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NYF Fight Night 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marc Stone (ranked 5659 p4p, 24140 weight class) and Jon Alexander (ranked 471 p4p, 488 weight class). Alexander has chosen "Land of Confusion" by Disturbed as his entrance music. Jon Alexander is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marc Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexander misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexander closes the distance and pushes Stone back into the cage.
Alexander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexander has a couple of punches blocked by Stone.
Alexander landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alexander throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Alexander lands a knee to the body.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Stone has had enough of the clinch but Alexander keeps him there for the moment.
Alexander's coach down at Pure Progress Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alexander's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alexander prevents Stone from breaking the clinch.
Alexander misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by Alexander.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone'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.
Alexander working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alexander creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alexander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexander will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alexander pushes Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Stone looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Stone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alexander struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
Stone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alexander breaks from the clinch.
Alexander clinches up with Stone and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander landing knees to the head.
Alexander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexander is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Stone like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Stone from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Alexander!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jon Alexander waved his t-shirt featuring Flawless Victory Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zach Blackwood (ranked 5430 p4p, 5049 weight class) and AJ Frye (ranked 315 p4p, 300 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zach Blackwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ Frye!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frye paws at him with a jab and circles away.
AJ Frye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frye fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blackwood looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Frye has one foot on Blackwood's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Frye takes a swing at Blackwood's ribcage but misses.
Blackwood feinted with a counter takedown.
Frye looks for a takedown but Blackwood sprawls well.
Frye throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackwood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frye as he avoids it easily.
Frye has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blackwood is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Frye throws the left hand but Blackwood avoids the punch easily.
Frye misses with a body kick.
Blackwood appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Frye throws a sloppy head kick and Blackwood moves out of range easily.
Frye rushes Blackwood and presses him up against the cage.
Blackwood wants a takedown.
Blackwood has picked Frye up - he's going for a ride! Blackwood dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwood lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackwood trying to control the action but Frye is working from the bottom.
Blackwood landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Frye works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blackwood won't allow Frye to get back to his feet.
Blackwood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blackwood trying to control the position from guard on top but Frye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackwood passes into half guard.
Frye flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Frye is defending against the submission attempts here by Blackwood.
Blackwood is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood working the head and body with strikes.
Blackwood is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Frye is not content to let Blackwood control the position.
Frye actively working from the bottom here.
Blackwood moves into full mount! Frye won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackwood raining down hammerfists from mount.
Blackwood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Frye is looking to escape.
Blackwood connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Frye wants to hold on but Blackwood pushes him away.
Blackwood cracks Frye with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Frye takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Blackwood lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Blackwood looking to control but Frye is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blackwood is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Frye can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frye is wriggling around trying to escape.
Frye looks winded!
Blackwood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Frye is looking to escape.
Frye is wriggling around trying to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackwood lands with some strikes.
Blackwood lands a big elbow.
Blackwood lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Frye hang on?
Blackwood controlling the position easily from mount.
Frye is looking to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Blackwood dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blackwood fails to land the takedown.
Blackwood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Frye counter with a right hand.
Blackwood closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Frye quickly recovers to half guard.
Blackwood is nestled in close to Frye, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Blackwood working over Frye with some ground and pound. Frye looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blackwood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frye can do to turn this around?
Blackwood seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blackwood passes to side control.
Zach Blackwood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blackwood scores with punches from side control.
Frye is looking for a sweep.
Blackwood works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Frye is not content to let Blackwood control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwood cracks Frye with a big right hand but Frye just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Blackwood scores with a couple of short elbows.
Blackwood is working Frye over with some ground and pound from side control.
Frye tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blackwood wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blackwood lands an elbow.
Blackwood avoids the strikes from the bottom by Frye.
Frye is trying to improve his position.
Frye is breathing heavily.
Blackwood goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Frye has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Blackwood but great work by Frye.
Blackwood is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Blackwood's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood regains half guard.
Blackwood is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rollins Fitness, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Blackwood slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blackwood is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blackwood passes to side control.
Blackwood will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frye is trying to get back to half guard.
Blackwood in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Blackwood cracks Frye with a big elbow.
Blackwood lands a few punches from side control.
Blackwood scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Frye to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frye is not content to let Blackwood control the position.
Frye throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Blackwood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frye keeps working.
Blackwood lands a few punches from side control.
Blackwood cracks Frye with a big right hand but Frye just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Blackwood looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blackwood content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Frye taking a bit of punishment here - Blackwood scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frye is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Blackwood tries to move into full mount but can't pass Frye's legs.
Blackwood wants to control but Frye is keeping him busy.
Blackwood is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Frye has escaped the position, nice work there.
Blackwood cracks Frye with a big right hand but Frye just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Frye takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Frye is trying to escape the position but Blackwood is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Blackwood dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Blackwood shoots in but no luck this time.
Frye darts in looking for a takedown but Blackwood gets double underhooks and turns Frye into the cage.
Blackwood tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Frye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blackwood closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Frye quickly recovers to half guard.
Frye makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
No luck for Blackwood with that takedown attempt.
Blackwood clinches up with Frye and pushes him back 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!
Blackwood looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Blackwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackwood lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Blackwood prevents Frye from standing back up.
Blackwood working the head and body with strikes.
Frye is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frye takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ground and pound from Blackwood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Blackwood there.
Blackwood working over Frye with some ground and pound. Frye looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blackwood is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Frye is just riding it out for now. Blackwood eventually gives up the hold.
Blackwood passes to side control.
Frye is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Blackwood scores with a couple of short elbows.
Frye is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood is staying tight to Frye's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Blackwood landing strikes.
Blackwood wants to control but Frye is keeping him busy.
Blackwood wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Frye, who protects the arm well.
Blackwood looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blackwood scoring with punches and elbows.
Blackwood lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Frye down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blackwood is working Frye over with some ground and pound from side control.
Blackwood wants to control but Frye is keeping him busy.
Blackwood thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Frye wants to control but Blackwood postures up.
Blackwood working the ground and pound.
Blackwood is working Frye over with some ground and pound from side control.
Blackwood landing strikes.
Blackwood works to advance to full mount. Frye defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood content just to control the position here.
Blackwood lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Frye is in a horrible position here. Blackwood smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Blackwood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Frye is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Blackwood.
Blackwood scores with a couple of good head shots there.
AJ Frye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zach Blackwood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackwood controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zach Blackwood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blackwood, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zach Blackwood!
Zach Blackwood decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bean Jenkins (ranked 4737 p4p, 4471 weight class) and Braedon Bender (ranked 480 p4p, 466 weight class). Bean Jenkins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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270
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265
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Cuts easily |
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Heavy handed |
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bean Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braedon Bender!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bender checks a leg kick.
Bender steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jenkins.
Bender doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bender darts in looking for a takedown but Jenkins gets double underhooks and turns Bender into the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bender looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jenkins is looking to counter the offense by Bender and move into the clinch.
Bender should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A head kick misses from Bender.
Jenkins is looking to counter punch.
Jenkins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bender.
Jenkins throws an overhand right that lands on Bender's shoulder, as Bender tries to avoid the shot.
Bender throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bender shoots in looking for a takedown but Jenkins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bender's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bean Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Braedon Bender.
Bender shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jenkins but Jenkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bender shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jenkins as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins misses with a hook. Bender ducked under it nicely.
Bender gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jenkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Braedon Bender has been cut.
Jenkins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bender.
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
Bender shoots for a takedown but Jenkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Jenkins misses.
Bender shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jenkins defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bender.
Jenkins tries to score with a low kick but Bender moves his leg out of the way.
Bender misses with a takedown attempt
and Jenkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Braedon Bender seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bender throws a lazy body kick
and Jenkins counters with a nice right hand that sends Bender toppling to the canvas! Bender scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jenkins finish him?!
 Bender is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Jenkins misses.
Bender wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bender swivels and escapes.
Jenkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bender. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Jenkins misses the target.
Bender fails with the takedown
and Jenkins moves into the clinch.
Jenkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bender managing to block the knees to the body from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a nice elbow.
Bender's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Jenkins misses.
Bender shoots and misses
and Jenkins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bender backwards.
That has opened up Braedon Bender's cut even more.
Jenkins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bender is defending well.
Jenkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bender looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bender shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jenkins pinned against the cage. Jenkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bender sprawling to the canvas! Bender rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jenkins finish him?!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bean Jenkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Braedon Bender's cut.
That's time! Jenkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bender pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bender throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jenkins changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bender fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bender darts in looking for a takedown but Jenkins gets double underhooks and turns Bender into the cage.
Bean Jenkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Bender shoots for a double leg takedown but Jenkins sprawls well. He's pushed Bender's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jenkins looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bender looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jenkins is fending him off so far but Bender persists. Nope, Jenkins circles away and we're back to standing.
Bean Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Braedon Bender.
Jenkins throws out a leg kick but Bender moves out of range and Jenkins only half commits.
Bender is looking for the big counter here.
Jenkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bender can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Jenkins as Bender shoots in.
An attempted straight right counter from Jenkins misses the target.
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Bender fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jenkins clobbers Bender with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jenkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Bender has a takedown stuffed.
Jenkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bender misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Bender tries to get set, Jenkins tries to push him back and clinch up but Bender manages to avoid the attempt.
Bender fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bender fails with a takedown attempt.
Bender is breathing heavily.
Bender shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jenkins defends it nicely.
Jenkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Bender misses with a takedown attempt
and Jenkins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jenkins.
Jenkins breaks the clinch.
Jenkins with the inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender tries for a takedown but Jenkins circles away easily
and Jenkins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jenkins breaks the clinch.
Bender shoots in for a takedown but Jenkins shows good takedown defense.
Bender fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jenkins pushes Bender up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jenkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jenkins lands with a light punch inside.
Jenkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Bender backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to trip Bender. He has hold of a leg but Bender is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jenkins persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bender working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jenkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jenkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Bender controls Jenkins momentarily but Jenkins frees himself.
Jenkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jenkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jenkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bender works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bender really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jenkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jenkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bean Jenkins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Braedon Bender's cut.
That's time! Jenkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bender misses with a shot to the body
and Jenkins counters with a nice right hand that sends Bender toppling to the canvas! Bender scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jenkins finish him?!
Bender is still on wobbly legs! Can Jenkins finish him?
Bender misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bender misses with a takedown attempt - Jenkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jenkins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bender looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bender seems to have recovered his senses.
Bender gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jenkins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bender wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Jenkins manages to pass to side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins is nestled in close to Bender, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The cut above Braedon Bender's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jenkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bender takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bender has hold of Jenkins's hands but Jenkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jenkins unloads with some huge strikes here! Bender is out! Jenkins wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bean Jenkins!
Bean Jenkins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Morril (ranked 3345 p4p, 23089 weight class) and Slaw Spud (ranked 352 p4p, 511 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Slaw Spud enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Morril!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slaw Spud!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spud falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morril counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Spud fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Spud misses its intended target.
Morril throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spud throws a combination that misses
and Morril cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morril scores with the left hand. Spud knows he should have avoided that one.
Morril lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spud takes a step back to recover.
Morril has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Morril lands with an uppercut that bounces Spud off the cage and back into range.
Morril scores with a jab. Spud acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Slaw Spud has been cut.
Morril throws a leg kick which misses Spud's front leg but catches the back leg as Spud tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Morril.
Spud is rocked!
Spud scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Spud is still on wobbly legs! Can Morril finish him?
Spud throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morril counters with a low kick, right behind Spud 's knee.
Morril drops Spud with a naaaaasty hook - Spud is in real trouble here! Morril dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Morril!
Sam Morril was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marc Dennison (ranked 24515 p4p, 24970 weight class) and Tyrone Cleo (ranked 425 p4p, 406 weight class). Dennison comes to the cage accompanied by Taio Cruz - Dynamite. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marc Dennison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Cleo!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cleo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dennison defends it well.
Nice takedown defense from Dennison. No joy for Cleo on that attempt.
Dennison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cleo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cleo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dennison pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dennison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dennison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cleo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dennison throws a combination that misses
and Cleo counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cleo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dennison is not content to let Cleo control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennison is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cleo connects with a decent elbow.
Cleo landing a few strikes.
Cleo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cleo is trying to get an arm triangle but Dennison is defending well.
Cleo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dennison, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dennison is looking to regain half guard here but Cleo keeps moving and retains side control.
Cleo working the body and head with strikes.
Cleo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dennison has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cleo trying to control the action but Dennison is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cleo throws a strike aimed at the side of Dennison's head but Dennison avoids it well.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Cleo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cleo working the ground and pound.
Dennison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cleo on the ground.
A lull in the action here as Cleo stalls from top position.
Dennison is not content to let Cleo control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dennison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cleo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dennison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cleo misses with a takedown attempt
and Dennison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyrone Cleo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dennison lands a jab.
Dennison lands a two punch combo.
Cleo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cleo trying to control but Dennison is working from the bottom.
Dennison striking off his back but it's not causing Cleo any problems.
Dennison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cleo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleo stopping the sweep attempt from Dennison.
Cleo trying to control but Dennison is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cleo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleo 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.
Cleo forces his way into half guard.
Cleo is just content to waste time from the top position. Dennison takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cleo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dennison manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cleo has Dennison in his guard.
Cleo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennison keeping moving, preventing Cleo from controlling successfully.
Dennison definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cleo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dennison 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.
Cleo is looking to work some ground and pound but Dennison has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cleo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cleo passes Dennison's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cleo drops an elbow to the side of Dennison's head.
Dennison regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cleo.
Cleo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dennison keeping moving, preventing Cleo from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cleo throwing strikes but missing.
Cleo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sloppy strikes there by Cleo.
Cleo lands a few punches from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cleo stands up and beckons Dennison to his feet.
Cleo wants to clinch up but Dennison keeps it at a distance.
Cleo fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyrone Cleo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cleo fails with a takedown attempt.
Cleo scores with a takedown into Dennison's guard.
Cleo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dennison manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cleo has Dennison in his guard.
Cleo trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennison trying to control the position from guard on top but Cleo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cleo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cleo keeping moving, preventing Dennison from controlling successfully.
Cleo looking for a guillotine here but Dennison defends easily.
Marc Dennison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Cleo looking to control but Dennison passes into half guard.
Cleo is looking to improve his position.
Dennison takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleo is looking to improve his position.
Cleo trying to hold on to Dennison's head to control him but Dennison postures up.
Dennison thows a huge punch but Cleo dodges it nicely.
Cleo is refusing to be controlled, as Dennison sits in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dennison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A punch combination from Dennison misses.
Cleo moves to clinch but Dennison breaks away
and Dennison counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Dennison. Those never looked like landing.
Dennison looks to land a right hand but Cleo moved out of range.
Dennison fails to land with a series of punches.
Dennison misses with the combination.
Dennison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cleo moves away.
Cleo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dennison.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cleo looking to score a takedown here. Dennison is defending well but Cleo drives through and ends up in Dennison's guard.
Dennison has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Cleo has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cleo tries to pull guard but Dennison forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marc Dennison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cleo 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Cleo!
Marc Dennison was interviewed post fight and said 'He sucks.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Brown (ranked 1428 p4p, 2888 weight class) and Hobert Nye (ranked 174 p4p, 329 weight class). Jackson Brown has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jackson Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hobert Nye!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nye missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Nye manages to avoid it.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nye swinging wildly here.
Nye throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nye takes one to the side of the head.
Nye misses with a body shot.
Brown lands a nice shot that snaps Nye's head back.
Nye throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Nye connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Nye lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Nye swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nye throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Nye closes the distance and presses his opponent up 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!
Nye is pushing Brown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nye is trying to break free.
Brown prevents a body shot from Nye.
Nye is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown prevents Nye from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nye just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown's brow.
Nye gets control of Brown's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nye will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nye swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nye is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nye keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brown trying to control but Nye is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nye wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
Nye keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Nye is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nye gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brown tries to sprawl but Nye drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nye is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nye tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nye wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Nye slows the pace down in half guard.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Nye has control of the leg.
Nye controlling the action here.
Brown is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Julians Sports Bar & Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Nye wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Nye manages to pass to mount!
Brown tries to hold on but Nye postures up.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Nye controlling from the full mount.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nye sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown tries to hold on but Nye postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hobert Nye dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nye closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nye is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Brown is looking to reverse the position.
Nye decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown throws a right hand that Nye ducks under and follows up with a left that Nye also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nye takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nye misses with a low kick.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown catches Nye with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A swing and a miss from Nye.
Nye misses with a low kick as Brown jumps back.
Brown moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Nye misses with the combination.
Hobert Nye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Nye takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nye.
Hobert Nye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nye misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Nye misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nye throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Nye.
Nye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown moves away from the strike by Nye.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brown lands a head shot.
Brown is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nye tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Nye scores with a jab to the head.
Nye fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brown to the ground. Nye is now in Brown's guard.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nye's guard.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Nye is keeping the position.
Brown drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nye looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nye looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nye!
Nye decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Nye.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown works Nye's body with a nice hook.
Jackson Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Nye throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nye moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Nye taking a breather.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Nye, against the cage.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nye turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nye manages to end up in side control.
Hobert Nye has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown tries to buck Nye off but Nye is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nye advances nicely into full mount.
Nye controlling the pace for now.
Nye wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Brown can't escape the position.
Nye controlling from the full mount.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hobert Nye showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Nye misses its intended target.
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Nye.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Nye.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brown lands a nice hook to Nye's body. Nye takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Nye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Nye swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nye ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nye scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brown is pressing down on Nye's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nye stands up from Brown's guard - Nye perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nye misses with a hook
and Brown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brown lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nye looking to score a takedown here. Brown is defending well but Nye drives through and ends up in Brown's guard.
Nye takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nye avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Nye stands and steps away. Brown gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nye 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nye stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nye moves away from the strike by Brown.
Nye has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nye is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brown's half guard.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nye wants to stand but Brown has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Nye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown is staying active underneath Nye, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Nye seems content to control.
Nye is looking to stall here but Brown recovers full guard.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nye wants to get back to his feet.
Brown trying to control the pace.
Brown is looking for a kimura but Nye is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brown to get the leverage.
Jackson Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is just content to waste time from the top position. Nye takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Brown is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nye is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nye has escaped and now he's on top!
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Nye engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brown throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nye uses it to pass to side control.
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 Jackson Brown.
I think Nye 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hobert Nye!
Hobert Nye decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reece Robertson (ranked 2765 p4p, 2874 weight class) and Lorenzo Smashotti (ranked 320 p4p, 322 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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reece Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Smashotti!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smashotti looks to land a combination but Robertson avoids it well.
Robertson throws a solid leg kick but Smashotti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Robertson.
Robertson with a nice cross.
Smashotti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Robertson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robertson throws a jab but it's blocked by Smashotti.
Smashotti has managed to clinch.
Robertson tries to break the clinch but Smashotti is controlling the position.
Robertson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smashotti doesn't manage to clinch there - Robertson circles away.
Smashotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robertson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smashotti staying out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Smashotti's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smashotti is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Robertson.
Smashotti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robertson counters with a left and a right that stings Smashotti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smashotti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robertson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Robertson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smashotti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson slips under a jab from Smashotti.
Robertson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've been told by Robertson's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Robertson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smashotti was well out of range. Poor timing from Robertson.
Smashotti drops Robertson with a right and a left! Smashotti comes rushing in but Robertson regains his composure and manages to keep Smashotti in guard.
 It looks like Reece Robertson has been cut.
Robertson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smashotti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Smashotti from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smashotti wants to stand but Robertson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Smashotti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Robertson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Robertson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smashotti is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smashotti trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smashotti wanted to stand there but Robertson had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smashotti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Robertson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smashotti checks it well.
Robertson throws a hook to the side of Smashotti's head but Smashotti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robertson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Robertson is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Smashotti. That snapped Robertson's head back.
Smashotti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A counter left hand to the body from Robertson misses its target.
Smashotti works over Robertson's head and body with a nice combination.
 Robertson is rocked!
Smashotti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robertson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smashotti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smashotti is rocked!
Robertson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Smashotti falls backwards - clearly groggy! Robertson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reece Robertson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Tavares (ranked 2994 p4p, 4879 weight class) and Flynn Knightley (ranked 207 p4p, 294 weight class). The key to victory for Jesus Tavares has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flynn Knightley!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Knightley misses.
Knightley throws a low kick but Tavares moves out of range easily.
Tavares connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tavares scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knightley doesn't seem bothered though.
Knightley misses with a takedown
and Tavares counters with a good, hard body kick but Knightley shrugs it off.
Tavares lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tavares clinches up against the cage.
Tavares blocks an uppercut.
Tavares jumps into guard, dragging Knightley to the mat.
Tavares looking for a guillotine here but Knightley defends easily.
Knightley stays in close to Tavares's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knightley is one step ahead there.
Knightley chips away with some ground and pound.
Knightley lands a couple of elbows.
Tavares being controlled here, momentarily.
Tavares wants to sweep but no luck.
Knightley is stalling in the full guard.
That's two 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.
Tavares wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Knightley is now in half guard.
Knightley works his way into side control.
Tavares is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knightley scoring with punches from side control.
Tavares is trying to improve his position.
Knightley working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Knightley is working Tavares over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tavares is looking for a sweep.
Tavares takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Knightley lands some shots froms side control.
Tavares tries to buck Knightley off but Knightley is having none of it.
Knightley just content to control the position.
Knightley is working Tavares over with some ground and pound from side control.
Knightley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knightley landing a few strikes.
Knightley lands a nice forearm strike.
Tavares is looking to reverse the position.
Tavares tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Knightley easily slips into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knightley raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tavares is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tavares is in a horrible position here. Knightley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tavares is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tavares knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knightley on the ground.
Knightley raining down shots from the mount!
Knightley lands a nice shot to the head.
Tavares is rocked!
Knightley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Flynn Knightley 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.
Tavares jabs at Knightley's body.
Tavares lands a jab to Knightley's midsection.
Knightley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knightley moves forwards but Tavares connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tavares punishes Knightley's body with a nice straight punch.
Knightley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knightley looking to score a takedown here. Tavares is defending well but Knightley drives through and ends up in Tavares's guard.
Tavares working for a triangle but Knightley defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knightley 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Knightley has picked Tavares up and slammed him! Tavares can't keep hold of the triangle and Knightley manages to pass to side control!
Tavares takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Knightley taking a breather here.
Tavares struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Knightley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tavares, who protects the arm well.
Knightley is trying to get an arm triangle but Tavares is defending well.
Tavares takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Knightley takes a little break here. Tavares wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tavares takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley looks up at the clock and then as Tavares takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Knightley smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Knightley lands a decent elbow from side control.
Knightley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tavares down.
Knightley scores with punches from side control.
Tavares takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Flynn Knightley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knightley is chipping away with strikes.
Tavares takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tavares tries to improve position but can't.
Tavares seems a little lost for a moment, as Knightley dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Knightley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Knightley in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Knightley cracks Tavares with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tavares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knightley is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tavares's shoulder. That is not cool.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tavares is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavares is looking to reverse the position.
Knightley cracks Tavares with a big right hand but Tavares just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Flynn Knightley 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. This is the final round!
Knightley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knightley tries to move into range but Tavares moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tavares scores with a push kick.
Tavares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tavares tries to clinch there but Knightley circles away.
Tavares lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knightley takes a swing at Tavares's ribcage but misses.
Knightley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jesus Tavares is winning the standup battle so far.
Tavares blocks a low kick nicely.
Tavares fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Knightley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavares is working to avoid the ground and pound but Knightley connects with a decent elbow.
Knightley landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley working the ground and pound from side control.
Knightley advances nicely into full mount.
Knightley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tavares's face.
Knightley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tavares?
Knightley working the ground and pound effectively.
Tavares wants to control but Knightley is having none of it.
Knightley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tavares?
Knightley controlling his opponent.
Tavares is trying desperately to improve position.
Jesus Tavares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares tries to lock up and control but Knightley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Knightley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Knightley looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knightley landing punches.
Knightley lands a couple of good shots and Tavares has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oh Tavares is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knightley is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Knightley gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Knightley gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Knightley apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Tavares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knightley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knightley shoots in and drives through. Tavares sprawls well.
Tavares digs a good body shot into Knightley's ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Knightley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tavares - the referee stops the clock and Knightley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tavares. Knightley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tavares seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tavares looks to land a combination. Knightley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Knightley misses the jab.
Tavares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tavares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knightley moves forwards but Tavares connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knightley avoids the body shot from Tavares.
Knightley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Knightley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tavares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knightley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tavares tries to clinch up
and Knightley counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tavares!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tavares looking for a sweep but Knightley has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tavares tries to hold on but Knightley postures up.
The referee warns Tavares that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tavares takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Knightley cracks Tavares with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Knightley connects with a bit shot that sees Tavares covering up! More strikes from Knightley and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Knightley is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flynn Knightley!
A victorious Flynn Knightley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ruiz (ranked 2761 p4p, 3679 weight class) and Jacob Fuisse (ranked 365 p4p, 445 weight class). Ruiz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DB7 - Squid Game Drill. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Fuisse!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuisse dives in for a single leg takedown but Ruiz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ruiz throws a head kick that half lands.
Fuisse shoots in for a takedown but Ruiz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruiz closes the distance and pushes Fuisse back into the cage.
Ruiz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fuisse can't break the clinch.
Ruiz looking to throw knees to the head but Fuisse is blocking nicely.
Ruiz landing knees to the body.
Fuisse looks winded!
Ruiz connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jacob Fuisse has been cut.
Ruiz lands a big knee to the head and Fuisse goes down! Ruiz pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Ruiz!
After winning the bout, Anthony Ruiz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greggory Silalahi (ranked 1202 p4p, 2271 weight class) and Shams Charania (ranked 115 p4p, 196 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, 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 Los Angeles, Greggory Silalahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shams Charania!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charania shoots in for a takedown but Silalahi shows good takedown defense.
Silalahi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Charania fails to land with a series of punches.
Charania closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silalahi bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Silalahi cracks Charania with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charania shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silalahi counters with a nice uppercut.
Silalahi digs a good body shot into Charania's ribs.
Charania looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Charania shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silalahi pinned against the cage. Silalahi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Greggory Silalahi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shams Charania.
An inside leg kick lands from Silalahi.
Silalahi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Shams Charania has been cut.
Silalahi connects with a single shot there.
Greggory Silalahi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silalahi scores with a hook to the body. Charania takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Charania goes for a double leg but Silalahi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silalahi continues to drive forward.
Charania with a poor takedown
and Silalahi counters with a straight right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Silalahi. No joy for Charania on that attempt.
Silalahi throwing a counter right hand but Charania manages to avoid it.
Charania has a takedown stuffed.
Charania looks winded!
Charania misses with a series of wild punches.
Silalahi scores with a jab to the body.
Silalahi cracks Charania with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Silalahi has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Charania to stand back up!
Charania is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silalahi scores with a nice head shot.
Charania is still on wobbly legs! Can Silalahi finish him?
Charania takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silalahi lands a big right hand that sends Charania crashing to the mat! Silalahi stays standing though and waves Charania back to his feet!
It looks like Silalahi has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Shams Charania seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charania will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silalahi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silalahi ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Charania out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Greggory Silalahi!
After winning the bout, Greggory Silalahi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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