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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Dukes (ranked 3725 p4p, 3703 weight class) and Eugenio Roth (ranked 516 p4p, 513 weight class). Eugenio Roth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eugenio Roth!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roth momentarily.
Dukes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dukes struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.
Dukes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukes rushes Roth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dukes breaks from the clinch.
Dukes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roth circles away quickly and effectively.
Roth feints a counter leg kick.
Dukes misses with a combination
and Roth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dukes swinging wildly here.
Roth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dukes, pushing him back against the cage.
Dukes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Roth misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dukes throws a head kick but Roth moves out of range.
Dukes misses with a combination
and Roth counters with a low kick, right behind Dukes 's knee.
Roth moves into the clinch.
Roth content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dukes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dukes can't break the clinch.
Dukes breaks from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Roth has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dukes throws a poor cross that misses
and Roth counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Dukes misses.
Bubba Dukes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roth closes the distance and pushes Dukes back into the cage.
Roth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dukes is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dukes stalling in the clinch but Roth improves position.
Dukes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Roth pushes Dukes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dukes wants to break free but Roth has control.
Dukes stalling.
Roth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roth avoids a wild elbow strike from Dukes.
Dukes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roth is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Roth obliges.
Roth lands a right hand.
Roth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Bubba Dukes has been cut.
Roth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dukes.
Dukes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukes throws a head kick that misses
and Roth counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes moves into the clinch.
Dukes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dukes as Roth tries to tie him up.
Dukes breaks the clinch.
Roth pushes Dukes up against the cage in a clinch.
Dukes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dukes throws a punch but it's blocked by Roth.
Roth prevents Dukes from breaking the clinch.
Dukes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dukes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dukes thuds his shin into the meat of Roth's side.
Roth has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Roth fails to land.
Dukes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roth gets through Dukes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Roth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Dukes fails to land.
Dukes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roth has Dukes pressed against the cage.
Dukes'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.
Roth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eugenio Roth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Dukes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dukes moves into the clinch.
Dukes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roth working aggressively here.
Dukes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukes closes the distance and clinches.
Roth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dukes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roth darts in looking for a takedown but Dukes gets double underhooks and turns Roth into the cage.
Roth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roth fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes tries to bum rush Roth with a series of wild strikes but Roth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roth is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Roth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Roth is looking for the big counter here.
Bubba Dukes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dukes throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dukes.
Roth lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dukes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bubba Dukes is winning the standup battle so far.
Dukes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dukes.
Despite the aggression on Roth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Some wild striking there from Dukes.
Dukes tries to keep at a distance but Roth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dukes's defenses.
Roth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dukes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Roth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Roth is pushing Dukes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dukes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Roth stalls.
Roth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dukes moves into the clinch.
Roth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roth lands an elbow that stopped Dukes in his tracks for a moment.
Roth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roth closes the distance and pushes Dukes back into the cage.
Roth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dukes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dukes is defending well for now.
Dukes taking a breather.
Roth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dukes's face.
Bubba Dukes's cut is getting worse.
Knees to the body from Roth.
Dukes being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roth tries to land knees in the clinch but Dukes avoids the damage to the body.
Roth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roth holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Roth missing with knees to the body.
Roth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roth scores with a shot to the side of Dukes's head.
Dukes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eugenio Roth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Roth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dukes backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roth.
Dukes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eugenio Roth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bubba Dukes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dukes misses with an uppercut
and Roth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roth moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dukes.
Roth scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roth.
Roth has Dukes pressed against the cage, preventing Dukes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dukes avoiding damage as Roth throws knees to the body.
Dukes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roth clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roth ducks right into an uppercut from Dukes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dukes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dukes swinging wildly here.
Roth only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Dukes is predictable there
and Roth counters with a left and a right that stings Dukes.
Dukes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roth counters with a series of strikes. Dukes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dukes clinches.
Dukes has had enough of the clinch but Roth keeps him there for the moment.
Roth works on Dukes's body with a couple of short punches.
Come on Roth - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dukes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roth leaning against his opponent.
Dukes looking to throw knees to the head but Roth is blocking nicely.
Roth holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dukes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roth avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth controlling the action here for a moment.
Dukes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukes misses with a head kick.
Dukes drives through and clinches with Roth against the cage.
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!
Roth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dukes.
Roth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dukes misses with an uppercut.
Roth tries a quick counter leg kick but Dukes is wise to it.
Dukes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roth was well out of range. Poor timing from Dukes.
Roth steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dukes clinches up with Roth and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roth.
Roth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dukess head.
Roth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Roth working Dukes over with knees to the body.
Roth taking a breather.
Roth lands an elbow just above Dukes 's eye.
Bubba Dukes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roth.
Roth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roth.
Roth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roth.
Roth throws a shot to the body.
Roth gets a clinch.
Dukes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Roth has Dukes pressed against the cage.
Bubba Dukes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dukes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roth ducks under a wild hook from Dukes.
Roth counters with a body kick.
Roth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roth tries to clinch up but Dukes circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugenio Roth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roth 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugenio Roth!
Bubba Dukes spoke after the fight, saying 'I got to get better. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Childers (ranked 3794 p4p, 4949 weight class) and Horishi Kagawa (ranked 401 p4p, 452 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Horishi Kagawa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid chin |
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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Childers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Horishi Kagawa!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Childers rushes Kagawa and presses him up against the cage.
Childers pulls guard effortlessly.
Childers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kagawa is one step ahead there.
Childers keeping moving, preventing Kagawa from controlling successfully.
Kagawa is fighting to break Childers's control of his arms but Childers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kagawa wants to pass the guard but Childers is keeping the position.
Kagawa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Childers is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Childers escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kagawa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Childers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Childers looking for a triangle here. Kagawa is fighting it but it looks tight! Childers pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kagawa is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Andrew Childers!
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Michael Scott really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 148.2, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Marco Natta was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Ferriera (ranked 1344 p4p, 1910 weight class) and Drake Jones (ranked 119 p4p, 171 weight class). Drake Jones has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Ferriera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Drake Jones!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Ferriera shoots in.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferriera.
Jones clinches.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferriera's elbow.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ferriera up against the cage.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Jones's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferriera misses with a punch to the body.
Ferriera definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Ferriera.
Jones prevents a body shot from Ferriera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferriera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ferriera avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ferriera swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferriera pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ferriera pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ferriera avoiding damage.
Ferriera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ferriera misses with the head strike.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ferriera misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ferriera.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Ferriera shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Ferriera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ferriera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferriera has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Ferriera scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Ferriera content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ferriera is trying to keep an underhook but Jones manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferriera tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones working over Ferriera with some ground and pound. Ferriera looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ferriera regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jones.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ferriera's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Drake Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ferriera looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Ferriera slips the punch.
Ferriera defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Ferriera changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ferriera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ferriera off to one side.
Jones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ferriera misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones with the counter takedown but Ferriera avoids it easily.
Ferriera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Ferriera.
Jones feints the counter takedown.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Ferriera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Ferriera moved out of range.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some bone on bone action there as Ferriera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Ferriera moves his leg out of the way.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ferriera jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones slips under a jab.
Ferriera shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Ferriera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Ferriera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferriera drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jones sprawls and moves away.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Ferriera ducks down to avoid it.
Ferriera attempts a counter takedown but Jones avoids it well and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Ferriera blocks the low kick.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ferriera throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Ferriera closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rodrigo Ferriera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferriera missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Ferriera is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ferriera has time to react.
Ferriera is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Ferriera trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Ferriera has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferriera is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Jones reverses the position - he's now on top in Ferriera's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ferriera working a defensive guard but Jones manages to pass into side control anyway.
The strikes coming from Jones are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferriera on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ferriera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ferriera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Ferriera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferriera attempts a counter takedown but Jones avoids it well and moves away.
Ferriera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferriera keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones postures up in Ferriera's guard and throws a big left but Ferriera blocks it.
Ferriera controlling Jones's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferriera is keeping the position for now.
Ferriera has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Ferriera's brow.
Ferriera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferriera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rodrigo Ferriera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ferriera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Ferriera has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones won't allow Ferriera to sweep him here.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferriera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones cracks Ferriera with a solid left hand.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drake Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones trying to control but Ferriera is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferriera misses with an uppercut.
Ferriera shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ferriera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
so Ferriera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
Jones wants to control but Ferriera passes easily into half guard.
Ferriera is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Ferriera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ferriera perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Drake Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ferriera is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Ferriera is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones wants to control but Ferriera is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rodrigo Ferriera.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Miller (ranked 2215 p4p, 2369 weight class) and John McCoy (ranked 281 p4p, 298 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, John McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joshua Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller missing with a left hand there. McCoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller blocks a jab.
McCoy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McCoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller throws a big counter combination but McCoy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McCoy slips a jab from Miller.
McCoy throws a lazy uppercut
and McCoy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCoy's coach down at Mike Jones MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McCoy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McCoy slips a jab from Miller.
Miller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller throws a big counter combination but McCoy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Danga de danga de dang - McCoy scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Miller jabs McCoy right on the nose. McCoy blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCoy.
McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCoy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
McCoy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Miller.
McCoy misses with a wild combination.
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
Miller swinging wildly here.
McCoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller cracks McCoy with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller looks to throw the jab but McCoy is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
McCoy lands with an overhand left.
McCoy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCoy fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCoy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miller finds it's way round the side to connect with McCoy's head.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller throws a jab when McCoy was well out of range.
McCoy misses with a looping right.
Miller connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Miller misses with a right hand
and McCoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
McCoy rushes Miller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
McCoy slips under a jab.
Miller swings for the body but McCoy moves out of range.
Miller cracks McCoy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Miller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCoy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Miller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Miller connects with a body shot that sends McCoy's belly button to the back.
Miller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McCoy eats them both and turns towards Miller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
 McCoy is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller cracks McCoy with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends McCoy tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Miller pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! McCoy is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Miller!
After the fight, Joshua Miller was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Smith (ranked 2324 p4p, 2453 weight class) and Mo Jassim (ranked 285 p4p, 297 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mo Jassim!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Jassim as he checks the leg kick.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jassim.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Jassim shrugs off.
 It looks like Mo Jassim has been cut.
Jassim manages to break the clinch.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jassim is defending well for now.
Jassim managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jassim backwards.
Jassim successfully pulls guard.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jassim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jassim sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jassim moves into full mount! Smith won't be happy about that!
Smith tries to improve his position but Jassim has taken his back! Jassim has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Smith tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Jassim pushes Smith away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mo Jassim!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyman Hicks (ranked 1274 p4p, 1591 weight class) and Brandon Rose (ranked 114 p4p, 139 weight class). The key to victory for Lyman Hicks has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyman Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Rose!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hicks.
Hicks lands a nice shot that snaps Rose's head back.
Hicks works the jab nicely.
Lyman Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hicks misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hicks throws a nice looking combination but Rose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hicks misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Hicks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rose doesn't seem phased though.
Hicks misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose walks into a straight right hand from Hicks.
Hicks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hicks misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
Nice defenses there by Hicks.
Hicks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab lands there for Hicks.
Rose takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a right hand
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Hicks misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hicks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hicks connects with a jab.
Rose staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hicks throws an off balance right hand
and Rose counters with a series of strikes. Hicks will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hicks throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rose takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hicks is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hicks misses with a looping left.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Hicks misses with a hook.
As Hicks backs off Rose throws a huge counter combo but Hicks manages to avoid it all.
Hicks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch combination from Hicks misses.
Rose tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hicks.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose connects with a looping right hand.
Hicks with a hook.
Hicks misses with a combination
and Rose counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rose.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Hicks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hicks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hicks is pulling down on Rose's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rose's guard.
Rose is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hicks is aware though and is defending well.
Rose is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hicks is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hicks is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rose is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hicks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rose has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hicks has managed to get both his arms back between Rose's legs - danger averted.
Hicks controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyman Hicks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hicks throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Hicks throws a right hand that misses
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hicks cracks Rose with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've been told by Hicks's head coaches at Canucks Combat Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hicks avoids it with no problem.
Rose's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hicks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rose scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Hicks misses.
Rose misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Hicks misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Hicks misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hicks misses its intended target.
Hicks throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rose in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Rose's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hicks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Hicks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rose moves away from the strike by Hicks.
Rose avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hicks avoids it with no problem.
Hicks misses with a hook
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hicks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hicks throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hicks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose slips under a jab.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hicks misses with a body punch
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hicks jabs at Rose's body.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose throws out a loose jab but Hicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
Hicks swings widly with a right hand
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hicks misses with a looping right.
Rose takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hicks lands a nice looking body shot.
Hicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hicks throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a hook to the body
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Lyman Hicks is winning the standup battle so far.
Hicks throws a jab when Rose was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hicks.
Hicks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hicks cracks Rose with a good jab.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hicks throws out the jab.
Rose moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hicks misses with a straight right.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hicks misses with a hook.
Hicks swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a hook.
Hicks looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hicks avoids it with no problem.
Hicks misses with a hook to the body
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hicks throws a sloppy body shot
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hicks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Hicks misses with a shot to the body
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Hicks.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Hicks throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyman Hicks dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hicks misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Rose avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hicks avoids it with no problem.
Hicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hicks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hicks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Hicks misses with a double jab.
Rose drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hicks throws out the jab.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hicks avoids it with no problem.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hicks avoids it with no problem.
No joy there for Hicks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose slips under a jab from Hicks.
Rose throws a counter combo.
Hicks misses with a looping right.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hicks avoids it with no problem.
Hicks throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Hicks.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hicks throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hicks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hicks avoids it with no problem.
Hicks misses with a left hand
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Hicks swings widly with a right hand
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Hicks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rose moves away from the strike by Hicks.
A punch combination from Hicks misses.
Despite the aggression on Rose's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Hicks looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hicks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hicks misses with a looping right.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Hicks's head but Hicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hicks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hicks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hicks.
Hicks stalks Rose and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rose's face. Rose staggers backwards, shaken.
The fighters circling - Hicks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Hicks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hicks misses with a hook.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hicks avoids it with no problem.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hicks.
Hicks slips a jab from Rose.
Rose takes one to the chin there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hicks.
Rose connects with a right hand. Hicks shakes it off.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Lyman Hicks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose blocks a jab.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hicks swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hicks scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hicks swings widly with a right hand
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hicks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hicks connects with a body shot.
A big left from Hicks misses.
Hicks jabs at Rose's body.
Hicks fails to land with a series of punches.
Brandon Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hicks tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyman Hicks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hicks, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyman Hicks!
Lyman Hicks made sure to mention his sponsor, Shadow Realm Apparel in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Wetton (ranked 660 p4p, 1538 weight class) and Ashton Ladd (ranked 95 p4p, 203 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Wetton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ashton Ladd!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wetton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wetton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wetton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ladd works Wetton's body with a nice hook.
Wetton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ladd.
Ladd looks to land a left hand but Wetton moved out of range nicely.
Ladd swings widly with a right hand
and Wetton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ladd's guard.
Wetton tries to free his leg and advance position but Ladd is retaining full guard.
Wetton wants to control from the top but Ladd keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wetton pushing down on Ladd's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ladd is defending against the submission attempts here by Wetton.
Ladd won't allow Wetton to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wetton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ladd keeps working.
Ladd is defending against the submission attempts here by Wetton.
Wetton trying to advance position but Ladd counters by regaining guard.
Ladd controls Wetton momentarily but Wetton frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wetton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ladd has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gunplay MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Wetton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wetton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ladd trying to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ladd throws an off balance right hand
and Wetton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wetton.
Wetton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ladd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wetton controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wetton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ladd is keeping the position for now.
Ladd is trying to keep Wetton in close.
Ladd keeping moving, preventing Wetton from controlling successfully.
Wetton is stalling in the full guard.
Ladd keeping full guard, as Wetton tries to pass.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wetton forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wetton tries to pass to full mount but Ladd defends it.
Wetton working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ladd's thigh. Ladd counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Wetton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wetton trying to control but Ladd is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Wetton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ladd gets caught napping as Wetton dives in and scores a takedown. Ladd manages to retain guard.
Wetton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ladd stops Wetton from passing to mount.
You can see the frustration on Ladd's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wetton tries to move to mount but Ladd blocks the move with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wetton goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ladd has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wetton but great work by Ladd.
Wetton is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd wants to control but Wetton is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Wetton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wetton is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wetton trying to control from the bottom.
Wetton has his hands clasped together around Ladd's back. He's all about the action.
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.
John Wetton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wetton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ladd's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ladd's back!
Wetton trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Wetton is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ladd has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Wetton is persistently looking for the submission but Ladd is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wetton is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ladd knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ladd for a finish.
Wetton has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Wetton is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Wetton is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ladd has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
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.
A lull in the action here.
Wetton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ladd is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wetton gets his hands free as Ladd looks to control.
Wetton is controlling the position but Ladd somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wetton trying to control the action but Ladd is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Wetton dominated that second round.
That's time! Wetton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wetton staying out of range there.
Wetton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wetton looking to control but instead Ladd has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Wetton trying to control from Ladd's half guard. Ladd has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wetton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ladd is keeping the position for now.
Wetton controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ladd keeping full guard, as Wetton tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wetton is working hard here to advance position.
Ladd keeping moving, preventing Wetton from controlling successfully.
Wetton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ladd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ladd can't keep his opponent in guard - Wetton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wetton is looking to advance position but Ladd won't allow it.
That's two 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.
Wetton is trying to control the action in half guard but Ladd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wetton passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ladd is squirming around, avoiding Wetton's attempts to control the action.
Ashton Ladd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wetton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wetton avoids the attempt from Ladd to control.
Wetton fails to take his opponent's back.
Wetton moves to take his opponent's back.
Ladd fending off the submission attempt from Wetton.
Wetton working for a choke but Ladd is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd tries to escape the position.
Wetton is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ladd has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wetton is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Wetton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wetton, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wetton!
A relieved looking John Wetton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Las Vegas (ranked 1063 p4p, 1845 weight class) and Henry Shewmaker (ranked 64 p4p, 106 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Las Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Shewmaker!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shewmaker, pushing him back against the cage.
Shewmaker tries to land a knee to the head but Vegas blocks with his arms.
Shewmaker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Shewmaker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shewmaker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vegas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vegas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shewmaker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shewmaker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vegas trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Shewmaker preventing the sweep.
Vegas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vegas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vegas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegas throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vegas looking for a triangle here. Shewmaker is fighting it but it looks tight! Vegas pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Shewmaker is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Las Vegas!
An out of breath Las Vegas 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bruce (ranked 756 p4p, 576 weight class) and Tokoni Soaki (ranked 48 p4p, 34 weight class). Soaki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Le Manu - Shepherds Reign. Jack Bruce could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tokoni Soaki's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tokoni Soaki!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soaki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Soaki.
Bruce lands a slapping body shot.
Soaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Bruce misses.
Soaki has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Soaki missing with a left hand there. Bruce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruce counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Tokoni Soaki has been cut.
A jab from Bruce misses.
Soaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soaki scores with a nice strike.
Soaki shoots in for a double leg but Bruce sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Soaki scores with a decent looking hook.
Bruce has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Monkey Magic in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soaki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Jack Bruce has been cut.
A slow jab from Bruce misses its intended target.
Bruce blocks a jab.
Soaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bruce counters with a stiff right hand.
Bruce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruce misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce throws a body punch but Soaki moves out of range.
Soaki misses with a hook.
Soaki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bruce manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruce trying to control the position.
Bruce will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce controlling Soaki's posture.
Soaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bruce is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soaki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bruce controls Soaki momentarily but Soaki frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soaki throwing strikes but missing.
Soaki throwing strikes from guard but Bruce blocks nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A cross from Soaki lands.
Bruce looks to land a right hand but Soaki moved out of range.
Bruce darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bruce uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soaki.
Soaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Bruce counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a nice looking body shot.
Bruce lands a nice hook to Soaki's body. Soaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bruce throws out a powerful jab.
Soaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bruce as he jumps to the side.
Soaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruce cracks Soaki with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bruce has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Soaki to stand back up!
That has opened up Tokoni Soaki's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce takes a swing at Soaki's ribcage but misses.
Soaki throws a big shot that misses.
Bruce misses with a straight left.
Soaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Jack Bruce will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bruce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bruce moves out of range of the body kick.
Soaki throws a right hand that misses
and Bruce counters with a straight right hand.
Soaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruce.
A punch combination from Soaki misses.
Bruce throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruce is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Soaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Bruce counters with a nice body shot.
Soaki is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Bruce just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Soaki has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Bruce!
An out of breath Jack Bruce thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Tokoni Soaki was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.
And to everyone in my division, Teke lava tauolunga mo au? (Do you wanna Dance with me?)'.
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