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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deontologicus Smiff (ranked 1937 p4p, 4716 weight class) and Frank Jaeger (ranked 272 p4p, 586 weight class). Frank Jaeger will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Deontologicus Smiff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Jaeger!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaeger avoids the body shot from Smiff.
Smiff looks to throw the jab but Jaeger is out of range.
Smiff tries to score with a low kick but Jaeger moves his leg out of the way.
Smiff throws a looping overhand right but Jaeger ducks down to avoid it.
Smiff swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jaeger.
Jaeger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Smiff checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jaeger should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Smiff sizes up Jaeger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick misses from Jaeger.
Jaeger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smiff swings widly with a right hand
and Jaeger counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff throws the left hand but Jaeger avoids the punch easily.
Jaeger moves out of range as Smiff strikes.
Jaeger appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jaeger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smiff shoots in and gets a takedown into Jaeger's guard.
Jaeger wants to get back to his feet but Smiff passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jaeger wants to get back to full guard but Smiff has passed into side control.
Smiff is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jaeger is trying to escape and Smiff transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jaeger is forced to tap! Nice work there by Smiff! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Deontologicus Smiff!
Deontologicus Smiff seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niko White (ranked 2222 p4p, 3552 weight class) and Li Bai (ranked 281 p4p, 439 weight class). Bai comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kung Fu Fighting kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Bai!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bai looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White throws a big counter combination but Bai scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
White gets tackled into the cage by Bai. Bai maintains the clinch.
Bai lands with a short shot to the head.
Bai lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Bai on the inside.
Bai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bai digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bai misses with a punch to the body.
White lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Bai.
White misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bai swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Bai misses with a hook to the ribs.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from White.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White stalls.
White pushes Bai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bai misses with a body punch.
Bai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from White.
White prevents a body shot from Bai.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Bai controls the action.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bai swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White takes a shot to the head.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White is pushing Bai up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bai working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bai backwards.
Bai wants to take the fight to the mat but White manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bai misses with a punch to the body.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
White breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Bai connects with a body shot.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bai tries to counter with a clinch but White shakes him off and moves away.
Bai tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
Bai tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Bai misses with a body shot.
Bai cracks White with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bai avoids the body shot from White.
Bai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bai.
A short right from White.
Bai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bai tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Bai back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bai misses with some punches.
Bai blocking some punches.
Bai tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bai.
Bai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Bai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bai lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Li Bai will probably get the nod.
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.
Bai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bai tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bai moves into range and clinches up with White.
Bai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bai tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White tries a body shot but Bai blocks it.
Bai lands a right hand.
White lands a body punch.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bai tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White moves out of range as Bai strikes.
Bai tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Bai.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Bai.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from White.
Bai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bai's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Bai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bai misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
Li Bai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
Bai throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bai misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bai fails to land.
Bai misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bai fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bai struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Bai misses with the head strike.
Bai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Bai.
Bai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White blocks a body shot from Bai.
Bai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bai misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Bai can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Bai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Bai.
Bai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Bai controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White blocks a body shot from Bai.
Bai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White tries a body shot but Bai blocks it.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bai darts in and clinches White up against the cage.
Bai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White misses with a punch to the body.
Bai prevents a body shot from White.
White breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bai tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
White lands a jab to Bai's midsection.
Li Bai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Bai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Bai.
A swing and a miss from White.
Jab by Bai.
White misses with a left hand
and Bai moves into the clinch.
White blocks a body shot from Bai.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as White takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bai digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bai.
Bai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White misses with the head strike.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White misses with some punches.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Bai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bai lands with a light punch inside.
Bai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bai struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bai.
White prevents a body shot from Bai.
Niko White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bai tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Bai can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
A hook to the body from Bai.
Bai scores with a nice hook to the head.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bai.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Bai.
White blocking some punches.
White misses with some punches.
White blocks a body shot from Bai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bai prevents a body shot from White.
Bai lands a left hand.
Bai misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Li Bai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White misses with the head strike.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bai blocks an uppercut.
White manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab by Bai.
Bai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
White ducks right into an uppercut from Bai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bai misses with a wild body shot.
Bai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Li Bai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Bai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Li Bai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bai 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Bai!
During a confident post fight interview, Li Bai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muchy Cartwright (ranked 1215 p4p, 2600 weight class) and Kikuchiyo Mifune (ranked 190 p4p, 373 weight class). Cartwright's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mauled. Mifune has chosen Seven Samurai as his entrance music. Muchy Cartwright could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kikuchiyo Mifune's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muchy Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kikuchiyo Mifune!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mifune scores with the left hand. Cartwright knows he should have avoided that one.
Cartwright rushes Mifune and presses him up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cartwright.
 It looks like Kikuchiyo Mifune has been cut.
Mifune tries a body shot but Cartwright blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Cartwright.
Our sources have told us that Cartwright has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Cartwright scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mifune can't find room to land a body shot as Cartwright controls the action.
Mifune tries to throw a body punch but Cartwright avoids it by throwing Mifune back against the cage.
Mifune tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cartwright's elbow.
Cartwright lands a good knee to the midsection. Mifune won't want to take too many of those.
Mifune tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cartwright's elbow.
Cartwright blocks a body shot from Mifune.
Mifune blocking some punches.
Cartwright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cartwright lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cartwright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mifune misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mifune tries to work over Cartwright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cartwright with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cartwright missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cartwright.
Cartwright digs a right hand into Mifune's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mifune's gas tank.
Mifune escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cartwright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mifune.
The crowd cheers as Mifune lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cartwright doesn't seem phased though.
Mifune dips to his left and cracks Cartwright with an uppercut!
Cartwright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mifune wants to counter the offense by Cartwright and move into the clinch position.
Cartwright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mifune scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mifune misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cartwright.
Mifune throws a big shot that misses.
Mifune looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartwright is just out of range.
Cartwright clinches up with Mifune and pushes him back against the cage.
Cartwright prevents a body shot from Mifune.
Mifune misses with a punch on the inside.
Cartwright is pushing Mifune up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mifune works on Cartwright's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mifune misses with the head strike.
Cartwright stalling the fight.
Mifune misses with some punches.
Mifune misses with some punches.
Cartwright blocks a body shot from Mifune.
A short uppercut from Mifune.
Cartwright is working Mifune over against the cage.
Cartwright lands with a short shot to the head.
Mifune has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
Mifune has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
Cartwright working aggressively here.
Cartwright tries to land a knee to the head but Mifune blocks with his arms.
Mifune working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mifune throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Cartwright slows down the pace here.
Mifune tries to work over Cartwright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifune tries to work over Cartwright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cartwright's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A knee to the head by Cartwright.
A short right from Mifune.
Cartwright using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mifune has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mifune misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mifune has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
A short right from Mifune on the inside.
Mifune can't find room to land a body shot as Cartwright controls the action.
Cartwright tries to land a knee to the head but Mifune blocks with his arms.
Cartwright is looking to control Mifune's arms but Mifune gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cartwright has his back to the cage.
Mifune throws a head punch that misses.
Mifune misses with the head strike.
Cartwright tries to work over Mifune's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mifune doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cartwright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifune on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mifune misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cartwright missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Cartwright.
Mifune blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
Cartwright lands a nice knee to the body.
Cartwright blocking some punches.
Mifune throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Cartwright using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mifune avoiding damage as Cartwright throws knees to the body.
Cartwright lands with a right to the head.
Mifune tries a body shot but Cartwright blocks it.
Cartwright drops Mifune with a big knee straight up the middle! Mifune is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Mifune is rocked!
That has opened up Kikuchiyo Mifune's cut even more.
Cartwright closes the distance and pushes Mifune back into the cage.
Mifune is still on wobbly legs! Can Cartwright finish him?
Mifune tries to work over Cartwright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mifune misses with a punch to the body.
Cartwright lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cartwright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muchy Cartwright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kikuchiyo Mifune's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cartwright moves into the clinch.
Cartwright lands a good knee to the midsection. Mifune won't want to take too many of those.
Cartwright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mifune lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cartwright tries to land a knee to the head but Mifune blocks with his arms.
Cartwright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cartwright - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cartwright holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cartwright obliges.
Mifune seems to have recovered his senses.
Mifune avoiding damage as Cartwright throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cartwright.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cartwright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muchy Cartwright has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cartwright effectively controlling the action here.
Mifune doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mifune fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mifune is breathing heavily.
Cartwright misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cartwright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartwright stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees to the body from Cartwright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright slowing the pace effectively.
Mifune lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Cartwright putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mifune in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mifune takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mifune's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Cartwright.
Cartwright manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cartwright blocks an uppercut.
Cartwright with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cartwright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mifune takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mifune lands a nice shot to the body.
Cartwright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mifune backwards.
Mifune lands an elbow that stopped Cartwright in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mifune struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartwright controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cartwright throws an elbow but misses.
Cartwright creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mifune takes an elbow to the forehead.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mifune.
Mifune managing to block the knees to the body from Cartwright.
Nice body punch from Mifune - that landed with a thud.
Mifune misses with a punch on the inside.
Mifune tries to throw a body punch but Cartwright avoids it by throwing Mifune back against the cage.
Mifune misses with a punch to the body.
Cartwright landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Cartwright.
Cartwright lands with a light punch inside.
The cut above Kikuchiyo Mifune's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short left from Cartwright.
Mifune with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cartwright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright pushes Mifune against the cage. Cartwright is working some dirty boxing. Cartwright pushes off with a quick right hook! Mifune goes down! Mifune tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Cartwright moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muchy Cartwright!
After winning the bout, Muchy Cartwright thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Kikuchiyo Mifune spoke after the fight, saying 'Going back to the drawing board'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uga Buga (ranked 2895 p4p, 1205 weight class) and DeeJay Dawkins (ranked 393 p4p, 177 weight class). DeeJay Dawkins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Uga Buga's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uga Buga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, DeeJay Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Darius Henderson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins drops his hands momentarily and Buga takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dawkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Dawkins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dawkins misses the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dawkins is defended easily by Buga.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown but Buga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Buga misses its target.
Dawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buga.
Dawkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Buga scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dawkins in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buga throws a series of punches but Dawkins avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Dawkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Buga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Buga misses the body punch
and Dawkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Buga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Buga as he avoids it easily.
Uga Buga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeeJay Dawkins.
Buga misses with a wild body shot.
Dawkins throws out a counter right but Buga avoids it with no problem.
Buga throws a nice looking combination but Dawkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dawkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Buga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buga misses with a body shot.
And Dawkins tries to counter it with a takedown but Buga pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dawkins clinches.
Dawkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dawkins lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dawkins working Buga over with strikes.
Dawkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Buga with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins slows the pace down in half guard.
Buga is not content to let Dawkins control the position.
Dawkins throwing shots but Buga is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dawkins lands a nice short elbow.
Dawkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Buga wants to control but Dawkins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dawkins throwing shots but Buga is blocking nicely.
Buga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dawkins.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dawkins connects with a nice short shot to Buga's temple.
Dawkins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
 Buga is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins scores with a big shot! Buga's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Buga! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeeJay Dawkins!
Jumping up and down and very excited, DeeJay Dawkins waved his t-shirt featuring Island Xtreme Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Lachmann (ranked 1622 p4p, 2142 weight class) and Johnny Saigon (ranked 218 p4p, 291 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Saigon's choice of entrance music: Run through the jungle. Johnny Saigon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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7 - 9 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ludwig Lachmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Saigon!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lachmann throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Saigon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lachmann shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Saigon's guard.
Lachmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Saigon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saigon looking for a sweep. Not yet Saigon, not yet.
Saigon controlling Lachmann's posture.
Saigon trying to keep a closed guard but Lachmann is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachmann stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saigon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lachmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Saigon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachmann stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saigon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Saigon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saigon has his hands on Lachmann's head, controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lachmann takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lachmann closes the distance but Saigon moves to the side
letting Saigon counter with a right hand.
Saigon throws a hook to the side of Lachmann's head but Lachmann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lachmann tries for a takedown but Saigon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Saigon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lachmann looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lachmann is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saigon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachmann slips under a jab.
Johnny Saigon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Saigon. Beautiful body shot.
Saigon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saigon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lachmann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saigon.
Saigon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saigon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saigon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lachmann wants to pass the guard but Saigon is keeping the position.
Saigon looking for a sweep. Not yet Saigon, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saigon has his hands on Lachmann's head, controlling the position.
Lachmann might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Saigon trying to control the position.
Saigon trying to control the position here.
Saigon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lachmann is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
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.
Saigon keeping full guard, as Lachmann tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saigon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lachmann rather than just go for the knockout.
Lachmann misses with an uppercut
and Saigon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saigon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lachmann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saigon throws out the jab.
Saigon throws a leg kick which misses Lachmann's front leg but catches the back leg as Lachmann tries to avoid it.
Lachmann misses with a left hand
and Saigon makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lachmann really felt that one!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lachmann missing with a left hand there. Saigon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saigon throws a jab but it's blocked by Lachmann.
Saigon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lachmann's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Saigon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lachmann takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saigon throws a body kick that misses.
Saigon's coach down at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Saigon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lachmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saigon misses with a looping right.
Lachmann blocks a jab.
Lachmann half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lachmann shoots in for a takedown but Saigon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lachmann drives through and clinches with Saigon against the cage.
Lachmann is trying to pull guard but Saigon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachmann fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Lachmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lachmann is trying to pull guard but Saigon has him pressed against the cage.
Lachmann tries to pull guard but Saigon won't allow it.
Lachmann jumps guard but Saigon stands there with Lachmann around his waist. Lachmann gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lachmann tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Saigon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saigon slows down the pace here.
Saigon digs a right hand into Lachmann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lachmann's gas tank.
Lachmann is trying to pull guard but Saigon has him pressed against the cage.
Saigon is struggling to control the position.
Saigon stalling against the cage.
Saigon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saigon looks to score with a jab to the body but Lachmann is just out of range.
Lachmann throws an off balance right hand
and Saigon counters with a left to the body.
Saigon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lachmann shoots and misses
and Saigon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saigon dips to his left and cracks Lachmann with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saigon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saigon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lachmann was well out of range. Poor timing from Saigon.
Saigon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lachmann is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good exchange - Saigon coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saigon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lachmann circles away quickly and effectively.
Saigon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Saigon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lachmann misses the shot to the body.
Saigon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lachmann.
Lachmann attempts a counter takedown but Saigon avoids it well and moves away.
Lachmann misses with a body shot.
Saigon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachmann throws a lazy body kick
letting Saigon counter with a right hand.
Saigon misses with a head kick.
Lachmann walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saigon.
Lachmann shoots in looking for a takedown. Saigon tries to sprawl out of it but Lachmann keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saigon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lachmann misses with an uppercut
and Saigon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lachmann thinking.
Saigon lands a jab to the head.
Lachmann avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Saigon does it's job there.
Saigon lands a jab to Lachmann's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saigon.
Lachmann changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Lachmann misses the target.
Lachmann shoots in and drives through. Saigon sprawls well.
Saigon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Saigon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saigon looks to throw the jab but Lachmann is out of range.
Lachmann slips a jab from Saigon.
Lachmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saigon was well out of range. Poor timing from Lachmann.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saigon misses with a wild body shot.
Lachmann attempts a counter takedown but Saigon avoids it well and moves away.
Saigon takes a swing at Lachmann's ribcage but misses.
Lachmann takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Saigon 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. And we move into the final round!
Saigon throws an overhand right that lands on Lachmann's shoulder, as Lachmann tries to avoid the shot.
Lachmann tries to counter with a takedown but Saigon is quick to defend against it.
Nice straight punches there by Saigon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saigon.
Lachmann avoids the body shot from Saigon.
Lachmann tries to counter with a takedown but Saigon is quick to defend against it.
Saigon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lachmann doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saigon counters with a head kick.
Saigon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saigon scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachmann takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lachmann throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnny Saigon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saigon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachmann shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Saigon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lachmann trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Saigon manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saigon content to stall in guard here.
Lachmann is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Saigon is aware though and is defending well.
Saigon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lachmann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Saigon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Saigon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachmann wants to sweep but no luck.
Lachmann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Saigon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Saigon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Saigon content to stall in guard here.
Ludwig Lachmann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saigon tries to free his leg and advance position but Lachmann is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachmann 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.
Lachmann working a defensive guard but Saigon manages to pass into side control anyway.
Lachmann tries to buck Saigon off but Saigon is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Lachmann's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lachmann is trying to get back to half guard.
Saigon controls the position.
Lachmann is looking for a sweep.
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.
Saigon working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lachmann throws a body shot but no joy.
Saigon feints and then cracks Lachmann's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lachmann down.
Saigon thuds a left hand into Lachmann's body.
Saigon lands a nice shot that snaps Lachmann's head back.
Johnny Saigon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saigon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saigon tests Lachmann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lachmann throws a leg kick but Saigon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ludwig Lachmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Saigon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Saigon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lachmann. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Saigon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Saigon 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Saigon!
A less than humble Johnny Saigon misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonatane Veainu (ranked 350 p4p, 1894 weight class) and Ben Askrew (ranked 56 p4p, 254 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210
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11 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonatane Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Askrew!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askrew takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Veainu connects with a nice looking jab.
Veainu works over Askrew's head and body with a nice combination.
Veainu misses with a hook. Askrew ducked under it nicely.
And Askrew tries to counter it with a takedown but Veainu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Veainu digs a good body shot into Askrew's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Veainu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Veainu.
Veainu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Askrew.
Askrew on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veainu. Askrew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Askrew tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Veainu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Veainu cracks Askrew with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Askrew looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Veainu finish him?
Veainu Throws a clean left jab. Veainu Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Askrew's chin! Askrew crumbles to the ground and Veainu follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Veainu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sonatane Veainu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ziskie (ranked 351 p4p, 1822 weight class) and Jake Damien (ranked 53 p4p, 244 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Mike Ziskie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Damien!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damien takes one on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Damien shoots for a takedown but Ziskie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ziskie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ziskie misses with an uppercut.
Ziskie has managed to clinch.
Damien changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ziskie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ziskie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damien throws a body shot but no joy.
Damien bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Damien looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ziskie is looking to regain half guard here but Damien keeps moving and retains side control.
Damien swings around for an armbar but Ziskie sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Damien's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ziskie looking to pass the guard.
Damien wants to sweep here but Ziskie controlling him for the moment.
Ziskie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damien swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damien tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ziskie wants to pass the guard but Damien is keeping the position.
Ziskie passes into half guard.
Ziskie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Damien knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Damien tries to get to full guard but Ziskie has control of the leg.
Ziskie trying to mount his opponent but Damien defends it.
We've been hearing good reports from Ziskie's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ziskie stalling.
Ziskie is keen to just control but Damien is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Damien trying to hold on to Ziskie's head to control him but Ziskie postures up.
Ziskie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damien keeps working.
Damien moves into full guard.
Ziskie advances position into side control!
Ziskie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Damien knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ziskie is looking to take a break and control but Damien is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damien seems a little lost for a moment, as Ziskie dominates the positioning.
Damien is looking for a sweep.
Ziskie trying to control the position but Damien is working away.
Damien is looking for a sweep.
Ziskie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Damien is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ziskie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Damien is trying to get back to half guard.
Ziskie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damien keeps working.
Damien tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ziskie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damien keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ziskie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Damien wants to control but Ziskie postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Ziskie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Damien closes the distance and clinches up with Ziskie, looking for a takedown. Damien pushes Ziskie against the cage but Ziskie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ziskie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ziskie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Damien.
Ziskie closes the distance and clinches.
Ziskie misses with a punch on the inside.
Ziskie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damien wants a takedown.
Mike Ziskie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Damien.
Damien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damien goes for a takedown attempt but Ziskie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ziskie misses with a straight right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Damien.
Ziskie throws a jab but it's blocked by Damien.
Damien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ziskie.
Ziskie closes the distance and pushes Damien back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie swings wildly with an uppercut but Damien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ziskie misses with the head strike.
Damien changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ziskie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ziskie misses with a hook. Damien ducked under it nicely.
Ziskie clinches up against the cage.
Ziskie throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie prevents the takedown attempt.
Damien looking for a takedown.
Ziskie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damien can do to turn this around?
Ziskie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ziskie throws a punch but it's blocked by Damien.
Ziskie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ziskie throws a head punch that misses.
Ziskie misses with a body punch.
Damien drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ziskie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Damien wants a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ziskie.
Ziskie misses with some punches.
A short left from Ziskie.
It looks like Jake Damien has been cut.
Ziskie lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damien.
Ziskie misses with the head strike.
Ziskie has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Damien is trying to keep an underhook but Ziskie manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ziskie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Damien!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ziskie working for a submission but Damien is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damien sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Damien is not content to let Ziskie control the position.
Ziskie is controlling the pace.
Ziskie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Damien does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Damien is looking for a sweep. Ziskie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ziskie uses his free foot to push down on Damien's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Damien.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Damien turns into him and now he's in Ziskie's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damien is looking to advance position but Ziskie has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ziskie content just to control the position here.
Damien is looking to improve his position but Ziskie isn't that keen on the idea.
Damien regains half guard.
Ziskie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Damien!
Mike Ziskie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damien stops Ziskie from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Ziskie tries to control but Damien wriggling away.
Damien regains half guard.
Damien won't allow Ziskie to pass to mount.
Damien trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Ziskie manages to pass to mount!
Ziskie is looking to work his way around to Damien's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
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!
Damien is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Ziskie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Damien's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ziskie has managed to clinch.
Damien blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ziskie fails to land.
Ziskie is pressed up against the cage. Damien has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ziskie down to the mat. Ziskie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ziskie.
Damien closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ziskie did well to prevent Damien getting side control.
Damien is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ziskie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Damien.
Ziskie works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damien looking to pass the guard.
Damien works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Damien is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damien passes to full mount!
Damien prevents Ziskie from getting the reversal.
Damien goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ziskie is on top in guard.
Ziskie passes into half guard.
Ziskie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damien keeps working.
Ziskie trying to mount his opponent but Damien defends it.
Mike Ziskie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Damien tries to roll over but Ziskie keeps him under control.
Ziskie works his way into full mount!
Ziskie content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Ziskie.
Damien is working to get back to half guard.
Ziskie content just to control the position here.
Damien tries to reverse the position but Ziskie maintains control.
Ziskie controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damien tries to lock up and control but Ziskie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ziskie content just to control the position here.
Ziskie is trying to take his opponent's back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damien is looking to improve his position but Ziskie isn't that keen on the idea.
Ziskie controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Ziskie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ziskie 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Ziskie!
A very excited looking Mike Ziskie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 187 p4p, 712 weight class) and Tama Ruiha (ranked 30 p4p, 95 weight class). Ruiha has chosen Polynesian Traditional Music as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vinogradov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tama Ruiha!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Bruno Hogan and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinogradov lands a jab to the nose.
Ruiha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ruiha tries to sprawl but Vinogradov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vinogradov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vinogradov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ruiha has left one of his arms exposed and Vinogradov doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Ruiha screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergey Vinogradov!
After winning the bout, Sergey Vinogradov 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Thompson (ranked 186 p4p, 927 weight class) and King Turn (ranked 33 p4p, 139 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ricky Thompson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ricky Thompson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, King Turn !
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Turn !
Turn regains half guard.
Thompson is trying to control. Turn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of Turn 's head.
Turn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Turn taking some punishment here, with Thompson in his half guard.
Thompson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Turn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thompson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thompson's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Turn 's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Thompson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Thompson is trying to break free.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turn missing with strikes.
Turn patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson can't escape the position.
Turn throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Thompson is in bad spot here.
Turn tightening his grip on Thompson, looking for the choke.
Well, with Turn on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Thompson is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Turn throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Thompson tries to escape but Turn has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Thompson covering up well under a series of strikes from Turn .
Even with his hooks in, Turn manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Turn is hanging on to Thompson's back as he tries to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thompson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Thompson is trying to escape the mount.
Turn jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Thompson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Thompson and Turn has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Thompson dodges the ground and pound from Turn .
Turn wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
Thompson parries the strikes from Turn easily there. Turn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thompson to escape.
Thompson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Turn 's best efforts.
Thompson is not content to let Turn control the position.
Thompson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Turn trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turn .
Thompson trying to control the position.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thompson staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turn doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Turn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Turn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Turn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson feinted with a counter takedown.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turn shoots in but no luck this time.
Thompson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thompson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Turn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thompson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thompson with a nice head shot there.
Turn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but King Turn will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thompson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Turn 's guard.
Turn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thompson cracks Turn with a solid left hand.
Thompson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thompson landing some decent shots from guard.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Turn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turn looking for a sweep. Not yet Turn , not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Turn 's head.
Turn is rocked!
Thompson postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Turn covers up, he's hurt! Thompson keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Thompson and the ref steps in to end the fight! Thompson can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Thompson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 33 p4p, 189 weight class) and David Scott (ranked 6 p4p, 31 weight class). Finlayson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, David Scott!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finlayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott looks to land a right hand but Finlayson moved out of range.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Scott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scott! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Finlayson misses the target.
Scott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Finlayson catches Scott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Scott lands with a straight right. Finlayson didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott fails with the takedown
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scott with a lazy takedown attempt
and Finlayson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Scott! Finlayson lets Scott back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like David Scott has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Scott was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
Scott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Finlayson misses.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Scott slips under a jab.
Finlayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scott.
Scott slips a jab from Finlayson.
Scott throws out a counter right but Finlayson avoids it with no problem.
Scott moves to clinch but Finlayson breaks away
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Scott takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finlayson lands a jab to Scott's midsection.
Finlayson lands a right hook to the body.
Torhte Finlayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Finlayson throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scott.
We've been told by Finlayson's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott clinches with his opponent.
Finlayson misses with a body punch.
Finlayson misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Scott or not.
Scott is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Finlayson to keep the fight standing.
Torhte Finlayson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Scott.
Finlayson lands a right hand.
Scott is trying to pull guard but Finlayson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Finlayson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Finlayson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Finlayson lands a nice uppercut.
Finlayson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Scott jumps guard but Finlayson stands there with Scott around his waist. Scott gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Finlayson lands with a short shot to the head.
Scott manages to pull guard.
Scott working a defensive guard but Finlayson passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Scott wants to control but Finlayson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson wants to pass the guard but Scott is defending well.
Scott is in trouble now - Finlayson has advanced to mount!
Finlayson controlling the pace for now.
Scott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Scott is desperately trying to improve his position but Finlayson has a good base and remains in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Scott's cut.
That's time! Finlayson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Scott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finlayson scores with the left hand. Scott knows he should have avoided that one.
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
Finlayson misses with a body shot.
Scott tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finlayson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
Scott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott tries to clinch up.
Finlayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Scott throws out a powerful jab.
Finlayson scores with a jab to the body.
Scott throws out a loose jab but Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy left from Finlayson finds it's target.
Finlayson cracks Scott with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Finlayson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Scott to stand back up!
Scott is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Finlayson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scott is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Finlayson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
Scott throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson rattles Scott with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Scott tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Finlayson dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Scott stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Torhte Finlayson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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