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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eron Saunders (ranked 1391 p4p, 1420 weight class) and Fedor Vovchanchyn (ranked 177 p4p, 181 weight class). Fedor Vovchanchyn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders wants to clinch
and Vovchanchyn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saunders 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.
Saunders bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vovchanchyn's head backwards.
Saunders dips to his left and cracks Vovchanchyn with an uppercut!
Saunders cracks Vovchanchyn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saunders has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Saunders scores with a nice right hand.
 It looks like Fedor Vovchanchyn has been cut.
Saunders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vovchanchyn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Vovchanchyn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vovchanchyn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saunders.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saunders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vovchanchyn! But no joy.
Vovchanchyn catches Saunders with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vovchanchyn blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn connects with a nice looking jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saunders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch
and Saunders counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vovchanchyn thinking.
Vovchanchyn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saunders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saunders is looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn is avoiding it.
Saunders lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
 Vovchanchyn is rocked!
Vovchanchyn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vovchanchyn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vovchanchyn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vovchanchyn is still on wobbly legs! Can Saunders finish him?
Vovchanchyn misses with a lunging right hand
and Saunders counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saunders lands the left hand.
Vovchanchyn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saunders is looking to counter punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vovchanchyn ducks under a wild hook from Saunders.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vovchanchyn! But no joy.
Vovchanchyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vovchanchyn seems to have recovered his senses.
Saunders connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vovchanchyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saunders is looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn is avoiding it.
A big left from Vovchanchyn misses.
Vovchanchyn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vovchanchyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saunders was well out of range. Poor timing from Vovchanchyn.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vovchanchyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saunders is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saunders tries to clinch there but Vovchanchyn circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vovchanchyn! But no joy.
Saunders closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Saunders on the inside.
Vovchanchyn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saunders lands a nice looking body shot.
Saunders throws a body punch but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Saunders gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Vovchanchyn avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn lands an uppercut.
Saunders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vovchanchyn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saunders working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saunders.
Vovchanchyn breaks the clinch.
Saunders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saunders misses with a hook to the body
enabling Vovchanchyn to counter with a crisp jab.
Saunders tries to clinch there but Vovchanchyn circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Vovchanchyn misses.
Vovchanchyn connects with the punch.
Vovchanchyn cracks Saunders with an uppercut from hell and Saunders crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Vovchanchyn's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
 Saunders is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn throws a big right hand that misses.
Oh Saunders is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vovchanchyn content to stall in guard here.
Vovchanchyn won't allow Saunders to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn scoring with some ground and pound.
Vovchanchyn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saunders seems to have got his legs back now.
Vovchanchyn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saunders is keeping the position for now.
Vovchanchyn throwing strikes from guard but Saunders blocks nicely.
Saunders working a defensive guard here.
Vovchanchyn throws a strike but Saunders rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vovchanchyn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vovchanchyn doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fedor Vovchanchyn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fedor Vovchanchyn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vovchanchyn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vovchanchyn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saunders wants to clinch.
Vovchanchyn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saunders finds it's way round the side to connect with Vovchanchyn's head.
Saunders doesn't manage to clinch there - Vovchanchyn circles away.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saunders takes a step back to recover.
Fedor Vovchanchyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vovchanchyn counters with a beautiful punch that sends Saunders to the canvas!
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!
Vovchanchyn throws a strike but Saunders rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn pulls Saunders in close to prevent any damage.
Vovchanchyn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vovchanchyn is on top in guard.
Saunders utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vovchanchyn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vovchanchyn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vovchanchyn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vovchanchyn distracts Saunders with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saunders has momentary wrist control but Vovchanchyn slips an elbow through the middle.
Vovchanchyn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vovchanchyn throwing strikes but missing.
Vovchanchyn is working Saunders over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vovchanchyn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saunders working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vovchanchyn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vovchanchyn wants to control from the top but Saunders keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saunders misses with a two punch combination.
Saunders just misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn thows a leg kick but Saunders checks it
enabling Saunders to counter with a crisp jab.
Saunders misses the shot to the body.
Saunders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saunders scores with a decent looking hook.
Saunders throws a poor cross that misses
and Vovchanchyn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saunders connects with the punch.
Saunders closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vovchanchyn's elbow.
Vovchanchyn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
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!
Vovchanchyn blocks the elbow strike.
Vovchanchyn manages to break the clinch.
Saunders misses with a body shot.
Saunders tries to clinch
and Vovchanchyn counters with a huge left! Saunders is in big trouble! He's backing up but Vovchanchyn isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Saunders from any more damage. A dominating finish by Vovchanchyn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Vovchanchyn!
After winning the bout, Fedor Vovchanchyn 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jubei Akechi (ranked 823 p4p, 1392 weight class) and Balthazar Bolleke (ranked 109 p4p, 175 weight class). Jubei Akechi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jubei Akechi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balthazar Bolleke!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolleke avoids the body shot from Akechi.
Bolleke stuffs the takedown attempt from Akechi. Akechi gets slowly back to his feet.
Bolleke throws out a counter right but Akechi avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Bolleke does it's job there.
Akechi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bolleke!
Bolleke taking a bit of punishment here - Akechi scoring with strikes.
Bolleke can't do much from the bottom here.
Bolleke is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Akechi scoring with punches and elbows.
Akechi trying to control the position but Bolleke is working away.
Bolleke is trying to improve his position.
Akechi cracks Bolleke with a big elbow.
Akechi 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 one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke tries to buck Akechi off but Akechi is having none of it.
Bolleke looks to move to half guard but instead Akechi has passed into mount! Damn!
Akechi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Akechi cracks Bolleke with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jubei Akechi!
After the big win, Jubei Akechi made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Apothecary and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Johnson (ranked 583 p4p, 1928 weight class) and Kevin Jones (ranked 77 p4p, 241 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is On The Run . A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson connects with a leg kick.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
And Jones tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones looks to land a strike but Johnson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Jones trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Johnson 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
My spies in Gym inform me that Jones has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Johnson keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
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.
Jones wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson is looking to stand back up but Jones counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Johnson.
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Johnson won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson is in trouble now - Jones has advanced to mount!
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Johnson tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson regains half guard.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones not doing much here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Jones shoots and misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses the jab.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manny Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Jones postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson looking to control.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Jones won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Jones pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is just content to waste time from the top position. Johnson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones stops Johnson from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jones just manages to avoid it.
Manny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Jones.
Johnson throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson tries to sprawl but Jones drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Jones wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Jones passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Manny Johnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Manny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Jones.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson is being controlled here.
Johnson prevents Jones from moving into mount.
Johnson regains half guard, as Jones was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Jones controlling the action here.
Jones is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
That's two 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.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Jones prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Jones ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Manny Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Jones into the cage.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones misses with a takedown
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Jones has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Johnson!
An out of breath Manny Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xandao Couceiro (ranked 1908 p4p, 1470 weight class) and Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala (ranked 80 p4p, 55 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Couceiro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Welcome to my Nightmare- Alice Cooper. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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29
240
7 - 6 - 0 |
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29
230
13 - 11 - 0 |
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Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xandao Couceiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batirovenkekikala throws a shot from downtown. Couceiro moves away and avoids it.
Couceiro goes for a double leg but Batirovenkekikala avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Batirovenkekikala continues to drive forward.
A short uppercut from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Batirovenkekikala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Batirovenkekikala.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Couceiro backwards.
Couceiro can't get the takedown.
Batirovenkekikala has a couple of punches blocked by Couceiro.
Couceiro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Batirovenkekikala pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xandao Couceiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batirovenkekikala looks to throw the jab but Couceiro is out of range.
Nice shot by Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala works Couceiro's body with a nice hook.
Batirovenkekikala throws a shot from downtown. Couceiro moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Batirovenkekikala darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batirovenkekikala looks to land a right hand but Couceiro moved out of range.
Couceiro tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Batirovenkekikala manages to circle out of the way.
Couceiro takes one to the chin there.
Couceiro is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batirovenkekikala drops Couceiro with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Couceiro! Batirovenkekikala dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala!
A relieved looking Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Lee (ranked 1458 p4p, 882 weight class) and Guy River (ranked 188 p4p, 118 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Doomsday Clock. The crowd seem to be enjoying River's choice of entrance music: Gabon National Anthem. 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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25
155
12 - 6 - 0 |
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34
156
24 - 14 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy River!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee looks to land a body kick but River moved away.
A countering left hand to the body from River misses.
River throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lee lands with a cross.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
River misses with a hook.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at Cope's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
River plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
River on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Jeff Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lee avoids the head kick by River.
We've been informed that River has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee throws a push kick but River slaps the foot to one side.
River lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with a low kick.
Lee dips to his left and cracks River with an uppercut!
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Some bone on bone action there as River checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
River avoids a kick to the body.
Lee avoids the body shot from River.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent River stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
River lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good work by River as he checks the leg kick.
Lee missing with a left hand there. River was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
River throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from River.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee lands with a straight right. River didn't see that one coming.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by River.
River throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
River avoids the head kick by Lee.
Good shot there by Lee.
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
River looks to throw a body kick
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from River.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River tries to clinch up.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee connects with a leg kick.
Lee connects with a leg kick.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Lee throws a push kick but River slaps the foot to one side.
River lands a head shot.
River moves into the clinch.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee prevents a body shot from River.
River is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, River just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and River counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. River shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee throws a head kick but River moves out of range.
And River responds with a good body kick, but Lee manages to step out the way in time.
River walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Lee lands but River takes it in his stride.
A solid body kick from Lee.
Lee lands a head kick. River smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lee throws a wild body kick that River sees coming a mile off.
River misses with a wild body shot.
River takes a head kick and keeps coming.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee throws a head kick that River semi-blocks.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
River wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
River misses with a body shot.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River misses the shot to the body.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jeff Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Lee backing away here, and River unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lee works River's body with a nice hook.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but River moves his leg out of the way.
Lee misses with a body kick.
River looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
River lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
River misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Lee throws a hook but River blocks it.
Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a body kick but River moved away.
Lee throws a leg kick but River moved away.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee throws a head kick but River moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
River misses with a body shot
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee looks to land a body kick but River moved away.
River only half commits to the counter leg kick.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a head kick but River moves out of range.
River on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
River takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
River's corner calls for a 1-2. River obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
River swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind River 's knee.
Lee scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and River counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
River closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and River is able to avoid easily.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. River shrugs it off though.
Lee swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
River on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee keeps River at a distance using the push kick.
River checks a low kick from Lee.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. River shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
River fakes the leg kick and cracks Lee in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lee misses with a leg kick
and River holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by River.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting River counter with a right hand.
Lee tries to land a front kick but River steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
River lands with a nice body punch.
River fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jeff Lee will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee misses with a body kick.
River feints a counter leg kick.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by River.
Lee walks forward, straight into a front kick from River.
River drops Lee with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lee looks back up at him and smiles so River waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lee is rocked!
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
River is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
River lands a big uppercut and Lee crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lee looks OK. River waves Lee back to his feet!
River jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee misses with a body kick.
River connects with a leg kick.
River's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
River pushes Lee away with a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by River. River maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
River has Lee pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from River.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
Lee blocks a body shot from River.
Lee blocks a body shot from River.
Lee tries to circle away but River has him pinned against the cage.
Lee tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
River has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lee.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
River fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
River throws a head punch that misses.
River throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but River is controlling him.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, River has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the cage.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee prevents a body shot from River.
Lee blocks a body shot from River.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee tries to circle away but River has him pinned against the cage.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by River there.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like River was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River avoids the head kick by Lee.
Guy River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from River.
River throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
River connects with a crisp jab.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
River doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
River walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from River.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
River blocks a head kick by Lee.
River throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
River gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guy River seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
The referee calls for River to work.
River blocks an elbow strike.
Lee tries to circle away but River has him pinned against the cage.
River throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
River scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from River.
River tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee wants to stall.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guy River comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Lee!
Our winner, Jeff Lee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Dismantle (ranked 761 p4p, 408 weight class) and Hin Areni (ranked 71 p4p, 36 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dismantle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Come As You Are. The crowd seem to be enjoying Areni's choice of entrance music: Mosaique. 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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33
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39
145
23 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Dismantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hin Areni!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Areni misses its intended target.
Areni avoids the body shot from Dismantle.
A bone on bone clash there as Areni blocks the leg kick.
Dismantle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Areni swings for the body but Dismantle moves out of range.
Dismantle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Areni misses with a hook.
Dismantle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Areni's head.
Dismantle digs a good body shot into Areni's ribs.
Areni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Areni tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dismantle is able to avoid easily.
Areni has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Areni tries to land a leg kick but Dismantle saw it coming and moves away.
Areni misses with a lunging right hand
and Dismantle counters with a left to the body.
Dismantle moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Areni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dismantle.
Areni clobbers Dismantle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dismantle lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dismantle misses with an uppercut. Areni saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Areni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Areni moves into range and clinches up with Dismantle.
Dismantle swings wildly with an uppercut but Areni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dismantle prevents a body shot from Areni.
Areni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Areni breaks the clinch.
Areni misses with a hook. Dismantle ducked under it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Areni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Areni throws a jab but it's blocked by Dismantle.
Dismantle misses with a series of wild punches.
Dismantle tests Areni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Areni moves out of range as Dismantle throws a body kick.
Areni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dismantle.
Dismantle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Areni misses the shot to the body.
Dismantle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Areni lands a nice hook to Dismantle's body. Dismantle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Areni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dismantle.
Areni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dismantle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Areni misses with a straight right.
Areni walks into a stiff left hand from Dismantle.
Areni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dismantle was well out of range. Poor timing from Areni.
Dismantle blocks a jab.
Dismantle lands a nice hook to Areni's body. Areni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dismantle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Areni.
Areni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Areni takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dismantle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Areni lands a hook that snaps the head of Dismantle backwards.
Dismantle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Dismantle fails to land.
Dismantle tries to work over Areni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle tries a body shot but Areni blocks it.
Dismantle lands a right hand.
Areni leaning against his opponent.
Areni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Areni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Areni throws out a powerful jab.
Areni is looking to chop away at Dismantle's legs.
Areni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dismantle is looking to clinch but Areni is avoiding it.
Areni throws a low kick, looking for Dismantle's leg but Dismantle calmly moves out of range.
Dismantle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dismantle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dismantle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Areni avoids the body shot from Dismantle.
Areni misses with a low kick.
It looked like Dismantle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Areni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dismantle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Areni's hands.
Dismantle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Areni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Areni throws a head kick but Dismantle moves out of range.
Mickey Dismantle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Areni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dismantle closes the distance and clinches.
Areni is trying to drag Dismantle to the mat but Dismantle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dismantle pushes Areni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Areni drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dismantle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A left hand lands to the body for Dismantle.
Areni wants a takedown.
Mickey Dismantle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hin Areni.
A shot in the inside from Dismantle.
Dismantle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dismantle has a couple of punches blocked by Areni.
Areni gets through Dismantle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Areni misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dismantle.
Dismantle struggles to land a body shot inside as Areni controls his hands.
Areni is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dismantle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Dismantle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dismantle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Areni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Areni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Areni throws a head kick but Dismantle moves out of range.
Dismantle misses with a body shot.
Areni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dismantle counters with a stiff right hand.
Dismantle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dismantle throws an overhand right that lands on Areni's shoulder, as Areni tries to avoid the shot.
Dismantle looks to land a left hand but Areni moved out of range nicely.
Dismantle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dismantle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Areni.
Dismantle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That kick from Areni tenderised Dismantle's leg. Dismantle is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Areni.
Dismantle staying out of range there.
Areni throws an off balance right hand
letting Dismantle counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Areni.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Areni scores with a sloppy right hand. Dismantle should have avoided that one.
Areni throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Areni, right into the meat of the thigh.
Areni scores with a sloppy right hand. Dismantle should have avoided that one.
Areni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dismantle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Areni.
Dismantle thumps Areni with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Areni checks a leg kick.
Dismantle slips under a jab from Areni.
Dismantle is looking for a counter combo.
Areni shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Areni missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dismantle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Areni seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Areni is pressing down on Dismantle's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dismantle is holding on for now.
Dismantle is not content to let Areni control the position.
Areni 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.
Areni missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Areni is trying to control the action in half guard but Dismantle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Areni has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dismantle has hold of Areni's hands but Areni slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Areni seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dismantle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dismantle is looking to escape.
Areni throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Areni thows a huge punch but Dismantle dodges it nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice body punch from Areni.
Areni tries to move into range but Dismantle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Areni blocks the leg kick.
Areni just misses with a punch to the body.
Areni cracks Dismantle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dismantle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Areni scores with a jab to the body.
Areni walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Areni throws an overhand right that lands on Dismantle's shoulder, as Dismantle tries to avoid the shot.
Dismantle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Areni swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dismantle tries to bum rush Areni with a series of wild strikes but Areni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dismantle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Areni manages to avoid it.
Areni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dismantle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Areni moves away.
Areni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hin Areni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dismantle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Areni finds it's way round the side to connect with Dismantle's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Areni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dismantle.
Dismantle walks into a jab.
Areni blocks a head kick by Dismantle.
Areni tries to land a leg kick but Dismantle saw it coming and moves away.
Areni swings widly with a right hand
and Dismantle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dismantle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dismantle doesn't manage to clinch there - Areni circles away.
A cross from Areni lands.
Areni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dismantle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dismantle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dismantle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dismantle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Areni gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Areni ducks right into an uppercut from Dismantle.
Areni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dismantle.
Areni doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hin Areni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Areni 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 Dismantle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dismantle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Areni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dismantle.
Areni loads up on a big right hand but Dismantle slips the punch.
Dismantle fires out a quick counter leg kick but Areni just manages to avoid it.
Dismantle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Areni's head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Areni or perhaps it was just good defense by Dismantle, which made it look bad.
Areni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Areni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dismantle.
Areni swats away the attempt to clinch by Dismantle.
Areni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dismantle blocks a jab.
Areni misses with an uppercut
letting Dismantle counter with a right hand.
Dismantle looks to land a left hand but Areni moved out of range nicely.
Areni misses the shot to the body.
Dismantle has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Areni throws a punch but it's blocked by Dismantle.
Dismantle is pressed up against the cage. Areni has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dismantle down to the mat. Dismantle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dismantle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Areni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Areni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dismantle looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dismantle closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Areni.
Areni has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dismantle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mickey Dismantle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hin Areni.
Dismantle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dismantle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Areni.
Areni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Areni.
Areni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dismantle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dismantle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Areni misses with a body shot.
Areni throws a sloppy head kick and Dismantle moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dismantle moves out of range of the body kick.
Areni misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Dismantle - just one landing.
Areni is looking to chop away at Dismantle's legs.
Dismantle throws a body punch but Areni moves out of range.
Areni appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dismantle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dismantle cracks Areni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Areni throws a leg kick
and Dismantle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dismantle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Areni.
Dismantle misses the shot to the body.
Areni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Areni motions for Dismantle to come forward. Areni throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dismantle scores with a hook to the body. Areni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dismantle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Areni.
Areni staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Areni lands a jab.
Dismantle misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Dismantle coming out on top.
Dismantle with the inside leg kick.
Areni scores with a nice head shot.
A cross from Areni lands.
Dismantle missing with a left hand there. Areni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dismantle looks to land a left hand but Areni moved out of range nicely.
Dismantle darts in and clinches Areni up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Areni.
Areni throws a punch but it's blocked by Dismantle.
Areni breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Dismantle misses.
Areni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Areni throws a shot from downtown. Dismantle moves away and avoids it.
Areni throws a leg kick but Dismantle moved away.
Areni throws a lazy right hand but Dismantle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dismantle gets caught flat footed, as Areni shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Areni working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Areni pushing down on Dismantle's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Areni wants to free his trapped foot but Dismantle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dismantle gets back to full guard.
Areni scoring with some ground and pound.
Areni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dismantle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dismantle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dismantle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hin Areni.
I think Areni 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hin Areni!
Hin Areni managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Ryan (ranked 655 p4p, 129 weight class) and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (ranked 92 p4p, 22 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaegerjaquez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Ryan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jaegerjaquez.
Ryan throws a hook to the side of Jaegerjaquez's head but Jaegerjaquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jaegerjaquez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jaegerjaquez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick lands for Jaegerjaquez.
Ryan throws the left hand but Jaegerjaquez avoids the punch easily.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaegerjaquez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ryan throwing a counter right hand but Jaegerjaquez manages to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ryan doesn't seem bothered though.
Jaegerjaquez misses the shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan misses with a looping right.
Ryan looks to throw the jab but Jaegerjaquez is out of range.
Jaegerjaquez avoids the body shot from Ryan.
A little jabbing left from Jaegerjaquez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaegerjaquez.
Ryan takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws an off balance right hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryan throws an overhand right that lands on Jaegerjaquez's shoulder, as Jaegerjaquez tries to avoid the shot.
Ryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaegerjaquez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryan swings widly with a right hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Jaegerjaquez misses the shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez throws a push kick but Ryan slaps the foot to one side.
Ryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Jaegerjaquez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Ryan.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan throws a hook but Jaegerjaquez blocks it.
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Jaegerjaquez misses.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Jaegerjaquez.
Ryan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Ryan does no damage.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ryan is looking to take a break and control but Jaegerjaquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ryan is looking to advance position but Jaegerjaquez won't allow it.
Jaegerjaquez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaegerjaquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan won't allow Jaegerjaquez to sweep him here.
Jaegerjaquez keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.
Jaegerjaquez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jaegerjaquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
Ryan slips a straight right by Jaegerjaquez.
A big right from Jaegerjaquez misses.
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.
Ryan throws a hook but Jaegerjaquez blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ryan misses the target.
Ryan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jaegerjaquez throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ryan swings widly with a right hand
letting Jaegerjaquez counter with a right hand.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a punch to the head.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaegerjaquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Ryan throws an off balance right hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a leg kick.
Ryan misses the body punch
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Ryan misses its intended target.
Ryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ryan shoots for a double leg takedown but Jaegerjaquez sprawls well. He's pushed Ryan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ryan shoots in for a double leg but Jaegerjaquez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez dominated that round.
That's time! Ryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaegerjaquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaegerjaquez stuns Ryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jaegerjaquez swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez tries to work over Ryan's front leg with a kick but Ryan checks it.
Jaegerjaquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Jaegerjaquez misses with an uppercut
and Ryan counters with a left to the body.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaegerjaquez.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jaegerjaquez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryan backing away here, and Jaegerjaquez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jaegerjaquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Jab from Jaegerjaquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez keeps Ryan at a distance using the push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ryan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaegerjaquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaegerjaquez staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Jaegerjaquez misses.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jaegerjaquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaegerjaquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryan's corner calls for a 1-2. Ryan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jaegerjaquez works Ryan's body with a nice hook.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ryan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jaegerjaquez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ryan throws a hook to the side of Jaegerjaquez's head but Jaegerjaquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaegerjaquez slips a jab from Ryan.
It seemed like Jaegerjaquez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a right hand
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaegerjaquez connects with a body shot that sends Ryan's belly button to the back.
Jaegerjaquez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ryan back to the cage. Jaegerjaquez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jaegerjaquez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaegerjaquez thuds his shin into the meat of Ryan's side.
Ryan misses with a double jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ryan.
Ryan throws a looping overhand right but Jaegerjaquez ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Jaegerjaquez.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaegerjaquez throws a solid leg kick but Ryan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryan backing away here, and Jaegerjaquez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ryan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jaegerjaquez is trying to defend but Ryan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wants to take a breather but Jaegerjaquez is having none of it.
Ryan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jaegerjaquez is looking to improve his position.
Ryan trying to control the action but Jaegerjaquez is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
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.
Ryan is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Jaegerjaquez keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.
Ryan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jaegerjaquez counters with an outside leg kick.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jaegerjaquez sprawls well initially but Ryan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jaegerjaquez wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez 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!
Ryan throws an overhand right that lands on Jaegerjaquez's shoulder, as Jaegerjaquez tries to avoid the shot.
Ryan closes the distance and clinches up with Jaegerjaquez, looking for a takedown. Ryan pushes Jaegerjaquez against the cage but Jaegerjaquez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ryan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ryan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ryan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A lazy left from Jaegerjaquez finds it's target.
Ryan scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan misses with a hook to the body
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice body shot.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jaegerjaquez throws the kick towards the body but Ryan avoids it.
Ryan is looking to counter punch.
Jaegerjaquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez throws a looping overhand right but Ryan ducks down to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a wild body shot.
Jaegerjaquez motions for Ryan to come forward. Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan slips under a jab from Jaegerjaquez.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Jaegerjaquez slips the punch.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a sloppy right hand. Ryan should have avoided that one.
Ryan connects with a body shot that sends Jaegerjaquez's belly button to the back.
Jaegerjaquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ryan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jaegerjaquez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ryan.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a looping left.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a looping left.
Ryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ryan moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez works the jab nicely.
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!
Jaegerjaquez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaegerjaquez looks to land a body kick but Ryan moved away.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Ryan misses
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a good low kick that Ryan was not able to check.
Jaegerjaquez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jaegerjaquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ryan misses with an uppercut
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ryan has his takedown stuffed
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Ryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jaegerjaquez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ryan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ryan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a body shot.
Ryan clinches up with Jaegerjaquez and pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jaegerjaquez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Eddie Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaegerjaquez gets underhooks to prevent Ryan's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to work over Jaegerjaquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaegerjaquez blocks an elbow strike from Ryan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaegerjaquez.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaegerjaquez works on Ryan's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaegerjaquez is working Ryan over against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Good body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a right to the head.
Jaegerjaquez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Jaegerjaquez is stalling here.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jaegerjaquez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
A very excited looking Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Surianglek Sitsongrit (ranked 62 p4p, 106 weight class) and Hugo Loris (ranked 10 p4p, 19 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Surianglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Loris!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sitsongrit lunges at Loris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Loris's hand.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
A jab from Loris misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Loris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Loris has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Loris, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Loris saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Loris ducked under it nicely.
Surianglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Loris only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Loris shoots for a takedown but Sitsongrit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Loris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Loris.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Loris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit stuns Loris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Loris was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Loris connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loris.
Loris misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Loris swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Loris misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Loris! But no joy.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Loris's knee but Loris avoids it well.
A big right from Loris misses.
Sitsongrit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Loris.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Loris unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loris only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Loris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Loris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Loris throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Loris only half commits.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Loris misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loris.
Loris misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Loris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Loris checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loris.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loris moves away.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Loris throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A jab from Loris misses.
Loris looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Loris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sitsongrit sprawls well. Sitsongrit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Loris gets slowly back to his feet.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Loris.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Loris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Loris tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Loris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit jabs Loris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Loris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loris working away.
Sitsongrit parries the strikes from Loris easily there. Loris is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sitsongrit to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loris controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Sitsongrit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sitsongrit is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Sitsongrit is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Loris asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Loris tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sitsongrit's legs.
Sitsongrit explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Surianglek Sitsongrit 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.
Loris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Loris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit clinches.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loris's elbow.
Loris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Loris scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit pushes Loris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Loris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Loris.
Loris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Loris swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Loris.
Loris misses the shot to the body.
Loris misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Loris circles away.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Loris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Loris.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Loris.
Loris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Loris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Loris on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loris can do to turn this around?
Loris checks a leg kick.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Loris throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Loris moved out of range.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loris moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Loris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Loris misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Loris fails to land the takedown.
As Loris backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Loris keeps it at a distance.
Loris wants to counter the offense by Sitsongrit and move into the clinch position.
Sitsongrit lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Loris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Loris throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Loris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lunges at Loris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Loris's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loris.
Loris lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loris.
Loris misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Loris looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Loris works the jab nicely.
Loris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loris.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loris.
Loris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Loris throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loris throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Loris ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Loris takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Loris lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Loris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Loris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Loris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Loris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Loris keeps the fight on the outside.
Loris throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Loris shakes it off.
Loris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit thumps Loris with a low kick.
Loris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loris misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Loris finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Loris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Surianglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Loris! But no joy.
Loris throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Loris lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Loris lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loris throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Loris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loris.
Loris throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loris takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Loris is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Loris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Loris throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Loris 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.
Loris 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.
Loris moves out of range of the body kick.
Loris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Loris connects with an inside leg kick.
Loris blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Loris.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Loris down.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Loris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Loris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Loris scrambles back to his feet.
Loris throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Loris misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sitsongrit looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sitsongrit sneaks out the side door and pushes Loris away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loris.
Loris throws a fast counter high kick but Sitsongrit manages to duck under it in time.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Loris moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Loris throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loris misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Loris catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Loris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit darts in trying to clinch
and Loris counters with a stiff right hand.
Loris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Loris's legs.
Loris cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Loris misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loris connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Loris releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Loris connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Loris throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Loris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Loris unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Loris circles away and keeps his distance.
Loris wants to counter the offense by Sitsongrit and move into the clinch position.
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Loris misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Loris.
Loris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Loris lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Loris loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loris tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Loris misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit forces Loris back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit thumps Loris with a low kick.
Sitsongrit walks into a stiff left hand from Loris.
Loris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Loris's ribcage but misses.
Loris looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Loris misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Loris on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Surianglek Sitsongrit did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Loris.
Loris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab by Loris.
Loris ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Loris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Loris counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Loris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Loris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Loris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit drives through and clinches with Loris against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Loris blocks an uppercut.
Loris lands a body shot.
Loris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Loris avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Loris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Loris blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Loris blocks it.
Loris tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit prevents a takedown attempt there.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Loris.
Sitsongrit taking a breather.
Loris is trying to maintain a safe position but Sitsongrit gets an underhook and turns Loris into the cage.
Loris breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Loris's shoulder, as Loris tries to avoid the shot.
Loris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Loris moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit defending well as Loris loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loris catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Loris misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy head kick
and Loris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loris avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Loris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Loris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit works Loris's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Loris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Loris throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Loris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Loris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Loris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Loris misses its intended target.
Loris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch
and Loris counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Loris to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sitsongrit has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Loris off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Loris.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Loris throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Loris scores with a nice strike.
Loris shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sitsongrit keeping moving, preventing Loris from controlling successfully.
Loris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Loris controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Loris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sitsongrit has his hands on Loris's head, controlling the position.
Loris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Loris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Loris looking to pass the guard.
Loris trying to control but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hugo Loris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a two punch combo.
Sitsongrit lands a head kick. Loris smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sitsongrit misses with a two punch combination.
Loris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loris.
A leg kick checked by Loris.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Loris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Loris shoots in and drives through. Sitsongrit sprawls well.
Sitsongrit instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loris.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Loris is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit is pressed up against the cage. Loris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sitsongrit down to the mat. Sitsongrit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Loris avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Loris throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Loris tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Loris momentarily.
Loris connects with a looping right hand.
Loris tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Loris checks it.
Sitsongrit punishes Loris's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Loris drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the body
and Loris counters with a left to the body.
Hugo Loris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Loris.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Loris.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Loris.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Loris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
Loris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Loris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Loris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sitsongrit prevents Loris from improving position.
Loris misses with the ground and pound.
Sitsongrit prevents Loris from moving into mount.
Sitsongrit tries to buck Loris off but Loris is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sitsongrit keeps working.
Loris tries for a kimura but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Sitsongrit wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Loris misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Loris trying to control the action but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom.
Sitsongrit prevents Loris from improving position.
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.
Sitsongrit pushes Loris away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Loris gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sitsongrit managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Loris.
Loris lands a decent elbow from side control.
Loris has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sitsongrit!
Surianglek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Loris jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Loris tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sitsongrit's legs.
Loris working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Surianglek Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sitsongrit 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surianglek Sitsongrit!
Surianglek Sitsongrit retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Surianglek Sitsongrit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Johnson (ranked 305 p4p, 298 weight class) and Wanderlei Rua (ranked 21 p4p, 19 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Don't say nuthin'. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Karim Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wanderlei Rua!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Wanderlei Rua has been cut.
Rua has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
Rua cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rua thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rua missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Rua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rua counters with an outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Wanderlei Rua's cut even more.
Rua misses with a looping right.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Rua's front leg but catches the back leg as Rua tries to avoid it.
Rua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body
and Rua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Rua throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Johnson. Rua shrugs it off though.
Rua looks winded!
Rua misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johnson - that will leave a mark!
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Rua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson keeps Rua at a distance using the push kick.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Rua moved out of range nicely.
Rua darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnson lands a big head kick that sends Rua tumbling to the mat! Johnson takes a step backwards and waves Rua back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Rua misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson drops Rua with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rua looks back up at him and smiles so Johnson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wanderlei Rua's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wanderlei Rua's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Karim Johnson!
Karim Johnson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Sanguinetti (ranked 49 p4p, 107 weight class) and Charles Tucker (ranked 7 p4p, 17 weight class). Tucker has chosen Faith of The Heart as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Sanguinetti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker throws the left hand but Sanguinetti avoids the punch easily.
Sanguinetti scores with the left hand. Tucker knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Charles Tucker has been cut.
Tucker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanguinetti circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanguinetti misses the target.
Sanguinetti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tucker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti throwing a counter right hand but Tucker manages to avoid it.
Sanguinetti slips a jab from Tucker.
Jab from Sanguinetti.
Tucker throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanguinetti.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanguinetti misses the target.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Sanguinetti.
Tucker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanguinetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tucker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker misses the body punch
and Sanguinetti counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tucker! Sanguinetti lets Tucker back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Sanguinetti misses with a straight right.
Sanguinetti moves forwards but Tucker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanguinetti cracks Tucker with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Tucker tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Sanguinetti pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Tucker is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orlando Sanguinetti!
Orlando Sanguinetti retains his light heavyweight title!
Orlando Sanguinetti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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