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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dieselnoi Thanasukarn (ranked 24924 p4p, 5362 weight class) and Muadh Jabal (ranked 536 p4p, 476 weight class). Dieselnoi Thanasukarn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dieselnoi Thanasukarn!
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, Muadh Jabal!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Bruno Hogan and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabal jabs Thanasukarn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Jabal as he connects with a hook.
Jabal drives through and clinches with Thanasukarn against the cage.
Thanasukarn crunches a lovely knee into Jabal's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Thanasukarn.
 It looks like Muadh Jabal has been cut.
Thanasukarn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thanasukarn obliges.
Jabal looking to stall.
Jabal is trying to maintain a safe position but Thanasukarn gets an underhook and turns Jabal into the cage.
Jabal is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Thanasukarn has denied him.
Thanasukarn misses with a punch on the inside.
Thanasukarn trying to land knees to the body.
Thanasukarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jabal avoids it.
Thanasukarn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jabal up against the cage.
Thanasukarn missing with knees to the body.
Thanasukarn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jabal's coach down at Alpha Brasil was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jabal's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jabal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Thanasukarn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jabal.
Thanasukarn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jabal lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabal trying to control the position but instead, Thanasukarn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jabal into the cage.
Thanasukarn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jabal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thanasukarn backwards.
Thanasukarn just leaning against Jabal, taking a breather.
Thanasukarn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thanasukarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Jabal avoids the damage to the body.
Thanasukarn with a knee to the head.
Jabal dodges an elbow strike from Thanasukarn.
Thanasukarn misses with a knee to the head.
Thanasukarn tries a knee to the head but Jabal blocks it.
Thanasukarn is breathing heavily.
Jabal scores with a shot to the side of Thanasukarn's head.
Thanasukarn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Still in the clinch, Jabal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thanasukarn with a knee to the head.
Jabal blocks a body shot from Thanasukarn.
Jabal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thanasukarn is keeping busy.
Jabal takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thanasukarn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabal struggles to land a body shot inside as Thanasukarn controls his hands.
Jabal tries to stall but Thanasukarn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jabal looking to slow down the pace here.
Jabal is working Thanasukarn over against the cage.
Thanasukarn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jabal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jabal lands a nice shot to the body.
Thanasukarn being controlled against the cage.
Jabal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thanasukarn backwards.
Thanasukarn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thanasukarn trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thanasukarn as Jabal tries to tie him up.
Jabal misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thanasukarn blocks a body shot from Jabal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thanasukarn obliges.
Thanasukarn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jabal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thanasukarn missing with knees to the body.
Thanasukarn misses with a knee strike.
Jabal tries to break free but Thanasukarn pushes him back against the cage.
Jabal scores with a hook to the body.
Jabal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thanasukarn takes a shot to the head.
Jabal working hard to break the clinch.
Jabal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jabal wants to get back to striking at distance but Thanasukarn won't allow it.
Jabal is trying to break free.
Jabal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jabal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thanasukarn backwards.
Jabal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jabal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thanasukarn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jabal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thanasukarn just leaning against Jabal, taking a breather.
Jabal misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thanasukarn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jabal.
Thanasukarn looking to throw knees to the head but Jabal is blocking nicely.
Jabal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jabal managing to block the knees to the body from Thanasukarn.
Thanasukarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jabal avoids it.
Jabal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thanasukarn as Jabal tries to tie him up.
Jabal taking a breather.
Thanasukarn swings wildly with an uppercut but Jabal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thanasukarn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jabal.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thanasukarn.
Jabal taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Jabal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jabal lands a nice shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jabal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thanasukarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jabal avoids it.
Nice body punch from Jabal - that landed with a thud.
Jabal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jabal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thanasukarn trying to land knees to the body.
Jabal tries a body shot but Thanasukarn blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short body shot lands from Jabal as the two fighters clinch.
Thanasukarn takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Jabal.
Jabal managing to block the knees to the body from Thanasukarn.
Jabal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jabal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jabal looking to slow down the pace here.
Thanasukarn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thanasukarn looking to throw knees to the head but Jabal is blocking nicely.
Thanasukarn being controlled against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jabal lands a hook that snaps the head of Thanasukarn backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jabal stalling in the clinch but Thanasukarn improves position.
Thanasukarn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jabal blocks it with crossed arms.
Jabal is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jabal.
Thanasukarn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Jabal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Come on Thanasukarn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thanasukarn trying to land knees to the body.
Jabal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thanasukarn is keeping busy.
Thanasukarn looking to stall.
Jabal tries to work over Thanasukarn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Jabal.
Jabal pushes Thanasukarn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thanasukarn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thanasukarn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jabal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jabal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jabal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Jabal.
Jabal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jabal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jabal lands with a left to the head.
Thanasukarn prevents Jabal from breaking the clinch.
Jabal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jabal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jabal tries to work over Thanasukarn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thanasukarn missing with knees to the body.
Jabal trying to control the position but instead, Thanasukarn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jabal into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jabal.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jabal trying to stall but Thanasukarn improves his position.
Thanasukarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jabal avoids it.
Jabal trying to stall but Thanasukarn improves his position.
Thanasukarn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jabal.
Jabal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jabal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thanasukarn backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabal prevents a body shot from Thanasukarn.
Jabal managing to block the knees to the body from Thanasukarn.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jabal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jabal is leaning against Thanasukarn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jabal avoiding damage as Thanasukarn throws knees to the body.
Thanasukarn swings wildly with an uppercut but Jabal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jabal.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jabal gets through Thanasukarn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thanasukarn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jabal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thanasukarn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jabal up against the cage.
Jabal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jabal managing to block the knees to the body from Thanasukarn.
Knees to the body from Thanasukarn.
Jabal is trying to break the clinch but Thanasukarn has him pressed against the cage.
Thanasukarn is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jabal.
Thanasukarn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jabal gets through Thanasukarn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jabal tries to circle away but Thanasukarn has him pinned against the cage.
Thanasukarn prevents a body shot from Jabal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muadh Jabal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muadh Jabal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jabal throws a series of punches but Thanasukarn moves out of range.
Dieselnoi Thanasukarn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thanasukarn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thanasukarn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jabal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jabal is trying to stall.
Jabal digs a right hand into Thanasukarn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thanasukarn's gas tank.
Jabal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jabal tries to stall but Thanasukarn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Jabal.
Jabal lands with a short shot to the head.
Thanasukarn misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Jabal.
Jabal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thanasukarn keeps control of Jabal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thanasukarn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thanasukarn lands a knee to the body.
Jabal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thanasukarn is pushing Jabal up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thanasukarn throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thanasukarn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jabal is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jabal.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jabal lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jabal.
Jabal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thanasukarn.
Jabal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thanasukarn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thanasukarn missing with knees to the body.
Jabal is looking to control Thanasukarn's arms but Thanasukarn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jabal has his back to the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jabal stalling in the clinch but Thanasukarn improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabal has Thanasukarn pressed against the cage.
Jabal managing to block the knees to the body from Thanasukarn.
Jabal scores with a hook to the body.
Jabal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thanasukarn.
Thanasukarn pushes Jabal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thanasukarn tries to land a knee to the head but Jabal blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jabal as Thanasukarn tries to tie him up.
Jabal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thanasukarn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jabal trying to control the position but instead, Thanasukarn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jabal into the cage.
Jabal presses Thanasukarn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jabal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jabal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thanasukarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jabal avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thanasukarn lands a good knee to the midsection. Jabal won't want to take too many of those.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jabal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jabal stalling in the clinch but Thanasukarn improves position.
Jabal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jabal is trying to push Thanasukarn away but Thanasukarn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thanasukarn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Jabal.
Jabal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thanasukarn looking to throw knees to the head but Jabal is blocking nicely.
Jabal taking a breather.
Jabal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jabal blocks the elbow strike.
Jabal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jabal avoiding damage as Thanasukarn throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabal avoiding damage as Thanasukarn throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thanasukarn trying to stall but Jabal improves his position.
Jabal lands a body punch.
Muadh Jabal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jabal gets through Thanasukarn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jabal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Jabal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jabal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thanasukarns 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!
Jabal tries to stall but Thanasukarn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thanasukarn lands a body punch.
Jabal lands a left hand.
Jabal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jabal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thanasukarns head.
Thanasukarn trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Jabal.
Thanasukarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jabal avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thanasukarn trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jabal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thanasukarn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jabal.
Jabal is leaning against Thanasukarn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jabal taking a breather.
Jabal is trying to push Thanasukarn away but Thanasukarn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jabal looking to stall.
Jabal tries to work over Thanasukarn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thanasukarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Jabal avoids the damage to the body.
Jabal lands a nice uppercut.
Jabal lands an uppercut.
Jabal managing to block the knees to the body from Thanasukarn.
Jabal lands a body punch.
Jabal trying to stall but Thanasukarn improves his position.
Jabal stalling in the clinch but Thanasukarn improves position.
Jabal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jabal is trying to force a seperation but Thanasukarn has the dominant position.
Jabal avoiding damage as Thanasukarn throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jabal.
Jabal looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Jabal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thanasukarn missing with knees to the body.
Jabal managing to block the knees to the body from Thanasukarn.
A body shot lands from Jabal.
Thanasukarn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jabal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thanasukarns head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jabal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Jabal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thanasukarn as Jabal tries to tie him up.
Jabal is trying to push Thanasukarn away but Thanasukarn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jabal.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thanasukarn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jabal is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Jabal.
Thanasukarn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jabal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thanasukarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Jabal avoids the damage to the body.
Jabal wants to stall.
Jabal trying to control the position but instead, Thanasukarn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jabal into the cage.
Jabal is looking to control Thanasukarn's arms but Thanasukarn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jabal has his back to the cage.
Thanasukarn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jabal stalling in the clinch but Thanasukarn improves position.
Jabal struggles to land a body shot inside as Thanasukarn controls his hands.
Thanasukarn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jabal trying to stall but Thanasukarn improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Muadh Jabal.
Jabal moves into the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thanasukarn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thanasukarn missing with knees to the body.
Thanasukarn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thanasukarn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jabal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thanasukarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Jabal avoids the damage to the body.
Jabal lands with a left to the head.
Thanasukarn misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jabal.
Jabal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jabal scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jabal lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jabal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jabal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thanasukarn backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thanasukarn as Jabal tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thanasukarn as Jabal tries to tie him up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jabal looking to slow down the pace here.
Thanasukarn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jabal is looking to control Thanasukarn's arms but Thanasukarn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jabal has his back to the cage.
Thanasukarn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jabal up against the cage.
Jabal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muadh Jabal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jabal pushes Thanasukarn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jabal avoiding damage as Thanasukarn throws knees to the body.
Jabal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jabal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jabal taking a breather.
Dieselnoi Thanasukarn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muadh Jabal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jabal 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Muadh Jabal!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Muadh Jabal!
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight for Muadh Jabal!
Muadh Jabal wins by unanimous decision!
Muadh Jabal thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Dieselnoi Thanasukarn stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hey, it is what it is. U win some and u lose some. Fair play to my opponent, he fought well and we’ll be back baby!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jessie Stubbs (ranked 4988 p4p, 5090 weight class) and Marco Jay (ranked 532 p4p, 536 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jessie Stubbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Jay!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stubbs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stubbs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stubbs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stubbs there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick lands for Stubbs.
Jay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stubbs rushes Jay and presses him up against the cage.
Jay throws a head punch that misses.
Stubbs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stubbs misses with a knee strike.
Jay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stubbs throws a sloppy head kick
and Jay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stubbs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stubbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jay throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stubbs is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jay misses with a wild combination.
Stubbs seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stubbs has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stubbs missing with knees to the body.
Jay swings wildly with an uppercut but Stubbs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jay misses with some punches.
Jay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stubbs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Stubbs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stubbs misses with a knee strike.
Jay misses with the head strike.
Stubbs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stubbs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jay presses Stubbs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stubbs blocks a body shot from Jay.
Stubbs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jay avoids it.
Stubbs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jay.
Jay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stubbs misses with a knee to the head.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Stubbs.
Jay misses with a punch to the body.
Stubbs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jay swings wildly with an uppercut but Stubbs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stubbs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stubbs working Jay over with knees to the body.
Jay looks winded!
Stubbs landing knees to the head.
It looks like Marco Jay has been cut.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jay.
Stubbs landing knees to the body.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jay avoids it.
Jay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stubbs tries a knee to the head but Jay blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs crunches a lovely knee into Jay's ribcage.
Stubbs scores with a knee to the head.
Stubbs lands a good knee to the midsection. Jay won't want to take too many of those.
Stubbs lands a knee to the body.
Stubbs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stubbs working Jay over with knees to the body.
Stubbs crunches a lovely knee into Jay's ribcage.
Stubbs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stubbs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jay avoids it.
Jay lands a nice uppercut.
Jay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stubbs trying to land knees to the body.
Jay tries to break free but Stubbs pushes him back against the cage.
Jay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stubbs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but Jay blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay lands a body punch.
Stubbs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stubbs landing knees to the head.
Stubbs misses with a knee strike.
Jay lands a nice shot to the body.
Stubbs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stubbs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jay.
Stubbs blocking some punches.
Stubbs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Stubbs.
Stubbs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stubbs tries to clinch up.
Jay looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jay let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jay swats away the attempt to clinch by Stubbs.
Stubbs drops his hands momentarily and Jay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Jay.
Stubbs wants to clinch up but Jay keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Stubbs.
Jay appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jay looks to land a left hand but Stubbs moved out of range nicely.
Stubbs darts in trying to clinch
and Jay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs moves into the clinch.
Jay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stubbs backwards.
Jay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Stubbs.
Stubbs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Stubbs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jay is trying to break free.
Jay lands with a left to the head.
Jay has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stubbs misses with a knee to the head.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jay lands a right hand.
Jay misses with a body punch.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jay avoids it.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Stubbs.
Jay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stubbs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs missing with knees to the body.
Jay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stubbs moves in looking to clinch but Jay pushes him off.
Jay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jay misses with a body kick.
Stubbs moves into the clinch successfully.
Stubbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
Stubbs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stubbs throws a head kick that misses.
Stubbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stubbs tries to clinch but Jay moves away
and Jay counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stubbs tries to clinch up but Jay circles away and keeps his distance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jay!
Stubbs clinches up against the cage.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stubbs trying to land knees to the body.
Jay throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stubbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
Jay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stubbs is looking to clinch but Jay is avoiding it.
Stubbs avoids a kick to the body.
Stubbs throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Jay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stubbs wants to clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs walks into a left hand.
Jay lands a nice hook to Stubbs's body. Stubbs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stubbs throws a head kick that misses.
Stubbs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jay appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stubbs tries to clinch there but Jay circles away.
Jay tests Stubbs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stubbs.
Jay circles away from the clinch attempt.
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 Jessie Stubbs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marco Jay's cut.
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!
Jay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stubbs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stubbs misses with a head kick.
Jessie Stubbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stubbs closes the distance and pushes Jay back into the cage.
Jay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stubbs trying to land knees to the body.
Jay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stubbs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jay lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jay has had enough of the clinch but Stubbs keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stubbs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stubbs blocking some punches.
Stubbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
Stubbs misses with a knee to the head.
Jay misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay misses with a punch on the inside.
Stubbs blocks an uppercut.
Stubbs trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Jay.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jay.
Stubbs trying to land knees to the body.
Stubbs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stubbs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jay misses with a few strikes there.
Stubbs throws a head kick but Jay moves out of range.
Stubbs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stubbs tries to clinch up but Jay circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay tried to score with a low kick but Stubbs checks it.
Stubbs moves out of range of the body kick from Jay.
Jay misses with a low kick.
Stubbs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stubbs is looking to clinch but Jay is avoiding it.
Jay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stubbs tries to clinch there but Jay circles away.
Jay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marco Jay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stubbs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jay, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but Jay blocks with his arms.
Stubbs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stubbs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay presses Stubbs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stubbs blocks a body shot from Jay.
A short left from Jay.
Jay swings wildly with an uppercut but Stubbs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stubbs scores with a knee to the head.
Stubbs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stubbs prevents a body shot from Jay.
Stubbs tries to land knees in the clinch but Jay avoids the damage to the body.
Jay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stubbs misses with a knee strike.
Stubbs tries a knee to the head but Jay blocks it.
Jay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jay misses with the head strike.
Stubbs tries a knee to the head but Jay blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs prevents a body shot from Jay.
Jay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Jay misses.
Jay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stubbs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jay counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stubbs is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stubbs tries to close the distance and clinch but Jay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stubbs.
Jay lands with a straight right. Stubbs didn't see that one coming.
Stubbs clinches with his opponent.
Jay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs has Jay up against the cage in a clinch.
Jay can't find room to land a body shot as Stubbs controls the action.
Stubbs with a knee to the head.
Stubbs has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stubbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
Jay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stubbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
Jay takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jay swings wildly with an uppercut but Stubbs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Jay - that landed with a thud.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jay avoids it.
Stubbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
Jay tries a body shot but Stubbs blocks it.
Jay misses with the head strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jay avoiding damage as Stubbs throws knees to the body.
Jay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stubbs obliges.
Stubbs landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but Jay blocks with his arms.
Stubbs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stubbs misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Jay.
Jessie Stubbs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stubbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
Stubbs tries a knee to the head but Jay blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Jay.
Jay breaks the clinch.
Stubbs lands with a nice body kick.
Stubbs is looking to clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs rushes Jay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stubbs tries a knee to the head but Jay blocks it.
Stubbs missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stubbs obliges.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stubbs looking to throw knees to the head but Jay is blocking nicely.
Jay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jay lands a right hand.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Stubbs.
Jay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jay misses with a punch on the inside.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stubbs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stubbs's elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stubbs blocks a body shot from Jay.
Jay avoiding damage as Stubbs throws knees to the body.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jay avoids it.
Jay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stubbs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jay blocks it with crossed arms.
Jay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stubbs backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stubbs prevents a body shot from Jay.
Jay lands a shoulder strike.
Stubbs tries to land knees in the clinch but Jay avoids the damage to the body.
Stubbs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jay pushes Stubbs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jay tries to work over Stubbs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jay breaks from the clinch.
Jay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jay throws a head kick that Stubbs semi-blocks.
Jay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stubbs throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stubbs throws a low kick, looking for Jay's leg but Jay calmly moves out of range.
Jay lands a nice hook to Stubbs's body. Stubbs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stubbs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stubbs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stubbs moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marco Jay.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Marco Jay!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Marco Jay!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight as a draw!
Marco Jay wins by majority decision!
In his post fight interview, Marco Jay started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Inganno (ranked 4690 p4p, 5478 weight class) and Maruyama Takeshi (ranked 523 p4p, 561 weight class). Maruyama Takeshi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Inganno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maruyama Takeshi!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inganno throws a body punch but Takeshi moves out of range.
Inganno looks to land a combination but Takeshi avoids it well.
Takeshi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takeshi scores with a decent looking hook.
Takeshi throws a hook but Inganno avoids it easily.
Takeshi misses with a straight left.
Inganno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takeshi.
Takeshi looks to land a right hand but Inganno moved out of range.
Inganno avoids the body shot from Takeshi.
Takeshi digs a good hook to Inganno's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Inganno defending well as Takeshi loads up on a big left hand.
Inganno throwing a counter right hand but Takeshi manages to avoid it.
Takeshi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inganno.
Takeshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Inganno.
Takeshi dodges the punch combination from Inganno.
Takeshi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Takeshi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Inganno walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takeshi sizes up Inganno with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Takeshi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Inganno misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi throws a good cross that connects.
Takeshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takeshi connects with a body shot.
Oooooh!!! Inganno has knocked Takeshi down with a huge combo! Inganno steps away and waves a wobbly Takeshi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Takeshi is rocked!
It looks like Maruyama Takeshi has been cut.
Inganno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takeshi is still on wobbly legs! Can Inganno finish him?
Takeshi tries to get into range but Inganno steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Takeshi! 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! Inganno scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Inganno!
A very excited looking Tommy Inganno rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erih Kalan (ranked 4540 p4p, 5244 weight class) and Cal Worthington (ranked 512 p4p, 547 weight class). Cal Worthington told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erih Kalan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cal Worthington!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Worthington slips under a jab from Kalan.
Worthington's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Worthington's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Worthington fails with the takedown.
Kalan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kalan throws out a loose jab but Worthington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worthington will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Worthington misses with a takedown attempt - Kalan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Erih Kalan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cal Worthington.
Worthington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalan.
Kalan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Worthington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worthington closes the distance and clinches up with Kalan, looking for a takedown. Worthington pushes Kalan against the cage but Kalan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Worthington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kalan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Worthington counters with a series of strikes. Kalan will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick from Worthington lands but Kalan takes it in his stride.
Erih Kalan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalan misses with a body shot
and Worthington counters with a three punch combo that has Kalan backing up. Kalan nods at Worthington to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthington scores with a jab to the body.
Worthington shoots in for a takedown but Kalan shows good takedown defense.
Kalan misses with a left hand
and Worthington counters with a left and a right that stings Kalan.
Kalan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Worthington shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kalan pinned against the cage. Kalan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Worthington looks winded!
Kalan closes the distance and clinches.
Kalan has picked Worthington up - he's going for a ride! Kalan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Worthington kicks off Kalan and gets to his feet.
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!
Worthington closes the distance and clinches up with Kalan, looking for a takedown. Worthington pushes Kalan against the cage but Kalan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kalan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Worthington pushes Kalan off but Kalan dives into side control.
Worthington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kalan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthington takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kalan scoring with punches and elbows.
Kalan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Worthington is rocked!
Kalan trying to control the action but Worthington is working from the bottom.
Kalan 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.
Kalan lands some shots froms side control.
Worthington is still in real trouble! Can Kalan finish him?
Kalan lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Worthington! Kalan senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Worthington out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Erih Kalan!
An out of breath Erih Kalan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Braxton Inganno (ranked 4434 p4p, 5066 weight class) and Ricky Chan (ranked 443 p4p, 467 weight class). Ricky Chan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Braxton Inganno !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Chan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Inganno , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Inganno lands a jab to the head.
Chan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Inganno misses the shot to the body.
Inganno blocks a head kick by Chan.
Inganno closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chan to the mat! Chan manages to get full guard.
Inganno throws a big elbow that misses.
Inganno landing with the ground and pound.
Inganno drops back looking for a leg! Chan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chan manages to kick Inganno off! Inganno jumps back into Chan's guard.
Inganno controlling from the top position.
Inganno drops back looking for a leg! Chan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chan manages to kick Inganno off! Inganno jumps back into Chan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan controls Inganno momentarily but Inganno frees himself.
Chan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Inganno . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chan trying to strike off his back.
Inganno is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chan wants to sweep but no luck.
Inganno postures up in Chan's guard and throws a big left but Chan blocks it.
Inganno makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Inganno postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inganno is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inganno controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Inganno 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.
Inganno stands up over Chan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Inganno forces his way into half guard.
Inganno looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Inganno is trying for a kimura here. Chan looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Inganno wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Braxton Inganno !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Killian (ranked 3739 p4p, 4446 weight class) and Smity Smash (ranked 407 p4p, 448 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Killian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Smity Smash!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killian gets a double leg takedown into Smash's guard.
Killian stopping the sweep attempt from Smash.
Killian is sitting in close to Smash's body. Smash has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Killian is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Killian is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Smash.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Smity Smash!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trent Astrom (ranked 3618 p4p, 4103 weight class) and li Wang (ranked 449 p4p, 485 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trent Astrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, li Wang!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astrom gets a clinch.
Wang tries a body shot but Astrom blocks it.
Wang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wang avoids the head kick by Astrom.
Wang shapes to counter with a head kick.
A head kick from Wang lands but Astrom takes it in his stride.
Wang tries to clinch but Astrom moves out of range.
Astrom tries to keep at a distance but Wang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Astrom lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Astrom lands strikes from half guard.
Wang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Astrom.
Wang is trying to stand.
Astrom is looking for a kimura here.
Astrom trying to control the action but Wang is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrom stops Wang from getting back to his feet.
Astrom takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wang won't allow Astrom to pass to mount.
Wang has one foot on Astrom's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Astrom keeps the fight on the outside.
Astrom shoots for a double leg takedown but Wang sprawls well. He's pushed Astrom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
li Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Astrom gets the takedown into side control.
Astrom looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Astrom working away.
Astrom trying to control the position but Wang is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astrom is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wang has escaped the position, nice work there.
Astrom scores with punches from side control.
Wang manages to get back to half guard.
Wang looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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. Astrom connects with a nice short shot to Wang's temple.
Astrom is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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. Astrom connects with a nice short shot to Wang's temple.
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. Astrom connects with a nice short shot to Wang's temple.
Wang is rocked!
Astrom is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wang is still in real trouble! Can Astrom finish him?
Astrom lands a big elbow - Wang is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Astrom!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Astrom!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cujo Jackson (ranked 2964 p4p, 5150 weight class) and Arwyn Reyna (ranked 339 p4p, 471 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cujo Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arwyn Reyna!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Chris Dean and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyna throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reyna.
Reyna lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reyna misses with a two punch combination.
Reyna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Reyna.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Reyna slips the punch.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Reyna's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Reyna duly obliges.
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!
Reyna misses with a few strikes there.
Reyna darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reyna misses with a wild combination.
Reyna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Reyna gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jackson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Reyna's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reyna's head.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reyna does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reyna really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Reyna is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Jackson uses his free foot to push down on Reyna's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Reyna.
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reyna?
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!
Jackson working Reyna over with strikes here.
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Reyna manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyna avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jackson.
Jackson lands a couple of good shots and Reyna has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Reyna has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson punches Reyna on the ear.
The referee is taking a good look at Reyna as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Jackson!
Jackson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Reyna doesn't escape.
Jackson is punishing Reyna with some ground and pound.
Jackson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Reyna's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Jackson lands shots from the back.
Reyna is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jackson thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Jackson lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyna wants to control his opponent's hands but Jackson gets his hands free.
Jackson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Jackson misses with a punch to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Reyna avoids the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson is looking to control Reyna but Reyna is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Jackson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Reyna.
Jackson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Jackson controlling well, preventing Reyna from escaping the position.
Jackson cracks Reyna with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Reyna from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Jackson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Reyna doesn't escape.
Jackson lands a shot to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is landing with strikes. Reyna can't take much more of this.
Jackson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Reyna covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Reyna covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Jackson has good solid back control here.
Reyna avoids the strikes from Jackson.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Jackson gets his hands free as Reyna looks to control.
Jackson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Reyna.
Jackson 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.
Jackson throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Jackson throwing damaging strikes from the back! Reyna could be in trouble here!
Reyna covering up well under a series of strikes from Jackson.
Jackson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Reyna covering up well and avoiding damage.
Jackson controls the action.
Reyna covering up well and avoiding damage.
Jackson lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Reyna hold on?!
Jackson is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Reyna. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Reyna is covering up but some of the strikes from Jackson are getting through and doing damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controls the action.
The referee is taking a good look at Reyna as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Jackson!
Jackson is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Reyna up.
Reyna avoids the strikes from Jackson.
Reyna staying busy and making it hard for Jackson to control.
Jackson is landing with strikes. Reyna can't take much more of this.
Reyna looks winded!
Jackson scores with punches from the back.
Can Reyna hold on?! Jackson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cujo Jackson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reyna throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reyna can do to turn this around?
Reyna tries to sprawl but Jackson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reyna's head.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Reyna dodges it nicely.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Reyna's head.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reyna defending well though.
Jackson trying to control the action but Reyna is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Reyna is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson uses his free foot to push down on Reyna's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Reyna.
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson tries to control but Reyna wriggling away.
Jackson working Reyna over with strikes here.
Jackson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jackson looking to control but Reyna is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Reyna but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
Reyna holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jackson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jackson looking to control but Reyna is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Reyna because Jackson loaded up on that one.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson controlling from mount.
Reyna is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson lands a couple of good shots and Reyna has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Reyna is rocked!
Jackson throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Reyna is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Reyna seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson missing with strikes from the back.
Jackson missing with strikes from the back.
Jackson punishes Reyna with strikes from the back mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackson punches the canvas rather than the man.
Reyna covers up after that shot from Jackson.
What can Reyna do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The referee is taking a good look at Reyna as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Jackson!
Jackson controls the position.
Even with his hooks in, Jackson manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Jackson misses with punches from the back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeps control of the position easily here as Reyna tries to buck him off.
Reyna is keeping busy.
Jackson controlling from the back.
Jackson lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling from the back.
Reyna covering up well under a barage of strikes.
I would not like to be Reyna right now.
Jackson misses with punches from the back.
Reyna covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Jackson throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Jackson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Jackson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Reyna.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is punishing Reyna with some ground and pound.
Jackson missing with strikes from the back.
Jackson connects with a big shot to the side of Reyna's head.
Cujo Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson controls the position.
Jackson thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Jackson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Jackson misses with an elbow to the head.
Reyna is keeping busy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Reyna covering up well and avoiding damage.
Arwyn Reyna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Reyna hold on?!
Jackson controls the position.
Jackson throwing damaging strikes from the back! Reyna could be in trouble here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Reyna is looking for a way out.
Reyna is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cujo Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Cujo Jackson!
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight for Cujo Jackson!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Cujo Jackson!
Cujo Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Cujo Jackson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vito Rizzuto Jr (ranked 3717 p4p, 3565 weight class) and Mikal Panhandler (ranked 476 p4p, 463 weight class). Vito Rizzuto Jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vito Rizzuto Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikal Panhandler!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzuto Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Panhandler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circle, before Panhandler throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Rizzuto Jr's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Panhandler lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Mikal Panhandler!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Curreri (ranked 2869 p4p, 5027 weight class) and Veg Eta (ranked 329 p4p, 465 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Curreri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Veg Eta!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Curreri blocks a jab.
Curreri slips a jab from Eta.
A combination from Eta does no damage.
Curreri throws a series of strikes that have Eta backpedaling.
Curreri slips a straight right by Eta.
As Eta backs away, Curreri returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Curreri misses the shot to the body.
Eta lands a glancing blow to the side of Curreri's head.
Eta misses with an uppercut.
Curreri misses with a body kick.
Eta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Curreri tries a low kick but Eta avoids it.
Eta dodges the punch combination from Curreri.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curreri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eta.
Curreri has closed the distance and engaged Eta in a clinch.
Curreri is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curreri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eta lands with a good body shot.
Eta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Curreri throws a right and a left that Eta avoids nicely.
Curreri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Curreri breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Curreri.
A punch combination from Eta misses.
Eta slips a jab and a cross from Curreri.
No joy there for Eta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Curreri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eta tries to bum rush Curreri with a series of wild strikes but Curreri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Curreri was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eta misses with a wild combination.
Curreri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eta throws a right hand that misses
and Curreri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Curreri misses with a two punch combination.
Eta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curreri with the inside leg kick.
Veg Eta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curreri misses with the combination.
Eta lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Eta.
Curreri closes the distance and clinches.
Eta is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Curreri turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Curreri manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curreri working the strikes but Eta uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Curreri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Curreri thows a huge punch but Eta dodges it nicely.
Curreri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eta keeps working.
Curreri thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Curreri prevents Eta from improving his position.
Curreri thows a huge punch but Eta dodges it nicely.
Eta actively working from the bottom here.
Eta is looking to improve his position.
Eta taking some punishment here, with Curreri in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curreri trying to control the action but Eta is working from the bottom.
Eta trying to hold on to Curreri's head to control him but Curreri postures up.
Eta gets full guard.
Curreri postures up.
Curreri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Eta on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Curreri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eta is trying to control the position but Curreri postures up.
Curreri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Eta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Curreri.
Curreri throws a big right hand that misses.
Curreri cracks Eta with a solid left hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Curreri throwing strikes from guard but Eta blocks nicely.
Eta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Curreri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Curreri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Curreri postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Curreri working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Eta's head.
Curreri wants to stand and escape but instead Eta has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Eta tries to free his leg and advance position but Curreri is retaining full guard.
Curreri wants to sweep here but Eta controlling him for the moment.
Curreri wants to get back to his feet but Eta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Curreri is breathing heavily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Curreri will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Eta wants to control from the top but Curreri keeps moving.
Curreri keeping full guard, as Eta tries to pass.
Curreri will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Eta wants to control from the top but Curreri keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Curreri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Eta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Curreri throws a hook to the side of Eta's head but Eta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Curreri under the eye.
Eta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Curreri circles away quickly and effectively.
Eta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eta misses the body punch
and Curreri counters with a stiff right hand.
Curreri instigates a clinch.
Eta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curreri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Eta misses.
Curreri throws a series of punches but Eta moves out of range.
Curreri throws out a leg kick but Eta moves out of range and Curreri only half commits.
Eta throws out a counter right but Curreri avoids it with no problem.
Eta scores with a one two! Curreri had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eta scores with a hook to the body. Curreri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Eta. That snapped Curreri's head back.
Eta scores with a decent looking hook.
Sloppy strikes from Eta. Those never looked like landing.
Curreri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eta.
It looked like Curreri was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Curreri slips a jab and a cross from Eta.
Curreri looks to land a combination but Eta avoids it well.
Curreri shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Eta eats them both and turns towards Curreri to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Curreri pushes Eta up against the cage in a clinch.
Curreri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Eta misses with a right hand
and Curreri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eta looks to land a combination but Curreri avoids it well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Eta misses with a body shot.
Eta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Curreri counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Curreri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Curreri darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Eta wants to control but Curreri is keeping busy.
Eta tries to roll over but Curreri keeps him under control.
Curreri slips a nice elbow through Eta's hands, connecting with Eta's forehead.
Curreri working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Curreri is controlling the pace.
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 Frankie Curreri 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. This is the final round!
Curreri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eta, pushing him back against the cage.
Eta breaks the clinch.
Curreri slips a jab from Eta.
Eta misses with a series of wild punches.
Eta scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Veg Eta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Curreri misses.
Curreri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Curreri scrambles back to his feet.
Eta throws a right and a left that Curreri avoids nicely.
Curreri feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eta is trying to control the position but Curreri postures up.
Curreri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Frankie Curreri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Curreri's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Curreri wants to stand but Eta is controlling his posture from full guard.
Eta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eta is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Curreri frees his head nicely. Oh but Eta has switched to an armbar! Curreri is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Veg Eta!
After winning the bout, Veg Eta thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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