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RISE Fight Night 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mito Taamasa (ranked 5023 p4p, 4087 weight class) and Kemar Powell (ranked 553 p4p, 501 weight class). Powell has chosen Lil Baby & Lil Durk - Hats Off as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mito Taamasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kemar Powell!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Taamasa.
Taamasa throws the kick towards the body but Powell avoids it.
Powell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taamasa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Powell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Powell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Taamasa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Powell cracks Taamasa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taamasa throws a head kick that misses.
Powell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Taamasa throws a leg kick but Powell checks it.
Taamasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taamasa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Powell is out of range.
Taamasa misses with a head kick.
Powell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Taamasa ducks under a wild hook from Powell.
Taamasa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taamasa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Powell manages to circle out of the way.
Powell avoids the head kick by Taamasa.
Mito Taamasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taamasa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taamasa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Powell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell moves out of range as Taamasa throws a body kick.
Powell throws a looping overhand right but Taamasa ducks down to avoid it.
Taamasa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Taamasa throws a sloppy head kick and Powell moves out of range easily.
Powell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Powell finds it's way through Taamasa's defenses.
 It looks like Mito Taamasa has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Powell blocks the leg kick.
Powell unleashes a big counter combination but Taamasa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Taamasa lands with a slapping head kick.
Powell misses with a looping right.
Taamasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powell throws a series of punches but Taamasa moves out of range.
Taamasa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Powell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taamasa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taamasa tries to land a front kick but Powell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taamasa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Taamasa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powell moves out of range of the body kick.
Taamasa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taamasa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Powell swats away the attempt to clinch by Taamasa.
Taamasa throws a right hand that misses
and Powell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taamasa tries to clinch up but Powell circles away and keeps his distance.
Powell staying out of range there.
Powell blocks the body kick.
Powell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Powell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taamasa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taamasa misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taamasa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taamasa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Powell connects with an inside leg kick.
Taamasa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taamasa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Powell drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Taamasa right on the button. Taamasa goes down! Powell follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Powell gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kemar Powell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petar Popara (ranked 3517 p4p, 5756 weight class) and Dirair Aghajanyan (ranked 450 p4p, 589 weight class). Petar Popara has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petar Popara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dirair Aghajanyan!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popara misses with a straight right.
Dirair Aghajanyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popara walks into a straight right hand from Aghajanyan.
Popara misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aghajanyan! But no joy.
Aghajanyan tests Popara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Popara tries to keep at a distance but Aghajanyan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Popara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aghajanyan is trying to break the clinch but Popara is controlling him.
Popara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Popara misses with a punch to the body.
Aghajanyan blocks a body shot from Popara.
A short right from Aghajanyan on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aghajanyan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aghajanyan just leaning against Popara, taking a breather.
I was talking to Popara's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Aghajanyan tries to throw a body punch but Popara avoids it by throwing Aghajanyan back against the cage.
Aghajanyan lands a body shot.
Aghajanyan throws a punch but it's blocked by Popara.
Popara prevents a body shot from Aghajanyan.
A frustrated look appears on Aghajanyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aghajanyan blocks an elbow strike from Popara.
Aghajanyan manages to break the clinch.
Aghajanyan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Popara throws a body punch but Aghajanyan moves out of range.
Aghajanyan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Popara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popara takes one to the side of the head.
Popara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aghajanyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Aghajanyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Aghajanyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aghajanyan throws a lazy right hand but Popara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popara looks to score with a jab to the body but Aghajanyan is just out of range.
Popara misses with a hook.
Aghajanyan throws a head kick but Popara moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Popara misses the target.
Aghajanyan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aghajanyan tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aghajanyan misses the jab.
Popara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Popara takes a swing at Aghajanyan's ribcage but misses.
Aghajanyan misses with a two punch combination.
Aghajanyan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aghajanyan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aghajanyan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popara clinches.
Aghajanyan prevents a body shot from Popara.
Popara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aghajanyans head.
Aghajanyan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Popara after a bit of a struggle.
Popara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Popara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Dirair Aghajanyan has been cut.
Aghajanyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aghajanyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aghajanyan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Popara on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popara misses with an uppercut. Aghajanyan saw that one coming.
Aghajanyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aghajanyan.
Popara keeps the fight on the outside.
Popara swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Popara lands a jab to Aghajanyan's midsection.
Aghajanyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Popara tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Popara wants to clinch up but Aghajanyan keeps it at a distance.
Popara lands a big right hand that sends Aghajanyan crashing to the mat! Popara stays standing though and waves Aghajanyan back to his feet!
 Aghajanyan is rocked!
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!
Popara misses with a shot to the body
enabling Aghajanyan to counter with a crisp jab.
Aghajanyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Popara finish him?
Aghajanyan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Popara counters with a big right hand! Oh Aghajanyan is in trouble here! Popara follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petar Popara!
A victorious Petar Popara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Sanchez (ranked 3920 p4p, 3403 weight class) and Shane Fergusson (ranked 496 p4p, 452 weight class). Fergusson has chosen Scotland the brave as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernesto Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Fergusson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fergusson with a hook.
Fergusson sizes up Sanchez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 Sanchez is rocked!
and Fergusson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Sanchez! He's just covering up as Fergusson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Fergusson!
A relieved looking Shane Fergusson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Carioni (ranked 3234 p4p, 3074 weight class) and Razan Hase (ranked 411 p4p, 392 weight class). Razan Hase 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Carioni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Razan Hase!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hase throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Rodrigo Carioni has been cut.
A punch combination from Hase misses.
Hase swings for the body but Carioni moves out of range.
Hase looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hase misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carioni.
Carioni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hase's head backwards.
Hase slips under a jab from Carioni.
Hase moves away from the strike by Carioni.
Hase is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hase misses with a looping right.
We've been told by Carioni's head coaches at Memento Mori that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hase scores with a hook.
Carioni moves out of range as Hase strikes.
Carioni moves away from the strike by Hase.
Carioni throws a body shot but no joy.
Hase looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hase connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carioni looks to throw the jab but Hase is out of range.
Hase takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hase scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carioni doesn't seem bothered though.
Hase keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hase connects with a right hand. Carioni shakes it off.
Carioni cracks Hase with an open hand slap.
Hase misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Hase! Carioni is backing up but he can't get away as Hase lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Carioni and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Razan Hase!
Razan Hase made sure to mention his sponsor, Kore Fight Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gord Ryan (ranked 3099 p4p, 2673 weight class) and Kin Okuma (ranked 413 p4p, 357 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gord Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kin Okuma!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan misses with a hook.
Okuma wants to land a leg kick but Ryan is out of range.
Ryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Okuma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okuma tries a head kick but it misses.
Kin Okuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan lands a nice looking body shot.
Okuma scores with the left hand. Ryan knows he should have avoided that one.
Ryan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Okuma misses with a hook
and Ryan counters with a nice right hand that sends Okuma toppling to the canvas! Okuma scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ryan finish him?!
Okuma is rocked!
It looks like Kin Okuma has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Okuma up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Ryan from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Okuma's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gord Ryan!
A victorious Gord Ryan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Fedorov (ranked 2164 p4p, 2339 weight class) and Cathal Doherty (ranked 298 p4p, 320 weight class). Fedorov comes to the cage accompanied by Miyagi & Эндшпиль feat. Рем Дигга - I Got Love. Doherty has chosen Jeremy- Pearl Jam as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cathal Doherty has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Fedorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cathal Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doherty ducks under a wild hook from Fedorov.
A jab from Doherty misses.
Fedorov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Doherty scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fedorov doesn't seem bothered though.
Doherty lands a glancing blow to the side of Fedorov's head.
Fedorov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doherty.
Fedorov blocks a jab.
Fedorov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fedorov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doherty throws out a powerful jab.
Fedorov misses with an uppercut
and Doherty counters with a nice uppercut.
Doherty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fedorov at a distance.
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!
Doherty misses with an uppercut
enabling Fedorov to counter with a crisp jab.
Doherty looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Doherty with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty misses with a body shot.
Fedorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doherty slips under a jab from Fedorov.
Doherty connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fedorov momentarily.
Fedorov slips a jab from Doherty.
A little feinted left hand from Fedorov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Fedorov.
Doherty is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fedorov with a body shot.
Fedorov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doherty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doherty scores with a shot to the body.
Fedorov lands a right hook to the body.
Doherty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fedorov moves away.
Fedorov throws a body punch but Doherty moves out of range.
Doherty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fedorov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doherty throws a poor cross that misses
and Fedorov counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doherty's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fedorov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Doherty scrambles back to his feet.
Doherty scores with a shot to the body.
Doherty throws a looping overhand right but Fedorov ducks down to avoid it.
Doherty throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Fedorov to counter with a crisp jab.
Fedorov tests Doherty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fedorov blocks a jab.
It looks like Fedorov has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Fedorov lands a slapping body shot.
Fedorov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doherty manages to avoid it.
Doherty throws a body punch but Fedorov moves out of range.
Fedorov misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov throws a shot from downtown. Doherty moves away and avoids it.
Doherty swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fedorov throws a big shot that misses.
Fedorov misses with a jab to the body
and Doherty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fedorov blocks a jab.
Doherty swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fedorov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fedorov misses with a looping right.
Doherty loads up on a big right hand but Fedorov slips the punch.
Fedorov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fedorov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doherty.
Fedorov throws a big counter combination but Doherty scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fedorov moves away from the strike by Doherty.
Doherty misses the jab.
Fedorov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Doherty works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fedorov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doherty scores with a body shot.
Fedorov moves out of range of the strikes.
Fedorov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fedorov slips a straight right by Doherty.
Fedorov moves out of range of the strikes.
Fedorov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fedorov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doherty throws out a counter right but Fedorov avoids it with no problem.
Fedorov moves out of range as Doherty strikes.
Fedorov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doherty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fedorov. Doherty does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cathal Doherty dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fedorov misses with a wild body shot.
Doherty looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doherty listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fedorov missing with a left hand there. Doherty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doherty slips a straight right by Fedorov.
Doherty throws a jab but it's blocked by Fedorov.
Doherty throws out a powerful jab.
Fedorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fedorov throws the left hand but Doherty avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Doherty misses.
Fedorov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doherty momentarily.
Doherty with a jab.
Cathal Doherty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doherty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Doherty is just out of range.
Fedorov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fedorov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doherty manages to avoid it.
Doherty 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.
Fedorov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doherty throws out the jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fedorov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Doherty misses with a left hand
and Fedorov counters with a nice body shot.
Doherty looks to throw the jab but Fedorov is out of range.
Fedorov is looking to counter punch.
Fedorov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Fedorov.
Fedorov misses with a hook.
Fedorov just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Doherty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doherty misses with a hook.
Fedorov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Doherty throws a jab but it's blocked by Fedorov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fedorov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doherty misses with an uppercut
and Fedorov counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Doherty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doherty misses with a right hand
and Fedorov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doherty lands with a hook. Fedorov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Doherty misses with a left hand
and Fedorov counters with a nice uppercut.
Doherty misses with a looping right.
Fedorov throws an off balance right hand
and Doherty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doherty lands with a cross.
Fedorov misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doherty's head.
Fedorov throws a body shot but no joy.
Doherty misses with a hook. Fedorov ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Fedorov finds it's way through Doherty's defenses.
Doherty connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Fedorov misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Doherty darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fedorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doherty was well out of range. Poor timing from Fedorov.
Doherty throws a hook but Fedorov blocks it.
Fedorov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Doherty misses with a hook.
Cathal Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedorov slips under a jab.
Fedorov avoids the body shot from Doherty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty misses with an uppercut
and Fedorov counters with a left to the body.
Fedorov staying out of range there.
Doherty digs a good hook to Fedorov's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doherty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fedorov.
Fedorov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fedorov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doherty.
Fedorov looks to land a right hand but Doherty moved out of range.
Doherty keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Doherty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fedorov counters with a straight right hand.
Doherty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Fedorov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doherty misses with a double jab
and Fedorov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doherty thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cathal Doherty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Fedorov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doherty looks to throw the jab but Fedorov is out of range.
Doherty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fedorov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Doherty misses.
Doherty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fedorov to score with a decent uppercut.
Nathan Fedorov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedorov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doherty throws a combination that misses
and Fedorov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doherty throws a hook but Fedorov blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Doherty.
Doherty connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fedorov's hands.
Doherty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fedorov slips under a jab from Doherty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov throws a body shot but no joy.
Fedorov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fedorov throwing a counter right hand but Doherty manages to avoid it.
Doherty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fedorov was well out of range. Poor timing from Doherty.
It looked like Fedorov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Doherty.
Fedorov just misses with a punch to the body.
Doherty loads up on a big right hand but Fedorov slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Fedorov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doherty slips a jab from Fedorov.
A swing and a miss from Doherty.
Doherty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fedorov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Doherty.
Fedorov misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fedorov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fedorov has Doherty pressed against the cage, preventing Doherty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fedorov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doherty's efforts to push away.
Fedorov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fedorov.
Doherty tries to break the clinch but Fedorov is controlling the position.
Fedorov prevents Doherty from breaking the clinch.
Doherty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fedorov connects with a nice looking jab.
Fedorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fedorov misses with a jab to the body
and Doherty counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doherty connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cathal Doherty is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab from Doherty misses.
Doherty thuds a left hand into Fedorov's body.
Fedorov throws a right and a left that Doherty avoids nicely.
Doherty swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheers as Doherty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fedorov doesn't seem phased though.
Fedorov connects with a right hand. Doherty shakes it off.
Doherty throws a lazy uppercut
and Fedorov counters with a left to the body.
Doherty misses with a looping right.
Fedorov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fedorov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doherty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doherty! But no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Fedorov there.
Doherty blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov misses the shot to the body.
Doherty thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Doherty misses.
Doherty missing with a left hand there. Fedorov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fedorov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fedorov takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doherty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fedorov cracks Doherty with a good jab.
Nice defenses there by Fedorov.
Fedorov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doherty.
Doherty throws a lazy right hand but Fedorov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fedorov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Doherty misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nathan Fedorov.
I think Doherty has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cathal Doherty!
Cathal Doherty was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lester Green (ranked 1885 p4p, 2272 weight class) and Wingers Son (ranked 108 p4p, 131 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by This Is Beetle. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lester Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wingers Son!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
Son shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Green connects with a crisp jab.
A big right from Green misses.
Son tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Green throwing a counter right hand but Son manages to avoid it.
Green misses with a looping right.
Son changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Green as Son shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green lands a right hook to the body.
Son shoots in for a takedown but Green shows good takedown defense.
Son gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Son closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Green to the mat! Green manages to get full guard.
Green wants to sweep here but Son controlling him for the moment.
Son trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Son stops Green from standing up.
Son looking to pass the guard.
Son trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son controlling from the top position.
Son trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Son showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Son closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green lands with a short shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Son.
Green breaks the clinch.
Son tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Son misses with a takedown
and Green counters with a left to the body.
Lester Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wingers Son.
Son closes the distance and pushes Green back into the cage.
Green stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Son fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Green taking a breather.
I was talking to Green's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Son has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Green uses from the top position.
Green preventing the sweep.
Green wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Son's closed guard. He's half up but Son has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Son pivots and extends the arm, Green falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Son! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wingers Son!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toby MacAlister (ranked 730 p4p, 1172 weight class) and Richard Mesquita (ranked 107 p4p, 161 weight class). MacAlister comes to the cage accompanied by This Was My Life. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Richard Mesquita is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toby MacAlister!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacAlister lands an overhand right.
Mesquita avoids the body shot from MacAlister.
Mesquita wants to counter the offense by MacAlister and move into the clinch position.
Mesquita pushes MacAlister up against the cage in a clinch.
Mesquita keeps control of MacAlister as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
MacAlister tries to circle away but Mesquita has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mesquita.
Mesquita successfully pulls guard.
Mesquita is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and MacAlister defends well.
MacAlister not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mesquita looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacAlister seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mesquita looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. MacAlister gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mesquita is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mesquita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
MacAlister wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
MacAlister has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mesquita is looking for a triangle but MacAlister pushes his legs off easily.
MacAlister wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
MacAlister controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacAlister passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mesquita is trying to get back to half guard.
Mesquita is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on MacAlister's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mesquita is trying to control but can't.
MacAlister not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacAlister stalling.
Mesquita is trying to maintain the position but MacAlister is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mesquita is looking to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Toby MacAlister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacAlister misses with a wild body shot.
MacAlister swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mesquita fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like MacAlister wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MacAlister bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mesquita's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacAlister throws a hook but Mesquita blocks it.
Nice takedown defense from MacAlister. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt.
MacAlister with a body punch. A glancing blow.
MacAlister fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for MacAlister. That snapped Mesquita's head back.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
MacAlister struggles to land a body shot inside as Mesquita controls his hands.
MacAlister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mesquita takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooh!!! MacAlister has knocked Mesquita down with a huge combo! MacAlister steps away and waves a wobbly Mesquita back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mesquita is rocked!
Mesquita wants to clinch but MacAlister slips to the side
and MacAlister counters with a nice uppercut.
Mesquita is still on wobbly legs! Can MacAlister finish him?
MacAlister throws a body shot but no joy.
Mesquita seems to have recovered his senses.
Mesquita wants to clinch.
Mesquita tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and MacAlister connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby MacAlister dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacAlister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacAlister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesquita was well out of range. Poor timing from MacAlister.
Nice uppercut lands for MacAlister. That snapped Mesquita's head back.
Mesquita tries to clinch but MacAlister is having none of it.
MacAlister is looking for a counter combo.
Mesquita wants to clinch.
MacAlister cracks Mesquita with a good jab.
MacAlister stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A decent looking cross lands there for MacAlister.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
MacAlister throws a counter high kick but Mesquita was just alert enough to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita tries to clinch but MacAlister is having none of it.
Mesquita tries to clinch up but MacAlister circles away and keeps his distance.
MacAlister misses with a few strikes there.
Mesquita gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita breaks from the clinch.
MacAlister throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mesquita stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A lazy left from MacAlister finds it's target.
MacAlister swinging wildly here.
Mesquita is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mesquita with a poor takedown
and MacAlister counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacAlister throws an overhand right that lands on Mesquita's shoulder, as Mesquita tries to avoid the shot.
Mesquita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacAlister.
Mesquita closes the distance looking to clinch
and MacAlister counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
MacAlister seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
MacAlister throws a series of strikes that have Mesquita backpedaling.
Nice shot by MacAlister.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesquita rushes MacAlister and presses him up against the cage.
MacAlister manages to break the clinch.
MacAlister scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mesquita looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mesquita fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Toby MacAlister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
Mesquita scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mesquita throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
MacAlister takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
MacAlister is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mesquita can do to turn this around?
Mesquita lands an elbow.
An elbow from Mesquita crashes against the mat.
MacAlister is trying to get back to half guard.
MacAlister managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mesquita.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita creates some space and throws a big elbow, but MacAlister sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mesquita lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
MacAlister dodges the ground and pound from Mesquita.
Mesquita just content to control the position.
Mesquita in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mesquita throws a strike aimed at the side of MacAlister's head but MacAlister avoids it well.
Mesquita misses with the ground and pound.
MacAlister is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
Mesquita cracks MacAlister with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita throws an elbow but MacAlister slips to the side and avoids it well.
MacAlister wants to control but Mesquita postures up.
MacAlister is trying to improve his position.
MacAlister on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Richard Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mesquita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mesquita lands some shots froms side control.
Mesquita is trying to get an arm triangle but MacAlister is defending well.
MacAlister struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby MacAlister dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
MacAlister gets tackled into the cage by Mesquita. Mesquita maintains the clinch.
Mesquita stalling.
MacAlister breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mesquita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but MacAlister defends well and Mesquita ends up having to push MacAlister into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
MacAlister uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mesquita has time to react.
Mesquita tries to clinch but fails miserably
and MacAlister counters with a three punch combo that has Mesquita backing up. Mesquita nods at MacAlister to acknowledge the strikes.
Mesquita tries to clinch but MacAlister is having none of it.
MacAlister throws a jab when Mesquita was well out of range.
MacAlister lands a nice shot to the body.
MacAlister scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mesquita doesn't seem bothered though.
MacAlister shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mesquita eats them both and turns towards MacAlister to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by MacAlister.
MacAlister lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mesquita clinches with his opponent.
MacAlister manages to break the clinch.
MacAlister misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacAlister throws a good cross that connects.
Toby MacAlister is winning the standup battle so far.
MacAlister gets tackled into the cage by Mesquita. Mesquita maintains the clinch.
MacAlister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mesquita pushes MacAlister up against the cage in a clinch.
MacAlister manages to break the clinch.
Mesquita takes the fight into the clinch.
Mesquita pulls guard.
Mesquita not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
MacAlister being controlled here momentarily.
MacAlister looking to pass the guard.
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. MacAlister doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. MacAlister manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAlister controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mesquita is looking for a triangle but MacAlister pushes his legs off easily.
MacAlister looking to sit in guard and control but Mesquita gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mesquita is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacAlister controlling Mesquita's posture.
MacAlister not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mesquita trying to control but MacAlister is working from the bottom.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
MacAlister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacAlister works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but MacAlister is keeping the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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.
MacAlister swats away the attempt to clinch by Mesquita.
MacAlister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacAlister with a jab.
Mesquita closes this distance looking for a takedown but MacAlister circles away.
Mesquita fails with the takedown
and MacAlister counters with a one-two to the body.
Toby MacAlister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
MacAlister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mesquita wants to clinch but MacAlister slips to the side
and MacAlister counters with a two punch combo.
MacAlister leaves Mesquita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mesquita has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacAlister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacAlister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacAlister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby MacAlister clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
MacAlister defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mesquita.
Mesquita fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mesquita tries to clinch but MacAlister moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from MacAlister enables Mesquita to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. MacAlister manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
MacAlister avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MacAlister wants to sweep but no luck.
Mesquita makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mesquita is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! MacAlister is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! MacAlister has escaped and now he's on top!
Mesquita throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita is trying to keep MacAlister in close.
MacAlister wants to stand but Mesquita is controlling his posture from full guard.
MacAlister is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mesquita looking for a guillotine here but MacAlister defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
MacAlister avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mesquita is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mesquita throws his legs up looking for a submission but MacAlister uses it to pass to side control.
Mesquita manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacAlister keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
MacAlister tries to get to full guard but Mesquita has control of the leg.
MacAlister keeping control of the position.
Mesquita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
MacAlister trying to hold on to Mesquita's head to control him but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
MacAlister knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mesquita on the ground.
Mesquita looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks MacAlister with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita throwing shots but MacAlister is blocking nicely.
Mesquita is keen to just control but MacAlister is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita dominated that fourth round.
That's time! MacAlister's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mesquita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from MacAlister.
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacAlister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacAlister lands a glancing blow to the side of Mesquita's head.
MacAlister getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
MacAlister swinging wildly here.
A big right from MacAlister misses.
Mesquita tries to clinch up but MacAlister circles away and keeps his distance.
MacAlister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from MacAlister misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacAlister jabs Mesquita to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mesquita instigates a clinch.
MacAlister breaks from the clinch.
MacAlister throws a body punch but Mesquita moves out of range.
Mesquita gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but MacAlister won't allow it.
MacAlister is trying to push Mesquita away but Mesquita has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
MacAlister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mesquita fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but MacAlister avoids it really well and circles away.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. MacAlister defends it nicely.
Toby MacAlister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
Mesquita tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. MacAlister manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mesquita moves out of range as MacAlister strikes.
Nice jab there from MacAlister.
MacAlister circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacAlister swinging wildly here.
Mesquita wants to clinch up but MacAlister keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from MacAlister on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mesquita gets a double leg takedown into MacAlister's guard.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but MacAlister has wrist control.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mesquita sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mesquita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but MacAlister has wrist control.
Mesquita throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita advances position into side control!
The ground and pound from Mesquita seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mesquita working the ground and pound but MacAlister is defending the strikes.
Mesquita throws an elbow but MacAlister slips to the side and avoids it well.
MacAlister is trying to control Mesquita's posture but Mesquita avoids it.
Mesquita wants to lay and pray for a moment but MacAlister keeps working.
Mesquita in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
MacAlister takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mesquita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mesquita in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mesquita decides to stand back up. Mesquita steps back and let's MacAlister get back to his feet.
Richard Mesquita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mesquita is defended easily by MacAlister.
MacAlister throws a big counter combination but Mesquita scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MacAlister keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toby MacAlister showed his dominance in that final round.
I think MacAlister has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby MacAlister!
Toby MacAlister retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Toby MacAlister 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Alain Aspect (ranked 660 p4p, 903 weight class) and Linkavitch Chomofsky (ranked 96 p4p, 124 weight class). Chomofsky has chosen Mastodon - Sleeping Giant as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alain Aspect!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Linkavitch Chomofsky!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chomofsky scores with a hook to the body. Aspect takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chomofsky with a nice cross.
Chomofsky scores with a jab to the body.
Chomofsky scores with a hook to the body. Aspect takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aspect looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aspect takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aspect moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice jab there from Chomofsky.
Chomofsky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little feinted left hand from Aspect on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chomofsky has a takedown stuffed.
Chomofsky has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Aspect is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Chomofsky looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alain Aspect has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Linkavitch Chomofsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomofsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chomofsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aspect.
Chomofsky staying out of range there.
Aspect stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aspect wants it to stay on the feet.
Aspect defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chomofsky.
Aspect swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chomofsky or perhaps it was just good defense by Aspect, which made it look bad.
Aspect swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chomofsky fails with the takedown
and Aspect counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky fails with the takedown
and Aspect counters with a straight right hand.
Chomofsky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aspect sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chomofsky somewhat.
Chomofsky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aspect as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Aspect. No joy for Chomofsky on that attempt.
Chomofsky misses with a takedown attempt
and Aspect counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Linkavitch Chomofsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aspect defends it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Aspect misses the target.
Chomofsky drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Aspect on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aspect tries to get out of the position.
Chomofsky working away.
Chomofsky is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Aspect knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chomofsky advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chomofsky is working for a guillotine from mount but Aspect frees his head quite easily.
Chomofsky has isolated one of Aspect's arms. Aspect looking to fight him off but Chomofsky twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Linkavitch Chomofsky!
Linkavitch Chomofsky is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Linkavitch Chomofsky thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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