Godrigueze from doing any damage.
Godrigueze controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Takagi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Godrigueze content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Godrigueze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Takagi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Godrigueze gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Godrigueze with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godrigueze throws a big right hand that misses.
Godrigueze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Takagi's head.
Takagi trying to control the position here.
Godrigueze makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Godrigueze postures up in Takagi's guard and throws a big left but Takagi blocks it.
Godrigueze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Takagi has his feet on Godrigueze's thighs here. He's pushed Godrigueze off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Godrigueze screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eigi Takagi!
Eigi Takagi is the new lightweight champion!
Eigi Takagi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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