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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Beanin Jiet (ranked 1577 p4p, 1640 weight class) and Neil Parker (ranked 219 p4p, 232 weight class). Parker has chosen Bring Me The Horizon - Obey as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beanin Jiet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neil Parker!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Beanin Jiet has been cut.
We've been told by Jiet's head coaches at in shig we trust that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Parker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Neil Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker misses with a hook
and Jiet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Neil Parker has been cut.
Jiet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parker's coach down at The Jungle Room was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Parker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jiet throwing a counter right hand but Parker manages to avoid it.
Parker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jiet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Parker throws a front kick aimed at Jiet's knee but Jiet avoids it well.
As Parker backs away, Jiet returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Parker connects with a body shot that sends Jiet's belly button to the back.
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!
Parker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jiet counters with a slapping leg kick.
Parker misses with a jab to the body
and Jiet counters with a stiff right hand.
Jiet misses with an uppercut. Parker saw that one coming.
Parker throws a lazy uppercut
and Jiet counters with a crisp right hand that drops Parker! Jiet lets Parker back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Parker is rocked!
Parker misses with a double jab
and Jiet counters with a left to the body.
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can Jiet finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jiet.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Jiet ducks down to avoid it.
Parker seems to have recovered his senses.
Parker misses with a wild combination.
Jiet moves forwards but Parker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Parker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Jiet counters with a nice right hand that sends Parker toppling to the canvas! Parker scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jiet finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker throws a jab when Jiet was well out of range.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Jiet counters with an inside leg kick.
Parker throws an off balance right hand
and Jiet counters with a big right hand! Oh Parker is in trouble here! Jiet follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beanin Jiet!
Our winner, Beanin Jiet, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Berge (ranked 916 p4p, 1272 weight class) and Eric Jacquin (ranked 136 p4p, 183 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Berge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Jacquin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacquin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jacquin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berge wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jacquin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berge.
Jacquin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jacquin thuds a left hand into Berge's body.
We've been hearing reports that Berge has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Berge throws a right hand that Jacquin ducks under and follows up with a left that Jacquin also avoids with ease.
Jacquin catches Berge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jacquin lands with a shot to the body.
Berge tries to clinch there but Jacquin circles away.
Jacquin looks to land a left hand but Berge moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berge pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jacquin is out of range and Berge settles back down.
Jacquin connects with a body shot.
Berge tries to clinch
and Jacquin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Berge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jacquin catches Berge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Berge fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jacquin throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacquin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Berge misses.
Berge moves into the clinch.
Berge swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacquin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Berge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jacquin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacquin has Berge pushed against the cage.
Berge misses with some punches.
Berge manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jacquin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Berge moves forwards but Jacquin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Berge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Berge moves forwards but Jacquin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin slips a jab from Berge.
Berge throws a looping overhand right but Jacquin ducks down to avoid it.
Jacquin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Berge throws a right hand that misses
and Jacquin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jacquin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jacquin cracks Berge with a right hand to the side of the head.
Berge misses with a left hand
and Jacquin counters with a nice uppercut.
Berge lands a nice shot that snaps Jacquin's head back.
Jacquin works over Berge's head and body with a nice combination.
Berge darts in and clinches Jacquin up against the cage.
Berge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jacquin as Berge tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berge.
Jacquin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Berge is keeping busy.
Berge gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jacquin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Berge.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berge.
Jacquin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jacquin tests Berge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Berge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jacquin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berge throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jacquin counters with a stiff right hand.
Jacquin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Berge had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jacquin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berge counters with a single leg into guard. Jacquin didn't expect that.
Jacquin working a defensive guard here.
Jacquin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jacquin keeping full guard, as Berge tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berge is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jacquin pulls Berge in close to prevent any damage.
Berge is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Berge slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Berge tries to advance to mount but Jacquin denies him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berge advances nicely into full mount.
Jacquin wants to hold on but Berge pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Berge trying to control but Jacquin is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Jacquin 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.
Berge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berge throws a shot from downtown. Jacquin moves away and avoids it.
Berge on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jacquin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Berge changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jacquin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Berge slows the pace down.
Berge moves into full mount!
Jacquin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jacquin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jacquin is looking to get to half guard.
Berge content just to control the position here.
Jacquin is desperately trying to improve his position but Berge has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacquin gets back to half guard.
Berge trying to control the pace.
Berge's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Berge moves nicely into side control.
Berge advances to full mount.
Jacquin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Berge working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berge controlling his opponent.
Berge looking to control but Jacquin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jacquin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Berge controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacquin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin tries to lock up and control but Berge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Berge controlling the position easily from mount.
Berge is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jacquin is surviving well by controlling Berge's body position as best he can.
Jacquin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jacquin wants to control but Berge is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jacquin is staying active underneath Berge, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jacquin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Berge is working away from the top position though.
Jacquin has his hands clasped together around Berge's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Berge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jacquin keeps working.
Jacquin is looking for a sweep. Berge is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Berge seems content to control.
Jacquin moves into full guard.
Berge wants to control from the top but Jacquin keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacquin keeping full guard, as Berge tries to pass.
Berge seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Berge dominated that second round.
That's time! Berge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Berge tries to clinch up.
Berge looks to land a right hand but Jacquin moved out of range.
Berge misses the shot to the body.
Berge drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jacquin tries to improve position but can't.
Berge is staying tight to Jacquin's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacquin is trying to improve his position.
Berge trying to control the position but Jacquin is working away.
Jacquin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Berge's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berge trying to control from half guard but Jacquin is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jacquin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Berge is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Berge works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jacquin won't allow Berge to pass to mount.
Jacquin wants to improve his position but Berge is controlling well.
Berge content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jacquin wants to improve his position but Berge is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Berge wants to work for an arm triangle but Jacquin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Berge is looking to take a break and control but Jacquin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacquin tries to get to full guard but Berge has control of the leg.
Jacquin manages to get to full guard.
Berge slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jacquin is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin controls the position for a moment.
Jacquin is looking to regain half guard here but Berge keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jacquin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jacquin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tobias Berge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jacquin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jacquin tries to lock up and control but Berge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Berge controlling from mount.
Jacquin is looking to get to half guard.
Berge looking for a guillotine from mount but Jacquin is having none of it.
Jacquin is looking to get to half guard.
Berge controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jacquin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Berge controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Berge showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Berge 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Berge!
A less than humble Tobias Berge misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Wahwah (ranked 4389 p4p, 2840 weight class) and Gigi Woerner (ranked 473 p4p, 341 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gigi Woerner enters the cage!
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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 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Wahwah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gigi Woerner!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woerner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wahwah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wahwah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Woerner responds with a good body kick, but Wahwah manages to step out the way in time.
Woerner moves out of range as Wahwah throws a body kick.
We've been told by Wahwah's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wahwah misses with a right hand
and Woerner counters with a left to the body.
Wahwah on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wahwah scores with a leg kick.
Woerner motions for Wahwah to come forward. Woerner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Woerner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wahwah throws a sloppy body shot
and Woerner counters with a straight right hand.
Wahwah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crunch! Woerner slams his shin into Wahwah's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wahwah misses with a left hand
and Woerner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Woerner moves out of range of the strikes.
Wahwah backing away here, and Woerner unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wahwah misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahwah throws a body shot but no joy.
Wahwah looks to land a right hand but Woerner moved out of range.
Wahwah misses with an uppercut. Woerner saw that one coming.
Woerner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Woerner slips a jab from Wahwah.
Wahwah thows a leg kick but Woerner checks it
and Woerner counters with an inside leg kick.
Wahwah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Woerner wants to counter the offense by Wahwah and move into the clinch position.
Woerner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Woerner.
Wahwah misses with a wild body shot.
Wahwah throws a leg kick but Woerner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Woerner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kimbo Wahwah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wahwah works the jab nicely.
Woerner tries to clinch there but Wahwah circles away.
Woerner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woerner connects with a right hand. Wahwah shakes it off.
Woerner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Wahwah.
A shot to the body from Wahwah misses
and Woerner counters by moving into the clinch.
Wahwah tries to circle away but Woerner has him pinned against the cage.
Wahwah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woerner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wahwah pushes Woerner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wahwah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Woerner scores with a shot to the side of Wahwah's head.
Woerner blocks the elbow strike.
Woerner has a couple of punches blocked by Wahwah.
Woerner prevents a body shot from Wahwah.
Woerner misses with a punch on the inside.
Wahwah pushes off an throws an elbow but Woerner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wahwah misses with a punch to the body.
Wahwah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wahwah blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woerner throws a head punch that misses.
Woerner lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wahwah.
Woerner throws a punch but it's blocked by Wahwah.
Wahwah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wahwah scores with a shoulder strike.
Woerner swings wildly with an uppercut but Wahwah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woerner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wahwah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Woerner looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Wahwah.
Wahwah lands an uppercut.
Woerner blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Wahwah.
Wahwah lands a body punch.
Woerner lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Wahwah.
Wahwah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woerner drops his hands momentarily and Wahwah takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wahwah throws a head kick but Woerner moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wahwah misses with a wild combination.
Wahwah scores with a hook.
Woerner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wahwah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wahwah rushes Woerner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wahwah.
Woerner misses with the head strike.
Wahwah lands an elbow that stopped Woerner in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wahwah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Woerner scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wahwah.
Good body shot from Wahwah.
Wahwah takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Wahwah dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wahwah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woerner steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wahwah.
Wahwah throws an off balance right hand
and Woerner counters with an outside leg kick.
Kimbo Wahwah is winning the standup battle so far.
Woerner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wahwah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wahwah misses with a straight right.
A slapping body kick lands there for Woerner.
Wahwah tries a head kick but it misses.
Wahwah clinches with his opponent.
Wahwah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wahwah taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wahwah as Woerner tries to tie him up.
Wahwah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Woerner's defenses.
Wahwah 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.
Woerner misses with some punches.
Woerner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Woerner misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wahwah working aggressively here.
Wahwah wants to stall.
Wahwah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Woerner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Wahwah.
Still in the clinch, Wahwah scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Wahwah on the inside.
Wahwah struggles to land a body shot inside as Woerner controls his hands.
Wahwah misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Woerner fails to land.
Wahwah blocks an uppercut.
Woerner takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Gigi Woerner has been cut.
Wahwah lands an elbow just above Woerner 's eye.
Wahwah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wahwah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woerner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wahwah throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wahwah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Woerner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wahwah lands a glancing blow to the side of Woerner's head.
Wahwah misses with a body kick.
Woerner is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wahwah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Woerner scores with a nice head shot.
Woerner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wahwah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Woerner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wahwah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wahwah pushes Woerner up against the cage in a clinch.
Wahwah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woerner lands a right hand.
Woerner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wahwah tries a body shot but Woerner blocks it.
Woerner has a couple of punches blocked by Wahwah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woerner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woerner working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Woerner.
Woerner lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wahwah.
Woerner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woerner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Woerner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woerner scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Woerner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Woerner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wahwah lands an elbow inside.
Woerner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wahwah blocking some punches.
Woerner blocks an elbow strike from Wahwah.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wahwah throws an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woerner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wahwah avoids it.
Wahwah blocks an uppercut.
Woerner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Woerner misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Woerner.
Wahwah misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Woerner fails to land.
Wahwah is struggling to control the position.
Wahwah throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Woerner.
Woerner throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Wahwah as the two fighters clinch.
Wahwah is leaning against Woerner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wahwah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Woerner or not.
Wahwah scores with a shoulder strike.
Wahwah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wahwah just leaning against Woerner, taking a breather.
Wahwah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wahwah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wahwah misses the shot to the body.
Woerner throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kimbo Wahwah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gigi Woerner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Woerner lands with a hook. Wahwah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wahwah throws a head kick that misses.
Wahwah throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Woerner counters with a straight right hand.
Woerner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters circling a little - Woerner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wahwah just misses with a punch to the body.
Wahwah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Woerner counters with a straight right hand.
Wahwah throws a hook to the side of Woerner's head but Woerner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woerner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice side step and Woerner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wahwah rushes Woerner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Woerner.
Wahwah throws a punch but it's blocked by Woerner.
Wahwah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gigi Woerner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahwah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Woerner misses with the head strike.
Wahwah working aggressively here.
Woerner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Woerner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Woerner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wahwah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Woerner.
A short right from Wahwah.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wahwah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Woerner's brow.
Woerner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Woerner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wahwah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Woerner's brow.
Woerner lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Wahwah fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woerner.
Woerner swings wildly with an uppercut but Wahwah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woerner swings wildly with an uppercut but Wahwah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wahwah breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woerner throws a low kick but Wahwah moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Wahwah misses its target.
A low kick from Wahwah misses
and Woerner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Woerner throws a leg kick that misses.
Woerner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Woerner avoids the body shot from Wahwah.
Woerner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wahwah on the side of the head.
Woerner has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wahwah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Woerner dips to his left and cracks Wahwah with an uppercut!
Woerner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wahwah.
Wahwah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Woerner, pushing him back against the cage.
Wahwah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woerner tries to land knees in the clinch but Wahwah avoids the damage to the body.
Woerner throws a punch but it's blocked by Wahwah.
Wahwah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wahwah lands a right hand.
Wahwah tries to work over Woerner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wahwah blocks an uppercut.
Wahwah lands a left hand.
Wahwah cracks Woerner with a nice body shot.
Wahwah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wahwah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wahwah presses Woerner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wahwah tries to work over Woerner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Woerner has a couple of punches blocked by Wahwah.
Wahwah digs a right hand into Woerner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Woerner's gas tank.
Wahwah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kimbo Wahwah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wahwah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wahwah scores with a hook to the body.
Woerner blocks an elbow strike.
Wahwah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wahwah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Wahwah.
Wahwah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wahwah.
Woerner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Wahwah.
Wahwah cracks Woerner with a nice body shot.
Wahwah looking to slow down the pace here.
Wahwah leaning against his opponent.
Wahwah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wahwah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wahwah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Woerner.
Wahwah lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Woerner being controlled against the cage.
Wahwah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Woerner backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Wahwah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wahwah, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Wahwah!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sour Diesel (ranked 1910 p4p, 2293 weight class) and Noah Berthier (ranked 235 p4p, 277 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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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sour Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noah Berthier!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berthier was well out of range. Poor timing from Diesel.
Berthier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diesel has had enough of the clinch but Berthier keeps him there for the moment.
Diesel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Diesel - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berthier.
Berthier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berthier has a couple of punches blocked by Diesel.
Berthier throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Diesel - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Diesel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diesel lands an uppercut.
Diesel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel scores with a knee to the head.
Berthier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diesel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Berthier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Berthier there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diesel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sour Diesel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berthier takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diesel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Berthier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berthier blocks a body shot from Diesel.
Berthier throws a head punch that misses.
Diesel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diesel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diesel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diesel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diesel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berthier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diesel.
Diesel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Berthier backwards.
Diesel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berthier's elbow.
Diesel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diesel connects with a looping right hand.
Diesel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diesel lands a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Diesel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Diesel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Berthier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Berthier looks winded!
A punch lands to the side of Berthier 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diesel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diesel is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berthier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berthier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Berthier on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice straight punches there by Diesel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diesel.
Diesel throws the kick towards the body but Berthier avoids it.
Diesel takes a swing at Berthier's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diesel lands a big uppercut and Berthier crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Berthier looks OK. Diesel waves Berthier back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berthier gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Diesel gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sour Diesel!
After winning the bout, Sour Diesel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Noah Berthier stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost I know but I'll be back... next time I win...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wesley Hardin (ranked 1570 p4p, 1329 weight class) and Torbjørn Knudsvig (ranked 191 p4p, 159 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wesley Hardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Torbjørn Knudsvig!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knudsvig scores with a body shot.
Knudsvig uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardin.
Hardin walks into a straight right hand from Knudsvig.
Hardin misses with a left hand
and Hardin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardin ducks under a wild hook from Knudsvig.
Hardin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Knudsvig as he connects with a hook.
Knudsvig scores with a body shot.
Hardin misses with a right hand
and Knudsvig counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knudsvig lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardin misses with an uppercut
letting Knudsvig counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knudsvig motions for Hardin to come forward. Knudsvig throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knudsvig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Knudsvig.
Jab by Knudsvig.
Hardin misses the body punch
and Knudsvig counters with a thumping low kick.
Knudsvig misses with an uppercut.
Hardin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardin cracks Knudsvig with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Knudsvig does it's job there.
Knudsvig has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A cross from Hardin lands.
Knudsvig is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hardin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A big right from Hardin misses.
Knudsvig needs to keep his hands up - Hardin had a free shot at his head there.
Knudsvig lands with a right hand.
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!
Knudsvig swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knudsvig.
Knudsvig connects with a nice looking jab.
Knudsvig throws a looping overhand right but Hardin ducks down to avoid it.
Torbjørn Knudsvig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Knudsvig tenderised Hardin's leg. Hardin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knudsvig staying out of range there.
Knudsvig tries a low kick but Hardin avoids it.
Knudsvig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knudsvig throws out a counter right but Hardin avoids it with no problem.
Hardin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knudsvig throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardin.
A swing and a miss from Hardin.
Jab from Knudsvig.
Knudsvig slips a jab from Hardin.
Hardin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knudsvig counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knudsvig misses with a looping left.
Knudsvig slips a straight right by Hardin.
Knudsvig is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hardin with a body shot.
Hardin lands a nice looking body shot.
Knudsvig scores with a shot to the body.
Knudsvig works the jab nicely.
Knudsvig ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knudsvig staying out of range there.
Hardin ducks right into an uppercut from Knudsvig.
Hardin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knudsvig throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hardin to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knudsvig moves away.
Knudsvig throws out a counter right but Hardin avoids it with no problem.
We've been told by Hardin's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Knudsvig throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knudsvig lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardin walks into a stiff left hand from Knudsvig.
Hardin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knudsvig.
Hardin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knudsvig.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knudsvig.
Knudsvig throws a low kick but Hardin moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardin misses the target.
A good leg kick by Knudsvig.
Knudsvig throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hardin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hardin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torbjørn Knudsvig dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knudsvig rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardin gets tackled into the cage by Knudsvig. Knudsvig maintains the clinch.
Knudsvig throws an elbow that misses.
Hardin is trying to break free.
Hardin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knudsvig lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knudsvig lands an elbow that stopped Hardin in his tracks for a moment.
Knudsvig misses with some punches.
Knudsvig lands a shoulder strike.
Hardin pushes Knudsvig back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardin misses with some punches.
Knudsvig can't find room to land a body shot as Hardin controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Hardin fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Hardin fails to land.
Hardin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knudsvig scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Knudsvig.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knudsvig looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Knudsvig is predictable there
letting Hardin counter with a right hand.
Hardin looks to score with a jab to the body but Knudsvig is just out of range.
Knudsvig misses with a right hand
and Hardin counters with a stiff right hand.
Knudsvig takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knudsvig is rocked!
Knudsvig on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knudsvig is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardin finish him?
BAM! Hardin delivers a spinning backfist that drops Knudsvig like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). John Wesley Hardin!
A very excited looking John Wesley Hardin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Spicoli (ranked 1733 p4p, 1894 weight class) and Hard Knuckles (ranked 271 p4p, 302 weight class). Spicoli comes to the cage accompanied by Money Buy Drugs. 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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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Spicoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hard Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles misses with a series of wild punches.
Spicoli is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Knuckles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Hard Knuckles has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knuckles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knuckles clinches up against the cage.
Spicoli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Still in the clinch, Spicoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spicoli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knuckles's elbow.
Spicoli can't find room to land a body shot as Knuckles controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knuckles stalling the fight.
Knuckles blocks an uppercut.
Knuckles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knuckles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicoli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spicoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spicoli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knuckles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spicoli misses with some punches.
Spicoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knuckles clinches up with Spicoli and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Spicoli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spicoli.
Spicoli is trying to break free.
Knuckles is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knuckles's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Spicoli fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles blocks an uppercut.
Spicoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spicoli tries to sprawl but Knuckles drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Knuckles works his way into full mount!
Spicoli is looking to improve his position but Knuckles isn't that keen on the idea.
Knuckles controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli is squirming around, avoiding Knuckles's attempts to control the action.
Spicoli regains half guard.
Spicoli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knuckles.
Knuckles wants to pass to mount but Spicoli is defending the position.
Knuckles looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Knuckles is looking to stall here but Spicoli recovers full guard.
Knuckles wants to pass the guard but Spicoli is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spicoli wants to sweep here but Knuckles controlling him for the moment.
Spicoli is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knuckles trying to control but Spicoli is working from the bottom.
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 Jeff Spicoli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hard Knuckles's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knuckles misses with a takedown attempt
and Spicoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knuckles is looking to clinch but Spicoli is avoiding it.
Spicoli is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Spicoli throws the left hand but Knuckles avoids the punch easily.
Spicoli sizes up Knuckles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Knuckles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Spicoli counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knuckles is defended easily by Spicoli.
Knuckles tries to work over Spicoli's front leg with a kick but Spicoli checks it.
Spicoli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knuckles throws out a counter right but Spicoli avoids it with no problem.
Spicoli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knuckles can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spicoli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knuckles tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spicoli swivels and escapes.
Jeff Spicoli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hard Knuckles.
Spicoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knuckles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knuckles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knuckles misses with the combination.
Hard Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles fails with a takedown attempt.
Knuckles tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spicoli counters with a head kick that drops Knuckles to the mat! Knuckles scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Knuckles closes the distance but Spicoli moves to the side
and Spicoli counters with a crisp one two that drops Knuckles! Spicoli thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Knuckles to his feet! Knuckles is in big trouble!
Knuckles ducks under a wild hook from Spicoli.
Spicoli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knuckles shoots in for a double leg but Spicoli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles moves away from the strike by Spicoli.
Jeff Spicoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knuckles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knuckles throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Spicoli's head.
Spicoli lands with a kick to the temple. Knuckles shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knuckles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knuckles connects with a body shot that sends Spicoli's belly button to the back.
Spicoli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hard Knuckles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knuckles scores with a nice right hand.
Knuckles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That has opened up Hard Knuckles's cut even more.
Knuckles moves in looking to clinch but Spicoli pushes him off.
Knuckles shoots in for a takedown but Spicoli shows good takedown defense.
A quick step to the side and Spicoli tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles avoids a kick to the body.
Knuckles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spicoli sprawls well. Spicoli wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knuckles gets slowly back to his feet.
Jeff Spicoli is winning the standup battle so far.
Knuckles tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spicoli sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knuckles somewhat.
Spicoli is looking to counter punch.
Spicoli avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Spicoli misses the target.
Spicoli lands a nice shot to the body.
Knuckles throws a body punch but Spicoli moves out of range.
Knuckles tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spicoli swivels and escapes.
Knuckles is breathing heavily.
Knuckles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spicoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Spicoli misses.
Knuckles shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Spicoli manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Spicoli is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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!
Spicoli breaks the clinch.
Knuckles takes the fight into the clinch.
Spicoli working aggressively here.
Spicoli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spicoli blocks a body shot from Knuckles.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knuckles.
Spicoli struggles to land a body shot inside as Knuckles controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Spicoli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hard Knuckles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Knuckles misses with a lunging right hand
and Spicoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spicoli swats away the attempt to clinch by Knuckles.
Spicoli clinches.
Spicoli misses with a punch to the body.
Knuckles looking to stall.
Knuckles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knuckles lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spicoli misses with a looping right.
Spicoli fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Spicoli does no damage.
Spicoli sets himself, and Knuckles steps forward looking for the clinch! Spicoli avoids it this time.
Spicoli misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicoli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knuckles throws a big shot that misses.
Spicoli is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Knuckles misses with a looping right.
Spicoli misses with a hook.
Knuckles loads up on a big right hand but Spicoli slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Knuckles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spicoli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spicoli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spicoli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knuckles shoots in for a takedown but Spicoli shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Knuckles tries to clinch but Spicoli moves out of range.
Spicoli leaves Knuckles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jeff Spicoli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spicoli counters with a nice body shot.
Jeff Spicoli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hard Knuckles.
Knuckles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knuckles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spicoli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knuckles changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Spicoli pushes Knuckles away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spicoli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spicoli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knuckles misses with a jab to the body
and Knuckles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knuckles misses with a wild body shot.
Spicoli moves out of range as Knuckles strikes.
Spicoli misses with a straight left.
Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spicoli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles throws a right and a left that Spicoli avoids nicely.
Spicoli throws a big counter combination but Knuckles scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Knuckles tries for a takedown but Spicoli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hard Knuckles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spicoli avoids the body shot from Knuckles.
Spicoli appears to be looking for a big counter.
Spicoli defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Knuckles.
Spicoli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spicoli scores with a sloppy right hand. Knuckles should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Knuckles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spicoli scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Spicoli.
Knuckles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knuckles wants to clinch.
Spicoli lands with an uppercut that bounces Knuckles off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spicoli. That's going to slow Knuckles down.
Knuckles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spicoli connects with a body shot that sends Knuckles's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knuckles walks into a jab.
Spicoli lands with a hook. Knuckles tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spicoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Spicoli coming out on top.
Knuckles avoids the body shot from Spicoli.
Spicoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knuckles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knuckles misses with a shot to the body
and Spicoli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spicoli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Spicoli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spicoli, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Spicoli!
Jeff Spicoli thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Luciano (ranked 1376 p4p, 1094 weight class) and Andriy Yarmalenko (ranked 167 p4p, 139 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andriy Yarmalenko!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarmalenko slips a straight right by Luciano.
Luciano throws a hook but Yarmalenko avoids it easily.
Yarmalenko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Luciano throws a hook but Yarmalenko avoids it easily.
Yarmalenko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yarmalenko duly obliges.
It looks like Tony Luciano has been cut.
Luciano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Andriy Yarmalenko has been cut.
Luciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yarmalenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarmalenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yarmalenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Luciano lands a nice shot that snaps Yarmalenko's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Luciano misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Yarmalenko, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luciano throws out a powerful jab.
Luciano throws a big shot that misses.
Yarmalenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Luciano misses the target.
Yarmalenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Luciano misses with an uppercut. Yarmalenko saw that one coming.
Yarmalenko steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Luciano misses.
Yarmalenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yarmalenko has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Luciano throws the left hand but Yarmalenko avoids the punch easily.
Yarmalenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luciano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yarmalenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Luciano misses the target.
Luciano takes the fight into the clinch.
Luciano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That has opened up Andriy Yarmalenko's cut even more.
Yarmalenko blocks a body shot from Luciano.
Yarmalenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luciano misses with a lunging right hand
and Yarmalenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yarmalenko scores with a jab to the body.
Luciano is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Luciano misses with an uppercut
and Yarmalenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yarmalenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yarmalenko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with an uppercut.
Tony Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Yarmalenko.
Luciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yarmalenko.
Luciano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yarmalenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Yarmalenko connects with a solid leg kick.
Luciano seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A big right from Luciano misses.
Yarmalenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Yarmalenko.
Luciano lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Yarmalenko is looking to close the distance but Luciano sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Yarmalenko crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Yarmalenko is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Tony Luciano!
An out of breath Tony Luciano thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Linkavitch Chomofsky (ranked 873 p4p, 450 weight class) and Bimbo Slaissi (ranked 113 p4p, 54 weight class). Chomofsky comes to the cage accompanied by Mastodon - Sleeping Giant. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bimbo Slaissi enters the cage!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Linkavitch Chomofsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bimbo Slaissi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chomofsky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Slaissi.
Chomofsky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Slaissi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chomofsky looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Slaissi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Slaissi misses.
Chomofsky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chomofsky gets the takedown into side control.
Slaissi holds on to Chomofsky's head and controls the position momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slaissi taking a bit of punishment here - Chomofsky scoring with strikes.
Chomofsky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Slaissi, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Slaissi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chomofsky trying to control the position but Slaissi is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomofsky lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Slaissi down.
Chomofsky in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Chomofsky trying to control the position but Slaissi is working away.
Chomofsky happy to just control the position for now.
Chomofsky wants to control but Slaissi is keeping him busy.
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 working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A lull in the action here as Chomofsky stalls from top position.
Chomofsky working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky trying to control the position but Slaissi is working away.
Slaissi is looking to regain half guard here but Chomofsky keeps moving and retains side control.
Chomofsky creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Slaissi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Chomofsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slaissi keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Slaissi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slaissi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Slaissi throws a series of punches but Chomofsky avoids them all with ease.
Chomofsky throws out a loose jab but Slaissi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slaissi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chomofsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Slaissi throws a looping overhand right but Chomofsky ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Slaissi.
Chomofsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slaissi leaves Chomofsky with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Slaissi.
Slaissi throws a shot from downtown. Chomofsky moves away and avoids it.
Slaissi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chomofsky lunges at Slaissi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slaissi's hand.
Chomofsky on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chomofsky ducks under a wild hook from Slaissi.
Chomofsky fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Slaissi sprawls well initially but Chomofsky persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chomofsky throwing shots but Slaissi is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bimbo Slaissi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chomofsky lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slaissi missing with a left hand there. Chomofsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slaissi throws a big shot that misses.
Chomofsky takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chomofsky tries to move into range but Slaissi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chomofsky shoots in and drives through. Slaissi sprawls well.
A jab from Chomofsky misses.
Slaissi connects with a crisp jab.
Chomofsky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Slaissi works Chomofsky's body with a nice hook.
Slaissi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Slaissi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chomofsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slaissi throws out the jab.
Slaissi moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slaissi.
A slow jab from Slaissi misses its intended target.
Chomofsky throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomofsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bimbo Slaissi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slaissi looks to land a left hand but Chomofsky moved out of range nicely.
Chomofsky defending well as Slaissi loads up on a big left hand.
Slaissi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Slaissi misses with a head kick.
Slaissi misses with a straight right.
Slaissi looks to score with a jab to the body but Chomofsky is just out of range.
Chomofsky is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Slaissi's half guard.
Slaissi has one foot on Chomofsky's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chomofsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Chomofsky.
Slaissi ducks under a wild hook from Chomofsky.
Chomofsky looks to land a left hand but Slaissi moved out of range nicely.
Chomofsky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slaissi was well out of range. Poor timing from Chomofsky.
Slaissi throws a counter combo.
Slaissi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the body from Chomofsky misses
and Slaissi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chomofsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chomofsky throwing a counter right hand but Slaissi manages to avoid it.
Slaissi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chomofsky misses the shot to the body.
Chomofsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chomofsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slaissi.
Slaissi gets caught napping as Chomofsky dives in and scores a takedown. Slaissi manages to retain guard.
Chomofsky slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Slaissi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Slaissi sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky trying to keep a closed guard but Slaissi is proving a slippery customer.
Slaissi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chomofsky has control of Slaissi's left arm, preventing Slaissi from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chomofsky wants to sweep but no luck.
Slaissi postures up.
Linkavitch Chomofsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chomofsky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chomofsky looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chomofsky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slaissi is one step ahead there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bimbo Slaissi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Chomofsky dives in and scores a takedown into Slaissi's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chomofsky wants to control from the top but Slaissi keeps moving.
Chomofsky connects with a couple of short punches.
Chomofsky pushing down on Slaissi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chomofsky slips a nice elbow through Slaissi's hands, connecting with Slaissi's forehead.
Slaissi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi wants to control but Chomofsky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Slaissi is concentrating on defense, preventing Chomofsky from advancing position.
Chomofsky is working for an americana but Slaissi has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Chomofsky was thinking about the submission.
Chomofsky wants to pass the guard but Slaissi is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chomofsky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chomofsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slaissi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Chomofsky drops back, looking for a kneebar! Slaissi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Slaissi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Slaissi!
Chomofsky trying to control but Slaissi flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky can't escape the position.
Slaissi slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Chomofsky trying to control the hands but Slaissi breaks the grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chomofsky tries to break free.
Slaissi is riding his opponent, not letting Chomofsky buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linkavitch Chomofsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chomofsky can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bimbo Slaissi.
I've got Slaissi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bimbo Slaissi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bone Breaker (ranked 590 p4p, 215 weight class) and Natsu Dragneel (ranked 78 p4p, 28 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dragneel's choice of entrance music: Come the Fire Dragon. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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10 - 4 - 1 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bone Breaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Natsu Dragneel!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker slips a straight right by Dragneel.
Dragneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Breaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragneel manages to avoid it.
Dragneel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dragneel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Breaker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dragneel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dragneel misses with a body kick.
Dragneel misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Breaker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dragneel sprawls well initially but Breaker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dragneel tries to kick Breaker off but Breaker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Breaker is trying to work for a kimura but Dragneel is defending well.
Dragneel tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragneel missing with punches from the bottom.
Dragneel is positioning himself well to prevent Breaker advancing to mount.
Dragneel flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dragneel is in trouble now - Breaker has advanced to mount!
Breaker looking to control but Dragneel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Breaker is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dragneel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dragneel is trying to escape the mount.
Dragneel is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Dragneel has given up his back. Will we see Breaker going for some submissions?
Dragneel showing good submission defense here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dragneel is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Breaker gets his way!
Breaker is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Breaker looking for the choke from the back.
Dragneel wants to get back to his feet.
Dragneel manages to escape to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker dives in for a single leg takedown but Dragneel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dragneel cracks Breaker with a nice body shot.
Breaker breaks the clinch.
Dragneel lands with a right hand.
Breaker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Breaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragneel is just out of range.
Breaker slips under a jab from Dragneel.
Breaker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dragneel pinned against the cage. Dragneel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bone Breaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Breaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragneel moves away.
Dragneel misses with a straight right.
Dragneel swings for the body but Breaker moves out of range.
Breaker looking to score a takedown here. Dragneel is defending well but Breaker drives through and ends up in Dragneel's guard.
Dragneel has his feet on Breaker's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breaker throws a lazy right hand but Dragneel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dragneel lands a really nice looking cross but Breaker seems unphased.
Breaker avoids the head kick by Dragneel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Breaker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dragneel defends it nicely.
Breaker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Breaker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dragneel is trying to stand.
Breaker is trying to work for a kimura but Dragneel is defending well.
Breaker stops Dragneel from getting back to his feet.
Breaker is pressing down on Dragneel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dragneel is holding on for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Natsu Dragneel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dragneel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Breaker is looking to wear down Dragneel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Breaker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Breaker is defended easily by Dragneel.
Breaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dragneel.
Dragneel misses with an uppercut. Breaker saw that one coming.
Breaker feinted with a counter takedown.
Breaker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dragneel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Breaker fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dragneel to the ground. Breaker is now in Dragneel's guard.
Dragneel has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Breaker is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragneel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dragneel has Breaker pressed against the cage, preventing Breaker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Breaker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dragneel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Breaker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dragneel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bone Breaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragneel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Breaker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dragneel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Breaker slips a straight right by Dragneel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Natsu Dragneel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dragneel connects with a leg kick.
Breaker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Breaker ducks under a wild hook from Dragneel.
Breaker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dragneel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Breaker has time to react.
Dragneel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Breaker throws the left hand but Dragneel avoids the punch easily.
Breaker looks for a takedown but Dragneel sprawls well.
Breaker misses with a body shot
and Dragneel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dragneel leaves Breaker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragneel misses the target.
Breaker shoots in for a takedown but Dragneel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dragneel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Dragneel misses with a hook.
Breaker closes the distance and clinches up with Dragneel, looking for a takedown. Breaker pushes Dragneel against the cage but Dragneel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dragneel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dragneel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bone Breaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragneel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dragneel. Dragneel obviously looking to wear him down.
Breaker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dragneel has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Breaker is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Dragneel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dragneel cracks Breaker with a good jab.
Dragneel just misses with a punch to the body.
Breaker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dragneel's waist but Dragneel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Breaker off to one side.
Dragneel lands a jab to the nose.
Dragneel moves away from the strike by Breaker.
Breaker throws a hook to the side of Dragneel's head but Dragneel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Breaker tries to move into range but Dragneel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
 Breaker is rocked!
Dragneel fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Breaker to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Breaker looks to clinch but Dragneel throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Breaker taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Natsu Dragneel!
Natsu Dragneel is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Natsu Dragneel 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jair Brown (ranked 98 p4p, 217 weight class) and Albert Einstein (ranked 16 p4p, 37 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jair Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Einstein!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einstein dives in and scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
Brown wants to stand up but Einstein is controlling him.
Einstein passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Einstein is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brown is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Einstein trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Einstein is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Einstein in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Einstein lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Einstein fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Einstein in side control, throwing shots but Brown defends.
Einstein tries to advance to mount but can't.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Einstein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Einstein wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Einstein might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brown haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Brown is trying to get back to his feet.
Brown explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Einstein shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Einstein shoots in looking for a takedown but Brown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Einstein's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Einstein changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brown looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Einstein drags him back down.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Brown prevents Einstein from moving into mount.
My spies in Monkey Magic inform me that Einstein has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einstein postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Einstein scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Einstein takes a little break here. Brown wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Brown explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Einstein closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
Brown wants to stand and escape but Einstein is having none of it.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Einstein slips an elbow through the middle.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Einstein from controlling successfully.
Brown wants to stand up but Einstein is controlling him.
Einstein throws a big elbow that misses.
Einstein is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushes Einstein off and scrambles back to his feet.
Einstein looking to score a takedown here. Brown is defending well but Einstein drives through and ends up in Brown's guard.
Brown pushes Einstein off and scrambles back to his feet.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Einstein.
Jair Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Einstein.
Einstein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Einstein ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Einstein throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brown was covering up waiting for the punch and Einstein finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Einstein tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Einstein from controlling successfully.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Einstein from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Einstein connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown pushes Einstein off and scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Brown misses.
Einstein gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Einstein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Einstein looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Einstein has his takedown stuffed
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Einstein 's knee.
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 Jair Brown will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Einstein fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brown to the ground. Einstein is now in Brown's guard.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Einstein passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brown is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Einstein is controlling him well.
Einstein lands an elbow.
Einstein throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brown pushes Einstein away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Einstein gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Brown trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Einstein slows the pace down.
Brown is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Einstein is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Einstein is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown taking a bit of punishment here - Einstein scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einstein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Brown is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Einstein asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Brown seems a little lost for a moment, as Einstein dominates the positioning.
Einstein lands a few punches from side control.
Brown wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Einstein controls the position from side control.
Einstein prevents Brown from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Einstein taking a breather here.
Einstein throws an elbow but Brown slips to the side and avoids it well.
Albert Einstein has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown is trying to buck Einstein off.
The ground and pound from Einstein seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Brown is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Einstein asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Einstein fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einstein throws a strike aimed at the side of Brown's head but Brown avoids it well.
Einstein tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Einstein tries to score with some ground and pound. Brown controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brown is not content to let Einstein control the position.
Einstein prevents Brown from escaping the position.
Einstein controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brown wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Brown is looking to get back to his feet here but Einstein is keeping cool and he's managed to take Brown's back.
Einstein scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Einstein looking to break Brown's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Brown remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Einstein will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Well, with Einstein on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Brown is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Einstein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Einstein closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Einstein pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Einstein shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Einstein sits in half guard.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Einstein is controlling him well.
Einstein has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Einstein thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown wants to stand back up but Einstein manages to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown pushes Einstein away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Einstein gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Einstein trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Brown is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Einstein has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einstein advances to mount.
Brown tries to buck Einstein off but he can't manage it.
Einstein fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brown is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Einstein trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Einstein wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Einstein content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Einstein cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Jair Brown has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einstein looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown bucks up and throws Einstein to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Einstein shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Einstein fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jair Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Einstein.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Einstein.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Einstein shoots in.
Einstein shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Einstein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einstein misses with a takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brown cracks Einstein with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Einstein doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Einstein feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Einstein is controlling him.
Brown has his feet on Einstein's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Einstein shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Einstein gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Einstein manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown feints and then cracks Einstein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Einstein down.
Einstein looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
Einstein is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brown's half guard.
Einstein stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
Brown manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Einstein shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Einstein closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Einstein pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jair Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Einstein with a poor takedown
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Einstein misses with a takedown
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Einstein slips under a jab from Brown.
Einstein tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Jair Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Einstein.
Nice shot by Brown.
Einstein doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Einstein has his takedown stuffed
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Einstein is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown leaves Einstein with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown digs a good body shot into Einstein's ribs.
Einstein gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown lands a nice hook to Einstein's body. Einstein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Einstein doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Einstein ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
It looks like Brown has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Einstein with a poor takedown
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown tries to sprawl but Einstein drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Einstein prevents Brown from standing back up.
Einstein throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown is trying to stand.
Einstein thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Brown tries to kick Einstein off but Einstein keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brown manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Einstein is defended easily by Brown.
Einstein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Einstein shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Brown tries to clinch up but Einstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Einstein misses with a takedown
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Einstein, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brown feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brown throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brown leaves Einstein with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Einstein has his takedown stuffed
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown swings for the body but Einstein moves out of range.
Einstein shoots in looking for a takedown but Brown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Einstein's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Einstein takes one to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Brown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Einstein shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Einstein down.
Einstein with a poor takedown
and Brown counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown had his way with Albert Einstein in that round.
The cut man is working on Jair Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Brown throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Einstein is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown fires out a quick counter leg kick but Einstein just manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Brown.
Einstein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Brown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Einstein.
Brown is looking to slow Einstein down with leg kicks.
Brown is looking to slow Einstein down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Einstein gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Einstein shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jair Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Einstein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einstein shoots and misses
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Einstein decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown kicks off Einstein and gets to his feet.
Einstein is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jair Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Einstein gets a double leg takedown into Brown's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown wants to stand but Einstein is controlling the position.
Einstein wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Einstein controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Einstein wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown wants to stand but Einstein is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Einstein from controlling successfully.
Einstein won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Einstein shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Einstein was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Einstein can do to turn this around?
Brown tries to escape but Einstein is in control.
Brown tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Brown tries to buck Einstein off but he can't manage it.
Brown bucks up and throws Einstein to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Einstein feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brown is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Einstein presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Albert Einstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Einstein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Einstein controls his hands.
Brown pushes Einstein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Einstein is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Einstein into the cage.
Einstein misses with a punch to the body.
Einstein tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Einstein back against the cage.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Einstein holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Einstein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Einstein looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Brown!
Brown throws Einstein to one side and escapes!
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!
Brown lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Einstein gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Einstein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Einstein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Einstein's head.
Einstein tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown tries to work over Einstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Einstein misses with a body punch.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Einstein controls the action.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Einstein backwards.
Einstein misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jair Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:46
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jair Brown!
Jair Brown retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Jair Brown thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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