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C270: Tosen vs Payer IV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zett Jukassa (ranked 1183 p4p, 1661 weight class) and Red Jesus Karter (ranked 139 p4p, 194 weight class). Zett Jukassa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Red Jesus Karter's chin.
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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 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zett Jukassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Red Jesus Karter!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter scores with a leg kick.
Jukassa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Karter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karter looks to land a right hand but Jukassa moved out of range.
We've been informed that Karter has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Karter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jukassa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Karter misses.
Jukassa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Karter misses with a lunging right hand
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karter throws a lazy right hand but Jukassa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Karter looks to move away, Jukassa throws a big counter combo but Karter just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukassa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jukassa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jukassa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot lands for Karter.
Karter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jukassa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karter scores with a head kick.
 It looks like Zett Jukassa has been cut.
Karter throws an off balance right hand
and Jukassa counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Jukassa misses its target.
Karter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karter misses with a left hand
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
Karter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
Jukassa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karter throws out the jab.
Jukassa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Karter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jukassa doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karter throws a sloppy head kick
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jukassa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Jukassa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karter cracks a nice hook into Jukassa's ribs.
Karter connects with a single shot there.
Karter misses with a leg kick
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jukassa ducks under a wild hook from Karter.
Jukassa throwing a counter right hand but Karter manages to avoid it.
Karter misses with the combination.
Jukassa throwing a counter right hand but Karter manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with a leg kick
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karter throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
Jukassa moves away from the strike by Karter.
A counter left hand to the body from Jukassa misses its target.
Karter throws an off balance right hand
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Karter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jukassa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jukassa moves out of range as Karter strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Red Jesus Karter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zett Jukassa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Good shot there by Karter.
Karter throws a body punch but Jukassa moves out of range.
Jukassa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jukassa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Karter.
Red Jesus Karter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karter misses with a left hand
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter digs a good hook to Jukassa's body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jukassa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jukassa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Jukassa misses its target.
Karter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jukassa. That did some damage!
Jukassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karter was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukassa.
Karter wants to land a leg kick but Jukassa is out of range.
Jukassa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Karter misses with a head kick.
It looked like Jukassa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Karter.
Karter misses with a body punch
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Karter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with a left hand
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karter throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
Karter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jukassa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jukassa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A shot to the body from Karter misses
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
Karter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jukassa staying out of range there.
Jukassa ducks under a wild hook from Karter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter digs a good body shot into Jukassa's ribs.
Karter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jukassa cracks a nice hook into Karter's ribs.
Karter throws an off balance right hand
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Karter just misses with a punch to the body.
Karter looks to land a left hand but Jukassa moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karter.
Jukassa is looking for a counter combo.
Karter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jukassa.
Jukassa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Red Jesus Karter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jukassa, as that shot connected.
Karter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Jukassa finds it's way through Karter's defenses.
A swing and a miss from Karter.
Jukassa throwing a counter right hand but Karter manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Red Jesus Karter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zett Jukassa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jukassa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karter throws an overhand right that lands on Jukassa's shoulder, as Jukassa tries to avoid the shot.
Karter throws a hook to the side of Jukassa's head but Jukassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jukassa is looking to counter punch.
Karter throws a body punch but Jukassa moves out of range.
It looked like Jukassa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karter misses with a lunging right hand
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter misses with a body shot
and Karter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jukassa misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jukassa is out of range.
A head kick misses from Karter.
Jukassa throwing a counter right hand but Karter manages to avoid it.
Jukassa needs to keep his hands up - Karter had a free shot at his head there.
Karter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Karter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zett Jukassa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Red Jesus Karter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter throws out a leg kick but Jukassa moves out of range and Karter only half commits.
It looked like Jukassa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Karter.
Jukassa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jukassa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karter thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Jukassa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karter looks to score with a jab to the body but Jukassa is just out of range.
Jukassa throwing a counter right hand but Karter manages to avoid it.
Jukassa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jukassa throwing a counter right hand but Karter manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Karter misses its intended target.
Jukassa throwing a counter right hand but Karter manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Karter, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karter tries to land a leg kick but Jukassa saw it coming and moves away.
Jukassa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karter.
Karter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karter throws out a powerful jab.
Karter sizes up Jukassa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A low kick from Karter misses
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jukassa checks it well.
Jukassa is looking for a counter combo.
Karter misses with a hook to the body
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
Karter misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Jukassa misses its target.
Karter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karter. Jukassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Jukassa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jukassa looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
Karter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Red Jesus Karter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Jesus Karter!
An intense looking Red Jesus Karter took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Ok so fuck you dad, your genes would have left me with genital dwarfism but fortunately I only got the hair.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grey Ape (ranked 1245 p4p, 1056 weight class) and Miami Vice (ranked 162 p4p, 136 weight class). Vice is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Miami Vice Theme. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 26 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Grey Ape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miami Vice!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vice loads up on a big right hand but Ape slips the punch.
Vice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vice throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Grey Ape has been cut.
Vice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ape paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ape throwing a counter right hand but Vice manages to avoid it.
Ape darts in trying to clinch
and Vice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vice cracks Ape with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vice misses with a hook
and Ape counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Miami Vice has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vice throws a sloppy head kick and Ape moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Ape misses the target.
Vice throws out a loose jab but Ape uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ape cracks Vice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ape is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice swings for the body but Ape moves out of range.
Vice connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vice lands a slapping body shot.
Vice smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ape.
Ape is looking to counter punch.
Vice feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Apes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vice misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ape counters with a good low kick that Vice was not able to check.
Vice throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vice connects with the punch.
Vice throws a sloppy body shot
and Ape counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ape moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ape pushes Vice up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vice swings wildly with an uppercut but Ape uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vice lands with a short shot to the head.
Vice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Vice.
Vice misses with the head strike.
Vice trying to stall but Ape improves his position.
Vice looking to slow down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Ape scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ape tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Our sources have told us that Ape has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ape misses with a body punch.
Vice managing to block the knees to the body from Ape.
Vice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ape fails to land.
Vice throws a head punch that misses.
Vice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vice fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ape moves into range and connects with a jab.
A head kick by Vice misses
and Ape counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Miami Vice's cut even more.
Vice throws a series of strikes that have Ape backpedaling.
Vice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vice paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Ape misses the target.
Vice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vice throws a sloppy head kick and Ape moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Ape misses the target.
Ape lands a big right hand that sends Vice crashing to the mat! Ape stays standing though and waves Vice back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vice misses with a head kick.
Ape looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ape uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vice.
Vice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ape at a distance.
Ape feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Vice sprawling to the canvas! Vice rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ape finish him?!
 Vice is rocked!
The cut above Miami Vice's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ape avoids the head kick by Vice.
An attempted straight right counter from Ape misses the target.
Ape misses with a lunging right hand
and Vice counters with a straight right hand.
Vice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ape counters with a big right hand! Oh Vice is in trouble here! Ape follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grey Ape!
Grey Ape thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blade Wilson (ranked 1051 p4p, 1545 weight class) and James Spencer (ranked 122 p4p, 179 weight class). James Spencer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Blade Wilson's chin.
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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spencer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wilson takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
Wilson lands a high kick!
Wilson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Wilson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Spencer moved out of range.
Wilson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spencer throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a low kick but Spencer avoids it.
Spencer lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Spencer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Wilson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Spencer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Spencer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spencer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Spencer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wilson throws an off balance right hand
and Spencer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spencer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A low kick from Wilson misses
and Spencer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Wilson is rocked!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wilson.
Wilson throws a body kick that misses.
Wilson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spencer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson moves to clinch but Spencer breaks away
and Spencer counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wilson! Spencer lets Wilson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Spencer points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Wilson wakes up just in time to hear Spencer thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Spencer!
James Spencer took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Malley (ranked 1363 p4p, 1443 weight class) and Darren Dixon (ranked 103 p4p, 114 weight class). O Malley comes to the cage accompanied by Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. Sean O Malley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darren Dixon's chin.
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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 21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean O Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darren Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon stuns O Malley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Malley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Malley throws an off balance right hand
and Dixon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dixon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dixon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
O Malley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dixon is controlling him.
Dixon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dixon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dixon postures up in O Malley's guard and throws a big left but O Malley blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
Dixon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
O Malley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dixon.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Dixon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dixon throws out a counter right but O Malley avoids it with no problem.
Dixon throws a body shot but no joy.
Dixon looks to land a combination but O Malley avoids it well.
Dixon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Malley.
O Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dixon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dixon misses with a body shot.
Dixon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dixon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Malley at a distance.
O Malley throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Darren Dixon has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from O Malley.
O Malley scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Malley tests Dixon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dixon lands with a nice body punch.
Dixon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Malley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dixon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O Malley rather than just go for the knockout.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
Dixon throws a body shot but no joy.
O Malley dodges the punch combination from Dixon.
O Malley lands a really nice looking cross but Dixon seems unphased.
Dixon loads up on a big right hand but O Malley slips the punch.
Dixon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dixon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Dixon.
Dixon swinging wildly here.
O Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Dixon is just out of range.
O Malley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Malley ducks right into an uppercut from Dixon.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
Dixon catches O Malley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
O Malley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dixon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Malley moves out of range as Dixon strikes.
A little feinted left hand from O Malley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Malley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dixon is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley throws a monster overhand right that drops Dixon! O Malley follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean O Malley!
Sean O Malley managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fantasy Threads, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jihadi Joseph (ranked 476 p4p, 366 weight class) and Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez (ranked 40 p4p, 28 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jihadi Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurgensen Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jurgensen Sanchez slips under a jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joseph comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with the left hand. Joseph knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Joseph throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Joseph.
Joseph keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joseph can pounce on him.
Jurgensen Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joseph.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to land a combination. Joseph sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Joseph looks to score with a jab to the body but Jurgensen Sanchez is just out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joseph.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph takes a swing at Jurgensen Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Joseph swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joseph scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jurgensen Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joseph.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joseph.
Joseph clobbers Jurgensen Sanchez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Joseph throws a head kick but Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range.
Joseph defending well as Jurgensen Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Joseph lands with a nice combination. Jurgensen Sanchez backs away looking to recover.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Joseph moves out of range and Jurgensen Sanchez only half commits.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joseph looks to score with a jab to the body but Jurgensen Sanchez is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph clinches up with Jurgensen Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
Jurgensen Sanchez is stalling here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jurgensen Sanchez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joseph's brow.
Jurgensen Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jurgensen Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joseph.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jurgensen Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Jurgensen Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joseph slips a straight right by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Joseph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jurgensen Sanchez.
It looked like Joseph wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joseph's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Joseph duly obliges.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Joseph scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jurgensen Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Joseph throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joseph on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jurgensen Sanchez. Jurgensen Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch combination from Jurgensen Sanchez misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Joseph misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joseph thumps Jurgensen Sanchez with a low kick.
Joseph takes a swing at Jurgensen Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
Jurgensen Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a double jab
letting Joseph counter with a right hand.
Joseph misses with a low kick as Jurgensen Sanchez jumps back.
Joseph takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Joseph moves in looking to clinch but Jurgensen Sanchez pushes him off.
Jurgensen Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph blocks a head kick by Jurgensen Sanchez.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joseph.
Jurgensen Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joseph throws a head kick but Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a jab.
Joseph misses the jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joseph does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Joseph misses with the combination.
Jurgensen Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Jurgensen Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with the left hand. Joseph knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jurgensen Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph throws a hook but Jurgensen Sanchez avoids it easily.
Joseph looks to score with a jab to the body but Jurgensen Sanchez is just out of range.
Joseph misses with a hook.
Joseph throws out a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range and Joseph only half commits.
Jurgensen Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joseph.
A swing and a miss from Joseph.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries a quick counter leg kick but Joseph is wise to it.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph moves out of range of the leg kick from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Joseph misses with a low kick as Jurgensen Sanchez jumps back.
A head kick misses from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joseph.
Joseph scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jurgensen Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Jurgensen Sanchez feints a counter leg kick.
Joseph scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jurgensen Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez cracks Joseph with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Joseph is looking to wear down Jurgensen Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jurgensen Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Joseph.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi Joseph dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a hook but Joseph avoids it easily.
Joseph tries a head kick but it misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Jihadi Joseph is winning the standup battle so far.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jurgensen Sanchez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jurgensen Sanchez blocks a jab.
Joseph throws a body punch but Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range.
Joseph keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joseph listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Joseph moved out of range nicely.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Joseph to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph throws a shot to the body.
Joseph fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Joseph moves out of range and Jurgensen Sanchez only half commits.
Joseph lands with a straight right. Jurgensen Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Jurgensen Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joseph manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Jurgensen Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. Jurgensen Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joseph slips under a jab from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Joseph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jurgensen Sanchez.
The crowd cheers as Joseph lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jurgensen Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.
Jurgensen Sanchez delivers a nice body kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Joseph lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jurgensen Sanchez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jurgensen Sanchez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a body shot
and Joseph counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jurgensen Sanchez thinking.
Jurgensen Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses the body punch
and Joseph counters with an inside leg kick.
Joseph looks to land a left hand but Jurgensen Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Joseph swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jurgensen Sanchez thuds a left hand into Joseph's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Jurgensen Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jurgensen Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Joseph misses with an uppercut
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Joseph keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a body shot but no joy.
Jurgensen Sanchez is looking for the big counter here.
Joseph throws a poor cross that misses
letting Jurgensen Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Joseph pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jurgensen Sanchez back to the cage. Joseph follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a right hand that Joseph ducks under and follows up with a left that Joseph also avoids with ease.
Joseph moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Joseph.
Joseph lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jurgensen Sanchez backwards.
Joseph throws a punch but it's blocked by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Joseph doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joseph throws a punch but it's blocked by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez wants to break free but Joseph has control.
Jurgensen Sanchez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Joseph struggles to land a body shot inside as Jurgensen Sanchez controls his hands.
Joseph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jurgensen Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands an uppercut.
Joseph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph tries to break the clinch but Jurgensen Sanchez is controlling the position.
Joseph lands a right hand.
Joseph is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jurgensen Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Jurgensen Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
Joseph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph throws a punch but it's blocked by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Jurgensen Sanchez controls the action.
Joseph throws a punch but it's blocked by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Joseph swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jurgensen Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Joseph swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Joseph moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Joseph there.
Jurgensen Sanchez with a nice calf kick.
Joseph misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph looks to throw the jab but Jurgensen Sanchez is out of range.
Joseph lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jurgensen Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Jurgensen Sanchez misses its intended target.
Joseph works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Joseph misses with a hook. Jurgensen Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with a cross.
Joseph throws an overhand right that lands on Jurgensen Sanchez's shoulder, as Jurgensen Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a jab when Joseph was well out of range.
Joseph misses with the combination.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jurgensen Sanchez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joseph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jurgensen Sanchez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Joseph cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Joseph with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi Joseph dominated that second round.
That's time! Joseph's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A combination from Jurgensen Sanchez does no damage.
A big right from Joseph misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Joseph throws a hook to the side of Jurgensen Sanchez's head but Jurgensen Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jurgensen Sanchez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Joseph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jurgensen Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jurgensen Sanchez.
Joseph comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joseph lands a nice hook to Jurgensen Sanchez's body. Jurgensen Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Joseph misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Joseph misses the target.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws out a counter right but Joseph avoids it with no problem.
Joseph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jurgensen Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph misses with a shot to the body
letting Jurgensen Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joseph swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a body kick that stops Joseph in his tracks momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a jab when Joseph was well out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a series of punches but Joseph moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Joseph swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Joseph throws a body punch but Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joseph.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joseph.
A jab from Jurgensen Sanchez finds it's way through Joseph's defenses.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joseph.
Jurgensen Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jurgensen Sanchez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jurgensen Sanchez with a nice calf kick.
Joseph moves out of range as Jurgensen Sanchez strikes.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Joseph lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Joseph uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez unleashes a big counter combination but Joseph bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joseph circles away quickly and effectively.
Joseph lands an overhand right.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jurgensen Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Jurgensen Sanchez misses.
Joseph swings for the body but Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range.
Joseph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joseph tries to clinch up.
Good exchange - Jurgensen Sanchez coming out on top.
Joseph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jurgensen Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joseph fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decent striking displayed by Jurgensen Sanchez there.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes one on the button.
Joseph scores with a shot to the body.
Jihadi Joseph is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joseph misses with an uppercut.
Jurgensen Sanchez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Joseph looks to land a left hand but Jurgensen Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Jurgensen Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joseph.
Jurgensen Sanchez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jurgensen Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
Joseph throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jurgensen Sanchez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jurgensen Sanchez! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Joseph.
Joseph wants to clinch.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range.
Joseph throws the left hand but Jurgensen Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph cracks Jurgensen Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joseph throws a hook but Jurgensen Sanchez avoids it easily.
Jurgensen Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joseph goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range as Joseph strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph tries to bum rush Jurgensen Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Jurgensen Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joseph does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Joseph ducks right into an uppercut from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Joseph thuds a left hand into Jurgensen Sanchez's body.
Jurgensen Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jurgensen Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joseph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Joseph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a jab when Joseph was well out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Joseph moves out of range as Jurgensen Sanchez strikes.
Joseph throws a nice looking combination but Jurgensen Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries a quick counter leg kick but Joseph is wise to it.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Joseph's shoulder, as Joseph tries to avoid the shot.
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 Jihadi Joseph.
Well Joseph has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jihadi Joseph!
An out of breath Jihadi Joseph thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 672 p4p, 445 weight class) and Brady Jean Baptiste (ranked 53 p4p, 35 weight class). Ferkingstad comes to the cage accompanied by Try That In A Small Town. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jean Baptiste's choice of entrance music: Born on the Bayou. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Brady Jean Baptiste!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferkingstad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferkingstad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad half committed to a counter leg kick.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferkingstad keeps Jean Baptiste at a distance using the push kick.
Jean Baptiste throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferkingstad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferkingstad tries to land a front kick but Jean Baptiste steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body kick.
Jean Baptiste moves out of range as Ferkingstad strikes.
Ferkingstad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jean Baptiste's sensitive parts.
Ferkingstad moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jean Baptiste just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ferkingstad's brow.
Ferkingstad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ferkingstad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jean Baptiste's elbow.
Jean Baptiste blocking some punches.
Jean Baptiste blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ferkingstad - that landed with a thud.
Ferkingstad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferkingstad lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with an uppercut but Jean Baptiste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jean Baptiste swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferkingstad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jean Baptiste swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ferkingstad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferkingstad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ferkingstad takes a shot to the head.
Ferkingstad working aggressively here.
Ferkingstad tries to work over Jean Baptiste's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jean Baptiste blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferkingstad.
Jean Baptiste misses with a punch to the body.
Jean Baptiste blocks an uppercut.
Ferkingstad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jean Baptiste backwards.
Ferkingstad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferkingstad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jean Baptistes head.
Ferkingstad misses with a body punch.
Jean Baptiste lands an uppercut.
Jean Baptiste tries to work over Ferkingstad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jean Baptiste lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferkingstad fails to pull guard.
Jean Baptiste lands with a right to the head.
Ferkingstad misses with a punch to the body.
Ferkingstad prevents a body shot from Jean Baptiste.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ferkingstad has Jean Baptiste pushed against the cage.
Ferkingstad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jean Baptiste backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jean Baptiste creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ferkingstad tries to work over Jean Baptiste's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferkingstad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jean Baptiste backwards.
Jean Baptiste lands a nice uppercut.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with an uppercut but Jean Baptiste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jean Baptiste misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jean Baptiste blocks an uppercut.
Ferkingstad prevents a body shot from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste has a couple of punches blocked by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad tries to work over Jean Baptiste's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferkingstad tries to work over Jean Baptiste's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferkingstad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ferkingstad prevents a body shot from Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with an uppercut but Jean Baptiste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jean Baptiste lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jean Baptiste blocks an elbow strike from Ferkingstad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad letting Jean Baptiste take a breather here.
Ferkingstad misses with some punches.
Ferkingstad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jean Baptiste blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jean Baptiste lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferkingstad.
A right hook to the body lands for Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jean Baptiste lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
Jean Baptiste can't find room to land a body shot as Ferkingstad controls the action.
Ferkingstad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferkingstad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jean Baptiste makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jean Baptiste keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferkingstad.
Jean Baptiste moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferkingstad throws a body shot but no joy.
Jean Baptiste uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad is looking to clinch.
Ferkingstad throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick lands for Jean Baptiste.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferkingstad.
The fighters circling - Ferkingstad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Jean Baptiste on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ferkingstad slips a jab from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferkingstad lands a jab to Jean Baptiste's midsection.
Jean Baptiste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferkingstad was well out of range. Poor timing from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste checks the leg kick.
Jean Baptiste pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ferkingstad back to the cage. Jean Baptiste follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jean Baptiste throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jean Baptiste looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferkingstad is just out of range.
Jean Baptiste looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad avoids the head kick by Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad throws a hook but Jean Baptiste avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferkingstad.
Jean Baptiste is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ferkingstad rather than just go for the knockout.
Ferkingstad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferkingstad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferkingstad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ferkingstad throws a jab but it's blocked by Jean Baptiste.
Brady Jean Baptiste seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferkingstad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad throws a chopping leg kick but Jean Baptiste manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jean Baptiste scores with a hook to the body. Ferkingstad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jean Baptiste checks a leg kick.
Jean Baptiste throws a leg kick that misses.
As Jean Baptiste tries to get set, Ferkingstad tries to push him back and clinch up but Jean Baptiste manages to avoid the attempt.
Ferkingstad moves out of range as Jean Baptiste strikes.
Ferkingstad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste just misses with a punch to the body.
Jean Baptiste takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jean Baptiste. Ferkingstad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferkingstad is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste lands a right hook to the body.
Jean Baptiste throws a hook but Ferkingstad avoids it easily.
Ferkingstad has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jean Baptiste just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Jean Baptiste misses.
Ferkingstad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jean Baptiste. Jean Baptiste circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ferkingstad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ferkingstad darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Jean Baptiste jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferkingstad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad slips a straight right by Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jean Baptiste swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferkingstad backing away here, and Jean Baptiste unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ferkingstad checks the leg kick.
Ferkingstad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Jean Baptiste blocks the leg kick.
And Jean Baptiste responds with a good body kick, but Ferkingstad manages to step out the way in time.
Jean Baptiste throws a front kick aimed at Ferkingstad's knee but Ferkingstad avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Jean Baptiste misses.
Ferkingstad works Jean Baptiste's body with a nice hook.
Ferkingstad moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Ferkingstad misses the target.
Jean Baptiste lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ferkingstad will feel that in the morning.
Ferkingstad tests Jean Baptiste's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ferkingstad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferkingstad fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jean Baptiste just manages to avoid it.
Jean Baptiste throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferkingstad on the side of the head.
Ferkingstad moves out of range of the body kick from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ferkingstad throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jean Baptiste.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferkingstad throws a low kick, looking for Jean Baptiste's leg but Jean Baptiste calmly moves out of range.
Jean Baptiste thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ferkingstad lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jean Baptiste has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jean Baptiste and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ferkingstad motions for Jean Baptiste to come forward. Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jean Baptiste walks into a stiff left hand from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jean Baptiste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferkingstad blocks a jab.
Ferkingstad pushes Jean Baptiste up against the cage in a clinch.
Jean Baptiste scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferkingstad.
Jean Baptiste tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferkingstad's elbow.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferkingstad.
Jean Baptiste working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste works on Ferkingstad's body with a couple of short punches.
Jean Baptiste struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferkingstad controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Ferkingstad - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Ferkingstad - that landed with a thud.
Ferkingstad pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ferkingstad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferkingstad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ferkingstad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jean Baptiste backwards.
Ferkingstad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferkingstad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ferkingstad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jean Baptiste prevents a body shot from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jean Baptiste makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ferkingstad has a couple of punches blocked by Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste tries a body shot but Ferkingstad blocks it.
Ferkingstad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jean Baptiste doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad scores with a shot to the side of Jean Baptiste's head.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad is trying to stall.
Jean Baptiste misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferkingstad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Jean Baptiste misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jean Baptiste fails to land.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferkingstad has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jean Baptiste uses from the top position.
Jean Baptiste passes into half guard.
Jean Baptiste is trying to control the action in half guard but Ferkingstad is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jean Baptiste content to control rather than advance.
Ferkingstad makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ferkingstad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Ferkingstad swings widly with a right hand
and Jean Baptiste cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jean Baptiste connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferkingstad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Jean Baptiste blocks the leg kick.
Jean Baptiste connects with a leg kick.
Jean Baptiste tries to clinch but Ferkingstad moves out of range.
Ferkingstad tries to close the distance and clinch but Jean Baptiste swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferkingstad misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jean Baptiste misses the target.
Ferkingstad ducks under a wild hook from Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad moves into the clinch.
Jean Baptiste lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ferkingstad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jean Baptiste lands a right hand.
Ferkingstad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jean Baptiste is defending well for now.
Ferkingstad takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad tries to throw a body punch but Jean Baptiste avoids it by throwing Ferkingstad back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferkingstad.
Jean Baptiste breaks the clinch.
Ferkingstad throws a low kick but Jean Baptiste avoids it.
Ferkingstad misses with a head kick.
Jean Baptiste looks to land a body kick but Ferkingstad moved away.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad throws a hook but Jean Baptiste avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jean Baptiste. That's going to slow Ferkingstad down.
Ferkingstad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jean Baptiste misses with a hook. Ferkingstad ducked under it nicely.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook. Jean Baptiste ducked under it nicely.
Ferkingstad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferkingstad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jean Baptiste, pushing him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ferkingstad can't find room to land a body shot as Jean Baptiste controls the action.
Ferkingstad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jean Baptiste.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad throws a punch but it's blocked by Jean Baptiste.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste throws a head punch that misses.
Jean Baptiste throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ferkingstads head.
Brady Jean Baptiste has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad blocks an uppercut.
Jean Baptiste tries to throw a body punch but Ferkingstad avoids it by throwing Jean Baptiste back against the cage.
Jean Baptiste works on Ferkingstad's body with a couple of short punches.
Jean Baptiste lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad taking a breather.
Ferkingstad misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ferkingstad fails to land.
Jean Baptiste lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
Ferkingstad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferkingstad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste tries to throw a body punch but Ferkingstad avoids it by throwing Jean Baptiste back against the cage.
Ferkingstad lands with a right to the head.
Ferkingstad blocks a body shot from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste misses with the head strike.
Jean Baptiste is working Ferkingstad over against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ferkingstad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jean Baptiste lands a left hand.
Jean Baptiste throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferkingstad.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad can't find room to land a body shot as Jean Baptiste controls the action.
Jean Baptiste tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferkingstad's elbow.
Jean Baptiste goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferkingstad decides to pull guard.
Jean Baptiste looking to pass the guard.
Jean Baptiste slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad is not content to let Jean Baptiste control the position.
Jean Baptiste is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jean Baptiste goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ferkingstad has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jean Baptiste but great work by Ferkingstad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferkingstad just content to control the position.
Jean Baptiste prevents Ferkingstad from moving into mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brady Jean Baptiste comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ferkingstad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Principo Adam (ranked 380 p4p, 853 weight class) and Quebra Cranio (ranked 40 p4p, 101 weight class). Adam comes to the cage accompanied by Dona Eis Requiem. Principo Adam had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Principo Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Quebra Cranio!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cranio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adam.
Adam swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cranio counters with a nice uppercut.
Adam closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cranio circles away.
Adam moves out of range as Cranio strikes.
A slow jab from Cranio misses its intended target.
Adam closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Adam lands in his opponent's guard.
Cranio is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Adam presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Cranio can't find room to land a body shot as Adam controls the action.
Cranio stops a takedown attempt from Adam.
Adam blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cranio misses with the head strike.
Cranio prevents a body shot from Adam.
Adam tries a body shot but Cranio blocks it.
Cranio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cranio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Adam tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cranio defends well and Adam ends up having to push Cranio into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Principo Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adam working aggressively here.
Adam struggles to land a body shot inside as Cranio controls his hands.
Adam jumps guard but Cranio stands there with Adam around his waist. Adam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Adam lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cranio prevents the takedown attempt.
Adam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adam misses with an uppercut.
Adam throws a jab but it's blocked by Cranio.
A jab from Cranio does it's job there.
Adam throws a body shot but no joy.
Adam avoids the body shot from Cranio.
Adam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cranio.
Cranio lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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!
Adam preventing the sweep.
Cranio seems keen to control Adam's posture.
Adam wants to control from the top but Cranio keeps moving.
Adam throws a big right hand that misses.
Cranio has Adam pulled in close to control his posture.
Adam tries to free his leg and advance position but Cranio is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Adam throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Adam misses.
Adam slips a straight right by Cranio.
Cranio misses the jab.
Adam shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cranio but Cranio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Adam lands with a nice body punch.
Adam scores with a nice right hand.
Cranio misses with an uppercut
and Adam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adam rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Cranio to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranio swings for the body but Adam moves out of range.
Principo Adam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adam lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adam. Cranio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cranio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Adam misses with a hook.
Cranio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Quebra Cranio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adam connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cranio throws a right hand that misses
and Cranio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cranio lands with a right hand.
Adam connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cranio momentarily.
Cranio misses with a left hand
and Adam counters with an outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Adam. Beautiful body shot.
Cranio looks to score with a jab to the body but Adam is just out of range.
Nice shot by Adam.
Adam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 Principo Adam will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cranio scores with a sloppy right hand. Adam should have avoided that one.
Adam works the jab nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Cranio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Adam misses.
Adam tries for a takedown but Cranio circles away easily
and Cranio counters with a right hand to the body.
Cranio lands a head shot.
Adam lands a nice looking body shot.
Adam fails with a takedown attempt.
Cranio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adam with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Adam misses
and Cranio counters with a nice uppercut.
Cranio misses with a looping right.
Adam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cranio.
Adam lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cranio. Adam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adam misses the shot to the body.
Cranio lands a nice hook to Adam's body. Adam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
It looks like Adam has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Adam slips under a jab from Cranio.
Adam misses with a takedown attempt - Cranio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cranio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Principo Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adam is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cranio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cranio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cranio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adam looks to throw the jab but Cranio is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cranio avoids the body shot from Adam.
Cranio scores with a hook to the body. Adam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cranio takes a swing at Adam's ribcage but misses.
Adam misses with a hook to the body
and Cranio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adam thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cranio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cranio throws a combination that misses
and Cranio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cranio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam cracks Cranio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cranio connects with a body shot that sends Adam's belly button to the back.
Cranio thuds his right hand into Adam's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cranio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranio missing with a left hand there. Adam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cranio looks to land a right hand but Adam moved out of range.
Cranio slips a jab from Adam.
Adam lands a slapping body shot.
Cranio ducks under a wild hook from Adam.
Cranio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cranio throws a jab when Adam was well out of range.
Adam shoots in but no luck this time.
Cranio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adam on the side of the head.
A big left from Adam misses.
Adam throws a lazy uppercut
and Cranio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adam looks to land a right hand but Cranio moved out of range.
Cranio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Adam to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam won't allow Cranio to sweep him here.
Principo Adam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adam trying to control but Cranio is working from the bottom.
Cranio is pulling down on Adam's head to control his posture.
Adam showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Quebra Cranio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Cranio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Quebra Cranio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cranio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cranio! But no joy.
Adam scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cranio defending well as Adam loads up on a big left hand.
Cranio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cranio moves out of range of the strikes.
Adam is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cranio throws a jab when Adam was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cranio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Adam coming out on top.
Adam shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Cranio counter with a right hand.
Adam slips a jab from Cranio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam swings widly with a right hand
and Cranio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cranio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Adam counters with a straight right hand.
Cranio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adam moves away from the strike by Cranio.
Adam looks to land a right hand but Cranio moved out of range.
Cranio throws out a counter right but Adam avoids it with no problem.
Cranio looks to land a left hand but Adam moved out of range nicely.
Adam connects with a crisp jab.
Adam takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cranio throws a sloppy body shot
and Adam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adam cracks Cranio with an open hand slap.
Cranio misses with a straight right.
Adam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cranio moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Cranio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cranio misses with a straight right.
Adam fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cranio avoids it really well and circles away.
Cranio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cranio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Adam throws a lazy uppercut
and Cranio counters with a left to the body.
Adam slips under a jab from Cranio.
Adam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cranio was well out of range. Poor timing from Adam.
It seemed like Cranio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adam throws a hook but Cranio blocks it.
Adam ducks under a wild hook from Cranio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam shoots in for a takedown but Cranio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Principo Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cranio misses with the combination.
Adam swings widly with a right hand
and Cranio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good shot there by Adam.
Cranio throws out a loose jab but Adam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adam throws a right and a left that Cranio avoids nicely.
Cranio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cranio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adam momentarily.
Cranio missing with a left hand there. Adam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cranio.
No luck for Adam with that takedown attempt.
Cranio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranio throws a body shot but no joy.
Cranio slips a jab from Adam.
Cranio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cranio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adam throws a sloppy body shot
and Cranio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adam darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adam slips a jab from Cranio.
Adam darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cranio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adam manages to avoid it.
Adam is looking to counter punch.
Adam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adam misses with a looping right.
Cranio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adam moves away.
Cranio throws a hook but Adam blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Quebra Cranio.
I think Cranio 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quebra Cranio!
During a confident post fight interview, Quebra Cranio thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tanaka Matsuda (ranked 202 p4p, 541 weight class) and Thor White (ranked 23 p4p, 61 weight class). Matsuda comes to the cage accompanied by Gojira - Another World. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanaka Matsuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor White!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Tanaka Matsuda has been cut.
Nice defenses there by White.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that White 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.
Matsuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsuda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White shoots in and gets a takedown into Matsuda's guard.
Matsuda working for a triangle but White defends it easily.
White drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Matsuda dives on top into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
White has his foot on Matsuda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matsuda works his way back into a safe position though.
Matsuda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White pulls Matsuda in close to prevent any damage.
Matsuda postures up.
Matsuda scoring with punches to the head and body.
White 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.
Matsuda tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
White looking to control.
Matsuda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Matsuda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of White's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda scoring with punches to the head and body.
White trying to control the position.
White pulls Matsuda in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White is looking to cinch up a triangle. Matsuda throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to White's body to avoid the submission. White has instead reached around Matsuda's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! White arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thor White!
Thor White thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Machado (ranked 17 p4p, 74 weight class) and Julius Lew (ranked 2 p4p, 10 weight class). Machado comes to the cage accompanied by El Barrio. Wanderson Machado is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wanderson Machado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Lew!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado misses the jab.
Machado looks to score with a jab to the body but Lew is just out of range.
Machado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lew has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Machado throws the left hand but Lew avoids the punch easily.
Lew throws a counter combo.
Machado walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lew checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lew throws a jab but it's blocked by Machado.
Machado delivers a nice body kick.
A low kick lands for Machado.
Machado slips a jab from Lew.
A chopping leg kick lands by Machado.
Machado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Machado feints and then cracks Lew's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lew down.
Machado blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lew swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Machado throws an overhand right that lands on Lew's shoulder, as Lew tries to avoid the shot.
Machado with the inside leg kick.
Machado throws a lazy uppercut
and Lew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.
Machado avoids the body shot from Lew.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado punishes Lew's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Lew misses the target.
Machado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lew.
Lew misses with a straight right.
Machado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lew on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lew gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lew's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Machado connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lew scrambles back to his feet.
Machado misses with an attempted mid kick.
Machado lands a leg kick that knocks Lew off balance momentarily.
Machado lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lew moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lew takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Machado.
Machado missing with a left hand there. Lew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Lew was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Lew.
Wanderson Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lew cracks Machado with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Machado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lew misses with an uppercut. Machado saw that one coming.
Machado fakes the leg kick and cracks Lew in the body.
Lew 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.
Lew misses with an uppercut. Machado saw that one coming.
Machado misses with a left hand
and Lew counters with a body kick.
Machado with a nice calf kick.
Machado slips a straight right by Lew.
Lew throws a series of punches but Machado avoids them all with ease.
A left lands for Machado.
Lew lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machado's sensitive parts.
Machado swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wanderson Machado's cut is getting worse.
Lew on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Machado throws a shot from downtown. Lew moves away and avoids it.
Machado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lew appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Machado misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Lew blocks the leg kick.
Machado scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Machado moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lew looks to land a right hand but Machado moved out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Machado!
Machado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lew.
Lew misses with a straight left.
Machado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Machado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machado tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lew moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Machado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Machado lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Machado lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lew moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Machado is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lew bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Machado's head.
Lew misses with a lunging right hand
and Machado counters with a thumping low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Machado.
Machado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machado throws the left hand but Lew avoids the punch easily.
Machado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lew momentarily.
Machado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lew walks into a straight right hand from Machado.
Machado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lew throws the left hand but Machado avoids the punch easily.
Machado misses with a lunging right hand
and Lew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wanderson Machado's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machado misses with a looping right.
Lew shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Machado takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Machado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lew.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderson Machado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderson Machado's cut.
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.
Lew misses with an uppercut. Machado saw that one coming.
Machado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machado looks to throw a body kick
and Lew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machado lands with an uppercut that bounces Lew off the cage and back into range.
Lew avoids the body shot from Machado.
Machado connects with a body shot.
Machado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lew looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Machado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the liver by Machado. Beautiful body shot.
Lew tries to work over Machado's front leg with a kick but Machado checks it.
Lew's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado lands a head shot.
Lew slips a straight right by Machado.
Machado tries a low kick but Lew avoids it.
Machado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lew might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Machado has got the better of the exchanges.
A slow jab from Lew misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew connects with a nice looking jab.
Machado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lew moves away.
Machado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Machado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lew.
Machado connects with a jab.
Machado lands with a good body shot.
Machado throws a wild body kick that Lew sees coming a mile off.
Lew takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Machado scores with a nice strike.
Machado throws a push kick but Lew slaps the foot to one side.
Lew shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Machado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lew doesn't seem bothered though.
Lew misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Machado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machado throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Lew misses the target.
Machado ducks under a wild hook from Lew.
Machado slips a jab from Lew.
Lew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machado throws out the jab.
Machado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lew.
A slapping body kick lands there for Machado.
A low kick lands for Machado.
Lew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machado throws a low kick but Lew avoids it.
Lew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lew throws a looping overhand right but Machado ducks down to avoid it.
Machado moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado slips a jab from Lew.
Lew on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Machado. Machado obviously looking to wear him down.
Machado scores with a hook.
Lew throws an overhand right that lands on Machado's shoulder, as Machado tries to avoid the shot.
Lew connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jeez, Wanderson Machado's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wanderson Machado's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Julius Lew!
Julius Lew is the new middleweight champion!
Julius Lew decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mama Tosen (ranked 11 p4p, 83 weight class) and Finnish Tax Payer (ranked 1 p4p, 7 weight class). Tosen comes to the cage accompanied by Mother. Tax Payer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Konala Cartelli - Mäkikotka kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mama Tosen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Finnish Tax Payer's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mama Tosen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finnish Tax Payer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tax Payer throws an off balance right hand
and Tosen counters with a nice body kick.
Tax Payer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tosen on the side of the head.
Tosen throws a lazy uppercut
and Tax Payer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tosen throws a body kick that misses
and Tax Payer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tax Payer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tosen doesn't seem bothered though.
Tax Payer misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tax Payer throws a sloppy head kick and Tosen moves out of range easily.
Jab from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tosen.
Tosen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tax Payer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tax Payer looks to land a right hand but Tosen moved out of range.
It looked like Tosen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tax Payer.
Tosen defending well as Tax Payer loads up on a big left hand.
And Tosen counters with a quick kick to the body but Tax Payer blocks it.
Tax Payer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tosen walks into a jab.
Tosen looks to land a body kick but Tax Payer moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tax Payer! But no joy.
Tax Payer lands a nice shot that snaps Tosen's head back.
Tax Payer throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen throws a solid leg kick but Tax Payer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tosen.
Tax Payer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tax Payer throws a hook but Tosen avoids it easily.
Tax Payer throws a head kick that misses.
Tosen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tosen throws a lazy uppercut
and Tax Payer counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tax Payer misses with an uppercut. Tosen saw that one coming.
Tax Payer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tosens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tosen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws out a counter right but Tosen avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer connects with a looping right hand.
Tax Payer defending well as Tosen loads up on a big left hand.
Tosen cracks Tax Payer with a good jab.
Tax Payer throws a head kick that misses.
Tosen throws a series of strikes that have Tax Payer backpedaling.
Tosen misses with a leg kick.
Tosen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tax Payer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tosen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tosen misses with a right hand
and Tax Payer counters with a stiff right hand.
Tosen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer moves out of range of the body kick.
Tax Payer throws a body punch but Tosen moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tax Payer misses with a lunging right hand
and Tosen counters with a stiff right hand.
Tax Payer lands with a straight right. Tosen didn't see that one coming.
Tosen dodges the punch combination from Tax Payer.
Tosen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tax Payer lands with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finnish Tax Payer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tosen sends Tax Payer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tosen is motioning to the referee to let Tax Payer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Tax Payer misses with a hook.
Tosen ducks under a wild hook from Tax Payer.
Tosen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tosen throws a poor cross that misses
and Tax Payer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tosen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tax Payer. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tosen looks to land a right hand but Tax Payer moved out of range.
Tax Payer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tax Payer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tax Payer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tosen throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tax Payer! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tax Payer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tosen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tax Payer connects with a nice looking jab.
Tosen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tax Payer counters with a stiff right hand.
Tax Payer lands a big uppercut and Tosen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tosen looks OK. Tax Payer waves Tosen back to his feet!
Tosen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tax Payer drops Tosen with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Tosen! Tax Payer dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finnish Tax Payer!
Finnish Tax Payer is the new featherweight champion!
Finnish Tax Payer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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