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Highland 216 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dana Helwani (ranked 24511 p4p, 22660 weight class) and Peter Ross (ranked 534 p4p, 515 weight class). Dana Helwani could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Ross's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dana Helwani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Ross!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross slaps away a takedown attempt from Helwani, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ross is looking for the big counter here.
Dana Helwani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helwani shoots in but no luck this time.
Ross wants to counter the offense by Helwani and move into the clinch position.
Helwani shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ross counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ross.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dana Helwani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helwani ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Helwani no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Helwani looking for a guillotine here but Ross defends easily.
Ross drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ross jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helwani looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Helwani is looking for a triangle but Ross pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Helwani is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ross preventing the sweep.
Helwani is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ross is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Helwani is looking for a triangle but Ross pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Ross thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ross avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Helwani looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Helwani trying to control the position.
Helwani is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ross is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross got a little sloppy there for a moment and Helwani has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ross has managed to get both his arms back between Helwani's legs - danger averted.
Ross is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Helwani is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Helwani wants to control but Ross is keeping him busy.
Helwani looking for a submission but Ross manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Ross keeping moving, preventing Helwani from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helwani looking to sit in guard and control but Ross gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ross drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ross jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Helwani is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ross defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Helwani is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ross defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dana Helwani will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Helwani shoots and misses
and Ross counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Helwani seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ross keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Helwani is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ross's half guard.
Ross actively working from the bottom here.
Helwani trying to control the action but Ross is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helwani is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross is defending against the submission attempts here by Helwani.
Dana Helwani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ross won't allow Helwani to pass to mount.
Helwani seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Ross has recovered full guard.
Helwani passes Ross's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two 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.
Helwani is trying to work for a kimura but Ross is defending well.
Ross looking for submissions off his back.
Helwani looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Helwani is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ross is just riding it out for now. Helwani eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helwani is trying to work for a kimura but Ross is defending well.
Helwani is trying to work for a kimura but Ross is defending well.
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.
Ross is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Helwani is stalling here. Ross is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Helwani seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ross has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Helwani regains half guard.
Helwani looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Helwani with the active half guard here but Ross passes nicely into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ross is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Helwani has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Ross will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Helwani tries for a takedown but Ross circles away easily
and Ross counters by moving into the clinch.
Ross is trying to trip Helwani. He has hold of a leg but Helwani is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ross persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Helwani is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ross thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ross drops back looking for a leg! Helwani is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Helwani manages to kick Ross off! Ross jumps back into Helwani's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross drops back looking for a leg! Helwani is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Helwani manages to kick Ross off! Ross jumps back into Helwani's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helwani working for a triangle but Ross defends it easily.
Ross is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Helwani is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Helwani has escaped and now he's on top!
Helwani trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Helwani looking to pass the guard.
Helwani drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ross dives on top into guard.
Ross avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Helwani looking for a guillotine here but Ross defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross postures up.
Helwani is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Helwani throws a strike but Ross avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ross keeping moving, preventing Helwani from controlling successfully.
Helwani looking to sit in guard and control but Ross gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helwani working for a triangle but Ross defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helwani is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ross defends well.
Ross is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Helwani looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Ross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ross has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Purple Aki (ranked 1751 p4p, 2146 weight class) and Johnny Slater (ranked 244 p4p, 286 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Purple Aki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Slater!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Slater can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aki controls the pace.
Aki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aki wants to control from the top but Slater keeps moving.
Aki tries to free his leg and advance position but Slater is retaining full guard.
Aki lands a couple of digs.
Slater is controlling Aki's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Aki connects with a couple of short punches.
Aki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slater controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aki won't allow Slater to sweep him here.
Aki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Aki won't allow Slater to sweep him here.
Slater is pulling down on Aki's head. It's preventing any offense from Aki, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Aki looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
You can see the frustration on Slater's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slater keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aki looking to control but instead Slater has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Aki is just content to waste time from the top position. Slater takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Aki throwing strikes from guard but Slater blocks nicely.
Aki trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aki throws an elbow that misses. Slater uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aki's guard. Nice move by Slater!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Slater scoring with punches to the head and body.
Slater throwing strikes from guard but Aki blocks nicely.
Slater wants to control from the top but Aki keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Slater wants to control from the top but Aki keeps moving.
Aki wants to sweep but no luck.
Slater is working Aki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Aki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aki wants to hit a sweep here but Slater passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Aki there!
Slater dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aki can't escape the position.
Slater pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Slater postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Aki looks a forlorn figure.
Slater lands a big shot to the head and Aki winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Johnny Slater!
Johnny Slater thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Purple Aki stepped up to the mic, saying 'I clearly felt a tap! The whole island is corrupt he had more vasoline on him then two puffs going at it on a saturday night '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jota Be (ranked 2523 p4p, 992 weight class) and Joe Mendez (ranked 294 p4p, 131 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jota Be!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Mendez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Be tries to land a leg kick but Mendez saw it coming and moves away.
Mendez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 It looks like Jota Be has been cut.
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Be moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Be misses the target.
Mendez misses the jab.
Be feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Be misses the target.
Mendez works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Be under the eye.
Mendez misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez throws a shot to the body.
Be fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mendez misses with a left hand
and Be counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mendez thinking.
Mendez fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendez looks to score with a jab to the body but Be is just out of range.
Be is looking to counter punch.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Be throwing a counter right hand but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Be looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendez is just out of range.
And Mendez tries to counter it with a takedown but Be pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez connects with a nice looking jab.
Be takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Be rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Be.
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!
Mendez lands a big right hook! Be looks hurt but is still standing! Mendez lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Be falls down and Mendez dives in with a huge hammer fist! Be's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Mendez runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Mendez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Ries (ranked 1615 p4p, 1742 weight class) and Genji Kamogawa (ranked 221 p4p, 242 weight class). Kamogawa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Veer Union - Bitter End. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Ries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Genji Kamogawa!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamogawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ries misses with a head kick.
Kamogawa swings widly with a right hand
letting Ries counter with a right hand.
Kamogawa misses the shot to the body.
Kamogawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ries was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa lands a head shot.
Genji Kamogawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ries connects with a nice looking jab.
A big left from Kamogawa misses.
Kamogawa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kamogawa clobbers Ries with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kamogawa throws a hook but Ries avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ries takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kamogawa avoids the body shot from Ries.
Kamogawa throws a right hand that misses
and Ries counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ries drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kamogawa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kamogawa misses with an uppercut.
Kamogawa missing with a left hand there. Ries was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kamogawa 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.
Ries lands with a nice body punch.
Ries lands a nice shot to the body.
Kamogawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ries was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamogawa.
Ries is looking for a counter combo.
Kamogawa looks to land a right hand but Ries moved out of range.
Ries cracks Kamogawa with an open hand slap.
Kamogawa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Ries counter with a right hand.
Ries lands a nice shot that snaps Kamogawa's head back.
Kamogawa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ries eats them both and turns towards Kamogawa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ries keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
 Kamogawa is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Ries throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Kamogawa is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eric Ries!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Necmettin Hoca (ranked 1181 p4p, 354 weight class) and Shug Skinner (ranked 169 p4p, 59 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Necmettin Hoca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Shug Skinner!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hoca misses.
Skinner throws a hook but Hoca avoids it easily.
Skinner tries to clinch up but Hoca circles away and keeps his distance.
Skinner avoids the body shot from Hoca.
Hoca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Skinner throws a hook but Hoca blocks it.
Hoca misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Hoca.
Skinner wants to counter the offense by Hoca and move into the clinch position.
Skinner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skinner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Skinner throws an overhand right that lands on Hoca's shoulder, as Hoca tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner throws a body shot but no joy.
Skinner lands with a right hand.
Hoca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skinner rushes Hoca and presses him up against the cage.
Hoca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hoca pushes Skinner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hoca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Skinner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skinner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hoca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skinner cracks a nice hook into Hoca's ribs.
Skinner slips a straight right by Hoca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skinner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Skinner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hoca counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skinner throws out a powerful jab.
Skinner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoca.
Hoca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hoca gets tackled into the cage by Skinner. Skinner maintains the clinch.
Hoca takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Necmettin Hoca has been cut.
Hoca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoca is leaning against Skinner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Skinner trying to control the position but instead, Hoca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skinner into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner stalling.
Hoca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Skinner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skinner misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoca counters with a straight right hand.
Skinner moves out of range as Hoca strikes.
Skinner wants to counter with a clinch but Hoca pushes him away.
Skinner takes one to the chin there.
Skinner misses with an uppercut
and Hoca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoca misses with an uppercut. Skinner saw that one coming.
Skinner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoca throws a jab but it's blocked by Skinner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinner moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoca fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hoca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skinner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skinner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoca.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Hoca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skinner tries to counter with a clinch but Hoca shakes him off and moves away.
Skinner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoca.
Hoca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skinner.
Hoca throws a body shot but no joy.
Skinner throws a right hand that misses
and Hoca counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Necmettin Hoca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Necmettin Hoca'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 swing and a miss from Skinner.
Hoca is looking to counter punch.
Hoca lands with an uppercut that bounces Skinner off the cage and back into range.
Hoca throws a right and a left that Skinner avoids nicely.
Skinner slips a jab from Hoca.
Hoca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoca is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Skinner slips a jab from Hoca.
Hoca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skinner can do to turn this around?
Hoca slips under a jab from Skinner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skinner tries to clinch
and Hoca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoca throws a hook but Skinner avoids it easily.
Skinner wants to counter the offense by Hoca and move into the clinch position.
Hoca throws a shot from downtown. Skinner moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoca misses with a straight left.
Hoca ducks under a wild hook from Skinner.
Skinner misses with a straight right.
It looked like Hoca was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Skinner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoca. Skinner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Skinner thuds a left hand into Hoca's body.
Skinner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hoca missing with a left hand there. Skinner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skinner has managed to clinch.
Hoca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoca throws a poor cross that misses
and Skinner counters by moving into the clinch.
Hoca blocks an elbow strike.
Hoca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoca throws a head punch that misses.
Hoca wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Skinner throws an elbow but misses.
Skinner lands a nice elbow.
Hoca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skinner throws a right hand that Hoca ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoca also avoids with ease.
Skinner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skinner moves away from the strike by Hoca.
Skinner slips a jab from Hoca.
Hoca moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Hoca tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Hoca.
Hoca tries to bum rush Skinner with a series of wild strikes but Skinner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skinner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hoca throws a hook but Skinner blocks it.
Hoca misses the shot to the body.
Skinner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hoca connects with a body shot.
Skinner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoca counters with a nice uppercut.
Necmettin Hoca is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoca slips under a jab.
Hoca circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinner tries to clinch up but Hoca circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoca lands with an uppercut that bounces Skinner off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Hoca does no damage.
Hoca ducks under a wild hook from Skinner.
Skinner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hoca lands a slapping body shot.
Hoca misses with a body shot.
Hoca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Necmettin Hoca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Necmettin Hoca's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Skinner misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Hoca tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skinner's corner calls for a 1-2. Skinner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hoca just misses with a punch to the body.
Skinner is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Skinner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skinner drives through and clinches with Hoca against the cage.
Hoca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skinner breaks the clinch.
Hoca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skinner misses with a left hand
and Hoca counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Skinner slips a straight right by Hoca.
Skinner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoca sets himself, and Skinner steps forward looking for the clinch! Hoca avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skinner.
Skinner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hoca. Hoca circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hoca lands a lovely overhand right.
Hoca scores with a hook to the body. Skinner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good shot there by Hoca.
Skinner swings widly with a right hand
and Hoca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skinner.
Skinner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Skinner moves away from the strike by Hoca.
Skinner wants to counter the offense by Hoca and move into the clinch position.
Hoca throws an overhand right that lands on Skinner's shoulder, as Skinner tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoca fails to land with a series of punches.
Skinner throws a right hand that Hoca ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoca also avoids with ease.
Hoca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hoca throws a jab but it's blocked by Skinner.
Skinner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hoca staying out of range there.
Hoca throwing a counter right hand but Skinner manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skinner misses with a left hand
and Skinner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoca throws a body shot but no joy.
Necmettin Hoca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoca misses with a looping right.
Skinner steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hoca.
Hoca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner slips under a jab from Hoca.
Skinner wants to counter with a clinch but Hoca pushes him away.
A jab from Hoca finds it's way through Skinner's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Skinner.
Skinner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shug Skinner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Hoca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoca needs to keep his hands up - Skinner had a free shot at his head there.
Hoca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skinner moves away.
Skinner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Skinner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoca with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinner wants to clinch up but Hoca keeps it at a distance.
Skinner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoca throws a shot from downtown. Skinner moves away and avoids it.
Skinner walks into a left hand.
Hoca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skinner throws a big shot that misses.
Skinner misses with a looping right.
Skinner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoca sets himself, and Skinner steps forward looking for the clinch! Hoca avoids it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Necmettin Hoca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hoca, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Necmettin Hoca!
In his post fight interview, Necmettin Hoca 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Remi Chavaski (ranked 1306 p4p, 1274 weight class) and Richard Ramirez (ranked 184 p4p, 179 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ramirez's choice of entrance music: Get Lucky. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Remi Chavaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavaski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramirez swivels and escapes.
Ramirez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chavaski counters with a single leg into guard. Ramirez didn't expect that.
Ramirez looking to control.
Ramirez working for a triangle but Chavaski defends it easily.
Ramirez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chavaski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavaski stopping the sweep attempt from Ramirez.
Chavaski looking to pass the guard.
Chavaski trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez working for a triangle but Chavaski defends it easily.
Ramirez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chavaski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ramirez keeping moving, preventing Chavaski from controlling successfully.
Chavaski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramirez is keeping the position for now.
Chavaski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ramirez keeping moving, preventing Chavaski from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chavaski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ramirez has his foot on Chavaski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chavaski works his way back into a safe position though.
Chavaski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramirez is keeping the position for now.
Ramirez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chavaski pushes down on Ramirez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez actively working from the bottom here.
Ramirez is defending against the submission attempts here by Chavaski.
Ramirez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chavaski pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chavaski pulls his head out easily.
Chavaski is controlling the pace.
Chavaski is pressing down on Ramirez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ramirez is holding on for now.
Chavaski seems to be working for a kimura but Ramirez defends the submission attempt.
Ramirez trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ramirez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chavaski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ramirez defends it well.
Chavaski seems to be working for a kimura but Ramirez defends the submission attempt.
Ramirez tries to get to full guard but Chavaski has control of the leg.
Chavaski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramirez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chavaski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Remi Chavaski will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A low kick from Ramirez misses
and Chavaski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ramirez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chavaski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ramirez sees it coming and defends easily.
Ramirez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chavaski wants to work for an arm triangle but Ramirez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chavaski is trying to control the action in half guard but Ramirez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez wants to improve his position but Chavaski is controlling well.
Chavaski is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Ramirez still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Ramirez has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Chavaski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ramirez's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavaski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ramirez pulls his head out easily.
Chavaski is trying to get back to full guard.
Ramirez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chavaski trying to control here.
Ramirez is trying to work for a kimura but Chavaski is defending well.
Chavaski wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramirez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chavaski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ramirez.
Ramirez is looking for a kimura here.
Chavaski is trying to control but can't.
Chavaski works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Chavaski to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ramirez is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Chavaski pulls down on the head and he's put Ramirez to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Remi Chavaski!
After winning the bout, Remi Chavaski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Richard Ramirez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll end you!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Short (ranked 1027 p4p, 449 weight class) and Mike Ziegler (ranked 58 p4p, 28 weight class). Short comes to the cage accompanied by Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Ziegler!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Short dives in and scores a takedown into Ziegler's guard.
Ziegler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Short throws a big elbow that misses.
Short passes Ziegler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ziegler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Short is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ziegler defends it well.
Short has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Short 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.
Short trying to control from half guard but Ziegler is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Short thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziegler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Short.
Ziegler tries to roll over but Short keeps him under control.
Short works his way into full mount!
Short prevents Ziegler from getting the reversal.
Short sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Short looking to ground and pound but Ziegler is blocking nicely.
Short is working for a guillotine from mount but Ziegler frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziegler defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Short.
Short stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Short shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ziegler as he avoids it easily.
Short will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ziegler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Short throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ziegler's waist but Ziegler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Short off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Short. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Short takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Short misses with a takedown attempt
and Ziegler counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziegler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Short doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice cross by Ziegler.
It looks like Jerry Short has been cut.
Short on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Short misses with a takedown attempt
and Ziegler counters with a nice body shot.
Short takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ziegler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
 Short is rocked!
Mike Ziegler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ziegler!
Short is breathing heavily.
Short shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ziegler but Ziegler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ziegler drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Short right on the button. Short goes down! Ziegler follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ziegler gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Ziegler!
Mike Ziegler 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Quigley (ranked 409 p4p, 632 weight class) and Lucas Barbosa (ranked 54 p4p, 105 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Quigley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quigley throws out a powerful jab.
 It looks like Lucas Barbosa has been cut.
Quigley tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quigley misses the jab.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Barbosa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barbosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Quigley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quigley wants it to stay on the feet.
Quigley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quigley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Quigley misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Barbosa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Quigley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barbosa is looking to take a break and control but Quigley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa swings around for an armbar but Quigley sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Barbosa's guard.
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barbosa working for a triangle but Quigley defends it easily.
Quigley trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa is trying to keep Quigley in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quigley is aware though and is defending well.
Barbosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbosa, not yet.
Barbosa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Quigley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Quigley wanted to stand there but Barbosa had control of the position.
Barbosa working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barbosa holds on and takes a little breather.
Quigley is looking to stand up but Barbosa won't let him.
Quigley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barbosa controlling the position.
Quigley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barbosa on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to sweep but no luck.
Quigley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barbosa is keeping the position for now.
Quigley postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barbosa fails with the takedown.
Barbosa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Barbosa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barbosa controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Quigley turns into him and now he's in Barbosa's guard.
Quigley controlling from the top position.
Quigley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Barbosa's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbosa, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matthew Quigley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lucas Barbosa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barbosa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Barbosa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Barbosa controls the position from side control.
Quigley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quigley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Barbosa is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa manages to get to full guard.
Quigley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lucas Barbosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barbosa working for a triangle but Quigley defends it easily.
Barbosa wants to sweep here but Quigley controlling him for the moment.
Quigley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Quigley tries to stand but Barbosa is controlling from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Quigley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barbosa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Quigley has managed to get both his arms back between Barbosa's legs - danger averted.
Quigley postures up.
Barbosa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Quigley from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Quigley's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Barbosa has a closed guard, preventing Quigley from standing up.
Quigley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Quigley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barbosa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Quigley has managed to get both his arms back between Barbosa's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quigley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barbosa is looking for a triangle but Quigley pushes his legs off easily.
Barbosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quigley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quigley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Quigley wanted to stand there but Barbosa had control of the position.
Barbosa wants to sweep but no luck.
Barbosa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Quigley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Quigley preventing the sweep.
Quigley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barbosa working a defensive guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barbosa pulls Quigley in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barbosa is defended easily by Quigley.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barbosa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lucas Barbosa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barbosa ducks right into an uppercut from Quigley.
Quigley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quigley.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Quigley moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa gets a takedown into half guard.
Quigley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barbosa is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Quigley still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Quigley has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Barbosa manages to get to full guard.
Quigley wants to stand but Barbosa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Quigley stopping the sweep attempt from Barbosa.
Quigley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Quigley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barbosa is proving hard to escape from.
Quigley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two 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.
Barbosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Quigley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barbosa has a closed guard, preventing Quigley from standing up.
Barbosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Quigley defends well.
Quigley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barbosa is keeping the position for now.
Quigley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Barbosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barbosa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quigley looking for a sweep. Not yet Quigley, not yet.
Barbosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quigley is keeping the position for now.
Barbosa keeps trying to improve his position.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Quigley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Barbosa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Quigley manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Barbosa has Quigley in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barbosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbosa, not yet.
Barbosa controls Quigley momentarily but Quigley frees himself.
Barbosa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Quigley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quigley is looking to stand up but Barbosa won't let him.
Barbosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbosa, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matthew Quigley.
I think Quigley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Quigley!
A relieved looking Matthew Quigley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milan Jovovic (ranked 136 p4p, 231 weight class) and Jonny Bar (ranked 23 p4p, 40 weight class). The key to victory for Milan Jovovic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milan Jovovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Bar!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bar.
Jovovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jovovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bar.
Milan Jovovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jovovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jovovic misses with a two punch combination.
Jab by Jovovic.
Jovovic jabs Bar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jovovic misses with a two punch combination.
Jovovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jovovic as he avoids it easily.
Milan Jovovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Bar.
Jovovic scores with a jab. Bar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A swing and a miss from Jovovic.
Jovovic missing with a left hand there. Bar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jovovic.
Jovovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bar at a distance.
Bar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jovovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jovovic counters with a crisp one two that drops Bar! Jovovic thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bar to his feet! Bar is in big trouble!
Bar is rocked!
Milan Jovovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jovovic throws the left hand but Bar avoids the punch easily.
Bar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jovovic as he jumps to the side.
Jovovic misses with a hook
and Bar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jovovic won't be happy with that.
Bar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bar looks winded!
Bar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bar has an Americana. Jovovic didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bar is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bar hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jonny Bar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balin Trollslayer (ranked 29 p4p, 79 weight class) and Arturo Vargas (ranked 5 p4p, 11 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balin Trollslayer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Vargas!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
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.
Vargas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trollslayer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vargas forces Trollslayer back against the cage and clinches.
Vargas crunches a lovely knee into Trollslayer's ribcage.
I was talking to Trollslayer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Trollslayer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trollslayer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas misses with a punch to the body.
Trollslayer tightens his grip and picks Vargas up, before dumping him to the ground. Vargas manages to land in guard.
Trollslayer postures up in Vargas's guard and throws a big left but Vargas blocks it.
Vargas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trollslayer throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trollslayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trollslayer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Trollslayer is pushing down on Vargas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vargas is fighting to maintain full guard but Trollslayer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Trollslayer winds up and cracks Vargas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Trollslayer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vargas's head.
Trollslayer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Trollslayer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trollslayer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vargas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Trollslayer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vargas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Trollslayer thows a huge punch but Vargas dodges it nicely.
Trollslayer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
It looks like Arturo Vargas has been cut.
Trollslayer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vargas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trollslayer.
Trollslayer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vargas defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vargas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Trollslayer throwing shots but Vargas is blocking nicely.
Trollslayer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vargas defending well though.
Vargas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Trollslayer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Trollslayer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Trollslayer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vargas's head.
Trollslayer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vargas's head.
Trollslayer throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Vargas to regain full guard.
Vargas is controlling Trollslayer's posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trollslayer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That has opened up Arturo Vargas's cut even more.
Trollslayer postures up in Vargas's guard and throws a big left but Vargas blocks it.
Trollslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trollslayer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trollslayer throws a big elbow that misses.
Trollslayer throws a strike but Vargas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vargas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Trollslayer's guard.
Trollslayer trying to strike off his back.
Trollslayer pulls Vargas in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer controls Vargas momentarily but Vargas frees himself.
Vargas wanted to stand there but Trollslayer had control of the position.
Trollslayer striking off his back but it's not causing Vargas any problems.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Trollslayer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vargas is controlling Trollslayer's trapped leg to prevent Trollslayer from advancing to side control.
Vargas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trollslayer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balin Trollslayer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Vargas'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.
Vargas tries to clinch but Trollslayer is having none of it.
Vargas tries to clinch there but Trollslayer circles away.
Vargas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Trollslayer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Trollslayer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vargas can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trollslayer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vargas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollslayer landing some decent shots from guard.
Vargas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trollslayer.
Trollslayer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vargas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trollslayer is looking to work some ground and pound but Vargas has wrist control.
Trollslayer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trollslayer postures up and lands a big shot to Vargas's brow.
The cut above Arturo Vargas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Trollslayer throws a strike but Vargas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Trollslayer 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.
Trollslayer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vargas controls the pace.
Trollslayer 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Trollslayer is proving hard to escape from.
Trollslayer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Trollslayer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Vargas wants to stand and escape but instead Trollslayer has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Trollslayer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer throws a big right hand that misses.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trollslayer throws a strike but Vargas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vargas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vargas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four 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.
Vargas wants to get up but he can't break Trollslayer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Trollslayer wants to sweep but no luck.
Trollslayer is looking to sweep but instead, Vargas has passed into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vargas tries to stand but can't do so whilst Trollslayer controls his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balin Trollslayer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Vargas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vargas wants to clinch
and Trollslayer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Trollslayer with the ground and pound but Vargas uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Trollslayer stopping the sweep attempt from Vargas.
Trollslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vargas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trollslayer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer throwing strikes from guard but Vargas blocks nicely.
Trollslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trollslayer landing some decent shots from guard.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arturo Vargas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Balin Trollslayer!
Balin Trollslayer retains his heavyweight title!
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