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APEX 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slim Slow (ranked 1040 p4p, 2425 weight class) and Bantam Rooster (ranked 80 p4p, 170 weight class). Bantam Rooster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135
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138
8 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slim Slow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bantam Rooster!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slow takes a swing at Rooster's ribcage but misses.
Slow instigates a clinch.
Rooster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rooster blocks an uppercut.
Slow can't find room to land a body shot as Rooster controls the action.
Rooster pulls guard.
Slow stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rooster is defended easily by Slow.
Slow tests Rooster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rooster gets a double leg takedown into Slow's guard.
Slow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Slow manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slow tests Rooster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rooster shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slow pinned against the cage. Slow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooster tries to keep at a distance but Slow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Slow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rooster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rooster wants to take the fight to the mat but Slow manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Slim Slow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bantam Rooster.
Rooster drops down looking for an ankle pick but Slow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Slow clinches up against the cage.
Slow lands with a light punch inside.
Slow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rooster backwards.
Slow lands an uppercut.
Rooster trying to stall but Slow improves his position.
Slow prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Rooster manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slow gets to his feet - Rooster follows without any prompting.
Slow looks to land a combination. Rooster 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.
Slow moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Slow fails to land.
Slow misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rooster takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rooster is trying to force a seperation but Slow has the dominant position.
Slow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rooster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slow throws a head punch that misses.
Slow tries a body shot but Rooster blocks it.
Rooster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rooster missing with knees to the body.
Slow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rooster is looking to break free of the clinch but Slow has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rooster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slow misses with the head strike.
Rooster can't break the clinch.
Slow misses with a punch on the inside.
Slow has a couple of punches blocked by Rooster.
Rooster wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rooster wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rooster is trying to pull guard but Slow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rooster drops down looking for an ankle pick but Slow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rooster gets tackled into the cage by Slow. Slow maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Slow pushes Rooster back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Slow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slow tries to work over Rooster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slow scores with a shoulder strike.
Slow lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rooster pulls guard successfully.
Slow stands and steps away. Rooster gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Slow tries to clinch there but Rooster circles away.
Slow connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rooster clinches up with Slow and pushes him back against the cage.
Slow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slow misses with a punch on the inside.
Slow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slow misses with a body punch.
Rooster blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Slow swings wildly with an uppercut but Rooster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rooster blocking some punches.
Slow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slow throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rooster has clasped his hands together around Slow's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Slow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rooster swats away the attempt to clinch by Slow.
Rooster moves into range and clinches up with Slow.
Slow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slow scores with a shot to the side of Rooster's head.
Rooster wants to break free but Slow has control.
A shot in the inside from Slow.
Slow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
 Rooster is rocked!
Slow misses with the head strike.
Slow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rooster can do to turn this around?
Slow tries to throw a body punch but Rooster avoids it by throwing Slow back against the cage.
Slow throws a head punch that misses.
Rooster breaks from the clinch.
Rooster looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Slow throws a one two combo.
Rooster is still on wobbly legs! Can Slow finish him?
Slow takes the fight into the clinch.
Rooster is trying to pull guard but Slow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Slow has a couple of punches blocked by Rooster.
Slow swings wildly with an uppercut but Rooster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Slow fails to land.
Rooster blocking some punches.
Slow misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Rooster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Slow fails to land.
Rooster working aggressively here.
Slow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slow throws a punch but it's blocked by Rooster.
Rooster blocks an uppercut.
Rooster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rooster blocking some punches.
Rooster blocking some punches.
Slow throws a head punch that misses.
Slow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rooster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slow misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rooster.
Slow misses with the head strike.
Slow misses with some punches.
Slow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slow misses with some punches.
Slow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rooster seems to have recovered his senses.
Slow working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slow.
Slow tries to throw a body punch but Rooster avoids it by throwing Slow back against the cage.
Rooster has Slow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Slow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Slow lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Slow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Slow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slow can't find room to land a body shot as Rooster controls the action.
Rooster is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Slow pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Slim Slow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bantam Rooster.
Rooster wants to take the fight to the mat but Slow manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rooster prevents a body shot from Slow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slow tries to work over Rooster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rooster tries to circle away but Slow has him pinned against the cage.
Slow misses with some punches.
Rooster blocks a body shot from Slow.
Slow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rooster is trying to force a seperation but Slow has the dominant position.
Slow misses with some punches.
Rooster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slow is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rooster on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rooster is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rooster closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slow counters with a left to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rooster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been told by Slow's head coaches at New York Training Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rooster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slow manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slow lands a head shot.
Rooster shoots for a takedown but Slow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rooster gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rooster keeps the fight on the outside.
Rooster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rooster wants to counter the offense by Slow and move into the clinch position.
Slow tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Rooster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A lazy left from Slow finds it's target.
Slow pushes Rooster up against the cage in a clinch.
Rooster gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Slow kicks Rooster off and gets back to his feet.
Bantam Rooster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slim Slow is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Slow misses.
Rooster looks to score with a jab to the body but Slow is just out of range.
Slow darts in and clinches Rooster up against the cage.
Rooster blocks an uppercut.
Rooster breaks the clinch.
Rooster looks to throw the jab but Slow is out of range.
Slow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rooster manages to avoid it.
Slow pushes Rooster up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slow misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Slow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rooster decides to pull guard.
Rooster looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slow decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rooster swats away the attempt to clinch by Slow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slow. Rooster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rooster cracks Slow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rooster wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rooster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rooster tries to keep at a distance but Slow has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Slow dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Slow lands with a right that hurts Rooster. Rooster looks to clinch but Slow throws a short knee that drops Rooster. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Slim Slow!
Slim Slow was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Mesquita (ranked 243 p4p, 606 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 36 p4p, 87 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Mesquita!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita digs a good hook to Nurmagomedov's body.
Richard Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nurmagomedov feints the counter takedown.
Mesquita changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mesquita looks to land a left hand but Nurmagomedov moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nurmagomedov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nurmagomedov as he jumps to the side.
Mesquita throws an off balance right hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice uppercut.
Mesquita ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mesquita dives in for a single leg takedown but Nurmagomedov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nurmagomedov with the counter takedown but Mesquita avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmagomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
Nurmagomedov cracks Mesquita with a nice body shot.
Mesquita drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nurmagomedov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nurmagomedov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mesquita finds it's way through Nurmagomedov's defenses.
Nurmagomedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mesquita throws out the jab.
And Nurmagomedov tries to counter it with a takedown but Mesquita pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mesquita keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mesquita misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nurmagomedov at a distance.
Nice jab there from Mesquita.
No luck for Mesquita with that takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Mesquita.
It seemed like Nurmagomedov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nurmagomedov needs to keep his hands up - Mesquita had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mesquita swings for the body but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Nurmagomedov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mesquita just misses with a punch to the body.
Mesquita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Mesquita.
Nurmagomedov tries to move into range but Mesquita moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesquita is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mesquita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mesquita throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurmagomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mesquita, as that shot connected.
Mesquita gets the takedown into side control.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a sweep.
Nurmagomedov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nurmagomedov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mesquita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nurmagomedov can do to turn this around?
Nurmagomedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nurmagomedov down.
Nurmagomedov wants to control but Mesquita postures up.
Nurmagomedov regains half guard.
Mesquita trying to control the action but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
Mesquita is controlling the pace.
Mesquita lands with a punch from half guard.
Mesquita is taking a breather. Nurmagomedov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mesquita looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mesquita is trying to control. Nurmagomedov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mesquita is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to free his trapped foot but Nurmagomedov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mesquita passes to full mount!
Mesquita controlling the position easily from mount.
Mesquita can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nurmagomedov is looking to escape.
Mesquita looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mesquita is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nurmagomedov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nurmagomedov shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mesquita working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nurmagomedov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mesquita.
Nurmagomedov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mesquita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mesquita is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nurmagomedov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurmagomedov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita dominated that second round.
That's time! Mesquita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mesquita darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nurmagomedov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mesquita is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nurmagomedov is just riding it out for now. Mesquita eventually gives up the hold.
Still in half guard, Mesquita seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov manages to get to full guard.
Nurmagomedov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mesquita is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mesquita trying to control but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Nurmagomedov keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mesquita scores with a body shot.
Mesquita manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nurmagomedov on his heels. He'll look to pass Nurmagomedov's guard now, I'm sure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to sweep here but Mesquita controlling him for the moment.
Mesquita engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nurmagomedov 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.
Nurmagomedov keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita won't allow Nurmagomedov to sweep him here.
Nurmagomedov is still trying to improve position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nurmagomedov being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mesquita shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nurmagomedov pinned against the cage. Nurmagomedov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mesquita fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nurmagomedov on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mesquita misses with a hook. Nurmagomedov ducked under it nicely.
Nurmagomedov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mesquita lands a nice hook to Nurmagomedov's body. Nurmagomedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nurmagomedov avoids the body shot from Mesquita.
Mesquita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nurmagomedov! But no joy.
Mesquita looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nurmagomedov!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nurmagomedov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mesquita in side control, throwing shots but Nurmagomedov defends.
Mesquita trying to control the action but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov is trying to work for a sweep but Mesquita has mounted him!
Mesquita tries to control but Nurmagomedov wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nurmagomedov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nurmagomedov is squirming around, avoiding Mesquita's attempts to control the action.
Mesquita prevents Nurmagomedov from getting the reversal.
Mesquita controlling the pace for now.
Mesquita can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nurmagomedov is looking to escape.
Nurmagomedov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nurmagomedov's face.
Mesquita looking for a guillotine from mount but Nurmagomedov is having none of it.
Mesquita looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mesquita is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nurmagomedov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nurmagomedov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nurmagomedov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nurmagomedov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is working Mesquita over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nurmagomedov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mesquita is on top in guard.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but Nurmagomedov is keeping the position.
Nurmagomedov keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurmagomedov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita had his way with Khabib Nurmagomedov in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mesquita fails with the takedown.
Nurmagomedov with the counter takedown but Mesquita avoids it easily.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt
and Nurmagomedov counters with a stiff right hand.
Mesquita gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nurmagomedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurmagomedov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nurmagomedov as he avoids it easily.
Nurmagomedov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mesquita.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mesquita. Nurmagomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mesquita is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nurmagomedov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nurmagomedov stuffs the takedown.
A nice side step and Nurmagomedov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mesquita throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurmagomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nurmagomedov feints the counter takedown.
Richard Mesquita is winning the standup battle so far.
Mesquita lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita connects with a looping right hand.
Mesquita lands a body shot.
Mesquita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.
Mesquita closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nurmagomedov quickly recovers to half guard.
Mesquita looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mesquita is trying to work for a kimura but Nurmagomedov is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mesquita seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nurmagomedov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nurmagomedov won't allow Mesquita to pass to mount.
Nurmagomedov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nurmagomedov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mesquita looking to pass the guard.
Nurmagomedov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mesquita controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nurmagomedov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mesquita.
Richard Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mesquita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nurmagomedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mesquita works over Nurmagomedov with some ground and pound from guard.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurmagomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita cracks Nurmagomedov with a solid left hand.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard Mesquita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mesquita trying to control but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nurmagomedov is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Mesquita showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mesquita, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:44
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:44
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Mesquita!
Richard Mesquita retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Honorio (ranked 166 p4p, 210 weight class) and Linkavitch Chomofsky (ranked 24 p4p, 31 weight class). Honorio comes to the cage accompanied by Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio. Chomofsky has chosen Mastodon - Sleeping Giant as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Linkavitch Chomofsky!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chomofsky tests Honorio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Honorio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chomofsky has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chomofsky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Honorio defends it nicely.
Honorio defending well as Chomofsky loads up on a big left hand.
Honorio closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chomofsky did well to prevent Honorio getting side control.
Chomofsky gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chomofsky is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honorio is looking for a triangle but Chomofsky pushes his legs off easily.
Honorio wants to sweep but no luck.
Chomofsky slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomofsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Honorio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Honorio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Honorio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Honorio can't keep his opponent in guard - Chomofsky advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chomofsky passes into side control, despite Honorio's attempt to control the position.
Honorio tries to bench press Chomofsky off him but Chomofsky keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honorio is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chomofsky's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Chomofsky wants to pass to mount but Honorio is defending the position.
Honorio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chomofsky's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chomofsky's back!
Chomofsky defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Honorio's arms.
Chomofsky breaks Honorio's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Honorio keeping full guard, as Chomofsky tries to pass.
Chomofsky is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio looking for subs off his back but Chomofsky has passed one foot through into half guard.
Honorio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chomofsky's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chomofsky's back!
Honorio looking for the choke but no joy.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio is landing with strikes from the back.
Chomofsky staying busy and making it hard for Honorio to control.
Honorio has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Chomofsky has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Honorio trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Honorio wants to control but Chomofsky manages to buck him off and is now in Honorio's guard! Nice work there by Chomofsky!
Honorio keeping full guard, as Chomofsky tries to pass.
Honorio keeping moving, preventing Chomofsky from controlling successfully.
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 Vinicius Honorio will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chomofsky dodges the punch combination from Honorio.
Chomofsky misses with a takedown attempt - Honorio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Honorio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Honorio throws a right and a left that Chomofsky avoids nicely.
Chomofsky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chomofsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Honorio is just out of range.
Chomofsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Honorio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chomofsky.
Honorio's corner calls for a 1-2. Honorio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Honorio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chomofsky avoids the body shot from Honorio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chomofsky.
Honorio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chomofsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Honorio.
Honorio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chomofsky circles away quickly and effectively.
Honorio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chomofsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Honorio just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honorio lands a nice hook to Chomofsky's body. Chomofsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Honorio throws a right and a left that Chomofsky avoids nicely.
Chomofsky drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chomofsky trying to control but Honorio is working from the bottom.
Honorio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chomofsky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chomofsky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vinicius Honorio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chomofsky won't allow Honorio to sweep him here.
Honorio is working hard here to advance position.
Chomofsky got a little sloppy there for a moment and Honorio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chomofsky has managed to get both his arms back between Honorio's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honorio controls Chomofsky momentarily but Chomofsky frees himself.
Honorio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Honorio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chomofsky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Honorio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chomofsky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chomofsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Honorio is retaining full guard.
My spies in Gunner's School of Combat inform me that Chomofsky has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Honorio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chomofsky is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky passes Honorio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Honorio tries to get to full guard but Chomofsky has control of the leg.
Chomofsky seems to be looking for submissions.
Honorio wants to get back to full guard but Chomofsky has passed into side control.
Honorio prevents Chomofsky from improving position.
Chomofsky wants to control but Honorio is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chomofsky wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chomofsky trying to control the position but Honorio is working away.
Honorio is looking to regain half guard here but Chomofsky keeps moving and retains side control.
Honorio struggling a bit here.
Honorio gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chomofsky is keen to just control but Honorio is a slippery customer.
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 Vinicius Honorio will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chomofsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honorio throws a looping overhand right but Chomofsky ducks down to avoid it.
Chomofsky slips a jab and a cross from Honorio.
Honorio dips to his left and cracks Chomofsky with an uppercut!
Honorio throws a body punch but Chomofsky moves out of range.
Honorio connects with a crisp jab.
Honorio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chomofsky but Chomofsky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Honorio misses with a looping left.
A jab from Chomofsky misses.
Vinicius Honorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chomofsky looks to land a right hand but Honorio moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio misses with a looping right.
Honorio misses with an uppercut. Chomofsky saw that one coming.
Honorio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Honorio shoots in for a takedown but Chomofsky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Honorio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honorio thuds a left hand into Chomofsky's body.
Honorio throws a jab but it's blocked by Chomofsky.
Chomofsky tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice body punch from Chomofsky.
Honorio closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chomofsky looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Honorio is looking to advance position but Chomofsky won't allow it.
Honorio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chomofsky does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chomofsky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Honorio trying to control the action but Chomofsky is working from the bottom.
Chomofsky tries to get to full guard but Honorio has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honorio seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chomofsky tries to roll over but Honorio keeps him under control.
Honorio is trying to control. Chomofsky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honorio is just content to waste time from the top position. Chomofsky takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Honorio passes Chomofsky's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chomofsky with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Honorio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chomofsky can do to turn this around?
Honorio wants to free his trapped foot but Chomofsky is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chomofsky is refusing to be controlled, as Honorio sits in half guard.
Chomofsky taking some punishment here, with Honorio in his half guard.
Honorio takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Honorio lands strikes from half guard.
Chomofsky is looking for a sweep. Honorio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Honorio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chomofsky with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chomofsky has his hands clasped together around Honorio's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio trying to mount his opponent but Chomofsky defends it.
Chomofsky regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Honorio.
Honorio trying to control but Chomofsky is working from the bottom.
Chomofsky lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honorio wants to control but Chomofsky passes easily into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Honorio clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Honorio goes for a double leg but Chomofsky avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chomofsky continues to drive forward.
Honorio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chomofsky is defending well.
Chomofsky has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Honorio is trying to keep an underhook but Chomofsky manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Honorio wants to control but Chomofsky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chomofsky passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Honorio!
Honorio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio regains half guard.
Honorio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Honorio.
Honorio keeping full guard, as Chomofsky tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomofsky trying to control but Honorio is working from the bottom.
Chomofsky is looking to advance position but Honorio has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Honorio controlling the pace for now.
Chomofsky regains half guard.
Honorio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky is looking to improve his position.
Honorio is looking to take a break and control but Chomofsky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chomofsky keeping hold of Honorio's head, controlling as best he can.
Honorio is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Honorio throwing shots but Chomofsky is blocking nicely.
Honorio is stalling here. Chomofsky is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Honorio seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Chomofsky has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Honorio tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky advances to mount.
Chomofsky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Honorio is looking to escape.
Chomofsky might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Honorio haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Honorio is working to get back to half guard.
Honorio wants to hold on but Chomofsky pushes him away.
Honorio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Honorio is squirming around, avoiding Chomofsky's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chomofsky tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chomofsky is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Honorio is surviving well by controlling Chomofsky's body position as best he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Linkavitch Chomofsky dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Honorio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chomofsky scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Honorio is pressing down on Chomofsky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chomofsky wants to control from the top but Honorio keeps moving.
Chomofsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Honorio has his foot on Chomofsky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chomofsky works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomofsky advances position into side control!
Honorio manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Honorio tries to get to full guard but Chomofsky has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chomofsky in particular looking to stall.
Honorio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chomofsky looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chomofsky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Honorio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chomofsky is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Honorio has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chomofsky is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Honorio wants to improve his position but Chomofsky is controlling well.
Honorio actively working from the bottom here.
Chomofsky has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio regains half guard.
Chomofsky is trying to control the action in half guard but Honorio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chomofsky trying to pass the guard but Honorio defending well.
Honorio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chomofsky seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Honorio wants to sweep but Chomofsky has passed to side control!
Honorio is trying to control Chomofsky's posture but Chomofsky avoids it.
Honorio is not content to let Chomofsky control the position.
Honorio regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Linkavitch Chomofsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Honorio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:47
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:47
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinicius Honorio!
Vinicius Honorio retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Vinicius Honorio thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfonz Novak (ranked 2489 p4p, 2123 weight class) and Jake Shields (ranked 313 p4p, 274 weight class). Novak's entrance music is A Tout Le Monde - Megadeth. A fine choice. Shields comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Seven Nation Army kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jake Shields acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alfonz Novak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Shields!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novak looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shields!
Novak with the ground and pound but Shields regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Novak is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Novak postures up and lands a big shot to Shields's brow.
Shields working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Novak.
Novak trying to control but Shields is working from the bottom.
Shields is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Novak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novak throwing strikes from guard but Shields blocks nicely.
Shields manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Novak manages to get himself to full guard.
Shields trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak 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.
Novak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shields doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shields manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Novak throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Novak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Novak working a defensive guard here.
Novak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shields trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shields pushing down on Novak's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Novak wants to get back to full guard.
Novak has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields is trying to control the action in half guard but Novak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Novak is trying to get back to full guard.
Novak trying to control from the bottom.
Shields wants to free his trapped foot but Novak is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Novak gets back to full guard.
Shields wants to pass the guard but Novak is keeping the position.
Novak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Novak has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Shields has passed into side control.
Shields trying to control the action but Novak is working from the bottom.
Shields tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shields has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Novak is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Novak wants to control but Shields postures up.
Shields is looking to take a break and control but Novak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Novak is looking to reverse the position.
Novak gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Novak gets back to full guard.
Novak wants to sweep but no luck.
Shields looking to pass the guard.
Novak controls Shields momentarily but Shields frees himself.
Shields stopping the sweep attempt from Novak.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Novak is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields wants to control from the top but Novak keeps moving.
Shields stopping the sweep attempt from Novak.
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 Alfonz Novak will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shields misses with a lunging right hand
and Novak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Novak lands a couple of elbows.
Novak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shields is keeping the position for now.
Shields looking for a sweep. Not yet Shields, not yet.
Novak slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shields tries to improve position but can't.
Shields manages to get back to half guard.
Novak passes to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields seems a little lost for a moment, as Novak dominates the positioning.
Novak lands a decent elbow from side control.
Shields tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Novak wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Novak working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak landing strikes.
Shields taking a bit of punishment here - Novak scoring with strikes.
Shields is rocked!
Novak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shields can do to turn this around?
A big shot lands for Novak! That's hurt Shields! Will he recover? Novak fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfonz Novak!
The defeated Jake Shields had this to say: 'As long as you're open-minded you can learn stuff from anyone.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diziz Sparta Jr (ranked 23470 p4p, 2097 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 578 p4p, 298 weight class). Sparta Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Just like you imagined. Tomomi Tsuruta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diziz Sparta Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Sparta Jr.
 It looks like Tomomi Tsuruta has been cut.
Sparta Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tsuruta.
A jab from Tsuruta finds it's way through Sparta Jr's defenses.
Tsuruta shoots in but no luck this time.
Sparta Jr throwing a counter right hand but Tsuruta manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparta Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tsuruta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sparta Jr thinking.
Sparta Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Tsuruta counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparta Jr looking for subs off his back but Tsuruta has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tsuruta takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sparta Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Sparta Jr tries to get to full guard but Tsuruta has control of the leg.
Sparta Jr trying to control but Tsuruta postures up.
Tsuruta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sparta Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tsuruta is nestled in close to Sparta Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tsuruta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparta Jr tries to get to full guard but Tsuruta has control of the leg.
Sparta Jr is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsuruta lands strikes from half guard.
Sparta Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparta Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sparta Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tsuruta pulls his head out easily.
Sparta Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Sparta Jr gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sparta Jr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sparta Jr keeping moving, preventing Tsuruta from controlling successfully.
Tsuruta stopping the sweep attempt from Sparta Jr.
Tsuruta slips nicely into half guard.
Sparta Jr is looking to improve his position.
Tsuruta looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tsuruta wants to pass the guard but Sparta Jr is defending well.
Sparta Jr is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Tsuruta jumps into side control!
Tsuruta lands some shots froms side control.
Tsuruta grinds an elbow into Sparta Jr's temple.
Tsuruta scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sparta Jr to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparta Jr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tsuruta is trying to control the action in half guard but Sparta Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tsuruta prevents Sparta Jr from improving his position.
Tsuruta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tsuruta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
 Sparta Jr is rocked!
Tsuruta working Sparta Jr over with strikes.
Oh Sparta Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tsuruta is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Sparta Jr is hurt! He's hurt bad - Tsuruta fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Sparta Jr from any more punishment! Congratulations to Tsuruta! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomomi Tsuruta!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tomomi Tsuruta waved his t-shirt featuring Shadow Realm Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chen Mei (ranked 2209 p4p, 3198 weight class) and Jay Read (ranked 282 p4p, 393 weight class). Read has chosen Fight Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jay Read was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chen Mei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Read!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mei throws a head kick that misses.
Read swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Mei's head coaches at The Devil’s Playground that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Read displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mei throws out the jab.
Read clinches.
Read has Mei pressed against the cage, preventing Mei from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Read using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mei has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mei wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Read has him pressed against the cage.
Mei has had enough of the clinch but Read keeps him there for the moment.
Mei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Read, as that shot connected.
Read takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mei working hard to break the clinch.
Read controlling the action here for a moment.
Mei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Read just leaning against Mei, taking a breather.
Mei is trying to force a seperation but Read has the dominant position.
Mei avoiding damage as Read throws knees to the body.
Mei is looking to break free of the clinch but Read has double underhooks.
Mei wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Read has him pressed against the cage.
Read landing knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Mei's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Read has Mei pushed against the cage.
Mei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Read. Those never looked like landing.
Mei is looking to counter punch.
Mei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chen Mei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Read moves into the clinch.
Mei is trying to push Read away but Read has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Read's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Read's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Read. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Read.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read works over Mei's head and body with a nice combination.
Mei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Read forces Mei back against the cage and clinches.
Mei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Read moves away from the strike by Mei.
Mei looks to throw the jab but Read is out of range.
Read has managed to clinch.
Read dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Read.
Come on Read - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Read manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Read with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mei tries to circle away but Read has him pinned against the cage.
Read leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mei walks into a straight right hand from Read.
Read moves into the clinch successfully.
Read is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mei dodges an elbow strike from Read.
Read pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mei tries to break the clinch but Read is controlling the position.
Read is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mei wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Read has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mei looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Read is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Read looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick by Mei misses
and Read counters with a straight right hand.
Mei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Read looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Read tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Mei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Mei. Those never looked like landing.
Mei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Read showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mei.
Some bone on bone action there as Read checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Read walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Jay Read has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Read avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mei scores with a nice strike.
Read connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Read dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Read's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mei throws a head kick but Read moves out of range.
Mei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Read is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Read is looking to clinch but Mei is avoiding it.
Read has managed to clinch.
Read keeps control of Mei as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Read pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mei avoiding damage as Read throws knees to the body.
Mei breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mei gets tackled into the cage by Read. Read maintains the clinch.
Read stalls.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Read takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Read continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Read trying to control the position but instead, Mei has worked for underhooks and has pushed Read into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read misses with a knee to the head.
Read displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mei up against the cage.
Mei breaks from the clinch.
Mei cracks a nice hook into Read's ribs.
Read has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mei is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mei tries to break the clinch but Read is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mei wants to get back to striking at distance but Read won't allow it.
Read with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Read - that landed with a thud.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mei's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Read wants to clinch
and Mei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Read gets a clinch.
Read has Mei pressed against the cage, preventing Mei from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mei is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mei's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mei breaks the clinch.
Mei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Read moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Read fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Read.
Read pushes Mei up against the cage in a clinch.
Read keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mei's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Read.
A frustrated look appears on Mei's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mei is trying to break free.
Read holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chen Mei is winning the standup battle so far.
Mei misses with a two punch combination.
Read looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Read has closed the distance and engaged Mei in a clinch.
Mei breaks the clinch.
Read tries to clinch but Mei moves out of range.
Read tries to clinch there but Mei circles away.
Read dodges the punch combination from Mei.
Mei scores with a one two! Read had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mei lands a big head kick that sends Read to the canvas! Mei follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chen Mei!
Chen Mei decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nero Porto (ranked 1474 p4p, 2759 weight class) and Waheed Saqqaf (ranked 207 p4p, 341 weight class). Porto comes to the cage accompanied by Ayumi Nakamura - Kaze Ni Nare. Saqqaf has chosen The Endless River - Eternal Insomnia as his entrance music. Nero Porto is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nero Porto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Waheed Saqqaf!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saqqaf.
Nice body punch from Saqqaf.
Saqqaf slips a jab from Porto.
Saqqaf scores with a head kick.
Porto connects with a jab.
Porto connects with the punch.
Porto lands a glancing blow to the side of Saqqaf's head.
Porto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good exchange - Saqqaf coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Porto.
Saqqaf throws a leg kick which misses Porto's front leg but catches the back leg as Porto tries to avoid it.
Porto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saqqaf momentarily.
Porto feints and as Saqqaf raises his hands in defense, Porto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Saqqaf has control of Porto's left arm, preventing Porto from doing any damage.
Porto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Porto tries to free his leg and advance position but Saqqaf is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Saqqaf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Saqqaf is looking for a triangle but Porto pushes his legs off easily.
Porto working some strikes from top position.
Porto throws an elbow that misses. Saqqaf uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Porto's guard. Nice move by Saqqaf!
My spies in Final Mile inform me that Saqqaf has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Porto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Saqqaf controls from within his opponent's guard.
Saqqaf got a little sloppy there for a moment and Porto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Saqqaf has managed to get both his arms back between Porto's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Saqqaf trying to control but Porto is working from the bottom.
Saqqaf got a little sloppy there for a moment and Porto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Saqqaf has managed to get both his arms back between Porto's legs - danger averted.
Porto wants to sweep here but Saqqaf controlling him for the moment.
Porto keeping moving, preventing Saqqaf from controlling successfully.
Saqqaf content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Porto has locked up a guillotine! Porto's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Saqqaf is holding on here and Porto must be using up a lot of energy. Saqqaf has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Porto gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nero Porto!
After winning the bout, Nero Porto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hakansson (ranked 1444 p4p, 3188 weight class) and Journey Sky (ranked 200 p4p, 392 weight class). Journey Sky is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Hakansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Journey Sky!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sky. Hakansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sky has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hakansson walks into a left hand.
Sky tests Hakansson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sky cracks Hakansson with an open hand slap.
Sky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sky jabs at Hakansson's body.
Sky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hakansson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sky ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sky plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hakansson shoots in for a double leg but Sky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sky lands a head shot.
Sky lands with a straight right. Hakansson didn't see that one coming.
Sky cracks Hakansson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Sky.
Sky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sky misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Hakansson misses its target.
A cross from Sky lands.
Hakansson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sky's half guard.
Sky is trying to stand back up but Hakansson is controlling him
Hakansson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sky pushes Hakansson off looking to stand but Hakansson dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hakansson works his way into full mount!
Hakansson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hakansson looking for a guillotine from mount but Sky is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Sky really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hakansson controlling from mount.
Hakansson wants to control the pace but Sky is squirming around nicely.
Sky wants to get back to his feet.
Hakansson looking to control but Sky is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakansson pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Hakansson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sky because Hakansson loaded up on that one.
Hakansson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sky has worked his arm free - good work by Sky!
Sky is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hakansson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sky throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sky ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sky misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hakansson blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick from Sky, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Sky.
Sky is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hakansson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Sky misses.
Sky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Sky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hakansson moves away.
Sky jabs Hakansson right on the nose. Hakansson blinks but takes it well.
Hakansson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hakansson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sky as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hakansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hakansson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sky takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sky throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Journey Sky dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sky lands with a right hand.
A jab from Sky does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Hakansson.
Sky stuffs the takedown attempt from Hakansson. Hakansson gets slowly back to his feet.
Sky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hakansson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hakansson fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Hakansson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hakansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Sky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sky misses with a looping right.
Sky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hakansson counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab by Sky.
Sky takes a swing at Hakansson's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sky thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Hakansson misses the target.
Sky scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sky lands with a hook. Hakansson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hakansson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sky is trying to stand back up but Hakansson is controlling him
Hakansson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sky is defending against the submission attempts here by Hakansson.
Hakansson is trying to control. Sky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sky wants to get back to his feet.
Hakansson is looking for a kimura but Sky is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hakansson to get the leverage.
Hakansson wants to work for an arm triangle but Sky is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hakansson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Journey Sky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sky misses with an uppercut. Hakansson saw that one coming.
Hakansson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Journey Sky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hakansson under the eye.
Hakansson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sky throws a body punch but Hakansson moves out of range.
Hakansson takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakansson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jack Hakansson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hakansson is looking to advance position but Sky won't allow it.
Hakansson prevents Sky from standing back up.
Sky is not content to let Hakansson control the position.
Sky wants to stand back up but Hakansson manages to pass into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sky can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sky is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sky is not content to let Hakansson control the position.
Sky is trying to buck Hakansson off.
Hakansson is trying to get an arm triangle but Sky is defending well.
Hakansson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sky knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hakansson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hakansson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Journey Sky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hakansson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sky cracks a nice hook into Hakansson's ribs.
Sky misses with a looping left.
Hakansson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sky keeping moving, preventing Hakansson from controlling successfully.
Sky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hakansson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sky keeping full guard, as Hakansson tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hakansson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sky looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sky looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sky!
Sky tries to stand but Hakansson is controlling his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakansson tries to buck Sky off but Sky is having none of it.
Sky decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hakansson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sky as he jumps to the side.
Hakansson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sky stuns Hakansson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hakansson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Journey Sky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sky scores with a sloppy right hand. Hakansson should have avoided that one.
Hakansson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sky lands a really nice looking cross but Hakansson seems unphased.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sky.
Journey Sky 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.
Sky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sky lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Sky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hakansson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sky swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hakansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hakansson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sky.
Sky scores with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Sky there.
Sky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hakansson under the eye.
Sky throws a leg kick which misses Hakansson's front leg but catches the back leg as Hakansson tries to avoid it.
Hakansson misses with a takedown attempt - Sky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hakansson fails to land the takedown.
Sky connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hakansson's hands.
Nice straight punches there by Sky. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sky misses with a body shot.
Hakansson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sky to score with a decent uppercut.
Hakansson shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice shot lands for Sky.
Hakansson closes the distance and clinches up with Sky, looking for a takedown. Hakansson pushes Sky against the cage but Sky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hakansson ducks under a wild hook from Sky.
Hakansson throws a big counter combination but Sky scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hakansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sky.
Sky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hakansson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sky throws a body shot but no joy.
Sky lands with an uppercut that bounces Hakansson off the cage and back into range.
Sky lands a nice shot to the body.
Sky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sky cracks Hakansson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hakansson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sky looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good shot there by Sky.
Sky throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakansson shoots in looking for a takedown but Sky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hakansson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sky misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from Sky. No joy for Hakansson on that attempt.
Hakansson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sky lands a nice shot to the body.
Sky catches Hakansson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hakansson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sky finds it's way round the side to connect with Hakansson's head.
Nice shot lands for Sky.
Sky stuns Hakansson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hakansson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hakansson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Sky misses.
Hakansson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Sky.
Jack Hakansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Journey Sky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sky winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Journey Sky!
A victorious Journey Sky thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Egor Kuznecov (ranked 1640 p4p, 1803 weight class) and Johnny Hogg (ranked 193 p4p, 215 weight class). Hogg has chosen Styx - Renegade as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Kuznecov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Hogg!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Kuznecov as he connects with a hook.
Hogg stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuznecov. Kuznecov gets slowly back to his feet.
Hogg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kuznecov with a body shot.
Kuznecov tries for a takedown but Hogg circles away easily
and Hogg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kuznecov won't be happy with that.
Kuznecov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogg sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kuznecov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznecov tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Hogg with shots to the head and body - Kuznecov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hogg thowing shots but they're missing.
Hogg throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kuznecov looks a forlorn figure.
Hogg is landing with some decent strikes but Kuznecov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kuznecov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hogg landing punches.
Hogg throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kuznecov is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Shark Tank Private Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Hogg lands a big shot there that rocks Kuznecov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hogg scoring with strikes but Kuznecov is staying in there.
Kuznecov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogg avoids the attempt from Kuznecov to control.
Kuznecov is looking to get to half guard.
Kuznecov tries to hold on but Hogg postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hogg misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hogg wants to control the pace but Kuznecov is squirming around nicely.
Hogg lands with some strikes.
Hogg throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Kuznecov has his hands clasped together but Hogg breaks the hold and Kuznecov is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Hogg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Hogg!
A very excited looking Johnny Hogg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sauvage Thibodeaux (ranked 1217 p4p, 1531 weight class) and Ante Novak (ranked 159 p4p, 190 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sauvage Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ante Novak!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Novak misses with a wild body shot.
Novak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter the offense by Novak and move into the clinch.
Novak swings for the body but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux dives in for a single leg takedown but Novak sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Novak.
Thibodeaux jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Novak is defending well. Thibodeaux quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Novak has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Thibodeaux celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sauvage Thibodeaux!
Sauvage Thibodeaux decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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