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WFC 14: Elin vs Romero PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Callum Cartwright (ranked 24733 p4p, 24639 weight class) and Heavy Dude (ranked 519 p4p, 523 weight class). Heavy Dude will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Callum Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heavy Dude!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dude sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dude now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dude uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cartwright has time to react.
 It looks like Callum Cartwright has been cut.
Cartwright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dude throws out a powerful jab.
Dude sends Cartwright crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dude is motioning to the referee to let Cartwright up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Cartwright is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dude fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh Cartwright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dude fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dude misses with the combination.
It looked like Cartwright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cartwright seems to have got his legs back now.
Dude misses with the combination.
Cartwright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cartwright is looking to counter punch.
Cartwright staying out of range there.
Dude throws a combination that misses
enabling Cartwright to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Heavy Dude has been cut.
Dude missing with a left hand there. Cartwright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heavy Dude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright ducks under a wild hook from Dude.
Cartwright attempts a counter takedown but Dude avoids it well and moves away.
Dude is looking to clinch.
Cartwright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dude feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cartwright sprawling to the canvas! Cartwright rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dude finish him?!
Heavy Dude is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dude ducks under a wild hook from Cartwright.
Dude cracks Cartwright with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dude has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cartwright to stand back up!
Callum Cartwright's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Dude engages and cracks Cartwright with a massive lead left hook - Cartwright tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Dude is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Heavy Dude!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Johnson (ranked 24808 p4p, 5104 weight class) and Jaxon Williams (ranked 495 p4p, 462 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Georgia Satellites -Keep your hands to yourself. On his way into the cage it seems that Harry Johnson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Harry Johnson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaxon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Williams controlling Johnson's posture.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams seems keen to control Johnson's posture.
Let's hope that Williams 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Williams has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Williams trying to control the position here.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Williams is controlling Johnson's posture.
Johnson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Williams counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Williams scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Williams crunches a massive hammerfist down on Johnson - he's out! Williams Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jaxon Williams!
Jaxon Williams was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Harry Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'Gon' put my ass in a lawnchair and have a cold beer when I get home, need some time to reflect and let the clouds open up to that big blue sky again. Then back to the gym. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdulrashid Sadulaev (ranked 5260 p4p, 5979 weight class) and Kyo Yamamoto (ranked 537 p4p, 566 weight class). Sadulaev comes to the cage accompanied by Habat Reyah. Abdulrashid Sadulaev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kyo Yamamoto'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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdulrashid Sadulaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyo Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadulaev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamamoto circles away.
Sadulaev 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.
Sadulaev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yamamoto wants to stand but Sadulaev is controlling the position.
Sadulaev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sadulaev controlling from the top position.
Yamamoto wants to stand and escape but Sadulaev is having none of it.
Yamamoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sadulaev prevents Yamamoto from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadulaev wants to control from the top but Yamamoto keeps moving.
Yamamoto wants to stand and escape but Sadulaev is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yamamoto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a hook.
Yamamoto gets caught flat footed, as Sadulaev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sadulaev connects with a couple of short punches.
Yamamoto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sadulaev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sadulaev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yamamoto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sadulaev is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sadulaev.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yamamoto told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Sadulaev trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to stand but Sadulaev is controlling the position.
Sadulaev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sadulaev cracks Yamamoto with a solid left hand.
Sadulaev looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sadulaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sadulaev lands a couple of elbows.
 Yamamoto is rocked!
Sadulaev won't allow Yamamoto to get back to his feet.
Sadulaev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yamamoto is still in real trouble! Can Sadulaev finish him?
Sadulaev with a nice head shot there.
Sadulaev loads up on a big left hand. Yamamoto felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Sadulaev looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Yamamoto can't hide his disappointment, as Sadulaev celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdulrashid Sadulaev!
In his post fight interview, Abdulrashid Sadulaev started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Hurst (ranked 4459 p4p, 5492 weight class) and Billy Jones (ranked 431 p4p, 476 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man. Billy Jones 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Hurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in but Hurst avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hurst with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hurst.
Hurst lands a body shot.
Hurst connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hurst manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jones keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurst tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Hurst back against the cage.
Jones misses with some punches.
Hurst stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones looks winded!
Hurst landing knees to the head.
Hurst lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hurst lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hurst is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hurst.
Hurst lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hurst lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Hurst.
Hurst wants to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Hurst.
Hurst prevents a body shot from Jones.
Hurst scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
A right hand to the body from Hurst.
Hurst working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Hurst lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Hurst wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hurst.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hurst scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hurst.
Hurst lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Hurst tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Hurst.
Hurst is working Jones over against the cage.
Hurst makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Hurst.
Jones fails to pull guard.
A short left from Hurst.
Hurst lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst taking a breather.
Hurst lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hurst.
Hurst lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hurst digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Hurst lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hurst lands with a short shot to the head.
Hurst working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Hurst lands a shoulder strike.
Hurst softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hurst lands a shoulder strike.
Hurst works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hurst stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Hurst lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hurst.
Hurst lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Hurst scores with a hook to the body.
Hurst avoiding damage.
Hurst softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hurst gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hurst lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Hurst.
A short right from Hurst on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Hurst.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurst blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hurst gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hurst.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Hurst dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hurst cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Hurst will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been told by Hurst's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hurst punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hurst changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hurst scores with a body shot.
Hurst punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Hurst lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hurst changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hurst scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurst lands a right hook to the body.
Hurst swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Hurst stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Billy Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Hurst connects with a body shot.
Hurst cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Hurst is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Hurst scores with a leg kick.
Hurst scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones tries to clinch up but Hurst circles away and keeps his distance.
Hurst swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hurst comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hurst digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
A low kick lands for Hurst.
Hurst is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hurst scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hurst fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Hurst.
Hurst throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hurst digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hurst counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hurst tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice jab there from Hurst.
Hurst lands a jab to the head.
Jones is rocked!
Hurst and Jones are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Hurst throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Jones into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Hurst knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gordon Hurst!
Gordon Hurst was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Billy Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'Can't wait to eat, this weight cutting business sucks. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Hopson (ranked 3470 p4p, 5728 weight class) and Rob Thornton (ranked 440 p4p, 525 weight class). Rob Thornton has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Hopson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Thornton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopson lands a high kick!
Thornton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hopson.
Thornton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thornton throws a jab when Hopson was well out of range.
Thornton throws an off balance right hand
and Hopson counters with an inside leg kick.
Hopson scores with the left hand. Thornton knows he should have avoided that one.
Thornton fails in his attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Hopson finds it's target.
Thornton tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thornton throws a lazy uppercut
and Hopson counters with a slapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thornton. Hopson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Hopson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thornton throws a jab when Hopson was well out of range.
Thornton misses with a right hand
and Hopson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rob Thornton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thornton misses with a left hand
and Hopson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Thornton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thornton tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good work by Thornton as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hopson.
Hopson throws a lazy head kick
and Thornton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Jacob Hopson has been cut.
Thornton throws a right hand that misses
and Hopson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thornton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thornton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thornton moves out of range as Hopson throws a body kick.
Thornton tries to clinch but Hopson moves away
and Hopson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hopson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hopson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hopson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thornton.
Hopson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hopson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thornton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thornton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hopson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thornton is looking to clinch but Hopson is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hopson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thornton tries to bum rush Hopson with a series of wild strikes but Hopson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thornton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thornton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hopson counters with a leg kick.
Hopson connects with a solid leg kick.
Thornton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hopson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thornton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hopson counters with an inside leg kick.
Hopson throws out a powerful jab.
Thornton swings widly with a right hand
and Hopson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hopson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thornton.
Thornton wants to clinch.
Hopson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Thornton throws an overhand right that lands on Hopson's shoulder, as Hopson tries to avoid the shot.
Thornton throws a series of punches but Hopson moves out of range.
Thornton wants to clinch.
Hopson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thornton looks to clinch
and Hopson counters with a leg kick.
Hopson swats away the attempt to clinch by Thornton.
Thornton looks to land a right hand but Hopson moved out of range.
Hopson throws a counter high kick but Thornton was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hopson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hopson throws a big counter combination but Thornton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton throws a looping overhand right but Hopson ducks down to avoid it.
Hopson tries to keep at a distance but Thornton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thornton lands a shot to the body.
Hopson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thornton.
Thornton is looking to clinch.
Thornton lands a lovely overhand right.
Thornton throws a series of punches but Hopson moves out of range.
Thornton doesn't manage to clinch there - Hopson circles away.
Hopson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thornton misses with a wild body shot.
Hopson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thornton wants to clinch up but Hopson keeps it at a distance.
Thornton lands with a hook. Hopson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thornton avoids the head kick by Hopson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Hopson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Hopson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thornton. Hopson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thornton tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thornton lands a jab to the head.
Hopson thumps Thornton with a low kick.
Hopson connects with an inside leg kick.
Thornton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hopson counters with an inside leg kick.
Thornton throws an off balance right hand
and Hopson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thornton.
Thornton misses with a jab to the body
and Hopson counters with a head kick.
Hopson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thornton is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thornton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hopson gets tackled into the cage by Thornton. Thornton maintains the clinch.
A short left from Hopson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopson throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopson.
Hopson lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Thornton.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hopson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Thornton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Thornton.
Hopson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thornton prevents a body shot from Hopson.
Thornton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thornton throws a hook but Hopson blocks it.
Hopson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Thornton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thornton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thornton misses with a lunging right hand
and Hopson counters with a thumping low kick.
Thornton cracks Hopson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hopson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Thornton misses.
Hopson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hopson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thornton cracks Hopson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Thornton scores with a nice head shot.
Hopson is rocked!
Thornton tries to clinch but Hopson is having none of it.
Oh Hopson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thornton tries to clinch up
and Hopson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopson seems to have got his legs back now.
Hopson tests Thornton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hopson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hopson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thornton tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thornton looks to clinch
and Hopson counters with a low kick, right behind Thornton 's knee.
Thornton tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hopson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hopson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hopson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hopson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thornton.
Hopson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hopson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thornton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Thornton looks to move away, Hopson throws a big counter combo but Thornton just gets out of the way.
Hopson throws a sloppy head kick and Thornton moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thornton! But no joy.
Thornton misses with a hook. Hopson ducked under it nicely.
Hopson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hopson lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton tries to clinch up but Hopson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hopson is looking to counter punch.
Jacob Hopson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopson scores with a jab to the head.
Thornton misses with a left hand
and Hopson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thornton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thornton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thornton misses with a shot to the body
and Hopson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thornton.
Thornton is breathing heavily.
Thornton looks to land a right hand but Hopson moved out of range.
Hopson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hopson. Those never looked like landing.
Hopson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thornton tries to clinch but Hopson moves out of range.
Hopson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thornton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Hopson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Hopson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thornton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thornton looks to throw the jab but Hopson is out of range.
Hopson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hopson!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hopson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hopson. That's going to slow Thornton down.
Hopson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hopson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thornton's head.
Thornton throws a shot from downtown. Hopson moves away and avoids it.
Hopson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton misses the shot to the body.
Thornton missing with a left hand there. Hopson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thornton throws a poor cross that misses
and Hopson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thornton's knee momentarily.
Hopson keeps the fight on the outside.
Thornton 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton needs to keep his hands up - Hopson had a free shot at his head there.
Thornton tries to clinch up but Hopson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hopson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thornton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thornton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopson throws a quick counter head kick but Thornton was just out of range.
Thornton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hopson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thornton swings widly with a right hand
and Hopson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hopson!
Thornton throws a looping overhand right but Hopson ducks down to avoid it.
Thornton misses with a double jab
and Hopson counters with a leg kick.
Thornton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thornton blocks a head kick by Hopson.
Jacob Hopson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Thornton misses.
Hopson moves out of range of the strikes.
Thornton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hopson.
Thornton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hopson.
Hopson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thornton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thornton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thornton misses with a double jab
and Hopson counters with a left to the body.
Hopson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hopson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thornton looks to clinch
and Hopson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hopson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thornton can do to turn this around?
A shot to the liver by Thornton. Beautiful body shot.
Thornton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hopson.
Hopson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thornton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopson connects with a leg kick.
Hopson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hopson swats away the attempt to clinch by Thornton.
Hopson blocks a jab.
Hopson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Thornton swings widly with a right hand
and Hopson counters with a body kick.
Thornton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thornton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hopson.
Thornton throws a hook but Hopson avoids it easily.
Hopson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thornton. That did some damage!
A left lands for Hopson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton misses with the combination.
Hopson thumps Thornton with a low kick.
Thornton has closed the distance and engaged Hopson in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thornton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rob Thornton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thornton working aggressively here.
Thornton misses with a body punch.
Thornton has a couple of punches blocked by Hopson.
Thornton misses with the head strike.
Hopson blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Hopson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hopson, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Hopson!
Jacob Hopson 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Licht (ranked 3216 p4p, 3947 weight class) and Derrick Gawain (ranked 388 p4p, 450 weight class). Licht's entrance music is The Exies - What You Deserve. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Derrick Gawain was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Licht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Gawain!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gawain misses with a looping right.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gawain has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gawain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Licht misses with a looping right.
Gawain throws a right hand that Licht ducks under and follows up with a left that Licht also avoids with ease.
Gawain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Licht.
Licht connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good work by Gawain as he checks the leg kick.
Licht avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gawain thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Gawain.
Gawain misses with a lunging right hand
and Licht counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Licht. That's going to slow Gawain down.
Gawain throws a hook but Licht blocks it.
Gawain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Licht.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Licht dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gawain. That did some damage!
Licht uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gawain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licht misses with a hook.
Licht has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Licht throws a leg kick but Gawain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gawain misses with a wild combination.
Gawain throws a poor cross that misses
and Licht counters with an inside leg kick.
Licht finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Gawain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gawain misses with a straight left.
Licht throws a lazy right hand but Gawain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gawain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Licht counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Licht lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Licht slips a straight right by Gawain.
Licht throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Gawain to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Gawain.
Licht uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gawain.
Licht is looking for a counter combo.
Licht steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gawain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licht misses with an uppercut.
Gawain misses with the combination.
Gawain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Licht.
Gawain 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gawain throws a lazy uppercut
and Licht counters with an outside leg kick.
Licht fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gawain is out of range.
Gawain throws a combination that misses
and Licht counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Gawain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Licht throws a lazy right hand but Gawain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gawain misses with an uppercut
and Licht connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gawain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gawain is rocked!
Licht lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gawain is still on wobbly legs! Can Licht finish him?
Gawain throws a poor cross that misses
letting Licht counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gawain misses the target.
Licht is looking for a counter combo.
Gawain misses with a jab to the body
and Licht counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Licht misses.
Licht connects with an inside leg kick.
Gawain lands a jab.
Licht moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gawain misses with a hook
and Licht counters with a slapping leg kick.
Licht lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Licht lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Gawain falls backwards - clearly groggy! Licht dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Licht!
After the fight, Ben Licht was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Peterson (ranked 3783 p4p, 3702 weight class) and Mehdi Alanavi (ranked 438 p4p, 433 weight class). Peterson's entrance music is Red Nation. A fine choice. Phoenix Peterson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phoenix Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mehdi Alanavi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alanavi blocks a jab.
Phoenix Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alanavi gets tackled into the cage by Peterson. Peterson maintains the clinch.
Alanavi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Alanavi.
Peterson taking a breather.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Peterson.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Alanavi.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Peterson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Alanavi.
Alanavi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alanavi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alanavi's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alanavi can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alanavi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson tries a body shot but Alanavi blocks it.
Peterson is stalling here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peterson.
Alanavi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Alanavi.
A right hook to the body lands for Alanavi.
Alanavi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alanavi is working Peterson over against the cage.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alanavi's elbow.
Peterson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alanavi up against the cage.
Alanavi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alanavi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alanavi stalls.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson letting Alanavi take a breather here.
Alanavi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alanavi stalling.
Alanavi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alanavi blocking some punches.
Alanavi avoiding damage.
Peterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alanavi lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Alanavi lands a left hand.
Peterson stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alanavi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Peterson up against the cage.
Alanavi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alanavi's elbow.
Peterson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Alanavi looking to slow down the pace here.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Alanavi has Peterson pushed against the cage.
Alanavi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Alanavi.
Alanavi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Alanavi avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.
Alanavi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alanavi stalling in the clinch but Peterson improves position.
Alanavi has Peterson pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Alanavi just leaning against Peterson, taking a breather.
Alanavi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alanavi continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mehdi Alanavi.
Alanavi clinches with his opponent.
Peterson is trying to stall.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Alanavi wants to stall.
Alanavi struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Alanavi scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Peterson.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson presses Alanavi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alanavi tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Alanavi back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mehdi Alanavi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Alanavi has Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Alanavi blocks a body shot from Peterson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a body punch.
Alanavi avoiding damage.
Alanavi misses with some punches.
Alanavi pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alanavi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alanavi stalling the fight.
Peterson working aggressively here.
Alanavi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alanavi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alanavi is struggling to control the position.
Peterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alanavi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peterson working aggressively here.
Alanavi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Peterson as Alanavi tries to tie him up.
Peterson takes a shot to the head.
Alanavi struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Alanavi has Peterson pressed against the cage.
Peterson trying to stall but Alanavi improves his position.
Peterson stalling in the clinch but Alanavi improves position.
Alanavi blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alanavis head.
Peterson lands with a left to the head.
Peterson lands with a light punch inside.
Alanavi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alanavi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
Alanavi slows down the pace here.
Alanavi throws an elbow that misses.
Peterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alanavi or not.
Alanavi struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
A short right from Peterson on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alanavi blocking some punches.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alanavi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Alanavi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Peterson.
Alanavi effectively controlling the action here.
Peterson presses Alanavi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mehdi Alanavi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Peterson lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Alanavi working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Peterson as Alanavi tries to tie him up.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alanavi avoiding damage.
A short right from Alanavi.
We've been informed that Alanavi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Peterson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Alanavi.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alanavi misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alanavi backwards.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peterson lands with a right to the head.
Alanavi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alanavi slowing the pace effectively.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Alanavi.
Alanavi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Peterson lands with a light punch inside.
Alanavi has Peterson pushed against the cage.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Alanavi.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alanavi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alanavi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alanavi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alanavi throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Peterson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Peterson clinches up against the cage.
Alanavi is struggling to control the position.
Alanavi stalling in the clinch but Peterson improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Alanavi tries to stall but Peterson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Peterson lands an uppercut.
Peterson is trying to stall.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Alanavi has Peterson pushed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Alanavi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peterson.
Nice body punch from Peterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alanavi is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alanavi.
Peterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Alanavi backwards.
Alanavi is trying to maintain a safe position but Peterson gets an underhook and turns Alanavi into the cage.
Peterson slows down the pace here.
Alanavi stalling in the clinch but Peterson improves position.
A short body shot lands from Alanavi as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Alanavi.
Alanavi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alanavi's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson stalling in the clinch but Alanavi improves position.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Alanavi misses with some punches.
Alanavi tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Alanavi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alanavi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Alanavi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alanavi is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alanavi.
Peterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Alanavi lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alanavi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alanavi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alanavi blocks an uppercut.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Alanavi.
Alanavi just leaning against Peterson, taking a breather.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alanavi blocks an uppercut.
Peterson tries to work over Alanavi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peterson is trying to maintain a safe position but Alanavi gets an underhook and turns Peterson into the cage.
Alanavi trying to control the position but instead, Peterson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alanavi into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Peterson.
Alanavi trying to control the position but instead, Peterson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alanavi into the cage.
Alanavi lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alanavi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alanavi blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Peterson is trying to maintain a safe position but Alanavi gets an underhook and turns Peterson into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Come on Peterson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alanavi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alanavi trying to control the position but instead, Peterson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alanavi into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phoenix Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peterson 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phoenix Peterson!
After winning the bout, Phoenix Peterson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cole Lake (ranked 3190 p4p, 3410 weight class) and Benjamin Shark (ranked 305 p4p, 318 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Cole Lake has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cole Lake seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole Lake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Shark!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lake wants to slow Shark down by chopping away at his legs.
Lake is looking to clinch.
Shark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lake changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shark tries to avoid it but Lake manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shark to the ground. Shark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benjamin Shark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Shark scores with a four punch combination!
Lake definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shark throws a right hand that Lake ducks under and follows up with a left that Lake also avoids with ease.
Lake shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shark defends it nicely.
Lake misses with a low kick.
Lake fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cole Lake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shark lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lake 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 Shark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lake sets himself, and Shark steps forward looking for the clinch! Lake avoids it this time.
A combination from Shark does no damage.
Lake is looking for a counter combo.
Lake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shark but Shark pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shark sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lake dodges the punch combination from Shark.
Lake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lake fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shark has closed the distance and engaged Lake in a clinch.
Shark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheers as Shark lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lake doesn't seem phased though.
Benjamin Shark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shark connects with a single shot there.
Danga de danga de dang - Shark scores with a four punch combination!
Lake is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shark cracks Lake with a hook to the temple - Lake is on wobbly legs here! Shark swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lake falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Shark wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benjamin Shark!
After the fight, Benjamin Shark was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mma Jake (ranked 3687 p4p, 3198 weight class) and Jihadi John (ranked 467 p4p, 422 weight class). Jihadi John 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mma Jake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jihadi John!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
Jake drops down looking for a counter takedown but John sprawls and moves away.
Jake blocks a jab.
Jake throws a right hand that misses
and John counters with a straight right hand.
Jake is looking to clinch but John is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Jake does a little dance to reset his feet.
John is looking to clinch but Jake is avoiding it.
It looked like Jake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jake misses with a takedown
letting John counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jake gets a takedown into half guard.
Jake keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jake has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can John defend it? Jake steps over the head and cranks it - John is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Jake!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mma Jake!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matvey Elin (ranked 2037 p4p, 1856 weight class) and Vito Romero (ranked 299 p4p, 281 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matvey Elin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vito Romero!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elin fails with the takedown
and Romero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Matvey Elin has been cut.
Elin with a poor takedown
letting Romero counter with a right hand.
Elin defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Elin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matvey Elin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
Elin tries for a takedown but Romero circles away easily
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero cracks Elin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Romero has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Elin to stand back up!
Elin is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elin with a poor takedown
and Romero 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 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vito Romero!
Vito Romero is the new light heavyweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Vito Romero said 'Bringing this belt back to my family, going to let my kids play with it. At least they know how to share.'.
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