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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Galen Dall Jr (ranked 3924 p4p, 2286 weight class) and Mike Toledo (ranked 459 p4p, 291 weight class). Toledo has chosen Charlie Brown Jr. - Dias De Luta, Dias De Glória as his entrance music. Galen Dall Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Decent boxing
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Toledo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toledo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toledo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dall Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Toledo has time to react.
Dall Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Dall Jr tries a body shot but Toledo blocks it.
I was talking to Dall Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Toledo tries to pull guard but Dall Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Toledo drops back down to his feet.
Dall Jr keeps control of Toledo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dall Jr tries to throw a body punch but Toledo avoids it by throwing Dall Jr back against the cage.
Dall Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Dall Jr.
Toledo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dall Jr jumps guard.
Toledo wants to stand but Dall Jr is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall Jr keeping full guard, as Toledo tries to pass.
Dall Jr pushes a forearm under Toledo's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Toledo is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Galen Dall Jr!
Galen Dall Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rapido Nadadora (ranked 2580 p4p, 23377 weight class) and Demolition Smash (ranked 325 p4p, 590 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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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demolition Smash!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smash connects with a single shot there.
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smash moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Nadadora both land. Nice combination.
Nadadora scores with a three punch combo!
Nadadora misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smash misses with a wild combination.
Smash takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smash misses with an uppercut. Nadadora saw that one coming.
No joy there for Nadadora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nadadora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, jab by Smash - just one landing.
Smash uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Nadadora.
Smash swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadadora lands a jab-cross combination.
Smash misses the shot to the body.
Nadadora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nadadora lands a left and a right that send Smash crashing to the mat, dazed. Nadadora thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Smash is rocked!
 It looks like Demolition Smash has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nadadora closes the distance and clinches.
Smash is still on wobbly legs! Can Nadadora finish him?
Nadadora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smash misses with a straight left.
Nadadora is looking for a counter combo.
Smash seems to have recovered his senses.
Smash with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Smash.
Nadadora throwing a counter right hand but Smash manages to avoid it.
Nadadora misses with a double jab
and Smash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nadadora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nadadora darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora misses with a series of wild punches.
Smash is looking for the big counter here.
A punch combination from Nadadora misses.
Some wild striking there from Nadadora.
Smash misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Smash.
Smash throws a big shot that misses.
Nadadora misses with a two punch combination.
Smash looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smash takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nadadora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy left from Smash finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Smash.
Oooooh!!! Nadadora has knocked Smash down with a huge combo! Nadadora steps away and waves a wobbly Smash back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Nadadora swinging wildly here.
Smash swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nadadora counters with a crisp one two that drops Smash! Nadadora thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Smash to his feet! Smash is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nadadora drops Smash with a huge uppercut! Smash drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Nadadora is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rapido Nadadora!
Rapido Nadadora thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maurits Assndrop (ranked 1386 p4p, 1563 weight class) and Jean Luc Petit (ranked 138 p4p, 161 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Luc Petit!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assndrop misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Assndrop.
Petit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assndrop.
Petit misses with a hook
letting Assndrop counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jean Luc Petit has been cut.
A shot to the body from Assndrop misses
letting Petit counter with a right hand.
Assndrop seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Assndrop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petit.
Petit looks to score with a jab to the body but Assndrop is just out of range.
Assndrop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Assndrop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petit just misses with a punch to the body.
Petit looks to land a left hand but Assndrop moved out of range nicely.
Petit throws a lazy right hand but Assndrop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assndrop misses with a looping left.
Assndrop connects with a good right hand that stumbles Petit. Petit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Petit.
Jean Luc Petit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Petit does it's job there.
Petit throws a lazy head kick
and Petit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petit misses with a hook
and Assndrop counters with a stiff right hand.
Petit swings widly with a right hand
and Assndrop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petit throws an off balance right hand
and Assndrop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petit is rocked!
Assndrop connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Petit out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maurits Assndrop!
A very excited looking Maurits Assndrop made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Jean Luc Petit spoke after the fight, saying '6.6'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sovor Trandel (ranked 2309 p4p, 2730 weight class) and Warren Peace (ranked 283 p4p, 329 weight class). Trandel comes to the cage accompanied by Fuel and Fire - Bride. Peace comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Somebody Gonna Get It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sovor Trandel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Warren Peace!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trandel throws a shot from downtown. Peace moves away and avoids it.
Trandel throws a jab but it's blocked by Peace.
A shot to the body from Trandel misses
and Peace counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Trandel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Peace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Peace misses.
Peace ducks under a wild hook from Trandel.
Trandel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peace.
Trandel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Trandel.
Peace walks into a left hand.
Peace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trandel.
Peace misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trandel drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Trandel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peace wants to stand but Trandel is controlling the position.
Trandel controlling from the top position.
Peace looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trandel seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Peace for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trandel pushing down on Peace's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Trandel is trying to work for a kimura but Peace is defending well.
Trandel stops Peace from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trandel is taking a breather. Peace says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Trandel trying to pass the guard but Peace defending well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Peace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peace misses with an uppercut.
Trandel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Peace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trandel.
Peace ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trandel throws a right hand that misses
and Peace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peace throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trandel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Peace can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Trandel controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trandel looking to pass the guard.
Trandel controlling from the top position.
Trandel trying to control but Peace is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trandel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sovor Trandel dominated that round.
That's time! Trandel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Peace keeps the fight on the outside.
Peace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trandel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Trandel swings for the body but Peace moves out of range.
Peace now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Trandel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Peace counters with a nice uppercut.
Peace looks to land a right hand but Trandel moved out of range.
Trandel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Trandel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trandel tries to move to mount but Peace blocks the move with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trandel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Peace knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Trandel controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace is not content to let Trandel control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trandel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Peace is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Trandel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peace keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Trandel slows the pace down.
Peace is trying to control Trandel's posture but Trandel avoids it.
Peace is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Trandel has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Trandel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Trandel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Trandel politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Trandel prefers to stall for the moment though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Peace can do anything to dispel that myth.
Peace can't do much from the bottom here.
Peace stops Trandel from passing to mount.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Trandel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peace can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Trandel misses the target.
Peace gets tackled into the cage by Trandel. Trandel maintains the clinch.
Peace lands with a right to the head.
Peace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trandel has him pressed against the cage.
Trandel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trandel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peace scores with a sloppy right hand. Trandel should have avoided that one.
Trandel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peace throws out the jab.
Peace slips a straight right by Trandel.
Peace wants to counter the offense by Trandel and move into the clinch position.
Peace throws a shot from downtown. Trandel moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Peace misses the target.
Trandel swings for the body but Peace moves out of range.
Peace slips under a jab from Trandel.
It seemed like Peace was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Warren Peace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trandel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sovor Trandel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trandel tries to clinch but Peace is having none of it.
Peace unleashes a big counter combination but Trandel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peace just misses with a punch to the body.
Trandel tries to counter with a takedown but Peace is quick to defend against it.
Trandel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peace.
Trandel has Peace up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sovor Trandel will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Peace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trandel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peace was well out of range. Poor timing from Trandel.
Trandel throws a jab but it's blocked by Peace.
Trandel looks to land a right hand but Peace moved out of range.
Trandel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Peace tries to avoid it but Trandel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Peace to the ground. Peace escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Trandel throws a right hand that misses
letting Peace counter with a right hand.
Trandel tests Peace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trandel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Trandel trying to control the position but Peace is working away.
Trandel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Peace is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trandel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Peace knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Trandel tries to move to mount but Peace blocks the move with his legs.
Trandel is staying tight to Peace's torso, preventing him from escaping.
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.
Trandel has control of an arm but Peace manages to advance to Trandel's back!
Peace is striking from the back but Trandel escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Trandel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Trandel is looking for a triangle but Peace pushes his legs off easily.
Peace landing with the ground and pound.
Peace trying to control the position from guard on top but Trandel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trandel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace throwing strikes from guard but Trandel blocks nicely.
Peace throws a strike but Trandel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Warren Peace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sovor Trandel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trandel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Trandel tries to free his leg and advance position but Peace is retaining full guard.
Sovor Trandel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trandel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Trandel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Peace controls Trandel momentarily but Trandel frees himself.
Trandel slips nicely into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trandel controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sovor Trandel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trandel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sovor Trandel!
A very excited looking Sovor Trandel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Kushnevich (ranked 1631 p4p, 2006 weight class) and Jacob White (ranked 219 p4p, 261 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ilya Kushnevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob White!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kushnevich throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
White throws out a loose jab but Kushnevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White lands a lovely overhand right.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kushnevich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kushnevich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kushnevich dodges the punch combination from White.
Kushnevich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice straight punches there by Kushnevich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kushnevich.
Kushnevich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by White.
White lands an elbow just above Kushnevich 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kushnevich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kushnevich wants a takedown but no success here.
White misses with an elbow strike.
Kushnevich turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnevich tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
White is looking to reverse the position.
Kushnevich in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kushnevich wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Kushnevich.
Kushnevich controlling the position.
White takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on White's face as Kushnevich controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White looks to move to half guard but instead Kushnevich has passed into mount! Damn!
Kushnevich throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The referee warns White that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kushnevich thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
White wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kushnevich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kushnevich thowing shots but they're missing.
Kushnevich throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kushnevich lands with some strikes.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White suckers Kushnevich into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! White is now in Kushnevich's guard!
Kushnevich is pulling down on White's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kushnevich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kushnevich has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kushnevich lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kushnevich controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kushnevich trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Kushnevich dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kushnevich was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White misses with a head kick.
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Kushnevich. Kushnevich gets slowly back to his feet.
Kushnevich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kushnevich misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
Kushnevich scores with a decent looking hook.
Kushnevich tried to score with a low kick but White checks it.
Kushnevich cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
Kushnevich blocks a head kick by White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
White misses with a hook.
Kushnevich feinted with a counter takedown.
Kushnevich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kushnevich. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kushnevich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kushnevich throws a leg kick that misses.
Kushnevich throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White misses the shot to the body.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White walks into a left hand.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kushnevich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kushnevich finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kushnevich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White avoids the body shot from Kushnevich.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from White.
White ducks under a wild hook from Kushnevich.
White throws a right hand that Kushnevich ducks under and follows up with a left that Kushnevich also avoids with ease.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kushnevich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kushnevich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
White misses with a double jab.
Jacob White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
A jab from Kushnevich finds it's way through White's defenses.
White closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kushnevich counters with a single leg into guard. White didn't expect that.
Kushnevich postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
Kushnevich controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kushnevich won't allow White to get back to his feet.
White pulls Kushnevich in to control the position.
Kushnevich content to stall in guard here.
Kushnevich throws a big right hand that misses.
Kushnevich showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four 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.
Kushnevich avoids a punch combination nicely.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ilya Kushnevich is winning the standup battle so far.
White misses with a low kick.
A jab lands there for White.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kushnevich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jacob White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White has closed the distance and engaged Kushnevich in a clinch.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Kushnevich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kushnevich gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kushnevich gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kushnevich wants to pass to mount but White is defending the position.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Kushnevich dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kushnevich misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
Kushnevich fails with a takedown attempt.
White throws a right hand that Kushnevich ducks under and follows up with a left that Kushnevich also avoids with ease.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Kushnevich feinted with a counter takedown.
Kushnevich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kushnevich throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Kushnevich cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a double jab
and Kushnevich counters with a shoot takedown. White fights it but they end up in guard.
White can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kushnevich controls the pace.
Kushnevich wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnevich controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kushnevich throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kushnevich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kushnevich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kushnevich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Kushnevich counters with a takedown into side control.
Kushnevich looking to punish the body of his opponent here but White is avoiding damage well.
White takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The referee asks Kushnevich politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kushnevich prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kushnevich is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White seems a little lost for a moment, as Kushnevich dominates the positioning.
Kushnevich misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kushnevich is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down White's shoulder. That is not cool.
White is not content to let Kushnevich control the position.
Kushnevich moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jacob White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to reverse the position.
Ilya Kushnevich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kushnevich wants to control for a moment but White uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kushnevich keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
Kushnevich is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kushnevich misses with a straight right.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A shot to the liver by Kushnevich. Beautiful body shot.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White misses with a combination
and Kushnevich decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in White's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kushnevich looking to pass the guard.
Kushnevich is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilya Kushnevich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kushnevich, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilya Kushnevich!
An out of breath Ilya Kushnevich thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bualong Sitsongrit (ranked 1310 p4p, 1643 weight class) and Mr Mojo Risin (ranked 182 p4p, 222 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sitsongrit might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wai Khru Intro. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bualong Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Mojo Risin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Risin throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Risin moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Bualong Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Risin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Risin's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Risin throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Risin misses with a low kick.
Risin 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.
Risin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
Risin avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a spinning back kick!
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Risin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Risin doesn't seem bothered though.
Risin blocks the body kick.
Risin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Risin instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Risin fails to land.
Risin throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Risin tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Risin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Risin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Risin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swats away the attempt to clinch by Risin.
Risin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Risin in the body.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Risin.
Sitsongrit sizes up Risin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
Risin checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Risin throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Risin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Risin misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Risin loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Risin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Risin. That did some damage!
Risin throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Risin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Risin.
Risin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Risin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Risin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Risin is looking to clinch but Sitsongrit is avoiding it.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Risin.
Sitsongrit tries to keep at a distance but Risin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Risin can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Risin moves out of range of the body kick.
Risin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Risin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Risin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Risin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Risin has closed the distance and engaged Sitsongrit in a clinch.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Risin off balance momentarily.
Risin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Risin just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Risin checks it.
Risin looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Risin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Risin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sitsongrit is trying to break free.
Risin working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Risin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Risin tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Risin tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Risin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Risin is out of range.
Risin wants to counter with a clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him away.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Risin is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Risin.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Risin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Risin's body. Risin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bualong Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit defending well as Risin loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A lazy left from Sitsongrit finds it's target.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Risin can do to turn this around?
Risin is looking to chop away at Sitsongrit's legs.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Risin.
Sitsongrit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Risin is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Risin moves out of range easily.
Risin wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Risin is out of range.
Risin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Risin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Risin is out of range.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Risin strikes.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Risin as he checks the leg kick.
Risin tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Risin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Risin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Risin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Risin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Risin blocks the leg kick.
Risin tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Risin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Risin gets a clinch.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Risin.
Risin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Risin throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Risin moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Risin moves out of range.
Risin looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
Risin tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Risin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Risin scores with a nice right hand.
Risin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Risin motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Risin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Sitsongrit.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Risin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Risin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Risin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 Sitsongrit is rocked!
Sitsongrit motions for Risin to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Sitsongrit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Risin scores with a leg kick.
Risin drops Sitsongrit with a huge uppercut! Sitsongrit drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Risin is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Mojo Risin!
Mr Mojo Risin gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sanninen (ranked 1153 p4p, 1465 weight class) and Edward Grubbs (ranked 173 p4p, 210 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Sanninen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Grubbs!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grubbs lands a jab to Sanninen's midsection.
Sanninen scores with a spinning back kick!
Grubbs looks to land a right hand but Sanninen moved out of range.
Grubbs tests Sanninen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grubbs tests Sanninen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanninen lands with a nice body punch.
Edward Grubbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanninen digs a good hook to Grubbs's body.
Grubbs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been hearing reports that Sanninen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A punch lands to the side of Sanninen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanninen is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanninen. Grubbs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Sanninen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanninen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grubbs on the side of the head.
Sanninen seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanninen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grubbs throws out the jab.
Sanninen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sanninen takes a swing at Grubbs's ribcage but misses.
Grubbs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grubbs moves out of range of the strikes.
Grubbs thuds his right hand into Sanninen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grubbs lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Sanninen can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Grubbs and Sanninen drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Grubbs.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Grubbs!
An out of breath Edward Grubbs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Daniel Sanninen spoke after the fight, saying 'Opponent fought well. Congratulations. Back to the training. I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Road Warrior Hawk (ranked 1681 p4p, 1967 weight class) and Gee Gutsu (ranked 237 p4p, 271 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Road Warrior Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gee Gutsu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Hawk.
A big left from Hawk misses.
Gutsu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gutsu lands in his opponent's guard.
Gutsu wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.
Hawk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutsu is fighting to break Hawk's control of his arms but Hawk is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gutsu looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutsu advances position into side control!
Gutsu is trying to get an arm triangle but Hawk is defending well.
Gutsu is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hawk is trying to escape and Gutsu transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hawk is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gutsu! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gee Gutsu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rogan Grimes (ranked 783 p4p, 1286 weight class) and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (ranked 109 p4p, 177 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rogan Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaegerjaquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaegerjaquez cracks Grimes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grimes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaegerjaquez moves away.
Jaegerjaquez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a lunging right hand
letting Grimes counter with a right hand.
Jaegerjaquez throws out a loose jab but Grimes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice head shot.
An inside leg kick from Jaegerjaquez misses.
Grimes throwing a counter right hand but Jaegerjaquez manages to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez throws the left hand but Grimes avoids the punch easily.
Grimes blocks a leg kick.
Grimes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blacktalians MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body punch but Grimes moves out of range.
A slow jab from Grimes misses its intended target.
Grimes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot.
Jaegerjaquez misses the jab.
Grimes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaegerjaquez manages to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grimes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaegerjaquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grimes throws out the jab.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a hook to the body. Grimes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grimes moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body punch
and Grimes counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez tests Grimes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grimes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaegerjaquez.
A little feinted left hand from Grimes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice strike.
Grimes slips under a jab.
Jaegerjaquez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That kick from Jaegerjaquez tenderised Grimes's leg. Grimes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick but Grimes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jaegerjaquez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Grimes throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Grimes misses.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body punch but Grimes moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez throws the left hand but Grimes avoids the punch easily.
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimes is just out of range.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body kick.
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimes is just out of range.
Jaegerjaquez connects with the punch.
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!
Jaegerjaquez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jaegerjaquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimes.
Jaegerjaquez looks to land a left hand but Grimes moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez misses with an uppercut
and Grimes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under a wild hook from Grimes.
That kick from Grimes tenderised Jaegerjaquez's leg. Jaegerjaquez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grimes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a body shot.
Grimes is looking to score with low kicks.
Jaegerjaquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimes.
Grimes staying out of range there.
Grimes misses with a low kick as Jaegerjaquez jumps back.
Grimes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grimes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jaegerjaquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grimes.
Grimes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grimes throws a leg kick but Jaegerjaquez checks it.
Grimes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez throws a low kick but Grimes avoids it.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook.
Jaegerjaquez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grimes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Grimes throws a low kick, looking for Jaegerjaquez's leg but Jaegerjaquez calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Grimes misses the target.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a wild body shot.
Grimes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jaegerjaquez doesn't seem bothered though.
Grimes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jaegerjaquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grimes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaegerjaquez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jaegerjaquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimes was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez throws a poor cross that misses
and Grimes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grimes throws a low kick, looking for Jaegerjaquez's leg but Jaegerjaquez calmly moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a good body shot.
Grimes throws a leg kick which misses Jaegerjaquez's front leg but catches the back leg as Jaegerjaquez tries to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hook but Grimes avoids it easily.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range of the leg kick from Grimes.
Jaegerjaquez slips under a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Grimes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from Grimes.
Jaegerjaquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grimes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaegerjaquez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Grimes with the inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez walks into a straight right hand from Grimes.
Grimes swings for the body but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez feints a counter leg kick.
Grimes throws a body shot but no joy.
Grimes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice straight punches there by Grimes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grimes.
Good standup being displayed there by Jaegerjaquez as he connects with a hook.
Grimes connects with a leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez takes one to the side of the head.
Grimes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Jaegerjaquez.
Jab by Jaegerjaquez.
Grimes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaegerjaquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch up.
Jaegerjaquez throws a jab but it's blocked by Grimes.
A big left from Jaegerjaquez misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Jaegerjaquez misses.
Grimes scores with a decent looking hook.
Grimes misses with a hook.
Grimes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaegerjaquez.
Grimes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jaegerjaquez.
Grimes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grimes missing with a left hand there. Jaegerjaquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch up but Grimes circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimes is just out of range.
Grimes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Grimes throws a hook but Jaegerjaquez blocks it.
It seemed like Jaegerjaquez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grimes thuds a left hand into Jaegerjaquez's body.
Jaegerjaquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaegerjaquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimes was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaegerjaquez.
Jab, jab by Jaegerjaquez - just one landing.
Grimes avoids the body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez throws a chopping leg kick but Grimes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez missing with a left hand there. Grimes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaegerjaquez.
Nice defenses there by Grimes.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a wild body shot.
Grimes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Grimes misses the target.
Grimes checks a low kick from Jaegerjaquez.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaegerjaquez misses the target.
Jaegerjaquez swings for the body but Grimes moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a jab to the body.
Grimes throws a hook to the side of Jaegerjaquez's head but Jaegerjaquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaegerjaquez looks to throw the jab but Grimes is out of range.
Grimes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez swings for the body but Grimes moves out of range.
Grimes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaegerjaquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimes.
Grimes connects with an inside leg kick.
Grimes tests Jaegerjaquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grimes avoids the body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
Grimes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jaegerjaquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
Jaegerjaquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grimes moves away from the strike by Jaegerjaquez.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grimes lands a right hook to the body.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimes moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaegerjaquez looks to land a left hand but Grimes moved out of range nicely.
Grimes is looking to counter punch.
Jaegerjaquez misses with an uppercut
and Grimes counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez digs a good body shot into Grimes's ribs.
Jaegerjaquez thumps Grimes with a low kick.
Jaegerjaquez slips a jab from Grimes.
Grimes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a jab. Grimes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grimes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jaegerjaquez checks a leg kick.
Grimes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaegerjaquez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grimes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range as Grimes strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaegerjaquez. Grimes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaegerjaquez looks to land a body kick but Grimes moved away.
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimes is just out of range.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jaegerjaquez doesn't seem bothered though.
Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick but Grimes moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as Grimes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grimes lands with a nice body punch.
Grimes looks to throw the jab but Jaegerjaquez is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Jaegerjaquez misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimes.
An attempted straight right counter from Grimes misses the target.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body punch but Grimes moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimes moves away.
Grimes throws a looping overhand right but Jaegerjaquez ducks down to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grimes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimes.
Jaegerjaquez is looking to score with low kicks.
Jaegerjaquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimes manages to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot
and Grimes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grimes scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaegerjaquez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grimes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jaegerjaquez walks into a left hand.
Jaegerjaquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimes was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez digs a good hook to Grimes's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaegerjaquez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grimes gets tackled into the cage by Jaegerjaquez. Jaegerjaquez maintains the clinch.
Grimes blocks a body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grimes lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaegerjaquez backwards.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grimes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez lands a shoulder strike.
Grimes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grimes working hard to break the clinch.
Grimes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a right to the head.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimes blocks an uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body shot.
Jaegerjaquez prevents a body shot from Grimes.
Grimes presses Jaegerjaquez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaegerjaquez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jaegerjaquez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jaegerjaquez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grimes finds it's way round the side to connect with Jaegerjaquez's head.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a straight right.
Jaegerjaquez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez cracks Grimes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grimes throws a hook to the side of Jaegerjaquez's head but Jaegerjaquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grimes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grimes throws a lazy right hand but Jaegerjaquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaegerjaquez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaegerjaquez. Grimes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaegerjaquez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grimes scores with a decent looking hook.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimes.
Grimes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jaegerjaquez is able to avoid easily.
Jaegerjaquez lands a jab to Grimes's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaegerjaquez ducks under a wild hook from Grimes.
Jaegerjaquez thinks about the counter body kick.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook to the body
and Grimes counters with a right hand to the body.
Jaegerjaquez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under a wild hook from Grimes.
Jaegerjaquez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Grimes blocks it well.
Grimes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grimes ducks under a wild hook from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimes moves away.
Grimes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot.
Grimes misses with a low kick.
Jaegerjaquez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez lands a jab to the head.
Grimes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jaegerjaquez throws a sloppy body shot
and Grimes counters with a stiff right hand.
Jaegerjaquez catches Grimes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grimes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grimes throws a solid leg kick but Jaegerjaquez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grimes.
An inside leg kick from Grimes misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a nice body punch.
Jaegerjaquez moves forwards but Grimes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimes.
Jaegerjaquez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grimes connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaegerjaquez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grimes.
Nice jab there from Grimes.
The crowd cheers as Grimes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jaegerjaquez doesn't seem phased though.
Grimes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jaegerjaquez has time to react.
Jaegerjaquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice head shot.
Jaegerjaquez needs to keep his hands up - Grimes had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez digs a good body shot into Grimes's ribs.
Grimes looks to land a left hand but Jaegerjaquez moved out of range nicely.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jaegerjaquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grimes's sensitive parts.
Grimes moves out of range of the strikes.
Grimes tried to counter with a leg kick but Jaegerjaquez avoided it.
Grimes misses with a low kick.
Jaegerjaquez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grimes's head.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range as Grimes strikes.
Grimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jaegerjaquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grimes.
Rogan Grimes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez throws a lazy uppercut
and Grimes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hook but Grimes avoids it easily.
Grimes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jaegerjaquezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grimes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaegerjaquez manages to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez staying out of range there.
Jaegerjaquez misses with an uppercut. Grimes saw that one coming.
Grimes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body punch but Grimes moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaegerjaquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jaegerjaquez lands a nice hook to Grimes's body. Grimes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grimes misses with a low kick as Jaegerjaquez jumps back.
Jaegerjaquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grimes.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimes moves away.
Jaegerjaquez lands a really nice looking cross but Grimes seems unphased.
Jaegerjaquez darts in and clinches Grimes up against the cage.
Grimes misses with a punch to the body.
Grimes taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Grimes fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimes working aggressively here.
Grimes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grimes misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaegerjaquez.
Grimes misses with some punches.
Grimes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaegerjaquez blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grimes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grimes lands a left hand.
Grimes working aggressively here.
Grimes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rogan Grimes.
I think Jaegerjaquez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
A victorious Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Faulk (ranked 461 p4p, 673 weight class) and Roman Zhdanov (ranked 64 p4p, 89 weight class). Roman Zhdanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Faulk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Zhdanov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faulk slips under a jab.
Faulk is looking to counter punch.
Zhdanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Faulk counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Roman Zhdanov has been cut.
Zhdanov lands a big head kick that sends Faulk tumbling to the mat! Zhdanov takes a step backwards and waves Faulk back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 It looks like Kevin Faulk has been cut.
Faulk digs a good body shot into Zhdanov's ribs.
Zhdanov 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhdanov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Faulk throws out a loose jab but Zhdanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhdanov throws out a counter right but Faulk avoids it with no problem.
Zhdanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Faulk counter with a right hand.
Zhdanov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zhdanov gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Faulk gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Zhdanov is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Faulk!
Kevin Faulk retains his heavyweight title!
Kevin Faulk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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