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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bifjocky Tamali (ranked 6078 p4p, 557 weight class) and Philo Brathwaite (ranked 4435 p4p, 478 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bifjocky Tamali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Philo Brathwaite!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamali shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brathwaite counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tamali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tamali has managed to clinch.
Tamali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Tamali.
Brathwaite lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brathwaite tries to work over Tamali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tamali breaks from the clinch.
Brathwaite throws a low kick but Tamali avoids it.
Brathwaite misses with a double jab.
Tamali is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brathwaite.
Tamali throws a right and a left that Brathwaite avoids nicely.
Brathwaite is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tamali thows a body kick. Brathwaite tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've been informed that Brathwaite has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big left from Tamali misses.
Brathwaite tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tamali misses with a straight left.
Tamali misses with a straight right.
No luck for Tamali with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamali misses with a wild body shot.
Brathwaite cracks Tamali with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tamali scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tamali not doing much here.
Tamali seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brathwaite for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brathwaite is trying to maintain the position but Tamali is very close to passing his half guard.
Tamali not doing much here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tamali shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brathwaite sprawls well. Brathwaite wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tamali gets slowly back to his feet.
Brathwaite tries to counter with a clinch but Tamali shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bifjocky Tamali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamali misses with a wild body shot.
Tamali fails to land the takedown.
Tamali shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brathwaite defends it nicely.
A solid body kick from Tamali.
Tamali throws a right hand that misses
enabling Brathwaite to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Tamali misses.
Brathwaite tries to counter by closing the distance.
Brathwaite blocks the body kick.
Brathwaite steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tamali.
Brathwaite tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tamali was well out of range. Poor timing from Brathwaite.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamali misses with a looping right.
Brathwaite looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tamali looks for a takedown but Brathwaite sprawls well.
Tamali fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brathwaite avoids it really well and circles away.
Tamali just misses with a punch to the body.
Brathwaite blocks a head kick by Tamali.
Tamali scores with a push kick.
Tamali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brathwaite sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tamali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brathwaite.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamali takes one to the side of the head.
Tamali misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bifjocky Tamali dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tamali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brathwaite counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brathwaite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tamali's elbow.
Tamali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tamali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brathwaite backwards.
Brathwaite lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tamali prevents a body shot from Brathwaite.
Brathwaite lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brathwaite lands with a short shot to the head.
Brathwaite working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tamali prevents a body shot from Brathwaite.
Brathwaite tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Brathwaite.
Tamali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tamali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Philo Brathwaite seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brathwaite tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brathwaite blocking some punches.
Tamali lands a shot to the body.
Tamali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brathwaite blocks a body shot from Tamali.
Brathwaite working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamali lands a right hand.
A short left from Brathwaite.
Tamali is trying to break free.
Tamali scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tamali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brathwaite's elbow.
Brathwaite lands an uppercut.
Tamali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tamali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tamali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brathwaite tries a body shot but Tamali blocks it.
Brathwaite lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Brathwaite.
Tamali blocks an uppercut.
Tamali struggles to land a body shot inside as Brathwaite controls his hands.
Brathwaite misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brathwaite digs a right hand underneath Tamali's ribcage. Tamali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brathwaite misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tamali takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brathwaite breaks the clinch.
Brathwaite with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brathwaite stuffs the takedown attempt from Tamali. Tamali gets slowly back to his feet.
Tamali shoots in for a takedown but Brathwaite shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Tamali.
Brathwaite lands a body shot.
Brathwaite paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brathwaite.
Philo Brathwaite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tamali fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bifjocky Tamali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brathwaite on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brathwaite moves away from the strike by Tamali.
Brathwaite looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tamali takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tamali misses with a right hand
and Brathwaite counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brathwaite can't find room to land a body shot as Tamali controls the action.
Brathwaite's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Brathwaite.
Brathwaite struggles to land a body shot inside as Tamali controls his hands.
Tamali swings wildly with an uppercut but Brathwaite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tamali blocks a body shot from Brathwaite.
Tamali is trying to maintain a safe position but Brathwaite gets an underhook and turns Tamali into the cage.
Tamali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tamali scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brathwaite lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Brathwaite.
Brathwaite scores with a hook to the body.
Tamali blocking some punches.
A short right from Brathwaite on the inside.
Tamali misses with a punch on the inside.
Tamali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brathwaite blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brathwaite can't find room to land a body shot as Tamali controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brathwaite is leaning against Tamali and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brathwaite misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brathwaite lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tamali backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brathwaite scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brathwaite goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brathwaite takes a shot to the head.
Brathwaite misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brathwaite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tamali's elbow.
Brathwaite scores with a shot to the side of Tamali's head.
Brathwaite gets through Tamali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brathwaite is trying to maintain a safe position but Tamali gets an underhook and turns Brathwaite into the cage.
Tamali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brathwaite backwards.
Tamali wants to get back to striking at distance but Brathwaite won't allow it.
Tamali misses with a punch on the inside.
Brathwaite scores with a shoulder strike.
Tamali is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brathwaite is keeping busy.
Good body shot from Brathwaite.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tamali blocks a body shot from Brathwaite.
Tamali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philo Brathwaite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tamali takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brathwaite throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brathwaite misses with a looping left.
Tamali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tamali slips a straight right by Brathwaite.
Brathwaite ducks under a wild hook from Tamali.
Tamali misses with a takedown
and Brathwaite moves into the clinch.
Brathwaite struggles to land a body shot inside as Tamali controls his hands.
Brathwaite misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamali misses with a body punch.
Brathwaite tries a body shot but Tamali blocks it.
Brathwaite lands an uppercut.
Brathwaite prevents Tamali from breaking the clinch.
Tamali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tamali throws a lazy head kick
and Brathwaite finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamali throws a right hand that misses
and Brathwaite counters with an inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Brathwaite.
Philo Brathwaite seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tamali throws a shot from downtown. Brathwaite moves away and avoids it.
Tamali misses with an uppercut
letting Brathwaite counter with a right hand.
Tamali fails to land the takedown.
Tamali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brathwaite.
Tamali fails to land with a series of punches.
Brathwaite misses with a low kick as Tamali jumps back.
Tamali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brathwaite on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bifjocky Tamali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brathwaite scores with a jab to the head.
Tamali gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brathwaite counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bifjocky Tamali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brathwaite lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tamali backwards.
Brathwaite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tamali's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brathwaite tries a body shot but Tamali blocks it.
Brathwaite struggles to land a body shot inside as Tamali controls his hands.
Brathwaite scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tamali misses with some punches.
Brathwaite misses with a body punch.
Tamali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brathwaite misses with a body punch.
Tamali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brathwaite throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tamali wants to break free but Brathwaite has control.
Brathwaite works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brathwaite lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tamali backwards.
Brathwaite doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brathwaite lands with a right to the head.
Tamali prevents a body shot from Brathwaite.
Brathwaite works on Tamali's body with a couple of short punches.
Brathwaite stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamali lands with a left to the head.
Tamali tries a body shot but Brathwaite blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Brathwaite as the two fighters clinch.
Tamali blocks a body shot from Brathwaite.
A right hand to the body from Brathwaite.
Tamali can't find room to land a body shot as Brathwaite controls the action.
Tamali tries a body shot but Brathwaite blocks it.
Brathwaite lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tamali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Brathwaite on the inside.
Brathwaite has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tamali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brathwaite feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tamali's calf.
Donk. Brathwaite catches Tamali right on the button with a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Tamali checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tamali throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brathwaite counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brathwaite lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamali with a nice cross.
Brathwaite tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tamali shoots for a takedown but Brathwaite saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tamali throws out a loose jab but Brathwaite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tamali missing with a left hand there. Brathwaite was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brathwaite keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tamali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tamali connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brathwaite defending well as Tamali loads up on a big left hand.
Tamali scores with a shot to the body.
Brathwaite blocks a head kick by Tamali.
Brathwaite fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philo Brathwaite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brathwaite 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philo Brathwaite!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hussein Stahl (ranked 2248 p4p, 86 weight class) and Higgs Boson (ranked 2032 p4p, 78 weight class). Hussein Stahl had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hussein Stahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Higgs Boson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stahl is trying to defend but Boson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Boson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stahl makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stahl.
Stahl is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boson controlling from the top position.
Boson is working Stahl over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boson won't allow Stahl to sweep him here.
Boson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stahl has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boson has managed to get both his arms back between Stahl's legs - danger averted.
Stahl is looking for a triangle here but Boson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boson happy to just control the position for now.
Boson is working Stahl over with some ground and pound from side control.
Boson looks up at the clock and then as Stahl takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Boson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've been hearing good reports from Stahl's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Boson controlling from side mount.
Stahl manages to get back to half guard.
Boson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stahl looking for submissions off his back.
Stahl is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boson pulls his head out easily.
Stahl wants to improve his position but Boson is controlling well.
Boson is looking for a kimura here.
Boson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stahl is just riding it out for now. Boson eventually gives up the hold.
Stahl is trying to get back to full guard.
Stahl is pressing down on Boson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stahl tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boson wants to control from the top but Stahl keeps moving.
Boson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stahl looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stahl can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boson controls the pace.
Stahl wants to sweep here but Boson controlling him for the moment.
Boson wants to pass the guard but Stahl is keeping the position.
Stahl has his foot on Boson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boson works his way back into a safe position though.
Boson trying to control but Stahl is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stahl 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.
Stahl is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boson defends well.
Boson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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.
Stahl 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.
Boson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Stahl to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Boson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Stahl pulls down on the head and he's put Boson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hussein Stahl!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hussein Stahl waved his t-shirt featuring Sin City Allstars's logo in front of the cameras.
Higgs Boson spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you to all the fans here tonight, I love you all!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Rydeland (ranked 3304 p4p, 375 weight class) and Alen Ohanian (ranked 2516 p4p, 293 weight class). Rydeland comes to the cage accompanied by Robbery - Not sneak attack. Ohanian has chosen The Eternals - Wrath of Zeus as his entrance music. John Rydeland has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Rydeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alen Ohanian!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rydeland ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rydeland scores with the left hand. Ohanian knows he should have avoided that one.
John Rydeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohanian misses with a kick to the body.
Ohanian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Ohanian tries to get set, Rydeland tries to push him back and clinch up but Ohanian manages to avoid the attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ohanian has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ohanian misses with a body kick.
Rydeland tries for a takedown but Ohanian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ohanian slips a jab from Rydeland.
Rydeland's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rydeland duly obliges.
Rydeland keeps the fight on the outside.
Rydeland checks a low kick from Ohanian.
Rydeland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rydeland cracks Ohanian with an open hand slap.
Ohanian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rydeland shoots in for a takedown but Ohanian shows good takedown defense.
Ohanian tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rydeland lands with an overhand left.
Rydeland looks to land a right hand but Ohanian moved out of range.
Ohanian shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydeland looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ohanian passes into side control.
Ohanian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ohanian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rydeland keeps working.
Rydeland tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ohanian presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rydeland sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ohanian wants to pass to mount but Rydeland is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohanian works his way into full mount!
Ohanian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rydeland is trying to escape the mount.
Rydeland throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rydeland is looking to get to half guard.
Ohanian pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ohanian tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rydeland keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rydeland bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rydeland lands a couple of digs.
Ohanian keeping moving, preventing Rydeland from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland passes Ohanian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ohanian is trying to control but can't.
Rydeland missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rydeland not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ohanian wants to control but Rydeland is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ohanian works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rydeland throwing strikes from guard but Ohanian blocks nicely.
Ohanian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Rydeland will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rydeland connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ohanian misses with a leg kick
and Rydeland counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ohanian thinking.
A combination from Ohanian does no damage.
Rydeland connects with a body shot.
Ohanian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice cross by Ohanian.
Ohanian takes the fight into the clinch.
Ohanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Rydeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ohanian lands a shot to the body.
Ohanian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ohanian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ohanian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rydeland blocking some punches.
Ohanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Rydeland.
Ohanian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rydeland scores with a shot to the side of Ohanian's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydeland with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ohanian is rocked!
It looks like Alen Ohanian has been cut.
Ohanian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rydeland's elbow.
Ohanian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rydeland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rydeland is looking for a takedown.
Ohanian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ohanian throws an elbow but misses.
Rydeland pulls guard successfully.
Ohanian is posturing up here but Rydeland has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Ohanian tries to roll out but it's too tight and Ohanian has to tap! Slick submission there by Rydeland!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Rydeland!
Our winner, John Rydeland, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 1467 p4p, 151 weight class) and Just Fight Me (ranked 2073 p4p, 196 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22
150 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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153 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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 Helsinki, Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Just Fight Me!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fight Me throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Andrade walks into a straight right hand from Fight Me.
The crowd cheers as Fight Me lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Andrade doesn't seem phased though.
Fight Me will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fight Me tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Andrade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fight Me rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Andrade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Andrade scores with a one two! Fight Me had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Just Fight Me has been cut.
Fight Me misses with the combination.
De Andrade throws a big shot that misses.
Fight Me throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Andrade.
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!
Fight Me throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Andrade moves out of range of the leg kick from Fight Me.
A quick step to the side and De Andrade tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fight Me tries to bum rush De Andrade with a series of wild strikes but De Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like De Andrade was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fight Me.
Fight Me walks into a straight right hand from De Andrade.
De Andrade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fight Me tries to clinch up
and De Andrade counters with a stiff right hand.
Fight Me staying out of range there.
De Andrade avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fight Me looks to land a right hand but De Andrade moved out of range.
Fight Me scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De Andrade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fight Me.
De Andrade appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fight Me throws a right hand that De Andrade ducks under and follows up with a left that De Andrade also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade lands with an uppercut that bounces Fight Me off the cage and back into range.
Just Fight Me seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Andrade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fight Me manages to avoid it.
Fight Me is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
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!
Fight Me steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Andrade.
Nice uppercut there from De Andrade.
De Andrade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fight Me throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fight Me has De Andrade up against the cage in a clinch.
Fight Me scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fight Me blocks a body shot from De Andrade.
De Andrade lands a nice uppercut.
De Andrade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Andrade.
Fight Me scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Andrade throws a punch but it's blocked by Fight Me.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fight Me misses with the head strike.
De Andrade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fight Me lands a hook that snaps the head of De Andrade backwards.
De Andrade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fight Me wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Andrade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fight Me unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Andrade lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Andrade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fight Me breaks the clinch.
Fight Me swings for the body but De Andrade moves out of range.
Fight Me scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fight Me throws a body punch but De Andrade moves out of range.
Fight Me throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Fight Me, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fight Me keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fight Me slips a straight right by De Andrade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fight Me swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Andrade counters with a nice uppercut.
Fight Me throws an off balance right hand
and De Andrade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fight Me uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Andrade.
Fight Me throws a body shot but no joy.
De Andrade takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fight Me throws a body punch but De Andrade moves out of range.
De Andrade is looking to counter punch.
De Andrade is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
De Andrade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fight Me misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fight Me takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Just Fight Me's cut even more.
Fight Me takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Fight Me, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fight Me has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
No joy there for Fight Me, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Andrade is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fight Me misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Just Fight Me dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Just Fight Me's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fight Me tries to close the distance and clinch but De Andrade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from De Andrade on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fight Me throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Andrade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fight Me misses the jab.
De Andrade slips under a jab from Fight Me.
A low kick from Fight Me is predictable there
and De Andrade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fight Me misses with a right hand
and De Andrade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Fight Me does no damage.
Fight Me swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Andrade is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fight Me has closed the distance and engaged De Andrade in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fight Me blocking some punches.
De Andrade manages to break the clinch.
Fight Me avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Andrade looks to land a right hand but Fight Me moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Fight Me misses
and De Andrade counters with a two punch combo.
Just Fight Me seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fight Me swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fight Me throws a sloppy body shot
and De Andrade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fight Me is rocked!
The cut above Just Fight Me's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fight Me avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice straight punches there by De Andrade. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Andrade.
Fight Me is still on wobbly legs! Can De Andrade finish him?
Fight Me misses with a lunging right hand
and De Andrade counters with a left to the body.
Fight Me seems to have recovered his senses.
Fight Me misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Andrade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Andrade misses with a hook.
Fight Me bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fight Me displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Andrade misses with an uppercut
and Fight Me counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fight Me lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Andrade lands with a left to the head.
Fight Me swings wildly with an uppercut but De Andrade uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Andrade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fight Mes head.
Fight Me lands a body punch.
De Andrade lands a shot to the body.
De Andrade struggles to land a body shot inside as Fight Me controls his hands.
De Andrade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fight Me has a couple of punches blocked by De Andrade.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fight Me.
De Andrade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fight Me tries a body shot but De Andrade blocks it.
Fight Me tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from De Andrade.
A short left from Fight Me.
De Andrade throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade blocks an uppercut.
Fight Me escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fight Me scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fight Me misses with a double jab.
It looked like De Andrade was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fight Me.
De Andrade avoids the body shot from Fight Me.
Fight Me misses with the combination.
De Andrade digs a good body shot into Fight Me's ribs.
Fight Me throws out a powerful jab.
Fight Me throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like De Andrade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fight Me misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fight Me is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fight Me throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Andrade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Just Fight Me's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
De Andrade cracks Fight Me with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fight Me is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Andrade.
Fight Me throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Just Fight Me is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Andrade sends Fight Me crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! De Andrade is motioning to the referee to let Fight Me up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Just Fight Me's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
A victorious Marcelo Costa De Andrade 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert MacArthur Jnr (ranked 3845 p4p, 474 weight class) and Waylon Mercy (ranked 1490 p4p, 219 weight class). MacArthur Jnr comes to the cage accompanied by A sweaty one for you. x. Waylon Mercy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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28
216 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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33
203 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert MacArthur Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Mercy misses.
Mercy is looking to chop away at MacArthur Jnr's legs.
MacArthur Jnr slips a straight right by Mercy.
MacArthur Jnr looks to land a left hand but Mercy moved out of range nicely.
Mercy misses with a low kick.
MacArthur Jnr misses the jab.
Mercy checks a leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
MacArthur Jnr lands a jab to the head.
MacArthur Jnr missing with a left hand there. Mercy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacArthur Jnr thows a body kick. Mercy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mercy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercy takes one to the side of the head.
That kick from Mercy tenderised MacArthur Jnr's leg. MacArthur Jnr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mercy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mercy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr tries to land a leg kick but Mercy saw it coming and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body shot
and Mercy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
MacArthur Jnr throws the kick towards the body but Mercy avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mercy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mercy throws a leg kick
letting MacArthur Jnr counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercy.
Mercy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
MacArthur Jnr lands a slapping body shot.
Mercy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacArthur Jnr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mercy thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacArthur Jnr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercy blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacArthur Jnr. Mercy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps MacArthur Jnr's head backwards.
It looks like Robert MacArthur Jnr has been cut.
MacArthur Jnr cracks Mercy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Mercy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacArthur Jnr throws a sloppy head kick and Mercy moves out of range easily.
MacArthur Jnr throws a body punch but Mercy moves out of range.
Mercy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mercy checks a leg kick.
Mercy moves into range and connects with a jab.
MacArthur Jnr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercy was well out of range. Poor timing from MacArthur Jnr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Mercy lands.
Mercy misses with a leg kick
letting MacArthur Jnr counter with a right hand.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body shot.
MacArthur Jnr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercy counters with a thumping low kick.
Mercy misses with a hook. MacArthur Jnr ducked under it nicely.
Mercy motions for MacArthur Jnr to come forward. Mercy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MacArthur Jnr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from MacArthur Jnr.
Nice shot by Mercy.
MacArthur Jnr throws a leg kick but Mercy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
MacArthur Jnr throws a wild body kick that Mercy sees coming a mile off.
MacArthur Jnr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MacArthur Jnr takes a swing at Mercy's ribcage but misses.
Mercy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mercy misses with a hook.
Mercy throws a leg kick but MacArthur Jnr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mercy misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy cracks MacArthur Jnr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mercy throws a jab when MacArthur Jnr was well out of range.
Mercy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a kick to the body.
Mercy misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from MacArthur Jnr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mercy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mercy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
MacArthur Jnr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercy.
MacArthur Jnr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mercy is out of range and MacArthur Jnr settles back down.
Mercy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacArthur Jnr checks the leg kick.
Mercy moves into the clinch.
MacArthur Jnr throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercy.
MacArthur Jnr throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mercy misses with the head strike.
MacArthur Jnr tries to throw a body punch but Mercy avoids it by throwing MacArthur Jnr back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr tries a body shot but Mercy blocks it.
MacArthur Jnr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
MacArthur Jnr tries to work over Mercy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercy tries to work over MacArthur Jnr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Mercy on the inside.
We've been informed that Mercy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Mercy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mercy fails to land.
MacArthur Jnr lands a nice shot to the body.
Mercy looks winded!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
MacArthur Jnr lands a right hand.
Mercy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mercy misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
MacArthur Jnr lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacArthur Jnr lands a body punch in the clinch.
MacArthur Jnr throws a head punch that misses.
MacArthur Jnr lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacArthur Jnr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robert MacArthur Jnr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert MacArthur Jnr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
MacArthur Jnr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MacArthur Jnr gets a clinch.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacArthur Jnr has Mercy pushed against the cage.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a punch to the body.
Mercy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mercy pushes MacArthur Jnr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
MacArthur Jnr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MacArthur Jnr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercys head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacArthur Jnr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacArthur Jnr throws a head punch that misses.
Mercy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mercy misses with a knee strike.
Mercy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercy can't find room to land a body shot as MacArthur Jnr controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy tries to work over MacArthur Jnr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercy trying to land knees to the body.
MacArthur Jnr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercy throws a punch but it's blocked by MacArthur Jnr.
A head punch on the inside from MacArthur Jnr fails to land.
Mercy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercy tries to land knees in the clinch but MacArthur Jnr avoids the damage to the body.
MacArthur Jnr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mercy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercy.
Mercy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a nice strike.
Mercy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mercy swings for the body but MacArthur Jnr moves out of range.
Robert MacArthur Jnr is winning the standup battle so far.
MacArthur Jnr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mercy throws a leg kick but MacArthur Jnr sees it coming and moves out of range.
MacArthur Jnr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercy manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercy.
MacArthur Jnr keeps Mercy at a distance using the push kick.
Mercy misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from MacArthur Jnr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mercy misses with a head kick.
Mercy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and MacArthur Jnr is able to avoid easily.
Mercy moves out of range of the body kick from MacArthur Jnr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercy throws a leg kick but MacArthur Jnr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mercy throws a body shot but no joy.
Mercy pivots, looking for a leg kick but MacArthur Jnr is out of range and Mercy settles back down.
MacArthur Jnr blocks a jab.
Mercy throws a leg kick
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a straight right hand.
Mercy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mercy drops his hands momentarily and MacArthur Jnr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
MacArthur Jnr tries to land a front kick but Mercy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mercy checks a low kick from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy misses the jab.
MacArthur Jnr just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr throws a good cross that connects.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a low kick.
Mercy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacArthur Jnr can pounce on him.
MacArthur Jnr lands a head shot.
Mercy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
MacArthur Jnr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mercy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a right hand.
Mercy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a looping left.
MacArthur Jnr just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercy is looking to clinch but MacArthur Jnr is avoiding it.
MacArthur Jnr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mercy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacArthur Jnr checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacArthur Jnr looks for the body kick but Mercy saw that one coming.
Mercy scores with a jab.
MacArthur Jnr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
MacArthur Jnr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacArthur Jnr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
MacArthur Jnr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
MacArthur Jnr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mercy's head backwards.
Mercy moves out of range of the body kick.
Mercy thinks about the counter body kick.
MacArthur Jnr throws a chopping leg kick but Mercy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
MacArthur Jnr scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercy.
Mercy throws out a powerful jab.
Mercy lands a body shot.
Mercy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MacArthur Jnr. MacArthur Jnr obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert MacArthur Jnr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert MacArthur Jnr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mercy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacArthur Jnr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercy avoids the head kick by MacArthur Jnr.
Mercy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mercy throws a jab when MacArthur Jnr was well out of range.
MacArthur Jnr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercy thumps MacArthur Jnr with a low kick.
Mercy cracks the inside of MacArthur Jnr's front leg.
MacArthur Jnr moves forwards but Mercy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mercy lands a jab to MacArthur Jnr's midsection.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a double jab.
MacArthur Jnr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mercy checks a low kick from MacArthur Jnr.
Mercy throws out a counter right but MacArthur Jnr avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercy scoring well with a low kick there.
Mercy 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.
Mercy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and MacArthur Jnr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mercy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercy feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr walks into a jab.
MacArthur Jnr blocks a leg kick.
Mercy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacArthur Jnr lands a head shot.
Jab, jab by Mercy - just one landing.
MacArthur Jnr throws a sloppy head kick and Mercy moves out of range easily.
Mercy slips a straight right by MacArthur Jnr.
Mercy misses with a looping left.
A nice inside leg kick there by MacArthur Jnr. That's going to slow Mercy down.
MacArthur Jnr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
MacArthur Jnr blocks a leg kick.
Mercy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mercy throws a leg kick but MacArthur Jnr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mercy throws a hook to the side of MacArthur Jnr's head but MacArthur Jnr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mercy missing with a left hand there. MacArthur Jnr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacArthur Jnr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mercy.
Nice cross by MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr walks into a straight right hand from Mercy.
Mercy takes one to the chin there.
MacArthur Jnr's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
MacArthur Jnr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from MacArthur Jnr misses
and Mercy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab lands there for MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr throws the left hand but Mercy avoids the punch easily.
Mercy flicks out a counter leg kick but MacArthur Jnr steps away.
MacArthur Jnr 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.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mercy cracks MacArthur Jnr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mercy throws a leg kick but MacArthur Jnr moved away.
Mercy motions for MacArthur Jnr to come forward. Mercy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MacArthur Jnr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercy.
MacArthur Jnr half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Mercy blocks the low kick.
Mercy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mercy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr is looking to slow Mercy down with leg kicks.
Mercy misses with a straight right.
MacArthur Jnr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacArthur Jnr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A low kick from MacArthur Jnr misses
enabling Mercy to counter with a crisp jab.
MacArthur Jnr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mercy scores with a nice head shot.
MacArthur Jnr is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Mercy.
Oh MacArthur Jnr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercy circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops MacArthur Jnr to the canvas! MacArthur Jnr doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Mercy keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Waylon Mercy!
In his post fight interview, Waylon Mercy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Malingo (ranked 1633 p4p, 166 weight class) and Johnny Kilmister (ranked 1521 p4p, 158 weight class). Malingo comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Sound of silence. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Malingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Kilmister!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Malingo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malingo swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Kilmister.
Kilmister lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Malingo throws a big shot that misses.
Malingo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malingo tries to work over Kilmister's front leg with a kick but Kilmister checks it.
Kilmister misses with an uppercut.
Kilmister on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Malingo misses its intended target.
A jab from Kilmister misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Malingo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kilmister!
Malingo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kilmister explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilmister misses with a looping right.
It looked like Malingo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Malingo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Kilmister.
Kilmister is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilmister takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kilmister swinging wildly here.
Kilmister misses with a head kick.
Malingo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilmister.
Malingo fails with a takedown attempt.
Kilmister is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kilmister shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Malingo but Malingo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Malingo looks to land a right hand but Kilmister moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kilmister! But no joy.
Malingo needs to keep his hands up - Kilmister had a free shot at his head there.
Kilmister staying out of range there.
Kilmister looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malingo dodges the punch combination from Kilmister.
Kilmister lands a really nice looking cross but Malingo seems unphased.
Malingo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilmister.
Kilmister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilmister was well out of range. Poor timing from Malingo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilmister takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Malingo is looking to chop away at Kilmister's legs.
Kilmister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilmister looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malingo misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Malingo misses the target.
Malingo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kilmister throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kilmister ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Kilmister.
Malingo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kilmister sprawls and moves away.
Kilmister throws a head kick that misses.
Malingo blocks a head kick by Kilmister.
Malingo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilmister throws a jab when Malingo was well out of range.
Malingo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilmister.
Kilmister drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Malingo is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
My spies in Death Valley Training Facility inform me that Kilmister has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sloppy strikes there by Kilmister.
Malingo is trying to control Kilmister's posture but Kilmister avoids it.
Kilmister working the ground and pound but Malingo is defending the strikes.
Malingo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kilmister not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Malingo trying to control but Kilmister postures up.
Malingo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilmister.
Malingo wants to improve his position but Kilmister is controlling well.
Malingo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malingo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilmister.
Malingo is staying active underneath Kilmister, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Malingo is pressing down on Kilmister's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Malingo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kilmister passes into side control.
Kilmister stands up and beckons Malingo to his feet.
Malingo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kilmister doesn't seem bothered though.
Malingo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilmister.
Malingo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kilmister shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malingo as he jumps to the side.
Kilmister uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malingo.
Kilmister drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Malingo defends it well.
Malingo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kilmister doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Kilmister dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Malingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilmister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilmister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malingo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Johnny Kilmister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malingo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Malingo tries for a takedown but Kilmister sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kilmister avoids the body shot from Malingo.
Kilmister fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Malingo avoids it really well and circles away.
Malingo throws a hook but Kilmister blocks it.
Malingo slips a straight right by Kilmister.
Kilmister rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malingo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malingo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilmister.
Johnny Kilmister seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kilmister lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malingo circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Kilmister. Those never looked like landing.
Malingo tries to counter with a takedown but Kilmister is quick to defend against it.
Kilmister uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kilmister misses with a straight left.
Kilmister ducks under a wild hook from Malingo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malingo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kilmister tries to bum rush Malingo with a series of wild strikes but Malingo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malingo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Malingo misses with an uppercut.
Kilmister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malingo moves away.
Kilmister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malingo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No joy there for Kilmister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kilmister uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malingo.
Kilmister misses the shot to the body.
Kilmister throws a hook but Malingo avoids it easily.
Malingo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Malingo misses with a wild combination.
Malingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malingo lands with a nice body punch.
Kilmister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malingo was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilmister.
Kilmister moves away from the strike by Malingo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malingo misses the jab.
Malingo misses with a hook
and Kilmister counters with a straight right hand.
Malingo throws a right and a left that Kilmister avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Kilmister misses.
Kilmister avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kilmister enables Malingo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kilmister manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Malingo throws a strike but Kilmister rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Malingo is looking for a triangle but Kilmister pushes his legs off easily.
Kilmister loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kilmister is working Malingo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Malingo keeping moving, preventing Kilmister from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kilmister accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnny Kilmister has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kilmister in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Malingo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malingo wants to sweep here but Kilmister controlling him for the moment.
Malingo looking for a guillotine here but Kilmister defends easily.
Kilmister is looking to work some ground and pound but Malingo has wrist control.
Kilmister throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malingo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kilmister postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Malingo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kilmister defends it easily.
Malingo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kilmister gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kilmister makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Malingo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilmister.
Kilmister trying to control the position from guard on top but Malingo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malingo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kilmister defends well.
Kilmister with a flurry of punches that miss.
Malingo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kilmister avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Malingo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kilmister throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eddie Malingo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kilmister connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kilmister is looking to land body kicks.
Kilmister tries to score a power double leg takedown but Malingo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kilmister somewhat.
Malingo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kilmister moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malingo looks to land a left hand but Kilmister moved out of range nicely.
Kilmister connects with a body shot.
Kilmister uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malingo.
A little jabbing left from Kilmister on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malingo tries to bum rush Kilmister with a series of wild strikes but Kilmister uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilmister throws a right and a left that Malingo avoids nicely.
Malingo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch combination from Kilmister misses.
Malingo drives through with a takedown into Kilmister's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malingo throws a strike but Kilmister rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malingo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Malingo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Malingo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kilmister is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kilmister accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Malingo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kilmister defends it easily.
Kilmister is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Malingo wants to improve his position but instead Kilmister has moved into half guard.
Malingo is looking to improve his position.
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.
Kilmister thows a huge punch but Malingo dodges it nicely.
Malingo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Malingo tries to roll over but Kilmister keeps him under control.
Kilmister not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kilmister is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kilmister is thwarting Malingo's attempts to control the position.
Kilmister stalling.
Kilmister throwing shots but Malingo is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilmister missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Malingo is looking to control Kilmister's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Malingo avoid being mounted?
Kilmister is trying to control the action in half guard but Malingo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Malingo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kilmister.
Malingo tries to get to full guard but Kilmister has control of the leg.
Kilmister looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kilmister throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Malingo wants to improve his position but Kilmister is controlling well.
Malingo trying to hold on to Kilmister's head to control him but Kilmister postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Malingo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kilmister on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malingo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kilmister misses with a head kick.
Kilmister moves out of range of the leg kick from Malingo.
A slow jab from Malingo misses its intended target.
Malingo slips under a jab from Kilmister.
Kilmister connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kilmister misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Kilmister there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Malingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilmister manages to avoid it.
Kilmister lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Malingo with a jab.
Malingo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kilmister is trying to defend but Malingo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malingo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kilmister's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Kilmister.
Well Kilmister has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Kilmister!
Our winner, Johnny Kilmister, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Alvarez (ranked 1532 p4p, 223 weight class) and Rodney Garcia (ranked 1838 p4p, 262 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodney Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Alvarez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alvarez but Alvarez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've been told by Alvarez's head coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvarez finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Alvarez. That snapped Garcia's head back.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvarez counters with a nice leg kick.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Alvarez backs off Garcia throws a huge counter combo but Alvarez manages to avoid it all.
Alvarez fakes the leg kick and cracks Garcia in the body.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
Garcia is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Alvarez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garcia lunges at Alvarez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvarez's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Aaron Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alvarez works the jab nicely.
Alvarez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Alvarez counters with a thumping low kick.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodney Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Aaron Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Garcia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia cracks Alvarez with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvarez.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez shows good takedown defense.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvarez finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Garcia scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alvarez.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
A nice combination there by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia looks winded!
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alvarez sizes up Garcia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alvarez lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Garcia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvarez.
Garcia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez avoids it really well and circles away.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia shoots in for a double leg but Alvarez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alvarez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garcia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alvarez cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Alvarez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alvarez scores with a decent looking hook.
Alvarez defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garcia throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez throws a counter high kick but Garcia was just alert enough to avoid it.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvarez lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvarez, right into the meat.
A lazy left from Alvarez finds it's target.
Garcia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Alvarez dominated that round.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alvarez slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Garcia might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Alvarez has got the better of the exchanges.
Alvarez dips to his left and cracks Garcia with an uppercut!
Garcia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvarez.
Aaron Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aaron Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Garcia.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Garcia misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Garcia scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Aaron Alvarez has been cut.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvarez finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvarezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab lands there for Alvarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvarez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alvarez lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alvarez misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alvarez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt - Alvarez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alvarez half committed to a counter leg kick.
That kick from Alvarez tenderised Garcia's leg. Garcia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Alvarez connects with a crisp jab.
Garcia cracks Alvarez with an open hand slap.
Garcia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alvarez is fending him off so far but Garcia persists. Nope, Alvarez circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarez lands with a good body shot.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Alvarez counters with a one-two to the body.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Alvarez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alvarez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alvarez connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Alvarez lands with an overhand left.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Alvarez does it's job there.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Nice takedown defense from Alvarez. No joy for Garcia on that attempt.
Alvarez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alvarez feints a jab promting Garcia to slip. Alvarez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Garcia slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia is rocked!
Alvarez lands a big head kick that sends Garcia to the canvas! Alvarez follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Alvarez!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Aaron Alvarez made sure he mentioned Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Jericho (ranked 883 p4p, 102 weight class) and Braxton Hernando (ranked 1414 p4p, 150 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Maxim Jericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Braxton Hernando!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernando dips to his left and cracks Jericho with an uppercut!
Braxton Hernando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernando showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jericho.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hernando appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jericho is looking to clinch but Hernando is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Jericho.
Hernando throws a looping overhand right but Jericho ducks down to avoid it.
Jericho is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hernando.
Jericho moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Jericho.
Jericho can't find room to land a body shot as Hernando controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Jericho as the two fighters clinch.
Nice elbow from Hernando.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hernando has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jericho misses with a punch to the body.
Hernando working aggressively here.
Hernando prevents a body shot from Jericho.
Hernando swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hernando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jericho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hernando looks to land a left hand but Jericho moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernando lands a glancing blow to the side of Jericho's head.
Jericho has managed to clinch.
Jericho can't find room to land a body shot as Hernando controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Hernando.
Jericho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jericho scores with a hook to the body. Hernando takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jericho is looking to clinch.
Jericho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hernando swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hernando - that will leave a mark!
Jericho tries to clinch up.
Hernando misses the jab.
Jericho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jericho misses with a wild combination.
Jericho ducks under a wild hook from Hernando.
Hernando swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jericho.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jericho. Hernando does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Hernando misses.
Jericho throws out a powerful jab.
Hernando misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hernando misses with a looping left.
Hernando loads up on a big right hand but Jericho slips the punch.
Jericho is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hernando.
Jericho has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Jericho lands a shoulder strike.
Jericho scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho can't find room to land a body shot as Hernando controls the action.
Jericho tries to throw a body punch but Hernando avoids it by throwing Jericho back against the cage.
Hernando lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jericho blocks an uppercut.
Hernando prevents a body shot from Jericho.
Hernando lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hernando lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jericho backwards.
Jericho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jericho tries to work over Hernando's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hernando's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hernando throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hernando throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Jericho.
Hernando breaks the clinch.
Hernando circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hernando throws a body shot but no joy.
Hernando lands with a hook. Jericho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jericho slips a jab from Hernando.
Jericho was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hernando avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hernando connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hernando might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jericho is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho wants to clinch up but Hernando keeps it at a distance.
Jericho seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jericho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernando.
Jericho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hernando looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jericho misses with a wild body shot.
Hernando moves into the clinch.
Jericho misses with a punch to the body.
Hernando wants a takedown but no success here.
Jericho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hernando's elbow.
Jericho tries a body shot but Hernando blocks it.
Jericho misses with some punches.
Jericho misses with a body punch.
Jericho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Jericho.
Jericho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jericho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hernando lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jericho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hernando has a couple of punches blocked by Jericho.
Hernando is looking to break free of the clinch but Jericho has double underhooks.
Hernando misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jericho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jericho lands an uppercut.
Jericho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jericho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hernando throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jerichos head.
Hernando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hernando wants to slow Jericho down by chopping away at his legs.
Jericho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hernando paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hernando rushes Jericho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jericho blocks an uppercut.
Hernando misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hernando gets through Jericho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jericho lands a shoulder strike.
Hernando tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hernando misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hernando misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernando scores with a shot to the side of Jericho's head.
Jericho can't find room to land a body shot as Hernando controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Jericho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jericho pushes Hernando back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jericho scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Braxton Hernando will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jericho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hernando avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jericho scores with a hook to the body. Hernando takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hernando walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hernando is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jericho lands with a kick to the temple. Hernando shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hernando throws a hook but Jericho blocks it.
Jericho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hernando swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jericho misses with a wild body shot.
Jericho is looking to wear down Hernando with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jericho throws a right hand that Hernando ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernando also avoids with ease.
Jericho misses with a wild body shot.
Hernando rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jericho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jericho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jericho tries to throw a body punch but Hernando avoids it by throwing Jericho back against the cage.
Hernando working aggressively here.
Jericho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Jericho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jericho lands a shoulder strike.
Jericho tries a body shot but Hernando blocks it.
Hernando's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jericho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hernando's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jericho.
Nice elbow from Hernando.
Hernando throws a head punch that misses.
Jericho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jericho struggles to land a body shot inside as Hernando controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hernando.
Jericho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jericho lands a shot to the body.
Jericho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jericho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jericho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jericho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jericho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jericho pushes Hernando back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Jericho.
Hernando throws a head punch that misses.
Jericho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hernando is looking for a takedown.
Jericho lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jericho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jericho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jericho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jericho blocking some punches.
Hernando misses with a punch on the inside.
Hernando is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jericho pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hernando.
Jericho lands a body shot.
Maxim Jericho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hernando misses with the head strike.
Jericho blocks an elbow strike.
Hernando lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hernando.
Jericho working aggressively here.
Hernando prevents a body shot from Jericho.
Jericho tries a body shot but Hernando blocks it.
Jericho blocks a body shot from Hernando.
Hernando works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jericho pulls Hernando in close to prevent any damage.
Jericho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernando working some strikes from top position.
Jericho is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hernando postures up in Jericho's guard and throws a big left but Jericho blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hernando accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hernando wants to control from the top but Jericho keeps moving.
Jericho controlling Hernando's posture.
Hernando with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jericho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hernando wants to control from the top but Jericho keeps moving.
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.
Jericho working a defensive guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hernando chips away with some ground and pound.
Jericho is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hernando throws a big elbow that misses.
Hernando scoring with some ground and pound.
Hernando postures up.
Hernando wants to control from the top but Jericho keeps moving.
Jericho pulls Hernando in close to his closed guard and prevents Hernando from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jericho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hernando is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hernando misses with a looping right.
Hernando throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hernando gets tackled into the cage by Jericho. Jericho maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maxim Jericho will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jericho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jericho throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Hernando catches Jericho right on the button with a cross.
Hernando throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hernando fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jericho on the side of the head.
Hernando misses with a lunging right hand
and Jericho counters by moving into the clinch.
Jericho blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Hernando scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hernando lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jericho.
Jericho lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hernando.
Jericho scores with a shot to the side of Hernando's head.
Hernando tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Jericho.
Nice body punch from Jericho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernando fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jericho tries to throw a body punch but Hernando avoids it by throwing Jericho back against the cage.
Hernando lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Jericho.
Jericho tries to work over Hernando's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jericho works on Hernando's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho scores with a shot to the side of Hernando's head.
Jericho lands a hook that snaps the head of Hernando backwards.
Jericho struggles to land a body shot inside as Hernando controls his hands.
Hernando takes a shot to the head.
Jericho avoiding damage as Hernando throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Jericho.
Hernando throws a punch but it's blocked by Jericho.
Jericho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hernando prevents a body shot from Jericho.
Hernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jericho blocks an uppercut.
Hernando tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hernando has a couple of punches blocked by Jericho.
Hernando misses with the head strike.
Jericho lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Jericho on the inside.
Hernando misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jericho has a couple of punches blocked by Hernando.
Jericho swings wildly with an uppercut but Hernando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jericho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Hernando misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Jericho.
Hernando misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hernando misses with an elbow strike.
Hernando lands with a short shot to the head.
Jericho misses with a punch to the body.
Jericho presses Hernando against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hernando has a couple of punches blocked by Jericho.
Jericho presses Hernando against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jericho.
Jericho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jericho can't find room to land a body shot as Hernando controls the action.
Hernando blocks a body shot from Jericho.
Hernando tries to throw a body punch but Jericho avoids it by throwing Hernando back against the cage.
Jericho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hernando misses with a punch on the inside.
Jericho digs a right hand underneath Hernando's ribcage. Hernando let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jericho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hernando backwards.
Hernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jericho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hernando's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jericho.
Still in the clinch, Jericho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hernando blocks a body shot from Jericho.
Hernando swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jericho lands with a left to the head.
Jericho works on Hernando's body with a couple of short punches.
Jericho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hernandos head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jericho.
Hernando misses with a punch on the inside.
Jericho tries to work over Hernando's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jericho lands a nice uppercut.
Hernando blocks a body shot from Jericho.
Hernando blocking some punches.
Jericho avoiding damage as Hernando throws knees to the body.
Jericho scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Jericho.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernando fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hernando throws a punch but it's blocked by Jericho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernando fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jericho lands with a short shot to the head.
Jericho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jericho misses with a body punch.
A short right from Jericho on the inside.
Hernando is rocked!
Hernando's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hernando is still on wobbly legs! Can Jericho finish him?
Jericho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jericho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jericho swings wildly with an uppercut but Hernando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jericho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Jericho.
Jericho digs a right hand into Hernando's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hernando's gas tank.
Hernando swings wildly with an uppercut but Jericho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jericho tries to work over Hernando's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jericho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jericho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hernando's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hernando seems to have recovered his senses.
Jericho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jericho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hernando lands with a short shot to the head.
Jericho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Jericho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jericho 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Jericho!
During a confident post fight interview, Maxim Jericho thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Braxton Hernando spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck you. Suck this dick'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elmer Fudd (ranked 754 p4p, 100 weight class) and Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 1029 p4p, 126 weight class). Fudd comes to the cage accompanied by Blue On Black. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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177 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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178 lbs
27 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elmer Fudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fudd misses with a hook.
A jab from Fudd misses.
Fudd misses with a wild body shot.
Fudd connects with the punch.
It looks like Gunnar Johnsson has been cut.
Good exchange - Johnsson coming out on top.
Fudd defending well as Johnsson loads up on a big left hand.
Fudd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnsson's sensitive parts.
Elmer Fudd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fudd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnsson looks to throw the jab but Fudd is out of range.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fudd throwing a counter right hand but Johnsson manages to avoid it.
Fudd looks to land a left hand but Johnsson moved out of range nicely.
Johnsson misses with a looping left.
Fudd moves into the clinch.
Fudd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fudd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnsson moves away.
Johnsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fudd blocks the body kick.
Johnsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fudd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fudd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudd sizes up Johnsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fudd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnsson.
A cross from Johnsson lands.
Johnsson scores with a jab to the body.
Fudd throws a big shot that misses.
Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fudd.
Fudd throws a hook but Johnsson blocks it.
Johnsson lands with a nice body punch.
Fudd moves away from the strike by Johnsson.
Johnsson looks to land a right hand but Fudd moved out of range.
Fudd misses with the combination.
Johnsson moves out of range as Fudd strikes.
Fudd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fudd misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson digs a good body shot into Fudd's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnsson walks into a stiff left hand from Fudd.
Fudd 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.
Fudd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fudd throws a lazy right hand but Johnsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fudd swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Johnsson counter with a right hand.
Fudd throws a hook but Johnsson avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnsson. Fudd does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left and a right from Fudd both land. Nice combination.
Johnsson checks the leg kick.
Johnsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Fudd is wise to it.
Johnsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fudd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnsson.
Fudd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fudd trying to control but Johnsson is working from the bottom.
Johnsson trying to keep a closed guard but Fudd is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnsson is on top in guard.
Johnsson preventing the sweep.
Johnsson controlling from the top position.
Johnsson wants to get up but he can't break Fudd's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Johnsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fudd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fudd keeping full guard, as Johnsson tries to pass.
Fudd has a closed guard, preventing Johnsson from standing up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elmer Fudd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Johnsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnsson punishes Fudd's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fudd.
Fudd takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fudd.
A slow jab from Fudd misses its intended target.
Fudd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnsson is out of range and Fudd settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnsson! But no joy.
Fudd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fudd cracks Johnsson with a good jab.
Fudd throws the left hand but Johnsson avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Fudd misses.
Johnsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fudd looks to land a left hand but Johnsson moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Fudd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnsson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnsson misses.
A swing and a miss from Johnsson.
Gunnar Johnsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnsson's head backwards.
That has opened up Gunnar Johnsson's cut even more.
Fudd looks to land a left hand but Johnsson moved out of range nicely.
Fudd misses with a right hand
enabling Johnsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Fudd misses with a double jab.
Fudd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fudd checks it well.
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Fudd misses with an uppercut. Johnsson saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnsson. Fudd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fudd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnsson thuds his right hand into Fudd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Johnsson.
Johnsson lands a high kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnsson, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fudd connects with a single shot there.
Johnsson misses with an uppercut. Fudd saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson checks a low kick from Fudd.
Fudd shoots in for a takedown but Johnsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Fudd misses the target.
Fudd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fudd scoring well with a low kick there.
Fudd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnsson is out of range and Fudd settles back down.
A slow jab from Fudd misses its intended target.
Johnsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fudd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Fudd.
Nice shot by Johnsson.
Fudd throws a chopping leg kick but Johnsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fudd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fudd is looking for a counter combo.
Johnsson thumps Fudd with a low kick.
Elmer Fudd is winning the standup battle so far.
Fudd misses with a wild body shot.
Johnsson walks into a stiff left hand from Fudd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson throws a front kick aimed at Fudd's knee but Fudd avoids it well.
Johnsson scores with a body shot.
Johnsson punishes Fudd's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fudd walks into a left hand.
Fudd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fudd closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Johnsson's guard.
Fudd distracts Johnsson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fudd trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Johnsson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnsson pushes down on Fudd's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnsson wants to stand but Fudd has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Johnsson throws a head kick but Fudd moves out of range.
Johnsson cracks Fudd with a good jab.
Fudd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnsson staying out of range there.
Fudd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fudd tries to work over Johnsson's front leg with a kick but Johnsson checks it.
Fudd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnsson connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gunnar Johnsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Johnsson's cut.
That's time! Fudd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fudd shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fudd slips a nice elbow through Johnsson's hands, connecting with Johnsson's forehead.
Fudd lands strikes from half guard.
Johnsson wants to control but Fudd is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fudd prevents Johnsson from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fudd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fudd is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnsson is trying to control but Fudd passes into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudd is looking to take a break and control but Johnsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Fudd scoring with punches and elbows.
Fudd lands an elbow.
Johnsson is rocked!
Fudd working the ground and pound but Johnsson is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Johnsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Johnsson is still in real trouble! Can Fudd finish him?
The ground and pound from Fudd seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Johnsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Fudd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnsson keeps working.
Fudd in side control, throwing shots but Johnsson defends.
Johnsson is looking for a sweep.
Fudd trying to control the position but Johnsson is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Fudd crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Fudd crashes against the mat.
Fudd scoring with punches and elbows.
The cut above Gunnar Johnsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gunnar Johnsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Elmer Fudd!
After the big win, Elmer Fudd made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shiny Aoki (ranked 1051 p4p, 135 weight class) and Steve Sanchez (ranked 654 p4p, 79 weight class). Aoki comes to the cage accompanied by Big Scoob - Bitch Please Ft B - Legit , E- 40. Sanchez has chosen Where is My Mind? by Pixies as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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167 lbs
17 - 1 - 0 |
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shiny Aoki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tests Aoki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aoki seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Aoki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Aoki.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut lands for Aoki. That snapped Sanchez's head back.
Sanchez sizes up Aoki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aoki thuds his right hand into Sanchez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aoki throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Aoki.
Sanchez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aoki with a body shot.
Aoki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
Aoki misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aoki cracks Sanchez with a good jab.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Aoki.
Aoki lands the left hand.
Sanchez is rocked!
Aoki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Aoki misses with a low kick.
Sanchez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aoki with a body shot.
Shiny Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Aoki blocks it well.
Shiny Aoki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoki misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Aoki knows he should have avoided that one.
Aoki feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sanchez sprawling to the canvas! Sanchez rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Aoki finish him?!
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Aoki finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Aoki engages and cracks Sanchez with a massive lead left hook - Sanchez tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Aoki is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shiny Aoki!
Shiny Aoki retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Shiny Aoki 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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