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Highland 191 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Tsoy (ranked 24717 p4p, 3298 weight class) and Shaun Irwin (ranked 611 p4p, 441 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Irwin's choice of entrance music: No More Heroes. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bo Tsoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsoy throws a right hand that misses
and Irwin counters with a single leg into guard. Tsoy didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsoy looking for a sweep. Not yet Tsoy, not yet.
Irwin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tsoy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Irwin stops Tsoy from standing up.
Irwin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tsoy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tsoy tries to get out of the position.
Irwin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tsoy has control of Irwin's left arm, preventing Irwin from doing any damage.
Irwin looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Irwin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tsoy can't keep his opponent in guard - Irwin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Irwin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Irwin moves into full mount! Tsoy won't be happy about that!
Tsoy tries to lock up and control but Irwin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoy has left one of his arms exposed and Irwin doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Tsoy screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shaun Irwin!
An intense looking Shaun Irwin took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Ain't nobody gonna roll with this fucking crocodile. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Komedor DKasada (ranked 1135 p4p, 3188 weight class) and Andre Mith (ranked 170 p4p, 444 weight class). Komedor DKasada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Komedor DKasada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Mith!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DKasada scores with a punch to the head.
 It looks like Andre Mith has been cut.
Mith misses with an uppercut. DKasada saw that one coming.
DKasada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
DKasada misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Mith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
DKasada throws a body shot but no joy.
DKasada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
DKasada loads up on a big right hand but Mith slips the punch.
DKasada throws a jab but it's blocked by Mith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DKasada thows a left - swing and a miss!
DKasada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mith manages to avoid it.
Mith misses with a right hand
enabling DKasada to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DKasada misses with a right hand
and DKasada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
DKasada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mith ducks under a wild hook from DKasada.
DKasada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mith.
Mith feints the counter takedown.
Mith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mith in particular looking to stall.
Mith trying to mount his opponent but DKasada defends it.
Mith is taking a breather. DKasada 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.
DKasada wants to stand back up but Mith manages to pass into side control.
Mith throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mith prevents DKasada from escaping the position.
Mith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
DKasada trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Mith trying to control the position but DKasada is working away.
Mith looking to control but instead DKasada has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
DKasada looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mith tries to pass the half guard into mount. DKasada knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
DKasada keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mith is working for a submission of some sort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Mith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed DKasada's head.
DKasada on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if DKasada tries to get out of the position.
DKasada is trying to stand up here but Mith is controlling him well.
Mith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mith works his foot free and advances to mount.
DKasada is trying to stand up.
DKasada knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mith on the ground.
Mith punching from mount but DKasada doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mith looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DKasada is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mith working for a guillotine from mount but DKasada is in no mood to give up.
Mith is trying to take his opponent's back.
DKasada is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Mith locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! DKasada is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Mith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 2831 p4p, 1852 weight class) and Kimo Polo (ranked 392 p4p, 275 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Tonioli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Polo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo cracks Tonioli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
 It looks like Vinicius Tonioli has been cut.
Polo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kimo Polo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polo misses with a lunging right hand
and Tonioli counters by clinching up.
Tonioli lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Tonioli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonioli.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tonioli lands a hook that snaps the head of Polo backwards.
Tonioli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Polo's elbow.
Tonioli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tonioli.
Tonioli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tonioli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Polo tries to land a knee to the head but Tonioli blocks with his arms.
Polo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tonioli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Polo backwards.
Polo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonioli's elbow.
Polo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Tonioli - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tonioli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Polo or not.
Polo looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonioli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tonioli struggles to land a body shot inside as Polo controls his hands.
Tonioli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Polo's elbow.
Tonioli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Polo misses with the head strike.
Tonioli gets through Polo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tonioli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tonioli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Polo lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tonioli.
A short right from Tonioli on the inside.
Polo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tonioli.
A head punch on the inside from Tonioli fails to land.
Tonioli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Polo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Polo blocks a body shot from Tonioli.
A short right from Tonioli on the inside.
Tonioli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tonioli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Kimo Polo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tonioli tries a body shot but Polo blocks it.
Tonioli scores with a shot to the side of Polo's head.
Tonioli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Polo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tonioli leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tonioli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tonioli struggles to land a body shot inside as Polo controls his hands.
Polo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tonioli.
Polo takes a shot to the head.
Tonioli content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Polo tries a body shot but Tonioli blocks it.
Polo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tonioli is pushing Polo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tonioli is looking to control Polo's arms but Polo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tonioli has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo misses with some punches.
Polo throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Tonioli.
Tonioli tries a body shot but Polo blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Tonioli.
Polo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tonioli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Polo backwards.
Polo blocking some punches.
Polo can't find room to land a body shot as Tonioli controls the action.
Polo has a couple of punches blocked by Tonioli.
Polo can't find room to land a body shot as Tonioli controls the action.
Tonioli misses with a punch on the inside.
Polo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tonioli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tonioli stalling.
Polo scores with a shot to the side of Tonioli's head.
Tonioli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Polo throws a head punch that misses.
Tonioli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Polo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Polo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tonioli leaning against his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonioli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Polo blocks a body shot from Tonioli.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tonioli.
Tonioli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tonioli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Polo's elbow.
Polo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tonioli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tonioli looking to slow down the pace here.
Tonioli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tonioli controlling the action here for a moment.
Tonioli blocks an uppercut.
Polo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Tonioli dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Polo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Tonioli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tonioli lands with a shot to the body.
Tonioli moves into the clinch.
Polo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Polo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Polo fails to land.
Tonioli can't find room to land a body shot as Polo controls the action.
Tonioli can't find room to land a body shot as Polo controls the action.
Tonioli blocking some punches.
Tonioli is looking to control Polo's arms but Polo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tonioli has his back to the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Polo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonioli misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Polo.
Tonioli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vinicius Tonioli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tonioli.
Tonioli blocking some punches.
Tonioli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tonioli - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tonioli lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Polo as Tonioli tries to tie him up.
Polo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tonioli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Polo or not.
Polo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Polo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Polo scores with a hook to the body.
Polo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tonioli is trying to maintain a safe position but Polo gets an underhook and turns Tonioli into the cage.
Polo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tonioli tries to throw a body punch but Polo avoids it by throwing Tonioli back against the cage.
Polo misses with a punch to the body.
Polo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tonioli blocks it with crossed arms.
Tonioli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polo can do to turn this around?
Polo throws a head punch that misses.
Polo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Tonioli on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tonioli blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Tonioli.
Tonioli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Polo or not.
Polo is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonioli just leaning against Polo, taking a breather.
Polo letting Tonioli take a breather here.
Tonioli lands with a right to the head.
Polo lands with a light punch inside.
Tonioli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Polo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tonioli controls his hands.
Tonioli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tonioli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tonioli dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tonioli pushes Polo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tonioli taking a breather.
Tonioli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tonioli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Polo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tonioli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Polos head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tonioli.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Polo.
Tonioli tries to work over Polo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tonioli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Polo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tonioli is leaning against Polo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Polo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tonioli tries to work over Polo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tonioli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Polo backwards.
Polo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tonioli avoids a wild elbow strike from Polo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Toniolis head.
Tonioli 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.
Polo throws a head punch that misses.
Tonioli works on Polo's body with a couple of short punches.
Tonioli lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonioli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tonioli is working Polo over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tonioli tries a body shot but Polo blocks it.
Tonioli can't find room to land a body shot as Polo controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tonioli.
Tonioli effectively controlling the action here.
Tonioli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Polo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Tonioli dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tonioli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Polo misses the jab.
Tonioli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Polo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tonioli blocks a low kick nicely.
Polo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tonioli throws a body shot but no joy.
Tonioli lands a jab to the head.
A head kick by Polo misses
letting Tonioli counter with a right hand.
 Polo is rocked!
Kimo Polo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Polo is still on wobbly legs! Can Tonioli finish him?
Tonioli lands a shot to the body.
Polo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Polo throws a head punch that misses.
Polo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tonioli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tonioli unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Polo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Tonioli is unloading with more strikes now! Polo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinicius Tonioli!
Kimo Polo spoke after the fight, saying 'Ohh that bitch can eat a bag of baby dicks. No way he is fighting clean. He couldn't be me in his dreams. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biscuit Oliva (ranked 1924 p4p, 1509 weight class) and Hayato Sakuraba (ranked 279 p4p, 218 weight class). Oliva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Hayato Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sakuraba checks a low kick from Oliva.
Sakuraba swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
Sakuraba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sakuraba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.
A jab from Oliva misses.
Oliva tries to clinch up but Sakuraba circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva misses with a low kick.
Sakuraba fails with the takedown.
Oliva throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakuraba.
Oliva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliva.
Oliva misses with a straight right.
Jab by Oliva.
No joy there for Oliva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliva clinches.
Sakuraba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Oliva presses Sakuraba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oliva misses with a punch to the body.
Oliva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oliva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oliva looks to land a left hand but Sakuraba moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Oliva misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva clinches up against the cage.
Sakuraba tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oliva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Biscuit Oliva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayato Sakuraba.
Oliva can't find room to land a body shot as Sakuraba controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Oliva fails to land.
Sakuraba jumps guard but Oliva stands there with Sakuraba around his waist. Sakuraba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oliva misses with a body punch.
Sakuraba throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Oliva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oliva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sakuraba on the side of the head.
A left and a right from Oliva both land. Nice combination.
Oliva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Sakuraba misses.
Oliva tries to bum rush Sakuraba with a series of wild strikes but Sakuraba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sakuraba changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sakuraba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sakuraba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliva.
Sakuraba ducks right into an uppercut from Oliva.
Jab by Oliva.
Oliva fails with the takedown.
Oliva just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakuraba feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sakuraba staying out of range there.
Sakuraba tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Oliva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sakuraba tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Oliva throws a big shot that misses.
Sakuraba feints the counter takedown.
Oliva closes the distance and clinches.
Sakuraba blocks a body shot from Oliva.
Sakuraba has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Oliva uses from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sakuraba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oliva has managed to get both his arms back between Sakuraba's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliva stands and steps away. Sakuraba gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Oliva looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakuraba is just out of range.
Sakuraba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliva.
Oliva darts in and clinches Sakuraba up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oliva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sakuraba tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Oliva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oliva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sakuraba in his tracks.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oliva throws a shot to the body.
Oliva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva connects with a looping right hand.
Oliva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakuraba moves away.
Oliva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakuraba.
Oliva keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sakuraba shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Oliva's guard.
Sakuraba throws a big elbow that misses.
Oliva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sakuraba.
Oliva has his hands on Sakuraba's head, controlling the position.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Sakuraba has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Oliva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva controlling Sakuraba's posture.
Sakuraba trying to control but Oliva is working from the bottom.
Oliva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Oliva wants to sweep here but Sakuraba controlling him for the moment.
Sakuraba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sakuraba keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oliva's head.
Sakuraba postures up and lands a big shot to Oliva's brow.
Sakuraba throwing strikes from guard but Oliva blocks nicely.
Oliva keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is fighting to break Oliva's control of his arms but Oliva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sakuraba cracks Oliva with a solid left hand.
Oliva has Sakuraba pulled in close to control his posture.
Sakuraba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sakuraba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oliva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sakuraba lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oliva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Oliva keeps moving.
Oliva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakuraba can do to turn this around?
Oliva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Oliva has control of Sakuraba's left arm, preventing Sakuraba from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliva is wriggling around but Sakuraba manages to pass to half guard.
Oliva moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oliva is on top in guard.
Oliva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sakuraba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oliva has managed to get both his arms back between Sakuraba's legs - danger averted.
Oliva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliva slips nicely into half guard.
Sakuraba is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oliva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oliva's back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva dominated that second round.
That's time! Oliva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sakuraba cracks Oliva with a good jab.
Oliva looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakuraba is just out of range.
Oliva is looking to clinch.
Oliva thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Sakuraba tries to counter it with a takedown but Oliva pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sakuraba misses with a takedown attempt
and Oliva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliva lands with a straight right. Sakuraba didn't see that one coming.
Oliva misses with a low kick as Sakuraba jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva motions for Sakuraba to come forward. Oliva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And Sakuraba tries to counter it with a takedown but Oliva pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sakuraba avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sakuraba staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oliva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sakuraba needs to keep his hands up - Oliva had a free shot at his head there.
Sakuraba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Oliva lands a slapping body shot.
Oliva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sakuraba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliva.
Sakuraba takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oliva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Oliva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Biscuit Oliva is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliva looks to throw the jab but Sakuraba is out of range.
Sakuraba tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hayato Sakuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva misses with a body shot.
Sakuraba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliva throws out a loose jab but Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakuraba is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Oliva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
Sakuraba closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sakuraba misses with a takedown attempt
letting Oliva counter with a right hand.
Biscuit Oliva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayato Sakuraba.
Sakuraba keeps the fight on the outside.
Sakuraba blocks a leg kick.
Oliva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakuraba changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jab from Oliva.
Oliva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sakuraba's hands.
Oliva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sakuraba defends well and Oliva ends up having to push Sakuraba into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sakuraba fails to pull guard.
Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Biscuit Oliva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sakuraba jumps guard and drags Oliva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sakuraba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oliva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sakuraba has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sakuraba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Decent striking displayed by Oliva there.
Oliva works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva lunges at Sakuraba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sakuraba's hand.
Sakuraba walks into a straight right hand from Oliva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliva drives through and clinches with Sakuraba against the cage.
Oliva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliva scores with a shot to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Oliva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oliva connects with the punch.
Oliva catches Sakuraba with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oliva tests Sakuraba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oliva tries to clinch up but Sakuraba circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Biscuit Oliva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oliva, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biscuit Oliva!
After the big win, Biscuit Oliva made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KOMBAT KLOTHING and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Tillet (ranked 1547 p4p, 964 weight class) and Shichiroji San (ranked 232 p4p, 148 weight class). San has chosen Seven Samurai as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Shichiroji San 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Maurice Tillet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shichiroji San!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San throws the left hand but Tillet avoids the punch easily.
Tillet half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice takedown defense from San. No joy for Tillet on that attempt.
Tillet doesn't succeed with the takedown
and San counters with a lovely straight right hand!
San lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Tillet 's head but he takes it in his stride.
San throws a right and a left that Tillet avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. San darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
San rushes Tillet with punches - Tillet moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Tillet goes down! San follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shichiroji San!
After the fight, Shichiroji San was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 1643 p4p, 1898 weight class) and Ricardo Da Silva Jr (ranked 237 p4p, 275 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Da Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva Jr tries to clinch but Zaire moves out of range.
Da Silva Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A shot to the liver by Da Silva Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from Da Silva Jr.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Da Silva Jr, as that shot connected.
Da Silva Jr has Zaire up against the cage in a clinch.
Da Silva Jr stalls.
Zaire swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaire effectively controlling the action here.
Zaire trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zaire as Da Silva Jr tries to tie him up.
I was talking to Zaire's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Da Silva Jr misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Da Silva Jr fails to land.
Da Silva Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaire controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaire.
Da Silva Jr stalling against the cage.
Zaire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zaire has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Da Silva Jr after a bit of a struggle.
Da Silva Jr prevents a body shot from Zaire.
Zaire throws an elbow but it misses.
Da Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaire misses with a body punch.
Da Silva Jr stops a takedown attempt from Zaire.
Da Silva Jr tries to work over Zaire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaire tries to pull guard but Da Silva Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Zaire drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdullah Zaire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaire pulls Da Silva Jr into guard.
Da Silva Jr wants to control from the top but Zaire keeps moving.
Zaire bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Da Silva Jr's guard.
Da Silva Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Zaire drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zaire jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Zaire pushes down on Da Silva Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Da Silva Jr tries to roll over but Zaire keeps him under control.
Zaire looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Da Silva Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Da Silva Jr is trying to stand up here but Zaire is controlling him well.
Zaire looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Da Silva Jr is looking to improve his position.
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.
Da Silva Jr trying to hold on to Zaire's head to control him but Zaire postures up.
Zaire is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Da Silva Jr is trying to maintain the position but Zaire is very close to passing his half guard.
Zaire looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Da Silva Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zaire lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Da Silva Jr tries to roll over but Zaire keeps him under control.
Zaire lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Zaire there.
Nice strikes from Zaire there.
Da Silva Jr is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Da Silva Jr quite badly. Da Silva Jr pulls Zaire in close trying to recover. Zaire postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Da Silva Jr on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Da Silva Jr doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdullah Zaire!
An out of breath Abdullah Zaire 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arto Jarvinen (ranked 761 p4p, 1544 weight class) and David Scott (ranked 110 p4p, 224 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Jarvinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, David Scott!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvinen misses with an uppercut.
We've been told by Jarvinen's head coaches at Tappelukerho that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jarvinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jarvinen throws out the jab.
Scott appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Scott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jarvinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarvinen looks to throw the jab but Scott is out of range.
A nice side step and Scott releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Scott is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarvinen misses with a wild body shot.
Jarvinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarvinen.
Scott looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Scott gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott fails to pull guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jarvinen.
Scott tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Scott tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jarvinen just stands there and leans against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Scott has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Arto Jarvinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Scott.
Nice body punch from Jarvinen.
Scott has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jarvinen uses from the top position.
Scott is looking for a triangle but Jarvinen pushes his legs off easily.
Scott trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott being controlled here, momentarily.
Scott is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is trying to control the position but Jarvinen postures up.
Scott has his foot on Jarvinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jarvinen works his way back into a safe position though.
Jarvinen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott looking for a triangle here. Jarvinen is fighting it but it looks tight! Scott pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Jarvinen is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). David Scott!
David Scott 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Aderbar Moura (ranked 670 p4p, 2066 weight class) and Jake Damien (ranked 94 p4p, 276 weight class). Aderbar Moura 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aderbar Moura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Damien!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moura looking to score a takedown here. Damien is defending well but Moura drives through and ends up in Damien's guard.
Moura looking to pass the guard.
Damien trying to keep a closed guard but Moura is proving a slippery customer.
Moura advances to half guard.
Damien wants to get back to full guard.
Moura is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Damien sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Damien manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Moura is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Damien is trying to control the position but Moura postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moura forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damien wants to get back to full guard.
Moura tries to pass the half guard into mount. Damien knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Damien is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Damien manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura looking to pass the guard.
Moura passes into half guard.
Damien works his way to full guard. Good work.
Damien wants to sweep here but Moura controlling him for the moment.
Damien is still trying to improve position.
Damien is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moura is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Moura passes Damien's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Moura is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damien makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Damien.
Moura thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Damien is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moura thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Moura slips nicely into half guard.
Moura looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Moura is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Damien is just riding it out for now. Moura eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damien is looking for a sweep. Moura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moura is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Damien has managed to free his arm - good work.
Damien won't allow Moura to pass to mount.
Damien gets back to full guard.
Moura advances to half guard.
Moura is looking for a kimura but Damien is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Moura to get the leverage.
Moura is trying to work for a kimura but Damien is defending well.
Damien is looking for a sweep. Moura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Damien works his way to full guard. Good work.
Damien looking for a guillotine here but Moura defends easily.
Damien not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damien swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Damien wants to sweep here but Moura controlling him for the moment.
Moura sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Damien's guard.
Damien wants to control but Moura is keeping busy.
Damien wants to improve his position but Moura is controlling well.
Moura is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Damien tries to roll over but Moura keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damien keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aderbar Moura dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Damien shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damien throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moura's waist but Moura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Damien off to one side.
Damien gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moura counters with a nice double leg into side control. Damien won't be happy with that.
Aderbar Moura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Damien.
Damien is looking for a sweep.
Moura in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Damien is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aderbar Moura!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ottaa Koppia (ranked 431 p4p, 622 weight class) and James Gracie (ranked 66 p4p, 98 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ottaa Koppia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koppia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
It looked like Koppia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gracie.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like James Gracie has been cut.
Koppia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Koppia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Koppia, which made it look bad.
Ottaa Koppia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Gracie.
Koppia lands with an overhand left.
Koppia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koppia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koppia throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Koppia ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Gracie out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ottaa Koppia!
Ottaa Koppia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Siale Veainu (ranked 65 p4p, 15 weight class) and Noel Diaz (ranked 8 p4p, 2 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: The Stockton Slap Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siale Veainu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Noel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Veainu misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veainu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
Diaz connects with a right hand. Veainu shakes it off.
Veainu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Veainu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Noel Diaz has been cut.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Veainu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses the body punch
and Veainu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Veainu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch.
Veainu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Veainu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diaz gets control of Veainu's arms and successfully pulls guard. Diaz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Veainu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Diaz is trying to keep Veainu in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Veainu is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Veainu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Veainu has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Veainu tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Veainu postures up.
Diaz is looking for a triangle here but Veainu uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Diaz tries to buck Veainu off but Veainu is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Veainu staying calm.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Veainu keeps moving and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Noel Diaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Noel Diaz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz slips under a jab from Veainu.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Veainu takes one to the side of the head.
Veainu takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Veainu just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz wants to counter with a clinch but Veainu pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu lands with a right hand.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Veainu counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Veainu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz throws a hook but Veainu avoids it easily.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Veainu counters with a left to the body.
Diaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Veainu under the eye.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Veainu moved out of range nicely.
Noel Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Veainu doesn't seem bothered though.
Veainu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Veainu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Veainu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Veainu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Veainu is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veainu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
letting Veainu counter with a right hand.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Veainu scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Veainu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Veainu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Veainu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Veainu stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Veainu moves away from the strike by Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Veainu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Veainu throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Veainu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Veainu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veainu throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veainu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
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 Siale Veainu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Noel Diaz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
Diaz takes a swing at Veainu's ribcage but misses.
Veainu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
Diaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Veainu cracks Diaz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Veainu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Diaz to stand back up!
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz works Veainu's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Veainu misses.
Veainu lands a big uppercut and Diaz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Diaz looks OK. Veainu waves Diaz back to his feet!
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Veainu finish him?
Veainu misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Veainu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Diaz walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veainu throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz throws a body punch but Veainu moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
Veainu lands an overhand right.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Veainu moved out of range nicely.
Veainu loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz throws a jab when Veainu was well out of range.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Veainu saw that one coming.
Diaz blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
Diaz throws a right hand that Veainu ducks under and follows up with a left that Veainu also avoids with ease.
Veainu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Veainu just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Veainu, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu blocking some punches.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Veainu misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Veainu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Veainu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz wants to clinch but Veainu slips to the side
and Veainu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Veainu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veainu just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Veainu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Veainu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good exchange - Veainu coming out on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Siale Veainu clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Noel Diaz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Veainu's body.
Diaz connects with a jab.
Veainu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Veainu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Veainu moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Veainu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Veainu takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Veainu is avoiding it.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Veainu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Veainu misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Veainu avoids it with no problem.
Veainu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Veainu throws a big shot that misses.
Veainu misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for Diaz.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Veainu saw that one coming.
Veainu looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Veainu.
Veainu connects with a body shot.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Veainu throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Veainu ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
Veainu misses with a hook.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Veainu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veainu misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Veainu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veainu.
Veainu scores with a punch to the head.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A shot to the body from Diaz misses
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Noel Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Noel Diaz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Veainu sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diaz throws a hook but Veainu blocks it.
Veainu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Diaz sprawling to the canvas! Diaz rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Veainu finish him?!
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Veainu's head but Veainu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Veainu's head but Veainu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Veainu gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Veainu backwards.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Veainu works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Veainu - that landed with a thud.
Diaz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Veainu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diaz can turn it around.
Diaz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nice body punch from Veainu - that landed with a thud.
Veainu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz jumps guard but Veainu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veainu.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veainu cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Veainu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Veainu.
Veainu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Veainu counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veainu manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veainu misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That has opened up Noel Diaz's cut even more.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Veainu counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Siale Veainu!
Siale Veainu retains his middleweight title!
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