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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Vader (ranked 20011 p4p, 448 weight class) and Dilon Goncalves (ranked 3864 p4p, 305 weight class). Goncalves is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by TAPOUT. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Vader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dilon Goncalves!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goncalves ducks right into an uppercut from Vader.
Vader swings widly with a right hand
and Goncalves counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goncalves wants to work for an arm triangle but Vader is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Goncalves is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Goncalves is trying to control. Vader wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Goncalves is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vader is just riding it out for now. Goncalves eventually gives up the hold.
Goncalves is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goncalves is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vader doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Goncalves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves is working for a submission of some sort.
Goncalves is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vader doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Goncalves.
Goncalves is looking for a kimura but Vader is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Goncalves to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Goncalves is trying to work for a kimura but Vader is defending well.
Vader makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vader.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vader 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.
Vader manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Goncalves manages to get himself to full guard.
Vader trying to control the position from guard on top but Goncalves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goncalves is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Vader rolls with it to try and escape but Goncalves cranks on the arm and Vader is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dilon Goncalves!
After winning the bout, Dilon Goncalves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Red Cup (ranked 4921 p4p, 457 weight class) and Batuhan Jaruud (ranked 3358 p4p, 352 weight class). Jaruud has chosen Three 6 Mafia - Side to Side as his entrance music. Batuhan Jaruud struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.8lbs 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. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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188 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Cup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Batuhan Jaruud!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cup darts in trying to clinch
and Jaruud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cup pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Jaruud was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jaruud scores with a jab to the body.
Red Cup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Jaruud. Beautiful body shot.
Jaruud has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cup scores with the left hand. Jaruud knows he should have avoided that one.
Cup throws a low kick but Jaruud avoids it.
A jab from Cup misses.
Jaruud misses with a hook. Cup ducked under it nicely.
Cup lands a lovely overhand right.
Cup scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cup fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Cup drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cup misses with a hook.
Jaruud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cup.
Cup takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cup clobbers Jaruud with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jaruud darts in and clinches Cup up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaruud is pressed up against the cage. Cup has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jaruud down to the mat. Jaruud avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jaruud cracks Cup with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jaruud connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cup momentarily.
Jaruud bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cup's head.
Cup is rocked!
Cup looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cup tries to keep at a distance but Jaruud has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaruud.
Jaruud keeps control of Cup as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cup throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaruuds head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jaruud.
Cup tries to break free but Jaruud pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cup.
Cup blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaruud prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cup breaks from the clinch.
Cup throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jaruud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cup tries to clinch but Jaruud is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaruud takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cup has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jaruud uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaruud wants to pass the guard but Cup is keeping the position.
Cup looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jaruud slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jaruud must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jaruud trying to control the position from guard on top but Cup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cup working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jaruud doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jaruud manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jaruud engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaruud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jaruud is in close to Cup's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jaruud wants to control from the top but Cup keeps moving.
Jaruud slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jaruud is looking to advance position but Cup has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cup looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cup wants to control the pace but Jaruud is squirming around nicely.
Jaruud is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jaruud is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cup looking to control but Jaruud is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jaruud is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cup stands up from mount. Strange move.
Cup's corner calls for a 1-2. Cup obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cup will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaruud feints a counter leg kick.
Cup shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jaruud but Jaruud pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Batuhan Jaruud will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cup's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cup with a poor takedown
and Jaruud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jaruud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaruud walks into a jab.
Cup works the jab nicely.
Cup takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Batuhan Jaruud has been cut.
Cup is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jaruud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cup paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cup throws out a loose jab but Jaruud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaruud feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cup's calf.
Cup connects with a looping right hand.
Jaruud moves in looking to clinch but Cup pushes him off.
Jaruud doesn't manage to clinch there - Cup circles away.
A jab-cross combination lands for Cup and sends Jaruud crashing to the mat! Cup follows him down to the mat - Jaruud regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Jaruud is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cup is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jaruud is still in real trouble! Can Cup finish him?
Cup takes Jaruud's back.
I really don't envy Jaruud right now.
Jaruud seems to have recovered his senses.
Cup is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaruud can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaruud prevents Cup from getting a body triangle.
Jaruud tries to break free.
Jaruud turns into Cup and is now in his guard.
Jaruud trying to control the position from guard on top but Cup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cup wants to get back to his feet but Jaruud is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jaruud throwing strikes from guard but Cup blocks nicely.
Jaruud looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaruud controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jaruud forces his way into half guard.
Cup looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jaruud with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cup looking for submissions off his back.
Cup tries to kick Jaruud off but Jaruud keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaruud is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jaruud misses with a head shot. Cup uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jaruud working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jaruud stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cup swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cup can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jaruud controls the pace.
Jaruud's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four 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.
Jaruud gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cup is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaruud has double underhooks.
Cup gets control of Jaruud's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cup will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jaruud is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jaruud gets to his feet. Cup looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cup misses with an uppercut
and Jaruud counters with an outside leg kick.
Cup has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jaruud misses with a punch to the body.
Jaruud is trying to stall.
Cup manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cup wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cup wants the takedown. Jaruud is fighting it off but Cup persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jaruud's guard against the cage.
Cup works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Cup dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Batuhan Jaruud's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jaruud doesn't manage to clinch there - Cup circles away.
Cup throws a big counter combination but Jaruud scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cup closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cup rushes Jaruud and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cup jumps guard but Jaruud stands there with Cup around his waist. Cup gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cup tries to break the clinch but Jaruud is controlling the position.
Jaruud stalling the fight.
Jaruud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cup shoots in looking for a takedown. Jaruud tries to sprawl out of it but Cup keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jaruud manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cup lands a nice shot that snaps Jaruud's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cup misses with the combination.
Cup lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Cup does it's job there.
Cup throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jaruud digs a good body shot into Cup's ribs.
Red Cup is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cup misses with a straight right.
Red Cup is winning the standup battle so far.
Cup connects with a right hand. Jaruud shakes it off.
Jaruud has managed to clinch.
Jaruud lands with a left to the head.
Cup breaks the clinch.
Jaruud takes one to the side of the head.
Cup bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jaruud's head backwards.
Jaruud cracks the inside of Cup's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cup scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cup. Jaruud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaruud is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Cup throws a nice looking combination but Jaruud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cup swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaruud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cup slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cup circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cup throws a right and a left that Jaruud avoids nicely.
Jaruud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jaruud moves into the clinch.
Jaruud lands a left hand.
Jaruud tries to land knees in the clinch but Cup avoids the damage to the body.
Jaruud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cup rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jaruud counters with a nice uppercut.
Cup falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jaruud counters with a nice uppercut.
Cup throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaruud.
Cup misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaruud rushes Cup and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cup tries for a takedown but Jaruud manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Cup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cup tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaruud misses with an elbow over the top.
Jaruud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cup is defending well for now.
Come on Jaruud - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jaruud misses with some punches.
Cup's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cup's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jaruud gets through Cup's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jaruud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cup backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cup manages to break the clinch.
Batuhan Jaruud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaruud connects with an inside leg kick.
Jaruud connects with a jab.
Oh Cup is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donk. Jaruud catches Cup right on the button with a cross.
Jaruud throws a monster overhand right that drops Cup! Jaruud follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Batuhan Jaruud!
A victorious Batuhan Jaruud thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Red Cup stepped up to the mic, saying 'That wasn't fun.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Padraig Harrington (ranked 3109 p4p, 327 weight class) and Aurora Borealis (ranked 4969 p4p, 460 weight class). Harrington comes to the cage accompanied by The Game feat. Skrilex - El Chapo. Padraig Harrington has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 Los Angeles, Padraig Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aurora Borealis!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Borealis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Harrington misses the target.
Harrington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borealis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harrington sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harrington tried to counter with a leg kick but Borealis avoided it.
Harrington misses the jab.
Borealis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Borealis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrington.
Borealis goes for a double leg but Harrington avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harrington continues to drive forward.
Harrington has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bronko´s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Borealis fails to land the takedown.
Padraig Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aurora Borealis.
Harrington misses the shot to the body.
Borealis throws out a counter right but Harrington avoids it with no problem.
Harrington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borealis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harrington swivels and escapes.
Harrington is looking to counter punch.
Borealis lands with a cross.
Harrington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harrington scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrington buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borealis throws a sloppy head kick and Harrington moves out of range easily.
Borealis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harrington's half guard.
Borealis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Borealis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harrington defending well though.
Borealis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harrington keeps working.
Harrington wants to improve his position but Borealis is controlling well.
Borealis prevents Harrington from standing back up.
Harrington keeping hold of Borealis's head, controlling as best he can.
Harrington has hold of Borealis's hands but Borealis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harrington is trying to stand.
Borealis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borealis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Borealis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Borealis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Borealis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Borealis lands strikes from half guard.
Borealis with the ground and pound but Harrington uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Borealis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harrington pushes Borealis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borealis moves out of range of the body kick from Harrington.
Harrington scoring well with a low kick there.
Harrington looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Borealis tries for a takedown but Harrington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Padraig Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borealis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harrington is out of range and Borealis settles back down.
Harrington cracks the inside of Borealis's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington with a nice cross.
Borealis tries to bum rush Harrington with a series of wild strikes but Harrington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Borealis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harrington appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harrington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrington tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Borealis is able to avoid easily.
Nice sprawl there from Harrington as Borealis shoots in.
Borealis misses with a series of wild punches.
Harrington pushes Borealis away with a front kick.
Harrington throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Harrington.
Harrington throws the left hand but Borealis avoids the punch easily.
Harrington throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borealis closes the distance and clinches up with Harrington, looking for a takedown. Borealis pushes Harrington against the cage but Harrington circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Borealis misses with a takedown attempt - Harrington sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harrington throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borealis dives in for a single leg takedown but Harrington sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A combination from Harrington does no damage.
A clash of legs there as Borealis blocks the low kick.
Harrington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Borealis.
Harrington misses with a body kick.
Harrington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harrington throws a leg kick but Borealis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Borealis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Borealis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harrington looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrington is trying to buck Borealis off.
Borealis is trying to get an arm triangle but Harrington is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Harrington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harrington bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Harrington avoids the head kick by Borealis.
Borealis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrington is fending him off so far but Borealis persists. Nope, Harrington circles away and we're back to standing.
Borealis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Borealis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harrington.
Harrington scores with a push kick.
Borealis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borealis tries for a takedown but Harrington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Borealis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington connects with a crisp jab.
Aurora Borealis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrington.
Borealis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrington tries to score with a low kick but Borealis moves his leg out of the way.
Harrington throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borealis.
Harrington attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Borealis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Borealis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And Harrington counters with a quick kick to the body but Borealis blocks it.
Padraig Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aurora Borealis.
Borealis ducks under a wild hook from Harrington.
Harrington lands a front kick.
Borealis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harrington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Borealis.
Harrington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Borealis.
Harrington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Borealis shoots in looking for a takedown but Harrington manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Borealis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Borealis closes the distance and clinches up with Harrington, looking for a takedown. Borealis pushes Harrington against the cage but Harrington circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Borealis is breathing heavily.
Harrington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Borealis's head.
Borealis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harrington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick and Borealis moves out of range easily.
Borealis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harrington.
Harrington scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Borealis throws a head kick but Harrington moves out of range.
Harrington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Borealis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harrington misses with an uppercut. Borealis saw that one coming.
Harrington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borealis throws out the jab.
Harrington swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Borealis avoids the head kick by Harrington.
Harrington misses with a body kick.
Padraig Harrington is winning the standup battle so far.
Harrington tries to land a front kick but Borealis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Borealis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harrington manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Borealis connects with a couple of short punches.
Harrington keeping moving, preventing Borealis from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borealis stops Harrington from standing up.
Harrington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Borealis manages to get himself to full guard.
Harrington wants to pass the guard but Borealis is keeping the position.
Harrington stays in close to Borealis's body and controls the position.
Borealis throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Harrington controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harrington tries to free his leg and advance position but Borealis is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harrington trying to control but Borealis is working from the bottom.
Harrington stopping the sweep attempt from Borealis.
Borealis has his foot on Harrington's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harrington works his way back into a safe position though.
Borealis looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Harrington has picked Borealis up and slammed him! Borealis can't keep hold of the triangle and Harrington manages to pass to side control!
Borealis is looking for a sweep.
Harrington remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Borealis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Harrington dominated that second round.
That's time! Harrington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Borealis has a takedown stuffed.
Borealis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harrington.
Borealis fails with the takedown.
Harrington looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Harrington throws a leg kick that misses.
Harrington scores with a head kick.
It looks like Aurora Borealis has been cut.
Borealis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice sprawl there from Harrington as Borealis shoots in.
Padraig Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aurora Borealis.
Sloppy strikes from Harrington. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Borealis on the side of the head.
Borealis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harrington to the mat! Harrington manages to get full guard.
Harrington has his feet on Borealis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Borealis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borealis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Harrington pushes Borealis off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borealis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Borealis.
Harrington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Borealis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harrington as he jumps to the side.
Harrington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harrington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Borealis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harrington sprawls well. Harrington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Borealis gets slowly back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Harrington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Harrington misses its intended target.
Borealis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harrington circles away.
Borealis throws a lazy right hand but Harrington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harrington lands with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Borealis blocks the low kick.
Harrington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Harrington.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Harrington.
Borealis takes one to the chin there.
Harrington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borealis doesn't seem bothered though.
Harrington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Borealis darts in looking for a takedown but Harrington gets double underhooks and turns Borealis into the cage.
Borealis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Borealis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Padraig Harrington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borealis walks into a straight right hand from Harrington.
Borealis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Borealis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Borealis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Borealis darts in looking for a takedown but Harrington gets double underhooks and turns Borealis into the cage.
Harrington connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Borealis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harrington on the side of the head.
Harrington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borealis.
Harrington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borealis.
Harrington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Borealis misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrington. That's going to slow Borealis down.
Harrington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borealis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harrington counters with a body kick.
Aurora Borealis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington keeps Borealis at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borealis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harrington can pounce on him.
Harrington throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Borealis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Borealis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Harrington. Beautiful body shot.
Harrington throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harrington tries a head kick but it misses.
Borealis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrington takes a swing at Borealis's ribcage but misses.
Harrington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borealis.
Borealis throws a jab when Harrington was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Padraig Harrington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harrington 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Padraig Harrington!
A very excited looking Padraig Harrington made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalabib Nurmy (ranked 2033 p4p, 250 weight class) and Billy Marques (ranked 2283 p4p, 275 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marques's choice of entrance music: Raining Blood. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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32
193 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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36
189 lbs
12 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalabib Nurmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Marques!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marques throws a hook but Nurmy blocks it.
Nurmy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marques to the mat! Marques manages to get full guard.
Nurmy is looking to work some ground and pound but Marques has wrist control.
Nurmy 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.
Nurmy lands a couple of elbows.
Nurmy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nurmy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nurmy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marques's head.
Nurmy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmy throwing strikes from guard but Marques blocks nicely.
Nurmy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marques is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmy is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Marques frees his head nicely. Oh but Nurmy has switched to an armbar! Marques is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Khalabib Nurmy!
After winning the bout, Khalabib Nurmy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Billy Marques stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cian Cartwright (ranked 4809 p4p, 451 weight class) and Fredrik Rienfeldt (ranked 1848 p4p, 216 weight class). Cartwright comes into the arena with Engulfed by Darkness blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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183 lbs
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176 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cian Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Rienfeldt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rienfeldt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rienfeldt lands a jab to Cartwright's midsection.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rienfeldt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rienfeldt tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Cartwright presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Rienfeldt is trying to escape the mount.
Cartwright trying to control but Rienfeldt is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Rienfeldt really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cartwright has control of Rienfeldt's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rienfeldt regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rienfeldt is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rienfeldt is still trying to improve position.
Rienfeldt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cartwright prevents Rienfeldt from improving his position.
Rienfeldt pushes Cartwright off and gets back to his feet.
Rienfeldt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rienfeldt throws a solid leg kick but Cartwright takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cartwright feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cartwright darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rienfeldt tries to kick Cartwright off but Cartwright keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cartwright thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rienfeldt is positioning himself well to prevent Cartwright advancing to mount.
Rienfeldt won't allow Cartwright to pass to mount.
Rienfeldt is staying active underneath Cartwright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rienfeldt manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Cartwright keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rienfeldt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is trying to drag Rienfeldt to the mat but Rienfeldt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but Rienfeldt won't allow it.
Cartwright is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rienfeldt is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cian Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartwright wants to take the fight to the mat but Rienfeldt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cartwright drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rienfeldt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cian Cartwright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rienfeldt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Rienfeldt finds it's way through Cartwright's defenses.
Rienfeldt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cartwright.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rienfeldt sprawls well. Rienfeldt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cartwright gets slowly back to his feet.
Cartwright on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot lands for Rienfeldt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cartwright's calf.
Cartwright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cartwright chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rienfeldt can pounce on him.
Cartwright drives through with a takedown into Rienfeldt's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rienfeldt wants to stand but Cartwright is controlling the position.
Cartwright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rienfeldt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rienfeldt trying to control the position.
Rienfeldt 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Rienfeldt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cartwright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt slaps away a takedown attempt from Cartwright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cartwright shoots in but no luck this time.
Rienfeldt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rienfeldt connects with a solid leg kick.
Cartwright blocks the body kick.
Rienfeldt misses with a few strikes there.
Rienfeldt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cartwright under the eye.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rienfeldt as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cian Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cartwright rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cartwright is defended easily by Rienfeldt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rienfeldt scoring well with a low kick there.
Cartwright fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cartwright chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rienfeldt can pounce on him.
Cartwright shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rienfeldt is trying to defend but Cartwright finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rienfeldt trying to control but Cartwright postures up.
Rienfeldt holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Cartwright is trying to control the action in half guard but Rienfeldt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cartwright is working away from the top position though.
Rienfeldt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cartwright.
Cartwright prevents Rienfeldt from standing back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cartwright is working for a submission of some sort.
Rienfeldt wants to control the action here but instead Cartwright manages to pass to full mount!
Rienfeldt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rienfeldt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Cartwright connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Fredrik Rienfeldt has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Cartwright connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rienfeldt is trying desperately to improve position.
Cartwright jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rienfeldt manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cartwright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rienfeldt keeps working.
Rienfeldt gets back to half guard.
Cartwright is keen to just control but Rienfeldt is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Cartwright seems content to control.
Cartwright trying to control from half guard but Rienfeldt is working away.
Rienfeldt is controlling Cartwright's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cian Cartwright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cartwright seems to be working for a kimura but Rienfeldt defends the submission attempt.
Rienfeldt is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rienfeldt tries to get to full guard but Cartwright has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Rienfeldt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Rienfeldt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cartwright was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rienfeldt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cartwright's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rienfeldt is defending against the submission attempts here by Cartwright.
Rienfeldt is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rienfeldt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cartwright missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rienfeldt is controlling Cartwright's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rienfeldt wants to control but Cartwright is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rienfeldt is trying to escape back to his feet but Cartwright uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Cartwright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rienfeldt keeps working.
Rienfeldt wants to control but Cartwright postures up.
Rienfeldt is pushing Cartwright's head away, looking to escape. Cartwright manages to hold on to the position though.
Fredrik Rienfeldt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cartwright advances to full mount.
Cartwright raining down shots from the mount!
Cartwright dominating with strikes here.
Cartwright goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rienfeldt turns into him and now he's in Cartwright's guard.
Rienfeldt wants to get up but he can't break Cartwright's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cartwright escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rienfeldt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt wants to stand but Cartwright has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rienfeldt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rienfeldt is stalling in the full guard.
Rienfeldt passes into half guard.
Cartwright wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rienfeldt tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cartwright controls his leg.
Rienfeldt decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Cartwright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rienfeldt connects with a solid leg kick.
Cartwright shoots in but Rienfeldt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rienfeldt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cartwright momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cartwright manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rienfeldt on his heels. He'll look to pass Rienfeldt's guard now, I'm sure.
Cartwright is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cian Cartwright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cartwright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rienfeldt is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cian Cartwright.
I think Rienfeldt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik Rienfeldt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Wilson (ranked 1429 p4p, 175 weight class) and EA Poe (ranked 1901 p4p, 226 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by Simple Math - By: DL Incognito. Poe has chosen Unleashing The Bloodthirsty by Cannibal Corpse as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
170 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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42
168 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, EA Poe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Poe. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wilson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Poe wants to get back to full guard.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Poe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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. Wilson connects with a nice short shot to Poe's temple.
Wilson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wilson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Poe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wilson seems to be looking for submissions.
Wilson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Poe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wilson lands a nice short elbow.
Poe holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Wilson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Poe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Poe trying to control the position.
Poe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wilson landing some decent shots from guard.
Poe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working some strikes from top position.
Wilson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Poe working for a triangle but Wilson defends it easily.
Poe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard.
Poe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Poe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilson tries to roll over but Poe keeps him under control.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Poe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control here.
Wilson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilson is on top in guard.
Poe is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson is working hard here to advance position.
Wilson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Poe controls Wilson momentarily but Wilson frees himself.
Wilson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson works over Poe with some ground and pound from guard.
Poe trying to keep a closed guard but Wilson is proving a slippery customer.
Wilson distracts Poe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wilson cracks Poe with a solid left hand.
Poe wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilson with a nice head shot there.
Poe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wilson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wilson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Poe's head.
Wilson stands up over Poe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wilson cracks Poe with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poe wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wilson postures up and lands a big shot to Poe's brow.
Poe controls Wilson momentarily but Wilson frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Wilson 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.
Wilson takes one on the button.
Poe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wilson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Poe sprawls well initially but Wilson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wilson drops an elbow to the side of Poe's head.
Poe taking some punishment here, with Wilson in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Poe pushes Wilson off looking to stand but Wilson dives back in and keeps control.
Poe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wilson seems to be working for a kimura but Poe defends the submission attempt.
Wilson working Poe over with strikes.
Wilson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Poe is rocked!
Poe is looking to control Wilson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Poe avoid being mounted?
Solomon Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Poe moves into full guard.
Poe looking for a sweep. Not yet Poe, not yet.
Poe seems keen to control Wilson's posture.
Wilson landing with the ground and pound.
Poe 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.
Poe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Poe is trying to keep Wilson in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is working Poe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilson with a nice head shot there.
Wilson passes Poe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Poe is trying to get back to full guard.
Poe moves into full guard.
Wilson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Poe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wilson connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilson cracks Poe with a solid left hand.
Poe has momentary wrist control but Wilson slips an elbow through the middle.
Wilson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Poe is still in real trouble! Can Wilson finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poe working a defensive guard here.
Poe seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe looking for a guillotine here but Wilson defends easily.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poe can do to turn this around?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wilson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Poe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wilson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Poe is aware though and is defending well.
Wilson controls Poe momentarily but Poe frees himself.
Poe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wilson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Poe has managed to get both his arms back between Wilson's legs - danger averted.
Poe postures up and lands a big shot to Wilson's brow.
Wilson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Poe throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Wilson's body to avoid the submission. Wilson has instead reached around Poe's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Wilson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Solomon Wilson!
After winning the bout, Solomon Wilson 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 Tony Bale (ranked 3140 p4p, 397 weight class) and Mentor Guruland (ranked 1911 p4p, 272 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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38
205 lbs
23 - 9 - 0 |
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Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mentor Guruland!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale looks to land a right hand but Guruland moved out of range.
Guruland takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick by Bale misses
and Guruland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bale has a takedown stuffed.
Bale fails with the takedown
and Guruland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Bale closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Guruland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bale is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Guruland is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bale prevents a body shot from Guruland.
Guruland lands a hook that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bale breaks from the clinch.
Bale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guruland.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guruland on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bale shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Guruland counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guruland throws a hook to the side of Bale's head but Bale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Guruland.
Bale drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bale fails with a takedown attempt.
Guruland looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bale moves out of range as Guruland throws a body kick.
Guruland works Bale's body with a nice hook.
Bale moves out of range as Guruland strikes.
Bale shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guruland sprawls well. Guruland wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bale gets slowly back to his feet.
Guruland misses with a straight left.
Bale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guruland lands with a shot to the body.
Guruland slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Guruland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guruland has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jab from Bale.
Guruland with a hook.
Tony Bale's cut is getting worse.
Bale cracks Guruland with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Guruland has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bale.
Bale misses with a hook.
Guruland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bale.
Guruland defending well as Bale loads up on a big left hand.
Bale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guruland sizes up Bale with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Guruland misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Bale.
Guruland with the counter takedown but Bale avoids it easily.
Guruland avoids the body shot from Bale.
Guruland misses with a hook.
Bale throws a head kick that half lands.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guruland on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guruland stuns Bale with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bale tries to move into range but Guruland moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Guruland swings for the body but Bale moves out of range.
Bale lands a jab to the head.
Guruland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bale.
Bale scores with a body shot.
Jab from Bale.
Bale tries a head kick but it misses.
Bale moves into the clinch.
Bale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bale lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bale looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Bale does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bale slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bale shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guruland as he avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bale.
Guruland looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mentor Guruland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guruland blocks a jab.
Guruland is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Guruland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guruland misses with an uppercut. Bale saw that one coming.
Guruland is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bale had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bale looks to score with a jab to the body but Guruland is just out of range.
Bale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guruland.
Guruland throws a looping overhand right but Bale ducks down to avoid it.
Bale tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Guruland manages to circle out of the way.
Bale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guruland counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bale wants to get back to his feet but Guruland passes into half guard.
Bale trying to control but Guruland postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bale has a hand on Guruland's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Guruland takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guruland stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mentor Guruland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice uppercut there from Guruland.
Bale shoots for a takedown but Guruland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bale throws an off balance right hand
and Guruland counters with a straight right hand.
Bale misses with a wild body shot.
Bale lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bale lands a body shot.
Guruland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bale.
Bale is looking to counter punch.
Bale checks a low kick from Guruland.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch but Guruland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Guruland decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bale's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guruland advances position into side control!
Guruland avoids the strikes from the bottom by Bale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale tries to bench press Guruland off him but Guruland keeps the position.
Bale is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bale tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Bale wants to get back to his feet.
Guruland just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Guruland is trying to stick to Bale's back but Bale is turning into Guruland. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Guruland's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Guruland had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bale defends it easily.
Bale decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Guruland's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bale under the eye.
Tony Bale's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Guruland throws a lazy right hand but Bale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guruland throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bale feints a jab promting Guruland to slip. Bale then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Guruland slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Guruland throws a big shot that misses.
Bale misses with a double jab.
Bale shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Guruland pushes Bale off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale throws a body kick that misses.
Guruland throws the left hand but Bale avoids the punch easily.
Bale throws a nice looking combination but Guruland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Guruland. Guruland circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Bale.
Bale misses with a low kick as Guruland jumps back.
Bale tries for a takedown but Guruland sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guruland with the counter takedown but Bale avoids it easily.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bale gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guruland counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bale throws a big shot that misses.
Guruland swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guruland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guruland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bale's corner calls for a 1-2. Bale obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Guruland moves away from the strike by Bale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guruland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guruland.
Guruland scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bale throws a sloppy head kick and Guruland moves out of range easily.
Guruland slips under a jab from Bale.
Bale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guruland moves out of range of the strikes.
Guruland feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bales jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Guruland throws a lazy right hand but Bale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guruland bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bale's head backwards.
Bale misses with a hook. Guruland ducked under it nicely.
Guruland looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bale lands a jab.
Bale misses with a leg kick
and Guruland counters with a straight right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Guruland as Bale shoots in.
Guruland swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bale thuds his shin into the meat of Guruland's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mentor Guruland will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bale misses with a head kick.
Bale uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Guruland has time to react.
Bale swinging wildly here.
Guruland tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bale throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Guruland.
Guruland tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bale. Guruland does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Bale misses
enabling Guruland to counter with a crisp jab.
Bale throws a series of punches but Guruland moves out of range.
Mentor Guruland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bale moves out of range as Guruland strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Bale.
Bale shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guruland pinned against the cage. Guruland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guruland was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guruland tries to bum rush Bale with a series of wild strikes but Bale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale slips under a jab.
Guruland lands a lovely overhand right.
Bale misses with an uppercut
and Guruland counters with a left to the body.
Guruland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bale darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bale fails with the takedown.
Guruland swinging wildly here.
Bale closes the distance looking to clinch
and Guruland counters with a right hand to the body.
Guruland lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guruland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bale throws out the jab.
As Bale backs off Guruland throws a huge counter combo but Bale manages to avoid it all.
Bale slips a jab from Guruland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bale.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guruland.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guruland connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bale's hands.
Jeez, Tony Bale's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bale takes a swing at Guruland's ribcage but misses.
Guruland swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guruland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bale was well out of range. Poor timing from Guruland.
The crowd cheers as Bale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Guruland doesn't seem phased though.
Bale uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bale shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Guruland eats them both and turns towards Bale to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Guruland sizes up Bale with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab-cross combination lands for Guruland and sends Bale crashing to the mat! Guruland follows him down to the mat - Bale regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Bale is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Bale's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mentor Guruland!
Mentor Guruland decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Jones (ranked 1134 p4p, 125 weight class) and Emre Hussain (ranked 905 p4p, 102 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Take my hand. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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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
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emre Hussain!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain lands a head shot.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hussain keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Hussain wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Hussain pulls Jones in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to control from the top but Hussain keeps moving.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hussain is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Hussain is keeping the position.
Hussain is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hussain looking to control.
Hussain looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Hussain as Jones shoots in.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hussain!
You can see the frustration on Hussain's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hussain can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain holding on.
Hussain can't do much from the bottom here.
Hussain is holding Jones down, trying to stall.
Hussain is looking to reverse the position.
Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but Hussain is defending well.
Jones working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jones haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hussain, who protects the arm well.
Hussain is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hussain, who protects the arm well.
Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hussain has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hussain controls the position for a moment.
Hussain is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Hussain sneaks back into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hussain has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Hussain is trying to control but Jones passes into side control!
Hussain wants to control but Jones postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hussain throws a big shot that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Hussain. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Hussain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hussain scores with a body shot.
Hussain takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
As Hussain backs away, Jones returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hussain throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hussain tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Hussain's guard.
Jones is standing up over Hussain. Hussain looks to escape but Jones dives into side control.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hussain can do to turn this around?
Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hussain controls the position for a moment.
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brian Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain can't do much from the bottom here.
Hussain is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Jones is staying active.
Hussain gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hussain keeps working.
Hussain is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Hussain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hussain holds on and takes a little breather.
Hussain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hussain keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hussain controlling the position.
Hussain looking to control.
Hussain wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Hussain, which made it look bad.
Hussain has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jones is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hussain avoids it really well and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hussain.
Hussain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Emre Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hussain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain scores with a leg kick.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Hussain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hussain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Hussain settles back down.
Jones appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hussain throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice cross by Hussain.
Hussain misses the body punch
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hussain is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Hussain controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Emre Hussain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hussain lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Hussain thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hussain throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Hussain works the jab nicely.
Jones shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hussain preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Hussain is trying to get back to full guard.
Hussain has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is controlling the pace.
Hussain is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hussain avoid being mounted?
Hussain keeping hold of Jones's head, controlling as best he can.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura but Hussain is defending well.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hussain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hussain trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hussain tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hussain is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hussain is concentrating on defense, preventing Jones from advancing position.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hussain defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Hussain tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Hussain is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hussain is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Hussain wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hussain has his hands clasped together around Jones's back. He's all about the action.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Hussain is defending well.
Hussain looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hussain tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Hussain is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hussain!
Hussain is just holding on here. Jones manages to take his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Jones!
After winning the bout, Brian Jones 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Murillo (ranked 623 p4p, 88 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 2207 p4p, 269 weight class). Locke is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: What Makes a Good Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jefferson Murillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murillo scores with a leg kick.
Murillo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Locke.
Locke forces Murillo back against the cage and clinches.
Murillo swings wildly with an uppercut but Locke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Locke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murillo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Locke'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.
Murillo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murillo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murillo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murillo avoids the body shot from Locke.
Murillo throws a leg kick but Locke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murillo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Locke. Locke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murillo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo misses with a body kick.
We've been told by Murillo's head coaches at Jed's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Murillo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Locke is out of range.
Murillo throws a right hand that misses
and Locke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murillo misses with a right hand
and Locke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Murillo misses the target.
Locke wants to counter with a clinch but Murillo pushes him away.
Locke takes a swing at Murillo's ribcage but misses.
A head kick from Murillo lands but Locke takes it in his stride.
Murillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Murillo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Locke moves away.
Locke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murillo.
Murillo with a hook.
Murillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Locke.
A counter left hand to the body from Murillo misses its target.
Murillo missing with a left hand there. Locke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Locke doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Locke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murillo throws a combination that misses
and Locke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Locke tries to clinch but Murillo is having none of it.
Locke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Locke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murillo doesn't seem bothered though.
Locke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Locke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murillo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Locke just manages to avoid it.
Locke throws a right hand that misses
and Murillo counters with a series of strikes. Locke will be more careful next time no doubt.
A low kick from Murillo is predictable there
and Locke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murillo misses with an uppercut
and Locke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Locke to counter with a crisp jab.
Murillo scoring well with a low kick there.
Murillo misses with an uppercut. Locke saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murillo counters with a nice body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Locke.
Locke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Locke.
Locke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murillo.
Murillo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Locke counters with a nice body shot.
Murillo misses with a straight left.
Locke wants to counter the offense by Murillo and move into the clinch position.
Murillo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Murillo does it's job there.
Murillo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Locke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Locke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murillo rather than just go for the knockout.
Locke cracks Murillo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke blocks the body kick.
Locke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murillo with a body shot.
Locke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke moves out of range of the body kick.
Locke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Locke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murillo throws a sloppy head kick and Locke moves out of range easily.
Locke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Locke.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Locke.
Murillo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murillo throws a hook but Locke avoids it easily.
Murillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Locke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Locke. Murillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Locke misses.
Nice defenses there by Locke.
Locke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murillo misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Murillo 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.
Murillo looks to throw the jab but Locke is out of range.
Locke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murillo scores with a shot to the body.
Murillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Locke.
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Murillo is just out of range.
Locke just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Murillo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab from Locke.
Jefferson Murillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murillo misses with a hook.
Murillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Locke.
Murillo cracks Locke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Locke takes a swing at Murillo's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Locke.
Locke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some bone on bone action there as Locke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Locke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murillo throws a leg kick but Locke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Locke takes a swing at Murillo's ribcage but misses.
Locke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murillo misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Murillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murillo scores with a leg kick.
Murillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murillo throws a body punch but Locke moves out of range.
Murillo misses with a wild combination.
Locke connects with a body shot.
Locke cracks Murillo with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo misses with the combination.
Locke defending well as Murillo loads up on a big left hand.
Locke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murillo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Locke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Locke avoids the head kick by Murillo.
Locke wants to land a leg kick but Murillo is out of range.
Murillo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Locke.
Locke is looking for the big counter here.
A bone on bone clash there as Locke blocks the leg kick.
Murillo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Locke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Locke misses with a body shot.
Murillo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murillo swings widly with a right hand
and Locke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murillo scores with a jab to the body.
Locke just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Murillo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Locke misses.
The fighters circling - Murillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Locke throws a series of punches but Murillo avoids them all with ease.
Murillo misses with an uppercut.
Locke doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Locke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Locke can do to turn this around?
Locke throws a body punch but Murillo moves out of range.
Murillo cracks Locke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Locke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murillo counters with a right hand to the body.
Locke lands with an uppercut that bounces Murillo off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo misses with a left hand
and Locke counters with a leg kick.
Murillo throws a series of punches but Locke moves out of range.
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!
Murillo throws a head kick that misses.
Murillo throws an overhand right that lands on Locke's shoulder, as Locke tries to avoid the shot.
Murillo misses with a hook. Locke ducked under it nicely.
Murillo misses with an uppercut. Locke saw that one coming.
A jab from Murillo misses.
Locke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murillo with a body shot.
Murillo lands a jab to the head.
Locke misses with a left hand
and Locke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Locke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Locke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murillo.
Murillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murillo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Murillo dominated that second round.
That's time! Murillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A head kick from Murillo lands but Locke takes it in his stride.
Murillo throws a body kick that misses
and Locke counters with a thumping low kick.
Murillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Murillo misses the target.
And Locke responds with a good body kick, but Murillo manages to step out the way in time.
Locke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Locke scores with a hook.
Murillo moves out of range of the body kick from Locke.
Murillo misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murillo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Locke.
Murillo is looking to slow Locke down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Locke lunges at Murillo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murillo's hand.
Locke misses with a hook. Murillo ducked under it nicely.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murillo loads up on a big right hand but Locke slips the punch.
Murillo scores with a one two! Locke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Murillo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Locke is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Locke walks into a left hand.
Murillo wants to slow Locke down by chopping away at his legs.
Locke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Murillo.
Locke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murillo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Locke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Locke lunges at Murillo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murillo's hand.
Jefferson Murillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murillo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Locke on the side of the head.
Murillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Locke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Locke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Murillo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Locke at a distance.
Locke moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Locke. Murillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Locke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murillo scores with a jab to the body.
Locke digs a good hook to Murillo's body.
Murillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Locke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
John Locke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murillo's calf.
Locke lands with an overhand left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murillo.
Locke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murillo.
Locke throws a body shot but no joy.
Murillo throws a sloppy head kick and Locke moves out of range easily.
Locke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murillo scores with a nice right hand.
Murillo misses with a two punch combination.
Locke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Locke blocks a jab.
Locke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murillo works Locke's body with a nice hook.
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Murillo is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke blocks a jab.
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!
Locke throws a shot to the body.
Locke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Locke.
Locke tries to clinch up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Locke.
Locke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Locke throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Locke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murillo scores with a jab to the body.
Murillo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Locke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murillo staying out of range there.
Locke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murillo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Locke counters with a good, hard body kick but Murillo shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Locke.
Well Murillo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Murillo!
A victorious Jefferson Murillo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Lancaster (ranked 446 p4p, 64 weight class) and Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 587 p4p, 79 weight class). Baba has chosen Nation Arabic Orchestra as his entrance music. Afeef Isa Baba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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172 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Lancaster !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afeef Isa Baba!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lancaster with a jab.
Baba throws the kick towards the body but Lancaster avoids it.
Baba throws a sloppy head kick and Lancaster moves out of range easily.
Lancaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baba.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Lancaster .
Baba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baba blocks a body shot from Lancaster .
Baba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lancaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster .
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lancaster pushes Baba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster .
Lancaster works on Baba's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lancaster looking to throw knees to the head but Baba is blocking nicely.
Baba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Baba avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Lancaster is leaning against Baba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster .
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lancaster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baba can't find room to land a body shot as Lancaster controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lancaster .
Baba misses with a punch on the inside.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
Baba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands a nice uppercut.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lancaster .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster lands a hook that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Baba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babas head.
Lancaster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baba misses with the head strike.
Baba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster .
Baba working aggressively here.
Baba has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lancaster seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Baba can turn it around.
Baba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Lancaster .
Baba tries a body shot but Lancaster blocks it.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lancaster misses with a knee strike.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster blocks an uppercut.
Baba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.
Baba misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Baba scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baba throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster .
Baba tries to throw a body punch but Lancaster avoids it by throwing Baba back against the cage.
Baba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Lancaster .
Lancaster is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baba is defending well for now.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Baba misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baba.
Baba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baba misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Baba throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lancaster .
Baba prevents a body shot from Lancaster .
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Baba controls his hands.
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba struggles to land a body shot inside as Lancaster controls his hands.
Lancaster misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Lancaster .
Lancaster scores with a shot to the side of Baba's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baba.
Baba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lancaster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Lancaster with a knee to the head.
It looks like Afeef Isa Baba has been cut.
Lancaster scores with a shoulder strike.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Baba scores with a shot to the side of Lancaster 's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Lancaster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Afeef Isa Baba's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Baba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lancaster can pounce on him.
Lancaster has closed the distance and engaged Baba in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Lancaster .
Lancaster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baba blocking some punches.
Lancaster can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lancaster lands a hook that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Lancaster connects with a knee to the head.
Baba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baba misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Baba avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Lancaster trying to land knees to the body.
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Baba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lancaster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baba.
Baba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baba throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster .
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster .
Baba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baba pushes Lancaster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Lancaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lancaster scores with a shot to the side of Baba's head.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Lancaster stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lancaster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cedric Lancaster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baba throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster .
Lancaster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster blocks an uppercut.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Baba blocks an elbow strike.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster manages to break the clinch.
Lancaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baba can do to turn this around?
Baba defending well as Lancaster loads up on a big left hand.
Baba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lancaster takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lancaster missing with a left hand there. Baba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baba counters with a body kick.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Baba.
Lancaster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lancaster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lancaster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baba in his tracks.
A big right from Baba misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lancaster .
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Baba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Baba lands with a slapping head kick.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lancaster .
Baba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baba jabs Lancaster to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baba throws out a loose jab but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lancaster wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lancaster lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba ducks right into an uppercut from Lancaster .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lancaster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lancaster thumps Baba with a low kick.
Baba misses with a kick to the body.
Lancaster blocks the body kick.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Baba is just out of range.
Baba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baba tests Lancaster 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baba throws a chopping leg kick but Lancaster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lancaster throws a big shot that misses.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Baba avoids the punch easily.
Lancaster does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Baba explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baba swats away the attempt to clinch by Lancaster .
Baba throws a chopping leg kick but Lancaster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Lancaster dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Afeef Isa Baba's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baba misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Baba throws a right and a left that Lancaster avoids nicely.
Lancaster looks to land a combination but Baba avoids it well.
Baba lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Lancaster misses its intended target.
Baba was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Baba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baba defending well as Lancaster loads up on a big left hand.
Baba scores with a sloppy right hand. Lancaster should have avoided that one.
Lancaster has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lancaster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Baba.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baba blocking some punches.
Baba misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Baba.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baba scores with a shot to the side of Lancaster 's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baba.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba pushes Lancaster back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baba works on Lancaster 's body with a couple of short punches.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baba.
Baba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cedric Lancaster is winning the standup battle so far.
Baba thuds a left hand into Lancaster 's body.
Baba misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lancaster is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baba slips under a jab from Lancaster .
Oh Lancaster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lancaster takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Baba lands with a good body shot.
Baba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lancaster moves out of range of the body kick.
Lancaster takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lancaster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baba.
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Baba.
BOOM! Baba lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lancaster . Lancaster tries to recover but Baba is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lancaster lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Afeef Isa Baba!
Afeef Isa Baba is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Afeef Isa Baba thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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