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RISE 171 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Soto (ranked 2380 p4p, 2009 weight class) and Ariel Pérez (ranked 150 p4p, 126 weight class). Soto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Parkway Drive - Wild Eyes. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ariel Pérez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto slips under a jab from Pérez.
Pérez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A cross from Pérez lands.
Pérez lunges at Soto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soto's hand.
Soto tries to clinch but Pérez moves away
letting Pérez counter with a right hand.
Pérez sizes up Soto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pérez keeps the fight on the outside.
Pérez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soto seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pérez drops Soto with a beautiful combination! Soto stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pérez is looking for the KO!
 Soto is rocked!
 It looks like Rafael Soto has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soto is aggressively charging in as Pérez backs up avoiding any damage. Pérez tosses out a jab and Soto runs right into it face first! Soto is out cold! Pérez dropped down on all fours and is barking in Soto's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ariel Pérez!
During a confident post fight interview, Ariel Pérez 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ant Thrax (ranked 3428 p4p, 4035 weight class) and Koba Takanori (ranked 430 p4p, 476 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ant Thrax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koba Takanori!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takanori throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thrax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takanori misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thrax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takanori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Ant Thrax has been cut.
Thrax slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Takanori.
Takanori blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Takanori releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good work by Thrax as he checks the leg kick.
Thrax is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Takanori.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrax misses with a left hand
and Takanori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thrax just misses with a punch to the body.
Takanori thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Thrax throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thrax throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takanori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takanori wants to clinch.
Thrax appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thrax misses with an uppercut
and Takanori counters with an outside leg kick.
Thrax lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Takanori fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thrax, pushing him back against the cage.
Thrax lands a hook that snaps the head of Takanori backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thrax.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanori scores with a shot to the side of Thrax's head.
Takanori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrax misses with a punch on the inside.
Thrax misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Thrax's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thrax lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takanori.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thrax.
Takanori lands with a left to the head.
Thrax lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Takanori.
Thrax misses with a punch to the body.
Thrax will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Takanori up against the cage.
Thrax tries to break free but Takanori pushes him back against the cage.
Thrax throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Thrax.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Takanori.
Nice body punch from Takanori - that landed with a thud.
Thrax is breathing heavily.
Takanori misses with a body punch.
Takanori misses with a punch to the body.
Thrax tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takanori's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanori struggles to land a body shot inside as Thrax controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Takanori.
Thrax blocks an uppercut.
Thrax tries to break free but Takanori pushes him back against the cage.
Takanori lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Takanori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takanori tries a body shot but Thrax blocks it.
Takanori gets through Thrax's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thrax throws a head punch that misses.
Thrax throws a punch but it's blocked by Takanori.
Takanori misses with some punches.
Takanori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Takanori is leaning against Thrax and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thrax can't find room to land a body shot as Takanori controls the action.
Thrax lands a hook that snaps the head of Takanori backwards.
Takanori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thrax tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takanori is leaning against Thrax and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takanori lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Takanori unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thrax lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hand to the body from Takanori.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanori scores with a shot to the side of Thrax's head.
Takanori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takanori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thrax's elbow.
Thrax working aggressively here.
Takanori prevents Thrax from breaking the clinch.
Takanori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takanori scores with a shot to the body.
Takanori clinches with his opponent.
Takanori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takanori with the inside leg kick.
Thrax swings widly with a right hand
and Takanori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takanori lands with a nice body punch.
Thrax takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koba Takanori dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ant Thrax's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A shot to the body from Thrax misses
and Thrax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thrax misses with a left hand
and Takanori counters with a good low kick that Thrax was not able to check.
Takanori moves out of range as Thrax strikes.
Takanori appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Takanori, as that shot connected.
Takanori cracks Thrax with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Takanori has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Thrax to stand back up!
Thrax is rocked!
Ant Thrax's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Thrax blocks the leg kick.
Thrax misses with a hook
and Takanori counters with a crisp right hand that drops Thrax! Takanori lets Thrax back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Thrax is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takanori throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thrax 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.
Takanori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thrax swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thrax seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanori moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takanori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crunch! Takanori slams his shin into Thrax's torso.
Thrax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thrax swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Takanori works Thrax's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takanori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thrax takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Takanori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takanori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrax takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Takanori is looking to land body kicks.
Thrax walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ant Thrax's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takanori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thrax.
Thrax backing away here, and Takanori unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Takanori connects with a nice looking jab.
Takanori doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thrax misses with a straight right.
Takanori throws a counter combo.
Thrax throws a poor cross that misses
and Takanori counters with a right hand to the body.
Takanori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanori lands a nice shot to the body.
Takanori thows a body kick. Thrax tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thrax takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thrax on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takanori. Takanori obviously looking to wear him down.
Takanori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takanori with a nice cross.
Jeez, Ant Thrax's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thrax. Takanori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takanori connects with a solid leg kick.
Takanori misses with an attempted mid kick.
Takanori lands a big uppercut and Thrax crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Thrax looks OK. Takanori waves Thrax back to his feet!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ant Thrax's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Koba Takanori!
A victorious Koba Takanori thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klayton King (ranked 2804 p4p, 3591 weight class) and Pavel Ascheulov (ranked 423 p4p, 501 weight class). Klayton King has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klayton King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Ascheulov!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ascheulov tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ascheulov clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ascheulov.
Ascheulov tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Ascheulov back against the cage.
King working aggressively here.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Ascheulov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ascheulov working aggressively here.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ascheulov backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Ascheulov blocks an uppercut.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ascheulov backwards.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ascheulov fails to land.
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!
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ascheulov fails to land.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ascheulov misses with a body punch.
Ascheulov is pushing King up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ascheulov blocking some punches.
King missing with knees to the body.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ascheulov throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Ascheulov avoiding damage.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ascheulov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Ascheulov.
Ascheulov throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
Ascheulov misses with a jab to the body
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've been told by King's head coaches at Tran MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ascheulov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ascheulov just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ascheulov looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Ascheulov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ascheulov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King ducks under a wild hook from Ascheulov.
Ascheulov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
King's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and King duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ascheulov was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King throws an off balance right hand
letting Ascheulov counter with a right hand.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ascheulov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Pavel Ascheulov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ascheulov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ascheulov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Donk. Ascheulov catches King right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Ascheulov misses.
Donk. King catches Ascheulov right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ascheulov throws a right hand that misses
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King misses with an uppercut
enabling Ascheulov to counter with a crisp jab.
Ascheulov misses with a two punch combination.
Ascheulov misses with a right hand
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
Ascheulov lands a jab to the nose.
Ascheulov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Ascheulov throws a lazy uppercut
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King throws a hook to the side of Ascheulov's head but Ascheulov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ascheulov throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ascheulov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Ascheulov throws an off balance right hand
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King lands an overhand right.
 Ascheulov is rocked!
King is stalking Ascheulov. Ascheulov circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from King, and it's lights out! Ascheulov really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Klayton King!
After the big win, Klayton King made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Phoenix (for sale) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Armstrong (ranked 3193 p4p, 2907 weight class) and Jere Luokkamaki (ranked 248 p4p, 230 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Luokkamaki!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong looks to land a combination but Luokkamaki avoids it well.
Luokkamaki scores with a spinning back kick!
Armstrong just misses with a punch to the body.
Armstrong blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki scores with a spinning back kick!
Luokkamaki throws a head kick that misses.
Luokkamaki closes the distance and clinches.
Armstrong is pushing Luokkamaki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Armstrong pressing his opponent against the cage.
Armstrong gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luokkamaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Luokkamaki misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Armstrong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Armstrong 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.
Luokkamaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armstrong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Luokkamaki up against the cage.
Luokkamaki has a couple of punches blocked by Armstrong.
Luokkamaki works on Armstrong's body with a couple of short punches.
Luokkamaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Armstrong's elbow.
Armstrong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Luokkamaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armstrong is trying to force a seperation but Luokkamaki has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki prevents a body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong has Luokkamaki pushed against the cage.
Luokkamaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luokkamaki is pushing Armstrong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Luokkamaki misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luokkamaki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luokkamaki.
Armstrong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luokkamaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luokkamaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
Armstrong just leaning against Luokkamaki, taking a breather.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Luokkamaki misses with the head strike.
Luokkamaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Armstrong pushes Luokkamaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Armstrong misses with a body punch.
Luokkamaki throws a head punch that misses.
Luokkamaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Armstrong's elbow.
Armstrong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Luokkamaki tries a body shot but Armstrong blocks it.
Armstrong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Armstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Armstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luokkamaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
Luokkamaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Luokkamaki as the two fighters clinch.
Luokkamaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Armstrong slows down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Luokkamaki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jere Luokkamaki dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Armstrong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luokkamaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong misses the shot to the body.
Luokkamaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luokkamaki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Armstrong with a nice cross.
Scott Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong misses with the combination.
Luokkamaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armstrong. Luokkamaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luokkamaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Armstrong defending well as Luokkamaki loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luokkamaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luokkamaki moves away.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luokkamaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luokkamaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott Armstrong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Armstrong avoids the body shot from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Luokkamaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armstrong working aggressively here.
Luokkamaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jere Luokkamaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Luokkamaki can't find room to land a body shot as Armstrong controls the action.
Armstrong is pushing Luokkamaki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Armstrong gets through Luokkamaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Armstrong pushes Luokkamaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Luokkamaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Luokkamaki controls his hands.
Luokkamaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Armstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Armstrong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Armstrong is looking to wear down Luokkamaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Luokkamaki misses with a body shot.
Armstrong lands a nice hook to Luokkamaki's body. Luokkamaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Armstrong. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luokkamaki.
Armstrong misses with a double jab.
Luokkamaki throws an off balance right hand
and Armstrong counters with a two punch combo.
Armstrong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luokkamaki counters with a straight right hand.
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luokkamaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a body punch but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Luokkamaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Armstrong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luokkamaki manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Armstrong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Armstrong lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Armstrong slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Armstrong misses its target.
Armstrong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luokkamaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong fails to land with a series of punches.
Luokkamaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luokkamaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luokkamaki misses with a left hand
letting Armstrong counter with a right hand.
A combination from Armstrong does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong throws a right hand that Luokkamaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Luokkamaki also avoids with ease.
Armstrong misses with a wild combination.
Luokkamaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki misses with a straight right.
Luokkamaki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Armstrong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scott Armstrong is winning the standup battle so far.
Luokkamaki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Armstrong stalks Luokkamaki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Luokkamaki's face. Luokkamaki staggers backwards, shaken.
Luokkamaki misses with an uppercut. Armstrong saw that one coming.
Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Luokkamaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice uppercut there from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Armstrong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Luokkamaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Luokkamaki avoids them all with ease.
Armstrong slips under a jab from Luokkamaki.
Armstrong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luokkamaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armstrong.
Armstrong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Armstrong dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Luokkamaki avoids them all with ease.
Luokkamaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Armstrong is just out of range.
Luokkamaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armstrong takes one on the button.
Luokkamaki wants to clinch up but Armstrong keeps it at a distance.
Armstrong throws a lazy uppercut
and Luokkamaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Armstrong cracks Luokkamaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Luokkamaki scores with the left hand. Armstrong knows he should have avoided that one.
Luokkamaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luokkamaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Luokkamaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
Armstrong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luokkamaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luokkamaki moves away.
Armstrong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki misses with a straight right.
Nice straight punches there by Luokkamaki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Luokkamaki.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luokkamaki moves away.
Luokkamaki dips to his left and cracks Armstrong with an uppercut!
Armstrong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luokkamaki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Armstrong throws an overhand right that lands on Luokkamaki's shoulder, as Luokkamaki tries to avoid the shot.
Armstrong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luokkamaki.
An attempted straight right counter from Armstrong misses the target.
Armstrong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Armstrong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luokkamaki.
Armstrong takes one to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Luokkamaki finds it's target.
A low kick from Luokkamaki misses
and Armstrong counters with a straight right hand.
Luokkamaki lands a nice hook to Armstrong's body. Armstrong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luokkamaki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Luokkamaki dodges the punch combination from Armstrong.
Luokkamaki throws out a counter right but Armstrong avoids it with no problem.
Armstrong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Luokkamaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Armstrong ducks under a wild hook from Luokkamaki.
Armstrong just misses with a punch to the body.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luokkamaki moves away.
Luokkamaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Armstrong.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook. Armstrong ducked under it nicely.
Armstrong slips under a jab.
Armstrong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Armstrong slips under a jab from Luokkamaki.
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luokkamaki manages to avoid it.
Luokkamaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki throws a hook to the side of Armstrong's head but Armstrong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Armstrong is looking to counter punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Luokkamaki in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Luokkamaki misses with an uppercut
and Armstrong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Armstrong. Beautiful body shot.
Luokkamaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
Armstrong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the body
letting Luokkamaki counter with a right hand.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luokkamaki.
Armstrong throws a big counter combination but Luokkamaki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Armstrong scores with a three punch combo!
Armstrong misses with the combination.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Luokkamaki avoids them all with ease.
Luokkamaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Armstrong misses with a hook to the body
and Luokkamaki counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luokkamaki thumps Armstrong with a low kick.
Armstrong slips a jab from Luokkamaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki clobbers Armstrong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Armstrong misses with the combination.
Armstrong misses with a combination
letting Luokkamaki counter with a right hand.
Armstrong misses with a double jab
and Luokkamaki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luokkamaki has managed to clinch.
Armstrong looking to stall.
Luokkamaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Armstrong.
Armstrong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luokkamaki has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Armstrong.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Armstrong.
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 Scott Armstrong.
I think Armstrong 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Scott Armstrong!
After the big win, Scott Armstrong made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors AVALON and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between LaDaniel Strong (ranked 2863 p4p, 1778 weight class) and Cau Ryhein (ranked 348 p4p, 241 weight class). Ryhein has chosen The Boys of Summer - The Ataris as his entrance music. LaDaniel Strong is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, LaDaniel Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cau Ryhein!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryhein ducks under a wild hook from Strong.
Strong has Ryhein up against the cage in a clinch.
Strong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Strong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Strong misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strong.
Ryhein throws a punch but it's blocked by Strong.
Ryhein tries to throw a body punch but Strong avoids it by throwing Ryhein back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strong.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strong.
Strong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Strong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ryhein misses with the head strike.
Strong misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryhein blocking some punches.
Strong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strong misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryhein.
Ryhein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ryhein.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strong working aggressively here.
Strong misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong takes a shot to the head.
Ryhein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryhein stalling the fight.
Strong can't find room to land a body shot as Ryhein controls the action.
Ryhein stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Strong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ryhein backwards.
Strong misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryhein lands with a short shot to the head.
Strong lands with a right to the head.
Strong misses with a punch to the body.
Strong tries a body shot but Ryhein blocks it.
Strong tries to work over Ryhein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryhein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryhein.
A left hand lands to the body for Ryhein.
Strong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A bit of stalling here from Ryhein.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ryhein tries a body shot but Strong blocks it.
Ryhein throws a head punch that misses.
Strong tries to work over Ryhein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong lands with a light punch inside.
Strong tries a body shot but Ryhein blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strong.
Ryhein working hard to break the clinch.
Strong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strong prevents a body shot from Ryhein.
A nice left hand lands by Ryhein.
A short right from Strong.
A head punch on the inside from Ryhein fails to land.
Strong lands with a short shot to the head.
Ryhein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryhein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strong throws a head punch that misses.
Ryhein lands with a right to the head.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
Strong tries to throw a body punch but Ryhein avoids it by throwing Strong back against the cage.
Ryhein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strong lands a body shot.
Ryhein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryhein.
Strong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Strong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong lands a shot to the body.
Strong swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryhein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strong is trying to push Ryhein away but Ryhein has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ryhein swings wildly with an uppercut but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strong.
Ryhein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryhein prevents a body shot from Strong.
Ryhein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strong is looking to clinch but Ryhein is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ryhein! But no joy.
Strong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ryhein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Strong misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryhein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strong slips a straight right by Ryhein.
Ryhein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Strong misses with the body kick
and Ryhein counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryhein pivots, looking for a leg kick but Strong is out of range and Ryhein settles back down.
Strong is looking to clinch.
Ryhein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strong.
A slow jab from Ryhein misses its intended target.
Nice straight punches there by Strong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Strong.
Strong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
LaDaniel Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strong throws a push kick but Ryhein slaps the foot to one side.
Ryhein tries to keep at a distance but Strong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Strong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ryhein scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strong blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryhein struggles to land a body shot inside as Strong controls his hands.
Strong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strong.
Strong misses with a punch to the body.
Strong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
LaDaniel Strong dominated that round.
That's time! Strong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Strong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ryhein's hands.
Strong misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Ryhein was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ryhein keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Strong checks a leg kick.
Strong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab from Strong.
Strong loads up on a big right hand but Ryhein slips the punch.
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Ryhein.
Ryhein scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like LaDaniel Strong has been cut.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryhein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strong misses with a straight right.
Cau Ryhein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ryhein counters with a leg kick.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryhein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick lands for Strong.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strong closes the distance and pushes Ryhein back into the cage.
Ryhein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryhein takes a shot to the head.
Ryhein misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryhein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryhein prevents a body shot from Strong.
Strong scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Strong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strong can't find room to land a body shot as Ryhein controls the action.
Ryhein tries to throw a body punch but Strong avoids it by throwing Ryhein back against the cage.
Strong lands with a right to the head.
Ryhein misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strong.
Strong lands an uppercut.
Ryhein lands a shoulder strike.
Ryhein lands a nice uppercut.
Ryhein misses with the head strike.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ryhein fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Strong tries a body shot but Ryhein blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strong tries to throw a body punch but Ryhein avoids it by throwing Strong back against the cage.
Strong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryhein swings wildly with an uppercut but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strong blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Strong as the two fighters clinch.
Ryhein blocking some punches.
Ryhein misses with some punches.
Strong pushes Ryhein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryhein lands an uppercut.
Ryhein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryhein throws a head punch that misses.
Strong misses with the head strike.
Strong blocking some punches.
Strong misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ryhein.
Strong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strong lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryhein lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Strong.
A short right from Strong.
Strong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ryhein or not.
Ryhein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Strong.
Strong misses with some punches.
Ryhein is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryhein.
Strong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryhein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ryhein fails to land.
Strong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryhein is stalling here.
Ryhein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryhein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strong misses with a body punch.
Ryhein struggles to land a body shot inside as Strong controls his hands.
Strong misses with a punch to the body.
Strong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strong.
Strong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong lands with a left to the head.
Ryhein throws a punch but it's blocked by Strong.
Ryhein swings wildly with an uppercut but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strong lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strong lands a nice uppercut.
Ryhein stalling against the cage.
Ryhein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strong misses with a punch on the inside.
Strong struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryhein controls his hands.
Ryhein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryhein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryhein lands with a left to the head.
Strong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ryhein wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Strong has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Strong.
Strong lands a body punch.
Strong lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strong tries to work over Ryhein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
LaDaniel Strong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on LaDaniel Strong's cut.
That's time! Strong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Ryhein.
Strong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Strong throws a body kick that misses.
Ryhein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Strong.
Ryhein throws a half hearted mid kick.
It appears Strong was looking to counter with a kick there.
Strong lands a jab.
Strong moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryhein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryhein has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
Ryhein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryhein misses with the head strike.
Ryhein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ryhein backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Strong fails to land.
Ryhein lands with a left to the head.
Ryhein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryhein scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryhein working aggressively here.
Strong tries a body shot but Ryhein blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ryhein fails to land.
LaDaniel Strong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ryhein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strong lands with a left to the head.
Ryhein works on Strong's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryhein.
Strong misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryhein.
Ryhein can't find room to land a body shot as Strong controls the action.
Ryhein misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strong.
Strong tries to work over Ryhein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryhein has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
Ryhein blocks a body shot from Strong.
A head punch on the inside from Ryhein fails to land.
Cau Ryhein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Strong.
Ryhein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strong misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ryhein fails to land.
A short right from Strong on the inside.
Strong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ryhein backwards.
Strong lands a nice uppercut.
Strong tries a body shot but Ryhein blocks it.
Ryhein has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
Strong gets through Ryhein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ryhein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strong lands with a right to the head.
Ryhein misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryhein wants to break the clinch but can't.
Strong pushes Ryhein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ryheins head.
Strong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Strong.
Strong blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Strong.
Ryhein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ryhein throws a head punch that misses.
Strong tries to throw a body punch but Ryhein avoids it by throwing Strong back against the cage.
Strong lands a right hand.
Ryhein swings wildly with an uppercut but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strong lands a right hand.
Strong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryhein can do to turn this around?
Ryhein has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
Strong can't find room to land a body shot as Ryhein controls the action.
Strong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Ryhein's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Strong - that landed with a thud.
Strong lands with a left to the head.
Strong blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Strong.
Ryhein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A body shot lands from Strong.
Strong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Strong.
Strong tries to throw a body punch but Ryhein avoids it by throwing Strong back against the cage.
Ryhein struggles to land a body shot inside as Strong controls his hands.
Strong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strong lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Strong.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strong.
Strong lands an uppercut.
Strong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strong lands a left hand.
Ryhein is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Strong.
Strong misses with the head strike.
Strong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ryhein backwards.
Strong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ryhein misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ryhein is still on wobbly legs! Can Strong finish him?
Strong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryhein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ryhein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryhein misses with the head strike.
Strong pushes Ryhein back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ryhein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryhein misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
LaDaniel Strong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Strong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LaDaniel Strong!
During a confident post fight interview, LaDaniel Strong 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gigi Woerner (ranked 2207 p4p, 2911 weight class) and Sour Diesel (ranked 261 p4p, 335 weight class). Sour Diesel will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gigi Woerner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sour Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel misses with a looping left.
Diesel scores with a jab to the body.
Woerner moves out of range as Diesel strikes.
Woerner misses with a left hand
letting Diesel counter with a right hand.
Woerner ducks under a wild hook from Diesel.
Diesel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Woerner throws a right hand that misses
and Woerner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel scores with a kick to the body.
Diesel avoids the head kick by Woerner.
Diesel throws a fast counter high kick but Woerner manages to duck under it in time.
Jab, jab by Diesel - just one landing.
Diesel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diesel misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner checks a leg kick.
Woerner throws a lazy right hand but Diesel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diesel pushes Woerner away with a front kick.
Woerner just misses with a punch to the body.
Diesel throws out a counter right but Woerner avoids it with no problem.
Woerner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diesel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diesel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woerner.
Woerner misses with a left hand
and Diesel counters with a nice uppercut.
Diesel digs a good body shot into Woerner's ribs.
Woerner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel misses the body punch
and Woerner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Woerner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diesel throws a head kick but Woerner moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Woerner misses its target.
Diesel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Woerner misses with a hook.
Woerner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Diesel misses with a kick to the body.
Woerner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Woerner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diesel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diesel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Woerner.
Diesel lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel throws a body shot but no joy.
Diesel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Woerner tries a head kick but it misses.
Woerner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diesel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Woerner.
Woerner throws a hook to the side of Diesel's head but Diesel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Woerner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diesel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diesel lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woerner avoids a kick to the body.
Diesel avoids the body shot from Woerner.
Diesel throws an overhand right that lands on Woerner's shoulder, as Woerner tries to avoid the shot.
Diesel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diesel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woerner manages to avoid it.
Woerner moves out of range as Diesel throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Diesel.
Woerner tried to counter with a leg kick but Diesel avoided it.
A jab lands there for Woerner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Diesel misses.
Woerner motions for Diesel to come forward. Woerner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diesel throws out a counter right but Woerner avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sour Diesel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Woerner.
Woerner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diesel. That did some damage!
Woerner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diesel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diesel has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Diesel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Woerner tries a head kick but it misses.
Diesel throws a shot from downtown. Woerner moves away and avoids it.
Woerner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diesel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel thuds a left hand into Woerner's body.
Diesel misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Woerner is predictable there
enabling Diesel to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diesel manages to avoid it.
Woerner is looking to clinch but Diesel is avoiding it.
Diesel scores with a jab. Woerner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A lazy left from Woerner finds it's target.
Woerner throws a head kick that misses.
Woerner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diesel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Woerner.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diesel.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woerner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diesel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woerner throws a leg kick but Diesel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A good leg kick by Woerner.
Diesel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Woerner.
Diesel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diesel checks a low kick from Woerner.
Diesel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sour Diesel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diesel checks a low kick from Woerner.
Diesel tries to bum rush Woerner with a series of wild strikes but Woerner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diesel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diesel misses with a hook.
Woerner scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diesel. Woerner does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel throws a leg kick that misses.
Woerner tests Diesel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woerner tries to clinch up.
And Diesel responds with a good body kick, but Woerner manages to step out the way in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woerner. Diesel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woerner tried to score with a low kick but Diesel checks it.
Nice uppercut there from Diesel.
Diesel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Woerner counters with a thumping low kick.
Woerner throws a head kick that misses.
Diesel misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Woerner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diesel.
Woerner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Woerner misses with an uppercut
and Diesel counters with a nice uppercut.
Diesel misses with a looping left.
Woerner misses the jab.
Woerner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diesel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Woerner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diesel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Woerner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sour Diesel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Woerner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diesel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diesel misses with a kick to the body.
Diesel moves forwards but Woerner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diesel misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Woerner feints and then cracks Diesel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diesel down.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Diesel in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Diesel throws a jab but it's blocked by Woerner.
Woerner jabs at Diesel's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Woerner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Woerner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woerner backing away here, and Diesel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gigi Woerner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel tests Woerner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Woerner might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Diesel misses with a wild body shot.
Diesel misses with a body kick.
Woerner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Woerner scoring well with a low kick there.
A bone on bone clash there as Diesel blocks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Diesel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diesel thumps Woerner with a low kick.
Diesel throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Diesel misses.
Woerner tries to counter by clinching up but Diesel breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel throws a head kick that misses.
Diesel missing with a left hand there. Woerner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Woerner. That's going to slow Diesel down.
Good exchange - Diesel coming out on top.
Diesel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Woerner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diesel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woerner connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diesel.
Diesel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woerner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diesel counters with a nice body kick.
Woerner tries to work over Diesel's front leg with a kick but Diesel checks it.
Diesel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Woerner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Diesel tries to get set, Woerner tries to push him back and clinch up but Diesel manages to avoid the attempt.
Woerner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diesel.
Woerner throws a right hand that misses
and Diesel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Woerner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diesel.
Woerner throws a body punch but Diesel moves out of range.
Diesel thinks about the counter body kick.
Woerner misses with a kick to the body
enabling Diesel to counter with a crisp jab.
Woerner missing with a left hand there. Diesel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woerner throws a sloppy head kick and Diesel moves out of range easily.
Diesel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Woerner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diesel.
Woerner half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab from Woerner misses.
Woerner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Woerner scores with a jab.
 It looks like Sour Diesel has been cut.
Diesel looks to land a left hand but Woerner moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Diesel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diesel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diesel connects with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sour Diesel.
Well Diesel 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sour Diesel!
A victorious Sour Diesel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eli Goode (ranked 2271 p4p, 3005 weight class) and Sugar Ray Karter (ranked 290 p4p, 365 weight class). Goode comes to the cage accompanied by Colby Covington, Kurt Angle Music. Karter has chosen My own worst enemy as his entrance music. 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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Goode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sugar Ray Karter !
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Karter - that will leave a mark!
Karter throws a head kick that misses.
Karter throws a hook but Goode blocks it.
Goode throws a jab when Karter was well out of range.
Karter has Goode up against the cage in a clinch.
Goode is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Goode tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goode throws a punch but it's blocked by Karter .
Goode working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goode working aggressively here.
Karter working Goode over with knees to the body.
A short right from Goode on the inside.
Karter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goode is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karter throws a head kick but Goode moves out of range.
Goode tries to clinch but Karter moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter takes a swing at Goode's ribcage but misses.
Karter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Karter misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Goode misses the target.
Karter throws a jab when Goode was well out of range.
Goode was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Karter misses with a low kick.
Karter throws an off balance right hand
and Goode counters with a nice body shot.
Goode circles away from the clinch attempt
and Goode counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Goode tries to clinch up.
Karter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goode counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karter thinking.
Karter throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Goode on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goode paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karter tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter swings for the body but Goode moves out of range.
Karter connects with a solid leg kick.
Karter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Karter .
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Karter . That's going to slow Goode down.
Karter throws a lazy head kick
and Goode counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karter closes the distance and pushes Goode back into the cage.
Karter prevents a body shot from Goode.
Goode blocking some punches.
Goode gets through Karter 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goode creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karter misses with a knee to the head.
Karter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Karter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goode is working Karter over against the cage.
Goode breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goode changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karter looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with a body punch
enabling Goode to counter with a crisp jab.
Goode avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Goode on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Goode throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goode throws an overhand right that lands on Karter 's shoulder, as Karter tries to avoid the shot.
Karter throws an overhand right that lands on Goode's shoulder, as Goode tries to avoid the shot.
Goode connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Goode throws a jab but it's blocked by Karter .
Karter fails to land with a series of punches.
Karter misses with a head kick.
Goode appears to be looking for a big counter.
Karter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goode was well out of range. Poor timing from Karter .
Karter scores with a one two! Goode had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Karter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goode doesn't seem bothered though.
Goode dips to his left and cracks Karter with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goode lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Goode.
Goode throws the left hand but Karter avoids the punch easily.
Karter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Goode's head.
Karter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Karter throws a sloppy head kick and Goode moves out of range easily.
Karter swinging wildly here.
A punch lands to the side of Goode 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Karter swings widly with a right hand
and Goode cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goode drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Karter right on the button. Karter goes down! Goode follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Goode gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Goode!
Eli Goode was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 2368 p4p, 2087 weight class) and Darius Thibodeaux (ranked 367 p4p, 322 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Meridius's ribcage but misses.
Meridius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thibodeaux to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Meridius.
Meridius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Meridius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thibodeaux.
It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut.
Meridius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut
and Meridius counters with a two punch combo.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook
and Thibodeaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Meridius blocks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Meridius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meridius drops his hands momentarily and Thibodeaux takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meridius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thibodeaux connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meridius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thibodeaux smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Meridius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thibodeaux throws a push kick but Meridius slaps the foot to one side.
A clash of legs there as Meridius blocks the low kick.
Thibodeaux looks to land a left hand but Meridius moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darius Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux throws an off balance right hand
and Meridius counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Meridius misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux scores with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux thuds a left hand into Meridius's body.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meridius misses with a straight right.
Meridius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thibodeaux in his tracks.
Meridius misses with a wild combination.
Thibodeaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Meridius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thibodeaux thinking.
Thibodeaux slips a jab from Meridius.
Meridius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Darius Thibodeaux has been cut.
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!
Meridius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a sloppy head kick
and Meridius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Meridius lands a slapping body shot.
Meridius misses with a looping right.
Thibodeaux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thibodeaux loads up on a big right hand but Meridius slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Meridius.
Meridius throws a shot from downtown. Thibodeaux moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses.
Thibodeaux throws a big shot that misses.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch but Thibodeaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thibodeaux let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Meridius misses with a straight left.
Meridius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux moves away.
Thibodeaux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thibodeaux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meridius at a distance.
Thibodeaux looks to throw the jab but Meridius is out of range.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut
and Meridius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Meridius.
Meridius lands a two punch combo.
Meridius misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Meridius.
Meridius tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Meridius is just out of range.
Meridius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meridius.
Meridius throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux misses with a lunging right hand
letting Meridius counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux digs a good body shot into Meridius's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meridius jabs at Thibodeaux's body.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Meridius's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a body shot.
Thibodeaux's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meridius under the eye.
Thibodeaux throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Meridius rushes Thibodeaux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meridius.
Thibodeaux lands a shot to the body.
Meridius scores with a hook to the body.
Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Maximus Meridius will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thibodeaux lands an overhand right.
Darius Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meridius scores with a hook to the body. Thibodeaux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thibodeaux takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thibodeaux throws out a loose jab but Meridius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meridius moves out of range of the leg kick from Thibodeaux.
Meridius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meridius instigates a clinch.
Thibodeaux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thibodeaux lands with a light punch inside.
Meridius 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.
Meridius misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Meridius.
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meridius avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
Meridius throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Meridius was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thibodeaux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thibodeaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meridius looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight left.
Meridius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Meridius uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thibodeaux has time to react.
Thibodeaux misses with a kick to the body
and Meridius counters with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thibodeaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meridius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meridius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thibodeaux counters with a body kick.
Thibodeaux loads up on a big right hand but Meridius slips the punch.
Meridius changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thibodeaux throws out the jab.
Meridius seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Thibodeaux tests Meridius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meridius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thibodeaux misses with a kick to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut. Meridius saw that one coming.
Meridius shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thibodeaux eats them both and turns towards Meridius to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Thibodeaux lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meridius misses with a body shot.
Meridius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meridius clinches up against the cage.
Meridius breaks from the clinch.
Thibodeaux throws a poor cross that misses
and Meridius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
Thibodeaux throws a shot from downtown. Meridius moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Meridius misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Meridius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux moves away.
Meridius checks a low kick from Thibodeaux.
A combination from Meridius does no damage.
A low kick from Thibodeaux is predictable there
and Meridius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thibodeaux misses with a lunging right hand
and Meridius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meridius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Meridius. That snapped Thibodeaux's head back.
Meridius cracks Thibodeaux with an open hand slap.
Thibodeaux pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meridius is out of range and Thibodeaux settles back down.
Meridius lands a left and a right that send Thibodeaux crashing to the mat, dazed. Meridius thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Thibodeaux is rocked!
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!
Meridius scores with a body shot.
Thibodeaux is still on wobbly legs! Can Meridius finish him?
Meridius cracks Thibodeaux with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maximus Meridius!
After winning the bout, Maximus Meridius 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Linkavitch Chomofsky (ranked 585 p4p, 573 weight class) and Vinicius Honorio (ranked 76 p4p, 71 weight class). Chomofsky's entrance music is Mastodon - Sleeping Giant. A fine choice. Honorio has chosen Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Linkavitch Chomofsky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Linkavitch Chomofsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honorio shoots in for a takedown but Chomofsky shows good takedown defense.
Chomofsky scores with a hook to the body. Honorio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Honorio scores with a decent looking hook.
Chomofsky lands the left hand.
Chomofsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honorio manages to avoid it.
Honorio throws a big shot that misses.
Chomofsky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vinicius Honorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Honorio.
Nice straight punches there by Honorio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Honorio.
Chomofsky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Honorio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Honorio throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chomofsky tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Honorio is in Chomofsky's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honorio throws a strike but Chomofsky rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chomofsky looking to sit in guard and control but Honorio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Honorio wants to control from the top but Chomofsky keeps moving.
Honorio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chomofsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Honorio is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomofsky is trying to keep Honorio in close.
Honorio has gone for a leg lock! Chomofsky slips out almost immediately though and dives into Honorio's guard.
Honorio keeping moving, preventing Chomofsky from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chomofsky stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Honorio has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Chomofsky manages to get his head free but now Honorio has transitioned to an armbar! Chomofsky grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Honorio! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vinicius Honorio!
Vinicius Honorio thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Fisher (ranked 491 p4p, 141 weight class) and Charles Mesquita (ranked 43 p4p, 13 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Fisher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita fails with the takedown.
Mesquita misses with a takedown
letting Fisher counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mesquita is defended easily by Fisher.
John Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Mesquita has his takedown stuffed
and Fisher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mesquita tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt - Fisher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fisher scores with a punch to the head.
Fisher slaps away a takedown attempt from Mesquita, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fisher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher looks to land a right hand but Mesquita moved out of range.
John Fisher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mesquita gets a double leg takedown into Fisher's guard.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fisher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fisher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fisher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fisher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mesquita on the ground.
Fisher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Fisher is retaining full guard.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Fisher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fisher tries to get out of the position.
Mesquita might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fisher haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fisher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fisher lands a nice shot to the body.
Fisher stuffs the takedown attempt from Mesquita. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet.
Fisher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mesquita at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita gets a double leg takedown into Fisher's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita being controlled here momentarily.
Fisher wants to stand but Mesquita is controlling the position.
Fisher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mesquita stays in close to Fisher's body and controls the position.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fisher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fisher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mesquita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fisher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mesquita lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mesquita postures up in Fisher's guard and throws a big left but Fisher blocks it.
Fisher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita won't allow Fisher to sweep him here.
Mesquita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mesquita throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Fisher will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fisher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been told by Fisher's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mesquita tries to clinch
and Fisher counters with a left to the body.
Fisher defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mesquita.
Fisher swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fisher. Mesquita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mesquita shoots in but Fisher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fisher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mesquita can do to turn this around?
Fisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mesquita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mesquita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher keeps the fight on the outside.
Mesquita scores with a takedown into Fisher's guard.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mesquita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita cracks Fisher with a solid left hand.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fisher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mesquita.
Fisher 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.
Fisher can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mesquita controls the pace.
Mesquita looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mesquita landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita throwing strikes from guard but Fisher blocks nicely.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fisher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mesquita controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mesquita throwing strikes from guard but Fisher blocks nicely.
Mesquita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fisher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mesquita.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fisher.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mesquita feints the counter takedown.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt - Fisher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mesquita shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mesquita showed some decent athleticism there.
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita is nestled in close to Fisher, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fisher is refusing to be controlled, as Mesquita sits in half guard.
Mesquita drops an elbow to the side of Fisher's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mesquita sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fisher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mesquita.
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura but Fisher is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mesquita to get the leverage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fisher's head.
Mesquita is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fisher has hold of Mesquita's hands but Mesquita slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Mesquita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fisher throws a shot from downtown. Mesquita moves away and avoids it.
And Mesquita tries to counter it with a takedown but Fisher pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mesquita shoots and misses
and Fisher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mesquita shoots in and drives through. Fisher sprawls well.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but Fisher shows good takedown defense.
John Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fisher, as that shot connected.
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
Fisher misses with a hook. Mesquita ducked under it nicely.
Mesquita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mesquita looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fisher throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita rushes Fisher and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Fisher.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fisher.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mesquita doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fisher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John Fisher is winning the standup battle so far.
Mesquita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mesquita gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fisher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
Charles Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mesquita.
Mesquita wants to counter with a clinch but Fisher pushes him away.
Mesquita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mesquita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mesquita fails with the takedown
and Fisher counters with a nice uppercut.
Mesquita is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fisher scores with a counter punch that sends Mesquita to the canvas! Fisher smells blood - he's punishing Mesquita with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Mesquita has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Fisher!
John Fisher is the new featherweight champion!
After the big win, John Fisher made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors New Standard (for sale) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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