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RISE 109: Soto v Lee PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rufino Gracie (ranked 3678 p4p, 2620 weight class) and Chilli Bloke (ranked 192 p4p, 146 weight class). Chilli Bloke will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rufino Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chilli Bloke!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Gracie is predictable there
and Bloke counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bloke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bloke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bloke throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bloke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Bloke lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie moves out of range as Bloke strikes.
Gracie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bloke's sensitive parts.
Bloke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloke throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie scores with a takedown into Bloke's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bloke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bloke looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Bloke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Bloke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bloke looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Gracie trying to control but Bloke is working from the bottom.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie is working Bloke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie landing some decent shots from guard.
Bloke working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloke tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gracie presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bloke tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Bloke keeps trying to improve his position.
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
We've been hearing that Gracie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gracie scoring with strikes but Bloke is staying in there.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Bloke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bloke can't escape the position.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bloke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a couple of good shots and Bloke has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bloke is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gracie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
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!
Gracie is hanging on to Bloke's back as he tries to escape.
Bloke covers up after that shot from Gracie.
Gracie trying to control momentarily.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bloke is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bloke tries to break free.
Gracie punishes Bloke with strikes from the back mount.
Gracie is punishing Bloke with strikes - can he finish him?!
Gracie has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rufino Gracie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bloke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Bloke is defending it quite comfortably.
Bloke looking for a kimura from the bottom but Gracie passes into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bloke can do to turn this around?
Bloke taking a bit of punishment here - Gracie scoring with strikes.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Bloke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloke is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bloke is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bloke is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bloke is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Bloke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie working the ground and pound from side control.
Gracie trying to control the action but Bloke is working from the bottom.
Bloke is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bloke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Bloke is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Bloke is defending the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow.
Gracie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bloke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Bloke sneaks back into half guard.
Bloke is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Bloke regains half guard.
Bloke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bloke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Bloke taking some punishment here, with Gracie in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rufino Gracie dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gracie defending well as Bloke loads up on a big left hand.
Bloke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bloke tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bloke. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bloke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bloke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Bloke.
Bloke throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Bloke has momentary wrist control but Gracie slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bloke can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gracie is keen to just control but Bloke is a slippery customer.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bloke has hold of Gracie's hands but Gracie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
Gracie wants to control but Bloke is keeping him busy.
Gracie slows the pace down in half guard.
Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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. Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Bloke's temple.
Rufino Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie wants to control but Bloke is keeping him busy.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie working Bloke over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloke looking for subs from the bottom but Gracie mounts him!
Bloke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bloke taking shots to the head.
Gracie working the ground and pound effectively.
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloke is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie cracks Bloke with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bloke regains half guard.
Gracie is nestled in close to Bloke, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bloke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Bloke defends it.
Gracie wants to control but Bloke is keeping him busy.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Gracie.
Bloke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Bloke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
Gracie working Bloke over with strikes.
Bloke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chilli Bloke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bloke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rufino Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufino Gracie!
After winning the bout, Rufino Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mafula Kape (ranked 3296 p4p, 3174 weight class) and Earth Quake (ranked 322 p4p, 319 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mafula Kape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earth Quake!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Quake misses.
Kape lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Quake looks to land a right hand but Kape moved out of range.
Kape takes one to the side of the head.
Quake fails to land with a series of punches.
Quake misses the jab.
Kape throws a big shot that misses.
Despite the aggression on Quake's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Quake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Quake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Quake slips a jab from Kape.
Kape bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Kape.
Kape lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quake's sensitive parts.
Quake tries to bum rush Kape with a series of wild strikes but Kape uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quake misses with a body shot.
Kape wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kape staying out of range there.
Quake throws a jab when Kape was well out of range.
Quake missing with a left hand there. Kape was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kape ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quake moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kape throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quake's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Quake duly obliges.
Kape throws a body punch but Quake moves out of range.
Quake slips under a jab from Kape.
Quake connects with a body shot that sends Kape's belly button to the back.
Quake takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A slow jab from Quake misses its intended target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Quake crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kape - the referee stops the clock and Quake gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kape. Quake manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Quake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Quake lands with a right that hurts Kape. Kape looks to clinch but Quake throws a short knee that drops Kape. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Earth Quake!
Earth Quake bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghost Chai (ranked 2591 p4p, 3042 weight class) and Zack Kuhn (ranked 308 p4p, 356 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghost Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zack Kuhn!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Kuhn looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Chai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kuhn.
Kuhn clinches with his opponent.
Chai stalling.
Kuhn landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Ghost Chai has been cut.
Kuhn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuhn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuhn trying to land knees to the body.
Kuhn lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuhn swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai misses with some punches.
Chai digs a right hand into Kuhn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kuhn's gas tank.
Chai is pushing Kuhn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chai managing to block the knees to the body from Kuhn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuhn blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Chai struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuhn controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Kuhn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuhn working aggressively here.
Kuhn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuhn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chai avoiding damage as Kuhn throws knees to the body.
Kuhn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuhn tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuhn can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Kuhn scores with a shot to the side of Chai's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai prevents a body shot from Kuhn.
Kuhn blocks a body shot from Chai.
Kuhn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuhn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Chai lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuhn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuhn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Chai was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuhn.
Chai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuhn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuhn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Chai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kuhn.
Kuhn throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai counters with a nice right hand that sends Kuhn toppling to the canvas! Kuhn scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Chai finish him?!
Chai blocks a head kick by Kuhn.
Chai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Kuhn manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuhn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuhn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kuhn misses with a shot to the body
and Chai counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kuhn! Chai lets Kuhn back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Kuhn is rocked!
 It looks like Zack Kuhn has been cut.
A shot to the body from Kuhn misses
and Chai counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ghost Chai!
During a confident post fight interview, Ghost Chai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eli Goode (ranked 2276 p4p, 3187 weight class) and Nathan Fedorov (ranked 321 p4p, 417 weight class). Fedorov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Miyagi & Ðндшпиль feat. Рем Дигга - I Got Love. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Goode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Fedorov!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedorov misses with a right hand
and Goode counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Goode misses the shot to the body.
Goode keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fedorov.
Goode appears to be looking for a big counter.
Goode misses with a shot to the body
and Fedorov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Fedorov misses
and Goode cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fedorov misses with an uppercut.
Goode ducks under a wild hook from Fedorov.
Fedorov scores with the left hand. Goode knows he should have avoided that one.
Goode displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fedorov throws out the jab.
Fedorov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Goode in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedorov scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Fedorov misses.
A quick step to the side and Goode tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fedorov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fedorov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goode.
Goode takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goode ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fedorov moves away.
Fedorov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Goode on the side of the head.
Goode takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fedorov lands a jab.
Goode scores with a body shot.
Fedorov misses with a hook.
Fedorov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goode.
It seemed like Fedorov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fedorov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goode.
Goode went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Goode throws a body punch but Fedorov moves out of range.
Fedorov loads up on a big right hand but Goode slips the punch.
Goode just misses with a punch to the body.
Fedorov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Goode takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goode lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goode feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fedorovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Goode.
The fighters circling - Fedorov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fedorov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goode sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nathan Fedorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goode misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fedorov.
Fedorov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Goode closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Goode swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goode thuds a left hand into Fedorov's body.
Fedorov misses with a few strikes there.
Fedorov lands a really nice looking cross but Goode seems unphased.
Fedorov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goode is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fedorov slips under a jab.
Goode misses with a looping left.
A big left from Fedorov misses.
It looked like Goode was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fedorov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goode was well out of range. Poor timing from Fedorov.
Goode misses with a series of wild punches.
Goode misses with a body shot.
Goode looks to land a left hand but Fedorov moved out of range nicely.
Goode slips under a jab from Fedorov.
Goode staying out of range there.
Goode moves forwards but Fedorov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fedorov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fedorov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fedorov lunges at Goode with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goode's hand.
Fedorov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Goode had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fedorov looks to land a combination. Goode sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Goode throws a nice looking combination but Fedorov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fedorov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goode tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fedorov was well out of range. Poor timing from Goode.
Fedorov misses with an uppercut
and Goode cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goode fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fedorov, pushing him back against the cage.
I was talking to Goode's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fedorov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fedorov receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Goode is looking to break free of the clinch but Fedorov has double underhooks.
Fedorov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fedorov swings wildly with an uppercut but Goode uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goode.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Fedorov 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.
Goode changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Goode displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fedorov throws out the jab.
Fedorov tests Goode's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fedorov misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Goode misses the target.
Goode doesn't manage to clinch there - Fedorov circles away.
Fedorov misses with a wild body shot.
Goode swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fedorov fails to land with a series of punches.
Goode tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fedorov was well out of range. Poor timing from Goode.
Fedorov throws out a counter right but Goode avoids it with no problem.
Fedorov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Goode counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goode misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goode has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fedorov.
Fedorov lands an uppercut.
Goode blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov has Goode pushed against the cage.
A short left from Fedorov.
Fedorov struggles to land a body shot inside as Goode controls his hands.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Goode takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A left hand lands to the body for Goode.
Fedorov has a couple of punches blocked by Goode.
Goode misses with a punch on the inside.
Fedorov throws a punch but it's blocked by Goode.
Still in the clinch, Goode scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fedorov manages to break the clinch.
Fedorov misses with an uppercut.
Fedorov lands a nice hook to Goode's body. Goode takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Goode misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov misses with a straight right.
Fedorov misses with a straight left.
Fedorov throws an overhand right that lands on Goode's shoulder, as Goode tries to avoid the shot.
Fedorov lands a nice looking body shot.
Fedorov misses with a left hand
and Goode counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Fedorov misses with a shot to the body
and Goode counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goode takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Goode lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fedorov circles away quickly and effectively.
Goode walks into a stiff left hand from Fedorov.
Fedorov slips a jab and a cross from Goode.
Goode uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fedorov.
Goode is looking to wear down Fedorov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fedorov misses with a hook. Goode ducked under it nicely.
Fedorov misses with a hook.
Goode appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov throws a shot from downtown. Goode moves away and avoids it.
Fedorov tests Goode's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nathan Fedorov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fedorov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goode appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Goode throws a right and a left that Fedorov avoids nicely.
Fedorov throws out a counter right but Goode avoids it with no problem.
Goode misses with a wild combination.
Goode keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fedorov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fedorov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Goode looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Goode.
Goode is looking to clinch but Fedorov is avoiding it.
Goode throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fedorov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fedorov connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fedorov. Goode does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fedorov scores with a nice head shot.
Fedorov misses with a few strikes there.
Fedorov misses with a straight right.
Fedorov misses with a hook. Goode ducked under it nicely.
Goode slips under a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Goode slips a straight right by Fedorov.
Goode gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Goode throws a lazy right hand but Fedorov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fedorov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fedorov lands a jab to Goode's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Fedorov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fedorov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fedorov throws a right hand that misses
and Goode counters with a left to the body.
Fedorov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goode.
A little feinted left hand from Goode on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Goode drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab from Goode.
Fedorov throws a lazy right hand but Goode sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goode throws out a loose jab but Fedorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fedorov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Fedorov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Fedorov misses.
Fedorov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goode counters with a left to the body.
Fedorov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goode.
Goode was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fedorov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fedorov loads up on a big right hand but Goode slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goode defending well as Fedorov loads up on a big left hand.
Goode tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fedorov was well out of range. Poor timing from Goode.
Goode slips under a jab.
Fedorov throws a shot from downtown. Goode moves away and avoids it.
Goode appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fedorov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goode appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Goode swings for the body but Fedorov moves out of range.
Goode swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fedorov throws a jab when Goode was well out of range.
Fedorov takes a swing at Goode's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Goode misses its target.
Fedorov missing with a left hand there. Goode was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fedorov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goode connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Fedorov misses.
Fedorov lands a slapping body shot.
Eli Goode has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov jabs Goode to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fedorov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Goode moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goode takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fedorov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Goode misses its target.
Goode swings for the body but Fedorov moves out of range.
Fedorov throws a body punch but Goode moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Goode tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goode misses with a wild combination.
Fedorov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goode misses with a straight right.
Goode ducks under a wild hook from Fedorov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Goode misses.
Goode looks to clinch
and Goode takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goode moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Goode blocks an uppercut.
Goode content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Goode just leaning against Fedorov, taking a breather.
Goode seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Goode looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fedorov controlling the action here for a moment.
Fedorov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goode can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fedorov.
The referee calls for Goode to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goode wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Goode pushes Fedorov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goode misses with a punch to the body.
Fedorov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fedorov lands a body punch.
Fedorov lands a hook that snaps the head of Goode backwards.
Fedorov throws a head punch that misses.
Fedorov tries a body shot but Goode blocks it.
Fedorov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goode misses with a punch on the inside.
Fedorov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Fedorov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fedorov misses with the head strike.
Fedorov blocks a body shot from Goode.
Goode lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Fedorov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fedorov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Fedorov!
A less than humble Nathan Fedorov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amarillo Brillo (ranked 3597 p4p, 1511 weight class) and Homer Greatrix (ranked 450 p4p, 207 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amarillo Brillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Homer Greatrix!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greatrix lands a glancing blow to the side of Brillo's head.
Oooooh!!! Greatrix has knocked Brillo down with a huge combo! Greatrix steps away and waves a wobbly Brillo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Brillo is rocked!
It looks like Amarillo Brillo has been cut.
Brillo staying out of range there.
Oh Brillo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Greatrix misses with a left hand
and Brillo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Greatrix won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greatrix is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brillo seems to have got his legs back now.
Brillo has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Greatrix is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Brillo yanks on the arm and Greatrix is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Brillo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Amarillo Brillo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Bass (ranked 1756 p4p, 1472 weight class) and Vasko Madzarov (ranked 224 p4p, 191 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasko Madzarov!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bass looks to land a left hand but Madzarov moved out of range nicely.
Bass throws a hook but Madzarov blocks it.
Madzarov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bass scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bass misses with a hook
and Madzarov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madzarov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bass misses with a left hand
and Madzarov counters with a crisp one two that drops Bass! Madzarov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bass to his feet! Bass is in big trouble!
Madzarov tries to move into range but Bass moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Madzarov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bass throws an off balance right hand
and Madzarov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Madzarov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bass.
Bass cracks Madzarov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass misses with a hook
and Madzarov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bass's knee momentarily.
Madzarov ducks under a wild hook from Bass.
Good shot there by Bass.
Bass is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bass fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bass keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Madzarov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Madzarov lands a left and a right that send Bass crashing to the mat, dazed. Madzarov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Sam Bass has been cut.
Bass is breathing heavily.
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!
Bass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madzarov.
Madzarov counters with a body kick.
Bass looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Madzarov throws out a counter right but Bass avoids it with no problem.
Madzarov ducks under a wild hook from Bass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass lands a jab.
Bass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madzarov counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bass! Madzarov lets Bass back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The fighters circling - Bass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Madzarov feints a counter leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Madzarov!
Madzarov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bass's sensitive parts.
Madzarov lands a brutal uppercut that launches Bass off his feet! Bass tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vasko Madzarov!
Vasko Madzarov 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sauvage Thibodeaux (ranked 1748 p4p, 1581 weight class) and Honza Hohol (ranked 248 p4p, 232 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sauvage Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Honza Hohol!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Hohol.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hohol. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Thibodeaux has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The fighters circling - Hohol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hohol paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A lazy left from Hohol finds it's target.
Hohol uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hohol takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Hohol digs a good hook to Thibodeaux's body.
Hohol forces Thibodeaux back against the cage and clinches.
Thibodeaux changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hohol fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hohol. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thibodeaux drops his hands momentarily and Hohol takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thibodeaux clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hohol throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohol prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hohol has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux gets control of Hohol's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thibodeaux will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hohol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hohol working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Thibodeaux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hohol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thibodeaux works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hohol throwing strikes from guard but Thibodeaux blocks nicely.
Hohol scoring with some ground and pound.
Hohol throwing strikes but missing.
Hohol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hohol throws an elbow that misses. Thibodeaux uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hohol's guard. Nice move by Thibodeaux!
Hohol looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thibodeaux is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thibodeaux is one step ahead there.
Thibodeaux slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hohol is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hohol wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux stays in close to Hohol's body and controls the position.
Hohol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thibodeaux is one step ahead there.
Hohol keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hohol wants to hit a sweep here but Thibodeaux passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hohol there!
Hohol is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hohol is looking to escape.
Thibodeaux looking to finish Hohol with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hohol!
Hohol tries to hold on but Thibodeaux postures up.
Hohol is working to get back to half guard.
Thibodeaux tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hohol is working to get back to half guard.
Hohol is squirming around, avoiding Thibodeaux's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Honza Hohol dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hohol loads up on a big right hand but Thibodeaux slips the punch.
A jab from Hohol misses.
Thibodeaux wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hohol connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hohol shoots in but Thibodeaux avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thibodeaux swats away the attempt to clinch by Hohol.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter the offense by Hohol and move into the clinch.
Thibodeaux avoids the body shot from Hohol.
Thibodeaux is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hohol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Hohol lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thibodeaux doesn't seem phased though.
Hohol tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thibodeaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux feinted with a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hohol. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thibodeaux seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Thibodeaux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hohol paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hohol misses its intended target.
Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hohol.
A jab from Hohol misses.
Thibodeaux tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hohol manages to circle out of the way.
Thibodeaux shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hohol as he avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hohol lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hohol scores with a nice head shot.
A punch combination from Hohol misses.
Hohol has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thibodeaux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thibodeaux takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thibodeaux fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux rushes Hohol and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hohol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hohol tries to stall but Thibodeaux uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Hohol.
Hohol lands a shoulder strike.
Thibodeaux gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hohol tries to get to full guard but Thibodeaux has control of the leg.
Thibodeaux is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Thibodeaux prevents Hohol from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux controlling the pace.
Hohol moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hohol is looking to sweep but instead, Thibodeaux has passed into half guard.
Well, if Thibodeaux 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.
Thibodeaux is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hohol wants to control but Thibodeaux is keeping busy.
Hohol punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux is controlling the pace.
Hohol has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thibodeaux is working away from the top position though.
Hohol wants to improve his position but Thibodeaux is controlling well.
Thibodeaux trying to control from half guard but Hohol is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hohol is looking to improve his position.
Hohol is looking to get back to full guard here but Thibodeaux has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Honza Hohol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Hohol.
Hohol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thibodeaux feinted with a counter takedown.
Hohol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thibodeaux changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hohol shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hohol was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thibodeaux controls the position for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux can't do much from the bottom here.
Thibodeaux parries the strikes from Hohol easily there. Hohol is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thibodeaux to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Hohol's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hohol creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hohol in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Thibodeaux wants to control but Hohol postures up.
Hohol 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.
Thibodeaux taking a bit of punishment here - Hohol scoring with strikes.
Hohol works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hohol 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.
Thibodeaux is trying to get back to half guard.
Hohol landing a few strikes.
Hohol cracks Thibodeaux with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hohol throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hohol creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Thibodeaux sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hohol in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohol cracks Thibodeaux with a big elbow.
Hohol throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hohol throws an elbow but Thibodeaux slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hohol works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Thibodeaux can't do much from the bottom here.
Hohol throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hohol fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hohol looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thibodeaux is avoiding damage well.
Thibodeaux is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hohol connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Hohol's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Thibodeaux takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Thibodeaux gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hohol missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thibodeaux's head.
Hohol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thibodeaux looking for submissions off his back.
Thibodeaux moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hohol with a nice head shot there.
Hohol working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
Hohol is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thibodeaux throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hohol postures up in Thibodeaux's guard and throws a big left but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Hohol postures up in Thibodeaux's guard and throws a big left but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Hohol throws a big right hand that misses.
Hohol lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Honza Hohol is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohol tries to free his leg and advance position but Thibodeaux is retaining full guard.
Hohol looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hohol trying to control but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
Thibodeaux is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hohol defends well.
Thibodeaux working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hohol doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hohol manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hohol slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sauvage Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thibodeaux is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hohol is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Honza Hohol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hohol has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Honza Hohol!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Garotinho (ranked 962 p4p, 1171 weight class) and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (ranked 133 p4p, 158 weight class). Garotinho comes to the cage accompanied by The Coup -"The Guillotine". Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felipe Garotinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Garotinho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Longabaugh avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Longabaugh misses.
Garotinho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Longabaugh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Longabaugh throws the left hand but Garotinho avoids the punch easily.
Garotinho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Longabaugh misses with an uppercut. Garotinho saw that one coming.
Garotinho feinted with a counter takedown.
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.
Nice shot by Longabaugh.
It looks like Felipe Garotinho has been cut.
Longabaugh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garotinho fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Longabaugh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garotinho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Longabaugh as he jumps to the side.
It seemed like Longabaugh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Garotinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Longabaugh misses with a straight right.
Garotinho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Garotinho misses with a takedown
and Longabaugh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garotinho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Garotinho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Longabaugh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felipe Garotinho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garotinho tries to score a power double leg takedown but Longabaugh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garotinho somewhat.
Longabaugh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garotinho takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longabaugh misses the jab.
Garotinho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garotinho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Longabaugh avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Garotinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Garotinho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Longabaugh as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garotinho tries to counter with a takedown but Longabaugh is quick to defend against it.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Longabaugh misses.
Garotinho looking to score a takedown here. Longabaugh is defending well but Garotinho drives through and ends up in Longabaugh's guard.
Garotinho throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garotinho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garotinho throwing strikes but missing.
Longabaugh wants to sweep but no luck.
Garotinho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garotinho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garotinho throwing strikes but missing.
Garotinho landing with the ground and pound.
Longabaugh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garotinho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garotinho throwing strikes but missing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garotinho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garotinho distracts Longabaugh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Felipe Garotinho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Felipe Garotinho's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Garotinho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Longabaugh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Longabaugh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Longabaugh finds it's way through Garotinho's defenses.
Garotinho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Longabaugh lands a big uppercut and Garotinho crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Garotinho looks OK. Longabaugh waves Garotinho back to his feet!
Garotinho staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garotinho fails to land the takedown.
Longabaugh drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Garotinho right on the button. Garotinho goes down! Longabaugh follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Longabaugh gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
A very excited looking Harry Alonzo Longabaugh made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Felipe Garotinho stepped up to the mic, saying 'You never want to lose. Nobody does. I'm sorry to my fans who were hoping to see me sleep him. I'll be back.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William H Bonney (ranked 1624 p4p, 1304 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 242 p4p, 191 weight class). William H Bonney could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Hunt's chin.
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, William H Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
It looked like Bonney was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunt.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Bonney is looking to counter punch.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt misses with a combination
and Bonney counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bonney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hunt misses the body punch
and Bonney counters with a nice right hand that sends Hunt toppling to the canvas! Hunt scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bonney finish him?!
Hunt is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonney finish him?
Hunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hunt tries to clinch
and Bonney counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William H Bonney!
William H Bonney thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Soto (ranked 1132 p4p, 1324 weight class) and Zombie Lee (ranked 66 p4p, 80 weight class). Soto comes to the cage accompanied by Parkway Drive - Wild Eyes. Rafael Soto is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zombie Lee!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Soto tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Soto drops back down to his feet.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Soto tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee throws a hook but Soto avoids it easily.
Soto seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Soto wants to clinch.
Lee misses with a hook. Soto ducked under it nicely.
Soto moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Lee lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Soto tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee has Soto pushed against the cage.
Soto jumps guard but Lee stands there with Soto around his waist. Soto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Soto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto jumps guard but Lee stands there with Soto around his waist. Soto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soto backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Soto jumps guard but Lee stands there with Soto around his waist. Soto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Soto tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Soto drops back down to his feet.
Soto is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Soto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Soto fails to pull guard.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Soto backwards.
Lee gets through Soto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Soto fails to pull guard.
Soto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Soto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Soto scrambles back to his feet.
Lee connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Soto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lee manages to circle out of the way.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Soto moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee throws out a counter right but Soto avoids it with no problem.
Soto ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Soto slips a straight right by Lee.
Soto is looking to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Soto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Soto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Soto tries to clinch up
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee scores with a jab. Soto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Soto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee lands with a straight right. Soto didn't see that one coming.
Soto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Soto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soto moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
Soto moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Soto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Soto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soto moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Soto's head back.
Soto slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee cracks Soto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Soto tries to clinch up.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Soto's shoulder, as Soto tries to avoid the shot.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Soto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
Soto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soto moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zombie Lee 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.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Soto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Soto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Soto is rocked!
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Oh Soto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soto slips a jab from Lee.
Soto seems to have got his legs back now.
Soto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Soto on the side of the head.
Lee drops Soto with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Soto looks back up at him and smiles so Lee waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Soto.
BOOM! Lee lands a beautiful left hook that drops Soto. Soto tries to recover but Lee is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Soto lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zombie Lee!
A less than humble Zombie Lee misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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