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CDFC 35:Tarver vs Valle 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mapuche Matariki (ranked 5766 p4p, 6703 weight class) and Dogo Musaga (ranked 605 p4p, 654 weight class). Dogo Musaga is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mapuche Matariki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dogo Musaga!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matariki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matariki, as that shot connected.
Matariki with the inside leg kick.
Musaga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Musaga lands with a nice body punch.
Musaga digs a good hook to Matariki's body.
Matariki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Musaga throws a hook but Matariki avoids it easily.
Musaga uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matariki has time to react.
Musaga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matariki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matariki lands a nice looking body shot.
Musaga drops Matariki with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Matariki looks back up at him and smiles so Musaga waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Matariki is rocked!
Matariki gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Musaga points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Matariki wakes up just in time to hear Musaga thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dogo Musaga!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brent Jackson (ranked 6308 p4p, 6787 weight class) and Victor Jones (ranked 635 p4p, 660 weight class). Brent Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brent Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Jones.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 It looks like Brent Jackson has been cut.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones 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.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jones has picked Jackson up and slammed him! Jackson can't keep hold of the triangle and Jones manages to pass to side control!
Jackson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jones looks up at the clock and then as Jackson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jones smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
Jackson is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Jones throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jackson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Brent Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
Jackson lands with a right that hurts Jones. Jones looks to clinch but Jackson throws a short knee that drops Jones. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Brent Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Brent Jackson 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 Jeff Lee (ranked 3487 p4p, 3066 weight class) and Dmitry Boytsov (ranked 436 p4p, 394 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boytsov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee slips a jab from Boytsov.
Boytsov misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Boytsov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boytsov throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Boytsov.
Boytsov throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boytsov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boytsov looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boytsov shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boytsov throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Boytsov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boytsov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee's coaches at 88Fight Club Gym88.. 800pw (16 COACHES) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee is not content to let Boytsov control the position.
Boytsov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boytsov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boytsov working away.
Lee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lee tries to get out of the position.
Boytsov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Boytsov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lee manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Boytsov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boytsov trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Boytsov seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Boytsov is looking for a kimura here.
Lee wants to control but Boytsov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lee is pressing down on Boytsov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lee pulls Boytsov in close to his closed guard and prevents Boytsov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Boytsov controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boytsov preventing the sweep.
Boytsov throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Lee seems keen to control Boytsov's posture.
Boytsov wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Boytsov 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Boytsov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boytsov throws a big shot that misses.
Boytsov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boytsov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
No luck for Boytsov with that takedown attempt.
Boytsov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Boytsov misses with a straight right.
Boytsov looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Boytsov manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Boytsov misses its intended target.
A big left from Boytsov misses.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Boytsov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boytsov misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boytsov scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boytsov misses with a straight right.
Lee attempts a counter takedown but Boytsov avoids it well and moves away.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lee trying to control the action but Boytsov is working from the bottom.
Boytsov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boytsov 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 Lee. Oh but Boytsov has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Lee goes limp - he's gone! Boytsov jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dmitry Boytsov!
A relieved looking Dmitry Boytsov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benny Abiog (ranked 2855 p4p, 3188 weight class) and Kotaro Asakura (ranked 162 p4p, 182 weight class). Benny Abiog looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Abiog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kotaro Asakura!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abiog takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Asakura.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Asakura.
Abiog avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Asakura tries a low kick but Abiog avoids it.
Asakura lands the left hand.
Asakura tries a head kick but it misses.
Abiog avoids a kick to the body.
Asakura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Asakura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abiog drops his hands momentarily and Asakura takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Asakura throws a wild body kick that Abiog sees coming a mile off.
Abiog throws a quick counter head kick but Asakura was just out of range.
Asakura keeps the fight on the outside.
Abiog tries to keep at a distance but Asakura has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abiog avoids a wild elbow strike from Asakura.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abiog is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maybe Abiog would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A right handed body shot lands from Asakura.
Abiog is trying to stall.
Asakura lands an elbow inside that Abiog shrugs off.
Asakura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Asakura controlling the action here for a moment.
Asakura lands an uppercut.
Asakura scores with a shoulder strike.
Asakura told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Asakura throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Asakura.
It looks like Benny Abiog has been cut.
I was talking to Abiog's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Asakura looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abiog blocks the elbow strike.
Asakura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abiog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asakura cracks Abiog with a nice body shot.
Asakura scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abiog misses with a punch to the body.
Asakura leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Asakura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asakura lands a nice elbow.
Asakura lands an elbow that stopped Abiog in his tracks for a moment.
Asakura lands a body punch.
Nice elbow from Asakura.
Asakura pushes Abiog back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Abiog tries to stall but Asakura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abiog is trying to maintain a safe position but Asakura gets an underhook and turns Abiog into the cage.
Asakura lands a nice elbow.
Good body shot from Asakura.
Asakura is leaning against Abiog and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Asakura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Abiog is looking to break free of the clinch but Asakura has double underhooks.
Abiog is breathing heavily.
Asakura lands a nice elbow.
Asakura lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Asakura.
Asakura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Abiog has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abiog tries to work over Asakura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asakura lands an elbow just above Abiog 's eye.
Asakura digs a right hand into Abiog's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abiog's gas tank.
Asakura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asakura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abiog tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Asakura on the inside.
Asakura lands an elbow just above Abiog 's eye.
Abiog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asakura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Asakura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abiog takes an elbow to the temple.
Benny Abiog's cut is getting worse.
Asakura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Asakura.
Asakura lands an elbow just above Abiog 's eye.
Asakura lands a body shot in the clinch.
Asakura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abiog's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Asakura.
Asakura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Asakura effectively controlling the action here.
Asakura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kotaro Asakura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Abiog's cut.
That's time! Abiog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No joy there for Abiog, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And Asakura responds with a good body kick, but Abiog manages to step out the way in time.
Asakura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abiog gets tackled into the cage by Asakura. Asakura maintains the clinch.
Asakura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abiog.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asakura.
Asakura lands an elbow inside that Abiog shrugs off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Asakura.
Asakura leaning against his opponent.
Abiog looking to slow down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Asakura.
Asakura misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abiog is looking to control Asakura's arms but Asakura gets an underhook and turns him. Now Abiog has his back to the cage.
Asakura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Asakura digs a right hand underneath Abiog's ribcage. Abiog let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Asakura lands a nice elbow.
Asakura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abiog backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura lands a left hand.
Asakura lands a damaging elbow.
Abiog has Asakura pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Asakura manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Asakura lands an elbow just above Abiog 's eye.
Abiog with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abiog trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Asakura.
Asakura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Asakura lands a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Asakura.
Benny Abiog's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Asakura scores with a nice hook to the head.
Asakura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abiog backwards.
Abiog is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asakura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asakura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Abiog is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abiog takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Asakura.
Asakura lands an elbow just above Abiog 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura scores with a shot to the side of Abiog's head.
Nice elbow from Asakura.
Jeez, Benny Abiog's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kotaro Asakura seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Abiog tries to circle away but Asakura has him pinned against the cage.
Asakura stalling.
Asakura presses Abiog against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Asakura lands an elbow just above Abiog 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Benny Abiog's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kotaro Asakura!
Our winner, Kotaro Asakura, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeno Christ (ranked 2736 p4p, 2227 weight class) and Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 345 p4p, 280 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeno Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Christ there as he acknowledges the shot.
Christ misses with a hook
and Christ takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santo Amaro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santo Amaro throws a shot from downtown. Christ moves away and avoids it.
Christ looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Christ misses with a lunging right hand
and Santo Amaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christ throws a right hand that misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christ misses with a shot to the body
enabling Santo Amaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Santo Amaro digs a good body shot into Christ's ribs.
Santo Amaro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santo Amaro ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Jab, jab by Santo Amaro - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro throws a hook to the side of Christ's head but Christ sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santo Amaro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Christ staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Christ misses its target.
Christ throws a jab when Santo Amaro was well out of range.
Christ misses the body punch
letting Santo Amaro counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Santo Amaro misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santo Amaro. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christ is looking to counter punch.
Christ will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santo Amaro! But no joy.
Christ lunges at Santo Amaro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santo Amaro's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro throws a body punch but Christ moves out of range.
Santo Amaro misses with a body shot.
Santo Amaro misses with a right hand
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christ with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christ takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Christ moves away from the strike by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christ throws out the jab.
Christ misses with a series of wild punches.
Santo Amaro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Santo Amaro has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ digs a good body shot into Santo Amaro's ribs.
Christ fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santo Amaro throws a hook to the side of Christ's head but Christ sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santo Amaro throws a looping overhand right but Christ ducks down to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Christ, as that shot connected.
Christ moves out of range as Santo Amaro strikes.
Santo Amaro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santo Amaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Santo Amaro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Christ. Those never looked like landing.
Santo Amaro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santo Amaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santo Amaro lands a jab.
Jeno Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santo Amaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Santo Amaro throws the left hand but Christ avoids the punch easily.
Christ swings widly with a right hand
and Santo Amaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santo Amaro looks to land a right hand but Christ moved out of range.
Christ swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Christ on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Christ cracks Santo Amaro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Christ closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santo Amaro defending well as Christ loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Santo Amaro.
Christ swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santo Amaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Christ is rocked!
Christ misses with a left hand
and Santo Amaro counters with a huge left! Christ is in big trouble! He's backing up but Santo Amaro isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Christ from any more damage. A dominating finish by Santo Amaro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
A very excited looking Junqueiro Santo Amaro 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Van Driesen (ranked 3353 p4p, 2036 weight class) and Mike Ziegler (ranked 187 p4p, 117 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Van Driesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Ziegler!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driesen throws an overhand right that lands on Ziegler's shoulder, as Ziegler tries to avoid the shot.
Driesen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Ziegler misses.
Driesen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Driesen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Driesen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Driesen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Driesen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ziegler's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziegler trying to hold on to Driesen's head to control him but Driesen postures up.
Driesen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ziegler's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driesen is looking to take a break and control but Ziegler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Driesen seems to be looking for submissions.
Driesen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ziegler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Driesen content to control rather than advance.
Driesen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ziegler's head.
Ziegler won't allow Driesen to pass to mount.
Ziegler is looking for a sweep. Driesen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Driesen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Driesen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Driesen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ziegler is just riding it out for now. Driesen eventually gives up the hold.
Driesen thows a huge punch but Ziegler dodges it nicely.
Driesen is looking to take a break and control but Ziegler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Driesen throwing shots but Ziegler is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driesen trying to pass the guard but Ziegler defending well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ziegler with a nice calf kick.
Driesen closes the distance and clinches up with Ziegler, looking for a takedown. Driesen pushes Ziegler against the cage but Ziegler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ziegler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ziegler throws a jab when Driesen was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Driesen misses its target.
Ziegler just misses with a punch to the body.
Ziegler throws a leg kick
and Driesen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Driesen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Driesen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ziegler keeping moving, preventing Driesen from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driesen drops back looking for a leg! Ziegler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ziegler manages to kick Driesen off! Driesen jumps back into Ziegler's guard.
Driesen throwing strikes from guard but Ziegler blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Van Driesen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Driesen blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Driesen misses the target.
Jab from Driesen.
Horrible takedown attempt by Driesen or perhaps it was just good defense by Ziegler, which made it look bad.
Ziegler lands a left and a right that send Driesen crashing to the mat, dazed. Ziegler thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Driesen is rocked!
Driesen looks up at the clock. Bad move! Ziegler lands a right hand from hell, dropping Driesen. Ziegler pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Ziegler!
A relieved looking Mike Ziegler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Ragnarsson (ranked 2506 p4p, 3236 weight class) and Vick Venom (ranked 339 p4p, 120 weight class). Venom has chosen All eyes on me by 2Pac as his entrance music. Olaf Ragnarsson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Olaf Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vick Venom!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson throws a lazy head kick
and Venom counters with a single leg into guard. Ragnarsson didn't expect that.
Venom connects with a couple of short punches.
Ragnarsson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Venom is controlling him.
Venom trying to control but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom.
Venom cracks Ragnarsson with a solid left hand.
Ragnarsson wants to get back to his feet but Venom is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Venom lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Venom's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venom arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Ragnarsson's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vick Venom!
Vick Venom decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Cash (ranked 1714 p4p, 2171 weight class) and Jim Johnathan (ranked 252 p4p, 299 weight class). Cash comes into the arena with Head Bussa - Lil Scrappy ft. Lil John blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Victor Cash has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Johnathan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Johnathan.
Cash throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnathan.
Johnathan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cash as he avoids it easily.
Johnathan shoots in but no luck this time.
Cash gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnathan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cash is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Cash gets underhooks to prevent Johnathan's takedown attempt.
Victor Cash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Johnathan.
Cash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnathan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnathan.
Nice takedown defense from Cash. No joy for Johnathan on that attempt.
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!
Cash changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cash clobbers Johnathan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnathan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cash avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnathan fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnathan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johnathan prevents Cash from getting back to his feet.
Johnathan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cash wants to get back to his feet but Johnathan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnathan is looking to work some ground and pound but Cash has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cash is looking to stand up but Johnathan isn't so interested in that idea.
Cash kicks Johnathan off and gets to his feet.
Cash leaves Johnathan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnathan slips under a jab.
Johnathan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cash pinned against the cage. Cash gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnathan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cash as he avoids it easily.
Victor Cash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnathan feints and as Cash raises his hands in defense, Johnathan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cash is looking to stand up but Johnathan isn't so interested in that idea.
Cash pushes Johnathan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Johnathan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cash sprawls well initially but Johnathan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cash is looking to escape.
Johnathan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnathan throwing shots but Cash is blocking nicely.
Cash has one foot on Johnathan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Johnathan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cash circles away.
Cash is looking to counter punch.
Johnathan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cash is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Johnathan presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Cash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Cash. No joy for Johnathan on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash misses with a hook. Johnathan ducked under it nicely.
Johnathan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cash sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnathan somewhat.
Johnathan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cash defends well and Johnathan ends up having to push Cash into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cash gets tackled into the cage by Johnathan. Johnathan maintains the clinch.
Cash breaks from the clinch.
Cash connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnathan's hands.
Cash tries to sprawl but Johnathan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cash tries to kick Johnathan off but Johnathan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cash makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Johnathan looking to score a takedown here. Cash is defending well but Johnathan drives through and ends up in Cash's guard.
Cash wants to stand and escape but Johnathan is having none of it.
Cash has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Johnathan is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnathan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cash prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnathan won't allow it.
Cash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Cash misses.
Jab from Cash.
Johnathan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cash scores with a counter punch that sends Johnathan to the canvas! Cash smells blood - he's punishing Johnathan with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Johnathan has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Cash!
Victor Cash spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arto Jarvinen (ranked 694 p4p, 2065 weight class) and Khalil Burnett (ranked 99 p4p, 273 weight class). Arto Jarvinen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Jarvinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvinen slips under a jab.
Burnett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jarvinen.
Jarvinen tries to counter by clinching up but Burnett breaks away and moves out of range.
Jarvinen looks to land a right hand but Burnett moved out of range.
Jarvinen blocks a jab.
Burnett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jarvinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarvinen blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Burnett.
Burnett pushes Jarvinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jarvinen lands a nice uppercut.
Jarvinen digs a right hand underneath Burnett's ribcage. Burnett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jarvinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Burnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarvinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burnett's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarvinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Burnett.
Jarvinen tries to work over Burnett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jarvinen throws a head punch that misses.
Burnett tries a body shot but Jarvinen blocks it.
Jarvinen lands a shot to the body.
Jarvinen prevents a body shot from Burnett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen is working Burnett over against the cage.
Burnett misses with a punch on the inside.
Burnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burnett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jarvinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burnett misses with the head strike.
Burnett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jarvinen tries a body shot but Burnett blocks it.
Burnett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jarvinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jarvinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burnett can't find room to land a body shot as Jarvinen controls the action.
Burnett lands a shoulder strike.
Burnett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarvinen.
A body shot lands from Jarvinen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burnett.
Burnett misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burnett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarvinen.
Jarvinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burnett lands with a left to the head.
Burnett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burnett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jarvinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jarvinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Burnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burnett tries to throw a body punch but Jarvinen avoids it by throwing Burnett back against the cage.
Jarvinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Burnett.
Burnett blocks a body shot from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burnett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burnett lands a hook that snaps the head of Jarvinen backwards.
Burnett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jarvinens head.
Burnett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burnett misses with some punches.
Burnett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett scores with a shot to the side of Jarvinen's head.
Burnett misses with a punch on the inside.
Burnett struggles to land a body shot inside as Jarvinen controls his hands.
Burnett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burnett has a couple of punches blocked by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jarvinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarvinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jarvinen takes a shot to the head.
Jarvinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarvinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burnett can't find room to land a body shot as Jarvinen controls the action.
Burnett lands with a right to the head.
Burnett tries to work over Jarvinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jarvinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burnett tries to throw a body punch but Jarvinen avoids it by throwing Burnett back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burnett.
Burnett throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Burnett fails to land.
Burnett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jarvinen tries a body shot but Burnett blocks it.
Burnett presses Jarvinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burnett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burnett misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Burnett - that landed with a thud.
Burnett misses with the head strike.
Jarvinen blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Burnett fails to land.
Burnett has a couple of punches blocked by Jarvinen.
Burnett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jarvinen takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Burnett.
A right hand to the body from Burnett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Burnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarvinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khalil Burnett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Burnett.
Jarvinen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Burnett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burnett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burnett misses with a body punch.
Burnett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jarvinen tries to work over Burnett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burnett lands a right hand.
Jarvinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jarvinen blocking some punches.
Jarvinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burnett misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarvinen misses with a punch to the body.
Burnett lands with a light punch inside.
Burnett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burnett tries a body shot but Jarvinen blocks it.
Burnett misses with the head strike.
Burnett misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jarvinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burnett blocks a body shot from Jarvinen.
Burnett lands a left hand.
Jarvinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jarvinen misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Burnett fails to land.
Jarvinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jarvinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarvinen.
Burnett has a couple of punches blocked by Jarvinen.
Burnett misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarvinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarvinen.
Burnett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jarvinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burnett lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jarvinen.
Burnett struggles to land a body shot inside as Jarvinen controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burnett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jarvinen blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Burnett fails to land.
Jarvinen digs a right hand underneath Burnett's ribcage. Burnett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jarvinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burnett throws a head punch that misses.
Khalil Burnett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Burnett.
Burnett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burnett struggles to land a body shot inside as Jarvinen controls his hands.
Burnett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Burnett.
Burnett misses with the head strike.
Burnett has a couple of punches blocked by Jarvinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burnett.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burnett.
Jarvinen blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett blocks an uppercut.
Jarvinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Burnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burnett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burnett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jarvinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jarvinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jarvinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Burnett gets through Jarvinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burnett.
Jarvinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burnett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jarvinens head.
Jarvinen tries a body shot but Burnett blocks it.
Burnett blocking some punches.
Burnett blocks a body shot from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Burnett.
Burnett lands with a left to the head.
Jarvinen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burnett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Jarvinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Burnett fails to land.
Jarvinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Burnett scores with a shoulder strike.
Jarvinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burnett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jarvinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burnett misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Burnett fails to land.
Jarvinen blocking some punches.
Burnett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burnett misses with a punch on the inside.
Burnett misses with a punch to the body.
Burnett misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarvinen 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.
Jarvinen blocks a body shot from Burnett.
Burnett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burnett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burnett misses with some punches.
Burnett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jarvinen backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burnett.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khalil Burnett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burnett throws an overhand right that lands on Jarvinen's shoulder, as Jarvinen tries to avoid the shot.
Burnett missing with a left hand there. Jarvinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jarvinen throws a shot to the body.
Burnett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jarvinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Burnett.
Khalil Burnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarvinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burnett.
Burnett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jarvinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Burnett is just out of range.
Jarvinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jarvinen moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarvinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burnett.
Burnett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burnett lands a glancing blow to the side of Jarvinen's head.
Jarvinen works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarvinen. Burnett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burnett just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burnett throws a hook but Jarvinen avoids it easily.
Burnett misses with a straight left.
Burnett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burnett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burnett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jarvinen blocks a jab.
A jab from Jarvinen misses.
Jarvinen takes a swing at Burnett's ribcage but misses.
Jarvinen slips a jab from Burnett.
Burnett defending well as Jarvinen loads up on a big left hand.
Burnett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jarvinen has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from Jarvinen misses the target.
Jarvinen loads up on a big right hand but Burnett slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett lands a nice hook to Jarvinen's body. Jarvinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burnett scores with a jab to the body.
Jarvinen moves away from the strike by Burnett.
Burnett drops Jarvinen with a straight right hand, right on the button! Burnett follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalil Burnett!
Khalil Burnett is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Tarver (ranked 1319 p4p, 1380 weight class) and Jesus Valle (ranked 74 p4p, 77 weight class). Valle has chosen Faraon Love Shady - Mi Cunumi as his entrance music. Jesus Valle told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Tarver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Valle!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valle misses with a body kick.
Valle misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Valle tries to keep at a distance but Tarver has taken the fight into the clinch.
Valle manages to break the clinch.
Tarver closes the distance and clinches.
Tarver tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valle just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tarver is trying to pull guard but Valle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tarver successfully pulls guard.
Valle is sitting in close to Tarver's body. Tarver has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Valle is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Valle is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Tarver.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Antonio Tarver!
Antonio Tarver retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Antonio Tarver, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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