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Sucker Punch Pro Series 50 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Rodionovich (ranked 5020 p4p, 23859 weight class) and Bruno Souppe (ranked 602 p4p, 810 weight class). Rodionovich comes to the cage accompanied by Svarga & Drygva - Volnitsa. Alexei Rodionovich could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruno Souppe's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexei Rodionovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruno Souppe!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodionovich misses with a head kick.
Souppe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Souppe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rodionovich tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Souppe is in Rodionovich's guard.
Rodionovich has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Souppe has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Rodionovich missing with knees to the body.
Souppe managing to block the knees to the body from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich lands a knee to the body.
Rodionovich crunches a lovely knee into Souppe's ribcage.
Rodionovich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Bruno Souppe has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodionovich scores with a knee to the head.
Rodionovich lands an elbow inside that Souppe shrugs off.
Rodionovich lands a knee to the head.
Souppe ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Souppe no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rodionovich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodionovich throws a big right hand that misses.
Our spies down at at Cope's Gym inform us that Souppe has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rodionovich wants to pass the guard but Souppe is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodionovich won't allow Souppe to sweep him here.
Souppe has his foot on Rodionovich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rodionovich works his way back into a safe position though.
Souppe keeping full guard, as Rodionovich tries to pass.
Rodionovich stays in close to Souppe's body and controls the position.
Souppe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rodionovich trying to control but Souppe postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souppe wants to control but Rodionovich is keeping him busy.
Rodionovich looks like he's trying to stand up.
Souppe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rodionovich tries to roll over but Souppe keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souppe trying to pass the guard but Rodionovich defending well.
Souppe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rodionovich doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Souppe.
Rodionovich wants to control but Souppe is keeping busy.
Rodionovich keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rodionovich is trying to stand.
Souppe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodionovich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Souppe is trying to work for a kimura but Rodionovich is defending well.
Souppe wants to take a breather but Rodionovich is having none of it.
Souppe is looking for a kimura here.
Souppe wants to pass to mount but Rodionovich is defending the position.
Rodionovich trying to hold on to Souppe's head to control him but Souppe postures up.
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.
Souppe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rodionovich defends it well.
Souppe prevents Rodionovich from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodionovich is trying to control but can't.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rodionovich is trying to stand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rodionovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Souppe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rodionovich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Souppe checks it well.
Rodionovich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Souppe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rodionovich with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodionovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodionovich throws a front kick aimed at Souppe's knee but Souppe avoids it well.
Rodionovich misses with a few strikes there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Rodionovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Souppe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rodionovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodionovich throws a right hand that Souppe ducks under and follows up with a left that Souppe also avoids with ease.
Rodionovich moves into the clinch.
Souppe is trying to pull guard but Rodionovich turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Souppe pulls Rodionovich into guard.
Souppe has Rodionovich pulled in close to control his posture.
Rodionovich wants to stand but Souppe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rodionovich controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodionovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Souppe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souppe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodionovich looking to sit in guard and control but Souppe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Souppe is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rodionovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souppe can do to turn this around?
Souppe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Souppe wants to control from the top but Rodionovich keeps moving.
Rodionovich is pulling down on Souppe's head. It's preventing any offense from Souppe, at least for the moment.
Rodionovich keeping moving, preventing Souppe from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Souppe preventing the sweep.
Souppe has gone for a leg lock! Rodionovich slips out almost immediately though and dives into Souppe's guard.
Souppe controls Rodionovich momentarily but Rodionovich frees himself.
Souppe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rodionovich wants to control from the top but Souppe keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souppe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rodionovich manages to get himself to full guard.
Souppe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Souppe is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Souppe wants to control from the top but Rodionovich keeps moving.
Rodionovich manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The referee calls for Rodionovich to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souppe fails to pull guard.
Souppe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rodionovich walks away with a smile on his face. Souppe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alexei Rodionovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Souppe.
Rodionovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souppe manages to avoid it.
Rodionovich misses with a straight left.
Rodionovich misses with the combination.
Souppe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rodionovich throws a head kick but Souppe moves out of range.
Souppe feints the counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Souppe swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodionovich.
A little jabbing left from Souppe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rodionovich rushes Souppe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Rodionovich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Souppe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Souppe blocks a head kick by Rodionovich.
Rodionovich looks to land a combination but Souppe avoids it well.
Rodionovich throws a series of punches but Souppe avoids them all with ease.
Souppe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rodionovich is looking to land body kicks.
Souppe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rodionovich with a body shot.
Rodionovich wants to clinch up but Souppe keeps it at a distance.
Alexei Rodionovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodionovich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souppe.
Souppe is looking for the big counter here.
Rodionovich tries to clinch up but Souppe circles away and keeps his distance.
Souppe feints the counter takedown.
Rodionovich fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Souppe is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodionovich lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Souppe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A left and a right from Rodionovich both land. Nice combination.
Rodionovich pivots, looking for a leg kick but Souppe is out of range and Rodionovich settles back down.
Souppe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodionovich misses with a double jab
letting Souppe counter with a right hand.
Souppe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Rodionovich misses its intended target.
Souppe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rodionovich misses with a hook
and Souppe counters with a single leg into guard. Rodionovich didn't expect that.
Rodionovich pulls Souppe in to control the position.
Souppe advances to half guard.
Rodionovich has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Souppe is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodionovich is looking to escape.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Souppe connects with a nice short shot to Rodionovich's temple.
Souppe is controlling the pace.
Souppe is looking for a kimura but Rodionovich is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Souppe to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souppe is trying to work for a kimura but Rodionovich is defending well.
Souppe trying to control from half guard but Rodionovich is working away.
Souppe wants to free his trapped foot but Rodionovich is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rodionovich wants to improve his position but Souppe is controlling well.
Souppe is keen to just control but Rodionovich is a slippery customer.
Rodionovich tries to roll over but Souppe keeps him under control.
Rodionovich trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souppe wants to work for an arm triangle but Rodionovich is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rodionovich is trying to maintain the position but Souppe is very close to passing his half guard.
Souppe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Souppe uses his free foot to push down on Rodionovich's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rodionovich.
Souppe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rodionovich tries to hold on but Souppe postures up.
The referee warns Rodionovich that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rodionovich keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Souppe looking to control but Rodionovich is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souppe lands a big shot there that rocks Rodionovich but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rodionovich is in all sorts of trouble here.
Souppe cracks Rodionovich with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Souppe looking to control but Rodionovich is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bruno Souppe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexei Rodionovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rodionovich wants to hold on but Souppe pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Souppe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rodionovich 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Rodionovich!
Alexei Rodionovich took some time post fight to say the following; 'Hard work, hard victory!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Wallace (ranked 2797 p4p, 1918 weight class) and Trevor Barnes (ranked 315 p4p, 227 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brendan Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes lands with a slapping head kick.
Wallace has managed to clinch.
Barnes looking to slow down the pace here.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
Wallace fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wallace changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barnes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wallace moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Barnes's coach down at Qube MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Barnes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wallace closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace has Barnes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barnes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brendan Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wallace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Barnes darts in and clinches Wallace up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Wallace is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barnes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Barnes trying to stall but Wallace improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Barnes.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wallace prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes works on Wallace's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes cracks Wallace with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
Wallace has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barnes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Wallace rushes Barnes and presses him up against the cage.
Wallace really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Wallace manages to pull guard.
Wallace looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
Barnes won't allow Wallace to sweep him here.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wallace pulls Barnes in close to prevent any damage.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Wallace is keeping the position.
Wallace managing to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallace, not yet.
Wallace looking to control.
Wallace on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wallace tries to get out of the position.
Wallace seems keen to control Barnes's posture.
Barnes postures up in Wallace's guard and throws a big left but Wallace blocks it.
Wallace pulls Barnes in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Wallace is looking to clinch.
Wallace looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wallace tries to counter with a takedown but Barnes is quick to defend against it.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Wallace moved out of range.
Wallace forces Barnes back against the cage and clinches.
Wallace drags the fight down to the ground.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wallace pulls Barnes in close to prevent any damage.
Wallace is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wallace is controlling Barnes's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Barnes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wallace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brendan Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wallace drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barnes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wallace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wallace gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wallace tries to pull guard but Barnes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wallace letting Barnes take a breather here.
Barnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Wallace fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brendan Wallace. 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.
Good body shot from Barnes.
Wallace fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barnes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wallace wants a takedown but no success here.
Barnes pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands a left hand.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Wallace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wallace tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Wallace moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Wallace is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barnes duly obliges.
Wallace moves to clinch but Barnes breaks away
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Wallace 's knee.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
It looked like Wallace was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barnes lands a lovely overhand right.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wallace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wallace tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Wallace closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace can't get the takedown.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wallace, pushing him back against the cage.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Wallace controls the action.
Wallace turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wallace staying calm.
Barnes is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wallace thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Barnes struggling a bit here.
Wallace tries to move into full mount but can't pass Barnes's legs.
Barnes wants to control but Wallace postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Barnes is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wallace is controlling him well.
Wallace wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
Wallace throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Barnes is letting Wallace control him for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barnes is trying to control Wallace's posture but Wallace avoids it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wallace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wallace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace slips under a jab from Barnes.
Wallace is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Wallace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wallace tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Barnes pushes Wallace up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace is trying to pull guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wallace is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barnes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnes just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brendan Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Wallace.
Wallace is trying to pull guard but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Wallace jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barnes walks away with a smile on his face. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wallace 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.
Wallace wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace darts in trying to clinch
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Wallace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wallace wants to clinch.
Wallace wants to clinch.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes throws a counter combo.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Wallace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to clinch
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wallace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wallace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 Wallace is rocked!
 It looks like Brendan Wallace has been cut.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Wallace wants to clinch but Barnes slips to the side
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wallace tries to clinch up.
Wallace is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wallace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wallace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wallace takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Wallace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Barnes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Wallace tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Wallace moves to clinch but Barnes breaks away
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Wallace seems to have got his legs back now.
Barnes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace tries to clinch but Barnes moves away
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
Wallace closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barnes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wallace moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Barnes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wallace tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes flicks out a counter leg kick but Wallace steps away.
Wallace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Wallace bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnes instigates a clinch.
Wallace is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barnes is defending well.
Brendan Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallace is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barnes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wallace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barnes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Barnes!
A victorious Trevor Barnes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sirus Hall (ranked 2244 p4p, 2211 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 310 p4p, 307 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sirus Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall throws a one two combo.
Wick drives through and clinches with Hall against the cage.
Hall presses Wick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Wick controls his hands.
Our sources have told us that Hall has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wick's elbow.
Hall pushes off an throws an elbow but Wick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hall lands with a left to the head.
Wick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wick prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall is working Wick over against the cage.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Wick.
Wick tries to pull guard but Hall holds him up against the cage and eventually Wick drops back down to his feet.
Wick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wick's brow.
Wick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sirus Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wick.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick tries to stall but Hall uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wick looking to slow down the pace here.
Wick is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Wick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Hall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wick momentarily.
Hall lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Wick out cold! Wick is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sirus Hall!
Our winner, Sirus Hall, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jairzinho Teixeira (ranked 3062 p4p, 4812 weight class) and Victor Ballsawash (ranked 338 p4p, 498 weight class). Teixeira comes into the arena with The Eye of the Tiger blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jairzinho Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Ballsawash!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Hemmingworth and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira swings for the body but Ballsawash moves out of range.
Teixeira scores with a jab. Ballsawash acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Victor Ballsawash has been cut.
Ballsawash is trying hard to land a takedown here. Teixeira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ballsawash misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Teixeira digs a good hook to Ballsawash's body.
Teixeira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballsawash manages to avoid it.
Teixeira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ballsawash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballsawash looks to land a combination but Teixeira avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Teixeira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ballsawash fails to land the takedown.
Jairzinho Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Ballsawash.
A punch combination from Teixeira misses.
Ballsawash drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Teixeira defends it well.
Ballsawash with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Teixeira to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballsawash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ballsawash tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Teixeira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ballsawash circles away quickly and effectively.
Ballsawash fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Teixeira avoids it really well and circles away.
Ballsawash slips under a jab from Teixeira.
Despite the aggression on Ballsawash's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ballsawash avoids the body shot from Teixeira.
Ballsawash takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ballsawash gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Teixeira counters with a three punch combo that has Ballsawash backing up. Ballsawash nods at Teixeira to acknowledge the strikes.
Teixeira drops Ballsawash with a big left hand and mounts him. Ballsawash is in big trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teixeira loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Ballsawash scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Teixeira land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Teixeira stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jairzinho Teixeira!
Jairzinho Teixeira gave a mention to HELLBENT in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Porter (ranked 1765 p4p, 2401 weight class) and Anton Meshkov (ranked 202 p4p, 269 weight class). Anton Meshkov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anton Meshkov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter shoots in and gets a takedown into Meshkov's guard.
Porter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Porter working some strikes from top position.
Porter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Porter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Meshkov's head.
Porter prevents Meshkov from getting back to his feet.
Porter lands a couple of elbows.
 Meshkov is rocked!
Porter gets to his feet and stands over Meshkov, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Meshkov felt that one! Porter unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Meshkov from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Porter!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 1369 p4p, 1932 weight class) and Mike Ehrmantraut (ranked 152 p4p, 202 weight class). Mike Ehrmantraut will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Ehrmantraut!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Craven scores with a jab to the body.
Craven with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ehrmantraut to score with a decent uppercut.
Craven throws a head kick but Ehrmantraut moves out of range.
Ehrmantraut moves away from the strike by Craven.
Craven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Craven misses the shot to the body.
Craven throws a head kick that half lands.
Destin Craven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Craven finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Craven throws a nice head kick!
Craven ducks under a wild hook from Ehrmantraut.
Craven feinted with a counter takedown.
Ehrmantraut cracks Craven with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Craven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craven takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Craven throws the kick towards the body but Ehrmantraut avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ehrmantraut looks to land a right hand but Craven moved out of range.
A combination from Craven does no damage.
Ehrmantraut fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Craven.
Craven drops his hands momentarily and Ehrmantraut takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Craven has Ehrmantraut up against the cage in a clinch.
Ehrmantraut swings wildly with an uppercut but Craven uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut blocks a body shot from Craven.
Ehrmantraut misses with some punches.
Ehrmantraut lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Craven.
Ehrmantraut throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ehrmantraut fails to land.
Craven lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ehrmantraut pushes off an throws an elbow but Craven leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ehrmantraut misses with the head strike.
Ehrmantraut lands a shoulder strike.
Craven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ehrmantraut swings wildly with an uppercut but Craven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ehrmantraut scores with a nice hook to the head.
Craven looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ehrmantraut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Craven gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Craven is trying to work for a kimura but Ehrmantraut is defending well.
Ground and pound from Craven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven wants to pass to mount but Ehrmantraut is defending the position.
Ehrmantraut looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ehrmantraut wants to control but Craven is keeping busy.
Ehrmantraut manages to get to full guard.
Craven chips away with some ground and pound.
Ehrmantraut looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Craven trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ehrmantraut avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ehrmantraut looking for a guillotine here but Craven defends easily.
Ehrmantraut is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Craven is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ehrmantraut is keeping the position for now.
Craven trying to control but Ehrmantraut is working from the bottom.
Craven throwing strikes but missing.
Craven looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craven pushes down on Ehrmantraut's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Craven lands strikes from half guard.
Ehrmantraut actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven uses his free foot to push down on Ehrmantraut's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craven lands strikes from half guard.
Craven looks to land a strike but Ehrmantraut avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ehrmantraut is trying to keep Craven in close.
Ehrmantraut looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Craven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Craven looking to pass the guard.
Ehrmantraut is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Craven is aware though and is defending well.
Craven slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ehrmantraut tries to buck Craven off but Craven is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ehrmantraut scores with a nice head shot.
Ehrmantraut pushes Craven up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ehrmantraut.
Craven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Craven swats away the attempt to clinch by Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut throws a front kick aimed at Craven's knee but Craven avoids it well.
Craven was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Craven takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice body punch from Craven.
Craven listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Craven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Craven scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craven passes to side control.
Craven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ehrmantraut can do to turn this around?
Ehrmantraut manages to work his way to half guard, despite Craven's best efforts.
Ehrmantraut won't allow Craven to pass to mount.
Ehrmantraut is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Craven pulls his head out easily.
Ehrmantraut works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven tries to free his leg and advance position but Ehrmantraut is retaining full guard.
Craven sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ehrmantraut's guard.
Craven tries to pass to full mount but Ehrmantraut defends it.
Craven has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ehrmantraut felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Destin Craven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ehrmantraut tries to reverse the position but Craven maintains control.
Craven landing strikes from the mount and Ehrmantraut is in trouble!
Craven trying to control but Ehrmantraut is having none of it.
Craven is really struggling to control Ehrmantraut but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Craven is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ehrmantraut has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ehrmantraut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut wants to get up but he can't break Craven's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Craven working for a triangle but Ehrmantraut defends it easily.
Craven is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ehrmantraut defends well.
Ehrmantraut wants to control from the top but Craven keeps moving.
Ehrmantraut is looking to stand up but Craven won't let him.
Ehrmantraut avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ehrmantraut wants to stand but Craven is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut drops back looking for a leg! Craven is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Craven manages to kick Ehrmantraut off! Ehrmantraut jumps back into Craven's guard.
Ehrmantraut drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ehrmantraut jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ehrmantraut trying to control the position from guard on top but Craven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Craven 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.
Ehrmantraut drops back, looking for a kneebar! Craven looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Craven looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Craven!
Ehrmantraut wants to control but Craven postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven lands some shots froms side control.
Ehrmantraut avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Craven.
Ehrmantraut tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Craven wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Craven passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ehrmantraut!
Ehrmantraut gets back to half guard.
Craven is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ehrmantraut is just riding it out for now. Craven eventually gives up the hold.
Craven thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ehrmantraut slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Craven trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Craven with a hook.
Ehrmantraut pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ehrmantraut misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Craven half committed to a counter leg kick.
Craven misses the shot to the body.
Ehrmantraut looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Craven takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ehrmantraut throws an overhand right that lands on Craven's shoulder, as Craven tries to avoid the shot.
Craven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Craven shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ehrmantraut but Ehrmantraut pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ehrmantraut scores with the left hand. Craven knows he should have avoided that one.
Ehrmantraut takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ehrmantraut's corner calls for a 1-2. Ehrmantraut obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Craven bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
Ehrmantraut gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Craven tries to pass to full mount but Ehrmantraut defends it.
Craven working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut won't allow Craven to pass to mount.
Ehrmantraut is trying to get back to full guard.
Craven is trying to work for a kimura but Ehrmantraut is defending well.
Craven seems to be working for a kimura but Ehrmantraut defends the submission attempt.
Ehrmantraut is looking for a sweep. Craven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ehrmantraut works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ehrmantraut working a defensive guard here.
Craven with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Destin Craven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Craven looking to sit in guard and control but Ehrmantraut gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Craven not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ehrmantraut trying to control the position from guard on top but Craven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ehrmantraut stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Craven swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ehrmantraut wants to get up but he can't break Craven's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ehrmantraut stopping the sweep attempt from Craven.
Ehrmantraut trying to control but Craven is working from the bottom.
Craven looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut trying to stand up but can't free himself from Craven's guard.
Ehrmantraut stands up from Craven's guard - Ehrmantraut perhaps looking for a knockout.
Destin Craven is winning the standup battle so far.
Ehrmantraut throws a big shot that misses.
Ehrmantraut throws a hook but Craven avoids it easily.
Craven closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ehrmantraut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Craven manages to avoid it.
Craven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ehrmantraut.
A cross from Craven lands.
Ehrmantraut misses with a two punch combination.
Mike Ehrmantraut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craven stuns Ehrmantraut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ehrmantraut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ehrmantraut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Craven.
Craven lands a nice looking body shot.
Craven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut staying out of range there.
Ehrmantraut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ehrmantraut clinches up with Craven and pushes him back against the cage.
Craven is working Ehrmantraut over against the cage.
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!
Craven misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ehrmantraut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Craven's brow.
Craven breaks from the clinch.
Craven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ehrmantraut.
Craven throws a leg kick which misses Ehrmantraut's front leg but catches the back leg as Ehrmantraut tries to avoid it.
Craven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Craven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ehrmantraut.
Craven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ehrmantraut has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ehrmantraut taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Craven.
A short right from Ehrmantraut on the inside.
Ehrmantraut throws a punch but it's blocked by Craven.
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 Destin Craven.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Craven, 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Destin Craven!
A very excited looking Destin Craven rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Jones (ranked 2099 p4p, 1507 weight class) and Samuel Sanchez (ranked 294 p4p, 225 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mason Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Jones tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Jones tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sanchez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Sanchez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jones regains guard.
Sanchez won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Jones'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.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanchez controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Sanchez digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez stalling.
Sanchez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jones after a bit of a struggle.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanchez'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.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a nice uppercut.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Sanchez is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mason Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Sanchez.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Sanchez is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Sanchez into the cage.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jones can't fight it off and eventually Sanchez manages to take the fight to the floor. Jones looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samuel Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanchez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Mason Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Mason Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Jones.
Sanchez is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sanchez wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mason Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Sanchez wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez has Jones pushed against the cage.
Mason Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sanchez has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Sanchez 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!
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez has Jones pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez flicks out a counter leg kick but Jones steps away.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Samuel Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
Jones tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez feints the counter takedown.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sanchez.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Jones.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mason Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Sanchez tries to tie him up.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Sanchez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
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 Mason Jones.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Sanchez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Harms (ranked 1349 p4p, 834 weight class) and Joseph DeAngelo (ranked 189 p4p, 115 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harms might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Casualties - We Are All We Have. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Harms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph DeAngelo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Topper Green and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeAngelo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Chris Harms has been cut.
Harms swings away with a body shot that misses
and DeAngelo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harms throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harms on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Donk. Harms catches DeAngelo right on the button with a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Harms 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harms definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harms loses concentration momentarily and DeAngelo pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Harms crashes face first to the mat, out cold! DeAngelo finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joseph DeAngelo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tanaka Matsuda (ranked 616 p4p, 1084 weight class) and Paulo Blikstein (ranked 81 p4p, 147 weight class). Matsuda comes to the cage accompanied by Avenged Sevenfold - Hail to the King. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanaka Matsuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulo Blikstein!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blikstein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blikstein walks into a left hand.
Matsuda throws a poor cross that misses
and Blikstein makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matsuda loads up on a big right hand but Blikstein slips the punch.
A jab from Matsuda misses.
Blikstein drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Matsuda defends it well.
Good exchange - Matsuda coming out on top.
Blikstein gets a double leg takedown into Matsuda's guard.
Matsuda trying to control the position.
Matsuda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blikstein can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blikstein scoring with punches to the head and body.
Matsuda throws his legs up looking for a submission but Blikstein uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blikstein landing strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Blikstein working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
A control attempt from Matsuda but he's now mounted!
Matsuda wants to hold on but Blikstein pushes him away.
Matsuda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blikstein lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Blikstein trying to control but Matsuda is having none of it.
Matsuda tries to hold on but Blikstein postures up.
Matsuda in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Matsuda working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein with shots to the head and body - Matsuda looks very uncomfortable down there.
Matsuda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blikstein with shots to the head and body - Matsuda looks very uncomfortable down there.
Blikstein looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Blikstein connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Matsuda gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsuda is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blikstein scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blikstein scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Blikstein there.
Blikstein lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blikstein winds up and cracks Matsuda with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Blikstein working over Matsuda with some ground and pound. Matsuda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blikstein throwing shots but Matsuda is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blikstein lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein lands with a punch from half guard.
Matsuda is rocked!
The fighters are battling for position here. Matsuda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Blikstein is in close to Matsuda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blikstein with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blikstein working some strikes from top position.
Blikstein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blikstein works over Matsuda with some ground and pound from guard.
Matsuda looking to control.
Matsuda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blikstein gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blikstein connects with a couple of short punches.
Blikstein wants to pass the guard but Matsuda is keeping the position.
Blikstein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matsuda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda trying to keep a closed guard but Blikstein is proving a slippery customer.
Blikstein lands a couple of digs.
Blikstein is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blikstein must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Blikstein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Matsuda's head.
Blikstein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Matsuda's head.
Blikstein stands up over Matsuda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blikstein distracts Matsuda with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Matsuda trying to keep a closed guard but Blikstein is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blikstein's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blikstein got a little sloppy there for a moment and Matsuda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blikstein has managed to get both his arms back between Matsuda's legs - danger averted.
Matsuda looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blikstein passes into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Blikstein dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Matsuda swings widly with a right hand
and Blikstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blikstein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matsuda loads up on a big right hand but Blikstein slips the punch.
Blikstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsuda.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blikstein! But no joy.
Blikstein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matsuda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matsuda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matsuda throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuda digs a good hook to Blikstein's body.
Blikstein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blikstein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matsuda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matsuda attempts a counter takedown but Blikstein avoids it well and moves away.
Blikstein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blikstein napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Blikstein is looking for a sweep.
Matsuda misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blikstein can't do much from the bottom here.
Matsuda throws an elbow but Blikstein slips to the side and avoids it well.
Matsuda throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Blikstein struggling a bit here.
Matsuda looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blikstein is avoiding damage well.
Matsuda wants to control but Blikstein is keeping him busy.
Matsuda cracks Blikstein with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blikstein is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Blikstein tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Matsuda trying to control the action but Blikstein is working from the bottom.
Matsuda in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Blikstein is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tanaka Matsuda!
A very excited looking Tanaka Matsuda made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Aalto (ranked 325 p4p, 704 weight class) and Jake Drake (ranked 45 p4p, 86 weight class). Drake comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lose Yourself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Aalto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jake Drake!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Drake trying to control the action but Aalto is working from the bottom.
Aalto on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Aalto is trying to get back to half guard.
Drake lands an elbow.
Aalto is looking to reverse the position.
Aalto is working hard here to advance position.
Drake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aalto keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aalto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Drake not doing much here.
Drake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aalto defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aalto.
Aalto wants to sweep but no luck.
Drake wants to control from the top but Aalto keeps moving.
Drake pushes down on Aalto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aalto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aalto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake trying to control but Aalto is working from the bottom.
Aalto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drake's guard.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aalto's guard.
Drake slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aalto is trying to improve his position.
Aalto gets back to half guard.
Aalto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Aalto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Aalto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drake's guard.
Drake keeping full guard, as Aalto tries to pass.
Aalto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Drake's guard.
Aalto is looking for a kimura but Drake is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aalto to get the leverage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Drake manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aalto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aalto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Drake rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Aalto's guard! Nice work there by Drake!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aalto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Aalto trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Drake manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Aalto blocks nicely.
Aalto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aalto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Drake will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
No luck for Drake with that takedown attempt.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but Aalto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Drake doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aalto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michael Aalto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Drake.
Aalto misses with a leg kick.
Aalto lands with a kick to the temple. Drake shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Drake shoots in and drives through. Aalto sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Drake as Aalto shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Drake keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aalto's head.
Aalto looking for a guillotine here but Drake defends easily.
Aalto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drake defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drake's guard.
Drake trying to keep a closed guard but Aalto is proving a slippery customer.
Aalto forces his way into half guard.
Drake works his way to full guard. Good work.
Aalto slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto wants to pass to mount but Drake is defending the position.
Aalto uses his free foot to push down on Drake's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Drake.
Aalto swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Drake is now in Aalto's guard. A big mistake from Aalto there, giving up the dominant position!
Aalto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drake is one step ahead there.
Drake passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Drake wants to control from the top but Aalto keeps moving.
Drake preventing the sweep.
Aalto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drake.
Aalto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drake connects with a couple of short punches.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Aalto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aalto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aalto looking for a sweep. Not yet Aalto, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Drake might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Aalto haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Aalto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aalto working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Drake has passed into half guard!
Aalto is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Aalto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Drake fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aalto avoids it really well and circles away.
Aalto throws a quick counter head kick but Drake was just out of range.
Drake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aalto as he jumps to the side.
Drake tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aalto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Drake somewhat.
Aalto looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Michael Aalto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Drake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake dives in for a single leg takedown but Aalto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Drake shoots and misses
and Aalto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake drives through with a takedown into Aalto's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Aalto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drake's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake wants to improve his position but instead Aalto has moved into half guard.
Aalto wants to pass the guard but Drake is defending well.
Aalto works his foot free and advances to mount.
Drake wants to hold on but Aalto pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Drake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aalto is trying to take his opponent's back.
Drake has given up his back here.
Aalto working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Aalto tightening his grip on Drake, looking for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Drake is defending well though. Aalto let's go of the attempt for now.
Aalto has got his arm under Drake's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Drake has spun round into Aalto's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Aalto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drake manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto wants to pass the guard but Drake is keeping the position.
Drake working for submissions but it's allowed Aalto to get to half guard.
Aalto trying to mount his opponent but Drake defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aalto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Aalto clearly takes that round.
That's time! Aalto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drake fails with a takedown attempt.
Aalto throws a quick counter head kick but Drake was just out of range.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aalto is looking to counter punch.
Drake shoots in but no luck this time.
Michael Aalto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Drake.
Drake misses the jab.
Drake fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake blocks a jab.
Drake shoots in and bounces Aalto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Aalto looking for a guillotine here but Drake defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake with a nice head shot there.
Aalto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jake Drake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Drake with a nice head shot there.
Aalto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drake is one step ahead there.
Drake controlling from the top position.
Drake sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aalto's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aalto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Drake working Aalto over with strikes.
Drake keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Drake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aalto defending well though.
Ground and pound from Drake.
Drake is working for a submission of some sort.
Drake wants to take a breather but Aalto is having none of it.
Aalto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drake scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aalto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aalto has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Drake has passed into side control.
Drake working the head with strikes.
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Aalto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drake is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Aalto's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Aalto down.
Drake wants to control but Aalto is keeping him busy.
Drake tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Aalto gets back to half guard.
Aalto actively working from the bottom here.
Drake is nestled in close to Aalto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Drake misses with a head shot. Aalto uses the momentum to regain guard.
Drake passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aalto is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Drake's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Drake dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake shoots for a double leg takedown but Aalto sprawls well. He's pushed Drake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aalto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Drake just manages to avoid it.
Aalto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drake.
Drake uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aalto has time to react.
Drake closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Aalto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aalto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aalto looking for a sweep. Not yet Aalto, not yet.
Drake chips away with some ground and pound.
Drake lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake trying to control but Aalto is working from the bottom.
Drake stopping the sweep attempt from Aalto.
Drake advances to half guard.
Aalto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Drake stands and throws Aalto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aalto is trying to get back to half guard.
Aalto gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake prevents Aalto from improving his position.
Drake is nestled in close to Aalto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Drake sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aalto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aalto looking for a sweep. Not yet Aalto, not yet.
Aalto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drake is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aalto is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Drake has his hands clasped together but Aalto extends and breaks Drake's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Aalto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Aalto!
Michael Aalto retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Michael Aalto 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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