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RISE 106: James v Akagawa PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yadiel Brown (ranked 2900 p4p, 3513 weight class) and Benjy Button (ranked 387 p4p, 448 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by City of Angels. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Yadiel Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjy Button!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown jabs at Button's body.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Button moves away and avoids it.
Button throws a left and a right that both miss
and Button takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Button looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Button tries to clinch
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Benjy Button has been cut.
Button tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown takes one on the button.
 It looks like Yadiel Brown has been cut.
A big left from Brown misses.
We've been told by Brown's head coaches at Grooming Champions that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Button misses with a few strikes there.
Button wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Button.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Button looks to clinch
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Button falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with a nice low kick that buckles Button's knee momentarily.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Button walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
Benjy Button seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Button moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Button takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Button checks a low kick from Brown.
Button misses with a head kick.
Brown half committed to a counter leg kick.
Button looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Button throws a combination that misses
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Button finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Button throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Button throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Button moved out of range.
As Brown backs off Button throws a huge counter combo but Brown manages to avoid it all.
Button bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Button defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Button.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Button doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Button doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Button.
Button throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Button steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Button tries to counter with a clinch but Brown shakes him off and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.
Button tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws a hook but Button avoids it easily.
Button staying out of range there.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown takes a swing at Button's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Button misses.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Button stalks Brown and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brown's face. Brown staggers backwards, shaken.
Button pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Button throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Button steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Button fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Button manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Button slips under a jab.
Button looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Button tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Button scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Button is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Button throws a head kick that misses.
Brown fires out a quick counter leg kick but Button just manages to avoid it.
Button closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Button blocks an uppercut.
Brown gets through Button's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That has opened up Benjy Button's cut even more.
Button is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown is pressed up against the cage. Button has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Button looks winded!
Brown throws a hook but Button avoids it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Button crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brown - the referee stops the clock and Button gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brown. Button manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Button takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Button on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Button throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands the left hand.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brown tests Button's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Button avoids the head kick by Brown.
The fighters circling - Button throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Button. That did some damage!
Button throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown lands a big head kick that sends Button tumbling to the mat! Brown takes a step backwards and waves Button back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Button misses with a right hand
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Button is rocked!
The cut above Benjy Button's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown blocks a head kick by Button.
Brown swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Button on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Button throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Button uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yadiel Brown dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Button tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Button looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Button displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Benjy Button is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown throws a hook but Button avoids it easily.
Button misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Button on the side of the head.
Brown blocks a head kick by Button.
Brown throws a front kick that sends Button stumbling back into the cage.
Button tries to clinch up.
Brown scores with a jab. Button acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Button misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Button takes one to the chin there.
Button tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Button tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Button tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Button tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Button slips under a jab.
Yadiel Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Button.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Button moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Button misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Button looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Button avoids it.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown 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.
Brown misses with a hook. Button ducked under it nicely.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Button lands with a slapping head kick.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Button takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Benjy Button's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Button tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Button looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Button misses its intended target.
Button looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Button tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Button misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Button 's knee.
Brown swings for the body but Button moves out of range.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Button's front leg but catches the back leg as Button tries to avoid it.
A combination from Button does no damage.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Brown throws a hook but Button avoids it easily.
Button is looking for the big counter here.
Button doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Good leg kick by Brown.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
A quick step to the side and Brown tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Button scores with a three punch combo!
Button lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Button is looking to clinch.
Button has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Benjy Button's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yadiel Brown!
A relieved looking Yadiel Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Armstrong (ranked 3114 p4p, 3852 weight class) and Pops Ceballos (ranked 309 p4p, 358 weight class). Ceballos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shawty Aint Shit. The key to victory for Scott Armstrong has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pops Ceballos!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong fails to land with a series of punches.
Ceballos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Armstrong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armstrong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ceballos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Pops Ceballos has been cut.
Ceballos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ceballos clinches with his opponent.
Armstrong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ceballos misses with an elbow strike.
Ceballos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Armstrong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong breaks from the clinch.
Armstrong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ceballos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ceballos.
Armstrong scores with a nice head shot.
Armstrong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Armstrong does no damage.
Ceballos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Armstrong manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armstrong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Armstrong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Armstrong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ceballos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ceballos is looking to work some ground and pound but Armstrong has wrist control.
Ceballos throwing strikes but missing.
Ceballos working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceballos pushes down on Armstrong's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if Ceballos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
It looks like Ceballos might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Armstrong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Armstrong tries to get out of the position.
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. Ceballos connects with a nice short shot to Armstrong's temple.
Ceballos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ceballos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ceballos prevents Armstrong from improving his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ceballos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Armstrong trying to control here.
Armstrong wants to improve his position but Ceballos is controlling well.
Armstrong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ceballos.
Armstrong is not content to let Ceballos control the position.
Ceballos stalling away here and it's allowed Armstrong to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Armstrong being controlled here, momentarily.
Ceballos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Armstrong's head.
Ceballos landing with the ground and pound.
Armstrong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ceballos on the ground.
Ceballos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ceballos is looking to work some ground and pound but Armstrong has wrist control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ceballos trying to control the position from guard on top but Armstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ceballos takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.
Ceballos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ceballos.
Armstrong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut.
Scott Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ceballos misses with a hook to the body
and Ceballos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Pops Ceballos's cut even more.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Ceballos avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ceballos. Armstrong does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Armstrong tries to work over Ceballos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Armstrong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pops Ceballos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ceballos rushes Armstrong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Armstrong is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ceballos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ceballos fails to pull guard.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ceballos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong has Ceballos pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Armstrong to work.
Ceballos jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceballos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Armstrong is looking to work some ground and pound but Ceballos has wrist control.
Armstrong looking to sit in guard and control but Ceballos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ceballos trying to control the position from guard on top but Armstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ceballos stands and throws Armstrong's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ceballos working away.
Ceballos scoring with punches from side control.
Armstrong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Armstrong is not content to let Ceballos control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong can't do much from the bottom here.
Ceballos passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Armstrong!
Armstrong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Armstrong is in a horrible position here. Ceballos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ceballos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ceballos with a couple of short strikes.
Ceballos controlling from mount.
Ceballos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Armstrong hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ceballos raining down shots from the mount!
Ceballos is landing with some decent strikes but Armstrong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceballos looking to control but Armstrong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ceballos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ceballos dominating with strikes here.
Armstrong wants to hold on but Ceballos pushes him away.
Armstrong sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Armstrong trying to control here.
Ceballos working Armstrong over with strikes.
Ceballos is keen to just control but Armstrong is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ceballos lands a nice short elbow.
Ceballos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ceballos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Armstrong has hold of Ceballos's hands but Ceballos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ceballos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Ceballos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Armstrong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Armstrong is looking to improve his position.
Ceballos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Armstrong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Armstrong holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ceballos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ceballos slips a nice elbow through Armstrong's hands, connecting with Armstrong's forehead.
Ceballos trying to control the action but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Ceballos trying to control the pace.
Ceballos is thwarting Armstrong's attempts to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pops Ceballos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pops Ceballos's cut.
That's time! Armstrong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ceballos tries to clinch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Ceballos throws out a powerful jab.
Armstrong swings for the body but Ceballos moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ceballos! But no joy.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Ceballos moves out of range.
Ceballos closes the distance but Armstrong moves to the side
and Armstrong counters with a nice uppercut.
Ceballos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Armstrong misses with a wild combination.
Armstrong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ceballos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ceballos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Armstrong tries to break free but Ceballos pushes him back against the cage.
Ceballos pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong stopping the sweep attempt from Ceballos.
Ceballos keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Armstrong trying to move into half guard but instead Ceballos has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ceballos wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.
Ceballos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ceballos wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.
Ceballos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Armstrong has momentary wrist control but Ceballos slips an elbow through the middle.
Ceballos scoring with some ground and pound.
Ceballos stands up over Armstrong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ceballos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Armstrong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Armstrong keeping moving, preventing Ceballos from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ceballos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceballos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Armstrong, pushing him back against the cage.
Ceballos is trying to pull guard but Armstrong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Armstrong lands with a right to the head.
Armstrong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Armstrong connects with a right hand. Ceballos shakes it off.
Ceballos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Armstrong swivels and escapes.
Scott Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pops Ceballos.
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ceballos was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Ceballos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Armstrong tests Ceballos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armstrong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Armstrong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Armstrong misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceballos tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
It looked like Armstrong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ceballos.
Ceballos closes the distance but Armstrong moves to the side
and Armstrong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a nice hook to Ceballos's body. Ceballos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ceballos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armstrong.
Armstrong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Armstrong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ceballos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ceballos is looking to clinch.
Armstrong's corner calls for a 1-2. Armstrong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ceballos walks into a stiff left hand from Armstrong.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Armstrong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Armstrong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Armstrong!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petar Popara (ranked 2514 p4p, 3667 weight class) and Kamil Krahujec (ranked 357 p4p, 482 weight class). Petar Popara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petar Popara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Krahujec!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krahujec misses with a takedown attempt
and Popara counters with a nice uppercut.
Popara leaves Krahujec with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kamil Krahujec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krahujec tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Popara defends well and Krahujec ends up having to push Popara into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Petar Popara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Krahujec.
Krahujec closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Popara did well to prevent Krahujec getting side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Krahujec prevents Popara from improving his position.
Krahujec is working for a submission of some sort.
Krahujec is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popara is not content to let Krahujec control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krahujec is looking for a kimura but Popara is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Krahujec to get the leverage.
Popara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Popara tries to get out of the position.
Krahujec passes the guard and advances to mount!
Krahujec jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Popara manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Popara is looking to reverse the position.
Krahujec tries for a kimura but Popara is defending well.
Krahujec working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Krahujec is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Popara is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krahujec thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krahujec is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Popara is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Krahujec tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Krahujec has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krahujec tries for a kimura but Popara is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krahujec wants to control but Popara is keeping him busy.
Krahujec tries for a kimura but Popara is defending well.
Krahujec tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Krahujec has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Krahujec tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Krahujec has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Krahujec working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Krahujec tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Krahujec has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krahujec tries for a kimura but Popara is defending well.
Krahujec is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Popara knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Krahujec tries for a kimura but Popara is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krahujec is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Popara has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Krahujec dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Krahujec uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Popara.
Popara looks to land a combination but Krahujec avoids it well.
Popara throws a body shot but no joy.
Krahujec looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Popara is fending him off so far but Krahujec persists. Nope, Popara circles away and we're back to standing.
Krahujec misses with a takedown attempt - Popara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Krahujec's coach down at Brloh was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Krahujec's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Popara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krahujec moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krahujec shoots in but Popara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Petar Popara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Krahujec.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krahujec misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An attempted straight right counter from Popara misses the target.
Krahujec fails to land the takedown.
Popara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krahujec doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Popara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Krahujec darts in trying to clinch
and Popara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popara works Krahujec's body with a nice hook.
Krahujec scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Krahujec is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Popara knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Krahujec swings around for an armbar but Popara sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Krahujec's guard.
Popara slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krahujec is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krahujec working for a triangle but Popara defends it easily.
Popara is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Krahujec has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Popara can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Krahujec looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krahujec looking to hit a scissor sweep but Popara is one step ahead there.
Krahujec working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Popara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Popara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Krahujec keeping moving, preventing Popara from controlling successfully.
Krahujec isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Popara stacks Krahujec on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Popara!
Popara taking a breather here.
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.
Krahujec is looking for a sweep.
Krahujec regains half guard.
Krahujec is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Popara pulls his head out easily.
Krahujec works his way to full guard. Good work.
Popara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Popara is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petar Popara dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Krahujec with a lazy takedown attempt
and Popara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krahujec takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Popara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krahujec has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Popara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krahujec shoots for a double leg takedown but Popara sprawls well. He's pushed Krahujec's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Krahujec tries for a takedown but Popara circles away easily
and Popara counters with a big right hand! Oh Krahujec is in trouble here! Popara follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petar Popara!
Petar Popara 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tarrell Newsome (ranked 2755 p4p, 2152 weight class) and Maks Teller (ranked 337 p4p, 267 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tarrell Newsome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maks Teller!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teller moves away from the strike by Newsome.
Teller throws a hook but Newsome avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Newsome.
Teller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Newsome tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Teller jabs Newsome right on the nose. Newsome blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from Teller. Those never looked like landing.
Teller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Teller misses with a looping left.
It looked like Newsome wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Newsome checks a low kick from Teller.
Teller scores with a sloppy right hand. Newsome should have avoided that one.
Newsome misses with a hook. Teller ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Teller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been informed that Teller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Teller throws a head kick but Newsome moves out of range.
Teller lands a head shot.
Teller misses with a hook
and Newsome counters with a left and a right that stings Teller.
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!
Teller throws a jab when Newsome was well out of range.
Teller lands a head shot.
Newsome slips under a jab from Teller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newsome scores with a hook to the body. Teller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Teller throws a jab when Newsome was well out of range.
Newsome was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Newsome fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Teller on the side of the head.
Newsome slips under a jab.
Newsome catches Teller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've been told by Newsome's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Teller misses with a lunging right hand
and Newsome counters with a stiff right hand.
Teller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Teller moves away from the strike by Newsome.
Newsome moves out of range of the strikes.
Teller scores with a jab to the head.
Teller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Newsome is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teller throws a leg kick but Newsome sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Newsome moves into the clinch.
Newsome has a couple of punches blocked by Teller.
Teller fails to pull guard.
Teller prevents a body shot from Newsome.
Newsome tries to throw a body punch but Teller avoids it by throwing Newsome back against the cage.
Teller takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Newsome.
Newsome lands a hook that snaps the head of Teller backwards.
Newsome misses with a punch to the body.
Teller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Newsome really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Newsome lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Teller working hard to break the clinch.
Newsome lands a right hand that snaps the head of Teller backwards.
Newsome goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newsome misses with a punch to the body.
Newsome lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Newsome lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Teller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Newsome tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teller's elbow.
Newsome gets through Teller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Newsome lands with a right to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Newsome - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hook to the body lands for Newsome.
Teller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Newsome gets underhooks to prevent Teller's takedown attempt.
Teller tries to break free but Newsome pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Teller stalling in the clinch but Newsome improves position.
Newsome lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Newsome keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Teller's efforts to push away.
Newsome struggles to land a body shot inside as Teller controls his hands.
Newsome lands a left hand that snaps the head of Teller backwards.
Newsome lands with a short shot to the head.
Newsome lands a left hand.
Newsome lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Newsome misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Newsome lands a shoulder strike.
Teller prevents a body shot from Newsome.
Newsome presses Teller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Teller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Newsome lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Newsome.
Newsome tries to work over Teller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Newsome softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Newsome holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Teller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newsome scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newsome lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Teller backwards.
Teller is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Newsome to keep the fight standing.
Tarrell Newsome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maks Teller.
Newsome digs a right hand into Teller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Teller's gas tank.
Teller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Newsome has him pressed against the cage.
Newsome is working Teller over against the cage.
Newsome cracks Teller with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Newsome - that landed with a thud.
Teller prevents a body shot from Newsome.
Stalling in the clinch from Newsome.
Newsome pressing his opponent against the cage.
Newsome keeps control of Teller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Newsome can't find room to land a body shot as Teller controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newsome misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Newsome goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newsome throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Newsome lands with a right to the head.
Newsome misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tarrell Newsome dominated that round.
That's time! Newsome's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Teller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Teller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Newsome misses.
Newsome is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teller can do to turn this around?
Teller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Newsome eats them both and turns towards Teller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Maks Teller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newsome throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Teller throws a combination that misses
and Newsome counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Teller scores with a jab to the head.
Teller connects with a nice looking jab.
Teller misses with a wild body shot.
Newsome is looking to counter punch.
Newsome moves into the clinch successfully.
Newsome keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Teller's efforts to push away.
Teller misses with the head strike.
Newsome keeps control of Teller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Newsome lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Newsome connects with a crisp jab.
Teller throws an off balance right hand
and Newsome counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Teller is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newsome walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Teller drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Newsome swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Teller's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarrell Newsome!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahmir Brown (ranked 1536 p4p, 2950 weight class) and Chen Mei (ranked 210 p4p, 385 weight class). Ahmir Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ahmir Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chen Mei!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mei.
Brown cracks Mei with an open hand slap.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mei throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Mei.
Chen Mei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mei misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mei's knee momentarily.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mei keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Mei scores with a jab to the head.
Mei throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Mei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
It seemed like Mei was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mei scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown misses the body punch
and Mei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Brown is rocked!
Mei lands an uppercut, right on the button! Brown tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chen Mei!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marek Brychczy (ranked 1697 p4p, 3102 weight class) and Ari Katajamaki (ranked 96 p4p, 172 weight class). Ari Katajamaki has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marek Brychczy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Katajamaki!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katajamaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brychczy as he avoids it easily.
Katajamaki slips a straight right by Brychczy.
Katajamaki changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brychczy digs a good hook to Katajamaki's body.
Brychczy throws a poor cross that misses
and Katajamaki counters with a takedown into side control.
Brychczy is looking to reverse the position.
Katajamaki cracks Brychczy with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Brychczy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brychczy is looking to regain half guard here but Katajamaki keeps moving and retains side control.
Katajamaki in the domination position with Brychczy hanging on.
Katajamaki working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Brychczy is trying to control Katajamaki's posture but Katajamaki avoids it.
Brychczy is looking to reverse the position.
Katajamaki working the ground and pound from side control.
Brychczy tries to bench press Katajamaki off him but Katajamaki keeps the position.
Brychczy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katajamaki misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katajamaki creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brychczy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Katajamaki working away.
Katajamaki lands a few punches from side control.
Brychczy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Katajamaki off and has taken his back!
Brychczy controlling from the back.
Katajamaki trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Brychczy controls the position.
Katajamaki has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Brychczy is trying to stick to Katajamaki's back but Katajamaki is turning into Brychczy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Brychczy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Katajamaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Katajamaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brychczy managing to control the position.
Katajamaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Brychczy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Katajamaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Brychczy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brychczy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brychczy wants to sweep here but Katajamaki controlling him for the moment.
Katajamaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Katajamaki throwing strikes but missing.
Katajamaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Brychczy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Katajamaki won't allow Brychczy to sweep him here.
Brychczy controlling Katajamaki's posture.
Katajamaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brychczy wants to sweep here but Katajamaki controlling him for the moment.
Brychczy is pulling down on Katajamaki's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Katajamaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brychczy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marek Brychczy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari Katajamaki.
Katajamaki slips a jab from Brychczy.
Katajamaki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brychczy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brychczy struggling a bit here.
Brychczy is looking to regain half guard here but Katajamaki keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy is trying to control Katajamaki's posture but Katajamaki avoids it.
Katajamaki is working Brychczy over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brychczy struggling a bit here.
Brychczy dodges the ground and pound from Katajamaki.
Brychczy is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Katajamaki is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Brychczy tries to hold on but Katajamaki postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Katajamaki.
Brychczy wants to hold on but Katajamaki pushes him away.
Brychczy is desperately trying to improve his position but Katajamaki has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Katajamaki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Katajamaki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Katajamaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brychczy.
Katajamaki shoots in for a double leg but Brychczy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brychczy throws a body shot but no joy.
Katajamaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Brychczy tries to sprawl out of it but Katajamaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brychczy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brychczy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Katajamaki at a distance.
Katajamaki fails to land the takedown.
Marek Brychczy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari Katajamaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brychczy lands a body shot.
Brychczy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Katajamaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Katajamaki tries for a takedown but Brychczy circles away easily
and Brychczy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brychczy looks to throw the jab but Katajamaki is out of range.
Brychczy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Katajamaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brychczy misses with a straight left.
Katajamaki fails with the takedown
and Brychczy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Katajamaki walks into a left hand.
Marek Brychczy is winning the standup battle so far.
Brychczy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brychczy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Katajamaki's head.
Katajamaki shoots and misses
and Brychczy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brychczy throws a jab when Katajamaki was well out of range.
Brychczy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Katajamaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Katajamaki.
Brychczy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Brychczy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brychczy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katajamaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brychczy misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Brychczy as Katajamaki shoots in.
The fighters circling - Brychczy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Katajamaki tries for a takedown but Brychczy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brychczy throwing a counter right hand but Katajamaki manages to avoid it.
Katajamaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Brychczy to counter with a crisp jab.
Katajamaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Katajamaki moves out of range as Brychczy strikes.
And Katajamaki tries to counter it with a takedown but Brychczy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brychczy looks to throw the jab but Katajamaki is out of range.
Katajamaki takes one on the button.
Brychczy throws a hook to the side of Katajamaki's head but Katajamaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Brychczy misses the target.
Katajamaki tries to move into range but Brychczy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Katajamaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brychczy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brychczy lands a jab to the head.
Brychczy scores with the left hand. Katajamaki knows he should have avoided that one.
Katajamaki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brychczy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Katajamaki can do to turn this around?
Brychczy throws a lazy right hand but Katajamaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Katajamaki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brychczy is fending him off so far but Katajamaki persists. Nope, Brychczy circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Brychczy. No joy for Katajamaki on that attempt.
Brychczy misses with a hook.
Katajamaki defending well as Brychczy loads up on a big left hand.
Katajamaki dodges the punch combination from Brychczy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katajamaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brychczy cracks Katajamaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katajamaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brychczy throws the left hand but Katajamaki avoids the punch easily.
Brychczy stuffs the takedown.
Brychczy slaps away a takedown attempt from Katajamaki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Katajamaki moves out of range as Brychczy strikes.
Brychczy cracks Katajamaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brychczy lands the left hand.
Katajamaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Katajamaki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brychczy defends it well.
Katajamaki slips under a jab from Brychczy.
Brychczy looks to score with a jab to the body but Katajamaki is just out of range.
Brychczy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katajamaki.
Katajamaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Brychczy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Brychczy lands with a right hand.
Katajamaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brychczy as he jumps to the side.
Brychczy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Katajamaki with a poor takedown
enabling Brychczy to counter with a crisp jab.
Brychczy stuffs the takedown.
Marek Brychczy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari Katajamaki.
A big left from Brychczy misses.
Katajamaki with the counter takedown but Brychczy avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Brychczy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brychczy.
A big right from Brychczy misses.
Katajamaki feints and as Brychczy raises his hands in defense, Katajamaki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Katajamaki stopping the sweep attempt from Brychczy.
Brychczy pulls Katajamaki in to control the position.
Katajamaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brychczy pulls Katajamaki in close to his closed guard and prevents Katajamaki from doing any damage or advancing position.
Katajamaki chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brychczy is adopting a defensive guard.
Brychczy keeping moving, preventing Katajamaki from controlling successfully.
Katajamaki is working Brychczy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brychczy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Katajamaki distracts Brychczy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brychczy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Katajamaki chips away with some ground and pound.
Katajamaki chips away with some ground and pound.
Katajamaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brychczy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two 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.
Katajamaki is fighting to break Brychczy's control of his arms but Brychczy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Katajamaki throwing strikes but missing.
Brychczy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brychczy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brychczy continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katajamaki is trying to get back to full guard.
Brychczy is taking a breather. Katajamaki 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.
Katajamaki wants to control but Brychczy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Katajamaki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brychczy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brychczy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate 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.
Katajamaki punching from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brychczy stuns Katajamaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Katajamaki with a poor takedown
and Brychczy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katajamaki fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Brychczy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Katajamaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brychczy avoids it really well and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Katajamaki walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marek Brychczy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brychczy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marek Brychczy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Thibodeaux (ranked 1986 p4p, 2143 weight class) and Uladzimir Prokopenko (ranked 297 p4p, 314 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uladzimir Prokopenko!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux connects with a jab.
Nice jab there from Thibodeaux.
Prokopenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thibodeaux swivels and escapes.
Prokopenko has his takedown stuffed
and Thibodeaux counters with a big right hand! Oh Prokopenko is in trouble here! Thibodeaux follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Thibodeaux!
Darius Thibodeaux 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jair Brown (ranked 1224 p4p, 2181 weight class) and Jumba Smif (ranked 162 p4p, 272 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jair Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jumba Smif!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smif on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smif with a nice cross.
It looks like Jair Brown has been cut.
Brown slips under a jab.
Smif with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smif misses with a looping right.
Brown with a nice calf kick.
Smif throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smif moves away.
Smif swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smif scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Smif.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smif counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown blocks a jab.
Smif throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've been told by Brown's head coaches at Grooming Champions that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Smif moves away and avoids it.
Smif is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Smif slips the punch.
A big left from Brown misses.
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brown - that will leave a mark!
Smif tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Smif is out of range.
Smif throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smif misses with a wild body shot.
Smif throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Smif misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Smif throws a head kick that misses.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smif.
Smif throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Smif scores with a jab to the head.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smif wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown clobbers Smif with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smif misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smif.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Smif tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smif swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Smif checks the leg kick.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Smif moved out of range nicely.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Smif manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Smif on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smif takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smif misses with a straight right.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smif scores with a kick to the body.
Smif slips under a jab.
Smif lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smif throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown moves out of range as Smif strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Brown misses its target.
Smif misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown tried to counter with a leg kick but Smif avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Smif was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smif moves away from the strike by Brown.
Good shot there by Brown.
Brown slips a straight right by Smif.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smif. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Smif throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
Smif throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smif thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smif swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smif pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smif uses good footwork to get in and out, landing 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!
Smif misses with a looping right.
Smif throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smif misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif throws a head kick that misses.
Smif throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown throws a quick counter head kick but Smif was just out of range.
Brown lands a jab.
Brown throws a body punch but Smif moves out of range.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smif manages to avoid it.
Smif takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown lands the left hand.
Jab from Brown.
Brown defending well as Smif loads up on a big left hand.
Smif moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smif takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smif missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown works Smif's body with a nice hook.
Smif lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Brown misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Smif does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smif tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jair Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smif.
Jair Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Smif on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smif closes the distance and clinches.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Brown.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Smif prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown 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.
Smif scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown tries to work over Smif's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Smif lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smif scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smif.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smif has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Smif uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Smif cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Smif fails to land.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smif working aggressively here.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smif lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smif tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smif blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smif blocking some punches.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Smif's head.
Jair Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brown blocking some punches.
Smif lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smif.
Smif takes a shot to the head.
Smif misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown blocking some punches.
Smif throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smif misses with the head strike.
Smif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smif misses with the head strike.
Smif scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Smif fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Brown tries a body shot but Smif blocks it.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smif working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Smif.
Brown is leaning against Smif and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Smif lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smif has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smif throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Smif fails to land.
Smif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smif's elbow.
Smif doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Brown tries to work over Smif's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown tries a body shot but Smif blocks it.
Smif lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smif is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif misses with a punch to the body.
Smif tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Smif avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Smif misses with the head strike.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Brown cracks Smif with a nice body shot.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Brown.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Brown tries a body shot but Smif blocks it.
Brown pushes Smif back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smif's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jair Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smif doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown punishes Smif's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab by Smif.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smif can do to turn this around?
Smif scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smif on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smif throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smif ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown with the inside leg kick.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Smif saw it coming and moves away.
Good shot there by Brown.
Smif looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Smif keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Smif needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown moves away from the strike by Smif.
Brown clobbers Smif with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smif. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smif has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smif is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smif misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smif lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown avoids the head kick by Smif.
Brown moves away from the strike by Smif.
Smif sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smif walks into a stiff left hand from Brown.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Smif misses with an uppercut.
Brown tried to counter with a leg kick but Smif avoided it.
Brown throws a leg kick but Smif sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smif appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Smif.
Smif displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Smif throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Jumba Smif has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif misses with a body shot.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Smif slips the punch.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
Smif gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brown throws a hook but Smif blocks it.
Smif misses with a shot to the body
and Smif takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smif throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smif avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Smif misses its intended target.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smif.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smif. That did some damage!
Brown lands the left hand.
Smif misses with a body shot.
Brown swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Smif throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Smif's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smif throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smif misses the shot to the body.
Smif takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smif ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Smif waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Smif throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Smif does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smif looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown avoids the body shot from Smif.
Brown scores with a hook.
Smif swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown thumps Smif with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smif misses with a low kick.
Smif misses with a looping left.
Smif gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smif takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smif manages to avoid it.
Brown thumps Smif with a low kick.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smif.
Jab by Smif.
Smif throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Smif loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown scores with a decent looking hook.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown lands an overhand right.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smif uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jair Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jair Brown!
Our winner, Jair Brown, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Razan Hase (ranked 2562 p4p, 1476 weight class) and Panagiotis Nikolau (ranked 362 p4p, 221 weight class). Panagiotis Nikolau acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Razan Hase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panagiotis Nikolau!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hase takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hase definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hase cracks Nikolau with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nikolau takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nikolau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hase.
Hase swings for the body but Nikolau moves out of range.
Nikolau throws a jab when Hase was well out of range.
Razan Hase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hase takes a swing at Nikolau's ribcage but misses.
Hase tries to keep at a distance but Nikolau has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nikolau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nikolau lands a shot to the body.
Hase is looking to break free of the clinch but Nikolau has double underhooks.
Hase takes a shot to the head.
Nikolau cracks Hase with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Nikolau.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Nikolau.
Nikolau lands with a right to the head.
Nikolau digs a right hand into Hase's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hase's gas tank.
Hase is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nikolau.
Nikolau lands a body shot.
Nikolau lands a hook that snaps the head of Hase backwards.
Nikolau digs a right hand underneath Hase's ribcage. Hase let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nikolau scores with a shot to the side of Hase's head.
Nikolau lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hase takes a shot to the head.
Nikolau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hase.
Nikolau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hase.
Nikolau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nikolau lands a hook that snaps the head of Hase backwards.
Nikolau digs a right hand underneath Hase's ribcage. Hase let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nikolau scores with a shot to the side of Hase's head.
A nice left hand lands by Nikolau.
Nikolau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hase backwards.
Nikolau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Nikolau.
Nikolau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nikolau is working Hase over against the cage.
Nikolau has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hase seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nikolau can turn it around.
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!
Nikolau gets through Hase's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nikolau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nikolau lands a nice uppercut.
Nikolau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nikolau scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Nikolau.
Nikolau pushes Hase back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nikolau lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolau lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Nikolau - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Nikolau as the two fighters clinch.
Nikolau gets through Hase's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nikolau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hase's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nikolau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hase backwards.
Nikolau lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Nikolau.
A short body shot lands from Nikolau as the two fighters clinch.
Nikolau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nikolau scores with a shoulder strike.
Hase's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nikolau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nikolau lands a body shot.
Nikolau lands an uppercut.
Nikolau pushes Hase back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nikolau lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Nikolau.
Nikolau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nikolau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nikolau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Nikolau.
Nikolau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hases head.
Nikolau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hase's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nikolau lands a body punch.
Nikolau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hases head.
Nikolau lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Nikolau.
A nice left hand lands by Nikolau.
Nikolau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hases head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nikolau.
Nikolau lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikolau lands a shot to the body.
Nikolau lands a nice shot to the body.
Nikolau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nikolau.
Nikolau scores with a shot to the side of Hase's head.
Nikolau lands a body punch.
Nikolau lands with a short shot to the head.
Nikolau gets through Hase's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nikolau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Nikolau.
A short body shot lands from Nikolau as the two fighters clinch.
Nikolau scores with a hook to the body.
Nikolau scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Nikolau.
A shot in the inside from Nikolau.
Nikolau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nikolau lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Nikolau.
Nikolau digs a right hand underneath Hase's ribcage. Hase let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hase's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Nikolau on the inside.
Nikolau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nikolau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nikolau lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikolau digs a right hand into Hase's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hase's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nikolau.
Nikolau lands a body shot.
Nikolau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hase is rocked!
Nikolau drops Hase onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hase is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Panagiotis Nikolau dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hase is holding his hands too far apart here. Nikolau throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Hase is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Panagiotis Nikolau!
Panagiotis Nikolau thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kosami Akagawa (ranked 3230 p4p, 969 weight class) and Jesse James (ranked 418 p4p, 147 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Kosami Akagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse James!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akagawa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Akagawa throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Akagawa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
Akagawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Akagawa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
James moves out of range as Akagawa throws a body kick.
James is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Akagawa with a body shot.
Akagawa misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Akagawa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and James counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Kosami Akagawa has been cut.
Akagawa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and James counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akagawa throws a leg kick but James moved away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Akagawa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and James has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from James and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
James throws out a counter right but Akagawa avoids it with no problem.
Akagawa misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
James appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Akagawa tried to score with a low kick but James checks it.
James looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akagawa throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
Akagawa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between James's hands.
Akagawa misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
Akagawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from James on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Akagawa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kosami Akagawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akagawa throws a head kick that misses
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akagawa throws a sloppy body shot
and James counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Akagawa throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and moves out of range.
James has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Akagawa tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa tries to clinch up.
Akagawa misses with a combination
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akagawa motions for James to come forward. Akagawa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Akagawa throws a head kick that misses.
Akagawa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
James looks like he wants to counter punch here.
James blocks a low kick nicely.
James let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Akagawa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but James checks it well.
James looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Akagawa closes the distance looking to clinch
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
James avoids the head kick by Akagawa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James throws out a counter right but Akagawa avoids it with no problem.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as James checks a leg kick.
It seemed like James was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Akagawa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Akagawa throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from James misses.
Akagawa gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting James counter with a right hand.
Akagawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Akagawa throws a low kick but James moves out of range easily.
James looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Akagawa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but James is out of range.
Akagawa scores with a body shot.
A lazy body kick from Akagawa
letting James counter with a right hand.
A lazy body kick from Akagawa
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akagawa throws a sloppy head kick
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Akagawa throws a head kick that misses
and James counters with a right hand to the body.
Akagawa is breathing heavily.
Akagawa throws a leg kick
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akagawa misses with a leg kick
and James counters with a nice right hand that sends Akagawa toppling to the canvas! Akagawa scrambles and gets back to his feet - can James finish him?!
Akagawa is rocked!
Akagawa wants to clinch
and James counters with a big left hand that crumples Akagawa! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesse James!
A victorious Jesse James thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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