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WCF 30: Sausagestrong vs Li PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rajni Kant (ranked 6164 p4p, 6844 weight class) and Jerry Beck (ranked 598 p4p, 633 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rajni Kant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerry Beck!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beck moves away.
Kant cracks Beck with a good jab.
Beck tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kant sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Beck somewhat.
Decent striking displayed by Kant there.
Nice sprawl there from Kant as Beck shoots in.
Kant throws a body punch but Beck moves out of range.
Kant works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kant leaves Beck with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rajni Kant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Beck.
Kant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beck.
It seemed like Beck was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beck decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kant scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Beck manages to mount him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Beck connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kant is trying to stand.
Beck working the ground and pound effectively.
Kant squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Beck pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kant trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kant is bucking up trying to escape but Beck cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck working for a guillotine from mount but Kant is in no mood to give up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beck looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kant is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Beck trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Beck looking to finish Kant with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kant!
Beck wants to finish this one by submission but Kant is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Beck.
Beck dominating with strikes here.
Beck working for a guillotine from mount but Kant is in no mood to give up.
Beck quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Beck but it's paid off an Kant is forced to tap! Nice work by Beck.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jerry Beck!
Jerry Beck took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thanks to World Combat Federation for taking me under their wing, and thanks to the fans. You're all awesome! '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jean Nicholas (ranked 3310 p4p, 4536 weight class) and David Nascimento (ranked 181 p4p, 217 weight class). Nascimento has chosen I Never Walk a Easy Street as his entrance music. David Nascimento 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Nicholas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento rushes Nicholas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nicholas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nascimento prevents it.
Nascimento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nascimento tries to bum rush Nicholas with a series of wild strikes but Nicholas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nascimento fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nascimento throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nicholas.
Nascimento has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nicholas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nascimento shoots in and drives through. Nicholas sprawls well.
Nicholas changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nascimento throws a sloppy head kick
and Nicholas counters with a takedown into side control.
Nascimento is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nicholas controls the position.
Nascimento taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nascimento is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento is being controlled here.
Nascimento looks winded!
Nicholas cracks Nascimento with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nicholas is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nascimento will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Check out the look on Nicholas's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nicholas happy to just control the position for now.
Nicholas tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
We've been hearing good reports from Nicholas'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.
Nicholas staying calm.
Nicholas 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nicholas asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nicholas scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicholas working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nicholas landing a few strikes.
Nicholas landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nicholas takes a little break here. Nascimento wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Nascimento really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nicholas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nicholas lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nascimento down.
Nicholas happy to just control the position for now.
Nicholas cracks Nascimento with a big right hand but Nascimento just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nicholas in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
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.
Nascimento wants to control but Nicholas postures up.
Nicholas is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nascimento will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nicholas in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nicholas has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nascimento!
Nicholas controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nicholas with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Nicholas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nascimento throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jean Nicholas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nascimento lands with a nice combination. Nicholas backs away looking to recover.
Nascimento moves into the clinch.
Nascimento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nascimento throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nicholas's head.
Nascimento throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nicholas misses with a takedown attempt - Nascimento sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nicholas stuffs the takedown attempt from Nascimento. Nascimento gets slowly back to his feet.
Nicholas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nascimento's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicholas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jean Nicholas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nicholas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nascimento is breathing heavily.
Nicholas lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicholas scoring with punches from side control.
Nicholas working the head with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Nicholas has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nicholas grinds an elbow into Nascimento's temple.
Nicholas advances to mount.
Nicholas lands a big shot there that rocks Nascimento but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
 Nascimento is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicholas controlling the pace for now.
Nascimento is still in real trouble! Can Nicholas finish him?
Nicholas seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nascimento for as long as he can get away with.
Nicholas is landing with some decent strikes but Nascimento is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nicholas dominating with strikes here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Nicholas! Nascimento is hurt baaadly! Nicholas is firing away with more strikes - Nascimento is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Nicholas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willy Do (ranked 3951 p4p, 2574 weight class) and Keith Rodgers (ranked 518 p4p, 362 weight class). Rodgers has chosen Blue Flowers - Doctor Octagon as his entrance music. The key to victory for Willy Do has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willy Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Rodgers !
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodgers .
Rodgers misses with a low kick.
Do swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rodgers misses with an uppercut
and Do cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodgers throws a low kick, looking for Do's leg but Do calmly moves out of range.
Do appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rodgers moves into the clinch.
A short left from Rodgers .
Rodgers misses with a body punch.
Do can't find room to land a body shot as Rodgers controls the action.
Do working aggressively here.
Rodgers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Do's elbow.
Do lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
Do stalling in the clinch but Rodgers improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Do.
Rodgers managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Do wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodgers has him pressed against the cage.
Rodgers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodgers .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rodgers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodgers lands a left hand.
Do lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
Do lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodgers stalling in the clinch.
Rodgers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Do lands a shoulder strike.
Do swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodgers 's coach down at The Academy Of Catch Wrestling was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rodgers 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do working aggressively here.
Rodgers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rodgers misses with a body punch.
Rodgers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rodgers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodgers misses with a punch to the body.
Do taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Rodgers .
Do misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Do's elbow.
Do is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Do misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodgers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Do gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rodgers misses with some punches.
Do makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Do swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Do lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Do.
Rodgers scores with a shot to the side of Do's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rodgers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Do lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Do blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Do blocks a body shot from Rodgers .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers scores with a shoulder strike.
Do wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodgers won't allow it.
Rodgers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rodgers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rodgers tries a body shot but Do blocks it.
Do manages to break the clinch.
Rodgers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodgers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rodgers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Do connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Do misses with a right hand
and Rodgers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rodgers lands a body shot.
Rodgers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rodgers scores with a nice right hand.
Rodgers misses the body punch
and Do counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do looks to throw the jab but Rodgers is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do takes one on the button.
Rodgers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rodgers misses with a body kick.
Willy Do is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Do gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Do tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodgers was well out of range. Poor timing from Do.
A little jabbing left from Rodgers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rodgers throws a lazy uppercut
and Do counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodgers cracks Do with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rodgers misses with a right hand
and Do counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodgers missing with a left hand there. Do was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rodgers .
Rodgers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Do has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keith Rodgers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rodgers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodgers clinches up against the cage.
Rodgers scores with a shot to the side of Do's head.
Do tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodgers 's elbow.
Do blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Do misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Rodgers .
Rodgers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rodgers scores with a shoulder strike.
Do is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rodgers is keeping busy.
Rodgers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rodgers misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Do.
Rodgers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Do misses with a short punch on the inside.
Do looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Keith Rodgers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Do breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodgers throws a jab when Do was well out of range.
Rodgers darts in trying to clinch
enabling Do to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodgers . That snapped Do's head back.
Crunch! Rodgers slams his shin into Do's torso.
Rodgers misses with a takedown attempt
letting Do counter with a right hand.
Rodgers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Do manages to avoid it.
Do throwing a counter right hand but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
Rodgers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rodgers misses with a takedown
enabling Do to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do misses with a straight left.
Do slips a jab from Rodgers .
Rodgers moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do staying out of range there.
Rodgers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rodgers misses the body punch
and Do counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Do moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Do bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rodgers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Do swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keith Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do moves out of range as Rodgers strikes.
Do thinks about countering with a head kick.
Do walks into a straight right hand from Rodgers .
Rodgers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Rodgers misses
and Do counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodgers shoots for a takedown but Do saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Willy Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Rodgers .
Rodgers forces Do back against the cage and clinches.
Do misses with the head strike.
Rodgers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodgers working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodgers .
A head punch on the inside from Do fails to land.
Rodgers lands a nice uppercut.
Rodgers swings wildly with an uppercut but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodgers lands a right hand.
Rodgers lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Rodgers .
Do lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do trying to stall but Rodgers improves his position.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodgers avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do has a couple of punches blocked by Rodgers .
Rodgers avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Do is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Do taking a breather.
Rodgers throws an elbow that misses.
Rodgers misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Rodgers .
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do trying to stall but Rodgers improves his position.
Rodgers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodgers lands with a light punch inside.
Come on Rodgers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rodgers throws a head punch that misses.
Do breaks from the clinch.
Do misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Rodgers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rodgers lands with a good body shot.
Rodgers throws a series of punches but Do moves out of range.
Do swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rodgers looks to throw a body kick
and Do cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodgers closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Do did well to prevent Rodgers getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodgers controlling the pace.
Do has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rodgers is working away from the top position though.
Rodgers is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers trying to control the action but Do is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do is trying to stand up here but Rodgers is controlling him well.
Rodgers is looking to advance position but Do won't allow it.
Rodgers moves nicely into side control.
Rodgers trying to control the action but Do is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rodgers moves into full mount!
Rodgers jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Do is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Do and Rodgers has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
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.
Rodgers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Do, who protects the arm well.
Keith Rodgers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Do is letting Rodgers control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rodgers throws a good cross that connects.
Willy Do has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Rodgers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do moves away.
Do is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rodgers throws out a loose jab but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodgers misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Do on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rodgers with a jab.
Rodgers tries a low kick but Do avoids it.
Do tried to counter with a leg kick but Rodgers avoided it.
Do pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Rodgers misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodgers throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.
Rodgers with a jab.
Rodgers throws a chopping leg kick but Do manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Do appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Rodgers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rodgers 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Rodgers !
Keith Rodgers managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Cayman Islands Clothiers, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Olsson (ranked 2087 p4p, 3609 weight class) and Nicky Spite (ranked 287 p4p, 475 weight class). Olsson comes to the cage accompanied by B!tch Lasagna. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bjorn Olsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicky Spite!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spite misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Olsson misses the target.
Spite has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Olsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spite.
As Spite looks to move away, Olsson throws a big counter combo but Spite just gets out of the way.
Spite swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Olsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olsson slips a jab and a cross from Spite.
Olsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Spite lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spite shoots in but Olsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Spite misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spite jabs Olsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spite throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Olsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Left hook, right uppercut from Spite.
Spite scores with a body shot.
Spite throws a sloppy body shot
and Olsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Olsson's head coaches at Wolves of Sydney that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Spite swings for the body but Olsson moves out of range.
Olsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spite lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olsson circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Spite.
Spite shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Olsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bjorn Olsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicky Spite.
Spite lands with a shot to the body.
Nicky Spite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Spite misses
letting Olsson counter with a right hand.
Spite throws a body punch but Olsson moves out of range.
Spite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olsson appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olsson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Spite swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Olsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spite throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Olsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Spite misses
and Olsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Spite throws a poor cross that misses
and Olsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spite swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Olsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Spite is rocked!
Spite throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spite is still on wobbly legs! Can Olsson finish him?
Spite looks winded!
Spite misses with a shot to the body
and Olsson counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Spite has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bjorn Olsson!
Bjorn Olsson took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I want easy fight next. Give me some bums.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corbin Leopold (ranked 1351 p4p, 1393 weight class) and Steve Cho (ranked 154 p4p, 159 weight class). Corbin Leopold could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steve Cho's chin.
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Corbin Leopold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Cho!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Cho.
Leopold avoids the body shot from Cho.
Leopold throws a right hand that Cho ducks under and follows up with a left that Cho also avoids with ease.
Cho is looking for the big counter here.
Leopold misses with a double jab.
Cho throws a nice looking combination but Leopold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cho misses with a left hand
and Leopold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cho lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Corbin Leopold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leopold checks a leg kick.
Leopold has Cho up against the cage in a clinch.
Leopold tries to work over Cho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leopold scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Leopold is struggling to control the position.
Leopold presses Cho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho breaks the clinch.
Leopold instigates a clinch.
Leopold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leopold struggles to land a body shot inside as Cho controls his hands.
Leopold is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Leopold misses with a punch to the body.
Leopold lands a right hand.
Cho is trying to break free.
Leopold tries to work over Cho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leopold misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Leopold's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopold slows down the pace here.
Cho's coach down at MMA Dojo (Top Gym in Tokyo*) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cho's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Leopold misses with a punch to the body.
Cho working hard to break the clinch.
Leopold tries to throw a body punch but Cho avoids it by throwing Leopold back against the cage.
Leopold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cho prevents a body shot from Leopold.
A short body shot lands from Leopold as the two fighters clinch.
Leopold can't find room to land a body shot as Cho controls the action.
Leopold leaning his opponent against the cage.
Leopold effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leopold controlling the action here for a moment.
Leopold avoiding damage.
Leopold's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Leopold gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Corbin Leopold.
Leopold rushes Cho and presses him up against the cage.
Leopold can't find room to land a body shot as Cho controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee calls for Leopold to work.
Leopold working aggressively here.
Leopold works on Cho's body with a couple of short punches.
Cho tries to circle away but Leopold has him pinned against the cage.
Leopold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leopold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Leopold - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Leopold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leopold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chos head.
Leopold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cho backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corbin Leopold dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leopold throws a body punch but Cho moves out of range.
Leopold connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leopold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leopold 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.
Leopold lands a shoulder strike.
Leopold keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cho's efforts to push away.
Cho wants to get back to striking at distance but Leopold won't allow it.
Cho wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leopold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopold is pushing Cho up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Leopold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leopold - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Leopold working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Leopold.
Leopold struggles to land a body shot inside as Cho controls his hands.
Leopold lands with a left to the head.
Leopold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leopold scores with a shoulder strike.
Leopold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cho is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leopold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leopold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leopold stalling in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leopold takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Leopold for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Cho prevents a body shot from Leopold.
Leopold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cho can do to turn this around?
Cho tries to break free but Leopold pushes him back against the cage.
Cho tries to break free but Leopold pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leopold.
A right hand to the body from Leopold.
Leopold tries a body shot but Cho blocks it.
Cho is looking to break free of the clinch but Leopold has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Leopold avoiding damage.
Leopold working aggressively here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Leopold tries to throw a body punch but Cho avoids it by throwing Leopold back against the cage.
Come on Leopold - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Leopold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leopold.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Corbin Leopold.
Leopold moves into the clinch.
Leopold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cho's elbow.
Cho wants to get back to striking at distance but Leopold won't allow it.
Leopold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leopold keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cho's efforts to push away.
Leopold struggles to land a body shot inside as Cho controls his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leopold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leopold works on Cho's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corbin Leopold dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cho throws out a loose jab but Leopold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leopold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cho.
Leopold moves into the clinch.
Leopold taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leopold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leopold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cho's elbow.
Leopold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leopold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leopold can't find room to land a body shot as Cho controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cho is trying to maintain a safe position but Leopold gets an underhook and turns Cho into the cage.
Leopold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Leopold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leopold misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopold effectively controlling the action here.
Cho is looking to break free of the clinch but Leopold has double underhooks.
Leopold effectively controlling the action here.
Leopold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leopold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leopold lands with a light punch inside.
Leopold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cho has had enough of the clinch but Leopold keeps him there for the moment.
Leopold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leopold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cho backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopold stalling against the cage.
Leopold tries to throw a body punch but Cho avoids it by throwing Leopold back against the cage.
Leopold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leopold tries to work over Cho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leopold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Leopold scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Leopold scores with a hook to the body.
Leopold can't find room to land a body shot as Cho controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho is trying to break the clinch but Leopold is controlling him.
Leopold tries a body shot but Cho blocks it.
Leopold lands with a light punch inside.
Come on Leopold - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leopold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leopold misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Leopold.
Leopold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leopold has Cho pressed against the cage, preventing Cho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leopold leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopold misses with a body punch.
Leopold controlling the action here for a moment.
Leopold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leopold slows down the pace here.
Steve Cho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leopold misses with a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leopold misses with a punch to the body.
Cho wants to break the clinch but can't.
Corbin Leopold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corbin Leopold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leopold, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corbin Leopold!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juice Williams (ranked 1345 p4p, 24112 weight class) and Denzil J Kenny (ranked 194 p4p, 689 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Super Freak. Kenny has chosen Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - Waylon Jennings as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juice Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denzil J Kenny!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenny scores with a jab to the body.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kenny.
 It looks like Juice Williams has been cut.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Kenny manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kenny misses with a double jab.
Kenny throws a head kick that misses.
Williams has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finnish Elite Sport and Fitness Center in the buildup to the fight.
Williams stalks Kenny and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kenny's face. Kenny staggers backwards, shaken.
 It looks like Denzil J Kenny has been cut.
Kenny lets loose with a powerful body kick. Williams will feel that in the morning.
Kenny connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams. Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenny scores with a shot to the body.
Kenny jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Williams tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Kenny is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Williams buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Williams!! Williams is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Kenny throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denzil J Kenny!
Denzil J Kenny seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Juice Williams stepped up to the mic, saying 'disappointed'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kribbson Diaz (ranked 1231 p4p, 1559 weight class) and Habib Putins (ranked 164 p4p, 208 weight class). Habib Putins is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kribbson Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Habib Putins!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putins is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Putins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diaz throws a combination. Putins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Habib Putins has been cut.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Putins avoids nicely.
Putins steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Diaz.
Diaz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Putins is rocked!
Putins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Putins is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Putins wants to counter with a clinch but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz dances in with a quick combination. Putins is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Diaz snaps Putins's head back. Putins stumbles backwards against the cage. Diaz steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Putins's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Putins just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kribbson Diaz!
Kribbson Diaz took some time post fight to say the following; 'I Want to thank the fans and everyone training out of Kribbson's MMA Garage.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Horatius (ranked 2384 p4p, 2931 weight class) and Barry Jameson (ranked 145 p4p, 164 weight class). Joey Horatius 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joey Horatius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horatius scores with a jab to the head.
Horatius connects with a crisp jab.
Horatius lands a glancing blow to the side of Jameson's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Horatius.
Jameson has his takedown stuffed
and Horatius counters with a straight right hand.
Horatius slaps away a takedown attempt from Jameson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jameson scores with a takedown into Horatius's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jameson wants to control from the top but Horatius keeps moving.
Horatius trying to control the position here.
Jameson won't allow Horatius to get back to his feet.
Horatius seems keen to control Jameson's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson throws a big elbow that misses.
Horatius seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jameson trying to control the position from guard on top but Horatius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jameson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jameson won't allow Horatius to get back to his feet.
Jameson advances to half guard.
Horatius tries to kick Jameson off but Jameson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jameson throws a strike but Horatius avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jameson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horatius keeping moving, preventing Jameson from controlling successfully.
Horatius seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Horatius wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson trying to control the position from guard on top but Horatius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horatius is pulling down on Jameson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jameson, at least for the moment.
Horatius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Horatius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jameson tries to free his leg and advance position but Horatius is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Horatius gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jameson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jameson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson wants to pass the guard but Horatius is keeping the position.
Jameson throws an elbow that misses. Horatius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jameson's guard. Nice move by Horatius!
Horatius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jameson controls Horatius momentarily but Horatius frees himself.
Jameson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jameson wants to sweep here but Horatius controlling him for the moment.
Horatius passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Horatius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jameson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jameson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horatius scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jameson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Horatius working some strikes from top position.
Horatius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Horatius with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jameson 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.
Jameson controls Horatius momentarily but Horatius frees himself.
Horatius wants to control from the top but Jameson keeps moving.
Horatius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jameson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horatius chips away with some ground and pound.
Horatius stopping the sweep attempt from Jameson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Horatius dominated that round.
That's time! Horatius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jameson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Horatius pinned against the cage. Horatius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jameson shoots in but Horatius avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joey Horatius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jameson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horatius counters with a right hand to the body.
Joey Horatius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Jameson.
Horatius punishes Jameson's body with a nice straight punch.
Jameson closes the distance and clinches up with Horatius, looking for a takedown. Jameson pushes Horatius against the cage but Horatius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horatius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jameson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Horatius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horatius throws a shot to the body.
Horatius scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Horatius. Beautiful body shot.
Jameson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Horatius defends it nicely.
Jameson shoots in and drives through. Horatius sprawls well.
Jameson is breathing heavily.
Horatius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horatius closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Horatius lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horatius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Horatius landing some decent shots from guard.
Horatius lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Horatius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jameson's head.
Jameson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Horatius working some strikes from top position.
Horatius stays in close to Jameson's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jameson wants to sweep here but Horatius controlling him for the moment.
Horatius stands up over Jameson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horatius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Horatius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jameson can do to turn this around?
Horatius with a nice head shot there.
Jameson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jameson looking to pass the guard.
Horatius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Horatius wants to stand but Jameson is controlling the position.
Horatius is pulling down on Jameson's head to control his posture.
Jameson trying to control the position from guard on top but Horatius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jameson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson trying to control the position from guard on top but Horatius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jameson pushes down on Horatius's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jameson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jameson working the head and body with strikes.
Jameson thows a huge punch but Horatius dodges it nicely.
Jameson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Horatius's head.
Horatius is trying to stand.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jameson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Horatius regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jameson.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jameson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jameson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson trying to control the position from guard on top but Horatius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horatius pulls Jameson in close to prevent any damage.
Jameson throws a big right hand that misses.
Horatius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Horatius is looking to stand up but Jameson isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A left and a right from Horatius both land. Nice combination.
Jameson has a takedown stuffed.
Horatius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Horatius wants it to stay on the feet.
Horatius lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jameson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Horatius finds it's way round the side to connect with Jameson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Horatius dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jameson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horatius misses with the combination.
Jameson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horatius cracks a nice hook into Jameson's ribs.
Horatius lands a slapping body shot.
Jameson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horatius misses the shot to the body.
Horatius drives through with a takedown into Jameson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jameson is trying to keep Horatius in close.
Jameson wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jameson is trying to keep Horatius in close.
Horatius slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jameson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horatius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Horatius postures up in Jameson's guard and throws a big left but Jameson blocks it.
Jameson keeping full guard, as Horatius tries to pass.
Jameson controls Horatius momentarily but Horatius frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice cross by Horatius.
Horatius goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jameson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horatius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Horatius closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jameson to the mat! Jameson manages to get full guard.
Jameson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Horatius scoring with some ground and pound.
Jameson keeping moving, preventing Horatius from controlling successfully.
Jameson working a defensive guard but Horatius manages to pass into side control anyway.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horatius lands a decent elbow from side control.
Horatius lands an elbow.
Horatius works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jameson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Horatius looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jameson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Horatius's head.
Joey Horatius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jameson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Horatius is concentrating on defense, preventing Jameson from advancing position.
Jameson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jameson working over Horatius with some ground and pound. Horatius looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jameson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Horatius defending well though.
Horatius is holding on to half guard well.
Horatius on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Horatius tries to get out of the position.
Jameson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horatius trying to hold on to Jameson's head to control him but Jameson postures up.
Horatius is positioning himself well to prevent Jameson advancing to mount.
Horatius tries to roll over but Jameson keeps him under control.
Jameson stops Horatius from getting back to his feet.
Horatius is refusing to be controlled, as Jameson sits in half guard.
Horatius is positioning himself well to prevent Jameson advancing to mount.
Barry Jameson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joey Horatius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Horatius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jameson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Horatius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Horatius 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Horatius!
Joey Horatius took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'M BACK! Watch out Bantamweights'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Wolf (ranked 547 p4p, 2655 weight class) and Malik El Shabazz (ranked 79 p4p, 348 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malik El Shabazz!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf closes the distance and clinches.
El Shabazz breaks the clinch.
Wolf clinches up against the cage.
El Shabazz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wolf connects with the punch.
Wolf ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
El Shabazz misses with a head kick.
Wolf forces El Shabazz back against the cage and clinches.
Wolf pulls El Shabazz into guard.
Wolf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. El Shabazz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wolf is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wolf is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but El Shabazz frees his head nicely. Oh but Wolf has switched to an armbar! El Shabazz is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Aaron Wolf!
Aaron Wolf thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Sausagestrong (ranked 2358 p4p, 3751 weight class) and Xi Li (ranked 309 p4p, 464 weight class). Li has chosen HYFR by Drake featuring Lil Wayne as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Sausagestrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xi Li!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sausagestrong lands a shot to the body.
Li lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Sausagestrong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sausagestrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Sausagestrong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Li tries a body shot but Sausagestrong blocks it.
Sausagestrong pushes Li back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Li looks winded!
Li tries to work over Sausagestrong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sausagestrong tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sausagestrong turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sausagestrong manages to end up in side control.
Li is looking for a sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sausagestrong lands some shots froms side control.
Sausagestrong landing a few strikes.
Sausagestrong cracks Li with a big right hand but Li just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sausagestrong cracks Li with a big elbow.
Sausagestrong is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sausagestrong connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Li some visible discomfort.
Li is rocked!
Sausagestrong lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Li! Sausagestrong senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Li out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tommy Sausagestrong!
A very excited looking Tommy Sausagestrong 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.
Xi Li spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm young , I'll be back. '.
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