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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Douglas (ranked 24454 p4p, 24544 weight class) and Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit (ranked 565 p4p, 557 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent MT
KO power |
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Douglass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Douglas instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Douglas as Sitsongrit tries to tie him up.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Douglas moves into the clinch.
Douglas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Douglas's head.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Douglas stalling against the cage.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas blocks an uppercut.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit being controlled against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Douglas.
A nice left hand lands by Douglas.
Douglas tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Douglas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sitsongrit.
Douglas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Douglas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Douglas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Douglas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Douglas's ribcage. Douglas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Douglas lands with a short shot to the head.
Douglas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sitsongrit.
Dexter Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Douglas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Douglas.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Douglas.
Good body shot from Douglas.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Douglas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Douglas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Douglas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Douglas controls his hands.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.
Douglas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sitsongrit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Douglas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Douglas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Douglas rushes Sitsongrit and presses him up against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Douglas is working Sitsongrit over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit displaying some good clinch control by pressing Douglas up against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Douglas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Douglas wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
Sitsongrit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit swats away the attempt to clinch by Douglas.
Douglas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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 Dexter Douglas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Douglas on the side of the head.
Douglas closes the distance and clinches.
Douglas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Douglas.
Douglas scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit jumps guard but Douglas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Douglas avoiding damage.
Douglas takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Douglas is defending well.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit works on Douglas's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Douglas.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Douglas digs a right hand into Sitsongrit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitsongrit's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit is trying to pull guard but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
Dexter Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Douglas tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Douglas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Douglas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sitsongrit smiles and moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sitsongrit, pushing him back against the cage.
Douglas blocking some punches.
Douglas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Douglas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Douglas is leaning against Sitsongrit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit letting Douglas take a breather here.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
Dexter Douglas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Douglas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Douglas.
Sitsongrit tries to pull guard but Douglas won't allow it.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Douglas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Douglas controls his hands.
Douglas can't get the takedown.
Douglas stalling in the clinch.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Douglas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not.
Douglas jumps guard and drags Sitsongrit to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Douglas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sitsongrit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sitsongrit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Douglas is keeping the position for now.
Sitsongrit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Douglas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sitsongrit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsongrit tries to stand but Douglas is controlling from the bottom.
Sitsongrit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
Sitsongrit throws a strike but Douglas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sitsongrit can do anything to dispel that myth.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sitsongrit is on top in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Douglas holds on and takes a little breather.
Sitsongrit tries to free his leg and advance position but Douglas is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Douglas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Douglas avoids a kick to the body.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Douglas shoots in but Sitsongrit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Douglas avoids it.
Douglas tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
A head kick misses from Sitsongrit.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Douglas instigates a clinch.
Douglas digs a right hand into Sitsongrit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitsongrit's gas tank.
Douglas taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
Sitsongrit tries for a takedown. No joy.
Douglas lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Douglas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit.
Douglas pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Douglas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sitsongrit uses from the top position.
Douglas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sitsongrit's guard.
Sitsongrit tries to strike from the bottom.
Douglas passes Sitsongrit's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Douglas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit tries to roll over but Douglas keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sitsongrit knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Douglas is working hard here to advance position.
Sitsongrit is trying to control but can't.
Douglas is taking a breather. Sitsongrit says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Douglas prevents Sitsongrit from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas controlling the action here.
Dexter Douglas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit gets tackled into the cage by Douglas. Douglas maintains the clinch.
Douglas presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sitsongrit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Douglas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit tries to score a body lock takedown but Douglas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dexter Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit goes for a takedown in the clinch but Douglas prevents it.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Douglas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Douglas, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Douglas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Levi Badney (ranked 24701 p4p, 5452 weight class) and Julian Diaz (ranked 493 p4p, 469 weight class). The key to victory for Levi Badney has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Levi Badney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julian Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Badney throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Badney lands the left hand.
Diaz works the jab nicely.
Badney throws an off balance right hand
and Badney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz scores with a push kick.
Badney wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Diaz tests Badney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Badney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diaz on the side of the head.
Diaz feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Badney sprawling to the canvas! Badney rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Diaz finish him?!
 Badney is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Badney darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oh Badney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Badney has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Diaz swings for the body but Badney moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Badney seems to have got his legs back now.
Badney scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Badney slips the punch.
Diaz slips under a jab.
A big left from Diaz misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Badney does it's job there.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Badney.
Badney missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Badney misses.
Badney looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Badney digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Badney dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Badney's head and hops out.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Badney throws a big shot that misses.
Badney misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz tries to land a front kick but Badney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Badney misses with a few strikes there.
Badney is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Badney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Badney swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Badney throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Badney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Badney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Badney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Badney throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Badney misses.
Badney looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Badney is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A cross from Badney lands.
Diaz slips a jab from Badney.
Diaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Badney jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Badney cracks Diaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Badney's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
Levi Badney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Badney. Beautiful body shot.
Badney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Badney scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Badney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Badney throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badney. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Badney misses.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Badney.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Badney loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Badney throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Badney missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Badney throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters with a crisp right hand that drops Badney! Diaz lets Badney back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badney misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Badney throws out the jab.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Badney misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Badney connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diaz scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Badney.
A big right from Badney misses.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Badney.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Badney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Badney throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Badney looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Badney ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Badney throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Diaz throws a big counter head kick but Badney avoids it with no problem.
Diaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Badney.
Badney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Badney.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badney staying out of range there.
Badney throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Badney moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julian Diaz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Badney throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz slips a straight right by Badney.
Diaz misses the jab.
Badney scores with a decent looking hook.
A lazy left from Badney finds it's target.
Badney 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.
Badney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Badney misses with a hook.
Badney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Badney fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Diaz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Diaz throws a jab when Badney was well out of range.
Badney throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz scores with a one two! Badney had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Badney moved out of range nicely.
Badney avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Julian Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Badney.
Badney throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Badney sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Badney throws a body shot but no joy.
Badney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Badney missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Badney looks to land a combination. Diaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Badney misses with a hook.
Badney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Badney misses the jab.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Badney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Badney misses.
A jab lands there for Badney.
Badney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Badney is out of range.
Badney lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badney.
Badney throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Badney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badney misses with a hook.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Badney.
Badney throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz cracks Badney with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Badney throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Badney.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Badney!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Badney misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Badney should have avoided that one.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Badney.
Badney throws a big shot that misses.
Badney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Badney misses with a double jab.
Badney walks into a left hand.
Badney throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz throws the left hand but Badney avoids the punch easily.
Badney misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Badney thinking.
Badney throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Badney has time to react.
Badney staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz takes a swing at Badney's ribcage but misses.
Badney misses the jab.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badney ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
A swing and a miss from Badney.
And Diaz responds with a good body kick, but Badney manages to step out the way in time.
Diaz throws a body kick that misses.
Badney throws a leg kick but Diaz moved away.
Badney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Badney's ribs.
Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Badney's head backwards.
Badney looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Badney throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badney misses with a looping right.
Diaz lands a big right hand that sends Badney crashing to the mat! Diaz stays standing though and waves Badney back to his feet!
Diaz closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Badney! Diaz dives in looking to finish! Badney is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Diaz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrann Madden (ranked 3486 p4p, 3954 weight class) and Ben Crispian (ranked 338 p4p, 360 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrann Madden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Crispian!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crispian tries to clinch but Madden moves out of range.
Madden's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crispian under the eye.
Madden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crispian on the side of the head.
Crispian moves away from the strike by Madden.
Crispian shoots in looking for a takedown but Madden manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crispian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Madden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Madden lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crispian doesn't seem phased though.
Crispian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crispian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crispian is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Madden is defending well.
Crispian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crispian takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crispian walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Madden misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madden throws a lazy right hand but Crispian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crispian wants to counter with a clinch but Madden pushes him away.
Good work by Crispian as he checks the leg kick.
Madden swats away the attempt to clinch by Crispian.
We've been told by Madden's head coaches at Yellow Lotus Center of Healing and Meditative Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madden throws a series of punches but Crispian moves out of range.
Crispian tries to clinch up.
Madden scores with a decent looking hook.
Crispian closes the distance and clinches.
Madden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madden lands a jab to the nose.
Madden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Madden misses with a low kick.
Madden moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crispian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Madden appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Madden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crispian.
Tyrann Madden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crispian blocks a jab.
A jab from Madden misses.
Crispian steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Madden.
Crispian forces Madden back against the cage and clinches.
Crispian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madden scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madden throws a lazy right hand but Crispian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Madden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crispian fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyrann Madden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Crispian.
Crispian moves in looking to clinch but Madden pushes him off.
The crowd cheers as Madden lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crispian doesn't seem phased though.
Crispian fails with a takedown attempt.
Madden's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crispian under the eye.
Crispian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madden.
Madden bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Madden's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crispian under the eye.
Madden is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Madden lands a nice looking body shot.
Madden misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crispian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Madden sprawls well. Madden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crispian gets slowly back to his feet.
Madden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crispian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good exchange - Madden coming out on top.
Madden misses with an uppercut. Crispian saw that one coming.
Crispian staying out of range there.
Crispian tries to counter with a clinch but Madden shakes him off and moves away.
Madden lands a jab to the head.
Madden connects with a body shot that sends Crispian's belly button to the back.
Madden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Crispian wants to counter with a clinch but Madden pushes him away.
Crispian closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Crispian lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crispian slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian pushing down on Madden's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Crispian controlling the action here.
Crispian seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madden is looking to get back to is feet but Crispian passes into side control.
Crispian just content to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrann Madden dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crispian fails with a takedown attempt.
Crispian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Madden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Madden throws out a loose jab but Crispian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crispian tries to move into range but Madden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Madden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Madden misses with a head kick.
Crispian slips a jab from Madden.
Madden throws a series of punches but Crispian moves out of range.
Crispian clinches.
Crispian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Madden being controlled against the cage.
Madden prevents a body shot from Crispian.
Crispian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Madden takes a shot to the head.
Madden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Madden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crispian.
Madden scores with a jab.
Crispian moves out of range as Madden strikes.
Madden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crispian steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Madden.
Crispian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tyrann Madden is winning the standup battle so far.
Madden throws a hook but Crispian avoids it easily.
Crispian is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Madden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crispian's hands.
Crispian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crispian closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Crispian.
Madden is trying to push Crispian away but Crispian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Madden is looking to control Crispian's arms but Crispian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Madden has his back to the cage.
Madden working aggressively here.
Madden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crispian is keeping busy.
Crispian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madden. Crispian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crispian has closed the distance and engaged Madden in a clinch.
Madden lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crispian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crispian doesn't manage to clinch there - Madden circles away.
Crispian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Madden misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crispian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crispian lands a right hand.
Madden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Madden is trying to force a seperation but Crispian has the dominant position.
Crispian lands an uppercut.
Madden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crispian wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian keeps Madden at a distance using the push kick.
Crispian moves in looking to clinch but Madden pushes him off.
Nice shot lands for Madden.
Crispian 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.
Madden looks to score with a jab to the body but Crispian is just out of range.
Madden sets himself, and Crispian steps forward looking for the clinch! Madden avoids it this time.
Crispian slips a straight right by Madden.
Madden misses with a body punch
and Crispian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Madden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crispian was well out of range. Poor timing from Madden.
Madden's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crispian under the eye.
Crispian wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madden throws a looping overhand right but Crispian ducks down to avoid it.
Crispian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Madden leaves Crispian with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tyrann Madden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Crispian.
Jab, jab by Madden - just one landing.
Madden wants to land a leg kick but Crispian is out of range.
Madden throws the left hand but Crispian avoids the punch easily.
Crispian clinches with his opponent.
Madden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crispian can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madden struggles to land a body shot inside as Crispian controls his hands.
Madden takes a shot to the head.
Crispian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crispian blocking some punches.
Madden misses with some punches.
Crispian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrann Madden dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
That kick from Madden tenderised Crispian's leg. Crispian is trying to keep his angry face on.
Madden tries a head kick but it misses.
Crispian wants to counter with a clinch but Madden pushes him away.
Madden misses with a few strikes there.
Madden looks to land a left hand but Crispian moved out of range nicely.
Madden cracks Crispian with a right hand to the side of the head.
Madden throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Crispian as he checks the leg kick.
Madden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crispian checks a low kick from Madden.
Crispian tries to counter by closing the distance.
Madden keeps the fight on the outside.
Crispian tries to clinch there but Madden circles away.
Tyrann Madden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crispian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Madden backwards.
Madden throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crispian manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madden fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crispian checks it well.
Crispian clinches.
Crispian jumps into guard, dragging Madden to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crispian lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Crispian engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Crispian passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian prevents Madden from escaping the position.
Crispian controls the position from side control.
Madden is looking to get back to his feet here but Crispian is keeping cool and he's managed to take Madden's back.
Crispian controlling from the back.
Madden wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian is trying to stick to Madden's back but Madden is turning into Crispian. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Crispian's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Madden.
Madden knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crispian on the ground.
Crispian pulls Madden in to control the position.
Madden wants to stand but Crispian is controlling his posture from full guard.
Crispian has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Madden should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Crispian has tightened it up now! Madden should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ben Crispian!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Wilson (ranked 2521 p4p, 24213 weight class) and Jocko Goggins (ranked 348 p4p, 643 weight class). Goggins has chosen Goggins Speech as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jocko Goggins!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goggins throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Goggins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson moves away from the strike by Goggins.
Goggins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Goggins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goggins cracks Wilson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wilson scores with a decent looking hook.
Goggins throws a right hand that misses
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
Wilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That kick from Goggins tenderised Wilson's leg. Wilson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goggins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wilson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Goggins moves out of range of the strikes.
Goggins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wilson moves to clinch but Goggins breaks away
and Goggins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goggins throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wilson moves into range and clinches up with Goggins.
Goggins scores with a hook to the body.
Goggins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wilson blocks a body shot from Goggins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson takes a shot to the head.
Goggins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A left hand lands to the body for Wilson.
Goggins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson throws a lazy right hand but Goggins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Goggins tenderised Wilson's leg. Wilson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goggins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goggins lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Goggins.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Goggins gets through Wilson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Goggins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goggins.
Wilson misses with a looping left.
Goggins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goggins connects with a crisp jab.
Jocko Goggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Goggins scores with a hook to the body. Wilson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Goggins tries a head kick but it misses.
Goggins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Wilson swings for the body but Goggins moves out of range.
Wilson clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Goggins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goggins has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wilson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Goggins can turn it around.
Goggins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goggins jabs Wilson right on the nose. Wilson blinks but takes it well.
Goggins slips under a jab.
Wilson moves out of range as Goggins strikes.
Wilson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goggins lands an overhand right.
Goggins connects with a solid leg kick.
Goggins lands an overhand right.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goggins circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilson throws a right hand that Goggins ducks under and follows up with a left that Goggins also avoids with ease.
Goggins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Wilson catches Goggins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Goggins misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Goggins scores with a hook to the body. Wilson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wilson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Wilson slips under a jab from Goggins.
Goggins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goggins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson throws a jab when Goggins was well out of range.
Wilson misses the jab.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Goggins is out of range.
Goggins blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donk. Goggins catches Wilson right on the button with a cross.
Goggins misses with the combination.
Wilson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Goggins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wilson missing with a left hand there. Goggins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Goggins.
A little jabbing left from Goggins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wilson works Goggins's body with a nice hook.
Goggins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wilson misses with a looping left.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Goggins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wilson has time to react.
Wilson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Goggins scores with a jab to the body.
Goggins throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jocko Goggins 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.
Wilson connects with a body shot.
Wilson moves out of range as Goggins strikes.
Goggins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilson takes one to the chin there.
Wilson throws a jab when Goggins was well out of range.
Goggins only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wilson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Goggins backs up against the cage.
A big left from Wilson misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goggins.
Wilson slips under a jab.
Wilson misses with a hook. Goggins ducked under it nicely.
Goggins misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilson counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Goggins saw that one coming.
Goggins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Goggins moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goggins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goggins fakes the leg kick and cracks Wilson in the body.
Goggins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goggins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Goggins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson cracks Goggins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Goggins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Goggins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wilson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Goggins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson ducks right into an uppercut from Goggins.
Goggins lands a head shot.
Wilson slips under a jab.
Wilson dips to his left and cracks Goggins with an uppercut!
Goggins connects with a body shot that sends Wilson's belly button to the back.
Wilson throws a hook but Goggins blocks it.
Goggins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Goggins misses with an uppercut. Wilson saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goggins misses with a body shot.
Wilson throws out a powerful jab.
Wilson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goggins.
Wilson throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a hook. Goggins ducked under it nicely.
Wilson moves out of range of the leg kick from Goggins.
Sloppy strikes from Goggins. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Goggins.
It looked like Wilson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Goggins.
Goggins lands a glancing blow to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goggins lands a nice shot to the body.
Goggins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wilson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
Wilson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wilson scores with a body shot.
Goggins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Goggins throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
Goggins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Goggins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Goggins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wilson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jocko Goggins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goggins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wilson tries to clinch but Goggins is having none of it.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Goggins moves away and avoids it.
Wilson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Goggins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goggins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Goggins throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goggins throws out a leg kick but Wilson moves out of range and Goggins only half commits.
Goggins slips under a jab.
Goggins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Goggins missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson tries to clinch but Goggins moves out of range.
Wilson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goggins can pounce on him.
Wilson slips under a jab from Goggins.
Goggins feints a jab promting Wilson to slip. Goggins then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wilson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Goggins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Wilson throws a hook but Goggins blocks it.
Goggins misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goggins throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilson checks a leg kick nicely.
Goggins misses with a body kick.
A cross from Goggins lands.
Goggins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Wilson finds it's way through Goggins's defenses.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goggins moves away.
Wilson cracks Goggins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wilson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Goggins connects with a looping right hand.
Goggins throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goggins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Goggins throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jocko Goggins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Goggins lands a right hook to the body.
Wilson throws a hook but Goggins blocks it.
Goggins feints and then cracks Wilson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilson down.
Wilson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wilson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goggins.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goggins.
Goggins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Goggins keeps it at a distance.
Goggins scores with a sloppy right hand. Wilson should have avoided that one.
Goggins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wilson's hands.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Wilson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goggins doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goggins throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Goggins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Goggins throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Goggins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Goggins slips under a jab.
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!
A jab from Wilson does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Goggins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goggins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Goggins misses with a hook.
Goggins just misses with a punch to the body.
Goggins throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Goggins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goggins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilson on the side of the head.
Goggins misses with an uppercut. Wilson saw that one coming.
Wilson takes the fight into the clinch.
Goggins manages to break the clinch.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Goggins throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goggins. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Goggins moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Goggins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goggins.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Goggins. Those never looked like landing.
James Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick from Goggins, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goggins connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wilson slips a straight right by Goggins.
Wilson throws a big counter combination but Goggins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goggins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Goggins is just out of range.
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilson takes a swing at Goggins's ribcage but misses.
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Goggins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wilson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Goggins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wilson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Goggins misses with a looping right.
Goggins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Goggins tenderised Wilson's leg. Wilson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Goggins staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Goggins.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goggins lands a leg kick that knocks Wilson off balance momentarily.
Wilson throws a right and a left that Goggins avoids nicely.
Goggins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Goggins is looking to land body kicks.
A big right from Goggins misses.
Goggins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Wilson misses.
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
Goggins misses with a body punch
and Wilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson throws a lazy right hand but Goggins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Goggins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Goggins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Goggins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Goggins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Goggins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goggins.
Goggins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilson throws a looping overhand right but Goggins ducks down to avoid it.
Goggins throws out a counter right but Wilson avoids it with no problem.
Wilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goggins looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Goggins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilson misses the target.
Goggins lands an overhand right.
Jocko Goggins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Goggins motions for Wilson to come forward. Goggins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jocko Goggins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goggins 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jocko Goggins!
After the big win, Jocko Goggins made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Groove Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Julian Bashir (ranked 3650 p4p, 3728 weight class) and Andres Bonifacio (ranked 186 p4p, 190 weight class). Bashir comes to the cage accompanied by Exodus - The Toxic Waltz. Bonifacio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Don't Stop Me Now- Queen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Andres Bonifacio told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Bashir!
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, Andres Bonifacio!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashir takes the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Bashir's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bashir fails with a takedown attempt.
Bashir with a hook.
Bonifacio lands a glancing blow to the side of Bashir's head.
Bashir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bonifacio throws a looping overhand right but Bashir ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Bashir misses its target.
Bonifacio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio swats away the attempt to clinch by Bashir.
Bashir has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bonifacio finds it's way round the side to connect with Bashir's head.
Bonifacio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bashir takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bashir takes the fight into the clinch.
Bashir keeps control of Bonifacio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bonifacio is trying to break the clinch but Bashir has him pressed against the cage.
Bonifacio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bashir throws a head punch that misses.
Bashir is trying to drag Bonifacio to the mat but Bonifacio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Bashir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bashir prevents Bonifacio from breaking the clinch.
Bashir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bonifacio's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir has Bonifacio pressed against the cage, preventing Bonifacio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bashir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonifacio prevents a body shot from Bashir.
Bashir can't find room to land a body shot as Bonifacio controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bashir.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bashir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bashir gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bashir scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bashir has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio is trying to push Bashir away but Bashir has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bashir tries to throw a body punch but Bonifacio avoids it by throwing Bashir back against the cage.
Bonifacio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bashir seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bonifacio can turn it around.
Bashir wants a takedown.
Bashir pulls guard successfully.
Bashir trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bashir trying to control the position.
Bashir tries to strike from the bottom.
Bonifacio postures up.
Bonifacio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bashir's guard.
Bashir had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bonifacio defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio won't allow Bashir to sweep him here.
Bonifacio wanted to stand there but Bashir had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bashir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bonifacio sprawls well. Bonifacio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bashir gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bashir manages to avoid it.
Bashir half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bonifacio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bashir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bashir looks for a takedown but Bonifacio sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonifacio! But no joy.
Bashir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio connects with a single shot there.
Bashir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonifacio! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Bonifacio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bashir moves in looking to clinch but Bonifacio pushes him off.
Bashir clinches.
Bashir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bashir is looking for a takedown.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right hand to the body from Bashir.
Bashir throws a head punch that misses.
Bashir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bashir ducks under a wild hook from Bonifacio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio connects with a body shot.
Bashir slips a jab from Bonifacio.
Bashir tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonifacio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bashir instigates a clinch.
Bashir misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir tries to pull guard but Bonifacio holds him up against the cage and eventually Bashir drops back down to his feet.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
Bonifacio has had enough of the clinch but Bashir keeps him there for the moment.
Bashir tries for a takedown but Bonifacio manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Bashir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bashir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andres Bonifacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Bonifacio - just one landing.
Bonifacio scores with the left hand. Bashir knows he should have avoided that one.
Bonifacio leaves Bashir with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bonifacio misses with a straight right.
Bashir appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bonifacio lands with an uppercut that bounces Bashir off the cage and back into range.
Bashir throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonifacio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Andres Bonifacio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Bonifacio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonifacio throws a series of punches but Bashir moves out of range.
Bashir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonifacio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bashir counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bonifacio won't be happy with that.
Bashir trying to control the action but Bonifacio is working from the bottom.
Bashir is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bonifacio is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bashir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bonifacio is trying to get back to his feet.
Bonifacio avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bashir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bashir in side control, throwing shots but Bonifacio defends.
Bashir working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bashir is looking to take a break and control but Bonifacio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bashir passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bonifacio!
Bashir throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bonifacio takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bonifacio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bonifacio's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bashir working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bashir cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bashir throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bonifacio because Bashir loaded up on that one.
A nice elbow there by Bashir.
Bashir dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bashir connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bashir throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bashir looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bashir thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bonifacio trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bashir working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Bashir dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bonifacio throws the left hand but Bashir avoids the punch easily.
Bashir tries to clinch up.
Andres Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonifacio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bashir has Bonifacio up against the cage in a clinch.
Bashir scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bonifacio is trying to push Bashir away but Bashir has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bashir.
Bashir has Bonifacio pressed against the cage, preventing Bonifacio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Bonifacio.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bashir can't find room to land a body shot as Bonifacio controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir throws a head punch that misses.
Bashir misses with some punches.
Bashir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonifacio's elbow.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
Bonifacio gets underhooks to prevent Bashir's takedown attempt.
Bashir wants a takedown but no success here.
Bashir can't find room to land a body shot as Bonifacio controls the action.
Bashir has picked Bonifacio up - he's going for a ride! Bashir dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bashir prevents Bonifacio from standing back up.
Bonifacio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bashir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bashir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bashir trying to pass the guard but Bonifacio defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bashir.
Bashir trying to mount his opponent but Bonifacio defends it.
Ground and pound from Bashir.
Bashir is trying to control. Bonifacio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bashir is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bonifacio is looking to escape.
Bashir thows a huge punch but Bonifacio dodges it nicely.
Bashir is stalling here. Bonifacio is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bashir seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bonifacio has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bashir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Julian Bashir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir is working hard here to advance position.
Bashir gets back to half guard.
Bashir moves into full guard.
Bashir is looking to sweep but instead, Bonifacio has passed into half guard.
Bashir regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bashir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bonifacio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bashir lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir looking to sit in guard and control but Bonifacio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bashir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bashir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bonifacio's guard.
Bonifacio can't keep his opponent in guard - Bashir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bashir throwing shots but Bonifacio is blocking nicely.
Bonifacio is looking to escape.
Bashir is keen to just control but Bonifacio is a slippery customer.
Bashir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Bashir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bashir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Bashir!
Julian Bashir bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Payette (ranked 2791 p4p, 24175 weight class) and Juha Maenpaa (ranked 379 p4p, 615 weight class). Juha Maenpaa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frederick Payette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Maenpaa!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payette misses with a hook.
Payette's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Payette duly obliges.
Payette seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maenpaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Payette doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice jab there from Payette.
Payette connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Payette scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maenpaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Maenpaa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Payette misses.
Maenpaa lands a nice shot that snaps Payette's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maenpaa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Payette throws a hook to the side of Maenpaa's head but Maenpaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maenpaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Payette scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maenpaa connects with a looping right hand.
Juha Maenpaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maenpaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Maenpaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Maenpaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Payette moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payette lands a body shot.
A big right from Payette misses.
Payette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maenpaa moves away.
Payette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maenpaa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maenpaa misses with a straight right.
Maenpaa connects with a crisp jab.
Maenpaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Payette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Payette misses with a two punch combination.
Payette just misses with a punch to the body.
Payette comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maenpaa looks to land a right hand but Payette moved out of range.
Maenpaa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maenpaa staying out of range there.
Maenpaa throws an overhand right that lands on Payette's shoulder, as Payette tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Payette throws a hook but Maenpaa avoids it easily.
Maenpaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Payette lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maenpaa.
Payette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Payette misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Maenpaa.
Payette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Payette lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maenpaa misses with the head strike.
Payette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maenpaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maenpaa throws a good cross that connects.
Maenpaa 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.
Maenpaa lands a right hook to the body.
Payette paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maenpaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Maenpaa finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payette takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Payette misses the shot to the body.
Maenpaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Payette lands with a nice body punch.
Maenpaa scores with a jab.
Payette takes a swing at Maenpaa's ribcage but misses.
Maenpaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maenpaa misses with a jab to the body
and Payette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Payette looks to score with a jab to the body but Maenpaa is just out of range.
Payette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Payette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payette ducks under a wild hook from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa misses the jab.
Maenpaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Maenpaa tries to counter by closing the distance.
Payette misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payette just misses with a punch to the body.
Maenpaa avoids the body shot from Payette.
Payette avoids the body shot from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa avoids the body shot from Payette.
Payette just misses with a punch to the body.
Payette punishes Maenpaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Maenpaa just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Payette misses.
Good exchange - Maenpaa coming out on top.
A bone on bone clash there as Payette blocks the leg kick.
Payette throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payette lands a body shot.
Maenpaa connects with a looping right hand.
Maenpaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payette was well out of range. Poor timing from Maenpaa.
It looked like Payette was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maenpaa.
Payette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maenpaa.
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 Frederick Payette will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Maenpaa connects with the punch.
Payette scores with a jab to the body.
Payette takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Payette slips a straight right by Maenpaa.
Payette seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Frederick Payette is winning the standup battle so far.
Maenpaa throws a lazy right hand but Payette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maenpaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Payette's head backwards.
Payette scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maenpaa misses the shot to the body.
Payette was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Payette shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Payette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maenpaa.
Maenpaa throws a right hand that misses
and Payette counters with a nice uppercut.
Payette ducks under a wild hook from Maenpaa.
Payette moves away from the strike by Maenpaa.
A quick step to the side and Payette tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Payette misses with a body shot.
Payette cracks Maenpaa with an open hand slap.
Maenpaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payette was well out of range. Poor timing from Maenpaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payette scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payette. Maenpaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Maenpaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Payette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maenpaa.
A little jabbing left from Maenpaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Payette takes a swing at Maenpaa's ribcage but misses.
Maenpaa throws an off balance right hand
and Maenpaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Payette looks to score with a jab to the body but Maenpaa is just out of range.
Payette takes a swing at Maenpaa's ribcage but misses.
Maenpaa wants to counter with a clinch but Payette pushes him away.
Payette misses with an uppercut.
Maenpaa throws a body punch but Payette moves out of range.
Maenpaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Payette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Payette throws a right and a left that both miss.
Payette misses with a body shot.
Maenpaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Payette counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payette throws a body punch but Maenpaa moves out of range.
Maenpaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payette moves away.
Payette throws a body punch but Maenpaa moves out of range.
Maenpaa jabs Payette to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maenpaa misses the shot to the body.
Maenpaa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Payette.
Payette dodges the punch combination from Maenpaa.
Payette throws a body shot but no joy.
Maenpaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maenpaa takes one to the chin there.
Maenpaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payette.
Payette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maenpaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Payette.
Payette rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maenpaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maenpaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Payette.
Payette is looking to wear down Maenpaa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A telegraphed right hand from Maenpaa misses the target.
Maenpaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maenpaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Payette.
Maenpaa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maenpaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maenpaa throws a right hand that misses
and Payette counters with a left to the body.
Payette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maenpaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Payette.
Maenpaa slips a jab from Payette.
A big left from Payette misses.
Maenpaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maenpaa lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed right hand from Maenpaa misses the target.
Payette on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Maenpaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payette.
Payette misses with a wild body shot.
Maenpaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Payette takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Payette checks a leg kick.
A jab from Maenpaa misses.
A big right from Payette misses.
Maenpaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Payette with a body shot.
Payette misses the shot to the body.
Maenpaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Payette defending well as Maenpaa loads up on a big left hand.
Maenpaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Payette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Payette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maenpaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Maenpaa coming out on top.
Maenpaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Payette.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frederick Payette 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. This is the final round!
Maenpaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Payette throws a jab but it's blocked by Maenpaa.
Payette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maenpaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Payette.
Maenpaa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Payette slips under a jab from Maenpaa.
Payette slips under a jab.
Payette was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maenpaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payette manages to avoid it.
Maenpaa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Payette's hands.
Maenpaa misses with a hook
and Payette counters with a left to the body.
Payette scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maenpaa in his tracks.
Payette looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payette misses with a body shot.
Maenpaa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maenpaa staying out of range there.
Maenpaa throws the left hand but Payette avoids the punch easily.
Maenpaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maenpaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Maenpaa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maenpaa.
Maenpaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Payette takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Payette dodges the punch combination from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa throws a jab when Payette was well out of range.
Maenpaa looks to throw the jab but Payette is out of range.
Maenpaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payette takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Payette takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maenpaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Payette is just out of range.
Payette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Payette is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Payette takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maenpaa tests Payette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maenpaa ducks under a wild hook from Payette.
Payette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maenpaa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payette misses with an uppercut. Maenpaa saw that one coming.
Payette sets himself, and Maenpaa steps forward looking for the clinch! Payette avoids it this time.
Payette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maenpaa.
Payette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maenpaa throws out the jab.
Payette's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maenpaa under the eye.
Payette misses with an uppercut.
Payette takes a swing at Maenpaa's ribcage but misses.
Maenpaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payette.
Payette throws a big shot that misses.
Payette throws a body shot but no joy.
Maenpaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Payette on the side of the head.
Payette moves out of range as Maenpaa throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maenpaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Payette throws a shot from downtown. Maenpaa moves away and avoids it.
Maenpaa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Payette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Payette is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Payette misses
and Maenpaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maenpaa throws a big shot that misses.
Maenpaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Payette throws a jab when Maenpaa was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Maenpaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frederick Payette is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maenpaa throws a lazy uppercut
and Payette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from Maenpaa lands.
Payette staying out of range there.
Maenpaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maenpaa moves into the clinch.
Maenpaa pushes Payette back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maenpaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Payette controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payette scores with a shoulder strike.
Payette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maenpaa is leaning against Payette and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maenpaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Payette blocks an uppercut.
Payette softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Payette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Payette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maenpaa blocks an uppercut.
Maenpaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payette lands an uppercut.
Payette misses with a punch to the body.
Maenpaa misses with the head strike.
Payette lands a body shot.
Payette struggles to land a body shot inside as Maenpaa controls his hands.
Juha Maenpaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payette doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juha Maenpaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Payette has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frederick Payette!
Frederick Payette very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Threads amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laxus Dreyar (ranked 2990 p4p, 4007 weight class) and Max Bronson (ranked 366 p4p, 457 weight class). Dreyar comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laxus Dreyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson throws a right and a left that Dreyar avoids nicely.
Dreyar scores with a hook.
Dreyar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bronson throws a series of punches but Dreyar moves out of range.
Nice cross by Dreyar.
Dreyar misses with an uppercut. Bronson saw that one coming.
Dreyar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bronson takes one to the chin there.
Bronson tries to bum rush Dreyar with a series of wild strikes but Dreyar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dreyar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dreyar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dreyar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dreyar cracks a nice hook into Bronson's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Bronson. Those never looked like landing.
Bronson throws a hook but Dreyar avoids it easily.
Bronson misses with a wild body shot.
Bronson misses with a left hand
and Dreyar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dreyar digs a good body shot into Bronson's ribs.
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dreyar manages to avoid it.
Bronson slips a straight right by Dreyar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson moves away from the strike by Dreyar.
A punch combination from Bronson misses.
Dreyar lands a big right hand that sends Bronson crashing to the mat! Dreyar stays standing though and waves Bronson back to his feet!
 Bronson is rocked!
Dreyar misses with a hook. Bronson ducked under it nicely.
Bronson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dreyar.
Dreyar moves out of range of the strikes.
Dreyar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dreyar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bronson looks winded!
Dreyar jabs at Bronson's body.
Dreyar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dreyar fails to land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Dreyar.
Bronson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dreyar finish him?
Bronson tries to get into range but Dreyar steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Bronson! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Dreyar scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Laxus Dreyar!
Laxus Dreyar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Unang Zemin (ranked 1552 p4p, 3315 weight class) and Saw Ba Nyein (ranked 78 p4p, 175 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zemin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 부모님 ì€í˜œ. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saw Ba Nyein!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zemin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ba Nyein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zemin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ba Nyein ducks under a wild hook from Zemin.
Zemin misses with a hook.
Zemin misses with a hook. Ba Nyein ducked under it nicely.
Good exchange - Zemin coming out on top.
Zemin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ba Nyein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zemin prevents a body shot from Ba Nyein.
Zemin blocking some punches.
Ba Nyein misses with the head strike.
Ba Nyein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Zemin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ba Nyein backwards.
A short left from Zemin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ba Nyein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Zemin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Come on Zemin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zemin stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba Nyein misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Zemin takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ba Nyein scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ba Nyein working aggressively here.
Zemin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ba Nyein being controlled against the cage.
Zemin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ba Nyeins head.
Zemin lands with a right to the head.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Ba Nyein misses with the head strike.
Ba Nyein is leaning against Zemin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zemin scores with a shot to the side of Ba Nyein's head.
Zemin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ba Nyein backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zemin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein gets through Zemin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Zemin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zemin lands a right hand.
Zemin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zemin blocks a body shot from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zemin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Zemin.
Ba Nyein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ba Nyein can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
Ba Nyein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ba Nyein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ba Nyein can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
Zemin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ba Nyeins head.
Zemin is pushing Ba Nyein up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ba Nyein tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Ba Nyein back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ba Nyein.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Zemin gets through Ba Nyein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ba Nyein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Zemin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ba Nyein lands a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ba Nyein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zemin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ba Nyein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow.
A short uppercut from Zemin.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ba Nyein backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein blocks an uppercut.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ba Nyein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin prevents a body shot from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ba Nyein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow.
Zemin stalling the fight.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ba Nyein takes a shot to the head.
Ba Nyein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ba Nyein.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zemin.
Ba Nyein being controlled against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ba Nyein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Zemin is struggling to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Unang Zemin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ba Nyein, as that shot connected.
Ba Nyein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zemin looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Zemin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zemin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saw Ba Nyein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zemin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ba Nyein misses with a looping left.
Zemin tries to clinch up.
Ba Nyein scores with a jab to the body.
Zemin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ba Nyein can do to turn this around?
Ba Nyein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ba Nyein throws a series of punches but Zemin moves out of range.
Zemin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ba Nyein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zemin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ba Nyein fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zemin checks it well.
Zemin moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin stalling the fight.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Ba Nyein misses with some punches.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein struggles to land a body shot inside as Zemin controls his hands.
Ba Nyein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ba Nyein takes a shot to the head.
Ba Nyein swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zemin.
Ba Nyein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ba Nyein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zemin misses with some punches.
Ba Nyein throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ba Nyein fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zemin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ba Nyein misses with a punch on the inside.
Ba Nyein misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zemin.
Ba Nyein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zemin just leaning against Ba Nyein, taking a breather.
Zemin lands with a light punch inside.
Zemin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin slows down the pace here.
Zemin is pushing Ba Nyein up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ba Nyein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Ba Nyein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zemin blocks a body shot from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ba Nyein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ba Nyein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin prevents a body shot from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ba Nyein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ba Nyein throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin.
Zemin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Zemin.
Zemin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zemin swinging wildly here.
Crunch! Ba Nyein slams his shin into Zemin's torso.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zemin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ba Nyein lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zemin will feel that in the morning.
Zemin ducks under a wild hook from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein throws a leg kick but Zemin moved away.
The fighters circling - Ba Nyein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zemin cracks Ba Nyein with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Both fighters circling a little - Ba Nyein finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ba Nyein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ba Nyein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Saw Ba Nyein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zemin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Zemin.
Zemin gets through Ba Nyein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zemin blocks a body shot from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein lands an uppercut.
Zemin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ba Nyein misses with a punch to the body.
Zemin blocking some punches.
Ba Nyein tries to break free but Zemin pushes him back against the cage.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ba Nyein has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
Ba Nyein throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin.
Ba Nyein misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Zemin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Unang Zemin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Zemin looks to land a right hand but Ba Nyein moved out of range.
Ba Nyein slips a jab from Zemin.
Ba Nyein throws out a counter right but Zemin avoids it with no problem.
Ba Nyein with a nice calf kick.
Zemin rushes Ba Nyein and presses him up against the cage.
Zemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ba Nyein throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin.
Ba Nyein blocking some punches.
Ba Nyein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Zemin.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Ba Nyein.
Zemin lands a nice uppercut.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zemin stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Ba Nyein's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Unang Zemin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ba Nyein swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ba Nyein backwards.
Ba Nyein struggles to land a body shot inside as Zemin controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ba Nyein.
Zemin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zemin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zemin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ba Nyein backwards.
Ba Nyein pushes Zemin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ba Nyein misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Zemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin controlling the action here for a moment.
Zemin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Ba Nyein misses with a punch on the inside.
Ba Nyein working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ba Nyein throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zemin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zemin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ba Nyein blocks an uppercut.
Zemin trying to stall but Ba Nyein improves his position.
Ba Nyein misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ba Nyein.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ba Nyein has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
Ba Nyein is working Zemin over against the cage.
Zemin lands with a left to the head.
Ba Nyein struggles to land a body shot inside as Zemin controls his hands.
Zemin is stalling here.
Ba Nyein avoids a wild elbow strike from Zemin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zemin.
Ba Nyein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zemin lands a right hand.
Ba Nyein lands with a right to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Zemin.
Ba Nyein lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ba Nyein scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ba Nyein blocking some punches.
Zemin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ba Nyein has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
Zemin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zemin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ba Nyein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zemin lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on Zemin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ba Nyein lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zemin or not.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Ba Nyein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ba Nyein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ba Nyein or not.
Ba Nyein swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ba Nyein throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Zemin.
Saw Ba Nyein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Unang Zemin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ba Nyein swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Unang Zemin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zemin, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unang Zemin!
Unang Zemin retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Murphy (ranked 1452 p4p, 2477 weight class) and Zlatko Dedic (ranked 167 p4p, 258 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zlatko Dedic!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Murphy as Dedic shoots in.
Murphy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice shot lands for Murphy.
Dedic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Dedic knows he should have avoided that one.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Dedic is rocked!
Murphy pounces like a tiger and cracks Dedic with a vicious hook! Dedic is down but not out! Murphy follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Liam Murphy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ajin Heceda (ranked 738 p4p, 1889 weight class) and Kent Dew (ranked 92 p4p, 212 weight class). Heceda comes into the arena with Believer blaring out of the sound system. Ajin Heceda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ajin Heceda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Dew!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Dew or perhaps it was just good defense by Heceda, which made it look bad.
Heceda shoots in but no luck this time.
Dew fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dew leaves Heceda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dew tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dew shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Heceda napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Heceda is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Heceda tries to bench press Dew off him but Dew keeps the position.
Heceda manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Heceda looking for submissions off his back.
Heceda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dew is working away from the top position though.
Dew lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dew lands a nice short elbow.
Heceda trying to control here.
Heceda is looking to improve his position.
Heceda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dew.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dew connects with a nice short shot to Heceda's temple.
Heceda wants to control but Dew is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Heceda tries to roll over but Dew keeps him under control.
Heceda is pressing down on Dew's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dew throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heceda wants to hit a sweep here but Dew passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Heceda there!
Heceda is trying to escape the mount.
Dew lands a heavy elbow.
Heceda bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Heceda not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dew keeping moving, preventing Heceda from controlling successfully.
Heceda is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dew is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dew is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heceda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dew keeping full guard, as Heceda tries to pass.
Dew looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dew working for a triangle but Heceda defends it easily.
Dew has an active guard here but Heceda has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Heceda moves nicely into side control.
Heceda just content to control the position.
Dew regains half guard.
Dew looking for submissions off his back.
Heceda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dew keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dew is looking to get back to full guard here but Heceda has managed to pass to side control instead.
Heceda in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kent Dew dominated that round.
That's time! Heceda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck for Heceda with that takedown attempt.
Heceda shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Heceda is trying to control the action in half guard but Dew is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kent Dew has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heceda wants to work for an arm triangle but Dew is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Heceda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dew keeps working.
Dew is looking for a sweep. Heceda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heceda performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Heceda is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew looking for submissions off his back.
Dew actively working from the bottom here.
Dew gets back to full guard.
Heceda advances position into side control!
Dew is looking to regain half guard here but Heceda keeps moving and retains side control.
Heceda advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dew can't escape the position.
Heceda controlling from the full mount.
Heceda jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dew manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Heceda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dew keeps working.
Dew is trying to get back to half guard.
Heceda happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew tries to bench press Heceda off him but Heceda keeps the position.
Dew is not content to let Heceda control the position.
Dew 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.
Heceda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dew is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Heceda working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dew is looking for a sweep.
Heceda staying calm.
Dew is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dew is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Heceda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Heceda tries to advance to mount but Dew denies him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heceda is trying to get an arm triangle but Dew is defending well.
Dew regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ajin Heceda dominated that second round.
That's time! Heceda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Heceda stuffs the takedown attempt from Dew. Dew gets slowly back to his feet.
Heceda closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Heceda controlling the position from side mount.
Dew is looking to reverse the position.
Dew regains half guard.
Dew tries to roll over but Heceda keeps him under control.
Heceda is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dew!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heceda tries to control but Dew wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heceda mounts Dew! Really nice guard pass there!
Heceda trying to control but Dew is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heceda moves to the back position.
Dew wants to escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
Dew rolls, trying to escape but Heceda keeps control of the position.
Heceda has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heceda has got one arm under Dew's chin. This could be trouble... Dew trying to control the other hand but Heceda gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Dew has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ajin Heceda!
Ajin Heceda retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Ajin Heceda made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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