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F&BE 13- For the Spilled Blood PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Onyema (ranked 4454 p4p, 434 weight class) and David James Rockne (ranked 7099 p4p, 512 weight class). Rockne has chosen Radioactive as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as David James Rockne enters the cage!
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elvis Onyema!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David James Rockne!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onyema closes the distance and clinches.
Onyema lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Onyema's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rockne misses with the head strike.
Onyema manages to break the clinch.
Onyema misses with a double jab.
Rockne misses with a hook to the body
and Onyema counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elvis Onyema seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onyema clinches up against the cage.
Onyema's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Rockne.
Rockne gets tackled into the cage by Onyema. Onyema maintains the clinch.
Onyema keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rockne's efforts to push away.
Onyema pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Rockne finds it's way through Onyema's defenses.
Onyema takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Onyema takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Onyema misses with a right hand
and Rockne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Onyema takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rockne throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rockne has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockne lunges at Onyema with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Onyema's hand.
Onyema connects with a crisp jab.
Onyema gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rockne throws a series of punches but Onyema moves out of range.
Onyema has managed to clinch.
Onyema lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Onyema - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Onyema.
Rockne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Onyema.
Onyema trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Onyema.
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!
Onyema lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Rockne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Onyema prevents Rockne from breaking the clinch.
Onyema pushes Rockne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rockne letting Onyema take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Onyema.
Rockne looks winded!
Onyema breaks from the clinch.
Rockne tries to keep at a distance but Onyema has taken the fight into the clinch.
Onyema keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rockne's efforts to push away.
Onyema stalling against the cage.
Onyema lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Onyema trying to land knees to the body.
Rockne is trying to break the clinch but Onyema is controlling him.
Onyema keeps control of Rockne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Onyema blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rockne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rockne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Onyema has him pressed against the cage.
Onyema displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rockne up against the cage.
Onyema lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onyema breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Onyema lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rockne doesn't seem phased though.
Onyema uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rockne.
Onyema misses with a hook
and Rockne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Onyema rushes Rockne and presses him up against the cage.
Onyema lands a nice uppercut.
Rockne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rockne wants to get back to striking at distance but Onyema won't allow it.
Rockne tries to break free but Onyema pushes him back against the cage.
Onyema lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rockne backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Onyema.
Onyema has Rockne pressed against the cage, preventing Rockne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Onyema breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Onyema drives through and clinches with Rockne against the cage.
Onyema breaks the clinch.
Rockne misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Rockne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Onyema drives through and clinches with Rockne against the cage.
Onyema misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rockne.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Onyema obliges.
A short right from Onyema on the inside.
Rockne tries to break free but Onyema pushes him back against the cage.
Onyema lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like David James Rockne has been cut.
Rockne is trying to break free.
Rockne tries to throw a body punch but Onyema avoids it by throwing Rockne back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Onyema.
Onyema breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rockne slips under a jab.
Rockne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Onyema fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Onyema has closed the distance and engaged Rockne in a clinch.
Onyema gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Onyema lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Onyema dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David James Rockne's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Onyema rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rockne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Onyema pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Onyema moves into the clinch successfully.
Onyema lands with a left to the head.
Onyema is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rockne can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Onyema scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rockne is looking to break free of the clinch but Onyema has double underhooks.
Onyema manages to break the clinch.
Onyema gets a clinch.
Onyema lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Onyema is working Rockne over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Onyema manages to break the clinch.
Rockne looks to score with a jab to the body but Onyema is just out of range.
Rockne throws a jab but it's blocked by Onyema.
Onyema throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rockne.
Rockne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockne moves away from the strike by Onyema.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Onyema keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Onyema throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rockne counters with a left and a right that stings Onyema.
Onyema moves into range and clinches up with Rockne.
Rockne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Onyema lands a hook to the side of the head.
Onyema escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Onyema moves into the clinch.
Rockne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Onyema.
Onyema scores with a shot to the side of Rockne's head.
Onyema lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rockne backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Onyema lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rockne is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Onyema.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Onyema creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Onyema stalling the fight.
Onyema pushes Rockne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockne misses with some punches.
Onyema tries to land knees in the clinch but Rockne avoids the damage to the body.
Rockne is trying to push Onyema away but Onyema has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Onyema stalling the fight.
Rockne is looking to break free of the clinch but Onyema has double underhooks.
Onyema putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rockne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Onyema scores with a knee to the head.
Onyema pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Onyema fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rockne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rockne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Onyema.
Onyema instigates a clinch.
Onyema working Rockne over with knees to the body.
Onyema breaks from the clinch.
Onyema lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rockne takes a step back to recover.
Onyema closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockne working hard to break the clinch.
Rockne is trying to break the clinch but Onyema has him pressed against the cage.
Onyema trying to land knees to the body.
Rockne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Onyema breaks the clinch.
Onyema dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rockne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Onyema has managed to clinch.
Onyema breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Onyema.
Onyema moves into the clinch.
Onyema is struggling to control the position.
A knee to the head by Onyema.
Onyema misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onyema breaks the clinch.
Onyema throws a front kick aimed at Rockne's knee but Rockne avoids it well.
Onyema misses with a body punch
and Rockne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rockne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Onyema moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Onyema was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rockne.
Rockne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Onyema.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Onyema scores with a body shot.
Rockne misses the shot to the body.
Rockne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A low kick from Onyema misses
and Rockne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Elvis Onyema is winning the standup battle so far.
Onyema throws a looping overhand right but Rockne ducks down to avoid it.
Onyema moves away from the strike by Rockne.
Rockne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Onyema's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Onyema tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Onyema dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David James Rockne's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Onyema has closed the distance and engaged Rockne in a clinch.
Onyema working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Onyema breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Onyema takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Onyema tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockne was well out of range. Poor timing from Onyema.
Rockne lands with a right hand.
Onyema closes the distance and pushes Rockne back into the cage.
Rockne tries to break free but Onyema pushes him back against the cage.
Onyema has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rockne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Onyema breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Onyema misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockne takes one to the side of the head.
Onyema closes the distance and clinches.
Onyema connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Onyema breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Onyema has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onyema blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rockne tries to circle away but Onyema has him pinned against the cage.
Onyema keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rockne's efforts to push away.
Onyema manages to break the clinch.
Rockne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rockne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rockne tries to keep at a distance but Onyema has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rockne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Onyema - that landed with a thud.
Rockne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rockne tries to break the clinch but Onyema is controlling the position.
Onyema lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rockne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Onyema trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Onyema creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onyema lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Onyema putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rockne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Onyema will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rockne up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Onyema stalling in the clinch.
Rockne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Onyema lands a nice uppercut.
Onyema tries to land knees in the clinch but Rockne avoids the damage to the body.
Onyema trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Onyema.
Onyema breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Onyema walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rockne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Onyema finds it's way through Rockne's defenses.
Onyema clinches with his opponent.
Onyema lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Onyema using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onyema content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rockne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Onyema breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Onyema misses with a leg kick
and Onyema takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rockne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Onyema under the eye.
Onyema cracks Rockne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Elvis Onyema is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Onyema throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Onyema. Rockne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rockne swats away the attempt to clinch by Onyema.
David James Rockne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Onyema pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rockne lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rockne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Onyema.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A knee to the head by Onyema.
Onyema working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockne tries to circle away but Onyema has him pinned against the cage.
Onyema trying to land knees to the body.
Onyema lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Onyema missing with knees to the body.
Rockne misses with some punches.
Onyema pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Onyema wants to clinch.
Rockne keeps the fight on the outside.
Rockne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Onyema manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Onyema showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Onyema has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Onyema!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shao Khan (ranked 4657 p4p, 472 weight class) and Gunnar Meyer (ranked 6051 p4p, 519 weight class). Shao Khan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shao Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gunnar Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meyer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan digs a good hook to Meyer's body.
Khan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Meyer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Meyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Meyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Khan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Meyer eats them both and turns towards Khan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Meyer counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan throws a leg kick
letting Meyer counter with a right hand.
Meyer is looking to clinch.
Meyer throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Meyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meyer throws a sloppy body shot
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Meyer misses with a hook
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Meyer misses with a hook
and Khan counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer throws an off balance right hand
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left lands for Khan.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Meyer looks winded!
Khan wants to slow Meyer down by chopping away at his legs.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Meyer avoids the body shot from Khan.
Meyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan is looking to wear down Meyer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khan throws a series of punches but Meyer avoids them all with ease.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meyer moves away.
Meyer tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meyer throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meyer moves out of range of the leg kick from Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khan throws a leg kick but Meyer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Meyer is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Khan connects with a jab.
Meyer lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Meyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meyer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Meyer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Khan thuds a left hand into Meyer's body.
Khan misses with a low kick as Meyer jumps back.
Khan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Meyer throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Meyer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Meyer! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Meyer is rocked!
Khan stands up and waves to Meyer to follow him.
Meyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Khan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khan feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Meyer crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shao Khan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaymore Kennedy (ranked 3776 p4p, 392 weight class) and Michael Novak (ranked 19834 p4p, 568 weight class). Kennedy comes into the arena with NF- When I grow up blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaymore Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Novak!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy is looking to score with low kicks.
Novak steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kennedy.
Novak drops his hands momentarily and Kennedy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kennedy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Race in the buildup to the fight.
Novak slips under a jab from Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a hook but Novak avoids it easily.
Novak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Novak misses with a low kick.
Kennedy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kennedy throws a hook but Novak avoids it easily.
Novak wants to counter with a clinch but Kennedy pushes him away.
Novak tried to score with a low kick but Kennedy checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy throws a hook to the side of Novak's head but Novak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Novak feints the counter takedown.
Kennedy lands a nice shot that snaps Novak's head back.
It looks like Michael Novak has been cut.
Novak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kennedy misses with a double jab
and Novak counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kennedy's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy scores with a hook to the body. Novak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kennedy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kennedy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kennedy throws a body shot but no joy.
Kennedy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Novak counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Novak. That's going to slow Kennedy down.
Kennedy throws a jab when Novak was well out of range.
Jaymore Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Novak misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kennedy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Kennedy - just one landing.
Novak slips a straight right by Kennedy.
Kennedy scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Kennedy.
Kennedy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kennedy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kennedy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Novak was well out of range. Poor timing from Kennedy.
Novak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kennedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Novak counters with an outside leg kick.
Novak is looking to slow Kennedy down with leg kicks.
Novak scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kennedy throws a series of punches but Novak avoids them all with ease.
Novak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kennedy misses with an uppercut
and Novak counters with a one-two to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kennedy checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Kennedy blocks the leg kick.
Kennedy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kennedy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Novak makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Novak throws an overhand right that lands on Kennedy's shoulder, as Kennedy tries to avoid the shot.
Kennedy lands a nice shot that snaps Novak's head back.
Kennedy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kennedy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kennedy throws a body punch but Novak moves out of range.
Novak tries to land a leg kick but Kennedy saw it coming and moves away.
Kennedy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Novak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kennedy looks to land a right hand but Novak moved out of range.
Kennedy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Novak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kennedy.
Kennedy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Novak.
Novak blocks a jab.
A solid body kick from Novak.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy slips a straight right by Novak.
Kennedy misses with a body shot.
Kennedy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Novak throws a body kick that misses.
Kennedy moves out of range of the leg kick from Novak.
Kennedy blocks a leg kick.
Novak doesn't manage to clinch there - Kennedy circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Novak!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaymore Kennedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Novak's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kennedy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kennedy tries to bum rush Novak with a series of wild strikes but Novak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kennedy moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNovak.
Kennedy digs a good body shot into Novak's ribs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Novak might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kennedy has got the better of the exchanges.
Kennedy throws a right hand that Novak ducks under and follows up with a left that Novak also avoids with ease.
Kennedy misses with a combination
and Novak counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Novak.
Kennedy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kennedy keeping moving, preventing Novak from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've been informed that Novak has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy is looking to sweep but instead, Novak has passed into half guard.
Kennedy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Novak on the ground.
Novak is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kennedy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kennedy is refusing to be controlled, as Novak sits in half guard.
Kennedy is looking to control Novak's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kennedy avoid being mounted?
Kennedy wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is trying to escape back to his feet but Novak uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Novak is looking to take a break and control but Kennedy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Novak working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novak in side control, throwing shots but Kennedy defends.
Novak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kennedy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Novak moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novak misses with a head shot.
Kennedy wants to control but Novak is having none of it.
Novak swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Novak!
A relieved looking Michael Novak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl The Money Shot (ranked 3592 p4p, 370 weight class) and Macadam Baird (ranked 4968 p4p, 453 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Good chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carl The Money Shot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Macadam Baird!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird feints and as The Money Shot raises his hands in defense, Baird changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Baird lands a couple of digs.
Baird has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baird chips away with some ground and pound.
Baird's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Baird lands a couple of elbows.
Baird distracts The Money Shot with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baird keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Money Shot's head.
The Money Shot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baird.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baird accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baird scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baird throwing strikes but missing.
Baird is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baird accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Money Shot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baird on the ground.
Baird working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Baird throwing strikes from guard but The Money Shot blocks nicely.
Baird landing with the ground and pound.
Baird wants to control from the top but The Money Shot keeps moving.
Baird connects with a couple of short punches.
Baird lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baird landing with the ground and pound.
Baird throwing strikes but missing.
The Money Shot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Money Shot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baird trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baird accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baird lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Baird working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baird content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Baird throwing strikes but missing.
Baird content to stall in guard here.
Baird content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baird working some strikes from top position.
Baird postures up in The Money Shot's guard and throws a big left but The Money Shot blocks it.
Baird is in close to The Money Shot's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Baird throwing strikes from guard but The Money Shot blocks nicely.
Baird with a nice head shot there.
Baird missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baird cracks The Money Shot with a solid left hand.
The Money Shot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baird missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baird is working The Money Shot over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird trying to control the position from guard on top but The Money Shot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baird scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baird working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Baird content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Baird throws a big right hand that misses.
Baird lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baird with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Baird preventing the sweep.
Baird trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Money Shot is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Money Shot working a defensive guard here.
Baird postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macadam Baird dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baird looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Baird throwing strikes from guard but The Money Shot blocks nicely.
Baird with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baird makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Baird in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baird makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Baird has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baird throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird is in close to The Money Shot's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The Money Shot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baird working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Baird lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird throwing strikes but missing.
Baird chips away with some ground and pound.
Baird scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baird working some strikes from top position.
Baird trying to control the position from guard on top but The Money Shot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baird makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Baird working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Baird's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baird trying to control the position from guard on top but The Money Shot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baird cracks The Money Shot with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Macadam Baird has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baird seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The Money Shot keeping moving, preventing Baird from controlling successfully.
The Money Shot is trying to keep Baird in close.
Baird landing some decent shots from guard.
Baird scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baird postures up in The Money Shot's guard and throws a big left but The Money Shot blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird connects with a couple of short punches.
Baird cracks The Money Shot with a solid left hand.
Baird connects with a couple of short punches.
Baird working some strikes from top position.
Baird lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baird is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The Money Shot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baird postures up and lands a big shot to The Money Shot's brow.
Baird working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Money Shot is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baird lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baird loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird lands a couple of digs.
Baird throws a big elbow that misses.
Baird landing with the ground and pound.
Baird working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Money Shot's head.
Baird is working The Money Shot over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Baird scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Baird lands a couple of digs.
Baird postures up and lands a big shot to The Money Shot's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baird is in close to The Money Shot's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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!
Baird trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baird is in close to The Money Shot's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Baird throwing strikes from guard but The Money Shot blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macadam Baird showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! The Money Shot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Baird closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Money Shot circles away.
Baird goes for a double leg but The Money Shot avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as The Money Shot continues to drive forward.
The Money Shot throwing a counter right hand but Baird manages to avoid it.
Baird shoots and misses
and The Money Shot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carl The Money Shot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macadam Baird.
Baird tries for a takedown but The Money Shot circles away easily
and The Money Shot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baird misses with a takedown
and The Money Shot counters with a nice uppercut.
The Money Shot is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Baird in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Baird's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The Money Shot on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Baird.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes there by Baird.
Baird looking to punish the body of his opponent here but The Money Shot is avoiding damage well.
Baird lands an elbow.
Baird lands a decent elbow from side control.
Baird landing strikes.
Baird trying to control the action but The Money Shot is working from the bottom.
The Money Shot takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird landing strikes.
Baird working the body and head with strikes.
Baird misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Baird works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The Money Shot wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Baird lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear The Money Shot down.
Baird working the body and head with strikes.
The Money Shot avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Baird.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Baird connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused The Money Shot some visible discomfort.
Baird has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The referee warns The Money Shot that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Baird with the ground and pound from mount.
Baird looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The Money Shot is bucking up trying to escape but Baird cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Baird lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Baird in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baird lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baird dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird raining down shots from the mount!
The Money Shot takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Baird postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Money Shot looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Baird.
The referee warns The Money Shot that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Baird tries to control but The Money Shot wriggling away.
Baird in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Carl The Money Shot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macadam Baird is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Baird sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macadam Baird comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Baird winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macadam Baird!
The defeated Carl The Money Shot had this to say: 'Congratulations to my opponent he did well. I would like to thank my sponsers and apologise to the fans who I disappointed.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Bader (ranked 2973 p4p, 309 weight class) and Macros Mariana (ranked 6169 p4p, 484 weight class). Mariana has chosen Show the world as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Macros Mariana!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mariana.
A little jabbing left from Mariana on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Timo Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bader cracks Mariana with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bader has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mariana to stand back up!
Bader cracks Mariana on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Mariana falls backwards against the cage. Bader follows up with more strikes that drop Mariana to his knees. Bader keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Mariana! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timo Bader!
A victorious Timo Bader thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Macros Mariana was interviewed post fight and said 'We are not done yet thank you ladies and gentlemen'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Stoner (ranked 2478 p4p, 281 weight class) and Ko Dong Man (ranked 23325 p4p, 540 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaxon Stoner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ko Dong Man!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong Man tries to land a body kick
and Stoner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stoner.
Dong Man wants to stand but Stoner is controlling the position.
Stoner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stoner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stoner with a nice head shot there.
Dong Man is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoner working some strikes from top position.
Stoner throwing strikes but missing.
Stoner scoring with some ground and pound.
Stoner gets to his feet and stands over Dong Man, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Dong Man felt that one! Stoner unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Dong Man from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaxon Stoner!
Jaxon Stoner managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Miller (ranked 2156 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Rizzari (ranked 4287 p4p, 420 weight class). Jack Miller has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernesto Rizzari!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rizzari actively working from the bottom here.
Miller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rizzari keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Miller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miller is working for a kimura but Rizzari is defending it quite comfortably.
Rizzari is looking to control Miller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rizzari avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Rizzari is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller trying to control from half guard but Rizzari is working away.
Miller stalling.
Rizzari controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Miller trying to control the pace.
Rizzari is controlling Miller's trapped leg to prevent Miller from advancing to side control.
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.
Miller controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller decides to stand up.
A big right from Miller misses.
Rizzari fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Miller to the ground. Rizzari is now in Miller's guard.
Rizzari postures up in Miller's guard and throws a big left but Miller blocks it.
Rizzari's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rizzari looking to sit in guard and control but Miller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Rizzari blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've been hearing that Miller has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rizzari keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Rizzari is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rizzari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Miller postures up.
Miller trying to control but Rizzari is working from the bottom.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Rizzari gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rizzari stopping the sweep attempt from Miller.
Miller is trying to control the position but Rizzari postures up.
Miller keeping full guard, as Rizzari tries to pass.
Rizzari must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miller keeping moving, preventing Rizzari from controlling successfully.
Rizzari's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Miller dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Miller gets a double leg takedown into Rizzari's guard.
Rizzari is controlling Miller's posture.
Miller throws an elbow that misses. Rizzari uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miller's guard. Nice move by Rizzari!
Miller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rizzari is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rizzari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rizzari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzari is pushing down on Miller's leg trying to pass to half guard. Miller is fighting to maintain full guard but Rizzari has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rizzari is taking a breather. Miller says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Miller lands with a few short shots to the body.
Miller is staying active underneath Rizzari, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller is looking to improve his position.
Rizzari is trying to control the action in half guard but Miller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller controlling the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rizzari shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rizzari was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rizzari tries to advance to mount but can't.
Miller tries to improve position but can't.
Miller is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Miller makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Miller.
Rizzari sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rizzari wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Ernesto Rizzari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rizzari is stalling in the full guard.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rizzari is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rizzari not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rizzari trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rizzari works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rizzari throws his legs up looking for a submission but Miller uses it to pass to side control.
Miller is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rizzari is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ernesto Rizzari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rizzari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miller.
Rizzari manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Miller on his heels. He'll look to pass Miller's guard now, I'm sure.
Rizzari is looking to stand up but Miller won't let him.
Miller throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Rizzari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Rizzari's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rizzari wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzari postures up.
Miller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rizzari is aware though and is defending well.
Rizzari's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzari wants to stand but Miller is controlling his posture from full guard.
Miller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miller 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.
Rizzari cracks Miller with a solid left hand.
Rizzari trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rizzari gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rizzari shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Miller's guard.
Rizzari sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rizzari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Miller is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rizzari has control of Miller's left arm, preventing Miller from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller gets to his feet. Rizzari looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice shot by Miller.
Miller dives in and scores a takedown into Rizzari's guard.
Rizzari wants to get back to his feet but Miller passes into half guard.
Miller is pressing down on Rizzari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rizzari is holding on for now.
Miller is working for a submission of some sort.
Miller wants to pass to mount but Rizzari is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rizzari defending well though.
Rizzari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miller.
Miller lands strikes from half guard.
Rizzari controlling the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller blocks the strikes from Rizzari.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Miller!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Miller thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amana Kelekolio (ranked 2725 p4p, 332 weight class) and Phil Baloni (ranked 2047 p4p, 255 weight class). Phil Baloni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amana Kelekolio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Baloni!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelekolio doesn't manage to clinch there - Baloni circles away.
Baloni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baloni moves into the clinch successfully.
Baloni trying to control the position but instead, Kelekolio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baloni into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Baloni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kelekolio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baloni's efforts to push away.
Baloni wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelekolio won't allow it.
Kelekolio trying to land knees to the body.
Kelekolio landing knees to the body.
Baloni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kelekolio lands a damaging elbow.
I was talking to Kelekolio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Kelekolio.
Baloni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Baloni on the inside.
Kelekolio blocks a body shot from Baloni.
Kelekolio throws a head punch that misses.
Baloni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelekolio lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baloni is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Baloni manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelekolio.
Baloni takes an elbow to the temple.
Baloni managing to block the knees to the body from Kelekolio.
Kelekolio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baloni.
Kelekolio stalls.
Kelekolio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baloni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kelekolio as Baloni tries to tie him up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kelekolio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelekolio lands an elbow that stopped Baloni in his tracks for a moment.
Baloni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baloni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baloni avoids a wild elbow strike from Kelekolio.
Kelekolio missing with knees to the body.
Baloni is leaning against Kelekolio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baloni is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kelekolio lands an elbow inside.
Kelekolio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelekolio tries to land knees in the clinch but Baloni avoids the damage to the body.
Baloni pushes Kelekolio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Baloni is leaning against Kelekolio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baloni.
Baloni wants to break free but Kelekolio has control.
A short right from Kelekolio on the inside.
Kelekolio tries to land knees in the clinch but Baloni avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Baloni on the inside.
Baloni blocks an elbow strike.
Kelekolio takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baloni wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelekolio won't allow it.
Kelekolio misses with an elbow over the top.
Kelekolio pushes off an throws an elbow but Baloni leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baloni is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Baloni avoids a wild elbow strike from Kelekolio.
Baloni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kelekolio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baloni's brow.
Kelekolio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kelekolio stalling in the clinch.
Kelekolio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baloni avoids it.
Baloni can't find room to land a body shot as Kelekolio controls the action.
Kelekolio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baloni's efforts to push away.
Kelekolio tries to land a knee to the head but Baloni blocks with his arms.
Kelekolio throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kelekolio fails to land.
Kelekolio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelekolio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baloni's defenses.
Baloni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelekolio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kelekolio.
Baloni slowing the pace effectively.
Kelekolio has Baloni pressed against the cage, preventing Baloni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Baloni.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baloni blocks the elbow strike.
Kelekolio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baloni tries to work over Kelekolio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baloni blocks the elbow strike.
Kelekolio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kelekolio connects with a knee to the head.
Kelekolio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelekolio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baloni blocks an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kelekolio obliges.
Baloni looks winded!
Baloni trying to stall but Kelekolio improves his position.
Baloni digs a right hand into Kelekolio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelekolio's gas tank.
Kelekolio lands an uppercut.
Kelekolio lands an elbow that stopped Baloni in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amana Kelekolio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kelekolio tries to clinch but Baloni is having none of it.
Kelekolio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baloni can do to turn this around?
Baloni pushes Kelekolio up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelekolio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baloni's defenses.
Kelekolio misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelekolio tries a knee to the head but Baloni blocks it.
A short right from Kelekolio on the inside.
Kelekolio lands an elbow just above Baloni 's eye.
Baloni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Kelekolio.
Baloni trying to stall but Kelekolio improves his position.
Kelekolio blocks an uppercut.
Baloni takes an elbow to the temple.
Baloni is rocked!
It looks like Phil Baloni has been cut.
Kelekolio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Baloni is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelekolio finish him?
Kelekolio tries to land a knee to the head but Baloni blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Kelekolio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelekolio misses with a knee to the head.
Kelekolio throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelekolio.
Kelekolio lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Baloni to his knees! Kelekolio keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amana Kelekolio!
Amana Kelekolio made sure to mention his sponsor, MMA Underwear Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Solis (ranked 2069 p4p, 245 weight class) and Bayden Wood (ranked 1545 p4p, 196 weight class). Marco Solis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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186 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Solis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bayden Wood!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood tests Solis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Solis shoots in and gets a takedown into Wood's guard.
Wood being controlled here, momentarily.
Solis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Solis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Solis working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Solis trying to control the position from guard on top but Wood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Solis lands a couple of digs.
Wood is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Solis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solis landing some decent shots from guard.
Wood looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Solis from controlling successfully.
Solis distracts Wood with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Solis wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
Solis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Solis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wood is working an open guard so Solis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Solis dodges the punch combination from Wood.
Solis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wood has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Solis looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Solis slips a jab from Wood.
Wood throws a hook but Solis blocks it.
Wood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Solis is out of range.
Solis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Solis.
Solis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wood throws a right hand that misses
and Solis counters with a single leg into guard. Wood didn't expect that.
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!
Wood wants to improve his position but instead Solis has moved into half guard.
Solis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Solis.
Wood trying to control but Solis postures up.
Wood is trying to control but Solis manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Solis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Solis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wood is looking to escape.
Wood tries to lock up and control but Solis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wood keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Solis lands a nice shot to the head.
Solis has control of Wood's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wood regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Solis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Solis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wood hang on?
Solis controlling the position easily from mount.
Wood really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Solis looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood tries to lock up and control but Solis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wood working to try and regain half guard.
Solis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Solis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wood is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wood reaches up to try and control the position but Solis seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Wood rolls and tries to escape and now Solis has his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Solis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Solis throws a big shot that misses.
Bayden Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood lands a left and a right that send Solis crashing to the mat, dazed. Wood thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Solis is rocked!
Wood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Solis, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Solis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wood is working the Thai clinch up against the cage. He yanks Solis's head to one side and delivers a picture perfect knee, right on the button! Boom! Down goes Solis! He's out! He's out! The fight is over, just like that!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Bayden Wood!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce White Jr (ranked 1308 p4p, 156 weight class) and Jewel Diaz (ranked 1682 p4p, 185 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: Fuego (La Romana). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jewel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Some bone on bone action there as White Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
White Jr blocks a leg kick.
White Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from White Jr misses the target.
Diaz takes one on the button.
White Jr misses the shot to the body.
White Jr tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White Jr.
Diaz steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Jewel Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz looks to land a body kick but White Jr moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz. Diaz obviously looking to wear him down.
White Jr avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from White Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Diaz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and White Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from White Jr does it's job there.
Diaz misses with a hook. White Jr ducked under it nicely.
White Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Diaz.
Diaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
White Jr tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White Jr tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz controlling from the back.
Diaz has White Jr flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Diaz is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Diaz scores with punches from the back.
Diaz punishes White Jr with strikes from the back mount.
Diaz throwing damaging strikes from the back! White Jr could be in trouble here!
White Jr is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Diaz lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
What can White Jr do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
White Jr covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
White Jr is rocked!
Diaz lands shots to the head and White Jr turtles up! The ref has seen enough and stops the fight! This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jewel Diaz!
Jewel Diaz is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Jewel Diaz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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pop
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