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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stefan De Vries (ranked 1940 p4p, 1219 weight class) and Klahan Metharom (ranked 114 p4p, 69 weight class). Klahan Metharom has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Klahan Metharom!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Metharom scores with a shot to the body.
Metharom throws a body punch but De Vries moves out of range.
Metharom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Metharom, as that shot connected.
Metharom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Vries throws out the jab.
Klahan Metharom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vries takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Metharom looks to throw the jab but De Vries is out of range.
A quick step to the side and De Vries tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vries looks to throw the jab but Metharom is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Metharom! But no joy.
Metharom misses with a straight right.
A jab from Metharom finds it's way through De Vries's defenses.
De Vries missing with a left hand there. Metharom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom misses with a body kick.
Metharom connects with a looping right hand.
Metharom tests De Vries's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Metharom lands a glancing blow to the side of De Vries's head.
Metharom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Vries misses with a few strikes there.
Metharom lands with a shot to the body.
Metharom lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
 De Vries is rocked!
De Vries moves forwards but Metharom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh De Vries is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from De Vries misses.
De Vries stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Metharom.
Metharom cracks De Vries with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! De Vries falls to his knees and Metharom doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klahan Metharom!
Klahan Metharom gave a mention to KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Pereira (ranked 1957 p4p, 1862 weight class) and John Edmonds (ranked 283 p4p, 270 weight class). Edmonds has chosen Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus as his entrance music. John Edmonds has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Granite 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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmonds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira is looking for a counter combo.
Pereira cracks Edmonds with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pereira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edmonds fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pereira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A low kick from Pereira is predictable there
and Edmonds counters with a left to the body.
Pereira misses with an uppercut.
Pereira staying out of range there.
Pereira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edmonds throws out the jab.
Edmonds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Edmonds fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pereira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Edmonds darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pereira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Edmonds on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Edmonds.
Pereira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pereira throws a looping overhand right but Edmonds ducks down to avoid it.
Edmonds misses with the combination.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edmonds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edmonds swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pereira counters with a one-two to the body.
Edmonds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edmonds throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edmonds lands with a nice combination. Pereira backs away looking to recover.
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!
Edmonds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira scoring well with a low kick there.
Edmonds throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pereira.
Pereira swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Edmonds finds it's way through Pereira's defenses.
Edmonds looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pereira!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edmonds goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pereira rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Edmonds's guard! Nice work there by Pereira!
Pereira works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira trying to pass the guard but Edmonds defending well.
Edmonds is staying active underneath Pereira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pereira wants to control but Edmonds is keeping him busy.
Pereira wants to pass the guard but Edmonds is defending well.
Pereira prevents Edmonds from improving his position.
Pereira is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Edmonds wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pereira is controlling the pace.
Pereira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Edmonds knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Edmonds is looking for a sweep. Pereira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Edmonds won't allow Pereira to pass to mount.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Edmonds will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pereira throws a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Pereira.
Edmonds misses with a takedown attempt - Pereira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Edmonds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pereira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edmonds.
Edmonds keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Edmonds on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pereira connects with a crisp jab.
Edmonds fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Edmonds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
A bone on bone clash there as Pereira blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pereira closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Edmonds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Edmonds is working for takedown but Pereira is calmly controlling the position for now.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Edmonds.
Pereira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Edmonds swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edmonds gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pereira regains guard.
Pereira keeping full guard, as Edmonds tries to pass.
Pereira wants to sweep but no luck.
Pereira is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pereira has his hands on Edmonds's head, controlling the position.
Pereira wants to sweep but no luck.
Edmonds drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pereira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pereira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pereira!
Pereira looking to control but instead Edmonds has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Edmonds.
Pereira controls from within his opponent's guard.
Edmonds had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pereira defends it easily.
Pereira tries to free his leg and advance position but Edmonds is retaining full guard.
Edmonds is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pereira trying to control the position from guard on top but Edmonds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pereira tries to free his leg and advance position but Edmonds is retaining full guard.
Edmonds looking to control but Pereira passes into half guard.
Edmonds tries to get to full guard but Pereira has control of the leg.
Pereira takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pereira passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Pereira dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Edmonds with a hook.
Edmonds swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pereira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edmonds thinking.
Edmonds avoids the body shot from Pereira.
Pereira dips to his left and cracks Edmonds with an uppercut!
Pereira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Edmonds there.
Edmonds scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds throws a jab when Pereira was well out of range.
Good exchange - Edmonds coming out on top.
Pereira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Edmonds momentarily.
Edmonds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Pereira was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira slips under a jab.
Pereira motions for Edmonds to come forward. Pereira throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira tries to clinch up.
Edmonds swats away the attempt to clinch by Pereira.
Edmonds drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing Edmonds from controlling successfully.
Pereira trying to keep a closed guard but Edmonds is proving a slippery customer.
Pereira managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds tries to free his leg and advance position but Pereira is retaining full guard.
Edmonds keeps trying to improve his position.
Pereira pulls Edmonds in close to prevent any damage.
Edmonds stopping the sweep attempt from Pereira.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Michel Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira throws a hook but Edmonds avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira swings widly with a right hand
and Edmonds counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pereira thinking.
Edmonds misses with a few strikes there.
Edmonds throws a lazy uppercut
and Pereira counters with a thumping low kick.
Edmonds looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pereira!
Pereira is trying to get back to half guard.
Pereira can't do much from the bottom here.
Pereira is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Edmonds is thwarting Pereira's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds wants to free his trapped foot but Pereira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Edmonds is trying to control. Pereira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Edmonds wants to work for an arm triangle but Pereira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pereira keeping hold of Edmonds's head, controlling as best he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Edmonds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Edmonds 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Edmonds!
During a confident post fight interview, John Edmonds 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 1309 p4p, 1650 weight class) and Anders Hansson (ranked 145 p4p, 179 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Hansson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansson moves in looking to clinch but Draven pushes him off.
Draven throws a quick counter head kick but Hansson was just out of range.
Hansson tries for a takedown but Draven circles away easily
and Draven counters by clinching up.
Draven tries to circle away but Hansson has him pinned against the cage.
Draven controlling the action here for a moment.
Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hansson.
As Hansson tries to get set, Draven tries to push him back and clinch up but Hansson manages to avoid the attempt.
Anders Hansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansson looks for a takedown but Draven sprawls well.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anders Hansson.
Draven gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven breaks the clinch.
Hansson tries for a takedown but Draven sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Draven wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Draven tries to clinch up but Hansson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hansson shoots in and drives through. Draven sprawls well.
Draven fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hansson just manages to avoid it.
Hansson gets a clinch.
Draven effectively controlling the action here.
Draven lands an elbow inside that Hansson shrugs off.
Hansson jumps guard but Draven stands there with Hansson around his waist. Hansson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hansson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hansson shoots in for a takedown but Draven shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hansson looks for the body kick but Draven saw that one coming.
Draven closes the distance and clinches.
Hansson being controlled against the cage.
Draven effectively controlling the action here.
Draven holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hansson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Draven slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven wants to control from the top but Hansson keeps moving.
Draven 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hansson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Draven controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Draven's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Draven has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hansson looking for a sweep. Not yet Hansson, not yet.
Draven not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Draven continues to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hansson fails with the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Draven swats away the attempt to clinch by Hansson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Draven moves out of range of the leg kick from Hansson.
Hansson gets a takedown into half guard.
Hansson wants to pass the guard but Draven is defending well.
Well, if Hansson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hansson is pressing down on Draven's thigh, looking to free his foot. Draven is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hansson stands up out of the half guard.
Hansson moves in looking to clinch but Draven pushes him off.
Hansson tries to clinch up but Draven circles away and keeps his distance.
Hansson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Draven did well to prevent Hansson getting side control.
Hansson trying to control the action but Draven is working from the bottom.
Draven is concentrating on defense, preventing Hansson from advancing position.
Hansson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson trying to control the action but Draven is working from the bottom.
Draven looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hansson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hansson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Draven does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson prevents Draven from standing back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anders Hansson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hansson misses with a takedown
and Draven makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Eric Draven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draven stuffs the takedown.
Draven throws a leg kick but Hansson moved away.
Hansson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Draven.
Hansson moves into the clinch.
Draven lands an elbow inside.
Draven with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Draven is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hansson goes for a takedown attempt but Draven pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anders Hansson.
Draven throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven is looking to clinch but Hansson is avoiding it.
Draven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hansson can do to turn this around?
Hansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hansson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Draven's guard.
Draven is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hansson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hansson goes for a takedown attempt but Draven pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draven.
Hansson has a takedown stuffed.
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 Eric Draven will probably get the nod.
That's time! Draven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Draven keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hansson blocks the body kick.
Hansson shoots in looking for a takedown but Draven manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hansson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Draven throws a one two combo.
Hansson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Draven is fending him off so far but Hansson persists. Nope, Draven circles away and we're back to standing.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anders Hansson.
Draven throws a solid leg kick but Hansson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Draven.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Draven wants it to stay on the feet.
Draven seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Draven throws a head kick that misses
and Hansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Hansson checks a low kick from Draven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson blocks a head kick by Draven.
Hansson throws out a loose jab but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hansson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hansson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Draven is fending him off so far but Hansson persists. Nope, Draven circles away and we're back to standing.
Draven swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hansson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Draven wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Draven tries to sprawl but Hansson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Draven wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson wants to control but Draven is keeping him busy.
Draven wants to get back to his feet.
Draven kicks Hansson off and gets back to his feet.
Hansson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Draven tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hansson manages to circle out of the way.
Hansson shoots in but no luck this time.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Draven defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hansson.
Draven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Draven throws a leg kick
so Hansson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Eric Draven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Draven has control of Hansson's left arm, preventing Hansson from doing any damage.
Hansson tries to stand but Draven is controlling from the bottom.
Draven wants to stand but Hansson is controlling the position.
Anders Hansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven kicks Hansson off and gets to his feet.
Crunch! Draven slams his shin into Hansson's torso.
Hansson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draven lands with a shot to the body.
Hansson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hansson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Draven but Draven pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hansson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansson tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Draven, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
After the big win, Eric Draven made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KOMBAT KLOTHING and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Muuka Laine (ranked 1041 p4p, 1052 weight class) and Charlie River (ranked 57 p4p, 58 weight class). Laine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thats Not Me. River comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Muuka Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie River!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
River tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laine throws a jab when River was well out of range.
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
River fails in his attempt to clinch.
River throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laine counters with a low kick, right behind River 's knee.
River chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laine can pounce on him.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
River scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Laine misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River throws a right hand that Laine ducks under and follows up with a left that Laine also avoids with ease.
River tries to clinch up but Laine circles away and keeps his distance.
Laine throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Laine drops his hands momentarily and River takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
Laine misses with a low kick as River jumps back.
River rushes Laine and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River avoiding damage as Laine throws knees to the body.
Laine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
River is leaning against Laine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Laine.
Laine lands a body shot.
Laine pushes off an throws an elbow but River leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Laine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laine prevents a body shot from River.
Laine breaks the clinch.
River scores with a nice right hand.
Laine throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine sets himself, and River steps forward looking for the clinch! Laine avoids it this time.
Charlie River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laine moves out of range of the body kick.
River lands a head kick. Laine smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
River throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
River lands a front kick.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine misses with a double jab
and River counters with a lovely shot to the body.
River connects with a body shot.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
Laine misses with a head kick.
Laine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laine moves away from the strike by River.
River takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine lands a jab.
Laine slips under a jab from River.
River with a jab.
River connects with a nice looking jab.
River takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River throws a hook but Laine avoids it easily.
And Laine counters with a quick kick to the body but River blocks it.
Laine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
River listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
River misses with an uppercut.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
River slips a straight right by Laine.
River throws a nice looking combination but Laine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
River slips under a jab from Laine.
Nice straight punches there by Laine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laine.
Laine takes one on the button.
Laine feints and then cracks River's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow River down.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River misses with a straight left.
River throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as River checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Laine.
River lands with a nice body kick.
Laine misses with an attempted mid kick.
River throws a head kick that misses.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Laine misses its target.
Laine misses with a straight right.
River on the wrong end of a nice hook.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laine.
Laine lands with a thumping leg kick.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Laine misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River lunges at Laine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laine's hand.
River is looking to clinch but Laine is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charlie River will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
River punishes Laine's body with a nice straight punch.
River misses with a looping left.
River scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laine misses with an attempted mid kick.
River fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
River throws a head kick that Laine semi-blocks.
River drives through and clinches with Laine against the cage.
Laine lands a nice uppercut.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Laine.
River throws a head punch that misses.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine misses with an elbow over the top.
Laine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Laine misses with a hook to the ribs.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Laine.
Laine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for River.
Good standup being displayed there by Laine as he connects with a hook.
Laine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
River lands a nice looking body shot.
River has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As River backs away, Laine returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
Laine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
River throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Charlie River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
River connects with a right hand. Laine shakes it off.
River misses with a looping right.
River misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Laine lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River moves out of range as Laine strikes.
And River responds with a good body kick, but Laine manages to step out the way in time.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Laine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Laine.
Laine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from River - that will leave a mark!
River is looking to score with low kicks.
Laine scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from River.
River thumps Laine with a low kick.
River feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River avoids the body shot from Laine.
Laine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on River. That did some damage!
Laine misses with a low kick.
River has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laine finds it's way round the side to connect with River's head.
Laine sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
River misses with an uppercut.
River misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laine misses with a head kick.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine moves away from the strike by River.
River will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laine lands a slapping body shot.
River throws a low kick but Laine avoids it.
Laine seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
River checks a leg kick.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River misses with a left hand
and Laine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laine lands an overhand right.
Laine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Laine connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from River 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!
Laine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but River checks it well.
River cracks a nice hook into Laine's ribs.
Laine misses with a kick to the body.
River looks like he wants to counter punch here.
River does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
River looks for the body kick but Laine saw that one coming.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
River slips a jab from Laine.
Laine misses with an attempted mid kick.
River scores with the left hand. Laine knows he should have avoided that one.
River scores with a head kick. Laine tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A big right from River misses.
Laine tries to land a leg kick but River saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laine circles away quickly and effectively.
Laine tried to counter with a leg kick but River avoided it.
Laine walks into a left hand.
Laine looks for the body kick but River saw that one coming.
River thinks about the counter body kick.
River smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Laine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine throws a head kick but River moves out of range.
Laine avoids the head kick by River.
Laine throws a leg kick but River sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
That kick from Laine tenderised River's leg. River is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laine misses with a body kick.
Laine looks for the body kick but River saw that one coming.
Laine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
River throws a leg kick that misses.
Laine misses with a low kick.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
River takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
River blocks a jab.
Laine cracks a nice hook into River's ribs.
Laine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laine misses with a low kick.
River tries a quick counter leg kick but Laine is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
River scores with a hook to the body. Laine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
River scores with a body shot.
River misses with a wild body shot.
As River backs away, Laine returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
River goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Laine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Laine blocks the leg kick.
River misses with a head kick.
River lands with a nice combination. Laine backs away looking to recover.
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!
River throws a sloppy head kick and Laine moves out of range easily.
Laine lands a head kick. River smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
River fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Laine checks it well.
Muuka Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from River.
River closes the distance and clinches.
River on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
River misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laine.
Laine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Laine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Laine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laine.
Laine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Laine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Charlie River seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
River tries to throw a body punch but Laine avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Laine can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
River misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
Laine misses with a body shot.
River lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
River checks a leg kick nicely.
River on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Laine misses.
River works Laine's body with a nice hook.
River scores with a decent looking hook.
River lands a body shot.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
River slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laine.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a good cross that connects.
River pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Laine blocks a head kick by River.
River throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by River as he connects with a hook.
River closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
River connects with a good right hand that stumbles Laine. Laine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laine checks a leg kick nicely.
Laine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Laine tests River's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by River.
River misses with a straight left.
River listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Laine.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie River comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well River has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie River!
A victorious Charlie River thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Muuka Laine spoke after the fight, saying 'Don’t Worry Ill Train Hard And Win'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Lee (ranked 654 p4p, 783 weight class) and Bate Pepo (ranked 93 p4p, 113 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bate Pepo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee with a nice calf kick.
Pepo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pepo wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pepo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pepo misses with a two punch combination.
Pepo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pepo walks into a jab.
Pepo throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pepo tries to clinch up
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee closes the distance and pushes Pepo back into the cage.
Pepo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pepo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Pepo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pepo.
Pepo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Our sources have told us that Lee has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Pepo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Pepo is blocking nicely.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Pepo avoids the damage to the body.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Pepo lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pepos head.
A body shot lands from Pepo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Pepo blocks with his arms.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Pepo avoids the damage to the body.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Pepo.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Pepo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pepo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Pepo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pepo.
Pepo blocks a body shot from Lee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pepo.
Lee misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pepo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Pepo avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Pepo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee works on Pepo's body with a couple of short punches.
Pepo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Pepo is blocking nicely.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pepo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee working aggressively here.
Pepo misses with a punch on the inside.
Pepo working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Pepo controls the action.
Pepo lands a right hand.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Pepo misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Pepo avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pepo backwards.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lee dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lee looks for the body kick but Pepo saw that one coming.
Pepo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Pepo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pepo clinches up against the cage.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Pepo blocking some punches.
Pepo taking a breather.
Jimmy Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pepo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pepo.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepo tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Pepo back against the cage.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pepo backwards.
Pepo throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Pepo prevents a body shot from Lee.
Pepo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pepo can turn it around.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pepo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pepo lands with a left to the head.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Pepo blocks it.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pepo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pepo's elbow.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Pepo's ribcage.
Pepo blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pepo backwards.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working Pepo over against the cage.
Pepo is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pepo can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pepos head.
Lee is leaning against Pepo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pepo backwards.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Pepo controls his hands.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pepo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee tries a body shot but Pepo blocks it.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepo has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pepo misses with a punch on the inside.
Pepo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pepo's elbow.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Pepo.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pepo backwards.
Lee blocks a body shot from Pepo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Pepo.
Pepo prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pepo blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pepo backwards.
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!
Pepo looking to stall.
A short right from Lee.
Pepo working aggressively here.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pepo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee lands a right hand.
Pepo prevents a body shot from Lee.
Pepo prevents a body shot from Lee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lee dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pepo misses with a combination
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pepo throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a solid body kick.
Pepo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bate Pepo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee pushes Pepo up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pepo avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pepo backwards.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Pepo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pepo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee working Pepo over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Pepo backwards.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Pepo won't want to take too many of those.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pepos head.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pepo backwards.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pepo backwards.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Pepo avoids the damage to the body.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pepo.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Pepo controls his hands.
Jimmy Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pepo.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Pepo backwards.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee tries to work over Pepo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pepo blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Pepo.
Lee is working Pepo over against the cage.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pepo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Pepo controls his hands.
Lee working Pepo over with knees to the body.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pepo backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Pepo fails to land.
Pepo managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Pepo has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pepo's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pepo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Pepo fails to land.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pepo.
Lee with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Pepo throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Bate Pepo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pepo prevents a body shot from Lee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Lee!
Jimmy Lee took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dohn Jodson (ranked 639 p4p, 1142 weight class) and DeMario Valdez (ranked 74 p4p, 126 weight class). Valdez has chosen Era - Ameno as his entrance music. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dohn Jodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeMario Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez with a nice cross.
Jodson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valdez throws a head kick but Jodson moves out of range.
Valdez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jodson connects with a crisp jab.
Valdez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 It looks like DeMario Valdez has been cut.
Valdez jabs Jodson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Valdez lands a lovely overhand right.
Valdez misses with a low kick.
Jodson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valdez was well out of range. Poor timing from Jodson.
Valdez throws a shot from downtown. Jodson moves away and avoids it.
Jodson looks to throw the jab but Valdez is out of range.
Jodson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jodson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valdez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
DeMario Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdez misses with the combination.
Valdez lands a right hook to the body.
Valdez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jodson on the side of the head.
Jodson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valdez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jodson was well out of range. Poor timing from Valdez.
Jodson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valdez on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valdez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodson scores with a jab. Valdez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Valdez moves away from the strike by Jodson.
Valdez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jodson misses with a looping left.
Valdez connects with a right hand. Jodson shakes it off.
Valdez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Valdez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jodson counters with a straight right hand.
 Valdez is rocked!
We've been told by Jodson's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jodson misses with an uppercut.
Valdez throws a leg kick which misses Jodson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jodson tries to avoid it.
Valdez lands with a cross.
Valdez looks to score with a jab to the body but Jodson is just out of range.
Valdez works Jodson's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Jodson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jodson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jodson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valdez.
Jodson misses with a body shot.
Jodson tries a head kick but it misses.
Valdez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Valdez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valdez throws a hook but Jodson avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Valdez. That snapped Jodson's head back.
Valdez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Valdez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jodson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Valdez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jodson.
Nice uppercut there from Valdez.
Valdez lands with a straight right. Jodson didn't see that one coming.
Valdez moves out of range of the body kick from Jodson.
Valdez throws a big shot that misses.
Jodson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jodson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valdez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jodson tries to clinch up but Valdez circles away and keeps his distance.
Jodson throws the left hand but Valdez avoids the punch easily.
Valdez is looking for the big counter here.
Jodson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valdez has Jodson up against the cage in a clinch.
Valdez wants to get back to striking at distance but Jodson won't allow it.
Valdez scores with a shoulder strike.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
Jodson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Valdez looks to throw the jab but Jodson is out of range.
Valdez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jodson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Valdez's head backwards.
Jodson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Valdez lands.
Valdez defending well as Jodson loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Jodson misses.
Valdez throws out a counter right but Jodson avoids it with no problem.
Valdez connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Jodson finds it's way through Valdez's defenses.
A big left from Jodson misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jodson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jodson throws a head kick that misses.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jodson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valdez.
Valdez throws a push kick but Jodson slaps the foot to one side.
Jodson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Valdez doesn't manage to clinch there - Jodson circles away.
Valdez misses the jab.
Valdez scores with a jab to the head.
Valdez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valdez throws a hook but Jodson blocks it.
Valdez throws a wild body kick that Jodson sees coming a mile off.
Valdez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jodson throws a big shot that misses.
Valdez closes the distance and pushes Jodson back into the cage.
Valdez is looking to break free of the clinch but Jodson has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jodson.
Valdez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jodsons head.
Valdez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valdez is trying to force a seperation but Jodson has the dominant position.
Jodson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valdez's efforts to push away.
Jodson can't find room to land a body shot as Valdez controls the action.
Jodson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valdez slips under a jab from Jodson.
Valdez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Valdez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jodson to score with a decent uppercut.
Valdez lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jodson throws a looping overhand right but Valdez ducks down to avoid it.
Valdez has Jodson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jodson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Valdez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but DeMario Valdez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DeMario Valdez'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.
Valdez punishes Jodson's body with a nice straight punch.
Jodson throws a hook to the side of Valdez's head but Valdez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeMario Valdez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jodson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valdez.
A slow jab from Jodson misses its intended target.
A big right from Valdez misses.
Valdez misses with a looping right.
Valdez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jodson momentarily.
Valdez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jodson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Valdez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valdez fakes the leg kick and cracks Jodson in the body.
Valdez misses with a hook. Jodson ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Valdez.
Jodson throws a jab when Valdez was well out of range.
Jodson throws a looping overhand right but Valdez ducks down to avoid it.
Valdez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jodson throws out the jab.
Valdez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jodson tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Jodson scores with a four punch combination!
Valdez throws a looping overhand right but Jodson ducks down to avoid it.
Valdez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Valdez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jodson throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses.
Valdez misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A solid body kick from Jodson.
Jodson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valdez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jodson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jodson throws out a loose jab but Valdez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jodson moves into range and clinches up with Valdez.
Valdez manages to break the clinch.
Valdez lands with a straight right. Jodson didn't see that one coming.
Valdez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jodson staying out of range there.
Valdez ducks under a wild hook from Jodson.
Jodson misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Jodson blocks the leg kick.
Valdez works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Valdez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez throws a body kick that misses.
Jodson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jodson lands with a nice body punch.
Jodson staying out of range there.
Valdez moves in looking to clinch but Jodson pushes him off.
Valdez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jodson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valdez.
Jodson misses with a looping left.
Jodson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valdez throws out the jab.
Jodson misses with a double jab.
Valdez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jodson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jodson looks to land a right hand but Valdez moved out of range.
Jodson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valdez can pounce on him.
Valdez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jodson missing with a left hand there. Valdez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jodson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jodson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valdezs head.
Jodson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jodson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jodson has Valdez pressed against the cage, preventing Valdez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valdez misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Jodson.
Jodson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dohn Jodson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jodson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jodson lands with a left to the head.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
Valdez scores with a punch to the head.
Valdez jabs Jodson right on the nose. Jodson blinks but takes it well.
Jodson scoring well with a low kick there.
Valdez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jodson moves away.
Valdez connects with a nice looking jab.
Jodson misses with a hook
enabling Valdez to counter with a crisp jab.
Valdez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jodson throws an overhand right that lands on Valdez's shoulder, as Valdez tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valdez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jodson throws a series of punches but Valdez moves out of range.
Jodson throws a shot from downtown. Valdez moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jodson.
Jodson throws a hook but Valdez blocks it.
Valdez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jodson throws a good cross that connects.
Jodson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valdez counters with a straight right hand.
Valdez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valdez slips a jab from Jodson.
Jodson tries to clinch up.
Valdez takes one on the button.
Valdez moves away from the strike by Jodson.
Valdez ducks under a wild hook from Jodson.
Valdez lands an overhand right.
Jodson cracks Valdez with a good jab.
That has opened up DeMario Valdez's cut even more.
A slow jab from Jodson misses its intended target.
Valdez defending well as Jodson loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jodson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valdez, pushing him back against the cage.
Valdez blocking some punches.
Jodson misses with a punch on the inside.
Valdez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Valdez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but DeMario Valdez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on DeMario Valdez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Valdez pushes Jodson away with a front kick.
Valdez throws a head kick that Jodson semi-blocks.
Valdez jabs Jodson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jodson swinging wildly here.
Jodson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Valdez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jodson.
Valdez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jodson tries to bum rush Valdez with a series of wild strikes but Valdez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valdez scores with a jab. Jodson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jodson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Valdez throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Valdez closes the distance and clinches.
Jodson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valdez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jodson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valdez.
Jodson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valdez counters with a left and a right that stings Jodson.
Valdez lands a nice hook to Jodson's body. Jodson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jodson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jodson loads up on a big right hand but Valdez slips the punch.
Jodson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Jodson misses.
Jodson cracks Valdez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Valdez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jodson.
Jodson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jodson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valdez.
It looked like Jodson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valdez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jodson.
Jodson throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range.
Jodson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Valdez. Jodson shrugs it off though.
Jodson throws out a loose jab but Valdez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jodson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valdez.
Jodson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valdez.
Jodson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valdez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jodson missing with a left hand there. Valdez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jodson misses with a body shot.
Valdez lunges at Jodson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jodson's hand.
Jodson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Valdez clinches up against the cage.
Jodson looking to slow down the pace here.
Valdez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jodsons head.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
Valdez scores with a shot to the body.
Jodson scores with a jab.
Valdez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valdez misses with a low kick.
Jodson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Valdez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jodson throws out the jab.
Valdez takes one to the chin there.
Valdez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jodson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valdez! But no joy.
Valdez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valdez checks a leg kick.
Valdez tries to land a front kick but Jodson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Valdez checks a low kick from Jodson.
Valdez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jodson has time to react.
Jodson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jodson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valdez scores with a kick to the body.
A big left from Valdez misses.
Jodson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jodson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valdez can pounce on him.
Valdez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valdez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valdez lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valdez blocks a leg kick.
Valdez with a jab.
Jodson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jodson drives through and clinches with Valdez against the cage.
Jodson is trying to force a seperation but Valdez has the dominant position.
Jodson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valdez avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jodson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jodson drops his hands momentarily and Valdez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Valdez tries to work over Jodson's front leg with a kick but Jodson checks it.
The fighters circling - Jodson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valdez throws a solid leg kick but Jodson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Valdez.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jodson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Valdez - the referee stops the clock and Jodson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Valdez. Jodson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Valdez throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jodson misses with a looping right.
Jodson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valdez.
Valdez scores with a nice right hand.
Jodson misses with a looping right.
Valdez tries a head kick but it misses.
Jodson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Valdez lands a glancing blow to the side of Jodson's head.
Valdez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jodson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jodson misses with an uppercut.
Valdez slips under a jab.
Valdez defending well as Jodson loads up on a big left hand.
Dohn Jodson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jodson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jodson throws a jab when Valdez was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeMario Valdez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Valdez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... DeMario Valdez!
After winning the bout, DeMario Valdez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ife Edwards (ranked 633 p4p, 1258 weight class) and Leif Erikson (ranked 93 p4p, 171 weight class). Edwards's entrance music is Damian Marley - Road to Zion. A fine choice. Erikson has chosen Into Battle - Ensiferum as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ife Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Leif Erikson !
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Edwards connects with a looping right hand.
Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erikson was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwards.
And Erikson responds with a good body kick, but Edwards manages to step out the way in time.
A good leg kick by Edwards.
Edwards takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed right hand from Edwards misses the target.
Edwards takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Edwards cracks a nice hook into Erikson 's ribs.
Erikson misses with a right hand
and Erikson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Erikson throws a leg kick but Edwards sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Edwards has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Erikson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Edwards wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Edwards ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards clobbers Erikson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Edwards moves out of range of the body kick.
Edwards fires out a quick counter leg kick but Erikson just manages to avoid it.
Edwards throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Erikson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edwards is looking to counter punch.
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edwards moves out of range as Erikson strikes.
Edwards slips under a jab.
Jab from Edwards.
Erikson misses the shot to the body.
Edwards thumps Erikson with a low kick.
Erikson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Edwards.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Edwards.
Erikson misses with a body shot
and Edwards counters with a straight right hand.
Edwards moves in close and cracks Erikson with a massive right hand! Erikson , frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Edwards!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ife Edwards!
Ife Edwards took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Leif Erikson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will now rape and pillage!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keone Kapisi (ranked 405 p4p, 669 weight class) and Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 13 p4p, 23 weight class). Delsarte has chosen Ah Non Cest Terrible as his entrance music. Gauthier Delsarte has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Keone Kapisi's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Keone Kapisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gauthier Delsarte!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delsarte throws a jab when Kapisi was well out of range.
Delsarte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Delsarte avoids the body shot from Kapisi.
Delsarte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kapisi manages to avoid it.
Delsarte jabs at Kapisi's body.
Kapisi throws the left hand but Delsarte avoids the punch easily.
Kapisi throws a lazy uppercut
and Delsarte counters with a nice uppercut.
Delsarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kapisi missing with a left hand there. Delsarte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kapisi throws a sloppy body shot
and Delsarte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Delsarte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kapisi.
Delsarte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kapisi.
Delsarte has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kapisi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Delsarte moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delsarte connects with a body shot.
Kapisi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Delsarte.
A big right from Delsarte misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Kapisi misses its target.
Kapisi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Delsarte misses with a hook.
Delsarte throws a good cross that connects.
Delsarte stuns Kapisi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kapisi.
Kapisi misses with an uppercut.
Delsarte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kapisi misses with the combination.
Nice body kick there by Delsarte.
Delsarte throws a good cross that connects.
Kapisi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Delsarte's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kapisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delsarte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kapisi with a body shot.
Delsarte is looking to slow Kapisi down with leg kicks.
Delsarte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kapisi doesn't seem bothered though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Delsarte!
Delsarte lands a jab to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Delsarte. That's going to slow Kapisi down.
Keone Kapisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delsarte blocks a jab.
Delsarte misses with a low kick.
Kapisi misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delsarte connects with a crisp jab.
Delsarte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Delsarte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Delsarte coming out on top.
Delsarte is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kapisi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kapisi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kapisi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kapisi is rocked!
Delsarte is looking to score with low kicks.
Oh Kapisi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kapisi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kapisi seems to have got his legs back now.
Delsarte works Kapisi's body with a nice hook.
Kapisi throws a hook but Delsarte blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Delsarte! But no joy.
Kapisi moves out of range of the leg kick from Delsarte.
A solid body kick from Delsarte.
The fighters circling - Kapisi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Delsarte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Delsarte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kapisi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kapisi misses with a body shot.
Kapisi takes a swing at Delsarte's ribcage but misses.
Delsarte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Delsarte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kapisi.
Good shot there by Delsarte.
Kapisi misses the jab.
Kapisi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Delsarte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oooooh!!! Kapisi has knocked Delsarte down with a huge combo! Kapisi steps away and waves a wobbly Delsarte back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
Kapisi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Delsarte misses.
Kapisi misses with a left hand
enabling Delsarte to counter with a crisp jab.
Kapisi misses with a body shot
and Delsarte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kapisi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Delsarte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kapisi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kapisi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Delsarte digs a good body shot into Kapisi's ribs.
Delsarte connects with a jab.
A cross from Kapisi lands.
Kapisi blocks a head kick by Delsarte.
Kapisi looks to throw the jab but Delsarte is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kapisi throws the left hand but Delsarte avoids the punch easily.
Kapisi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Delsarte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kapisi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kapisi throws a right and a left that Delsarte avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kapisi is breathing heavily.
Delsarte throws out a powerful jab.
Kapisi throws a sloppy body shot
and Delsarte counters with a straight right hand.
Kapisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Delsarte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kapisi tries to move into range but Delsarte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab by Kapisi.
Kapisi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Delsarte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kapisi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Delsarte lands a nice looking body kick.
Kapisi looks to throw the jab but Delsarte is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kapisi throws a hook but Delsarte avoids it easily.
Delsarte works Kapisi's body with a nice hook.
Delsarte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kapisi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Delsarte counters with a stiff right hand.
Delsarte with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier Delsarte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delsarte'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.
A telegraphed right hand from Kapisi misses the target.
Kapisi misses with a low kick as Delsarte jumps back.
A slapping body kick lands there for Delsarte.
Delsarte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kapisi throws a series of punches but Delsarte avoids them all with ease.
Delsarte defending well as Kapisi loads up on a big left hand.
Kapisi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delsarte was well out of range. Poor timing from Kapisi.
Delsarte lands a head kick. Kapisi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kapisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delsarte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slow jab from Delsarte misses its intended target.
Kapisi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Delsarte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kapisi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Delsarte counters with a stiff right hand.
Delsarte wants to slow Kapisi down by chopping away at his legs.
Kapisi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Delsarte cracks Kapisi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Delsarte throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kapisi throws an off balance right hand
and Delsarte counters with a thumping low kick.
Delsarte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Delsarte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kapisi.
Kapisi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Delsarte slips under a jab.
Delsarte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapisi thuds a left hand into Delsarte's body.
Kapisi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Delsarte counters with a solid body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kapisi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Delsarte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kapisi.
Delsarte lands with a cross.
Kapisi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That kick from Delsarte tenderised Kapisi's leg. Kapisi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kapisi misses with a looping right.
Kapisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kapisi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kapisi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kapisi loads up on a big right hand but Delsarte slips the punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kapisi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Delsarte - the referee stops the clock and Kapisi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Delsarte. Kapisi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delsarte scores with a leg kick.
Kapisi 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.
Delsarte scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delsarte drops Kapisi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kapisi looks back up at him and smiles so Delsarte waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kapisi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kapisi misses with an uppercut
and Delsarte counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by Delsarte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte delivers a nice body kick.
Delsarte scores with a sloppy right hand. Kapisi should have avoided that one.
Kapisi misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Delsarte misses.
Delsarte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Delsarte is looking to slow Kapisi down with leg kicks.
Kapisi feints and then cracks Delsarte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Delsarte down.
Kapisi throws the left hand but Delsarte avoids the punch easily.
Delsarte connects with an inside leg kick.
Kapisi throws an off balance right hand
and Delsarte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick from Delsarte, right into the meat of the thigh.
Delsarte with a nice calf kick.
Kapisi misses with a jab to the body
and Delsarte counters with a two punch combo.
Delsarte ducks under a wild hook from Kapisi.
Kapisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delsarte.
Kapisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kapisi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kapisi looks to score with a jab to the body but Delsarte is just out of range.
Kapisi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Delsarte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte blocks a jab.
Delsarte lands a front kick.
Delsarte sizes up Kapisi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gauthier Delsarte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Delsarte lands with a hook. Kapisi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kapisi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Delsarte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Delsarte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kapisi misses with a lunging right hand
and Delsarte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Kapisi misses.
Kapisi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kapisi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kapisi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Delsarte can pounce on him.
Delsarte lands a jab.
Kapisi throws the left hand but Delsarte avoids the punch easily.
Kapisi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delsarte lands with a cross.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Delsarte! Kapisi is out on his feet! Delsarte rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Kapisi is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Kapisi is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gauthier Delsarte!
During a confident post fight interview, Gauthier Delsarte 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Choke (ranked 406 p4p, 129 weight class) and Joost Van Buren (ranked 64 p4p, 22 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, David Choke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choke checks the leg kick.
Van Buren stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Buren wants it to stay on the feet.
Van Buren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Choke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Buren is looking to land body kicks.
Choke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Choke avoids the body shot from Van Buren.
Choke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Buren keeps Choke at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choke shoots for a takedown but Van Buren saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Buren. Choke shrugs it off though.
Van Buren swings for the body but Choke moves out of range.
Van Buren closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren lands an uppercut.
Choke goes for a takedown attempt but Van Buren pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Buren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choke manages to avoid it.
Choke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Van Buren clinches with his opponent.
Choke changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Buren fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Van Buren throws a looping overhand right but Choke ducks down to avoid it.
Choke is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van Buren.
Van Buren lands a nice hook to Choke's body. Choke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Buren misses with a few strikes there.
Van Buren scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Choke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice jab there from Van Buren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Buren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Buren lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Buren throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Van Buren makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Buren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Buren lands a left hand.
Van Buren is working Choke over against the cage.
Choke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Buren walks away with a smile on his face. Choke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Van Buren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choke.
Choke shoots in but Van Buren avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren forces Choke back against the cage and clinches.
Choke takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Buren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Buren lands with a left to the head.
Choke wants to take the fight to the mat but Van Buren manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Van Buren gets underhooks to prevent Choke's takedown attempt.
Van Buren gets underhooks to prevent Choke's takedown attempt.
Van Buren working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Buren throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Choke blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Van Buren on the inside.
Van Buren lands a nice uppercut.
Van Buren lands a shot to the body.
Choke avoids the elbow strike from Van Buren, against the cage.
Choke drags the fight down to the ground.
Van Buren must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Buren 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Choke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Choke is on top in guard.
Van Buren bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Choke's guard.
Choke has an active guard here but Van Buren has managed to pass into half guard.
Van Buren trying to control the pace.
Van Buren tries to pass to full mount but Choke defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van Buren 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.
Van Buren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choke moves away.
Choke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A clash of legs there as Van Buren blocks the low kick.
Van Buren has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Van Buren throws the kick towards the body but Choke avoids it.
Van Buren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Choke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Choke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Van Buren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choke dodges the punch combination from Van Buren.
Choke seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Van Buren throws a half hearted mid kick.
Choke feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Choke. Choke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van Buren thuds his shin into the meat of Choke's side.
Choke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Buren sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Buren misses with a hook
and Choke counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Choke throwing strikes but missing.
Van Buren pulls Choke in close to prevent any damage.
Van Buren 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.
Choke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke is looking to advance position but Van Buren has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Choke flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Van Buren sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Choke is looking to improve his position but Van Buren isn't that keen on the idea.
David Choke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Buren looking to control and managing it successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choke tries to reverse the position but Van Buren maintains control.
Choke sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Choke wants to get back to full guard.
Choke is pressing down on Van Buren's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke wants to hit a sweep here but Van Buren passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Choke there!
Van Buren looking to control but Choke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Choke is wriggling around trying to escape.
Choke is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Van Buren controlling from the full mount.
Choke is looking to get to half guard.
Van Buren takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Van Buren is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choke is trying desperately to improve position.
Van Buren takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Choke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Choke manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Choke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choke tries to roll over but Van Buren keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van Buren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Van Buren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choke manages to avoid it.
Van Buren misses with a wild body shot.
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Buren swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Choke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Choke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Van Buren has managed to free his arm - good work.
Choke wants to work for an arm triangle but Van Buren is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choke wants to work for an arm triangle but Van Buren is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Choke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Van Buren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren is looking to improve his position.
Choke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Buren defends it well.
Van Buren avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Choke.
Choke is trying to work for a kimura but Van Buren is defending well.
Van Buren is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Van Buren moves into full guard.
Choke throwing strikes but missing.
Choke stopping the sweep attempt from Van Buren.
Van Buren utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Choke is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Van Buren is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Van Buren has escaped and now he's on top!
Van Buren sitting in guard here, content to control.
Van Buren got a little sloppy there for a moment and Choke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Van Buren has managed to get both his arms back between Choke's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Choke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Buren sitting in guard here, content to control.
Choke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joost Van Buren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Choke looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Van Buren passes into half guard.
Choke missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Buren tries to pass to full mount but Choke defends it.
Van Buren prevents Choke from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Choke manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Choke looking for subs off his back but Van Buren has passed one foot through into half guard.
Choke is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
David Choke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Choke has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Van Buren. Oh but Choke has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Van Buren goes limp - he's gone! Choke jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Choke!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Chaos (ranked 116 p4p, 367 weight class) and Sebastian Kluba (ranked 20 p4p, 53 weight class). Chaos comes to the cage accompanied by Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face. Kluba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kiss The Girl. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Chaos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Kluba!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluba looks to land a right hand but Chaos moved out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Chaos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chaos jabs Kluba right on the nose. Kluba blinks but takes it well.
Chaos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kluba throws out a counter right but Chaos avoids it with no problem.
Chaos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kluba swings for the body but Chaos moves out of range.
Chaos scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Chaos.
Kluba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chaos misses the shot to the body.
Chaos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaos stands up over Kluba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chaos is in close to Kluba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kluba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kluba throwing shots but Chaos is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluba trying to control from half guard but Chaos is working away.
Kluba is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Chaos tries to roll over but Kluba keeps him under control.
Kluba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chaos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chaos trying to control here.
Kluba sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Chaos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kluba tries to pass to full mount but Chaos defends it.
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.
Chaos wants to improve his position but Kluba is controlling well.
Kluba passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaos regains half guard.
Chaos is looking to improve his position.
Kluba is trying to control the action in half guard but Chaos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chaos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Kluba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos wants to control but Kluba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chaos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kluba.
Kluba is thwarting Chaos's attempts to control the position.
Kluba prevents Chaos from improving his position.
Kluba moves nicely into side control.
Kluba working away.
Kluba lands a few punches from side control.
Chaos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Check out the look on Kluba's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chaos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kluba's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chaos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kluba working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chaos's head.
Chaos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kluba is one step ahead there.
Chaos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kluba advances position into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kluba has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Chaos!
Chaos is trying to escape the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Max Chaos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chaos punishes Kluba's body with a nice straight punch.
Kluba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chaos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chaos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kluba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chaos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kluba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chaos somewhat.
Max Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos lands with a cross.
Chaos misses the body punch
and Chaos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kluba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaos. Kluba does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kluba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chaos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kluba scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos throws a good cross that connects.
Sebastian Kluba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chaos looks to land a left hand but Kluba moved out of range nicely.
Kluba with a hook.
Chaos with a jab.
Kluba works Chaos's body with a nice hook.
Chaos misses with a body shot
and Kluba counters with a left to the body.
Chaos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kluba manages to avoid it.
Chaos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kluba.
Chaos misses with a straight right.
Chaos misses with an uppercut.
Chaos scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chaos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kluba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chaos fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kluba has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Chaos has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Kluba prevents the takedown attempt.
Kluba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chaos wants to take the fight to the mat but Kluba manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kluba is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chaos is keeping busy.
Kluba tries to work over Chaos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kluba blocks a body shot from Chaos.
Chaos is trying to break the clinch but Kluba is controlling him.
Kluba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kluba tries to throw a body punch but Chaos avoids it by throwing Kluba back against the cage.
Kluba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chaos working hard to break the clinch.
Chaos turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Chaos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kluba wants to control but Chaos postures up.
Kluba manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Chaos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chaos trying to pass the guard but Kluba defending well.
Chaos is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kluba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kluba is pulling down on Chaos's head to control his posture.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Kluba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaos wants to pass the guard but Kluba is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chaos is one step ahead there.
Kluba pulls Chaos in close to prevent any damage.
Chaos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kluba keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chaos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kluba is keeping the position for now.
Chaos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chaos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Chaos dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kluba misses the jab.
Kluba misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut there from Chaos.
Kluba throws a shot from downtown. Chaos moves away and avoids it.
Max Chaos is winning the standup battle so far.
Chaos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kluba doesn't seem bothered though.
Kluba lands with an uppercut that bounces Chaos off the cage and back into range.
Chaos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kluba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kluba misses with a body shot.
Kluba is looking to clinch.
Chaos fails with the takedown.
It seemed like Kluba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kluba manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kluba is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kluba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chaos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kluba is pressing down on Chaos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chaos is holding on for now.
Kluba prevents Chaos from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kluba lands a nice short elbow.
Chaos is looking to improve his position.
Chaos is pressing down on Kluba's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chaos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Chaos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluba controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kluba trying to control but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Kluba is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Chaos has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Kluba is looking to defend but Chaos has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Kluba! Chaos pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Kluba taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Max Chaos!
Max Chaos retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Max Chaos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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