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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenjiro Tokugawa (ranked 22947 p4p, 22708 weight class) and Ace Sargent (ranked 523 p4p, 501 weight class). 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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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenjiro Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ace Sargent!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
Sargent looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the side of Sargent's head but Sargent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sargent misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sargent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sargent instigates a clinch.
Sargent prevents a body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sargent has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tokugawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sargent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sargent lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sargent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tokugawa tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to clinch there but Sargent circles away.
Tokugawa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sargent checks a leg kick nicely.
A combination from Tokugawa does no damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tokugawa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sargent misses with a straight right.
It looked like Tokugawa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sargent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa scores with a push kick.
Sargent lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tokugawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tokugawa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sargent throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tokugawa counters with a low kick, right behind Sargent 's knee.
Sargent closes the distance and clinches.
Sargent throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tokugawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sargent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ace Sargent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tokugawa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sargent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tokugawa throws out the jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tokugawa or perhaps it was just good defense by Sargent, which made it look bad.
Tokugawa misses with a leg kick.
Tokugawa stalks Sargent and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sargent's face. Sargent staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Tokugawa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sargent just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tokugawa.
Sargent ducks right into an uppercut from Tokugawa.
Sargent throws a lazy head kick
and Tokugawa counters with a leg kick.
Sargent scoring well with a low kick there.
Tokugawa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sargent.
Tokugawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sargent is just out of range.
Sargent misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Sargent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tokugawa connects with a jab.
Tokugawa cracks a nice hook into Sargent's ribs.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Sargent is having none of it.
Jab from Sargent.
Tokugawa moves out of range as Sargent strikes.
Nice shot by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sargent.
Tokugawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tokugawa misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sargent blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Sargent.
Sargent avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body.
I was talking to Tokugawa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sargent throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tokugawas head.
Sargent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Sargent.
Sargent tries to throw a body punch but Tokugawa avoids it by throwing Sargent back against the cage.
Tokugawa misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Sargent.
Sargent tries a knee to the head but Tokugawa blocks it.
Sargent lands a nice uppercut.
Sargent can't find room to land a body shot as Tokugawa controls the action.
Tokugawa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tokugawa blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Tokugawa.
Sargent lands with a left to the head.
Sargent blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sargent blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sargent just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenjiro Tokugawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tokugawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Sargent throws a hook but Tokugawa avoids it easily.
Tokugawa closes the distance and clinches.
Sargent tries a knee to the head but Tokugawa blocks it.
Tokugawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sargent lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sargent blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa throws a head punch that misses.
Sargent avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body.
Sargent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sargent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Sargent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa missing with knees to the body.
Sargent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sargent lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tokugawa takes a step back to recover.
Sargent blocks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kenjiro Tokugawa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sargent takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tokugawa throws a hook but Sargent avoids it easily.
Tokugawa throws a head kick but Sargent moves out of range.
Tokugawa shoots in for a takedown but Sargent shows good takedown defense.
Sargent counters with a body kick.
Tokugawa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sargent blocks a jab.
Ace Sargent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sargent rushes Tokugawa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tokugawa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sargent fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kenjiro Tokugawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Tokugawa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sargent needs to keep his hands up - Tokugawa had a free shot at his head there.
Sargent thuds a left hand into Tokugawa's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa blocks a leg kick.
Tokugawa misses with a body kick.
Tokugawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sargent.
Sargent scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick from Sargent lands but Tokugawa takes it in his stride.
 It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Tokugawa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
Sargent throws a head kick that misses.
Tokugawa thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sargent's head.
Sargent lands a body shot.
Sargent throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice uppercut lands for Sargent. That snapped Tokugawa's head back.
Sargent throws a looping overhand right but Tokugawa ducks down to avoid it.
Tokugawa wants to clinch.
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
Tokugawa dives in for a single leg takedown but Sargent sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenjiro Tokugawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokugawa.
Sargent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tokugawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sargent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sargent moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokugawa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sargent smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sargent with a nice calf kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sargent checks a leg kick.
Tokugawa thumps Sargent with a low kick.
Tokugawa moves into range and clinches up with Sargent.
Tokugawa tries to pull guard but Sargent holds him up against the cage and eventually Tokugawa drops back down to his feet.
Sargent manages to break the clinch.
Tokugawa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tokugawa scores with a head kick. Sargent tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sargent smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tokugawa misses with an uppercut
and Sargent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tokugawa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sargent digs a good hook to Tokugawa's body.
Sargent lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sargent throws an off balance right hand
and Tokugawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Sargent scores with a push kick.
Tokugawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sargent takes the fight into the clinch.
Sargent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sargent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sargent unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sargent scores a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sargent just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sargent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tokugawa throws a low kick, looking for Sargent's leg but Sargent calmly moves out of range.
Tokugawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sargent.
Sargent darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sargent misses with a straight left.
Sargent misses with a body kick.
Sargent fails to land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Tokugawa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokugawa misses with a low kick as Sargent jumps back.
Tokugawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Sargent scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sargent throws a nice looking combination but Tokugawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sargent throws a jab when Tokugawa was well out of range.
Sargent tries to clinch there but Tokugawa circles away.
Tokugawa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sargent works Tokugawa's body with a nice hook.
Tokugawa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tokugawa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sargent defends well and Tokugawa ends up having to push Sargent into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tokugawa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sargent is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tokugawa tries a body shot but Sargent blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sargent lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sargent pushes Tokugawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tokugawa is trying to pull guard but Sargent has him pressed against the cage.
Ace Sargent seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Tokugawa fails to land.
Tokugawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Sargent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
That's time! Tokugawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sargent lands a body shot.
Jab from Sargent.
Tokugawa is looking to chop away at Sargent's legs.
Sargent jabs at Tokugawa's body.
Sargent lands a high kick!
 Tokugawa is rocked!
Sargent scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh Tokugawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sargent lands a front kick.
Tokugawa walks straight into a right hand from Sargent - that's dropped him! Sargent jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Tokugawa from any more punishment! Tokugawa complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ace Sargent!
After winning the bout, Ace Sargent thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Corleone Jr. (ranked 3107 p4p, 2890 weight class) and Ilya Muromets (ranked 405 p4p, 385 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sonny Corleone Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ilya Muromets!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muromets tries to clinch there but Corleone Jr. circles away.
Muromets lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Sonny Corleone Jr. has been cut.
Muromets tries to clinch but Corleone Jr. is having none of it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Muromets.
The fighters circling - Corleone Jr. throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muromets gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Muromets keeps control of Corleone Jr. as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Corleone Jr. is trying to break the clinch but Muromets is controlling him.
Corleone Jr. tries to break the clinch but Muromets is controlling the position.
Corleone Jr. working aggressively here.
Corleone Jr. wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muromets missing with knees to the body.
Muromets lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muromets just misses with a elbow thrown towards Corleone Jr.'s brow.
Muromets misses with a punch on the inside.
Corleone Jr. breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muromets lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Muromets ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muromets tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corleone Jr. swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Corleone Jr. wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. takes a swing at Muromets's ribcage but misses.
Muromets is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Corleone Jr. with a body shot.
Corleone Jr. throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Corleone Jr..
Muromets ducks under a wild hook from Corleone Jr..
Sonny Corleone Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corleone Jr. missing with a left hand there. Muromets was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muromets throws a fast counter high kick but Corleone Jr. manages to duck under it in time.
Muromets throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corleone Jr. jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corleone Jr. misses the shot to the body.
Corleone Jr. darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Muromets clinches.
Corleone Jr. misses with some punches.
Muromets misses with a punch on the inside.
Muromets missing with knees to the body.
Muromets softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sonny Corleone Jr.'s cut is getting worse.
Corleone Jr. throws a head punch that misses.
Muromets tries to land a knee to the head but Corleone Jr. blocks with his arms.
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!
Corleone Jr. takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. manages to break the clinch.
Corleone Jr. throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Corleone Jr. misses its intended target.
Muromets ducks under a wild hook from Corleone Jr..
Muromets throws a fast counter high kick but Corleone Jr. manages to duck under it in time.
Corleone Jr. lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Muromets has closed the distance and engaged Corleone Jr. in a clinch.
Muromets using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Corleone Jr. has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muromets struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone Jr. controls his hands.
Muromets misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Muromets.
A knee to the head by Muromets.
Stalling in the clinch from Corleone Jr..
A frustrated look appears on Corleone Jr.'s face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muromets misses with a body punch.
Corleone Jr. pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corleone Jr. loads up on a big right hand but Muromets slips the punch.
Muromets is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corleone Jr. turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corleone Jr. ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Muromets clinches with his opponent.
Corleone Jr.'s head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Muromets.
Muromets lands an uppercut.
Muromets lands a nice elbow.
Sonny Corleone Jr.'s cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Muromets gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Muromets misses with a punch on the inside.
Muromets pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Muromets makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone Jr. breaks the clinch.
Muromets lands with a slapping head kick.
Jeez, Sonny Corleone Jr.'s cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Corleone Jr. misses with a looping right.
Muromets looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Muromets uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corleone Jr..
A slow jab from Corleone Jr. misses its intended target.
Muromets throws out a counter right but Corleone Jr. avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook
and Muromets counters with a straight right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sonny Corleone Jr.'s cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ilya Muromets!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 2394 p4p, 2410 weight class) and Stephen Steve (ranked 296 p4p, 299 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Steve!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch there but Steve circles away.
Silva shoots and misses
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva closes the distance but Steve moves to the side
and Steve counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Daniel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva with a poor takedown
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Steve sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steve! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steve scores with a shot to the body.
Steve swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva moves to clinch but Steve breaks away
and Steve makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
Steve misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Steve sprawls well.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steve throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steve throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva wants to clinch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Silva lands a body punch.
Steve landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Steve is defending well.
Steve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Steve gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva postures up in Steve's guard and throws a big left but Steve blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up in Steve's guard and throws a big left but Steve blocks it.
Steve wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steve avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steve working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva stands up over Steve, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Steve looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steve works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steve seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Steve looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Steve looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Steve!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve just content to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Steve avoids the strikes from the bottom by Silva.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.
Steve just content to control the position.
Silva throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Silva throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Steve takes a little break here. Silva wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Steve blocks the strikes from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Steve really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Steve lands some shots froms side control.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Steve keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.
Steve controlling the position.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Steve works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face as Steve controls the position.
Steve scores with a couple of short elbows.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Steve working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Steve landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Steve dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Steve cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Steve drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Steve scores with a shoulder strike.
Steve digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steve walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Steve shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steve's waist but Steve gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Steve throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Steve lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steve can pounce on him.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Steve counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Steve - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steve counters by clinching up.
Silva letting Steve take a breather here.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Steve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Steve counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stephen Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Steve sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
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!
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Steve had a free shot at his head there.
Steve swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
A thudding body kick lands there by Steve!
Silva wants to clinch up but Steve keeps it at a distance.
Silva moves to clinch but Steve breaks away
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steve counters with a nice body shot.
Steve fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steve lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steve!
Steve throws a head kick that half lands.
A jab from Steve does it's job there.
Silva tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve wants to counter with a clinch but Silva pushes him away.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Steve counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Steve to keep the fight standing.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Steve.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steve walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheers as Steve lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steve lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from Steve lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steve scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Steve pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Daniel Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva misses with a takedown
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steve digs a good hook to Silva's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Steve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva tries to clinch but Steve is having none of it.
Silva moves to clinch but Steve breaks away
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steve pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Steve avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steve walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steve connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva goes for a double leg but Steve avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steve continues to drive forward.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Steve prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Steve turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Steve pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Steve jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve scores with a leg kick.
Steve bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steve scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Steve lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Steve scores with a nice strike.
Steve's corner calls for a 1-2. Steve obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Steve is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Steve keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
Steve lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
Steve lands with a good body shot.
Stephen Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands the left hand.
Crunch! Steve slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Steve bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Steve counters with a nice body shot.
Steve scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Steve counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Steve.
Steve lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steve lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Steve.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Steve has him pressed against the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but Steve won't allow it.
Steve utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steve.
Silva letting Steve take a breather here.
Steve is stalling here.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Steve presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steve misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Steve as the two fighters clinch.
Steve lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tries to pull guard but Steve holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Steve breaks from the clinch.
Steve delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Steve counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stephen Steve is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Steve with a hook.
Silva tries for a takedown but Steve circles away easily
and Steve holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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!
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Steve smiles and moves away.
Steve lands a jab.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Steve.
Daniel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice straight punches there by Steve. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steve.
A head kick misses from Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Steve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steve has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Steve!
An out of breath Stephen Steve thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Magomed Sitsongrit (ranked 2492 p4p, 1840 weight class) and Jim Lahey (ranked 134 p4p, 95 weight class). Jim Lahey 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magomed Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Lahey!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lahey counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Lahey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lahey has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lahey's head backwards.
Lahey misses the jab.
Lahey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Lahey tries to clinch up.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Lahey manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Lahey's body.
Lahey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lahey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lahey darts in and clinches Sitsongrit up against the cage.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Lahey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lahey moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Lahey throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Lahey manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lahey lands a jab.
Sitsongrit is rocked!
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lahey doesn't seem phased though.
Oh Sitsongrit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lahey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lahey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jim Lahey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Sitsongrit limp body while Lahey jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jim Lahey!
Post fight, Jim Lahey stared into the camera and said 'Just another shit apple going back to con college!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shape Shifter (ranked 2832 p4p, 3307 weight class) and Kill Shot Jackson (ranked 354 p4p, 397 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kill Shot Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shifter tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jackson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Shifter is blocking nicely.
Shifter is trying to pull guard but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Shifter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shifter is breathing heavily.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shifter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shifter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shifter.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shifter blocks it with crossed arms.
Shifter looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shape Shifter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shifter blocks it with crossed arms.
Shifter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shifter.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Shifter is trying to drag Jackson to the mat but Jackson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Shifter 's eye.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shifter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shifter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shifter managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Shifter's takedown attempt.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shifter.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shifter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter tries for a takedown but Jackson manages to get underhooks.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Shifter blocks with his arms.
Shifter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jackson regains guard immediately.
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!
Shifter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Shifter is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Shifter is proving a slippery customer.
Shifter is pushing down on Jackson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jackson is fighting to maintain full guard but Shifter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shifter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
Shifter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jackson works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is pulling down on Shifter's head. It's preventing any offense from Shifter, at least for the moment.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Shifter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson wants to stand up but Shifter is controlling him.
Shifter slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shifter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jackson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shifter.
Shifter is looking for a kimura but Jackson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shifter to get the leverage.
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.
Jackson is defending against the submission attempts here by Shifter.
Shifter stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Shifter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jackson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shifter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shifter stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Shifter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Shifter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shifter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shifter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kill Shot Jackson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Shifter avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Shifter moves out of range easily.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Shifter gets control of Jackson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shifter will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Shifter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Shifter has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
Shifter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shifter is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shape Shifter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shifter looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jackson is defending well. Shifter quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jackson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Shifter celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shape Shifter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Hall (ranked 2479 p4p, 2185 weight class) and Boyka Kersikov (ranked 309 p4p, 270 weight class). Hall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pinball Wizard. Kersikov has chosen Nosferatu - When Angels Cry as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralph Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boyka Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Ralph Hall has been cut.
Hall has a takedown stuffed.
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hall closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kersikov tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hall easily slips into full mount!
Hall is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Kersikov is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Kersikov flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Hall anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Kersikov and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Hall slips an arm under Kersikov chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Hall has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Hall is squeezing on Kersikov like an anaconda would it's prey. Kersikov fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ralph Hall!
Ralph Hall 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casimiro Nicoletta (ranked 1651 p4p, 1762 weight class) and Pinina Zhikova (ranked 227 p4p, 239 weight class). Nicoletta's entrance music is For Once In My Life. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
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10 - 8 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casimiro Nicoletta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pinina Zhikova!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhikova has a takedown stuffed.
A little feinted left hand from Nicoletta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice takedown defense from Nicoletta. No joy for Zhikova on that attempt.
Nicoletta has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Latin Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Zhikova lands with a good body shot.
Nicoletta avoids the body shot from Zhikova.
Nicoletta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nicoletta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Nicoletta. Those never looked like landing.
Zhikova lands a right hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zhikova throws a body punch but Nicoletta moves out of range.
Zhikova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nicoletta.
Decent striking displayed by Zhikova there.
Zhikova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zhikova fails with the takedown
and Nicoletta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Casimiro Nicoletta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinina Zhikova.
Zhikova fails to land the takedown.
Nicoletta gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhikova looking to pass the guard.
Zhikova wants to stand but Nicoletta is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhikova in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nicoletta has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Zhikova off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A big left from Nicoletta misses.
Zhikova fails with a takedown attempt.
Nicoletta throws a counter high kick but Zhikova was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nicoletta throws a head kick that misses.
Zhikova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nicoletta.
Zhikova is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nicoletta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nicoletta stuffs the takedown.
Nicoletta throws the left hand but Zhikova avoids the punch easily.
Zhikova closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nicoletta circles away.
Nicoletta throws a shot from downtown. Zhikova moves away and avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Nicoletta. No joy for Zhikova on that attempt.
Nicoletta is looking to counter punch.
Nicoletta cracks Zhikova with a good jab.
Zhikova shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nicoletta tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zhikova.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhikova slips a straight right by Nicoletta.
Zhikova fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nicoletta avoids it really well and circles away.
Nicoletta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Nicoletta misses.
Pinina Zhikova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhikova shoots and misses
and Nicoletta counters with a straight right hand.
Zhikova moves away from the strike by Nicoletta.
Zhikova darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zhikova is trying to control. Nicoletta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nicoletta is looking to escape.
Zhikova is trying to control. Nicoletta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zhikova is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nicoletta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhikova is trying to work for a kimura but Nicoletta is defending well.
Zhikova moves nicely into side control.
Nicoletta managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zhikova.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nicoletta is trying to get back to his feet.
Zhikova tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nicoletta's legs.
Nicoletta wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nicoletta stops Zhikova from passing to mount.
Zhikova is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nicoletta is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nicoletta is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Zhikova trying to control the action but Nicoletta is working from the bottom.
Nicoletta is trying to buck Zhikova off.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Casimiro Nicoletta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhikova shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nicoletta defends it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Casimiro Nicoletta dominated that round.
That's time! Nicoletta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zhikova shoots and misses
and Nicoletta counters with a stiff right hand.
Nicoletta scores with a head kick.
Zhikova shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nicoletta as he avoids it easily.
Nicoletta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhikova tries for a takedown but Nicoletta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nicoletta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Casimiro Nicoletta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinina Zhikova.
Nicoletta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nicoletta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zhikova.
Nicoletta tries to sprawl but Zhikova drives through with a takedown into half 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!
Nicoletta is trying is best to control the position here.
Zhikova is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nicoletta has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nicoletta makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nicoletta throws the left hand but Zhikova avoids the punch easily.
Nicoletta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nicoletta takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nicoletta stalks Zhikova and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zhikova's face. Zhikova staggers backwards, shaken.
Zhikova fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicoletta throws an overhand right that lands on Zhikova's shoulder, as Zhikova tries to avoid the shot.
Nicoletta throws a looping overhand right but Zhikova ducks down to avoid it.
Nicoletta throws a lazy right hand but Zhikova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zhikova fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zhikova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhikova blocks a jab.
Zhikova slips a straight right by Nicoletta.
Zhikova is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nicoletta rather than just go for the knockout.
Nicoletta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zhikova.
Nicoletta's corner calls for a 1-2. Nicoletta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nicoletta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nicoletta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Casimiro Nicoletta is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhikova shoots for a takedown but Nicoletta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zhikova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhikova closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nicoletta did well to prevent Zhikova getting side control.
Zhikova is keen to just control but Nicoletta is a slippery customer.
Zhikova is working for a kimura here but Nicoletta manages to reverse the position and he's now in Zhikova's guard.
Nicoletta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zhikova can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicoletta decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zhikova, up you get!
Zhikova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nicoletta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhikova takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zhikova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhikova shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nicoletta as he avoids it easily.
Zhikova avoids the head kick by Nicoletta.
Zhikova keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicoletta.
Zhikova changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nicoletta checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Nicoletta as Zhikova shoots in.
Zhikova throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nicoletta counters with a head kick that drops Zhikova to the mat! Zhikova scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
 Zhikova is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Nicoletta and Zhikova falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Nicoletta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Casimiro Nicoletta!
Our winner, Casimiro Nicoletta, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Askren (ranked 1167 p4p, 1088 weight class) and Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu (ranked 57 p4p, 54 weight class). Fukumitsu has chosen Can You Feel My Heart as his entrance music. Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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25
145
10 - 9 - 1 |
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9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fukumitsu's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fukumitsu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Fukumitsu misses the target.
Askren seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Askren moves away from the strike by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Askren.
Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Fukumitsu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fukumitsu scores with a hook.
Askren on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Fukumitsu misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Askren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Fukumitsu does it's job there.
Askren forces Fukumitsu back against the cage and clinches.
Fukumitsu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fukumitsu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Askren slips a straight right by Fukumitsu.
Askren doesn't manage to clinch there - Fukumitsu circles away.
Askren instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Askren lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Askren keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fukumitsu's efforts to push away.
Askren stalling against the cage.
Askren stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumitsu manages to break the clinch.
Fukumitsu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Askren misses with a few strikes there.
Fukumitsu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fukumitsu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Askren.
Askren tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Askren finds it's target.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fukumitsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Askren wants to clinch up but Fukumitsu keeps it at a distance.
Fukumitsu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Askren moves away from the strike by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu throws a lazy right hand but Askren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Askren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Askren misses with a wild combination.
Askren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fukumitsu.
Askren misses with a hook. Fukumitsu ducked under it nicely.
Fukumitsu throws an overhand right that lands on Askren's shoulder, as Askren tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fukumitsu cracks Askren with an open hand slap.
Askren staying out of range there.
Askren tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fukumitsu manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fukumitsu 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.
Fukumitsu connects with a nice looking jab.
Fukumitsu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Askren is rocked!
Good standup being displayed there by Askren as he connects with a hook.
Oh Askren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Askren clinches with his opponent.
Askren seems to have got his legs back now.
Fukumitsu has had enough of the clinch but Askren keeps him there for the moment.
Fukumitsu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Askren tries to work over Fukumitsu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fukumitsu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Askren.
Askren pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fukumitsu wants to break free but Askren has control.
Fukumitsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Askren has him pressed against the cage.
Askren controlling the action here for a moment.
Fukumitsu tries to circle away but Askren has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu has had enough of the clinch but Askren keeps him there for the moment.
Askren drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fukumitsu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fukumitsu throws an overhand right that lands on Askren's shoulder, as Askren tries to avoid the shot.
Askren connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fukumitsu momentarily.
Fukumitsu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fukumitsu lands an overhand right.
Askren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Askren to score with a decent uppercut.
Fukumitsu throws a hook to the side of Askren's head but Askren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fukumitsu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fukumitsu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Askren gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Askren effectively controlling the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fukumitsu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fukumitsu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fukumitsu cracks Askren with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fukumitsu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Askren to stand back up!
Fukumitsu throws a hook but Askren avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Askren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Askren throws a jab but it's blocked by Fukumitsu.
Askren throws a looping overhand right but Fukumitsu ducks down to avoid it.
Fukumitsu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Askren misses with a looping left.
Fukumitsu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Askren.
Fukumitsu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Askren doesn't manage to clinch there - Fukumitsu circles away.
Fukumitsu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Askren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Askren misses.
Fukumitsu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Askren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fukumitsu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fukumitsu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Askren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fukumitsu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Askren had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fukumitsu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fukumitsu throws a jab but it's blocked by Askren.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Askren moves out of range as Fukumitsu strikes.
Askren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fukumitsu.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch but Fukumitsu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fukumitsu throws a right and a left that Askren avoids nicely.
Askren swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fukumitsu misses with a hook.
Fukumitsu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fukumitsu lands a big right hand that sends Askren crashing to the mat! Fukumitsu stays standing though and waves Askren back to his feet!
Fukumitsu looks to throw the jab but Askren is out of range.
Askren looks to throw the jab but Fukumitsu is out of range.
A jab from Fukumitsu does it's job there.
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!
Askren ducks under a wild hook from Fukumitsu.
Askren feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fukumitsus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Askren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Askren is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
and Fukumitsu counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Askren! He's just covering up as Fukumitsu starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramone Rocksaw (ranked 817 p4p, 928 weight class) and Edward Grubbs (ranked 132 p4p, 147 weight class). Edward Grubbs has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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188
13 - 6 - 0 |
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10 - 8 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramone Rocksaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Grubbs!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grubbs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rocksaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rocksaw swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grubbs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rocksaw on the side of the head.
Grubbs throws a right hand that misses
and Rocksaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Grubbs misses with a body shot
and Rocksaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Rocksaw has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rocksaw cracks Grubbs with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Grubbs looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rocksaw finish him?
Grubbs is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grubbs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rocksaw counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ramone Rocksaw!
As Ramone Rocksaw got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Always gonna KO this guy'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Johnson (ranked 278 p4p, 459 weight class) and Ray Luciano (ranked 42 p4p, 71 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Luciano's choice of entrance music: SHORT PEOPLE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson thows a leg kick but Luciano checks it
and Luciano counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Luciano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luciano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Luciano has the dominant position.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Luciano loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Luciano wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luciano bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Luciano looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face as Luciano controls the position.
Luciano tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Luciano goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Johnson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Luciano but great work by Johnson.
You can see the frustration on Luciano's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Luciano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson working away.
Luciano is looking for a sweep.
Luciano looking for a sweep but Johnson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Luciano 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.
Luciano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Luciano has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Luciano can't escape the position.
Luciano is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano wants to control his opponent's hands but Johnson gets his hands free.
You can see the frustration on Luciano's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Johnson controls the action.
Johnson controlling well, preventing Luciano from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Johnson doesn't have the hooks in and Luciano manages to turn into his guard.
Johnson has control of Luciano's left arm, preventing Luciano from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kareem Johnson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Luciano slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luciano counters with a straight right hand.
Luciano scores with a jab to the body.
Luciano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Luciano's belly button to the back.
Luciano throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Luciano.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luciano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Luciano counters with a straight right hand.
Luciano lands a nice shot to the body.
Luciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Luciano moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Luciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano staying out of range there.
Johnson misses with a hook. Luciano ducked under it nicely.
And Luciano responds with a good body kick, but Johnson manages to step out the way in time.
Johnson thumps Luciano with a low kick.
Luciano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Luciano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
Luciano wants to counter with a clinch but Johnson pushes him away.
Luciano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luciano misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Luciano doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lucianos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Luciano misses the target.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
Luciano misses with a body shot.
Luciano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Luciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Luciano ducks down to avoid it.
Kareem Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Luciano catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Luciano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Luciano slips the punch.
Luciano throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Luciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Luciano.
Johnson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kareem Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luciano.
Luciano connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range as Luciano throws a body kick.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luciano tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luciano shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Luciano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Luciano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Luciano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Luciano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luciano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson jabs Luciano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson throws a jab when Luciano was well out of range.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Luciano will feel that in the morning.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson thows a body kick. Luciano tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Luciano misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Luciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luciano wants to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch position.
Luciano swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Luciano down.
Luciano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luciano checks a leg kick nicely.
Luciano scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Luciano moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Luciano tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
Luciano clinches with his opponent.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luciano. Luciano obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Luciano moves away and avoids it.
Luciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luciano is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Luciano tries to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Luciano checks a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Johnson.
Luciano loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Luciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luciano throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Luciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson sizes up Luciano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Luciano didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is looking to slow Luciano down with leg kicks.
Luciano swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luciano. That's going to slow Johnson down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Luciano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ray Luciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson sets himself, and Luciano steps forward looking for the clinch! Johnson avoids it this time.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luciano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kareem Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Johnson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Johnson blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws the left hand but Luciano avoids the punch easily.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Luciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Johnson misses the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johnson.
Luciano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Luciano connects with the punch.
Kareem Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like Kareem Johnson has been cut.
Luciano throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson tries a low kick but Luciano avoids it.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Luciano moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of Luciano's side.
Luciano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Luciano misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Luciano moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Luciano.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Luciano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Luciano looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luciano can do to turn this around?
Luciano is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem Johnson!
Kareem Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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