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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruston Cohle (ranked 7473 p4p, 578 weight class) and Raphael Hide (ranked 4428 p4p, 467 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cohle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Raining Blood. Hide is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nightwish. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Raphael Hide enters the cage!
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruston Cohle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Hide!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hide throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Cohle was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hide looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hide stuffs the takedown attempt from Cohle. Cohle gets slowly back to his feet.
Cohle seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cohle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hide as he jumps to the side.
Hide tests Cohle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cohle misses with a takedown attempt
and Hide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruston Cohle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohle shoots in looking for a takedown. Hide tries to sprawl out of it but Cohle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hide manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cohle.
Cohle fails with the takedown
enabling Hide to counter with a crisp jab.
Cohle is breathing heavily.
Cohle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohle needs to keep his hands up - Hide had a free shot at his head there.
Good standup being displayed there by Hide as he connects with a hook.
Hide throws a low kick but Cohle avoids it.
Cohle shoots and misses
and Hide counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice shot by Hide.
Decent striking displayed by Hide there.
Hide comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oooooh!!! Hide has knocked Cohle down with a huge combo! Hide steps away and waves a wobbly Cohle back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cohle is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hide lands a big right hand that sends Cohle crashing to the mat! Hide stays standing though and waves Cohle back to his feet!
Oh Cohle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Hide engages and cracks Cohle with a massive lead left hook - Cohle tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Hide is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raphael Hide!
Raphael Hide tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Ruston Cohle spoke after the fight, saying 'What can ya do.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim McNulty (ranked 2640 p4p, 279 weight class) and Padraig Pearse (ranked 23684 p4p, 606 weight class). Jim McNulty could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Padraig Pearse's chin.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim McNulty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Padraig Pearse!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNulty connects with an inside leg kick.
Pearse throws a lazy head kick
enabling McNulty to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by McNulty.
McNulty looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pearse misses with a body shot
and McNulty counters with a nice uppercut.
McNulty lands a lovely overhand right.
McNulty lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pearse throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McNulty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good shot there by McNulty.
Pearse takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pearse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McNulty scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pearse is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearse slips under a jab.
McNulty feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pearse's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McNulty blocks the body kick.
McNulty scores with a nice body kick.
Pearse shoots for a takedown but McNulty saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pearse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jim McNulty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearse takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McNulty scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That kick from McNulty tenderised Pearse's leg. Pearse is trying to keep his angry face on.
McNulty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McNulty avoids a kick to the body.
Pearse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McNulty counters with a nice body shot.
McNulty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jim McNulty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearse wants to clinch up but McNulty keeps it at a distance.
McNulty jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pearse tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McNulty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearse fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like McNulty was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pearse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McNulty connects with an inside leg kick.
Pearse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McNulty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pearse throws a body kick that misses
and McNulty counters with a low kick, right behind Pearse 's knee.
Pearse moves forwards but McNulty connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice body kick from McNulty.
Pearse tries to clinch there but McNulty circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pearse's calf.
McNulty throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pearse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McNulty.
Pearse wants to clinch.
Pearse fails with the takedown
and McNulty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jim McNulty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Padraig Pearse.
McNulty connects with a looping right hand.
Pearse throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McNulty's waist but McNulty gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pearse off to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for McNulty.
Pearse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by McNulty. Beautiful body shot.
McNulty cracks a nice hook into Pearse's ribs.
Pearse pushes McNulty up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McNulty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McNulty.
Pearse can't break the clinch.
McNulty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pearse is still on wobbly legs! Can McNulty finish him?
McNulty lands a right hand.
Pearse misses with a knee to the head.
Pearse seems to have recovered his senses.
McNulty keeps control of Pearse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McNulty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McNulty lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearse tries to land a knee to the head but McNulty blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim McNulty dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice shot by McNulty.
Pearse takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pearse's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McNulty lands a high kick!
Pearse darts in and clinches McNulty up against the cage.
Pearse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McNulty lands with a right to the head.
Pearse jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McNulty walks away with a smile on his face. Pearse gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McNulty throws a good cross that connects.
Pearse has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McNulty.
Pearse fails with an attempt to clinch.
McNulty slaps away a takedown attempt from Pearse, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McNulty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearse tries to clinch up.
Pearse throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McNulty counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pearse fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jim McNulty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Padraig Pearse.
McNulty throws a quick inside leg kick.
McNulty explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pearse tries to clinch up
and McNulty counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pearse's knee momentarily.
Padraig Pearse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pearse crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McNulty - the referee stops the clock and Pearse gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McNulty. Pearse manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jim McNulty is winning the standup battle so far.
Pearse throws a combination that misses
and McNulty counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McNulty throws a series of strikes that have Pearse backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearse moves into range and clinches up with McNulty.
McNulty breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McNulty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pearse on the side of the head.
McNulty smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McNulty throws out a powerful jab.
Pearse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McNulty thuds a left hand into Pearse's body.
Pearse moves to clinch but McNulty breaks away
and McNulty counters with an outside leg kick.
Pearse swings away with a body shot that misses
and McNulty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearse tries to clinch up.
McNulty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McNulty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pearse on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from McNulty.
Pearse misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pearse has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McNulty.
McNulty throws a one two combo.
Pearse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pearse wants to take the fight to the mat but McNulty manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pearse is trying to break the clinch but McNulty has him pressed against the cage.
McNulty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pearse backwards.
McNulty lands a hook that snaps the head of Pearse backwards.
McNulty pushes Pearse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearse tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McNulty scores with a shot to the side of Pearse's head.
Pearse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pearse tries for a takedown but McNulty manages to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McNulty.
McNulty lands with a left to the head.
McNulty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pearses head.
Pearse tries to land knees in the clinch but McNulty avoids the damage to the body.
Pearse throws a knee to the head but misses.
McNulty lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pearse or not.
Pearse is breathing heavily.
McNulty breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from McNulty finds it's way through Pearse's defenses.
McNulty connects with a solid leg kick.
Pearse has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pearse there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim McNulty 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. This is the final round!
Pearse is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. McNulty Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Pearse is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jim McNulty!
Jim McNulty decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Llosa (ranked 2041 p4p, 247 weight class) and Randy The Show (ranked 4138 p4p, 440 weight class). The Show comes into a darkened arena with his song building. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tktV-Q52CO4 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ernesto Llosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy The Show!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Show lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Show tries to keep at a distance but Llosa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Llosa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics The Show uses from the top position.
Llosa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Llosa is trying to keep The Show in close.
The Show with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Show got a little sloppy there for a moment and Llosa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Show has managed to get both his arms back between Llosa's legs - danger averted.
Llosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Show's guard.
Llosa wants to control from the top but The Show keeps moving.
Llosa postures up.
The Show has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Llosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Show looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The Show is trying to keep Llosa in close.
Llosa tries to free his leg and advance position but The Show is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llosa drops back looking for a leg! The Show is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Show manages to kick Llosa off! Llosa jumps back into The Show's guard.
Llosa controlling from the top position.
The Show trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Llosa trying to control but The Show is working from the bottom.
The Show thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The Show throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Llosa content to stall in guard here.
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.
Llosa trying to control but The Show is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Llosa closes the distance and pushes The Show back into the cage.
Llosa successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Llosa working for a triangle but The Show defends it easily.
The Show scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Show works over Llosa with some ground and pound from guard.
Llosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Show doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Show manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Show has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Llosa is controlling The Show's posture.
Llosa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The Show wants to get back to his feet but Llosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Show trying to keep a closed guard but Llosa is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llosa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The Show manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Llosa manages to get himself to full guard.
Llosa wants to sweep here but The Show controlling him for the moment.
The Show postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The Show connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Llosa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Llosa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Show working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Llosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Show lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The Show cracks Llosa with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Show stands up over Llosa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Llosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Show defends well.
The Show scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Show postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The Show loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Show postures up.
Llosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Llosa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The Show lands a couple of elbows.
The Show working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Show scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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!
Llosa controls The Show momentarily but The Show frees himself.
The Show keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Llosa's head.
The Show throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Show lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The Show with a nice head shot there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Llosa is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy The Show will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Llosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Show.
Llosa moves into range and clinches up with The Show.
The Show misses with the head strike.
The Show's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Llosa pulls The Show into guard.
Llosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Show defends well.
The Show chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Show chips away with some ground and pound.
Llosa looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Show is one step ahead there.
Llosa working for a triangle but The Show defends it easily.
Llosa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Show working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Llosa looking for a guillotine here but The Show defends easily.
The Show scoring with punches to the head and body.
The Show postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Llosa is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but The Show frees his head nicely. Oh but Llosa has switched to an armbar! The Show is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ernesto Llosa!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ernesto Llosa thanked Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between AJ Hinch (ranked 3842 p4p, 393 weight class) and Jordan Scanlan (ranked 2290 p4p, 252 weight class). Hinch comes into the arena with Cult of personality-Living Colour blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that AJ Hinch has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily AJ Hinch seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ Hinch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Scanlan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scanlan misses with a straight right.
Hinch throws a big counter combination but Scanlan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hinch misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Scanlan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hinch wants to slow Scanlan down by chopping away at his legs.
Scanlan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab from Scanlan.
It looks like AJ Hinch has been cut.
Hinch seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Scanlan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Scanlan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Scanlan.
Hinch misses with a head kick.
Scanlan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hinch has time to react.
Hinch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scanlan lands a nice shot that snaps Hinch's head back.
Scanlan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hinch is landing a low percentage of strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hinch throws a sloppy head kick and Scanlan moves out of range easily.
Hinch closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hinch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hinch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hinch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinch wants to pass to mount but Scanlan is defending the position.
Hinch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Scanlan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hinch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Scanlan controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hinch frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hinch goes for an armbar but Scanlan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Scanlan.
Hinch has an active guard here but Scanlan has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scanlan stands up from half guard.
Scanlan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hinch circles away quickly and effectively.
Hinch throws a wild body kick that Scanlan sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scanlan! But no joy.
Scanlan lands with a cross.
Scanlan blocks a head kick by Hinch.
Scanlan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hinch tries a head kick but it misses.
Hinch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
AJ Hinch's cut is getting worse.
Nice cross by Scanlan.
Scanlan moves out of range as Hinch throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scanlan blocks a head kick by Hinch.
Hinch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hinch thuds a left hand into Scanlan's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Scanlan. That snapped Hinch's head back.
Scanlan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
AJ Hinch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scanlan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hinch sprawling to the canvas! Hinch rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Scanlan finish him?!
Hinch is rocked!
AJ Hinch's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Hinch.
Oh Hinch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hinch throws a head kick but Scanlan moves out of range.
Hinch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hinch throws a hook but Scanlan avoids it easily.
Hinch seems to have got his legs back now.
Scanlan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Scanlan 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.
Hinch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scanlan closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Hinch! Scanlan dives in looking to finish! Hinch is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Scanlan!
Jordan Scanlan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated AJ Hinch had this to say: '9 out of 10 times i merk that idiot, every bitch has his day and today was his day. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Fist (ranked 3195 p4p, 405 weight class) and Vladamir Slamenkov (ranked 4665 p4p, 515 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Iron Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladamir Slamenkov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist misses with an uppercut.
Slamenkov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fist keeping moving, preventing Slamenkov from controlling successfully.
Fist utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fist is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Slamenkov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fist dives on top into guard.
Slamenkov is striking from the bottom but Fist uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slamenkov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slamenkov punching from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Slamenkov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Slamenkov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fist is aware though and is defending well.
Slamenkov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slamenkov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slamenkov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fist defends it easily.
Fist stands up from Slamenkov's guard - Fist perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've been told by Fist's head coaches at Elite Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fist connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slamenkov closes the distance and clinches up with Fist, looking for a takedown. Slamenkov pushes Fist against the cage but Fist circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fist misses with a looping left.
Fist moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slamenkov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Fist was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Slamenkov.
Slamenkov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Slamenkov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fist, as that shot connected.
Fist throws the left hand but Slamenkov avoids the punch easily.
Fist wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Slamenkov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Vladamir Slamenkov has been cut.
Slamenkov closes the distance but Fist moves to the side
and Fist counters with a crisp right that sends Slamenkov to the canvas! Fist follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iron Fist!
During a confident post fight interview, Iron Fist thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 1978 p4p, 273 weight class) and Jack King (ranked 3975 p4p, 476 weight class). Jack King 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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215 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack King!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King with a poor takedown
and Meridius counters with a straight right hand.
King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Meridius counters with a left to the body.
Meridius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
Meridius has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Maximus Meridius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack King.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meridius throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice cross by Meridius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius scores with a shot to the body.
King misses with a takedown attempt
and Meridius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meridius lands a big uppercut and King crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but King looks OK. Meridius waves King back to his feet!
King is rocked!
King misses with a takedown attempt
and Meridius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Meridius finish him?
King looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King has his takedown stuffed
and Meridius counters with a big right hand! Oh King is in trouble here! Meridius follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Meridius!
Our winner, Maximus Meridius, 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 Breno Gracie (ranked 1668 p4p, 192 weight class) and Tyron Woody (ranked 4218 p4p, 421 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Breno Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyron Woody!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woody throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Woody. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woody. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Woody circles away.
Woody fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Woody throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Woody pinned against the cage. Woody gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Breno Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woody swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Woody misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Woody sprawls and moves away.
A punch combination from Woody misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Woody misses
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Woody didn't expect that.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Woody is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woody trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woody is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Woody defends well.
Woody controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Woody stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie tries to buck Woody off but Woody is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woody tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Woody working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Woody is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
A lull in the action here as Woody stalls from top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Woody tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Woody has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Woody wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woody looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Woody wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Woody wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Woody trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Woody trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Woody tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Woody working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Woody tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Woody dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Woody wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Woody is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woody swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Woody dives on top into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Woody defends it easily.
Gracie working for submissions but it's allowed Woody to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woody is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Woody passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gracie!
Woody trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Woody looking for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is having none of it.
Woody tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushing down on Woody's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Woody is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Woody slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Woody dives on top into guard.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Woody defends well.
Woody not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Woody avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Woody is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Woody passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Woody in particular looking to stall.
Woody is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Woody has control of the leg.
Woody is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tyron Woody has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woody moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Gracie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Woody wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Woody tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie is not content to let Woody control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Woody 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! And we move into the final round!
Woody misses with a hook.
Gracie slips under a jab from Woody.
Woody misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Woody has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but Woody sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.
Woody advances to half guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Woody trying to control the pace.
Woody passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gracie!
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woody has control of Gracie's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gracie regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Woody controlling from the full mount.
Gracie has given up his back. Will we see Woody going for some submissions?
Gracie is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Woody is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gracie knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gracie for a finish.
Woody patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Woody has the hooks in. Gracie is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Woody just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woody is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Woody has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gracie has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Woody is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Woody tightening his grip on Gracie, looking for the choke.
Our spies down at at XFighter inform us that Woody has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woody working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Gracie fending off the submission attempt from Woody.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Woody's arms.
I really don't envy Gracie right now.
Tyron Woody is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Woody keeps control of the position easily here as Gracie tries to buck him off.
Woody doesn't have the hooks in and Gracie manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woody lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Woody pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Woody is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gracie.
Gracie tries to bench press Woody off him but Woody keeps the position.
Woody is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gracie's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Woody is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gracie's shoulder. That is not cool.
Breno Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyron Woody comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Woody has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyron Woody!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sao Alela (ranked 2075 p4p, 229 weight class) and Mario Benedetti (ranked 1334 p4p, 155 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alela might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ground Zero (MOP). Benedetti has chosen Bajafondo as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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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183 lbs
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170 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sao Alela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alela circles away quickly and effectively.
Alela looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benedetti lands a jab.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Alela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alela lands the left hand.
Jab from Benedetti.
Alela throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alela closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benedetti digs a good hook to Alela's body.
Mario Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alela.
Alela lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alela throws an off balance right hand
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alela misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alela circles away quickly and effectively.
Alela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Alela on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benedetti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alela's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela misses with a wild combination.
Alela takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alela misses with a hook
and Benedetti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benedetti lands an overhand right.
Alela throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benedetti throws a sloppy body shot
and Alela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alela takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some bone on bone action there as Benedetti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benedetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benedetti lands with an uppercut that bounces Alela off the cage and back into range.
Benedetti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alela had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Alela slips the punch.
Alela moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alela in his tracks.
Alela throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Alela ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alela.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti throws an off balance right hand
and Alela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alela on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alela defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Alela drops his hands momentarily and Benedetti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benedetti has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Alela throws an off balance right hand
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Benedetti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benedetti throws a hook but Alela avoids it easily.
Benedetti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benedetti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alela can pounce on him.
Alela thuds a left hand into Benedetti's body.
Alela misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
letting Alela counter with a right hand.
Alela misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benedetti jabs Alela right on the nose. Alela blinks but takes it well.
Benedetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alela.
A little feinted left hand from Alela on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alela.
Benedetti appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Benedetti lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Benedetti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alela takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alela looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti jabs Alela to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the head.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti lands a nice shot that snaps Alela's head back.
Alela misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Alela avoids the punch easily.
Alela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti scores with a sloppy right hand. Alela should have avoided that one.
Alela defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti connects with a right hand. Alela shakes it off.
Benedetti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut
enabling Alela to counter with a crisp jab.
Alela throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benedetti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benedetti slips under a jab.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alela moves away.
Alela throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benedetti 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.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alela.
Benedetti lands a right hook to the body.
Alela throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alela throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Alela lands a glancing blow to the side of Benedetti's head.
Benedetti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Alela.
Alela on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benedetti scores with a hook to the body. Alela takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benedetti lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Alela slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Alela looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alela gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti thuds a left hand into Alela's body.
Benedetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benedetti with a hook.
Alela avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
It looked like Alela was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Benedetti.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alela.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Alela moved out of range nicely.
Alela misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti punishes Alela's body with a nice straight punch.
Alela takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benedetti misses with a series of wild punches.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alela.
Benedetti connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alela takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alela takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benedetti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benedetti throws a shot to the body.
Benedetti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alela walks into a stiff left hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alela tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benedetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alela misses the jab.
Alela looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alela throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Benedetti slips a jab from Alela.
Alela on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alela misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alela's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benedetti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alela scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Alela takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Alela.
Alela punishes Benedetti's body with a nice straight punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alela might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Benedetti lands a slapping body shot.
Alela scores with a hook.
Alela looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alela takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alela looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Alela slips the punch.
Benedetti misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alela takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses the jab.
It looked like Alela wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alela.
Benedetti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alela momentarily.
Mario Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Alela tried to score with a low kick but Benedetti checks it.
Alela slips a jab and a cross from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alela.
Alela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Alela was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Benedetti.
Benedetti scores with a jab. Alela acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
Benedetti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Benedetti duly obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Alela misses.
Alela throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Alela needs to keep his hands up - Benedetti had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alela gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alela jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benedetti defending well as Alela loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alela's hands.
Alela has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alela there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benedetti slips a jab from Alela.
Benedetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab, jab by Benedetti - just one landing.
Benedetti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alela at a distance.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alela wants to clinch.
Alela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti tests Alela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alela takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alela throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti lands a jab.
Alela misses with a looping right.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benedetti throws a hook but Alela blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Alela misses the target.
Benedetti scores with a decent looking hook.
Alela takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alela walks into a jab.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Alela.
Sao Alela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Alela's head but Alela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alela misses with an uppercut
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Benedetti connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Benedetti. Those never looked like landing.
Alela throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti slips a jab from Alela.
Alela darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Alela misses its intended target.
Benedetti scores with a jab. Alela acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alela.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Alela slips the punch.
Alela appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Alela.
Benedetti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela tries to work over Benedetti's front leg with a kick but Benedetti checks it.
The fighters circling - Alela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti cracks Alela with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
Alela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Alela appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti lands with a straight right. Alela didn't see that one coming.
Alela on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti connects with a single shot there.
No joy there for Benedetti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good exchange - Benedetti coming out on top.
That kick from Alela tenderised Benedetti's leg. Benedetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alela.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti lands a nice hook to Alela's body. Alela takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benedetti connects with the punch.
Alela throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti with a nice cross.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alela doesn't manage to clinch there - Benedetti circles away.
Benedetti misses with the combination.
Alela feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Benedetti sizes up Alela with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alela throws a shot from downtown. Benedetti moves away and avoids it.
Alela takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Benedetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benedetti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Benedetti!
Mario Benedetti managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Zenith Nutrition (160q/$100), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punch Drunk (ranked 1563 p4p, 196 weight class) and Bubba Jones (ranked 3044 p4p, 319 weight class). Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Electric Worry. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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280 lbs
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278 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Punch Drunk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones drives through and clinches with Drunk against the cage.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drunk can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drunk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drunk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drunk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drunk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drunk or not.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Drunk backwards.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones cracks Drunk with a nice body shot.
Drunk is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drunk backwards.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drunk backwards.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drunk.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Drunk's head.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Drunk backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Punch Drunk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drunk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones darts in and clinches Drunk up against the cage.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drunk backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drunk blocking some punches.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones digs a right hand into Drunk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drunk's gas tank.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Drunk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drunk swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drunk throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Drunk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Drunk.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drunk backwards.
Drunk tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drunk backwards.
Drunk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drunk.
Drunk lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Drunk blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Jones.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drunk has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drunk working aggressively here.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drunk backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Drunk controls his hands.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Drunk.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses with the head strike.
Drunk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drunk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drunk throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drunk.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drunk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Drunk has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Drunk swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drunk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drunk swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drunk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Drunk blocking some punches.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drunk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Drunk throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Jones 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.
Jones cracks Drunk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Drunk misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones slips under a jab from Drunk.
The fighters circling - Drunk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drunk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Drunk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones tries to clinch up but Drunk circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Drunk off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drunk misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Drunk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Drunk misses with a lunging right hand
and Drunk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Drunk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones jabs Drunk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drunk is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jones's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Drunk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drunk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Drunk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Drunk should have avoided that one.
Drunk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drunk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Drunk.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drunk with a nice cross.
Bubba Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left lands for Jones.
Drunk throws a big shot that misses.
Drunk drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drunk is rocked!
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Drunk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drunk misses with the head strike.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drunks head.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones throws a big uppercut that drops Drunk! More strikes from Jones and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Drunk lies dazed against the cage as Jones celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Jones!
Bubba Jones very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Boxaaja (ranked 785 p4p, 102 weight class) and CJ Johnson (ranked 1747 p4p, 216 weight class). Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Relentless - Slayer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
188 lbs
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200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phol Boxaaja!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, CJ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Boxaaja connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boxaaja throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circling - Boxaaja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boxaaja slips a straight right by Johnson.
Boxaaja digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
We've been hearing reports that Boxaaja has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Boxaaja's head but Boxaaja sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson defending well as Boxaaja loads up on a big left hand.
Boxaaja shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boxaaja shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxaaja.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boxaaja misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boxaaja gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxaaja is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Boxaaja seems to be looking for submissions.
Boxaaja trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
Boxaaja seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Johnson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Phol Boxaaja!
Phol Boxaaja retains his middleweight title!
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mgr
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