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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Elorde (ranked 3516 p4p, 3170 weight class) and Maycon Jardim (ranked 205 p4p, 192 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 Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Elorde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maycon Jardim!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jardim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Jardim.
Elorde fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jardim, pushing him back against the cage.
Elorde will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jardim up against the cage.
Elorde keeps control of Jardim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Elorde tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jardim avoids it.
We've been hearing reports that Elorde has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jardim working hard to break the clinch.
Jardim has had enough of the clinch but Elorde keeps him there for the moment.
Jardim tries to circle away but Elorde has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jardim working hard to break the clinch.
Jardim is trying to break the clinch but Elorde is controlling him.
Jardim is looking to break free of the clinch but Elorde has double underhooks.
Jardim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Elorde fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardim lands with a kick to the temple. Elorde shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jardim keeps the fight on the outside.
Elorde looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Elorde misses with a takedown attempt
and Jardim counters with a head kick. That will keep Elorde thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Elorde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jardim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elorde.
Jardim unleashes a big counter combination but Elorde bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Elorde looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jardim is fending him off so far but Elorde persists. Nope, Jardim circles away and we're back to standing.
Elorde is breathing heavily.
Jardim throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elorde shoots in for a takedown but Jardim shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jardim is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Manny Elorde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jardim lands with a nice combination. Elorde backs away looking to recover.
Elorde fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Elorde backs off Jardim throws a huge counter combo but Elorde manages to avoid it all.
Elorde closes the distance and clinches up with Jardim, looking for a takedown. Elorde pushes Jardim against the cage but Jardim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jardim scores with a head kick. Elorde tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Nice sprawl there from Jardim as Elorde shoots in.
Jardim throws a sloppy head kick and Elorde moves out of range easily.
Jardim throws a head kick but Elorde moves out of range.
Jardim lands with a slapping head kick.
Elorde avoids the head kick by Jardim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardim lands with a kick to the temple. Elorde shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Elorde looks for a takedown but Jardim sprawls well.
Jardim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Elordes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maycon Jardim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jardim feints a jab promting Elorde to slip. Jardim then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Elorde slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jardim throws a combination. Elorde tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jardim lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jardim throws a series of strikes that have Elorde backpedaling.
 Elorde is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jardim scores with a head kick.
Oh Elorde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jardim tries to bum rush Elorde with a series of wild strikes but Elorde uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jardim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jardim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elorde is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jardim.
Elorde throws a wild hook but Jardim just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Elorde gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Jardim raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maycon Jardim!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Epolito (ranked 976 p4p, 3764 weight class) and Sahara Sam (ranked 107 p4p, 356 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sahara Sam was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Epolito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sahara Sam!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epolito lands with a straight right. Sam didn't see that one coming.
Sam throws a leg kick but Epolito sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sam swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Epolito appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A slow jab from Epolito misses its intended target.
Epolito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Epolito lands with a straight right. Sam didn't see that one coming.
Epolito shoots in looking for a takedown but Sam manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Epolito's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sam looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Epolito punishes Sam's body with a nice straight punch.
Sam scores with a leg kick.
Sam jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Epolito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sam will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Epolito goes for a double leg but Sam avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sam continues to drive forward.
Epolito lands a hook that snaps the head of Sam backwards.
Sam tries to break free but Epolito pushes him back against the cage.
Sam is trying to push Epolito away but Epolito has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Epolito has Sam pressed against the cage, preventing Sam from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Epolito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Epolito swings for the body but Sam moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam motions for Epolito to come forward. Sam throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Epolito misses with a series of wild punches.
Epolito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Sam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Epolito slips a jab and a cross from Sam.
Sam shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sam is looking to score with low kicks.
Sam gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Epolito misses the shot to the body.
Sam throws a leg kick but Epolito moved away.
Sahara Sam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sam throws a right hand that Epolito ducks under and follows up with a left that Epolito also avoids with ease.
Epolito is looking to counter punch.
Epolito moves into range and clinches up with Sam.
Sam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Epolito keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sam's efforts to push away.
Sam wants to break free but Epolito has control.
Epolito lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Epolito.
Sam is looking to break free of the clinch but Epolito has double underhooks.
I was talking to Epolito's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Epolito keeps control of Sam as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Epolito effectively controlling the action here.
Epolito throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sam working hard to break the clinch.
Epolito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sam has had enough of the clinch but Epolito keeps him there for the moment.
The referee calls for Epolito to work.
Epolito manages to break the clinch.
Epolito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Epolito misses with a two punch combination.
Sam tried to score with a low kick but Epolito checks it.
Epolito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Epolito cracks Sam with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Epolito blocks the low kick.
Sam scores with a head kick. Epolito tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Epolito clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epolito pushes Sam back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Epolito lands with a short shot to the head.
Epolito breaks from the clinch.
Epolito throws the left hand but Sam avoids the punch easily.
Sam wants to land a leg kick but Epolito is out of range.
Sam attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sam misses with a hook. Epolito ducked under it nicely.
Sam throws a head kick that misses.
Epolito keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Epolito drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sam sprawls and moves away.
Epolito checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sam on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Epolito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Epolito tried to counter with a leg kick but Sam avoided it.
Epolito checks a low kick from Sam.
Sam tries to score with a low kick but Epolito moves his leg out of the way.
Jab by Epolito.
Epolito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sam tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Epolito fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sam, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epolito lands an elbow inside that Sam shrugs off.
 It looks like Sahara Sam has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epolito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Epolito.
Sam throws a leg kick but Epolito sees it coming and moves out of range.
Epolito closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sam circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Epolito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Epolito checks the leg kick.
Sam throws a leg kick but Epolito sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sam chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Epolito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Epolito lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sam backs up against the cage.
Epolito misses with a looping right.
Sam with the counter takedown but Epolito avoids it easily.
Sam takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Epolito checks a low kick from Sam.
Epolito misses with a body shot.
Sam tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sam fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Epolito checks it well.
Sam tries to score with a low kick but Epolito moves his leg out of the way.
Sam avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Epolito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sahara Sam's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sam finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sam lands a leg kick that knocks Epolito off balance momentarily.
Epolito jabs at Sam's body.
Epolito jabs Sam to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sam takes one to the side of the head.
Epolito moves out of range of the leg kick from Sam.
Epolito seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sam tried to score with a low kick but Epolito checks it.
Sam walks into a stiff left hand from Epolito.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sam throws a low kick but Epolito moves out of range easily.
Epolito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sam can do to turn this around?
Sam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Epolito. Sam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Epolito checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sam throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Epolito is looking to counter punch.
Epolito misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Epolito.
Sam takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epolito lands with a cross.
Epolito avoids the head kick by Sam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Epolito checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Epolito lands a really nice looking cross but Sam seems unphased.
Epolito moves into the clinch successfully.
Sam is trying to push Epolito away but Epolito has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sam is trying to force a seperation but Epolito has the dominant position.
Epolito lands a hook that snaps the head of Sam backwards.
 Sam is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Epolito.
Sam is still on wobbly legs! Can Epolito finish him?
Epolito tries for a takedown but Sam manages to get underhooks.
Sam seems to have recovered his senses.
Sam tries to circle away but Epolito has him pinned against the cage.
Epolito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sam thows a leg kick but Epolito checks it
and Epolito counters by clinching up.
Epolito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Epolito just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sam's brow.
Epolito scores with a shot to the side of Sam's head.
Sam has had enough of the clinch but Epolito keeps him there for the moment.
Epolito throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sam is breathing heavily.
Epolito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Epolito lands a nice shot to the body.
Anthony Epolito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epolito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sam backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Epolito.
Epolito tries for a takedown but Sam manages to get underhooks.
Epolito tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Epolito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sam tries to break the clinch but Epolito is controlling the position.
Epolito is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Epolito breaks from the clinch.
Sam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Epolito throws a left that rocks Sam and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Epolito dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Sam regain composure!
Sam is not content to let Epolito control the position.
Epolito tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Epolito lands an elbow.
Sam is trying to get back to his feet.
Epolito tries for a kimura but Sam is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epolito trying to control the position but Sam is working away.
Sam is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Epolito is controlling him well.
Sam dodges the ground and pound from Epolito.
Epolito wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sam keeps working.
Sam wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Epolito is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sam is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Epolito scoring with punches from side control.
Epolito trying to control the position but Sam is working away.
Epolito lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sam wants to get back to his feet.
Epolito is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sam has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Epolito tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Epolito has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Epolito is looking to take a break and control but Sam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Epolito is trying to get an arm triangle but Sam is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sam can do anything to dispel that myth.
Epolito in side control, throwing shots but Sam defends.
Sam wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Epolito tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Epolito has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Epolito dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sahara Sam's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A left lands for Epolito.
Sam checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Epolito loads up on a big right hand but Sam slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Epolito. Sam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sahara Sam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Epolito misses with a few strikes there.
Sam takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sam tries to work over Epolito's front leg with a kick but Epolito checks it.
Epolito throws a jab but it's blocked by Sam.
Epolito connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epolito throws a lazy right hand but Sam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sam tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Epolito is able to avoid easily.
Sam tries to score with a low kick but Epolito moves his leg out of the way.
Sam walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Epolito checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Epolito clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Epolito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Epolito is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sam.
Epolito scores with a hook.
Epolito darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Epolito misses its intended target.
Epolito avoids the head kick by Sam.
Sam misses with a low kick.
Epolito misses with a looping right.
Epolito misses with a wild body shot.
Sam throws a solid leg kick but Epolito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sam.
Epolito lands a slapping body shot.
Epolito misses the shot to the body.
Sam's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Epolito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sam scrambles back to his feet.
Epolito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sam takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Epolito checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epolito scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Epolito fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sam is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sam throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Epolito shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sam sprawls well. Sam wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Epolito gets slowly back to his feet.
Sam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Epolito avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Epolito tries a head kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Epolito.
Sam fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Epolito checks it well.
Sam scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Epolito throws out a powerful jab.
Sam moves away from the strike by Epolito.
Sam stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sam wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Epolito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epolito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sam momentarily.
Sam attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Epolito attempts a counter takedown but Sam avoids it well and moves away.
Anthony Epolito is winning the standup battle so far.
Epolito checks a low kick from Sam.
Sam misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Epolito. That snapped Sam's head back.
Sam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sam throws out a leg kick but Epolito moves out of range and Sam only half commits.
Epolito seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sam lands a nice shot that snaps Epolito's head back.
Sam throws a leg kick but Epolito sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Epolito throws out a loose jab but Sam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epolito checks the leg kick.
Epolito swinging wildly here.
Sam attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Epolito throws a front kick aimed at Sam's knee but Sam avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epolito moves into range and clinches up with Sam.
Epolito lands a left hand.
Sam wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sam prevents a body shot from Epolito.
Epolito tries to stall but Sam uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Epolito keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sam's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Sam's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Epolito prevents Sam from breaking the clinch.
Epolito lands with a light punch inside.
Anthony Epolito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Epolito has Sam pressed against the cage, preventing Sam from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Epolito pushes Sam back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Epolito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Epolito moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good work by Epolito as he checks the leg kick.
Sam throws a chopping leg kick but Epolito manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sahara Sam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam misses with a series of wild punches.
Epolito thinks about countering with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Epolito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Epolito 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Epolito!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Epolito thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Ramirez (ranked 1819 p4p, 1978 weight class) and Better Dead (ranked 241 p4p, 260 weight class). Ramirez comes to the cage accompanied by Get Lucky. Better Dead will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Better Dead!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead cracks Ramirez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dead lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dead listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dead throws a shot from downtown. Ramirez moves away and avoids it.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dead throws a shot to the body.
Ramirez shoots in but Dead avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dead moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dead throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Dead scores with the left hand. Ramirez knows he should have avoided that one.
Dead is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dead throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dead has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ramirez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dead to the ground. Ramirez is now in Dead's guard.
Dead has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ramirez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dead lands a really nice looking cross but Ramirez seems unphased.
Dead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramirez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dead misses with a left hand
and Ramirez counters with a shoot takedown. Dead fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez passes into half guard.
Dead really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramirez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dead is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ramirez works his way into side control.
Dead wants to control but Ramirez postures up.
Ramirez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dead knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dead prevents Ramirez from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ramirez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dead is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dead can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dead stops Ramirez from passing to mount.
Ramirez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ramirez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ramirez controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dead keeps working.
Ramirez is really struggling to control Dead but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ramirez is trying to get an arm triangle but Dead is defending well.
Ramirez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dead is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ramirez is trying to get an arm triangle but Dead is defending well.
Dead tries to improve position but can't.
Dead is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ramirez is trying to get an arm triangle but Dead is defending well.
Ramirez works to advance to full mount. Dead defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Better Dead 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.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
Ramirez staying out of range there.
Dead feints a jab promting Ramirez to slip. Dead then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ramirez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ramirez slips under a jab from Dead.
Ramirez moves into the clinch successfully.
Dead is trying to break free.
Ramirez scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramirez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
Ramirez stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez controlling the action here for a moment.
Ramirez tries to work over Dead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ramirez tries a body shot but Dead blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Dead's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ramirez just leaning against Dead, taking a breather.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dead is trying to push Ramirez away but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramirez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ramirez wants a takedown but no success here.
Ramirez effectively controlling the action here.
Ramirez tries to stall but Dead uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
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.
Dead tries to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling the position.
Dead blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Ramirez on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dead.
Ramirez prevents Dead from breaking the clinch.
Ramirez prevents Dead from breaking the clinch.
Ramirez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramirez wants a takedown.
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirez avoiding damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ramirez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ramirez seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead is trying to break free.
Dead blocking some punches.
Ramirez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dead up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Richard Ramirez.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
Ramirez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ramirez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ramirez throws a poor cross that misses
and Dead connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dead feints a jab promting Ramirez to slip. Dead then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ramirez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Dead as he connects with a hook.
Better Dead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dead counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dead avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dead fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez with a poor takedown
and Dead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez takes one to the chin there.
Ramirez is rocked!
Dead fakes the body blow, causing Ramirez to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Ramirez goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Better Dead!
In defeat, Richard Ramirez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll end you!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicefor What (ranked 3634 p4p, 1350 weight class) and Olan Johnson (ranked 432 p4p, 183 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicefor What!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson working What over with knees to the body.
What tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
 It looks like Nicefor What has been cut.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of What backwards.
What avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but What leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
What is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
What dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
What definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
What is breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
What takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
What avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
What takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of What backwards.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of What backwards.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
What is rocked!
Nicefor What's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson cracks What with a nice body shot.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson drops What with a big knee straight up the middle! What is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh What is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
What seems to have got his legs back now.
What is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicefor What. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from What, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson rushes What and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into What's ribcage.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson lands a good knee to the midsection. What won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson cracks What with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. What lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olan Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicefor What's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but What leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. What lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to What's face.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Nicefor What's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
What avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson lands a big knee to the head and What goes down! Johnson pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olan Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Scott (ranked 1069 p4p, 2260 weight class) and Johnny Saigon (ranked 149 p4p, 303 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Saigon's choice of entrance music: Run through the jungle. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Saigon!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saigon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saigon's coach down at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Saigon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Saigon lands an overhand right.
Jab by Saigon.
Scott gets the takedown into side control.
Saigon is looking to regain half guard here but Scott keeps moving and retains side control.
Scott looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Saigon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Scott is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Saigon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Saigon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saigon wants to control but Scott is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Scott is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Saigon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Scott is thwarting Saigon's attempts to control the position.
Scott perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Scott is pressing down on Saigon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Saigon is holding on for now.
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.
Saigon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Saigon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Scott is controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saigon keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Scott tries to clinch but Saigon moves out of range.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Saigon is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Saigon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saigon lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Scott works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Saigon throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Scott escapes and throws Saigon's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Saigon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Scott's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Scott in particular looking to stall.
Saigon tries to roll over but Scott keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling the pace.
Saigon is looking to control Scott's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saigon avoid being mounted?
Scott wants to pass the guard but Saigon is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saigon regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Scott dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saigon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scott shoots in for a takedown but Saigon shows good takedown defense.
A left lands for Saigon.
A jab from Scott misses.
Saigon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Scott shoots in for a double leg but Saigon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Saigon is just out of range.
Saigon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saigon thuds a left hand into Scott's body.
Saigon cracks Scott with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Scott lands a really nice looking cross but Saigon seems unphased.
Saigon misses with a wild body shot.
Scott takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saigon defending well as Scott loads up on a big left hand.
Scott misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott misses with a straight right.
Saigon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Scott swinging wildly here.
Saigon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Scott forces Saigon back against the cage and clinches.
Saigon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scott.
Scott fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saigon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Scott jumps guard but Saigon stands there with Scott around his waist. Scott gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Saigon is looking to break free of the clinch but Scott has double underhooks.
Scott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saigon jumps guard but Scott stands there with Saigon around his waist. Saigon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Scott misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saigon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scott avoids it.
Scott pushes Saigon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saigon stalling in the clinch.
Scott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
A head punch on the inside from Scott fails to land.
Scott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saigon can do to turn this around?
Scott tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saigon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Scott tries to pull guard but Saigon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Scott scores with a shot to the side of Saigon's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Saigon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saigon looking to stall.
Scott pushes Saigon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saigon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott prevents Saigon from breaking the clinch.
Scott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scott tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Saigon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott is trying to pull guard but Saigon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Saigon breaks from the clinch.
Scott looks to clinch
enabling Saigon to counter with a crisp jab.
David Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott is looking to clinch but Saigon is avoiding it.
Scott throws a shot from downtown. Saigon moves away and avoids it.
Saigon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saigon connects with a body shot.
Saigon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saigon looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Scott fails with the takedown
and Saigon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with the combination.
Saigon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scott takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott throws a body punch but Saigon moves out of range.
Scott is looking to clinch but Saigon is avoiding it.
Scott lands with a good body shot.
Saigon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scott. Scott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnny Saigon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saigon sprawls well. Saigon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Scott gets slowly back to his feet.
Scott looks to land a left hand but Saigon moved out of range nicely.
Scott has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saigon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Saigon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scott lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Scott tries to clinch but Saigon is having none of it.
Saigon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Scott darts in and clinches Saigon up against the cage.
Saigon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
I was talking to Scott's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Scott can't get the takedown.
Scott jumps guard but Saigon stands there with Scott around his waist. Scott gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Scott tries to throw a body punch but Saigon avoids it by throwing Scott back against the cage.
Saigon jumps guard.
Saigon working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Saigon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Saigon will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Saigon is trying to control Scott's posture but Scott avoids it.
Scott just content to control the position.
Scott thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Saigon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Scott slows the pace down.
That's two 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.
Saigon is looking for a sweep.
Saigon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Scott off and has taken his back!
Saigon punches the canvas rather than the man.
Scott staying busy and making it hard for Saigon to control.
Scott wants to escape the position.
Saigon struggling to land strikes to the head as Scott covers up.
Saigon somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Scott trying to control the position but Saigon manages to sink in the hooks.
Scott breaks Saigon's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Scott controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saigon trying to keep a closed guard but Scott is proving a slippery customer.
Saigon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Saigon working a defensive guard but Scott manages to pass into side control anyway.
Scott in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Saigon tries to buck Scott off but Scott is having none of it.
Saigon sneaks back into half guard.
Scott looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scott wants to pass the guard but Saigon is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Scott 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Scott!
A victorious David Scott thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Johnny Saigon had this to say: 'I come back and kick your ass.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Thompson (ranked 1159 p4p, 1248 weight class) and Lee Tassen (ranked 153 p4p, 168 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Tassen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thompson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab from Tassen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tassen. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tassen to the ground. Thompson is now in Tassen's guard.
Tassen wants to get back to his feet but Thompson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson postures up in Tassen's guard and throws a big left but Tassen blocks it.
Thompson trying to control but Tassen is working from the bottom.
Thompson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thompson postures up and lands a big shot to Tassen's brow.
Thompson postures up in Tassen's guard and throws a big left but Tassen blocks it.
Thompson trying to control but Tassen is working from the bottom.
Thompson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thompson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is in close to Tassen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thompson cracks Tassen with a solid left hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tassen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Tassen blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tassen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tassen keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tassen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
Thompson postures up in Tassen's guard and throws a big left but Tassen blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tassen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson works over Tassen with some ground and pound from guard.
Thompson lands a couple of digs.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Tassen has wrist control.
Thompson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from Tassen.
Thompson with a nice head shot there.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson trying to control but Tassen is working from the bottom.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tassen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thompson.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thompson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Thompson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thompson throws a head kick but Tassen moves out of range.
Tassen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Thompson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Thompson shoots in for a double leg but Tassen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tassen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Thompson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Thompson fails with the takedown.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tassen as he avoids it easily.
Tassen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tassen fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson attempts a counter takedown but Tassen avoids it well and moves away.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Tassen sprawls well.
Thompson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Tassen moves out of range.
A nice side step and Tassen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slow jab from Tassen misses its intended target.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Tassen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson drives through with a takedown into Tassen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tassen wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tassen's head.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson works over Tassen with some ground and pound from guard.
Tassen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tassen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thompson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tassen has momentary wrist control but Thompson slips an elbow through the middle.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Tassen keeps moving.
Thompson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thompson postures up in Tassen's guard and throws a big left but Tassen blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Tassen has wrist control.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tassen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Tassen blocks nicely.
Thompson distracts Tassen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ricky Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tassen's head.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Tassen blocks nicely.
Thompson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tassen keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tassen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Thompson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
It looks like Lee Tassen has been cut.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Tassen keeps moving.
Tassen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thompson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thompson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Thompson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Tassen's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown. Tassen tries to sprawl out of it but Thompson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tassen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tassen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tassen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Thompson down.
Thompson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tassen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thompson.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, Thompson seems content to control.
Tassen gets full guard.
Thompson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thompson is working Tassen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thompson landing with the ground and pound.
Tassen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tassen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tassen keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Tassen blocks nicely.
Tassen keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson cracks Tassen with a solid left hand.
Thompson won't allow Tassen to get back to his feet.
Thompson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thompson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thompson postures up in Tassen's guard and throws a big left but Tassen blocks it.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson is working Tassen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson postures up and lands a big shot to Tassen's brow.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Tassen keeps moving.
Thompson lands a couple of digs.
Tassen is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Tassen's head off the mat! Tassen is out! He's out! Thompson jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricky Thompson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biscuit Oliva (ranked 324 p4p, 1784 weight class) and Billy Crawley (ranked 54 p4p, 244 weight class). Oliva's entrance music is Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). A fine choice. Crawley has chosen Jewelry - One More Time as his entrance music. Biscuit Oliva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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205
7 - 3 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Crawley!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley throws a jab but it's blocked by Oliva.
Oliva takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Crawley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crawley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oliva checks it well.
Crawley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliva avoids the body shot from Crawley.
Oliva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawley with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Oliva moved out of range.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Oliva.
The fighters circling - Oliva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oliva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Crawley scores with a sloppy right hand. Oliva should have avoided that one.
Oliva tries to clinch but Crawley is having none of it.
Crawley is looking to slow Oliva down with leg kicks.
Oliva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawley throws out a counter right but Oliva avoids it with no problem.
Crawley throws a jab but it's blocked by Oliva.
Crawley connects with a jab.
Crawley lands with a nice body punch.
Crawley avoids the body shot from Oliva.
Oliva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crawley. Crawley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.
Oliva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crawley on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crawley.
Oliva misses with a right hand
and Crawley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oliva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crawley doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
Oliva misses with a hook. Crawley ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Oliva misses its intended target.
Oliva loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crawley! But no joy.
Crawley throws a low kick, looking for Oliva's leg but Oliva calmly moves out of range.
Oliva throws a lazy uppercut
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Oliva moved out of range.
Oliva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawley.
Oliva swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
Oliva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oliva misses with a hook to the body
and Oliva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Biscuit Oliva's cut is getting worse.
Oliva moves away from the strike by Crawley.
A little feinted left hand from Oliva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oliva misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliva.
Crawley misses with a looping right.
Oliva takes the fight into the clinch.
Oliva digs a right hand into Crawley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crawley's gas tank.
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliva.
Oliva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crawley.
Crawley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oliva misses with some punches.
Oliva successfully pulls guard.
Crawley won't allow Oliva to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oliva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crawley stopping the sweep attempt from Oliva.
Crawley postures up.
Crawley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Oliva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crawley is one step ahead there.
Oliva is working hard here to advance position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Crawley walks into a jab.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Crawley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oliva looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawley is just out of range.
Oliva misses with a hook
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Oliva moved out of range.
Oliva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliva.
Oliva moves into the clinch.
Oliva prevents a body shot from Crawley.
Crawley lands with a short shot to the head.
Oliva decides to pull guard.
Oliva is pulling down on Crawley's head. It's preventing any offense from Crawley, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley preventing the sweep.
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.
Oliva has a closed guard, preventing Crawley from standing up.
Oliva looking for a sweep. Not yet Oliva, not yet.
Oliva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Oliva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Crawley being controlled here momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Oliva misses with an uppercut. Crawley saw that one coming.
That kick from Crawley tenderised Oliva's leg. Oliva is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
Oliva throws a jab when Crawley was well out of range.
Crawley looks to land a left hand but Oliva moved out of range nicely.
Billy Crawley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oliva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crawley throws a series of punches but Oliva moves out of range.
Oliva misses with an uppercut
and Crawley counters with an inside leg kick.
Oliva tries to clinch but Crawley moves out of range.
Oliva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliva ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
Oliva throwing a counter right hand but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Oliva misses with a hook to the body
and Crawley counters with a left to the body.
Oliva throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oliva 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crawley.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliva checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Crawley cracks Oliva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oliva lands with a right hand.
Crawley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliva misses with a looping right.
Crawley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Oliva with a body shot.
Oliva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Crawley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crawley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oliva misses with a jab to the body
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley ducks right into an uppercut from Oliva.
Crawley missing with a left hand there. Oliva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliva blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Oliva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oliva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oliva blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Oliva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oliva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crawley throws a head kick but Oliva moves out of range.
Oliva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crawley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crawley swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Oliva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crawley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oliva scores with a jab. Crawley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawley. Oliva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliva tries to close the distance and clinch but Crawley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawley lands a nice hook to Oliva's body. Oliva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawley. Oliva does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Oliva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crawley.
A big left from Oliva misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Crawley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Oliva connects with a looping right hand.
Crawley throws the left hand but Oliva avoids the punch easily.
Crawley circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
Crawley throws a leg kick but Oliva moved away.
Crawley moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Oliva with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
Oliva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oliva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crawley scores with a nice head shot.
Oliva is rocked!
Biscuit Oliva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oliva lands an overhand right.
Oh Oliva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oliva lands a lovely overhand right.
Oliva blocks a leg kick.
Oliva seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Oliva misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Crawley tries a quick counter leg kick but Oliva is wise to it.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Oliva.
Crawley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crawley feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Oliva sprawling to the canvas! Oliva rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Crawley finish him?!
Oliva misses with a hook.
Oliva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawley.
Crawley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Crawley misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Crawley there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliva staying out of range there.
Oliva thuds a left hand into Crawley's body.
Crawley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crawley loads up on a big right hand but Oliva slips the punch.
Oliva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliva is looking to clinch but Crawley is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliva. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliva looks to throw the jab but Crawley is out of range.
Oliva throws a hook to the side of Crawley's head but Crawley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crawley misses with a looping left.
Crawley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crawley swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
Oliva avoids the head kick by Crawley.
Crawley looks to land a left hand but Oliva moved out of range nicely.
Oliva moves out of range as Crawley strikes.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliva is just out of range.
Oliva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jeez, Biscuit Oliva's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Crawley slips a straight right by Oliva.
It seemed like Crawley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva moves into the clinch successfully.
Oliva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oliva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliva lands a body shot.
Crawley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oliva lands a left hand.
Crawley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliva.
Crawley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Oliva.
A right hook to the body lands for Oliva.
Crawley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliva is leaning against Crawley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crawley can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Oliva.
Oliva gets through Crawley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oliva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Billy Crawley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliva.
Oliva keeps control of Crawley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oliva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crawley tries to throw a body punch but Oliva avoids it by throwing Crawley back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Oliva.
Nice body punch from Oliva.
Oliva tries a body shot but Crawley blocks it.
Crawley wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliva won't allow it.
Oliva lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Oliva.
Crawley is trying to break the clinch but Oliva has him pressed against the cage.
Oliva lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oliva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliva.
Oliva pushes Crawley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oliva jumps guard but Crawley stands there with Oliva around his waist. Oliva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Biscuit Oliva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crawley 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Billy Crawley!
A very excited looking Billy Crawley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Luciano (ranked 129 p4p, 734 weight class) and Anwar Rinda (ranked 16 p4p, 82 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Anwar Rinda!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Luciano defends it nicely.
Luciano cracks Rinda with a right hand to the side of the head.
Luciano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rinda doesn't seem bothered though.
Luciano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rinda.
We've been told by Luciano's head coaches at Shao Kahns Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ricky Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano tests Rinda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rinda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rinda closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
Rinda is looking for a kimura here.
Rinda is trying to work for a kimura but Luciano is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinda is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Luciano defends it well.
Rinda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rinda is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Luciano sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rinda perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rinda uses his free foot to push down on Luciano's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Luciano.
Rinda is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Luciano is surviving well by controlling Rinda's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rinda goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Luciano is on top in guard.
Luciano wants to control from the top but Rinda keeps moving.
Rinda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luciano is one step ahead there.
Rinda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Luciano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Luciano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rinda working for a triangle but Luciano defends it easily.
Rinda has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at London MMA Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Rinda looking for a guillotine here but Luciano defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Luciano is aware though and is defending well.
Rinda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Luciano is aware though and is defending well.
Luciano got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rinda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Luciano has managed to get both his arms back between Rinda's legs - danger averted.
Rinda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rinda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Luciano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Luciano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rinda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Luciano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rinda working for a triangle but Luciano defends it easily.
Rinda has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Luciano is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rinda.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luciano tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anwar Rinda will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rinda shoots in for a double leg but Luciano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Luciano stuffs the takedown attempt from Rinda. Rinda gets slowly back to his feet.
Rinda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
A telegraphed right hand from Luciano misses the target.
Luciano throws the left hand but Rinda avoids the punch easily.
Rinda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Rinda tries to counter it with a takedown but Luciano pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rinda slips a straight right by Luciano.
Nice sprawl there from Luciano as Rinda shoots in.
Ricky Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anwar Rinda.
Rinda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luciano.
Luciano throws a shot from downtown. Rinda moves away and avoids it.
Luciano throws a jab when Rinda was well out of range.
And Rinda tries to counter it with a takedown but Luciano pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Luciano lands an overhand right.
Luciano is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Luciano misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luciano cracks Rinda with a right hand to the side of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rinda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rinda.
Rinda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rinda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rinda is breathing heavily.
Luciano throws the left hand but Rinda avoids the punch easily.
Luciano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rinda blocks a head kick by Luciano.
Luciano connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rinda. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ricky Luciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Rinda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rinda gets the takedown into side control.
Rinda wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Luciano, who protects the arm well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rinda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Luciano pushes Rinda away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rinda gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano tries to improve position but can't.
Rinda swings around for an armbar but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rinda's guard.
Rinda trying to keep a closed guard but Luciano is proving a slippery customer.
Rinda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Luciano is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rinda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rinda looking for subs off his back but Luciano has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinda actively working from the bottom here.
Luciano wants to stand but Rinda has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Rinda looking for submissions off his back.
Luciano takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rinda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Luciano pulls his head out easily.
Luciano moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Rinda.
That's four 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.
Luciano controls the position.
Rinda tries to improve position but can't.
Luciano wants to stand but Rinda has his arm trapped.
Anwar Rinda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rinda is trying to improve his position.
Rinda is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Luciano is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rinda sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rinda is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Luciano dominated that second round.
That's time! Luciano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Luciano misses with an uppercut
so Rinda counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rinda trying to control but Luciano is working from the bottom.
Luciano has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Luciano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rinda on the ground.
Rinda drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Luciano manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rinda has Luciano in his guard.
Rinda controls Luciano momentarily but Luciano frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Luciano defends it easily.
Rinda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinda throws his legs up looking for a submission but Luciano uses it to pass to side control.
Rinda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rinda struggling a bit here.
Luciano decides to stand back up.
Ricky Luciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
Luciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rinda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Luciano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rinda scrambles back to his feet.
Rinda moves out of range as Luciano strikes.
Luciano misses with a looping right.
Luciano misses with a looping left.
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Rinda.
No luck for Rinda with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rinda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luciano.
Luciano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rinda.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rinda.
Ricky Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anwar Rinda.
Rinda changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Luciano looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rinda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Luciano is looking to regain half guard here but Rinda keeps moving and retains side control.
Luciano is trying to buck Rinda off.
Luciano is looking to regain half guard here but Rinda keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinda swings around for an armbar but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rinda's guard.
Rinda throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Luciano escapes and throws Rinda's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Luciano wants to stand but Rinda is controlling his arm.
Luciano gets to mount! Rinda was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Rinda wants to hold on but Luciano pushes him away.
Rinda working to try and regain half guard.
Rinda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Luciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rinda can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinda is trying to reverse the position but instead Luciano has taken his back - oops!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Luciano controlling the positon.
Rinda just trying to survive but Luciano is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Luciano is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Rinda tries to escape the position.
Luciano is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Luciano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luciano 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Luciano!
Ricky Luciano tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noel Diaz (ranked 29 p4p, 243 weight class) and Necmettin Hoca (ranked 2 p4p, 34 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Stockton Slap Song. The key to victory for Noel Diaz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Noel Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Necmettin Hoca!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoca swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoca! But no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
Hoca connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Diaz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hoca scores with a jab.
Hoca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoca misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
Hoca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Hoca forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Hoca has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoca manages to break the clinch.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Hoca throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Hoca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hoca throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Hoca misses with the head strike.
Hoca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hoca bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoca drops Diaz with a beautiful combination! Diaz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hoca is looking for the KO!
It looks like Noel Diaz has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoca missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Hoca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoca misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Hoca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Hoca is avoiding it.
Hoca misses with a left hand
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Hoca seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoca keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoca connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoca.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoca misses the target.
Diaz lands a jab.
Diaz moves out of range as Hoca strikes.
Diaz jabs at Hoca's body.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Hoca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoca manages to break the clinch.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoca to score with a decent uppercut.
Hoca throws a big shot that misses.
Hoca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Hoca 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.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Hoca is avoiding it.
Diaz lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz takes one to the side of the head.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hoca manages to circle out of the way.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Necmettin Hoca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noel Diaz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Hoca.
Diaz jumps guard but Hoca stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Hoca won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Hoca.
Hoca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Hoca counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz defending well as Hoca loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoca slips a jab from Diaz.
Hoca throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoca, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Hoca turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noel Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoca just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hoca counters with a nice body shot.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Hoca misses its intended target.
Hoca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Hoca misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hoca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Hoca throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hoca cracks Diaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Hoca's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoca misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Hoca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoca just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoca.
Diaz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jab from Diaz.
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hoca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoca.
Hoca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a hook. Hoca ducked under it nicely.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Hoca avoids them all with ease.
Hoca misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Hoca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hoca.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Hoca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoca connects with the punch.
Hoca throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Hoca's head.
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 Noel Diaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Noel Diaz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hoca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
The fighters circling - Hoca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz takes a swing at Hoca's ribcage but misses.
Hoca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Necmettin Hoca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Hoca - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoca. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoca darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hoca misses with a left hand
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoca.
Hoca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hoca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz is looking to counter the offense by Hoca and move into the clinch.
Hoca throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoca misses the body punch
and Diaz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diaz pulls guard effortlessly.
Diaz controls Hoca momentarily but Hoca frees himself.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoca got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hoca has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hoca defends it easily.
Hoca is posturing up here but Diaz has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Hoca tries to roll out but it's too tight and Hoca has to tap! Slick submission there by Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Noel Diaz!
Noel Diaz retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Noel Diaz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 112 p4p, 45 weight class) and Sonatane Veainu (ranked 19 p4p, 9 weight class). Finlayson comes into the arena with Scotland the Brave, Black Bear blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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15 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonatane Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finlayson lands a nice shot to the body.
Finlayson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Veainu.
Finlayson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veainu.
It seemed like Veainu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finlayson throws a combination that misses
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Finlayson toppling to the canvas! Finlayson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
It looks like Torhte Finlayson has been cut.
Finlayson misses the shot to the body.
Finlayson dips to his left and cracks Veainu with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veainu staying out of range there.
Finlayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Veainu.
Veainu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Veainu! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu lands a big right hand that sends Finlayson crashing to the mat! Veainu stays standing though and waves Finlayson back to his feet!
Finlayson misses with a lunging right hand
and Veainu scores with a counter punch that sends Finlayson to the canvas! Veainu smells blood - he's punishing Finlayson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Finlayson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonatane Veainu! Sonatane Veainu retains his light heavyweight title!
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pop
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