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ICE 7: Iontach PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aidan Hall (ranked 5996 p4p, 5310 weight class) and Keenan Downing (ranked 620 p4p, 579 weight class). Keenan Downing has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aidan Hall's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aidan Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keenan Downing!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downing fails with the takedown.
Hall is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hall leaves Downing with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Hall as Downing shoots in.
Hall looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Aidan Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keenan Downing.
Downing shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
Downing shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hall defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Downing shoots in but no luck this time.
Hall lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Keenan Downing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Downing with a poor takedown
and Hall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downing looking to slow down the pace here.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Downing lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Downing looks winded!
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Downing darts in looking for a takedown but Hall gets double underhooks and turns Downing into the cage.
Hall looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hall seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Downing shoots in looking for a takedown. Hall tries to sprawl out of it but Downing keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Downing shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Downing's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Downing just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHall.
Downing fails with the takedown
and Hall counters with a head kick. That will keep Downing thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downing fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Downing backs away, Hall returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Downing misses with a takedown
and Hall counters by clinching up.
Hall landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Hall.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hall wants it to stay on the feet.
Downing looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall thinks about countering with a head kick.
Downing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hall but Hall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hall thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downing fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Downing shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hall counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Downing is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Downing misses the target.
Aidan Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Downing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Downing throws a right hand that misses
and Hall counters with a head kick.
Downing shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hall pinned against the cage. Hall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hall is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Downing.
Hall looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall slaps away a takedown attempt from Downing, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hall is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Downing.
Downing closes the distance and clinches up with Hall, looking for a takedown. Downing pushes Hall against the cage but Hall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Downing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hall counters with a big head kick but Downing shrugs it off.
No luck for Downing with that takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan Hall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Downing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Downing can do to turn this around?
Downing misses with a takedown attempt
and Hall counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Downing is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Downing.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Downing throws out the jab.
Hall throws a quick counter head kick but Downing was just out of range.
Downing fails with the takedown
and Hall counters with a head kick that drops Downing to the mat! Downing scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
 Downing is rocked!
Aidan Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keenan Downing.
Downing with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hall counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Downing changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hall tries to avoid it but Downing manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hall to the ground. Hall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Downing just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHall.
Downing looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hall thinks about countering with a head kick.
Downing is breathing heavily.
Downing dives in for a single leg takedown but Hall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downing goes for a double leg but Hall avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hall continues to drive forward.
Hall throws a quick counter head kick but Downing was just out of range.
Downing shoots for a double leg takedown but Hall sprawls well. He's pushed Downing's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Downing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hall as he avoids it easily.
Downing shoots in for a takedown but Hall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Downing manages to circle out of the way.
Downing looks for a takedown but Hall sprawls well.
Downing has his takedown stuffed
and Hall counters with a big head kick but Downing shrugs it off.
Downing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hall thinks about countering with a head kick.
Aidan Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Downing throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Hall is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downing shoots in for a double leg but Hall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Downing with a poor takedown
and Hall counters with a head kick.
Downing swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Downing throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall throws a quick counter head kick but Downing was just out of range.
Downing shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Downing's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hall appears to be looking for a big counter.
Downing shoots in but Hall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Downing throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Downing tries for a takedown but Hall circles away easily
and Hall counters with a head kick that drops Downing to the mat! Downing scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Downing is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Downing seems to have recovered his senses.
Downing drives through with a takedown into Hall's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hall is adopting a defensive guard.
Hall trying to keep a closed guard but Downing is proving a slippery customer.
Downing trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall pulls Downing in close to prevent any damage.
Downing is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Downing is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hall is looking to sweep but instead, Downing has passed into half guard.
Hall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Downing on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Downing wants to take a breather but Hall is having none of it.
Hall is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Downing has latched onto it... Big trouble! Downing pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Hall is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Downing!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keenan Downing!
A very excited looking Keenan Downing 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murfum Orcarm (ranked 5199 p4p, 4690 weight class) and Felix Silver (ranked 543 p4p, 500 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murfum Orcarm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Felix Silver!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orcarm scores with a takedown into Silver's guard.
Orcarm working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Orcarm lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orcarm postures up and lands a big shot to Silver's brow.
Silver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orcarm postures up and lands a big shot to Silver's brow.
Silver is trying to keep Orcarm in close.
Orcarm controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orcarm stopping the sweep attempt from Silver.
Orcarm wants to control from the top but Silver keeps moving.
Silver wants to sweep here but Orcarm controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orcarm landing with the ground and pound.
Orcarm chips away with some ground and pound.
Orcarm has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silver trying to strike off his back.
Orcarm lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Orcarm showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Orcarm is working Silver over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orcarm landing some decent shots from guard.
Silver trying to control the position.
Orcarm definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Orcarm wants to control from the top but Silver keeps moving.
Orcarm tries to free his leg and advance position but Silver is retaining full guard.
Silver is trying to control the position but Orcarm postures up.
Orcarm lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orcarm lands a couple of digs.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Hilo inform us that Silver has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Orcarm is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silver is trying to keep Orcarm in close.
Orcarm working some strikes from top position.
Orcarm postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Orcarm wants to control from the top but Silver keeps moving.
Orcarm stands up over Silver, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Orcarm working some strikes from top position.
Silver working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Orcarm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Silver is tightening it up a little... Orcarm has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Orcarm reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Orcarm taps out! Nice BJJ there by Silver!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Felix Silver!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Levi Fleming (ranked 5553 p4p, 4904 weight class) and Adalberto Soria (ranked 538 p4p, 513 weight class). Fleming comes into the arena with F*ck You blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Soria's choice of entrance music: why can't we be friends. Adalberto Soria is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi Fleming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adalberto Soria!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soria shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Soria was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Soria has hold of Fleming's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Fleming tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Soria cranks the arm and Fleming screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Fleming, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Adalberto Soria!
Adalberto Soria took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thanks to Cian, all the people working in the org, to Outlier M.A. and my sparring partners, To all the audience here this evening, to my people at home, and specially for my opponent and his team'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Heredia (ranked 23291 p4p, 2763 weight class) and Arthit Jitmuangnon (ranked 365 p4p, 179 weight class). Jitmuangnon has chosen แขกเจ้าเซ็น as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Heredia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arthit Jitmuangnon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitmuangnon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heredia shoots in and drives through. Jitmuangnon sprawls well.
Jitmuangnon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jitmuangnon instigates a clinch.
Jitmuangnon has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Heredia regains guard immediately.
Jitmuangnon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Heredia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitmuangnon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jitmuangnon working some strikes from top position.
 Heredia is rocked!
Jitmuangnon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oh Heredia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heredia will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heredia tries to strike from the bottom.
Jitmuangnon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jitmuangnon is working Heredia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jitmuangnon stands and steps away. Heredia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Juan Heredia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jitmuangnon instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Heredia is breathing heavily.
Heredia manages to break the clinch.
Jitmuangnon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jitmuangnon feints and then cracks Heredia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heredia down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heredia fails with a takedown attempt.
Jitmuangnon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jitmuangnon working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitmuangnon is chipping away with strikes.
Jitmuangnon decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jitmuangnon has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heredia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jitmuangnon defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Heredia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jitmuangnon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Heredia.
As Heredia backs off Jitmuangnon throws a huge counter combo but Heredia manages to avoid it all.
Jitmuangnon clinches.
Jitmuangnon breaks the clinch.
Heredia shoots in looking for a takedown. Jitmuangnon tries to sprawl out of it but Heredia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jitmuangnon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jitmuangnon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Heredia takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitmuangnon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Heredia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jitmuangnon stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jitmuangnon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heredia blocks a head kick by Jitmuangnon.
Jitmuangnon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jitmuangnon connects with a leg kick.
Heredia tries for a takedown but Jitmuangnon circles away easily
and Jitmuangnon counters by clinching up.
Heredia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Heredia can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jitmuangnon obliges.
Jitmuangnon misses with a knee strike.
Heredia tries to circle away but Jitmuangnon has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heredia takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jitmuangnon.
Heredia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jitmuangnon lands an elbow inside that Heredia shrugs off.
Jitmuangnon lands an elbow inside.
Jitmuangnon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jitmuangnon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jitmuangnon stalls.
Jitmuangnon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice combo by Jitmuangnon! Oh, that's hurt him - Heredia falls to the canvas and Jitmuangnon follows him into side control.
Jitmuangnon stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthit Jitmuangnon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Heredia with a poor takedown
and Jitmuangnon counters with a thumping low kick.
Jitmuangnon gets a takedown into half guard.
Jitmuangnon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jitmuangnon lands a big elbow - Heredia is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Jitmuangnon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthit Jitmuangnon!
A less than humble Arthit Jitmuangnon misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Vatubua (ranked 5424 p4p, 3051 weight class) and Mister ToYou (ranked 584 p4p, 378 weight class). Vatubua's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, O Fortuna. Mister ToYou will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Vatubua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister ToYou!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ToYou avoids the body shot from Vatubua.
ToYou is looking for the big counter here.
ToYou throws a good cross that connects.
Vatubua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vatubua keeps control of ToYou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
ToYou successfully pulls guard.
ToYou avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
ToYou looking for a guillotine here but Vatubua defends easily.
Vatubua avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ToYou being controlled here, momentarily.
Vatubua continues to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatubua has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing ToYou to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Vatubua is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - ToYou pulls down on the head and he's put Vatubua to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mister ToYou!
A victorious Mister ToYou thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Hiller (ranked 2860 p4p, 24346 weight class) and Matt Jackson (ranked 358 p4p, 664 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Hiller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Jackson !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson feints and then cracks Hiller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hiller down.
Jackson throws the left hand but Hiller avoids the punch easily.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hiller.
Jackson with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Hiller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Hiller's front leg but catches the back leg as Hiller tries to avoid it.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Hiller off the cage and back into range.
Hiller closes the distance and clinches.
Hiller is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jackson is defending well.
Hiller blocks a body shot from Jackson .
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hiller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson connects with a jab.
We've been informed that Jackson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hiller is out of range.
Hiller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hiller has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson is trying to push Hiller away but Hiller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hiller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiller keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hiller won't allow it.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hiller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hiller, as that shot connected.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Hiller misses the jab.
Hiller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Hiller avoids it with no problem.
Hiller misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Hiller throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hiller is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Hiller sees coming a mile off.
Oh Hiller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Hiller seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiller.
A head kick misses from Jackson .
Hiller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson throws a low kick but Hiller avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Hiller. Hiller maintains the clinch.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiller.
Hiller gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jackson regains guard.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hiller controls the pace.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hiller controls the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson looking to control.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hiller controls the pace.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Hiller from controlling successfully.
Hiller sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hiller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hiller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hiller throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Hiller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson .
Hiller moves into the clinch.
Hiller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Hiller throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Hiller lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab lands there for Jackson .
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
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!
A clash of legs there as Hiller blocks the low kick.
Hiller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hiller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson .
Jackson checks a low kick from Hiller.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiller. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hiller throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackson ! But no joy.
Hiller misses with a double jab.
Jackson throws a low kick but Hiller avoids it.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hiller staying out of range there.
Hiller takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hiller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jackson eats them both and turns towards Hiller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson . Those never looked like landing.
Hiller has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Hiller keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hiller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson throws a right hand that Hiller ducks under and follows up with a left that Hiller also avoids with ease.
Hiller moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiller takes a shot to the head.
Hiller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson leaves Hiller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Hiller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiller checks a low kick from Jackson .
Hiller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hiller looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jeremy Hiller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hiller has a takedown stuffed.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hiller.
Hiller closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Jackson tries to circle away but Hiller has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hiller has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hiller lands a right hand.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Hiller is controlling the position.
Hiller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson .
Jeremy Hiller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hiller is keeping busy.
Hiller keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Hiller manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jackson trying to control but Hiller is working from the bottom.
Hiller trying to strike off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hiller is on top in guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Hiller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hiller trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Hiller tries to pass.
Jackson has control of Hiller's left arm, preventing Hiller from doing any damage.
Hiller trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hiller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hiller wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Hiller is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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.
Hiller advances to half guard.
Hiller prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Jackson is looking to control Hiller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
Hiller not doing much here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hiller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hiller blocks a jab.
Hiller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson counters with a good low kick that Hiller was not able to check.
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 Jeremy Hiller will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hiller tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Jackson .
Hiller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hiller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Hiller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hiller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hiller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson cracks Hiller with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hiller looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Jackson finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Jackson lands a beautiful left hook that drops Hiller. Hiller tries to recover but Jackson is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Hiller lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Jackson !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Jackson (ranked 3126 p4p, 5026 weight class) and Booker Tillman (ranked 410 p4p, 559 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Jackson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Booker Tillman!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Tillman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jackson back to the cage. Tillman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tillman misses with the combination.
Jackson dives in for a single leg takedown but Tillman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson has been working on his balance at PRETTY PETERS FIGHT CLUB, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tillman.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Tillman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tillman rushes Jackson and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Jackson is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Tillman piles on the pressure and Jackson crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Booker Tillman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cestmir Cejka (ranked 4574 p4p, 3301 weight class) and Gog Cox (ranked 505 p4p, 400 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cestmir Cejka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gog Cox!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cejka lands with a nice combination. Cox backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Gog Cox has been cut.
Cox walks into a straight right hand from Cejka.
Cejka throws a one two combo.
Cox slips a jab and a cross from Cejka.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cejka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cejka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cox moves forwards but Cejka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cox is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Cejka knocks Cox out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cestmir Cejka!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Kickboxer (ranked 6187 p4p, 2300 weight class) and Killian Andrew (ranked 626 p4p, 320 weight class). Andrew is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Redcorn. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, The Kickboxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Killian Andrew!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kickboxer throws a head kick that misses
and Andrew counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kickboxer won't be happy with that.
Andrew is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kickboxer is trying to escape and Andrew transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kickboxer is forced to tap! Nice work there by Andrew! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Killian Andrew!
Killian Andrew took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Fought this clown twice, where my love at?! Let me get a shot at that title!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ismat Usman (ranked 4990 p4p, 2908 weight class) and Jonny Bravo (ranked 530 p4p, 359 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismat Usman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bravo's hands.
Bravo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bravo misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Bravo.
Bravo throws a right hand that misses
and Usman counters with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bravo misses the target.
Usman throws a left that rocks Bravo and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Usman dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Bravo regain composure!
Bravo is rocked!
It looks like Jonny Bravo has been cut.
Bravo looks winded!
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!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bravo is still in real trouble! Can Usman finish him?
Usman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Usman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Usman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Usman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bravo on the ground.
Usman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Usman throws an elbow but Bravo slips to the side and avoids it well.
A big shot lands for Usman! That's hurt Bravo! Will he recover? Usman fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ismat Usman!
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