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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tear Drop Drake (ranked 3745 p4p, 3207 weight class) and Antonio Williston (ranked 434 p4p, 391 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Tear Drop Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Williston!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Williston
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drake moves into the clinch successfully.
Williston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drake avoiding damage as Williston throws knees to the body.
Williston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Antonio Williston has been cut.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Drake.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
Williston managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
Drake connects with a knee to the head.
 Williston is rocked!
Williston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williston is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Drake lands a shoulder strike.
Drake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Williston is blocking nicely.
Drake working the clinch nicely. Williston is working for position but Drake cracks him with a big knee to the head! Williston crumples up against the cage and Drake lands two more shots before the ref can save Williston! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Tear Drop Drake!
Tear Drop Drake very nearly forgot to thank Un-Kaged Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blade Blake (ranked 2737 p4p, 4193 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 382 p4p, 525 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels connects with a body shot.
Blake tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels feints and then cracks Blake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blake down.
Blake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blade Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake tries to clinch up.
Daniels tries to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick misses from Daniels.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daniels moves into range and clinches up with Blake.
Blake drags the fight down to the ground.
Blake keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
Blake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blake definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blake keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
Daniels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Daniels postures up.
Daniels throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake looking for a guillotine here but Daniels defends easily.
Blake is looking for a triangle but Daniels pushes his legs off easily.
Blake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Daniels is sitting in close to Blake's body. Blake has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Daniels is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Daniels is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Blake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Blade Blake!
A very excited looking Blade Blake 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Sins (ranked 2878 p4p, 3522 weight class) and Gunnar Murphy (ranked 372 p4p, 435 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Johnny Sins has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Sins seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Sins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sins tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
As Sins backs off Murphy throws a huge counter combo but Sins manages to avoid it all.
A big right from Sins misses.
Sins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murphy at a distance.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sins misses with a hook
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnny Sins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sins throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Sins swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Johnny Sins has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a crisp one two that drops Sins! Murphy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sins to his feet! Sins is in big trouble!
 Sins is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sins misses the body punch
and Murphy counters with a right hand from hell and Sins is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunnar Murphy!
Our winner, Gunnar Murphy, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Chaz Popizicki (ranked 2384 p4p, 3680 weight class) and Noel Reine (ranked 303 p4p, 431 weight class). Noel Reine will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chaz Popizicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noel Reine!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reine throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Popizicki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Reine has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Popizicki escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Popizicki!
Popizicki advances to mount.
Reine is wriggling around trying to escape.
Popizicki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Reine is working to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popizicki controlling from mount.
Popizicki is landing with some decent strikes but Reine is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Reine can't escape the position.
Popizicki raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popizicki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popizicki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Popizicki! Reine is hurt baaadly! Popizicki is firing away with more strikes - Reine is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chaz Popizicki!
A relieved looking Chaz Popizicki 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Volodimir Borrisinov (ranked 2736 p4p, 2378 weight class) and Peter Dinklage (ranked 159 p4p, 142 weight class). Peter Dinklage will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Volodimir Borrisinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Dinklage!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borrisinov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Borrisinov looks to land a right hand but Dinklage moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Borrisinov.
Borrisinov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dinklage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Borrisinov swings widly with a right hand
and Dinklage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dinklage closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Dinklage on the inside.
Dinklage is pushing Borrisinov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borrisinov letting Dinklage take a breather here.
Dinklage gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Borrisinov.
Dinklage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Borrisinov backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borrisinov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dinklage pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volodimir Borrisinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dinklage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dinklage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Borrisinov can't get the takedown.
Borrisinov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dinklage avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Borrisinov wants to take the fight to the mat but Dinklage manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dinklage lands a nice shot to the body.
Borrisinov is trying to drag Dinklage to the mat but Dinklage just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A hook to the body from Dinklage.
Borrisinov has Dinklage pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dinklage manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dinklage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dinklage.
Borrisinov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Borrisinov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dinklage has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Borrisinov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dinklage can turn it around.
A nice left hand lands by Dinklage.
Borrisinov has Dinklage pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dinklage manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dinklage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Borrisinov can't get the takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Dinklage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage is pressed up against the cage. Borrisinov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dinklage down to the mat. Dinklage avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Borrisinov is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borrisinov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Borrisinov is rocked!
Dinklage drops Borrisinov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Borrisinov looks back up at him and smiles so Dinklage waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Borrisinov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Borrisinov is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Dinklage doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Borrisinov crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Borrisinov's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Dinklage!
After winning the bout, Peter Dinklage 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Maurelli (ranked 2305 p4p, 2223 weight class) and Jacob Hopson (ranked 296 p4p, 290 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Maurelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Hopson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maurelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maurelli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopson.
It looked like Maurelli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jacob Hopson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopson swinging wildly here.
Hopson lands an overhand right.
Maurelli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hopson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maurelli.
Maurelli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maurelli misses with a looping right.
Hopson throws a counter combo.
Maurelli misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maurelli throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopson.
Maurelli throws a hook but Hopson avoids it easily.
Hopson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Hopson.
Hopson looks to land a left hand but Maurelli moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Maurelli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hopson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maurelli misses with a shot to the body
letting Hopson counter with a right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hopson.
Hopson throws a head kick that Maurelli semi-blocks.
Hopson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hopson throws a head kick but Maurelli moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Maurelli tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopson misses with a hook
and Hopson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jacob Hopson has been cut.
Hopson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maurelli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maurelli lands a jab to Hopson's midsection.
Hopson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hopson misses with a wild body shot.
Hopson misses with a straight right.
Maurelli slips under a jab from Hopson.
Maurelli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hopson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hopson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maurelli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Hopson catches Maurelli right on the button with a cross.
Maurelli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maurelli.
Maurelli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maurelli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hopson lands a jab-cross combination.
Hopson misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Hopson.
Hopson scores with a jab.
Hopson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maurelli moves away from the strike by Hopson.
Hopson misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Maurelli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maurelli looks to land a left hand but Hopson moved out of range nicely.
Maurelli 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.
Hopson looks to score with a jab to the body but Maurelli is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Maurelli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maurelli moves out of range of the body kick.
Hopson tries to land a front kick but Maurelli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hopson misses with the combination.
Hopson misses with a hook. Maurelli ducked under it nicely.
Hopson misses with a body kick.
Maurelli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hopson looks to land a left hand but Maurelli moved out of range nicely.
Hopson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hopson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maurelli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hopson scrambles back to his feet.
Maurelli moves away from the strike by Hopson.
Hopson throws a looping overhand right but Maurelli ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Maurelli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hopson.
Maurelli misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Hopson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hopson tries to work over Maurelli's front leg with a kick but Maurelli checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hopson.
A slow jab from Hopson misses its intended target.
It looked like Maurelli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Maurelli misses its intended target.
Hopson throws a leg kick
enabling Maurelli to counter with a crisp jab.
Maurelli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hopson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maurelli had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopson connects with a right hand. Maurelli shakes it off.
Maurelli misses with a straight right.
Hopson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maurelli. Maurelli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maurelli needs to keep his hands up - Hopson had a free shot at his head there.
Maurelli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maurelli with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Hopson tenderised Maurelli's leg. Maurelli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maurelli misses with a straight right.
Hopson throws a right hand that Maurelli ducks under and follows up with a left that Maurelli also avoids with ease.
Hopson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Hopson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Hopson's cut.
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.
Maurelli connects with a crisp jab.
Maurelli on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hopson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maurelli's head.
Hopson lands with an uppercut that bounces Maurelli off the cage and back into range.
Hopson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maurelli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hopson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hopson pushes Maurelli away with a front kick.
A punch combination from Hopson misses.
Hopson looks for the body kick but Maurelli saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Maurelli.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopson lands with an uppercut that bounces Maurelli off the cage and back into range.
Hopson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hopson cracks Maurelli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hopson staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurelli slips a jab from Hopson.
Hopson throws a poor cross that misses
and Maurelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Maurelli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hopson ducks under a wild hook from Maurelli.
A lazy body kick from Hopson
and Maurelli counters with a head kick. That will keep Hopson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hopson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maurelli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopson doesn't seem bothered though.
Hopson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maurelli thumps Hopson with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maurelli. Hopson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maurelli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maurelli tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Hopson misses
and Maurelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hopson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hopson slips a jab from Maurelli.
Maurelli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hopson thuds his right hand into Maurelli's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hopson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maurelli.
Maurelli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head kick by Hopson misses
and Hopson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopson catches Maurelli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maurelli misses the shot to the body.
Maurelli throws an overhand right that lands on Hopson's shoulder, as Hopson tries to avoid the shot.
Maurelli moves out of range as Hopson strikes.
Hopson slips a jab from Maurelli.
Maurelli throws a sloppy head kick and Hopson moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Maurelli might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Hopson.
Maurelli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maurelli manages to avoid it.
Hopson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maurelli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jacob Hopson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hopson throws the kick towards the body but Maurelli avoids it.
Hopson is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Maurelli misses the target.
Hopson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopson throws a lazy head kick
and Maurelli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hopson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maurelli moves away.
Hopson throws a hook to the side of Maurelli's head but Maurelli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maurelli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hopson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hopson throws a series of punches but Maurelli moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hopson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maurelli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hopson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopson throws a sloppy body shot
and Maurelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopson missing with a left hand there. Maurelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maurelli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hopson. That's going to slow Maurelli down.
Maurelli misses with a straight left.
Maurelli drops his hands momentarily and Hopson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maurelli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maurelli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maurelli takes a step back to recover.
Hopson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hopson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maurelli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Hopson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacob Hopson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hopson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maurelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Maurelli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maurelli.
Maurelli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopson swinging wildly here.
Good work by Maurelli as he checks the leg kick.
Hopson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hopson clobbers Maurelli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hopson throws a right and a left that Maurelli avoids nicely.
Maurelli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maurelli throws a looping overhand right but Hopson ducks down to avoid it.
Hopson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maurelli misses with a looping right.
Maurelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurelli moves away from the strike by Hopson.
Hopson throws a head kick that misses.
Maurelli misses with an uppercut.
Maurelli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopson slips a straight right by Maurelli.
Hopson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maurelli is looking to counter punch.
Hopson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maurelli. Maurelli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Maurelli misses.
Hopson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maurelli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hopson scores with a one two! Maurelli had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maurelli misses with a hook. Hopson ducked under it nicely.
Maurelli misses with a looping left.
Chris Maurelli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacob Hopson 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.
Hopson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maurelli appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hopson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hopson blocks a head kick by Maurelli.
Hopson throws the kick towards the body but Maurelli avoids it.
Hopson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maurelli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hopson throws a leg kick which misses Maurelli's front leg but catches the back leg as Maurelli tries to avoid it.
Hopson connects with a right hand. Maurelli shakes it off.
Maurelli avoids the head kick by Hopson.
Maurelli misses the jab.
Hopson lands with a straight right. Maurelli didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson throws a right hand that misses
letting Maurelli counter with a right hand.
Maurelli takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maurelli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maurelli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maurelli misses with a hook to the body
and Hopson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maurelli's knee momentarily.
Maurelli slips a straight right by Hopson.
Maurelli stuns Hopson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hopson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maurelli if he has to take too many more of those.
Hopson missing with a left hand there. Maurelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maurelli will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hopson - that will leave a mark!
Maurelli throws a shot from downtown. Hopson moves away and avoids it.
Hopson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hopson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maurelli manages to avoid it.
Maurelli takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopson misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maurelli.
Hopson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hopson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maurelli backs up against the cage.
Maurelli staying out of range there.
Hopson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A lazy left from Hopson finds it's target.
Hopson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hopson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hopson moves away from the strike by Maurelli.
Maurelli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hopson is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Hopson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hopson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Hopson!
A very excited looking Jacob Hopson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Johnson (ranked 2012 p4p, 2117 weight class) and Jesse Kruger (ranked 268 p4p, 281 weight class). Marcus Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jesse Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger misses with a shot to the body
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
so Kruger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Johnson pulls Kruger in to control the position.
Kruger scoring with some ground and pound.
Kruger throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kruger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kruger on the ground.
Johnson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Kruger is having none of it.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Kruger from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kruger throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kruger's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Kruger is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kruger is on top in guard.
Kruger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson is controlling Kruger's posture.
Kruger looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kruger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kruger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kruger is retaining full guard.
Kruger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kruger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kruger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Kruger's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson gets to his feet - Kruger follows without any prompting.
Kruger drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Kruger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kruger misses with a low kick.
It looked like Johnson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kruger.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruger is just out of range.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kruger counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson tries to bench press Kruger off him but Kruger keeps the position.
Kruger is trying to ground and pound but Johnson uses the momentary lack of control by Kruger to regain half guard.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Kruger has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kruger passes to side control.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesse Kruger will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
And Kruger tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kruger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Kruger has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruger.
Jesse Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kruger lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Kruger is out of range.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kruger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson pushes Kruger off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger avoids the body shot from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kruger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kruger throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kruger counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Kruger goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Johnson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kruger but great work by Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger struggling a bit here.
Kruger is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Kruger gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kruger is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Johnson seems content to control.
Kruger tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kruger tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Kruger looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kruger tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kruger is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Kruger wants to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson is controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kruger misses with a wild body shot.
Kruger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Kruger avoids the body shot from Johnson.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Kruger misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Johnson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kruger misses the shot to the body.
Kruger moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Kruger changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kruger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kruger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson cracks Kruger with an open hand slap.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Kruger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruger cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruger can do to turn this around?
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Kruger.
Kruger connects with a body shot.
Kruger's coach down at Combat Wombat Burrow was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kruger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Jesse Kruger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kruger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson has control of Kruger's left arm, preventing Kruger from doing any damage.
Kruger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kruger wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Kruger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.
Kruger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johnson trying to control but Kruger is working from the bottom.
Kruger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruger with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Kruger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kruger is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kruger chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Kruger is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Kruger from controlling successfully.
Kruger might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johnson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Johnson pulls Kruger in close to his closed guard and prevents Kruger from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kruger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kruger throws a big elbow that 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.
Kruger wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Kruger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kruger looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Kruger drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Johnson defends it well.
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kruger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Kruger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Johnson.
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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Johnson!
Marcus Johnson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adriel Nayati (ranked 1763 p4p, 1649 weight class) and Thomas Carden (ranked 234 p4p, 223 weight class). Nayati comes to the cage accompanied by Indian Calling - At War. Carden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Simple Man. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adriel Nayati!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Carden!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nayati closes the distance and clinches up with Carden, looking for a takedown. Nayati pushes Carden against the cage but Carden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nayati takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carden lands a right hook to the body.
Nayati steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carden.
Nayati shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Carden is trying to defend but Nayati finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Carden is looking to improve his position.
Nayati wants to work for an arm triangle but Carden is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nayati is keen to just control but Carden is a slippery customer.
Nayati sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carden defending well though.
Nayati sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carden defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayati is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nayati takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nayati throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Carden to regain full guard.
Carden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nayati throws an elbow that misses. Carden uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nayati's guard. Nice move by Carden!
Carden trying to control the position from guard on top but Nayati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carden sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nayati looking for a sweep. Not yet Nayati, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carden is looking to work some ground and pound but Nayati has wrist control.
Nayati has his foot on Carden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carden works his way back into a safe position though.
Nayati looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nayati manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carden manages to get himself to full guard.
Carden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nayati works over Carden with some ground and pound from guard.
Carden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nayati.
Nayati throwing strikes but missing.
Carden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nayati.
Carden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nayati. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nayati pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carden is keeping the position for now.
Carden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nayati thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nayati accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nayati 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.
Nayati postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Carden is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nayati, into his guard.
Nayati is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nayati works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nayati looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carden connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carden trying to control but Nayati is working from the bottom.
Nayati wants to sweep but no luck.
Nayati is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nayati tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nayati looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adriel Nayati dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carden throws a nice looking combination but Nayati bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nayati gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nayati blocks a jab.
Carden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nayati counters with a takedown into side control.
Nayati working the strikes but Carden uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nayati has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Nayati is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carden has managed to free his arm - good work.
Adriel Nayati overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carden is looking to control Nayati's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carden avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nayati thows a huge punch but Carden dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nayati lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nayati.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nayati throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nayati is looking to take a break and control but Carden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nayati lands a nice short elbow.
Nayati missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nayati wants to free his trapped foot but Carden is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nayati thows a huge punch but Carden dodges it nicely.
Carden on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carden is trying to control but can't.
Nayati not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carden has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nayati is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayati tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carden knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Carden wants to get back to full guard.
Carden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nayati.
Nayati is trying to work for a kimura but Carden is defending well.
Ground and pound from Nayati.
Nayati tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carden knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nayati looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayati looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nayati lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nayati throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nayati not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nayati.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carden is trying to control but can't.
Nayati is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Carden reverses the position - he's now on top in Nayati's guard.
Carden throwing strikes from guard but Nayati blocks nicely.
Nayati has his foot on Carden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carden works his way back into a safe position though.
Nayati is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carden can do to turn this around?
Nayati is looking for a triangle here but Carden uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Carden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nayati keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carden creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adriel Nayati dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nayati keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nayati drives through with a takedown into Carden's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nayati postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nayati works over Carden with some ground and pound from guard.
Nayati pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carden is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carden can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nayati lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nayati throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carden has momentary wrist control but Nayati slips an elbow through the middle.
Nayati looking to pass the guard.
Nayati is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayati postures up and lands a big shot to Carden's brow.
Nayati trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nayati throws a big elbow that misses.
Carden keeping moving, preventing Nayati from controlling successfully.
Nayati works over Carden with some ground and pound from guard.
Carden keeping moving, preventing Nayati from controlling successfully.
Nayati is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Carden is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nayati works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nayati.
Carden is looking for a sweep. Nayati is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carden has hold of Nayati's hands but Nayati slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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. Nayati connects with a nice short shot to Carden's temple.
Nayati is looking for a kimura but Carden is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nayati to get the leverage.
Nayati takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nayati is looking to take a break and control but Carden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carden wants to control but Nayati is keeping busy.
Carden tries to roll over but Nayati keeps him under control.
Nayati missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayati is trying to control the action in half guard but Carden is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nayati seems to be working for a kimura but Carden defends the submission attempt.
Nayati trying to control from half guard but Carden is working away.
Carden tries to roll over but Nayati keeps him under control.
Nayati is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nayati lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nayati not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nayati is nestled in close to Carden, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nayati thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nayati sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carden defending well though.
Nayati thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nayati not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adriel Nayati clearly takes 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.
Nayati misses with a takedown attempt - Carden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nayati walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nayati takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thomas Carden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nayati shoots in for a double leg but Carden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nayati shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adriel Nayati. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nayati takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carden throws a hook to the side of Nayati's head but Nayati sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nayati moves away.
Carden misses with a hook. Nayati ducked under it nicely.
Nayati shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Carden manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carden pulls Nayati in close to his closed guard and prevents Nayati from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nayati's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nayati is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nayati with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Carden working a defensive guard here.
Nayati works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carden felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayati scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nayati has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nayati looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Nayati lands a big elbow.
Nayati looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Carden in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carden wants to hold on but Nayati pushes him away.
Carden is bucking up trying to escape but Nayati cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Carden wants to control but Nayati is having none of it.
The referee warns Carden that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nayati landing strikes from the mount and Carden is in trouble!
Nayati lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carden hang on?
Nayati with good strikes from the mount here!
Nayati lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carden hang on?
Carden tries to lock up and control but Nayati gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nayati lands a big shot there that rocks Carden but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nayati has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Carden's face.
Nayati lands a couple of good shots and Carden has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Nayati lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Nayati is punishing Carden with strikes - can he finish him?!
Nayati working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Carden is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Nayati has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Carden taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Adriel Nayati!
Adriel Nayati retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Adriel Nayati 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blonde Brunson (ranked 1340 p4p, 587 weight class) and Tadahiro Nomura (ranked 92 p4p, 47 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blonde Brunson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tadahiro Nomura!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brunson doesn't manage to clinch there - Nomura circles away.
A jab from Nomura does it's job there.
Brunson with a poor takedown
and Nomura counters with a stiff right hand.
Brunson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nomura counters with a nice right hand that sends Brunson toppling to the canvas! Brunson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Nomura finish him?!
Brunson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brunson has his takedown stuffed
and Nomura counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oh Brunson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blonde Brunson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brunson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nomura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brunson seems to have got his legs back now.
Brunson misses with a takedown
and Nomura counters with a straight right hand.
Nomura drops Brunson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Brunson looks back up at him and smiles so Nomura waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nomura scores with a nice right hand.
Brunson moves out of range of the strikes.
Brunson wants to clinch up but Nomura keeps it at a distance.
Brunson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brunson checks a low kick from Nomura.
Brunson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nomura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nomura scores with a counter punch that sends Brunson to the canvas! Nomura smells blood - he's punishing Brunson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Brunson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tadahiro Nomura!
A victorious Tadahiro Nomura thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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