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NJMMA XS 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adlan Aukhadov (ranked 23841 p4p, 711 weight class) and Brian Jensen (ranked 7442 p4p, 640 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adlan Aukhadov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aukhadov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aukhadov drives through and clinches with Jensen against the cage.
Aukhadov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aukhadov tries for a takedown but Jensen manages to get underhooks.
Jensen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jensen avoids a wild elbow strike from Aukhadov.
Jensen wants to get back to striking at distance but Aukhadov won't allow it.
Aukhadov tries to pull guard but Jensen holds him up against the cage and eventually Aukhadov drops back down to his feet.
Aukhadov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jensen's efforts to push away.
Aukhadov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jensen's efforts to push away.
Jensen blocks an elbow strike from Aukhadov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aukhadov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jensen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aukhadov throws an elbow that misses.
Jensen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aukhadov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jensen's defenses.
Jensen takes an elbow to the temple.
Jensen is pressed up against the cage. Aukhadov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jensen down to the mat. Jensen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adlan Aukhadov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aukhadov thows a leg kick but Jensen checks it
and Jensen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Jensen does no damage.
Aukhadov fails with a takedown attempt.
Jensen lands a right hook to the body.
Aukhadov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aukhadov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aukhadov gets a clinch.
Jensen is trying to break free.
Jensen wants to break free but Aukhadov has control.
Jensen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jensen wants to get back to striking at distance but Aukhadov won't allow it.
Aukhadov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jensen wants to get back to striking at distance but Aukhadov won't allow it.
Aukhadov pulls guard effortlessly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aukhadov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jensen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aukhadov 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.
Aukhadov has his foot on Jensen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jensen works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aukhadov looking for a sweep. Not yet Aukhadov, not yet.
Jensen is looking to stand up but Aukhadov won't let him.
Jensen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aukhadov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aukhadov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jensen stands up and waves to Aukhadov to follow him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aukhadov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Jensen tries to counter it with a takedown but Aukhadov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jensen batters Aukhadov with a massive right followed by a huge left! Aukhadov is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Jensen lands a final crushing right hand to drop Aukhadov to the mat with a gruesome thud! Jensen is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brian Jensen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kash Bradford (ranked 4261 p4p, 207 weight class) and Batang Timang (ranked 5199 p4p, 251 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kash Bradford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Batang Timang!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradford rushes Timang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Timang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Timang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Timang.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bradford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Timang backwards.
Timang misses with the head strike.
Timang pushes Bradford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bradford trying to control the position but instead, Timang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bradford into the cage.
Timang misses with a punch to the body.
Timang lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradford's elbow.
Bradford lands an uppercut.
Timang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Timang's elbow.
Timang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradford's elbow.
Timang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford has a couple of punches blocked by Timang.
Timang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bradfords head.
Timang letting Bradford take a breather here.
Bradford stalling in the clinch but Timang improves position.
Bradford taking a breather.
Bradford avoiding damage.
Timang tries to throw a body punch but Bradford avoids it by throwing Timang back against the cage.
Timang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bradford lands with a left to the head.
Bradford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Timang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Timang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Bradford's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Timang lands with a left to the head.
Timang misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Timang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Timang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Timang prevents a body shot from Bradford.
Bradford prevents a body shot from Timang.
Bradford is looking to control Timang's arms but Timang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bradford has his back to the cage.
Timang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bradford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timang.
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!
Timang pushes Bradford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Timang scores with a shoulder strike.
Bradford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Timang.
Timang pushes Bradford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Timang fails to land.
A short right from Timang on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradford trying to control the position but instead, Timang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bradford into the cage.
Bradford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Timang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bradford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Timang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bradford blocks a body shot from Timang.
Bradford misses with some punches.
Timang struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradford controls his hands.
Bradford swings wildly with an uppercut but Timang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradford is trying to stall.
Bradford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bradford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timang tries a body shot but Bradford blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Timang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bradford taking a breather.
Timang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bradford misses with a punch on the inside.
Bradford taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Timang.
Bradford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Timang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Timang as Bradford tries to tie him up.
Bradford blocks an uppercut.
Timang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Timang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradford misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batang Timang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bradford connects with a leg kick. Timang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bradford gets tackled into the cage by Timang. Timang maintains the clinch.
Timang prevents a body shot from Bradford.
Bradford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Timang's elbow.
Batang Timang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Timang misses with a punch to the body.
Bradford throws a head punch that misses.
Bradford blocks a body shot from Timang.
Timang blocks a body shot from Bradford.
A head punch on the inside from Bradford fails to land.
Bradford lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Timang.
Timang misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bradford pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bradford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Timang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bradford trying to stall but Timang improves his position.
Bradford is looking to control Timang's arms but Timang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bradford has his back to the cage.
Bradford blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradford.
Timang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bradford is stalling here.
Timang tries to throw a body punch but Bradford avoids it by throwing Timang back against the cage.
Timang tries a body shot but Bradford blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradford.
Bradford lands with a right to the head.
Bradford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Timangs head.
Timang blocking some punches.
Timang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bradford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Timang backwards.
Bradford taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Timang.
Timang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Timang tries to work over Bradford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradford prevents a body shot from Timang.
Timang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Timang digs a right hand underneath Bradford's ribcage. Bradford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradford blocks an uppercut.
Bradford swings wildly with an uppercut but Timang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Timang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Timang digs a right hand into Bradford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bradford's gas tank.
Timang blocking some punches.
Timang lands with a right to the head.
Timang misses with some punches.
Timang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Timang misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Timang.
Timang tries to work over Bradford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Timang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bradford backwards.
Timang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bradford lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Timang.
Bradford struggles to land a body shot inside as Timang controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Timang.
Timang misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Timang as the two fighters clinch.
Bradford is looking to control Timang's arms but Timang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bradford has his back to the cage.
Timang misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Timang.
Timang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timang blocking some punches.
Bradford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradford.
Timang tries a body shot but Bradford blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Timang throws a punch but it's blocked by Bradford.
Bradford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Timang is working Bradford over against the cage.
Bradford is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Timang.
Timang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Timang.
Timang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Timang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bradford is looking to control Timang's arms but Timang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bradford has his back to the cage.
Bradford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batang Timang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bradford scoring well with a low kick there.
Timang walks into a jab.
A left lands for Bradford.
Timang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bradford to score with a decent uppercut.
Timang moves into the clinch successfully.
Timang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bradford swings wildly with an uppercut but Timang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Timang lands a body shot.
Timang lands a hook that snaps the head of Bradford backwards.
Bradford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bradford wants to stall.
Bradford pushes Timang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Timang can't find room to land a body shot as Bradford controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Timang as the two fighters clinch.
Timang lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Timang working aggressively here.
Bradford is trying to maintain a safe position but Timang gets an underhook and turns Bradford into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bradford fails to land.
Bradford tries to stall but Timang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Timang lands with a light punch inside.
Timang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Timang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Timang pushes Bradford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Timang.
Timang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Timang blocks a body shot from Bradford.
Timang tries to throw a body punch but Bradford avoids it by throwing Timang back against the cage.
A short left from Timang.
Timang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bradford backwards.
Bradford is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Bradford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Timang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Timang.
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 handed body shot lands from Timang.
Timang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Timang creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bradford with a big uppercut! Bradford tries to clinch up but Timang pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bradford to the mat! Bradford covers up and Timang unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Batang Timang!
Batang Timang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jansen Harumafuji (ranked 5972 p4p, 533 weight class) and Johnny Johnsen (ranked 5115 p4p, 465 weight class). Johnsen has chosen Cypress Hill-How Can I Kill a Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jansen Harumafuji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Johnsen!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harumafuji tries for a takedown but Johnsen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A combination from Johnsen does no damage.
Harumafuji takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Jansen Harumafuji has been cut.
Harumafuji dodges the punch combination from Johnsen.
Harumafuji darts in looking for a takedown but Johnsen gets double underhooks and turns Harumafuji into the cage.
Johnsen misses with the combination.
Johnsen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnsen throws a nice head kick!
Johnsen works Harumafuji's body with a nice hook.
Johnsen clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harumafuji lands a shoulder strike.
Harumafuji is trying to force a seperation but Johnsen has the dominant position.
Harumafuji fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jansen Harumafuji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Johnsen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harumafuji is controlling him.
Johnsen working for a triangle but Harumafuji defends it easily.
Harumafuji pushing down on Johnsen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnsen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Harumafuji with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harumafuji looking to pass the guard.
Johnsen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harumafuji is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harumafuji postures up in Johnsen's guard and throws a big left but Johnsen blocks it.
Johnsen looking for a guillotine here but Harumafuji defends easily.
Harumafuji 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.
Johnsen wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnsen keeping full guard, as Harumafuji tries to pass.
Johnsen keeping moving, preventing Harumafuji from controlling successfully.
Johnsen keeping full guard, as Harumafuji tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsen looking for a triangle here. Harumafuji is fighting it but it looks tight! Johnsen pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Harumafuji is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Johnny Johnsen!
Johnny Johnsen took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiroki Tomori (ranked 3145 p4p, 150 weight class) and Lester Limbaugh (ranked 4104 p4p, 194 weight class). Lester Limbaugh struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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149 lbs
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Tomori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lester Limbaugh!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomori closes the distance and pushes Limbaugh back into the cage.
Limbaugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Limbaugh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomori.
Limbaugh prevents a body shot from Tomori.
Tomori cracks Limbaugh with a nice body shot.
Tomori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Tomori.
Tomori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Limbaugh backwards.
Tomori lands with a right to the head.
Tomori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Limbaugh backwards.
Limbaugh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Limbaugh misses with a punch on the inside.
Limbaugh prevents a body shot from Tomori.
Limbaugh prevents a body shot from Tomori.
Limbaugh throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomori.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Limbaugh blocks a body shot from Tomori.
Limbaugh working aggressively here.
Tomori scores with a shot to the side of Limbaugh's head.
Tomori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomori lands with a right to the head.
Limbaugh has a couple of punches blocked by Tomori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Limbaugh fails to land.
Tomori lands a nice uppercut.
Limbaugh misses with the head strike.
Tomori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tomori.
Tomori lands a nice uppercut.
Limbaugh misses with some punches.
Limbaugh misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomori lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Limbaugh.
Limbaugh misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomori.
Tomori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Limbaugh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomori lands a right hand that snaps the head of Limbaugh backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Limbaugh.
Limbaugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Limbaugh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Limbaugh working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomori.
Tomori lands a nice uppercut.
Tomori is leaning against Limbaugh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tomori blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Tomori.
Limbaugh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Tomori.
Limbaugh looks winded!
Tomori lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Limbaugh.
A short body shot lands from Tomori as the two fighters clinch.
Tomori works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Tomori.
Tomori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tomori.
Tomori lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tomori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tomori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Limbaugh backwards.
Tomori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Limbaugh backwards.
Tomori lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tomori digs a right hand into Limbaugh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Limbaugh's gas tank.
A short right from Tomori.
Tomori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tomori throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tomori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Limbaugh backwards.
Tomori lands a shot to the body.
Tomori lands an uppercut.
Tomori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limbaugh misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomori.
Tomori digs a right hand into Limbaugh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Limbaugh's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tomori.
Tomori pushes Limbaugh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tomori lands a right hand.
Tomori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomori lands a shot to the body.
Tomori lands with a light punch inside.
Tomori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomori.
Limbaugh is rocked!
Tomori blocks an uppercut.
Limbaugh is still on wobbly legs! Can Tomori finish him?
Tomori lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomori working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Limbaugh throws a head punch that misses.
Tomori lands a body punch.
Limbaugh seems to have recovered his senses.
Tomori works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tomori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tomori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tomori throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Limbaugh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomori lands a body punch.
Tomori scores with a shot to the side of Limbaugh's head.
Limbaugh takes a shot to the head.
Tomori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomori misses with a body punch.
Tomori lands with a left to the head.
Limbaugh has a couple of punches blocked by Tomori.
Tomori is working Limbaugh over against the cage.
Tomori lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomori lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Tomori.
Tomori lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Limbaugh.
Tomori lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tomori scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Tomori.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tomori lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tomori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tomori lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Tomori.
Tomori throws a big uppercut that drops Limbaugh! More strikes from Tomori and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Limbaugh lies dazed against the cage as Tomori celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroki Tomori!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dre Battle (ranked 2648 p4p, 301 weight class) and Greek God (ranked 3602 p4p, 398 weight class). Battle comes to the cage accompanied by Knockout - Yung Gravy. God has chosen KINGS - Bikini | Μπικίνι as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dre Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Greek God!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
God looks to score with a jab to the body but Battle is just out of range.
God misses with an uppercut.
Battle misses with a hook.
God throws a jab when Battle was well out of range.
The fighters circling - God throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Battle tries to counter by clinching up but God breaks away and moves out of range.
God fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battle manages to avoid it.
Battle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. God manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from God.
God looks to score with a jab to the body but Battle is just out of range.
Battle appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Battle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battle is looking to chop away at God's legs.
God looks to throw the jab but Battle is out of range.
Greek God seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
God throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Battle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Battle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Battle is thwarting God's attempts to control the position.
Battle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
God blocking the ground and pound attempt from Battle.
Battle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Battle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. God defending well though.
God told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
God tries to get to full guard but Battle has control of the leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if God can do anything to dispel that myth.
Battle wants to take a breather but God is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle trying to control the pace.
Battle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. God defending well though.
God is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Battle pulls his head out easily.
God is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Battle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Battle is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
God slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Battle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Battle trying to control but God is working from the bottom.
Battle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Battle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed God's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but God does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
God tries to roll over but Battle keeps him under control.
Battle thows a huge punch but God dodges it nicely.
Battle is looking to take a break and control but God is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
God taking some punishment here, with Battle in his half guard.
God is not content to let Battle control the position.
God taking some punishment here, with Battle in his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
God on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Battle trying to control the action but God is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dre Battle dominated that round.
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.
Battle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
God scores with a jab to the head.
God throws a shot from downtown. Battle moves away and avoids it.
Battle tries to counter by moving into the clinch but God manages to circle out of the way.
Battle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says God as he avoids it easily.
God thows a left - swing and a miss!
Battle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as God throws out the jab.
God connects with a looping right hand.
Battle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Battle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
God is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
God swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Battle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Battle there as he acknowledges the shot.
God moves into range and connects with a jab.
Battle is rocked!
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 big right from Battle misses.
Oh Battle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
God cracks Battle on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Battle falls backwards against the cage. God follows up with more strikes that drop Battle to his knees. God keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Battle! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greek God!
A victorious Greek God thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uchimura Nakata (ranked 2511 p4p, 120 weight class) and Jake Iceman (ranked 4625 p4p, 223 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uchimura Nakata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Iceman !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakata decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nakata lands strikes from half guard.
Nakata slips a nice elbow through Iceman 's hands, connecting with Iceman 's forehead.
Nakata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Iceman keeps working.
Nakata throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nakata is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Iceman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nakata.
Nakata slips a nice elbow through Iceman 's hands, connecting with Iceman 's forehead.
Iceman trying to hold on to Nakata's head to control him but Nakata postures up.
Ground and pound from Nakata.
Nakata is nestled in close to Iceman , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Iceman is rocked!
Iceman has hold of Nakata's hands but Nakata slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Iceman is still in real trouble! Can Nakata finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakata lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Iceman quite badly. Iceman pulls Nakata in close trying to recover. Nakata postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Iceman on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Iceman doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uchimura Nakata!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Curtis (ranked 2613 p4p, 356 weight class) and Mikey Tyson Jr (ranked 4786 p4p, 575 weight class). Curtis comes to the cage accompanied by Russian Circles - Geneva. Mikey Tyson Jr told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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218 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Tyson Jr!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Curtis.
Curtis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No joy there for Tyson Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Curtis looks for a takedown but Tyson Jr sprawls well.
Curtis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tyson Jr is out of range.
Curtis throws a series of punches but Tyson Jr avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Curtis.
Tyson Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Curtis shakes him off and moves away.
Tyson Jr wants to land a leg kick but Curtis is out of range.
Tyson Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis moves out of range of the leg kick from Tyson Jr.
Tyson Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson Jr breaks the clinch.
Curtis has been working on his balance at Scouse House , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tyson Jr.
Curtis digs a good body shot into Tyson Jr's ribs.
Curtis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Curtis shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyson Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Curtis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyson Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Tyson Jr. No joy for Curtis on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Curtis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Curtis clinches.
A short right from Curtis.
Tyson Jr breaks the clinch.
Curtis swinging wildly here.
Tyson Jr tries to work over Curtis's front leg with a kick but Curtis checks it.
Mikey Tyson Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Tyson Jr scores with a four punch combination!
Curtis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tyson Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Curtis's sensitive parts.
Curtis swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyson Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis checks a leg kick.
Tyson Jr tries to clinch there but Curtis circles away.
Tyson Jr clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tyson Jr obliges.
Curtis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tyson Jr breaks the clinch.
Tyson Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Curtis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tyson Jr.
Tyson Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curtis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Curtis connects with a jab.
Tyson Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Curtis throws out a powerful jab.
Curtis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Curtis.
Tyson Jr looks winded!
Tyson Jr tries to move into range but Curtis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tyson Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis drops Tyson Jr with a beautiful combination! Tyson Jr stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Curtis is looking for the KO!
Tyson Jr is rocked!
Tyson Jr gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Curtis points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Tyson Jr wakes up just in time to hear Curtis thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Curtis!
Frank Curtis decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Beta Knox (ranked 1280 p4p, 137 weight class) and Max Superior (ranked 2876 p4p, 256 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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140 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Superior!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Superior uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Superior gets caught napping as Knox dives in and scores a takedown. Superior manages to retain guard.
Knox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Superior's head.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Superior is trying to keep Knox in close.
Knox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Superior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Superior utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knox is looking to work some ground and pound but Superior has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox landing some decent shots from guard.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Superior is on top in guard.
Knox throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Knox throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Knox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knox tries to get out of the position.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
Knox is adopting a defensive guard.
Superior gets to his feet. Knox looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Knox throws out a loose jab but Superior uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Superior doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox scores with a three punch combo!
Knox throws a body punch but Superior moves out of range.
It seemed like Superior was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Superior moves out of range as Knox strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Superior to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox misses with a body shot
and Superior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox throws a body punch but Superior moves out of range.
Superior is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knox with a body shot.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Superior connects with a right hand. Knox shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Superior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Superior ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox tries to clinch up
and Superior counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Superior has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Superior takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Superior throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Superior's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Superior connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Superior gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Superior throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox punishes Superior's body with a nice straight punch.
Superior lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Superior throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Superior throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Superior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Superior takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox connects with the punch.
Knox connects with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Superior scores with the left hand. Knox knows he should have avoided that one.
Superior is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Superior looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Superior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knox throws a big counter combination but Superior scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Superior takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox dominated that round.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Superior circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Superior counter with a right hand.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Superior.
Knox jabs Superior to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Superior might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Knox shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Knox showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Superior avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Superior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knox scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
Knox lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Beta Knox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knox working over Superior with some ground and pound. Superior looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've been hearing that Knox has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Knox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Knox is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Superior is looking to improve his position.
Knox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Knox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Superior defending well though.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
Knox lands strikes from half guard.
Superior is trying to maintain the position but Knox is very close to passing his half guard.
Knox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Superior can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
Superior is trying to maintain the position but Knox is very close to passing his half guard.
Knox looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Knox working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Knox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knox working over Superior with some ground and pound. Superior looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Knox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox working over Superior with some ground and pound. Superior looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Knox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Superior with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knox scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knox misses with a head shot. Superior uses the momentum to regain guard.
Knox works over Superior with some ground and pound from guard.
Superior trying to keep a closed guard but Knox is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Superior is trying to keep Knox in close.
Knox trying to control but Superior is working from the bottom.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Superior works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knox postures up in Superior's guard and throws a big left but Superior blocks it.
Knox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knox connects with a couple of short punches.
Knox postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knox is working Superior over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses.
Knox throws a strike but Superior rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Superior stands up from Knox's guard - Superior perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Superior should have avoided that one.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Knox closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Superior to the mat! Superior manages to get full guard.
Superior kicks Knox off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Superior moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Superior! But no joy.
Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Superior looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox stuns Superior with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Superior swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Superior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Superior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Superior defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Superior's belly button to the back.
Superior connects with a single shot there.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Knox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Superior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Superior swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox jabs Superior to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox is looking to wear down Superior with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knox connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Superior misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Superior defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Superior.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Max Superior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Superior throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Superior is out of range.
Knox throws a hook but Superior avoids it easily.
Knox tries to clinch but Superior is having none of it.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Superior circles away quickly and effectively.
Superior looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Superior! But no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knox connects with a nice short shot to Superior's temple.
Superior wants to get back to full guard.
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!
Knox thows a huge punch but Superior dodges it nicely.
Knox trying to control the action but Superior is working from the bottom.
Knox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knox 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. Knox lands a nice short elbow.
Knox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knox is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Superior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knox scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Superior taking some punishment here, with Knox in his half guard.
Knox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knox not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Superior has hold of Knox's hands but Knox slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Superior regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Knox.
Knox lands a couple of elbows.
Knox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Superior's head.
Knox postures up and lands a big shot to Superior's brow.
Knox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox stopping the sweep attempt from Superior.
Knox is working Superior over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knox lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Knox distracts Superior with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Knox landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox scoring with some ground and pound.
Max Superior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Knox working some strikes from top position.
Knox connects with a couple of short punches.
Knox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Knox wants to control from the top but Superior keeps moving.
Knox working some strikes from top position.
Knox connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beta Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knox 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beta Knox!
After winning the bout, Beta Knox 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hektor Hagoma (ranked 1520 p4p, 228 weight class) and Azizi Camara (ranked 3019 p4p, 415 weight class). Hektor Hagoma has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hektor Hagoma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azizi Camara!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagoma throws a lazy right hand but Camara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hagoma leaves Camara with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Camara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hagoma sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Camara somewhat.
Camara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Camara fails with the takedown.
Hektor Hagoma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azizi Camara.
Hagoma scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Azizi Camara has been cut.
Hagoma throws a shot from downtown. Camara moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Camara.
Hagoma looks to throw the jab but Camara is out of range.
Camara shoots in and drives through. Hagoma sprawls well.
We've been told by Hagoma's head coaches at Fit-Out that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hagoma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Camara shoots in and drives through. Hagoma sprawls well.
Camara shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hagoma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagoma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Camara in his tracks.
Camara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hagoma circles away.
Hagoma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hagoma lands with a shot to the body.
Camara doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hagoma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camara looks winded!
Hagoma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Camara on the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Camara has his takedown stuffed
and Hagoma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camara is rocked!
Hagoma lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Camara head around and knocks him out cold! Hagoma hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hektor Hagoma!
Hektor Hagoma was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Azizi Camara stepped up to the mic, saying 'Just a mistake in my road to greatness'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milton Friedman (ranked 941 p4p, 104 weight class) and Rodney Jacobs (ranked 1684 p4p, 186 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milton Friedman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Friedman there.
Jacobs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Friedman's waist but Friedman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jacobs off to one side.
Friedman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jacobs shoots in looking for a takedown but Friedman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jacobs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Friedman lands a nice shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jacobs.
Milton Friedman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Jacobs.
Friedman jabs at Jacobs's body.
Jacobs is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Friedman's half guard.
Jacobs is thwarting Friedman's attempts to control the position.
Jacobs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Friedman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Friedman's coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Friedman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friedman working for a triangle but Jacobs defends it easily.
Friedman looking for a sweep. Not yet Friedman, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Friedman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Friedman controls Jacobs momentarily but Jacobs frees himself.
Jacobs won't allow Friedman to sweep him here.
Friedman controlling the position.
Jacobs looking to pass the guard.
Friedman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jacobs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Friedman keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Friedman working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Friedman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jacobs manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Friedman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Friedman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Friedman won't allow Jacobs to sweep him here.
Friedman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Friedman scoring with some ground and pound.
Friedman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Friedman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedman cracks Jacobs with a solid left hand.
Jacobs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacobs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Friedman manages to get himself to full guard.
Friedman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jacobs is one step ahead there.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but Friedman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Friedman 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.
Friedman is working hard here to advance position.
Friedman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jacobs works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Friedman trying to control but Jacobs is working from the bottom.
Friedman with a nice head shot there.
Friedman preventing the sweep.
Jacobs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Friedman works over Jacobs with some ground and pound from guard.
Friedman landing with the ground and pound.
Jacobs looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Friedman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jacobs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milton Friedman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Friedman connects with a crisp jab.
Friedman scores with a takedown into Jacobs's guard.
Friedman distracts Jacobs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jacobs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Friedman is one step ahead there.
Friedman distracts Jacobs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing Friedman from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing Friedman from controlling successfully.
Jacobs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Friedman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Friedman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedman lands a couple of elbows.
Friedman wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
Jacobs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Friedman's guard.
Friedman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jacobs manages to get himself to full guard.
Friedman with a nice head shot there.
Friedman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jacobs's head.
Friedman distracts Jacobs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Friedman postures up.
Friedman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jacobs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Friedman scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is trying to control the position but Friedman postures up.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing Friedman from controlling successfully.
Friedman working some strikes from top position.
Friedman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jacobs can do to turn this around?
Friedman landing with the ground and pound.
Friedman wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
Jacobs looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jacobs has momentary wrist control but Friedman slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing Friedman from controlling successfully.
Friedman postures up and lands a big shot to Jacobs's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Friedman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Friedman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Friedman wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
Friedman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Friedman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jacobs's head.
Friedman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jacobs is on top in guard.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Friedman keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobs drops back, looking for a kneebar! Friedman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Friedman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Friedman!
Friedman lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Jacobs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Friedman cracks Jacobs with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jacobs gets back to half guard.
Jacobs trying to hold on to Friedman's head to control him but Friedman postures up.
Friedman winds up and cracks Jacobs with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs gets full guard.
Friedman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jacobs looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Friedman has picked Jacobs up and slammed him! Jacobs can't keep hold of the triangle and Friedman manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Friedman working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milton Friedman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Friedman cracks a nice hook into Jacobs's ribs.
Friedman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Friedman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Friedman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jacobs takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Friedman cracks Jacobs with a big elbow.
Friedman working the ground and pound from side control.
Jacobs gets back to half guard.
Jacobs has hold of Friedman's hands but Friedman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Friedman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Friedman winds up and cracks Jacobs with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Friedman drops an elbow to the side of Jacobs's head.
Friedman wants to take a breather but Jacobs is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Friedman lands a nice short elbow.
Jacobs has hold of Friedman's hands but Friedman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jacobs has hold of Friedman's hands but Friedman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jacobs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Friedman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Friedman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Friedman is nestled in close to Jacobs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Friedman connects with a nice short shot to Jacobs's temple.
Friedman drops an elbow to the side of Jacobs's head.
Jacobs wants to get back to full guard.
Jacobs trying to control here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Friedman connects with a nice short shot to Jacobs's temple.
Friedman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Friedman connects with a nice short shot to Jacobs's temple.
Rodney Jacobs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedman is trying to control the action in half guard but Jacobs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Friedman working Jacobs over with strikes.
Friedman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Milton Friedman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs taking some punishment here, with Friedman in his half guard.
Jacobs is positioning himself well to prevent Friedman advancing to mount.
Jacobs on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Friedman working the head and body with strikes.
Jacobs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Friedman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jacobs keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs taking some punishment here, with Friedman in his half guard.
Jacobs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Friedman lands strikes from half guard.
Friedman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Friedman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jacobs is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Friedman pulls his head out easily.
Jacobs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Friedman scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Friedman lands a nice short elbow.
Friedman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jacobs on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Friedman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Friedman connects with a nice short shot to Jacobs's temple.
Friedman trying to control the action but Jacobs is working from the bottom.
Jacobs actively working from the bottom here.
Jacobs is trying to maintain the position but Friedman is very close to passing his half guard.
Friedman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Milton Friedman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Friedman drops an elbow to the side of Jacobs's head.
Friedman wants to control but Jacobs is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milton Friedman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Friedman 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milton Friedman!
In his post fight interview, Milton Friedman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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