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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Guinness (ranked 24014 p4p, 4893 weight class) and Herbert Kreischer (ranked 617 p4p, 495 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Guinness!
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, Herbert Kreischer!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guinness doesn't manage to clinch there - Kreischer circles away.
Guinness shoots for a double leg takedown but Kreischer sprawls well. He's pushed Guinness's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Guinness throws a solid leg kick but Kreischer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Guinness.
Kreischer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kreischer throws a body shot but no joy.
Guinness fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kreischer loads up on a big right hand but Guinness slips the punch.
Kreischer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kreischer looking to throw knees to the head but Guinness is blocking nicely.
Kreischer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kreischer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kreischer has Guinness pressed against the cage, preventing Guinness from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreischer has Guinness pressed against the cage, preventing Guinness from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kreischer.
Kreischer gets underhooks to prevent Guinness's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Guinness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guinness.
Kreischer landing knees to the body.
Kreischer misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreischer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Guinness is breathing heavily.
Kreischer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kreischer scores with a shoulder strike.
Kreischer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Kreischer.
Kreischer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guinness's face.
Kreischer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guinness in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kreischer cracks Guinness with a nice body shot.
Kreischer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kreischer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kreischer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guinness backwards.
Kreischer working Guinness over with knees to the body.
A short right from Kreischer.
Kreischer lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kreischer - that landed with a thud.
Kreischer digs a right hand underneath Guinness's ribcage. Guinness let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kreischer lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreischer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kreischer lands a hook that snaps the head of Guinness backwards.
Guinness looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kreischer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guinness backwards.
Kreischer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Guinness seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kreischer can turn it around.
Kreischer working Guinness over with knees to the body.
Kreischer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kreischer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guinness lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kreischer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kreischer scores with a knee to the head.
Kreischer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guinness's face.
Kreischer connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Guinness goes down! Kreischer jumps into full mount looking to finish!
 It looks like Jason Guinness has been cut.
Kreischer is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Guinness goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Kreischer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Herbert Kreischer!
Herbert Kreischer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mister Madness (ranked 3609 p4p, 2753 weight class) and Cynical Christoph (ranked 425 p4p, 347 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mister Madness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cynical Christoph!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christoph has closed the distance and engaged Madness in a clinch.
Christoph tries to work over Madness's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christoph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christoph throws a sloppy head kick
and Madness counters with a stiff right hand.
Christoph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christoph appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Christoph avoids the body shot from Madness.
Christoph is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Christoph swings for the body but Madness moves out of range.
Madness looks to land a left hand but Christoph moved out of range nicely.
Madness takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Madness throws a hook but Christoph blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Christoph.
Christoph lands with a straight right. Madness didn't see that one coming.
Christoph misses with a body kick.
Madness was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big left from Madness misses.
Madness keeps the fight on the outside.
Madness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christoph was well out of range. Poor timing from Madness.
Madness drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madness throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Madness loads up on a big right hand but Christoph slips the punch.
Madness misses with an uppercut
and Christoph cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Madness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christoph was well out of range. Poor timing from Madness.
Christoph moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madness misses with a left hand
and Christoph counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Madness thinking.
Madness looks to score with a jab to the body but Christoph is just out of range.
Christoph connects with a body shot that sends Madness's belly button to the back.
Christoph is looking to clinch but Madness is avoiding it.
Christoph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madness throws out the jab.
Madness thows a left - swing and a miss!
Madness keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madness throws a body shot but no joy.
Christoph is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Madness rather than just go for the knockout.
Christoph takes a swing at Madness's ribcage but misses.
Christoph scoring well with a low kick there.
Christoph throws an overhand right that lands on Madness's shoulder, as Madness tries to avoid the shot.
Madness throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Christoph.
Christoph has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Christoph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Madness.
Christoph comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Madness shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Christoph doesn't manage to clinch there - Madness circles away.
Christoph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Madness is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Madness moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christoph lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice leg kick from Christoph, right into the meat of the thigh.
Madness just misses with a punch to the body.
Christoph throws a body kick that misses.
Madness waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christoph.
Madness has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Christoph.
Madness looks to throw the jab but Christoph is out of range.
Christoph misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Madness tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madness throws an overhand right that lands on Christoph's shoulder, as Christoph tries to avoid the shot.
Christoph closes the distance and pushes Madness back into the cage.
Christoph tries a body shot but Madness blocks it.
Madness struggles to land a body shot inside as Christoph controls his hands.
Madness misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christoph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christoph tries a body shot but Madness blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christoph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christoph scores with a nice hook to the head.
Madness misses with the head strike.
Madness misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cynical Christoph dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Madness misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madness. Christoph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christoph fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Christoph throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Madness cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christoph goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Madness on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Christoph moves out of range as Madness strikes.
Nice shot by Christoph.
A slow jab from Christoph misses its intended target.
Christoph throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Madness stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Christoph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Madness.
Madness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christoph.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madness dodges the punch combination from Christoph.
A little feinted left hand from Madness on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Madness connects with the punch.
Christoph throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cynical Christoph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christoph fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Madness misses the target.
Christoph throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Madness tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christoph slips a jab from Madness.
Madness thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christoph ducks under a wild hook from Madness.
Christoph lands a right hook to the body.
Christoph cracks Madness with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cynical Christoph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madness jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christoph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christoph has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Christoph takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Christoph ducks under a wild hook from Madness.
Christoph rushes Madness and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Christoph breaks from the clinch.
Christoph lands a body shot.
Madness throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madness chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Christoph can pounce on him.
Madness's jab looks to have found its range, popping Christoph under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madness avoids the body shot from Christoph.
Christoph misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Madness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christoph manages to avoid it.
Madness misses with an uppercut. Christoph saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madness tests Christoph's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Christoph. That's going to slow Madness down.
Good shot there by Christoph.
Christoph looks to land a body kick but Madness moved away.
Madness on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A combination from Christoph does no damage.
Madness scores with a jab. Christoph acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Christoph feints and then cracks Madness's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Madness down.
That kick from Christoph tenderised Madness's leg. Madness is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Christoph - that will leave a mark!
Christoph connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Christoph blocks a jab.
Christoph swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Christoph scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madness checks a leg kick nicely.
Madness throws a jab when Christoph was well out of range.
Christoph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christoph moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cynical Christoph showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Madness throws a poor cross that misses
and Christoph counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mister Madness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madness misses with an uppercut. Christoph saw that one coming.
Madness cracks Christoph with an open hand slap.
Madness throws a hook but Christoph blocks it.
Madness has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Christoph.
A slow jab from Christoph misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Madness on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Madness. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Madness.
Madness throws a body shot but no joy.
Madness on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Madness slips a jab from Christoph.
Madness throws a hook but Christoph blocks it.
Christoph drives through and clinches with Madness against the cage.
Madness lands a shoulder strike.
Christoph scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Madness being controlled against the cage.
Christoph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christoph presses Madness against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christoph presses Madness against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Christoph lands an uppercut.
Christoph lands a right hand that snaps the head of Madness backwards.
Christoph lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Madness backwards.
 Madness is rocked!
Christoph misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Madness is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Christoph prevents Madness from breaking the clinch.
Christoph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christoph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Madness is trying to force a seperation but Christoph has the dominant position.
Madness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christoph misses with a punch on the inside.
Christoph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christoph swings wildly with an uppercut but Madness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christoph throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christoph.
Madness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christoph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madness blocks an uppercut.
Madness working aggressively here.
Christoph misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madness.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christoph.
Christoph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christoph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Christoph fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christoph misses with a short punch on the inside.
Madness blocking some punches.
Madness seems to have got his legs back now.
Madness blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Christoph.
Madness lands a right hand that snaps the head of Christoph backwards.
Christoph misses with some punches.
Madness throws a punch but it's blocked by Christoph.
Christoph tries to throw a body punch but Madness avoids it by throwing Christoph back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cynical Christoph seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Christoph throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Madnesss head.
Christoph misses with a punch to the body.
Christoph works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Madness is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Christoph is keeping busy.
Christoph's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christoph slips a straight right by Madness.
Christoph buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Christoph dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Madness. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Christoph. That's going to slow Madness down.
Madness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Madness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christoph moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christoph lands with a kick to the ribs.
Christoph connects with an inside leg kick.
Madness takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Christoph connects with an inside leg kick.
Christoph connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Madness momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cynical Christoph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Christoph has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cynical Christoph!
Cynical Christoph spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Colt (ranked 2774 p4p, 3915 weight class) and Mark Junior (ranked 162 p4p, 216 weight class). Junior has chosen I am Goated as his entrance music. The key to victory for Henry Colt has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Colt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Junior!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Junior throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Colt blocks a jab.
As Junior backs away, Colt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Colt throws a one two combo.
Colt just misses with a punch to the body.
Colt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot lands for Junior.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Junior tries to clinch up but Colt circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Junior.
Junior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Colt.
Colt missing with a left hand there. Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Colt moves out of range of the strikes.
Junior closes the distance and pushes Colt back into the cage.
Colt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Junior gets control of Colt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Junior will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Colt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Junior on the ground.
Junior looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Colt passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Colt pulls his head out easily.
Colt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Colt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Junior actively working from the bottom here.
Junior looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Junior is looking for a sweep. Colt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Junior looking for submissions off his back.
Junior slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Junior has his foot on Colt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Colt works his way back into a safe position though.
Junior is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Colt is aware though and is defending well.
Colt wants to control from the top but Junior keeps moving.
Junior is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Junior looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Colt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Colt is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Colt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Junior will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Colt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Colt slips a straight right by Junior.
Junior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Colt circles away from the clinch attempt.
A lazy left from Colt finds it's target.
Colt misses with a hook. Junior ducked under it nicely.
Junior keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Colt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Colt throws a shot from downtown. Junior moves away and avoids it.
We've been informed that Junior has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Junior looks to clinch
and Colt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior avoids the body shot from Colt.
Junior scores with a sloppy right hand. Colt should have avoided that one.
Henry Colt is winning the standup battle so far.
Colt with a hook.
Junior lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colt with the inside leg kick.
Junior takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Colt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Junior connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Colt.
Colt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Colt misses with a wild combination.
Junior misses with a looping left.
Colt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Junior misses with a straight right.
Colt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Colt thumps Junior with a low kick.
Good work by Junior as he checks the leg kick.
Colt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Colt has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Junior gets a clinch.
Junior tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Colt smiles and moves away.
Colt wants to slow Junior down by chopping away at his legs.
Junior wants to clinch up but Colt keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Colt finds it's way through Junior's defenses.
Junior throws a poor cross that misses
and Colt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt slips under a jab.
Colt throws a chopping leg kick but Junior manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Junior loads up on a big right hand but Colt slips the punch.
Colt is looking to slow Junior down with leg kicks.
Colt slips under a jab.
Colt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Colt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Junior can do to turn this around?
Junior tries to clinch
and Colt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Junior throws an overhand right that lands on Colt's shoulder, as Colt tries to avoid the shot.
Colt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Junior has taken the fight to the clinch.
Junior blocks an uppercut.
Colt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Junior is trying to pull guard but Colt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Junior is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Colt to keep the fight standing.
Henry Colt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Junior.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Junior tries to pull guard but Colt won't allow it.
Colt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Junior backwards.
Colt swings wildly with an uppercut but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Colt dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Colt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Junior walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Junior tries to clinch but Colt moves out of range.
Junior is looking to clinch but Colt is avoiding it.
Colt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Junior missing with a left hand there. Colt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Junior moves to clinch but Colt breaks away
and Colt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Junior is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Junior might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Junior clinches up with Colt and pushes him back against the cage.
Colt misses with the head strike.
Colt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Junior walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Junior tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Colt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Colt looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Colt keeps the fight on the outside.
Colt lands a leg kick that knocks Junior off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junior moves into the clinch successfully.
Junior tries to pull guard but Colt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Colt fails to land.
Colt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Colt manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt tries to keep at a distance but Junior has taken the fight into the clinch.
Junior jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Colt walks away with a smile on his face. Junior gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Colt keeps the fight on the outside.
Junior doesn't manage to clinch there - Colt circles away.
Junior misses with a hook.
Junior blocks a head kick by Colt.
Junior misses with an uppercut.
Jab from Junior.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colt. Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Junior tries to clinch but Colt is having none of it.
Colt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Colt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Colt tests Junior's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Colt cracks a nice hook into Junior's ribs.
Colt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Junior doesn't seem bothered though.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colt throws a combination that misses
enabling Junior to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior moves in looking to clinch but Colt pushes him off.
Junior throws a hook but Colt avoids it easily.
Colt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Colt throws out a leg kick but Junior moves out of range and Colt only half commits.
Colt tests Junior's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Colt moves out of range as Junior strikes.
Colt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Colt scores with a nice strike.
Colt throws a jab when Junior was well out of range.
Junior throws out a counter right but Colt avoids it with no problem.
Junior takes one to the chin there.
Nice defenses there by Junior.
Colt throws a jab but it's blocked by Junior.
Colt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Junior.
Colt looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Colt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Junior throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Colt - that will leave a mark!
Colt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Junior looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Colt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Colt 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Colt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rico Axelrod (ranked 3306 p4p, 2936 weight class) and Jakob Rolf (ranked 402 p4p, 366 weight class). Rolf comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AVGN Theme Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Axelrod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Rolf!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolf's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rolf duly obliges.
Axelrod with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Rolf to counter with a crisp jab.
Axelrod scores with a takedown into Rolf's guard.
Rolf has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Axelrod should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Rolf has tightened it up now! Axelrod should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jakob Rolf!
Jakob Rolf thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Reefer (ranked 2526 p4p, 2444 weight class) and Eddie Wilson (ranked 248 p4p, 243 weight class). Eddie Wilson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Reefer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wilson wants to land a leg kick but Reefer is out of range.
Reefer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Wilson does it's job there.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Reefer digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
Reefer looks to land a right hand but Wilson moved out of range.
Wilson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reefer is able to avoid easily.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reefer thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wilson throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reefer throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Reefer misses the target.
Reefer looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.
Wilson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Reefer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reefer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reefer looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.
Wilson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Reefer circles away.
Reefer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Reefer.
As Reefer backs off Wilson throws a huge counter combo but Reefer manages to avoid it all.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reefer.
That kick from Reefer tenderised Wilson's leg. Wilson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reefer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reefer misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Reefer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Wilson missing with a left hand there. Reefer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Reefer circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reefer under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilson misses the target.
Reefer is looking to counter punch.
Reefer ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Reefer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reefer scores with a nice right hand.
Wilson tries to land a front kick but Reefer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wilson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a hook. Reefer ducked under it nicely.
Reefer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reefer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reefer manages to avoid it.
Reefer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson moves away from the strike by Reefer.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Reefer moves away from the strike by Wilson.
Wilson catches Reefer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reefer.
Wilson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reefer misses with a low kick.
Reefer dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Reefer is out of range.
Reefer misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reefer.
Wilson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Reefer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reefer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reefer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A low kick from Wilson misses
and Reefer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Wilson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reefer has got the better of the exchanges.
Reefer connects with a single shot there.
Wilson misses with a lunging right hand
and Reefer counters with a straight right hand.
Reefer scores with a body shot.
Reefer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reefer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
A left lands for Reefer.
Wilson slips under a jab.
Reefer throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson misses with a shot to the body
and Reefer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reefer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reefer looks to land a right hand but Wilson moved out of range.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson walks into a jab.
That kick from Reefer tenderised Wilson's leg. Wilson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilson looks to land a body kick but Reefer moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Reefer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reefer avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Reefer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilson.
Nice cross by Reefer.
Wilson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reefer.
Jab, jab by Reefer - just one landing.
Reefer misses with a low kick.
Jim Reefer is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wilson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reefer. That did some damage!
Reefer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reefer wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Reefer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reefer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wilson momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson throws a big shot that misses.
Wilson misses with a body shot
and Reefer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Reefer slips the punch.
Wilson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reefer manages to avoid it.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Reefer.
Wilson throws a fast counter high kick but Reefer manages to duck under it in time.
Wilson tries to score with a low kick but Reefer moves his leg out of the way.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reefer moves away.
Reefer lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Reefer does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Reefer misses.
Wilson throws a lazy uppercut
and Reefer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reefer.
Wilson misses the body punch
enabling Reefer to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilson misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Reefer saw that one coming.
Reefer lands a slapping body shot.
Reefer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Reefer dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Reefer cracks Wilson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reefer misses with a right hand
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reefer - that will leave a mark!
Wilson throws the left hand but Reefer avoids the punch easily.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reefer connects with a solid leg kick.
Reefer misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Reefer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reefer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reefer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Reefer.
Reefer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reefer lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reefer is leaning against Wilson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reefer.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Reefer.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reefer is keeping busy.
Reefer manages to break the clinch.
Wilson throws a hook but Reefer avoids it easily.
Reefer doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Reefer is out of range.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Reefer misses the target.
Wilson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Reefer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilson.
A big left from Reefer misses.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Reefer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Reefer misses.
Wilson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Reefer misses its intended target.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick from Reefer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reefer loads up on a big right hand but Wilson slips the punch.
Reefer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reefer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reefer tried to counter with a leg kick but Wilson avoided it.
Reefer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilson takes a swing at Reefer's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Reefer.
Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Reefer.
Good body shot from Reefer.
Reefer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reefer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reefer misses the jab.
Wilson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Reefer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Wilson blocks the leg kick.
Reefer throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.
Eddie Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilson staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Reefer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reefer 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Reefer!
After winning the bout, Jim Reefer 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Conway (ranked 4164 p4p, 2716 weight class) and Fedor Johnson (ranked 460 p4p, 329 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Conway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Conway looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
We've been informed that Johnson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Conway counters with a straight right hand.
Conway misses with a low kick.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Conway counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Conway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson misses with a hook
enabling Conway to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Conway makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conway.
A slapping body kick lands there for Conway.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conway throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway lands a body shot.
Conway rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Conway ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Conway fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
Conway misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Conway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson catches Conway with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conway throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Conway moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Conway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Conway misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Conway counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Conway moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Conway ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Conway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Conway with a nice calf kick.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Conway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Johnson is rocked!
 It looks like Fedor Johnson has been cut.
Conway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Conway moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conway manages to avoid it.
Conway looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Conway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Conway lands an overhand right.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Conway finish him?
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Conway.
Conway 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.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conway is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Conway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Jake Conway is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Jake Conway has been cut.
Conway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Conway.
That kick from Conway tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Conway's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conway slips under a jab from Johnson.
Conway is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson throws a hook but Conway avoids it easily.
Conway looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Conway slips under a jab.
Conway tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Conway moved out of range.
Johnson misses with a right hand
letting Conway counter with a right hand.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Conway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Conway. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Fedor Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a jab when Conway was well out of range.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Conway.
Conway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Conway was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Conway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a hook but Conway blocks it.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Conway throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Conway avoids them all with ease.
Conway walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Johnson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Conway swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Johnson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Conway!
Jake Conway seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Rivers (ranked 1411 p4p, 1629 weight class) and Cillian Murphy (ranked 207 p4p, 231 weight class). Murphy has chosen Undead as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Rivers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cillian Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
Rivers stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rivers has time to react.
Rivers lands a nice shot to the body.
Rivers cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy lands with an overhand left.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers throws a front kick aimed at Murphy's knee but Murphy avoids it well.
Murphy defending well as Rivers loads up on a big left hand.
We've been told by Rivers's head coaches at Kung Pao that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivers's waist but Rivers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murphy is defended easily by Rivers.
Rivers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murphy at a distance.
Rivers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murphy under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivers checks a leg kick.
Murphy shoots in for a double leg but Rivers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A counter left hand to the body from Rivers misses its target.
Phil Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cillian Murphy.
Rivers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Phil Rivers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murphy shoots for a takedown but Rivers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy throws the left hand but Rivers avoids the punch easily.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Rivers misses with a straight right.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rivers as he avoids it easily.
Rivers lands a jab to the head.
Rivers scores with a nice strike.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rivers, as that shot connected.
Rivers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rivers wants it to stay on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murphy's head.
Rivers is looking to score with low kicks.
Rivers throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Rivers lands a lovely overhand right.
Murphy moves out of range as Rivers strikes.
Rivers thuds his right hand into Murphy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivers.
Murphy walks into a jab.
Murphy shoots in but Rivers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a wild combination.
Rivers lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Rivers moved out of range.
A low kick lands for Rivers.
Rivers misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Rivers dominated that round.
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.
Murphy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rivers holds on and takes a little breather.
Murphy pushes down on Rivers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Murphy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Murphy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rivers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rivers tries to get to full guard but Murphy has control of the leg.
Murphy trying to control from half guard but Rivers is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rivers desperately trying to maintain half guard.
My spies in The Proving Grounds inform me that Murphy has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Murphy prevents Rivers from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murphy is working away from the top position though.
Rivers is not content to let Murphy control the position.
Murphy is controlling the pace.
Rivers is staying active underneath Murphy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Murphy is looking for a kimura here.
Murphy is trying to work for a kimura but Rivers is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murphy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rivers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Murphy.
Rivers is in trouble now - Murphy has advanced to mount!
Rivers holds on for dear life.
Rivers bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Murphy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rivers trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy is looking to cinch up a triangle. Rivers throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Murphy's body to avoid the submission. Murphy has instead reached around Rivers's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Murphy arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cillian Murphy!
Cillian Murphy is the new welterweight champion!
Cillian Murphy decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Greene (ranked 2050 p4p, 2244 weight class) and CG Mannheim (ranked 128 p4p, 135 weight class). Greene comes to the cage accompanied by Stepdad- Eminem. 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 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, CG Mannheim!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mannheim sprawls well. Mannheim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Greene gets slowly back to his feet.
Mannheim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mannheim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Greene stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Greene slips a straight right by Mannheim.
Mannheim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greene moves away.
Mannheim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mannheim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greene was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannheim.
Greene is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mannheim misses the jab.
CG Mannheim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Mannheim.
Mannheim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greene sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greene changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mannheim throws a shot from downtown. Greene moves away and avoids it.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mannheim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Greene could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mannheim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannheim misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
Greene tries to counter with a takedown but Mannheim is quick to defend against it.
Greene gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mannheim.
Mannheim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Greene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greene misses with a combination
and Mannheim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Greene slips under a jab.
Mannheim throws a jab when Greene was well out of range.
Mannheim is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mannheim lands with a straight right. Greene didn't see that one coming.
Greene throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mannheim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greene just misses with a punch to the body.
Greene jabs at Mannheim's body.
Mannheim fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Mannheim.
Mannheim misses the jab.
Greene appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mannheim scores with a sloppy right hand. Greene should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Mannheim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mannheim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mannheim lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Mannheim misses its intended target.
Mannheim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Greene lands with a nice combination. Mannheim backs away looking to recover.
Greene throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mannheim's waist but Mannheim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Greene off to one side.
Mannheim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greene changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mannheim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mannheim throws an overhand right that lands on Greene's shoulder, as Greene tries to avoid the shot.
Mannheim missing with a left hand there. Greene was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mannheim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greene manages to avoid it.
Mannheim lands a jab.
Mannheim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mannheim misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
CG Mannheim dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mannheim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ricky Greene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greene uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannheim.
Mannheim slips a straight right by Greene.
Good standup being displayed there by Mannheim as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Greene misses.
Mannheim looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mannheim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mannheim throws a hook but Greene blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Greene.
Mannheim throws a body shot but no joy.
Mannheim loads up on a big right hand but Greene slips the punch.
Greene changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mannheim cracks Greene with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene misses with a jab, cross combination.
Greene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mannheim.
Greene tries to move into range but Mannheim moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannheim connects with a single shot there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Greene might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greene throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Greene jabs Mannheim right on the nose. Mannheim blinks but takes it well.
Mannheim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mannheim misses with an uppercut.
Greene feinted with a counter takedown.
Greene looks to score with a jab to the body but Mannheim is just out of range.
Greene ducks under a wild hook from Mannheim.
Greene shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Greene showed some decent athleticism there.
Greene has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Greene is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mannheim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Greene pulls his head out easily.
Greene is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene seems to be working for a kimura but Mannheim defends the submission attempt.
Mannheim is defending against the submission attempts here by Greene.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mannheim trying to control but Greene postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but CG Mannheim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A big right from Mannheim misses.
A swing and a miss from Greene.
Mannheim looks to land a combination. Greene sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mannheim thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Greene misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Mannheim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mannheim misses with a lunging right hand
and Greene counters with a takedown into side control.
Mannheim manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Greene is looking for a kimura here.
Greene seems to be working for a kimura but Mannheim defends the submission attempt.
Mannheim is not content to let Greene control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannheim is positioning himself well to prevent Greene advancing to mount.
Mannheim is trying to control but can't.
Greene is working for a kimura but Mannheim is defending it quite comfortably.
Mannheim wants to control but Greene is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mannheim might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Greene haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mannheim actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Greene trying to work for an americana but Mannheim has managed to regain full guard.
Greene drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mannheim manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Greene has Mannheim in his guard.
Ricky Greene overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greene keeping moving, preventing Mannheim from controlling successfully.
Greene looking for subs off his back but Mannheim has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mannheim is trying to control the action in half guard but Greene is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ricky Greene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
CG Mannheim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mannheim is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to CG Mannheim.
I've got Mannheim 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CG Mannheim!
A victorious CG Mannheim 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Wife (ranked 1094 p4p, 1149 weight class) and Vladimir Skurwysynowski (ranked 159 p4p, 168 weight class). 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Wife!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Wife.
Wife misses with a wild combination.
Skurwysynowski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wife throws the left hand but Skurwysynowski avoids the punch easily.
Wife throws out a loose jab but Skurwysynowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skurwysynowski takes a swing at Wife's ribcage but misses.
Skurwysynowski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wife gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski pushes Wife back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skurwysynowski blocks an uppercut.
Wife misses with the head strike.
Wife blocks an uppercut.
Wife scores with a shot to the side of Skurwysynowski's head.
Skurwysynowski tries to work over Wife's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Skurwysynowski - that landed with a thud.
Skurwysynowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skurwysynowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skurwysynowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wife tries a body shot but Skurwysynowski blocks it.
Wife lands a right hand.
Wife pushes Skurwysynowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skurwysynowski tries to work over Wife's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wife working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wife lands a right hand.
Skurwysynowski blocks an uppercut.
Skurwysynowski tries a body shot but Wife blocks it.
Skurwysynowski lands a left hand.
Wife goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wife can't find room to land a body shot as Skurwysynowski controls the action.
Wife misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skurwysynowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Wife.
Skurwysynowski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wife can't get the takedown.
Wife lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wife lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wife's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wife pushes Skurwysynowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wife takes a shot to the head.
Skurwysynowski pushes Wife back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wife lands a shoulder strike.
Wife blocks a body shot from Skurwysynowski.
Wife lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wife throws a head punch that misses.
Skurwysynowski lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski gets underhooks to prevent Wife's takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skurwysynowski.
Wife misses with the head strike.
Skurwysynowski lands a left hand.
Skurwysynowski scores with a shot to the side of Wife's head.
Skurwysynowski pushes Wife back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Skurwysynowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wife swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skurwysynowski is pressed up against the cage. Wife has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Skurwysynowski down to the mat. Skurwysynowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Third Wife. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skurwysynowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Wife.
Skurwysynowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Skurwysynowski digs a good hook to Wife's body.
Skurwysynowski throws a nice looking combination but Wife bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skurwysynowski defending well as Wife loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wife throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wife looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wife throws a shot from downtown. Skurwysynowski moves away and avoids it.
As Wife backs off Skurwysynowski throws a huge counter combo but Wife manages to avoid it all.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladimir Skurwysynowski will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wife is looking to clinch.
Wife is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skurwysynowski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wife thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wife fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Skurwysynowski takes one to the chin there.
Wife slips under a jab.
Wife rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skurwysynowski counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wife! Skurwysynowski lets Wife back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skurwysynowski lands a big uppercut and Wife crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wife looks OK. Skurwysynowski waves Wife back to his feet!
Wife is rocked!
Skurwysynowski fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Wife out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
Vladimir Skurwysynowski is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Vladimir Skurwysynowski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yaden Dhargey (ranked 977 p4p, 1507 weight class) and BIshop Bonesteel (ranked 133 p4p, 202 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dhargey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gyallu - Anthem of Tibet. BIshop Bonesteel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yaden Dhargey's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yaden Dhargey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, BIshop Bonesteel!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonesteel.
Dhargey closes the distance and clinches up with Bonesteel, looking for a takedown. Dhargey pushes Bonesteel against the cage but Bonesteel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bonesteel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dhargey shoots in and bounces Bonesteel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bonesteel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dhargey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bonesteel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dhargey defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhargey trying to move into half guard but instead Bonesteel has managed to sweep!
Bonesteel wanted to stand there but Dhargey had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhargey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dhargey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bonesteel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bonesteel wants to pass the guard but Dhargey is keeping the position.
Dhargey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dhargey seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dhargey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bonesteel is aware though and is defending well.
Dhargey keeping moving, preventing Bonesteel from controlling successfully.
Bonesteel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dhargey isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bonesteel stacks Dhargey on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bonesteel!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey prevents Bonesteel from moving into mount.
Dhargey is trying to get back to half guard.
Dhargey struggling a bit here.
Dhargey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dhargey manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bonesteel's best efforts.
Dhargey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonesteel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dhargey is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but BIshop Bonesteel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bonesteel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dhargey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bonesteel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dhargey somewhat.
Dhargey backing away here, and Bonesteel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dhargey fails to land the takedown.
Bonesteel lands with an uppercut that bounces Dhargey off the cage and back into range.
Bonesteel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dhargey is out of range and Bonesteel settles back down.
Dhargey tries to clinch but Bonesteel is having none of it.
Dhargey tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhargey shoots in and gets a takedown into Bonesteel's guard.
Bonesteel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dhargey works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhargey stops Bonesteel from getting back to his feet.
Bonesteel scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dhargey manages to mount him!
Bonesteel is squirming around, avoiding Dhargey's attempts to control the action.
Bonesteel wants to control but Dhargey is having none of it.
Dhargey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bonesteel is looking to escape.
Dhargey wants to finish this one by submission but Bonesteel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dhargey.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel has given up his back.
Bonesteel wants to control his opponent's hands but Dhargey gets his hands free.
Bonesteel defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonesteel is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yaden Dhargey dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bonesteel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dhargey.
Dhargey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonesteel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonesteel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dhargey is able to avoid easily.
No luck for Dhargey with that takedown attempt.
Bonesteel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dhargey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yaden Dhargey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dhargey fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bonesteel to the ground. Dhargey is now in Bonesteel's guard.
Bonesteel is looking to stand back up but Dhargey counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bonesteel.
Dhargey is looking to advance position but Bonesteel won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonesteel is defending against the submission attempts here by Dhargey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhargey wants to take a breather but Bonesteel is having none of it.
Bonesteel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dhargey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dhargey trying to control the pace.
Dhargey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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.
Dhargey is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bonesteel is just riding it out for now. Dhargey eventually gives up the hold.
Dhargey trying to mount his opponent but Bonesteel defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Yaden Dhargey did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bonesteel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bonesteel throws a leg kick that misses.
Bonesteel lands with a nice body punch.
Dhargey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bonesteel circles away.
Bonesteel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dhargey fails with a takedown attempt.
Bonesteel throws a jab when Dhargey was well out of range.
Bonesteel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bonesteel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhargey fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bonesteel to the ground. Dhargey is now in Bonesteel's guard.
Bonesteel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dhargey defends well.
Bonesteel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonesteel working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dhargey has passed into half guard!
Dhargey seems to be looking for submissions.
Bonesteel is looking to escape.
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.
Dhargey is thwarting Bonesteel's attempts to control the position.
Bonesteel actively working from the bottom here.
Dhargey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bonesteel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonesteel is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
BIshop Bonesteel dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Dhargey blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Bonesteel is predictable there
so Dhargey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yaden Dhargey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dhargey works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bonesteel 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.
Bonesteel pushes Dhargey off looking to stand but Dhargey dives back in and keeps control.
Dhargey is looking to take a break and control but Bonesteel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bonesteel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dhargey seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonesteel is looking to control Dhargey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bonesteel avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonesteel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bonesteel is trying is best to control the position here.
Dhargey perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dhargey is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bonesteel sees it coming and defends easily.
Bonesteel is trying to stand up here but Dhargey is controlling him well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Decent striking displayed by Bonesteel there.
Dhargey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bonesteel's waist but Bonesteel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dhargey off to one side.
BIshop Bonesteel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey misses with a takedown
and Bonesteel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonesteel scores with a leg kick.
Dhargey clinches up with Bonesteel and pushes him back against the cage.
Bonesteel cracks Dhargey with a nice body shot.
Bonesteel breaks the clinch.
Dhargey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A lazy left from Bonesteel finds it's target.
Bonesteel connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonesteel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dhargey.
Dhargey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonesteel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dhargey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dhargey wants to clinch up but Bonesteel keeps it at a distance.
Bonesteel misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Dhargey.
And that's the end of the fight!
BIshop Bonesteel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bonesteel 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:48
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BIshop Bonesteel!
BIshop Bonesteel is the new lightweight champion!
BIshop Bonesteel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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