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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Datte Bayo (ranked 4777 p4p, 6476 weight class) and Ryan Quick (ranked 408 p4p, 460 weight class). Ryan Quick has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Datte Bayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Quick!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick is looking to clinch but Bayo is avoiding it.
Bayo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bayo moves into the clinch.
Bayo crunches a lovely knee into Quick's ribcage.
Bayo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bayo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quick dodges an elbow strike from Bayo.
Bayo scores with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Ryan Quick has been cut.
Quick avoids the elbow strike from Bayo, against the cage.
Quick blocks an elbow strike from Bayo.
Bayo landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Bayo.
A knee to the head by Bayo.
 Quick is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Quick's face.
Quick is still on wobbly legs! Can Bayo finish him?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bayo.
Bayo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bayo managing to block the knees to the body from Quick.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bayo lands a knee to the head.
Bayo lands a big knee! That's hurt Quick! Oh, he's all over the place! Bayo lands another knee that sends Quick to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Datte Bayo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Stevens (ranked 4761 p4p, 5420 weight class) and Motshan Bogachev (ranked 529 p4p, 554 weight class). Stevens comes into the arena with Jailhouse rock blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Motshan Bogachev!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bogachev thuds his right hand into Stevens's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 It looks like Alexander Stevens has been cut.
Bogachev connects with a solid leg kick.
Bogachev swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
Stevens fails with the takedown
and Bogachev counters with a nice body kick.
Alexander Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bogachev.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Stevens misses with a takedown
and Bogachev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bogachev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bogachev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stevens. That did some damage!
Bogachev lands a big head kick that sends Stevens tumbling to the mat! Bogachev takes a step backwards and waves Stevens back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Stevens is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bogachev thuds a left hand into Stevens's body.
Oh Stevens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stevens glances at the clock... BAM! Bogachev nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Stevens crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Stevens is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Motshan Bogachev!
Our winner, Motshan Bogachev, 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.
The defeated Alexander Stevens had this to say: 'I really fucked up here tonight '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arran Macmillan (ranked 4322 p4p, 5936 weight class) and Dominic Rush (ranked 524 p4p, 596 weight class). Dominic Rush has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arran Macmillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Rush!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macmillan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rush looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Macmillan.
Rush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Macmillan swats away the attempt to clinch by Rush.
Rush tries to clinch up.
Macmillan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rush tries to clinch up but Macmillan circles away and keeps his distance.
Macmillan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rush pushes Macmillan up against the cage in a clinch.
Macmillan'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.
Macmillan manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Macmillan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rush takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Macmillan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Macmillan throws a big counter combination but Rush scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Macmillan lands with a right hand.
Rush wants to clinch up but Macmillan keeps it at a distance.
We've been told by Macmillan's head coaches at Team Mass Valley Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rush wants to clinch.
As Rush looks to move away, Macmillan throws a big counter combo but Rush just gets out of the way.
Rush shoots and misses
and Macmillan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rush misses with a takedown attempt
and Macmillan counters with a series of strikes. Rush will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arran Macmillan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Macmillan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Macmillan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Macmillan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macmillan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Macmillan jabs at Rush's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Macmillan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rush takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rush tries to clinch up.
Macmillan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Macmillan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch combination from Macmillan misses.
Rush tries to clinch
and Rush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Macmillan misses with the combination.
Macmillan misses with a wild combination.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Macmillan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Macmillan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rush, pushing him back against the cage.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Macmillan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rush tries for a takedown but Macmillan manages to get underhooks.
Arran Macmillan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Rush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macmillan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rush fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Macmillan misses.
Rush tries to clinch up but Macmillan circles away and keeps his distance.
Macmillan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Macmillan does no damage.
Rush tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Macmillan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rush wants to clinch
and Macmillan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Macmillan throws a series of strikes that have Rush backpedaling.
Macmillan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush drives through and clinches with Macmillan against the cage.
Rush is trying to pull guard but Macmillan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rush has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Macmillan after a bit of a struggle.
Macmillan breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rush tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Macmillan counters with a left and a right that stings Rush.
Macmillan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rush wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Macmillan. Those never looked like landing.
Macmillan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rush is looking to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arran Macmillan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rush tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rush takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Macmillan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Macmillan scores with a shot to the body.
Rush shoots in for a takedown but Macmillan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Macmillan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rush backs up against the cage.
Macmillan throws a right hand that Rush ducks under and follows up with a left that Rush also avoids with ease.
Rush is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Macmillan.
Rush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Macmillan throws a head kick that misses.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Macmillan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rush tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Macmillan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rush moves to clinch but Macmillan breaks away
and Macmillan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macmillan scores with a one two! Rush had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Macmillan with a nice cross.
Rush tries to clinch but Macmillan moves away
and Macmillan counters with a series of strikes. Rush will be more careful next time no doubt.
Macmillan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rush doesn't manage to clinch there - Macmillan circles away.
Some wild striking there from Macmillan.
We've been informed that Rush has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Macmillan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Macmillan misses with the combination.
Rush is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Macmillan misses with a few strikes there.
Rush fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macmillan slaps away a takedown attempt from Rush, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arran Macmillan is winning the standup battle so far.
Rush on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Macmillan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rush tries to clinch up.
Macmillan is looking for a counter combo.
Dominic Rush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rush wants to clinch up but Macmillan keeps it at a distance.
Macmillan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Macmillan misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Macmillan does no damage.
Rush tries to clinch up.
Rush tries to clinch but Macmillan moves out of range.
Macmillan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rush back to the cage. Macmillan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rush tries to clinch up but Macmillan circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macmillan clinches up against the cage.
Rush breaks from the clinch.
Macmillan throws a right and a left that Rush avoids nicely.
Rush moves into the clinch successfully.
Rush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Macmillan misses with the combination.
Rush lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rush shoots and misses
and Macmillan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arran Macmillan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Rush.
Rush wants to clinch up but Macmillan keeps it at a distance.
Rush is trying desperately to land a takedown but Macmillan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rush.
Macmillan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Macmillan.
Rush tries to clinch
and Macmillan counters with a one-two to the body.
Rush wants to clinch up but Macmillan keeps it at a distance.
Macmillan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush wants to clinch
and Macmillan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rush tries to clinch up
and Macmillan counters with a stiff right hand.
Macmillan with a nice calf kick.
Rush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rush wants to clinch but Macmillan slips to the side
and Macmillan counters with a one-two to the body.
Macmillan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Macmillan throws a series of punches but Rush moves out of range.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch but Macmillan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Macmillan scores with a jab. Rush acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arran Macmillan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rush.
Rush is looking to clinch.
Macmillan lands a jab-cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Macmillan.
Rush has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A left and a right from Macmillan both land. Nice combination.
Macmillan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arran Macmillan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macmillan tries to bum rush Rush with a series of wild strikes but Rush uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush tries to clinch up but Macmillan circles away and keeps his distance.
Macmillan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Macmillan misses with the combination.
Rush is looking to clinch but Macmillan is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macmillan lands a two punch combo.
Rush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Macmillan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Macmillan clinches up with Rush and pushes him back against the cage.
Macmillan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rush shoots in and drives through. Macmillan sprawls well.
Macmillan clinches up with Rush and pushes him back against the cage.
Rush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macmillan misses with a low kick.
Rush closes the distance but Macmillan moves to the side
and Macmillan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rush is looking to clinch but Macmillan is avoiding it.
Macmillan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rush back to the cage. Macmillan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macmillan misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macmillan throws a low kick but Rush avoids it.
Rush tries to clinch but Macmillan moves out of range.
Macmillan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Macmillan throws a series of punches but Rush avoids them all with ease.
Rush gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Macmillan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arran Macmillan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Rush.
Rush looks to clinch
and Macmillan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Macmillan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rush slips a jab and a cross from Macmillan.
Rush tries to clinch up.
Rush tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Macmillan counters with a three punch combo that has Rush backing up. Rush nods at Macmillan to acknowledge the strikes.
Macmillan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rush tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Macmillan counters with a nice uppercut.
Macmillan swats away the attempt to clinch by Rush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rush gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Macmillan.
Sloppy strikes from Macmillan. Those never looked like landing.
Rush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rush is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Macmillan.
Macmillan swinging wildly here.
Rush wants to clinch.
As Rush looks to move away, Macmillan throws a big counter combo but Rush just gets out of the way.
Arran Macmillan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch but Macmillan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Macmillan is looking for a counter combo.
Macmillan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Macmillan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch but Macmillan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Macmillan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rush moves to clinch but Macmillan breaks away
and Macmillan counters with a left and a right that stings Rush.
Macmillan looks to land a combination. Rush sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rush is looking to clinch but Macmillan is avoiding it.
Macmillan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rush.
Rush has his takedown stuffed
and Macmillan counters with a three punch combo that has Rush backing up. Rush nods at Macmillan to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arran Macmillan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Macmillan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arran Macmillan!
A relieved looking Arran Macmillan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayden James (ranked 24983 p4p, 3600 weight class) and Cosmo Houston (ranked 649 p4p, 445 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayden James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cosmo Houston!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Houston.
Houston has James up against the cage in a clinch.
Houston is struggling to control the position.
Houston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston is trying to break the clinch but James is controlling him.
James is working for takedown but Houston is calmly controlling the position for now.
James has Houston pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Houston manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston breaks the clinch.
Houston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Houston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James attempts a counter takedown but Houston avoids it well and moves away.
Houston dives in for a single leg takedown but James sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Houston closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Houston in particular looking to stall.
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
James looking for submissions off his back.
James looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
James manages to get to full guard.
James keeping full guard, as Houston tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James has his foot on Houston's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Houston works his way back into a safe position though.
Houston drops back looking for a leg! James is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and James manages to kick Houston off! Houston jumps back into James's guard.
Houston must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Houston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
James is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Houston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James is looking to cinch up a triangle. Houston throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to James's body to avoid the submission. James has instead reached around Houston's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! James arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jayden James!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Ajani (ranked 4088 p4p, 4017 weight class) and Armani Jones (ranked 377 p4p, 371 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden Ajani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armani Jones!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Ajani misses its intended target.
Jones is looking to slow Ajani down with leg kicks.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Ajani paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ajani swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ajani lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ajani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Ajani.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ajani definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A cross from Jones lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ajani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Armani Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajani cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ajani looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones cracks Ajani with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Jones tenderised Ajani's leg. Ajani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones lands with a cross.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Ajani ducks down to avoid it.
Ajani swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ajani swinging wildly here.
Ajani walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Ajani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones with a nice cross.
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!
Jones is looking to slow Ajani down with leg kicks.
Ajani scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ajani misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones staying out of range there.
Ajani throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Ajani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Ajani.
Ajani slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Ajani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Ajani was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ajani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ajani takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones slips under a jab.
Ajani scores with a punch to the head.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ajani blocks it well.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ajani had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Ajani's head but Ajani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ajani's sensitive parts.
Ajani moves into the clinch.
Ajani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ajani breaks the clinch.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ajani has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones defending well as Ajani loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Ajani.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Ajani.
Ajani throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Ajani takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ajani on the side of the head.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ajani under the eye.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ajani throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Ajani to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ajani moves into the clinch.
Ajani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Armani Jones will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ajani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ajani.
Jones blocks a jab.
Ajani misses with a looping left.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ajani throws out a powerful jab.
Jones throws a hook but Ajani avoids it easily.
A big right from Ajani misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a nice hook to Ajani's body. Ajani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones scores with a jab. Ajani acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Ajani takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws the left hand but Ajani avoids the punch easily.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Ajani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ajani is looking to counter punch.
Nice jab there from Ajani.
Jones swings for the body but Ajani moves out of range.
Ajani swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones thuds a left hand into Ajani's body.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ajani manages to avoid it.
Ajani throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Ajani lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Ajani misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Ajani takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ajani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones lands a jab to Ajani's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Ajani.
Ajani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Ajani in the body.
Ajani avoids the body shot from Jones.
Ajani was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ajani misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Ajani throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones sizes up Ajani with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ajani takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones catches Ajani with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Armani Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ajani connects with a body shot.
Ajani walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Ajani throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Ajani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones swings for the body but Ajani moves out of range.
Jones moves away from the strike by Ajani.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Ajani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ajani looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones throws a body punch but Ajani moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones moves away from the strike by Ajani.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Ajani throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Ajani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones scores with a jab. Ajani acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ajani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ajani missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Ajani misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ajani misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armani Jones 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 bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ajani's head.
Ajani takes the fight into the clinch.
Ajani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ajani swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ajani was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajani checks a leg kick.
Jones avoids the body shot from Ajani.
Ajani takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajani checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ajani lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Ajani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Ajani throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Ajani works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ajani takes the fight into the clinch.
Ajani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Aiden Ajani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajani steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones. That one must have hurt.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ajani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones throws a hook but Ajani blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Ajani looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ajani.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Ajani is just out of range.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Ajani slips the punch.
Ajani is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ajani misses the shot to the body.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajani cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Jones swings for the body but Ajani moves out of range.
Ajani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ajani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Armani Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A left lands for Ajani.
Ajani throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones slips a jab from Ajani.
And Jones responds with a good body kick, but Ajani manages to step out the way in time.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ajani takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones avoids the body shot from Ajani.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones lands with a hook. Ajani tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ajani. Ajani circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Good shot there by Jones.
Ajani misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Armani Jones.
I've got Jones 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armani Jones!
Armani Jones managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Judah (ranked 3638 p4p, 4572 weight class) and Albert Stevens (ranked 114 p4p, 148 weight class). Judah kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Die Very Rough. Stevens is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fat Albert. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Albert Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Stevens as Judah shoots in.
Stevens throws a counter combo.
Judah fails with the takedown
and Stevens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Judah thinking.
Judah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Judah is breathing heavily.
Stevens drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stevens cracks Judah with a solid left hand.
Judah keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Stevens wants to get up but he can't break Judah's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens stays in close to Judah's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens advances to half guard.
Stevens content to control rather than advance.
Judah could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stevens trying to control from half guard but Judah is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stevens slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stevens wants to clinch.
Stevens lands a left and a right that send Judah crashing to the mat, dazed. Stevens thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Mario Judah has been cut.
Stevens closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stevens controlling from side mount.
Stevens wants to control but Judah is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah is looking to regain half guard here but Stevens keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stevens decides to take the fight back to the feet.
We've been informed that Stevens has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Stevens changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Judah looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Judah might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stevens is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Judah is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Judah is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens scores with punches from side control.
Stevens stands up.
Stevens looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stevens is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Stevens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Judah's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stevens scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Judah with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stevens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stevens Throws a clean left jab. Stevens Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Judah's chin! Judah crumbles to the ground and Stevens follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Stevens!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Albert Stevens!
Post fight, an emotional Albert Stevens said 'HEY HEY HEY. It's FAT ALBERT.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ha Jun (ranked 3948 p4p, 5413 weight class) and Max Payne (ranked 519 p4p, 606 weight class). Jun comes to the cage accompanied by No Mercy. 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ha Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Payne!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne has Jun up against the cage in a clinch.
Jun looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Payne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Payne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jun counters with a two punch combo.
Payne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Payne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Payne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jun.
A short body shot lands from Payne as the two fighters clinch.
Payne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jun has him pressed against the cage.
Payne is stalling here.
Jun tries to break free but Payne pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne wants to get back to striking at distance but Jun won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Payne.
Payne manages to break the clinch.
Payne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Payne is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Payne's efforts to push away.
Payne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Payne's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Payne wants to break free but Jun has control.
Jun has Payne pressed against the cage, preventing Payne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Payne is trying to break the clinch but Jun has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Payne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Payne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Payne clinches.
Payne has had enough of the clinch but Jun keeps him there for the moment.
Payne is trying to break the clinch but Jun is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Payne has Jun pressed against the cage, preventing Jun from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Payne controlling the action here for a moment.
Payne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Payne tries to break the clinch but Jun is controlling the position.
Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Payne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Payne digs a right hand into Jun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jun's gas tank.
Payne breaks the clinch.
Payne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jun circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Payne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jun letting Payne take a breather here.
Payne wants to break free but Jun has control.
Payne is trying to push Jun away but Jun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Payne breaks the clinch.
A combination from Payne does no damage.
Payne sends Jun crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Payne is motioning to the referee to let Jun up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Ha Jun has been cut.
Jun looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Payne throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payne closes the distance and clinches.
Payne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Payne wants to get back to striking at distance but Jun won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne is trying to break the clinch but Jun has him pressed against the cage.
Payne lands a nice uppercut.
Jun is rocked!
Payne is looking to break free of the clinch but Jun has double underhooks.
Oh Jun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Payne blocking some punches.
Payne wants to break free but Jun has control.
Payne pushes Jun against the cage. Payne is working some dirty boxing. Payne pushes off with a quick right hook! Jun goes down! Jun tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Payne moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Payne!
The defeated Ha Jun had this to say: 'He beated me fair and square. I've learnt a lot from this fight and it has humbled me.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anders Kristiansen (ranked 3462 p4p, 4087 weight class) and Hristo Borisov (ranked 429 p4p, 500 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anders Kristiansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hristo Borisov!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borisov clinches with his opponent.
Borisov fails to pull guard.
Borisov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kristiansen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kristiansen trying to get back to his feet but Borisov is in full control for now.
Borisov has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kristiansen's body.
Borisov is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kristiansen is trying to stand back up.
Borisov is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kristiansen is defending well though. Borisov let's go of the attempt for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristiansen fending off the submission attempt from Borisov.
Borisov working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Kristiansen is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Borisov has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Kristiansen taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hristo Borisov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateo Daverio (ranked 2560 p4p, 2918 weight class) and Dylan Jacobson (ranked 251 p4p, 288 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mateo Daverio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Jacobson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daverio clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Daverio.
Daverio lands an elbow inside.
Daverio crunches a lovely knee into Jacobson's ribcage.
Daverio lands an elbow that stopped Jacobson in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Dylan Jacobson has been cut.
Daverio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daverio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Daverio.
Jacobson looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Daverio.
A left hand lands to the body for Daverio.
Daverio digs a right hand underneath Jacobson's ribcage. Jacobson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daverio.
Jacobson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daverio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jacobson is still on wobbly legs! Can Daverio finish him?
Daverio pushes off an throws an elbow but Jacobson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Daverio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jacobson's brow.
Daverio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jacobson or not.
Daverio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daverio lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jacobson to his knees! Daverio keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mateo Daverio!
An out of breath Mateo Daverio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Foster (ranked 2129 p4p, 2519 weight class) and Juan Carlos (ranked 274 p4p, 317 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Juan Carlos enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Foster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos with a poor takedown
and Foster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Foster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carlos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Foster lands a slapping body shot.
Carlos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Foster finds it's way round the side to connect with Carlos's head.
Carlos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Foster finds it's way round the side to connect with Carlos's head.
Carlos shoots and misses
letting Foster counter with a right hand.
Carlos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foster avoids the body shot from Carlos.
Foster jabs at Carlos's body.
Foster rushes Carlos and presses him up against the cage.
Foster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shane Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Carlos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Foster swivels and escapes.
Foster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carlos looks winded!
Foster connects with a nice looking jab.
Foster drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Carlos right on the button. Carlos goes down! Foster follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Foster gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Foster!
Shane Foster retains his lightweight title!
Shane Foster gave a mention to REAPERS Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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