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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Bunbury (ranked 6754 p4p, 6310 weight class) and Chris Yander (ranked 631 p4p, 610 weight class). Bunbury comes to the cage accompanied by We No Who U R. Nathaniel Bunbury 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathaniel Bunbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Yander!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunbury lands a right hook to the body.
Yander is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bunbury sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bunbury stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bunbury wants it to stay on the feet.
Bunbury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bunbury throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bunbury looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bunbury tries to sprawl but Yander drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Yander looks winded!
Bunbury is looking to improve his position.
Yander is trying to work for a kimura but Bunbury is defending well.
Bunbury wants to control but Yander is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yander is pressing down on Bunbury's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bunbury is holding on for now.
Bunbury is looking for a sweep. Yander is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yander stands up out of the half guard.
Bunbury scores with a body shot.
Nathaniel Bunbury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunbury scores with a punch to the head.
 It looks like Chris Yander has been cut.
Nathaniel Bunbury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunbury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yander doesn't seem bothered though.
That kick from Bunbury tenderised Yander's leg. Yander is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bunbury uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yander has time to react.
Bunbury is looking to slow Yander down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunbury instigates a clinch.
Bunbury with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 Yander is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunbury lands a big knee! That's hurt Yander! Oh, he's all over the place! Bunbury lands another knee that sends Yander to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathaniel Bunbury!
Nathaniel Bunbury took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MKFC for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Omar Nurmagomedov (ranked 6000 p4p, 6181 weight class) and Jameson Bojangles (ranked 533 p4p, 542 weight class). Jameson Bojangles 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Omar Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jameson Bojangles!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bojangles throws out a loose jab but Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bojangles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bojangles cracks Nurmagomedov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov slips under a jab from Bojangles.
Nurmagomedov tries for a takedown but Bojangles circles away easily
and Bojangles counters with a nice uppercut.
 Nurmagomedov is rocked!
Bojangles cracks Nurmagomedov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nurmagomedov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bojangles finish him?
Oh Nurmagomedov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Bojangles doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Nurmagomedov crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Nurmagomedov's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jameson Bojangles!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theo Garza (ranked 5320 p4p, 5384 weight class) and Till Lindermann (ranked 572 p4p, 574 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theo Garza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Till Lindermann!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garza closes the distance and clinches.
Lindermann lands a knee to the body.
Garza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lindermann landing knees to the body.
Lindermann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lindermann should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lindermann throws a lazy body kick
and Garza counters by clinching up.
Lindermann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lindermann lands a head kick!
Garza takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lindermann throws the kick towards the body but Garza avoids it.
Lindermann keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garza backing away here, and Lindermann unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Garza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garza looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindermann is just out of range.
Lindermann lands a big head kick that sends Garza tumbling to the mat! Lindermann takes a step backwards and waves Garza back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Garza is rocked!
 It looks like Theo Garza has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindermann scores with a head kick. Garza tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oh Garza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garza wants to land a leg kick but Lindermann is out of range.
Lindermann throws a sloppy head kick and Garza moves out of range easily.
Garza throws a big counter combination but Lindermann scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Garza seems to have got his legs back now.
Lindermann turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lindermann lands a head kick. Garza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Garza looking to score a takedown here. Lindermann is defending well but Garza drives through and ends up in Lindermann's guard.
Lindermann is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garza is controlling him.
Garza sitting in guard here, content to control.
Garza stands and steps away. Lindermann gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A head kick from Lindermann lands but Garza takes it in his stride.
Lindermann gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garza stays in close to Lindermann's body and controls the position.
Lindermann is trying to hold Garza in close to prevent damage but Garza has managed to pass into half guard.
Lindermann is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Garza has latched onto it... Big trouble! Garza pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Lindermann is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Garza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Theo Garza!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nonito Donaire (ranked 4931 p4p, 6417 weight class) and Bon Scott (ranked 459 p4p, 517 weight class). Donaire comes to the cage accompanied by Buttercup. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bon Scott enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nonito Donaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bon Scott!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donaire fails with a takedown attempt.
Donaire stuffs the takedown.
Donaire fails with a takedown attempt.
Donaire lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Bon Scott has been cut.
Donaire fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nonito Donaire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott gets a takedown into half guard.
Scott takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaire gets back to full guard.
Scott looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Donaire keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
Donaire working a defensive guard here.
Scott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donaire. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Scott showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Donaire controls Scott momentarily but Scott frees himself.
Scott won't allow Donaire to sweep him here.
Donaire is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Scott presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Scott breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Donaire darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Scott closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Scott lands in his opponent's guard.
Scott is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Scott is in close to Donaire's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Scott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scott throws an elbow that misses. Donaire uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Scott's guard. Nice move by Donaire!
Scott trying to control the position here.
Scott utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donaire landing with the ground and pound.
Donaire trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Donaire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Scott holds on and takes a little breather.
Scott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Scott can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donaire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Scott doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Scott trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nonito Donaire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bon Scott's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slow jab from Donaire misses its intended target.
Donaire throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scott's waist but Scott gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Donaire off to one side.
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scott blocks a head kick by Donaire.
Nonito Donaire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donaire gets caught napping as Scott dives in and scores a takedown. Donaire manages to retain guard.
Scott with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott postures up.
Scott content to stall in guard here.
Donaire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donaire might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donaire not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Scott keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Donaire's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott works over Donaire with some ground and pound from guard.
Donaire lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bon Scott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scott seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Donaire trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Donaire stopping the sweep attempt from Scott.
Donaire wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Scott tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Donaire stopping the sweep attempt from Scott.
Donaire trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Donaire manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Scott on his heels. He'll look to pass Scott's guard now, I'm sure.
Scott is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Donaire trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Donaire working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott pulls Donaire in close to prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Scott has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Scott wants to sweep but no luck.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Donaire trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Scott avoids the head kick by Donaire.
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.
Scott gets tackled into the cage by Donaire. Donaire maintains the clinch.
Scott pulls guard effortlessly.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Donaire from controlling successfully.
Donaire postures up and lands a big shot to Scott's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott has his hands on Donaire's head, controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scott tries to strike from the bottom.
Donaire sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nonito Donaire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bon Scott's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Donaire coming out on top.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donaire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donaire looks for a takedown but Scott sprawls well.
Scott dives in and scores a takedown into Donaire's guard.
We've been informed that Scott has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Scott scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donaire is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Scott is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Donaire will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Donaire's head.
Donaire doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Scott stands up over Donaire, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Scott looking to sit in guard and control but Donaire gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Donaire throwing strikes from guard but Scott blocks nicely.
Scott is pulling down on Donaire's head. It's preventing any offense from Donaire, at least for the moment.
Scott's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Donaire from controlling successfully.
Donaire won't allow Scott to sweep him here.
Donaire has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Scott is proving hard to escape from.
Scott utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Scott shoots and misses
and Donaire counters with a three punch combo that has Scott backing up. Scott nods at Donaire to acknowledge the strikes.
Scott throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Donaire tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Scott is in Donaire's guard.
Donaire bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Scott's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaire trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donaire being controlled here momentarily.
Donaire stopping the sweep attempt from Scott.
Scott doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Donaire accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Scott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Scott is pulling down on Donaire's head. It's preventing any offense from Donaire, at least for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Donaire landing with the ground and pound.
Scott is pulling down on Donaire's head to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scott shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Donaire napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nonito Donaire.
Well Donaire 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Nonito Donaire!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Nonito Donaire!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Nonito Donaire!
Nonito Donaire wins by unanimous decision!
Nonito Donaire 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 Jarrad Justice (ranked 4962 p4p, 6400 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 606 p4p, 670 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Anthony Pettis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jarrad Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pettis dives in for a single leg takedown but Justice sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Justice connects with a nice looking jab.
Justice scores with a jab to the jaw.
Justice listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
No luck for Pettis with that takedown attempt.
Justice connects with a right hand. Pettis shakes it off.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown but Justice shows good takedown defense.
Jarrad Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Pettis.
Decent striking displayed by Justice there.
Justice punishes Pettis's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice throws a good cross that connects.
Pettis walks into a stiff left hand from Justice.
Pettis dives in and grabs Justice's left leg, looking for a takedown. Justice pushes down on Pettis's head and hops out.
Pettis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Justice clinches up with Pettis and pushes him back against the cage.
Pettis has Justice pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Justice manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Justice.
Pettis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Justice fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Justice stuffs the takedown attempt from Pettis. Pettis gets slowly back to his feet.
Pettis looks winded!
Justice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pettis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Justice is fending him off so far but Pettis persists. Nope, Justice circles away and we're back to standing.
Justice has Pettis up against the cage in a clinch.
Justice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Justice sizes up Pettis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Justice scores with a sloppy right hand. Pettis should have avoided that one.
Justice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Justice connects with a looping right hand.
Justice lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Justice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pettis.
Jab, jab by Justice - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice instigates a clinch.
Justice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pettis shoots in looking for a takedown. Justice tries to sprawl out of it but Pettis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Justice manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Justice connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Pettis! He's out on his feet! Justice rushes in and drops Pettis with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jarrad Justice!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uestus Johnston (ranked 6883 p4p, 3049 weight class) and Kobe Pace (ranked 573 p4p, 345 weight class). Johnston comes to the cage accompanied by Clint Eastwood- Gorillaz. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Uestus Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kobe Pace!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston scores with a decent looking hook.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pace tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
Pace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pace is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnston throws a right hand that Pace ducks under and follows up with a left that Pace also avoids with ease.
Pace wants to counter with a clinch but Johnston pushes him away.
Pace takes one to the chin there.
Pace takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnston counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pace rushes Johnston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pace back to the cage. Johnston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pace is looking to clinch but Johnston is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnston misses the target.
Johnston lands with a shot to the body.
Johnston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pace is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Johnston cracks Pace with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pace was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnston.
Pace tries to clinch
and Johnston counters with a three punch combo that has Pace backing up. Pace nods at Johnston to acknowledge the strikes.
Pace tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
Pace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnston misses with a two punch combination.
Pace doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
Johnston digs a good hook to Pace's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnston lands a jab.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Pace moves out of range.
Johnston works the jab nicely.
Johnston connects with the punch.
Pace tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
Johnston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pace on the side of the head.
A left lands for Johnston.
Johnston lands with a straight right. Pace didn't see that one coming.
Johnston cracks Pace with an open hand slap.
Johnston scores with a three punch combo!
Pace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Johnston was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pace.
Johnston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnston misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston dodges the punch combination from Pace.
Pace slips a jab and a cross from Johnston.
Johnston scores with a jab. Pace acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnston as he connects with a hook.
Pace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pace doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
Pace moves forwards but Johnston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnston lunges at Pace with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pace's hand.
Pace tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston lands with a shot to the body.
Johnston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnston lands a glancing blow to the side of Pace's head.
Johnston lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnston, as that shot connected.
Johnston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pace tries to clinch up.
Pace takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pace's head.
Johnston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston throws a right hand that Pace ducks under and follows up with a left that Pace also avoids with ease.
Johnston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pace!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnston throws a right hand that Pace ducks under and follows up with a left that Pace also avoids with ease.
Johnston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pace has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pace tries to clinch but Johnston moves away
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
Pace replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Johnston blocks it well.
Pace takes one to the chin there.
Johnston misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pace tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
It looked like Johnston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnston lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnston cracks Pace with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pace.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pace moves in looking to clinch but Johnston pushes him off.
Johnston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pace in his tracks.
Uestus Johnston is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab by Johnston.
We've been informed that Pace has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pace darts in trying to clinch
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pace needs to keep his hands up - Johnston had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnston!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnston connects with a looping right hand.
Pace takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pace moves in looking to clinch but Johnston pushes him off.
Johnston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pace is looking to clinch but Johnston is avoiding it.
Pace drops his hands momentarily and Johnston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pace tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnston misses its target.
Johnston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pace on the side of the head.
Johnston lands with a nice combination. Pace backs away looking to recover.
Johnston misses with a combination
and Pace makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnston really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Johnston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pace doesn't seem bothered though.
Uestus Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnston lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
Johnston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnston cracks Pace with a good jab.
Pace takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws a jab but it's blocked by Pace.
Johnston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnston throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Johnston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pace tries to clinch
and Johnston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pace moves into the clinch.
Johnston misses with a punch to the body.
Johnston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pace throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnston.
Johnston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Pace moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uestus Johnston dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnston throws a combination. Pace tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnston looks to throw the jab but Pace is out of range.
Pace lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnston clobbers Pace with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pace takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnston tries to bum rush Pace with a series of wild strikes but Pace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And Pace tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnston pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pace on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick by Pace misses
and Johnston counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Pace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pace tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnston throws a combination. Pace tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnston cracks Pace with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
Pace is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pace tries to clinch but Johnston is having none of it.
Pace slips under a jab.
Johnston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pace tries to clinch up
and Johnston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
Pace tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
As Pace looks to move away, Johnston throws a big counter combo but Pace just gets out of the way.
Pace takes one to the side of the head.
Johnston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnston.
Pace takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Pace has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston slips a jab and a cross from Pace.
Pace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pace tries to clinch but Johnston moves out of range.
Pace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnston scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnston.
A punch combination from Pace misses.
Donk. Johnston catches Pace right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnston digs a good body shot into Pace's ribs.
Pace tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnston lands a body shot.
Pace on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pace can do to turn this around?
Pace misses with a hook. Johnston ducked under it nicely.
Pace rushes Johnston and presses him up against the cage.
Johnston digs a right hand underneath Pace's ribcage. Pace let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kobe Pace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnston gets through Pace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnston, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Uestus Johnston!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Uestus Johnston!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Uestus Johnston!
Uestus Johnston wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Newt Diaz (ranked 6757 p4p, 3750 weight class) and Freddy Fred (ranked 615 p4p, 447 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Im a soldier. Newt Diaz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Solid boxing
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Solid chin |
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Newt Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddy Fred!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a jab when Fred was well out of range.
Diaz throws a head kick but Fred moves out of range.
Fred appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Fred tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fred is able to avoid easily.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Fred shoots in.
Fred has a takedown stuffed.
Fred moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fred fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Newt Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Fred.
Fred gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Diaz pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fred prevents Diaz from getting back to his feet.
Fred working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fred stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
Fred wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz has control of Fred's left arm, preventing Fred from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fred throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Fred is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fred in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fred shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
Fred fails with a takedown attempt.
Fred fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fred goes for a double leg but Diaz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Diaz continues to drive forward.
Fred closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Fred pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fred.
Fred misses with a head kick.
Diaz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fred is looking to clinch.
Fred tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Fred slips the punch.
Fred fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fred lands the left hand.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Fred sprawls well.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz gets underhooks to prevent Fred's takedown attempt.
Diaz manages to pull guard.
Fred wanted to stand there but Diaz had control of the position.
Fred must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fred stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Fred stands up from Diaz's guard - Fred perhaps looking for a knockout.
Diaz drives through with a takedown into Fred's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Fred keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Newt Diaz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fred misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fred defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.
Fred dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Fred's head and hops out.
Diaz attempts a counter takedown but Fred avoids it well and moves away.
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diaz jumps guard.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fred postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diaz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Fred from controlling successfully.
Fred is fighting to break Diaz's control of his arms but Diaz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fred gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fred drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Diaz dives on top into guard.
Fred looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Diaz passes into side control.
Diaz has control of an arm but Fred manages to advance to Diaz's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the action but Fred just sinks the hooks in.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Diaz prevents Fred from getting a body triangle.
Fred looking to break Diaz's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Diaz remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Fred will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Fred is trying to stick to Diaz's back but Diaz is turning into Fred. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fred's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Diaz.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fred can do to turn this around?
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Fred is keeping the position.
Fred wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fred swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fred controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Fred looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Fred is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz trying to control but Fred is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fred is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz 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.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Fred won't let him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Fred is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Newt Diaz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fred lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fred keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fred with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fred shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Fred looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Fred just gets out of the way.
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Newt Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fred dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Fred's head and hops out.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fred misses with a double jab.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fred misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fred shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Newt Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Fred.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Fred misses with a body kick.
Fred throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Fred tries a head kick but it misses.
Freddy Fred seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fred will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz attempts a counter takedown but Fred avoids it well and moves away.
Fred takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fred fails to land the takedown.
Diaz is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fred circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Fred, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Fred counters with a two punch combo.
It looks like Newt Diaz has been cut.
Diaz tries to clinch but Fred is having none of it.
Fred throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fred keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fred paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fred shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fred or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz, which made it look bad.
Fred closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz is looking for a takedown.
Fred tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Fred tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diaz clinches up with Fred and pushes him back against the cage.
Fred tries to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz keeps control of Fred as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fred avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diaz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fred up against the cage.
Fred is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Fred pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Fred comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Freddy Fred!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Newt Diaz!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Newt Diaz!
Newt Diaz wins by split decision!
An intense looking Newt Diaz took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Yall said he didnt have it I FUCKING KNEW I WAS GONNA WIN!!! easy win on to the next bum'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caesar Brooks (ranked 4357 p4p, 24913 weight class) and Jamal Browne (ranked 573 p4p, 731 weight class). Caesar Brooks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Caesar Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamal Browne!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brooks wants to control but Browne is keeping busy.
Browne wants to control but Brooks is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Browne lands a nice short elbow.
Brooks has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Browne trying to pass the guard but Brooks defending well.
Browne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Browne trying to advance position but Brooks counters by regaining guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Browne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Browne distracts Brooks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Browne trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne works over Brooks with some ground and pound from guard.
Brooks is rocked!
Browne is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oh Brooks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Browne gets to his feet and stands over Brooks, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Brooks felt that one! Browne unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Brooks from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamal Browne!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tanaka Raizo (ranked 6224 p4p, 3881 weight class) and Viktor Reznov (ranked 608 p4p, 469 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tanaka Raizo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Reznov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznov doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Raizo counter with a right hand.
Raizo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Reznov feints and as Raizo raises his hands in defense, Reznov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reznov working some strikes from top position.
Raizo wants to stand up but Reznov is controlling him.
Reznov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reznov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reznov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
It looks like Tanaka Raizo has been cut.
Reznov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Raizo is rocked!
Reznov arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Raizo's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Viktor Reznov!
After winning the bout, Viktor Reznov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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