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UCF 9: Fontolan v Berishvili PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Nevemore (ranked 25045 p4p, 3471 weight class) and Alberto Braga (ranked 538 p4p, 375 weight class). Alberto Braga 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Nevemore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alberto Braga!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevemore lands a head kick!
Nevemore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Braga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Braga blocks a low kick nicely.
Braga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nevemore wants to clinch up but Braga keeps it at a distance.
Nevemore tries to land a front kick but Braga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Braga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Nevemore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Braga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nevemore throws a head kick that misses.
Braga blocks a head kick by Nevemore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevemore misses with a head kick.
Nevemore misses with a head kick.
Braga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nevemore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nevemore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Braga moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevemore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nevemore.
Braga avoids the head kick by Nevemore.
Braga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nevemore.
Nevemore throws a sloppy head kick and Braga moves out of range easily.
Nevemore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nevemore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Braga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Braga misses the target.
Aaron Nevemore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nevemore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nevemore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Braga's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nevemore throws a head kick that misses.
Nevemore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aaron Nevemore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braga moves into the clinch successfully.
Braga has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nevemore uses from the top position.
Nevemore wants to stand but Braga is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga is trying to control the position but Nevemore postures up.
Nevemore looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nevemore gets to his feet - Braga follows without any prompting.
Braga moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braga slips under a jab from Nevemore.
Nevemore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Braga unleashes a big counter combination but Nevemore bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nevemore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nevemore misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Braga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nevemore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nevemore throws a sloppy head kick and Braga moves out of range easily.
Braga doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nevemore clinches up with Braga and pushes him back against the cage.
Braga is working for takedown but Nevemore is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga breaks from the clinch.
Nevemore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nevemore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Braga fails to land the takedown.
Nevemore looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nevemore pushes Braga up against the cage in a clinch.
Nevemore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Braga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nevemore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nevemore wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nevemore.
Nevemore working hard to break the clinch.
Nevemore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nevemore fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Braga is out of range.
Nevemore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevemore does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Braga unleashes a big counter combination but Nevemore bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Braga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
 Braga is rocked!
Nevemore darts in and clinches Braga up against the cage.
Braga is still on wobbly legs! Can Nevemore finish him?
Nevemore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Nevemore - that's a beauty! Braga is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Nevemore can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aaron Nevemore!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Cabrazzi (ranked 2359 p4p, 4170 weight class) and Nacho El Luchador (ranked 126 p4p, 188 weight class). Cabrazzi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Falling Under Again by Buff Justice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lou Cabrazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nacho El Luchador!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Luchador on the wrong end of a nice jab.
El Luchador takes one to the side of the head.
Cabrazzi tries to clinch up.
El Luchador blocks a jab.
Cabrazzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrazzi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cabrazzi clinches with his opponent.
Cabrazzi lands a left hand.
El Luchador blocks an uppercut.
El Luchador has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cabrazzi after a bit of a struggle.
El Luchador is working for takedown but Cabrazzi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cabrazzi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cabrazzi prevents the takedown attempt.
El Luchador's coach down at Canucks Combat Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on El Luchador's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lou Cabrazzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nacho El Luchador.
Cabrazzi lands with a light punch inside.
Cabrazzi lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Luchador is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cabrazzi is defending well.
El Luchador takes a shot to the head.
El Luchador wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Luchador is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cabrazzi is defending well.
Cabrazzi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cabrazzi.
Cabrazzi drops El Luchador onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! El Luchador is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
El Luchador is rocked!
Cabrazzi drops El Luchador onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! El Luchador is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
El Luchador is still on wobbly legs! Can Cabrazzi finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrazzi manages to break the clinch.
Cabrazzi clinches.
El Luchador seems to have recovered his senses.
El Luchador has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cabrazzi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cabrazzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cabrazzi drops El Luchador with a huge uppercut! El Luchador drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Cabrazzi is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lou Cabrazzi!
An out of breath Lou Cabrazzi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colonel Chi (ranked 2347 p4p, 3136 weight class) and Martin Bhullar (ranked 270 p4p, 359 weight class). Martin Bhullar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colonel Chi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Bhullar!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chi. Bhullar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bhullar with the counter takedown but Chi avoids it easily.
Bhullar fails to land the takedown.
Chi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bhullar.
Bhullar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bhullar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chi rushes Bhullar and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhullar blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chi.
Chi throws a head punch that misses.
Bhullar works on Chi's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi misses with some punches.
Bhullar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Colonel Chi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Bhullar.
Chi swings for the body but Bhullar moves out of range.
Chi wants to clinch up but Bhullar keeps it at a distance.
Bhullar looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Chi just misses with a punch to the body.
Chi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Bhullar.
Bhullar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chi defends it well.
Chi scores with a jab to the head.
Chi misses with a few strikes there.
Colonel Chi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bhullar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chi wants to clinch up but Bhullar keeps it at a distance.
Chi avoids the head kick by Bhullar.
Bhullar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bhullar.
A head kick misses from Bhullar.
We've been told by Chi's head coaches at THUD! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Colonel Chi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bhullar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bhullar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bhullar avoids the body shot from Chi.
A slow jab from Chi misses its intended target.
Chi takes a swing at Bhullar's ribcage but misses.
Chi just misses with a punch to the body.
Chi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar walks into a straight right hand from Chi.
Chi throws a jab but it's blocked by Bhullar.
Chi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bhullar, pushing him back against the cage.
Bhullar has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chi is trying to keep an underhook but Bhullar manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Chi trying to control but Bhullar postures up.
Bhullar tries to pass to full mount but Chi defends it.
Bhullar trying to control from half guard but Chi is working away.
Chi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bhullar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar wants to free his trapped foot but Chi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bhullar is trying to control. Chi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chi looking for submissions off his back.
Chi has his hands clasped together around Bhullar's back. He's all about the action.
Chi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bhullar is working away from the top position though.
Chi has his hands clasped together around Bhullar's back. He's all about the action.
Chi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bhullar pulls his head out easily.
Bhullar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colonel Chi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bhullar.
Chi tests Bhullar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chi misses with a hook. Bhullar ducked under it nicely.
Chi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chi jabs at Bhullar's body.
Chi clobbers Bhullar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bhullar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chi.
Chi connects with a right hand. Bhullar shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Chi.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chi!
Chi blocks a head kick by Bhullar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chi wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar shoots in looking for a takedown. Chi tries to sprawl out of it but Bhullar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bhullar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bhullar has time to react.
Chi connects with a single shot there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Chi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bhullar throws a head kick but Chi moves out of range.
Bhullar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bhullar throws a head kick but Chi moves out of range.
Bhullar takes one to the chin there.
Chi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bhullar. Bhullar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bhullar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bhullar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chi lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bhullar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chi finds it's way round the side to connect with Bhullar's head.
Bhullar shoots in and drives through. Chi sprawls well.
It looked like Chi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Colonel Chi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Bhullar.
Bhullar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martin Bhullar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bhullar is breathing heavily.
Chi looks to clinch
and Bhullar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bhullar swings for the body but Chi moves out of range.
Bhullar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice shot by Chi.
Bhullar is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bhullar feints the counter takedown.
Bhullar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bhullar is still on wobbly legs! Can Chi finish him?
Chi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bhullar can do to turn this around?
A cross from Chi lands.
Chi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Chi! Bhullar is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colonel Chi!
Colonel Chi made sure to mention his sponsor, Nevermore Clothing Co in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doofy McGriff (ranked 1153 p4p, 3524 weight class) and Joku Nimi (ranked 120 p4p, 326 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doofy McGriff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joku Nimi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGriff misses with a body shot.
Nimi loads up on a big right hand but McGriff slips the punch.
Nimi feints and then cracks McGriff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGriff down.
Nimi misses with a looping left.
Nimi lands a jab to the head.
Nimi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McGriff thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Nimi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nimi blocks a jab.
Nimi scores with a decent looking hook.
McGriff jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nimi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGriff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nimi was well out of range. Poor timing from McGriff.
McGriff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nimi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nimi cracks McGriff with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGriff throws a solid leg kick but Nimi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGriff.
McGriff lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nimi misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGriff pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nimi is out of range and McGriff settles back down.
Nimi tries a quick counter leg kick but McGriff is wise to it.
Nimi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nimi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGriff.
McGriff lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nimi at a distance.
Nimi slips under a jab from McGriff.
Nimi connects with a leg kick.
We've been told by McGriff's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McGriff takes a swing at Nimi's ribcage but misses.
McGriff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nimi.
McGriff throws a jab when Nimi was well out of range.
Nimi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nimi throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGriff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nimi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nimi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGriff. McGriff obviously looking to wear him down.
Nimi tries to land a leg kick but McGriff saw it coming and moves away.
Nimi throws a right hand that McGriff ducks under and follows up with a left that McGriff also avoids with ease.
Nimi just misses with a punch to the body.
Nimi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by McGriff.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGriff misses with a right hand
and Nimi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nimi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGriff moves out of range as Nimi strikes.
Nimi connects with a jab.
Joku Nimi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nimi blocks a jab.
Nimi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice defenses there by Nimi.
Nimi feints a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick from McGriff, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nimi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nimi scores with a nice right hand.
McGriff misses with an uppercut. Nimi saw that one coming.
Nimi motions for McGriff to come forward. Nimi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nimi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McGriff loads up on a big right hand but Nimi slips the punch.
Nimi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nimi clobbers McGriff with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nimi misses with a double jab
and McGriff counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGriff moves away.
McGriff connects with a crisp jab.
McGriff throws a hook to the side of Nimi's head but Nimi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nimi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nimi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGriff throws a hook but Nimi blocks it.
McGriff lands a really nice looking cross but Nimi seems unphased.
McGriff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nimi.
McGriff appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Nimi.
McGriff moves out of range as Nimi strikes.
A jab from McGriff finds it's way through Nimi's defenses.
McGriff connects with a body shot that sends Nimi's belly button to the back.
McGriff misses with a straight left.
McGriff misses with a body kick.
McGriff is looking to land body kicks.
McGriff throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimi defending well as McGriff loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGriff blocks a low kick nicely.
McGriff lands a nice shot that snaps Nimi's head back.
McGriff throws a lazy right hand but Nimi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nimi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGriff has time to react.
McGriff just misses with a punch to the body.
Nimi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGriff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nimi.
Nimi takes one on the button.
McGriff needs to keep his hands up - Nimi had a free shot at his head there.
Nimi misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from McGriff on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nimi misses with a leg kick.
Nimi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGriff throws out the jab.
McGriff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGriff lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from McGriff misses.
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 Doofy McGriff will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGriff throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nimi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Nimi.
Nimi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nimi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good work by McGriff as he checks the leg kick.
McGriff tries a head kick but it misses.
Nimi throws a combination. McGriff tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nimi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nimi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
McGriff throws a head kick that misses.
Nimi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Nimi misses.
Nimi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGriff.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGriff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nimi throws out the jab.
McGriff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nimi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nimi thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGriff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nimi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGriff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGriff scores with a decent looking hook.
Nimi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGriff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from McGriff misses.
McGriff thuds his right hand into Nimi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joku Nimi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nimi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGriff missing with a left hand there. Nimi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nimi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGriffs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nimi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGriff to score with a decent uppercut.
McGriff cracks a nice hook into Nimi's ribs.
McGriff throws a jab when Nimi was well out of range.
McGriff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGriff throws a head kick that misses.
McGriff throws a body shot but no joy.
Nimi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nimi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nimi looks to land a body kick but McGriff moved away.
McGriff misses with a straight right.
McGriff tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nimi is able to avoid easily.
Nimi throws a lazy right hand but McGriff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGriff was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nimi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGriff swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nimi.
Nimi lands a nice shot to the body.
Nimi connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGriff. McGriff circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nimi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nimi just misses with a punch to the body.
Nimi throws a head kick but McGriff moves out of range.
Nimi throws the left hand but McGriff avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Nimi.
Nimi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGriff throws a jab when Nimi was well out of range.
Nimi lands a leg kick that knocks McGriff off balance momentarily.
Nice jab there from McGriff.
McGriff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nimi throws a series of punches but McGriff avoids them all with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGriff.
Nimi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGriff throws a jab when Nimi was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nimi moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from McGriff misses.
Nimi lands with an uppercut that bounces McGriff off the cage and back into range.
McGriff with a nice cross.
Nimi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGriff scoring well with a low kick there.
McGriff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nimi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nimi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGriff.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimi throws a low kick but McGriff avoids it.
Nimi throws a big shot that misses.
McGriff lands a nice shot to the body.
Nimi misses with a leg kick
and McGriff counters with a right hand to the body.
McGriff is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McGriff staying out of range there.
Nimi misses with a jab to the body
and McGriff counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nimi thinking.
Nimi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGriff.
McGriff misses with a wild body shot.
McGriff bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nimi's head backwards.
McGriff defending well as Nimi loads up on a big left hand.
McGriff connects with a body shot that sends Nimi's belly button to the back.
Nimi clobbers McGriff with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGriff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nimi clobbers McGriff with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nimi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nimi just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joku Nimi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McGriff ducks under a wild hook from Nimi.
Nimi moves out of range of the strikes.
McGriff moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGriff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nimi.
A countering left hand to the body from Nimi misses.
Nimi throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGriff finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nimi misses with a hook.
McGriff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nimi throws out a loose jab but McGriff uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGriff darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nimi tries a low kick but McGriff avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGriff looks to score with a jab to the body but Nimi is just out of range.
McGriff moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGriff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Nimi catches McGriff right on the button with a cross.
Nimi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from McGriff misses the target.
Nimi scores with a head kick. McGriff tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McGriff throws out a loose jab but Nimi uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Nimi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGriff looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nimi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McGriff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGriff moves out of range of the strikes.
McGriff misses with a straight left.
McGriff takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Nimi misses.
Nimi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from McGriff misses.
Nimi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McGriff throws a low kick but Nimi avoids it.
Nice jab there from Nimi.
Nimi throws a series of punches but McGriff avoids them all with ease.
McGriff is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nimi throws a head kick that McGriff semi-blocks.
Nimi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGriff can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nimi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Nimi.
Nimi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McGriff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nimi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nimi.
Nimi ducks under a wild hook from McGriff.
A nice side step and Nimi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nimi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from McGriff.
Nimi misses with the combination.
Nimi takes one to the side of the head.
McGriff ducks under a wild hook from Nimi.
McGriff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGriff lands a jab to the nose.
Nimi moves out of range as McGriff strikes.
McGriff throws out a powerful jab.
McGriff lands a jab to the head.
Nimi walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Nimi misses its intended target.
McGriff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nimi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nimi ducks under a wild hook from McGriff.
Nimi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nimi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nimi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nimi avoids the body shot from McGriff.
Nimi throws out a counter right but McGriff avoids it with no problem.
Nimi blocks a jab.
Nimi moves out of range as McGriff strikes.
McGriff throws the left hand but Nimi avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGriff moves away.
McGriff swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nimi throws a leg kick
and McGriff counters with a low kick, right behind Nimi 's knee.
Nimi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGriff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nimi missing with a left hand there. McGriff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGriff throws a jab but it's blocked by Nimi.
McGriff throws a hook to the side of Nimi's head but Nimi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGriff throws a leg kick that is checked
and McGriff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGriff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nimi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nimi throws a looping overhand right but McGriff ducks down to avoid it.
McGriff throws a sloppy body shot
and Nimi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGriff cracks Nimi with a good jab.
McGriff checks a leg kick nicely.
Nimi throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joku Nimi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nimi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joku Nimi!
A very excited looking Joku Nimi 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 Wild Eri (ranked 2155 p4p, 2087 weight class) and Muthafucka Jones (ranked 244 p4p, 237 weight class). Muthafucka Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wild Eri's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wild Eri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muthafucka Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Eri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eri.
Jones throws out a counter right but Eri avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eri misses with an uppercut.
Eri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Eri.
Eri misses the jab.
Eri tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eri fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Eri has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Eri throws a big shot that misses.
Eri misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Eri throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones moves away from the strike by Eri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eri misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones lands the left hand.
Eri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wild Eri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eri.
Eri misses with a straight left.
Eri misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Eri.
Eri staying out of range there.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eri thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eri misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones slips under a jab.
Eri moves away from the strike by Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Eri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Eri settles back down.
Jones throws a counter combo.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Eri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Eri misses with a hook
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eri lands with a nice body punch.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Eri's head but Eri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eri swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eri throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Eri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Eri throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Eri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Eri closes the distance and clinches.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Eri.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones letting Eri take a breather here.
Eri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Eri tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eri swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Eri.
Eri misses with a jab to the body
and Eri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Eri moved out of range nicely.
Eri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws out a counter right but Eri avoids it with no problem.
Eri misses with a body shot.
Eri tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Eri misses.
Eri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eri misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Eri looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Eri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eri jabs at Jones's body.
Eri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Eri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eri sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Eri throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eri misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Muthafucka Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Eri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Eri misses.
Eri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones throws a jab when Eri was well out of range.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eri tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones avoids the body shot from Eri.
Jones tests Eri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eri lands a nice looking body shot.
Eri throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a hook. Eri ducked under it nicely.
Eri lands a head shot.
Eri ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eri finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Jones.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Eri scores with a nice strike.
Eri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eri slips a jab from Jones.
Eri wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Eri.
Eri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones connects with a jab.
Eri looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Eri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Eri.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Eri uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the body shot from Eri.
Nice cross by Eri.
Eri throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eri throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Eri throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick by Eri misses
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
 Eri is rocked!
Eri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Eri's head.
Oh Eri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones throws out a counter right but Eri avoids it with no problem.
Eri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones slips under a jab from Eri.
Eri looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eri.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eri seems to have got his legs back now.
Muthafucka Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eri slips under a jab from Jones.
Eri ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Eri misses with a wild body shot.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Eri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a big right hand! Oh Eri is in trouble here! Jones follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muthafucka Jones!
A victorious Muthafucka Jones thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dux (ranked 2815 p4p, 3155 weight class) and Guy Test (ranked 193 p4p, 209 weight class). Daniel Dux could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Guy Test's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guy Test!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Test clinches up with Dux and pushes him back against the cage.
Dux fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dux lands a nice shot to the body.
Dux lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dux pulls guard.
Test must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Test has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Dux to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Test is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Dux pulls down on the head and he's put Test to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Daniel Dux!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiyness Da Prince (ranked 2515 p4p, 2993 weight class) and Henry Shorts (ranked 295 p4p, 339 weight class). Henry Shorts is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiyness Da Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Shorts!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Prince scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shorts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Da Prince avoids it really well and circles away.
Shorts drives through with a takedown into Da Prince's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shorts is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Prince seems keen to control Shorts's posture.
Shorts working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Da Prince is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shorts with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shorts throwing strikes but missing.
Da Prince has control of Shorts's left arm, preventing Shorts from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorts controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shorts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Da Prince knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shorts on the ground.
Da Prince wants to sweep but no luck.
Da Prince looking to control.
Shorts preventing the sweep.
Shorts postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shorts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Da Prince 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.
Shorts postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Shorts working his ground and pound in the gym.
Da Prince keeping moving, preventing Shorts from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shorts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Da Prince swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Da Prince preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shorts postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Da Prince has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Da Prince working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorts postures up in Da Prince's guard and throws a big left but Da Prince blocks it.
Shorts preventing the sweep.
Shorts makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Da Prince on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Da Prince tries to get out of the position.
Shorts is working Da Prince over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Da Prince has control of Shorts's left arm, preventing Shorts from doing any damage.
Da Prince wants to sweep but no luck.
Da Prince manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shorts manages to get himself to full guard.
Shorts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Da Prince content to stall in guard here.
Shorts has control of Da Prince's left arm, preventing Da Prince from doing any damage.
Shorts keeping moving, preventing Da Prince from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Prince seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shorts holds on and takes a little breather.
Shorts keeping moving, preventing Da Prince from controlling successfully.
Da Prince is stalling in the full guard.
Shorts is pulling down on Da Prince's head to control his posture.
Da Prince is stalling in the full guard.
Da Prince looking to sit in guard and control but Shorts gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shorts lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shorts content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Da Prince 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.
Da Prince trying to keep a closed guard but Shorts is proving a slippery customer.
Shorts makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shorts landing some decent shots from guard.
Shorts chips away with some ground and pound.
Da Prince 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shorts's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shorts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shorts is in close to Da Prince's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Shorts dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Da Prince tries to bum rush Shorts with a series of wild strikes but Shorts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Da Prince throws a big shot that misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Shorts.
Da Prince taking punishment in the form of punches.
Shorts working away.
Shorts tries to move into full mount but can't pass Da Prince's legs.
Da Prince tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shorts wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shorts landing strikes.
Shorts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Da Prince keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Da Prince's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Check out the look on Shorts's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Shorts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da Prince tries to improve position but can't.
Shorts lands a few punches from side control.
Shorts landing strikes.
Shorts controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Prince tries to bench press Shorts off him but Shorts keeps the position.
Shorts is putting a hurting on Da Prince here, landing some big shots from side control.
Da Prince tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shorts wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Da Prince is working to avoid the ground and pound but Shorts connects with a decent elbow.
Da Prince prevents Shorts from improving position.
Da Prince takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Shorts in side control lands a decent elbow.
Shorts wants to control but Da Prince is keeping him busy.
Da Prince is trying to control Shorts's posture but Shorts avoids it.
Da Prince on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Da Prince takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Shorts landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shorts is working Da Prince over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shorts tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Da Prince is looking to regain half guard here but Shorts keeps moving and retains side control.
Da Prince sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Prince tries to get to full guard but Shorts has control of the leg.
Da Prince is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shorts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shorts looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Da Prince with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Da Prince is staying active underneath Shorts, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Da Prince is looking for a sweep. Shorts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Da Prince wants to control but Shorts is keeping busy.
Shorts is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Da Prince has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shorts is working away from the top position though.
Henry Shorts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Da Prince is looking for a sweep. Shorts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shorts landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shorts lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Prince is trying to stand up here but Shorts is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Prince desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shorts connects with a nice short shot to Da Prince's temple.
Da Prince trying to control from the bottom.
Shorts lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shorts scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shorts is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Shorts.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shorts lands a nice short elbow.
Shorts wants to free his trapped foot but Da Prince is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Da Prince is looking for a sweep. Shorts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shorts looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Da Prince with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shorts trying to control the pace.
Shorts is trying to control. Da Prince wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shorts trying to pass the guard but Da Prince defending well.
Shorts winds up and cracks Da Prince with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Da Prince has hold of Shorts's hands but Shorts slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shorts is looking to take a break and control but Da Prince is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Da Prince works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shorts with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Da Prince wants to sweep here but Shorts controlling him for the moment.
Shorts keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Da Prince's head.
Da Prince not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Da Prince is really struggling to control Shorts but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Da Prince has Shorts pulled in close to control his posture.
Shorts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Da Prince has his hands on Shorts's head, controlling the position.
Shorts trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Prince is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Shorts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Da Prince throws a hook but Shorts avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Shorts.
Da Prince stuffs the takedown attempt from Shorts. Shorts gets slowly back to his feet.
Da Prince misses with a looping right.
Da Prince is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shorts.
Shorts drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Da Prince defends it well.
Shorts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Da Prince's waist but Da Prince gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shorts off to one side.
Da Prince fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shorts tries for a takedown but Da Prince sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hiyness Da Prince has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Shorts.
Da Prince connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Prince gets caught napping as Shorts dives in and scores a takedown. Da Prince manages to retain guard.
Da Prince looking to control.
Da Prince has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorts tries to free his leg and advance position but Da Prince is retaining full guard.
Shorts stands up over Da Prince, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Da Prince is adopting a defensive guard.
Shorts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shorts is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shorts won't allow Da Prince to sweep him here.
Shorts trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Prince is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shorts lands a couple of elbows.
Shorts distracts Da Prince with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shorts scoring with some ground and pound.
Da Prince 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.
Shorts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shorts won't allow Da Prince to sweep him here.
Hiyness Da Prince has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Prince is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shorts's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shorts won't allow Da Prince to sweep him here.
Shorts scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shorts wants to control from the top but Da Prince keeps moving.
Shorts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Da Prince works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shorts works over Da Prince with some ground and pound from guard.
Da Prince bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shorts's guard.
Shorts is pulling down on Da Prince's head. It's preventing any offense from Da Prince, at least for the moment.
Shorts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Da Prince manages to get himself to full guard.
Shorts works over Da Prince with some ground and pound from guard.
Shorts is stalling in the full guard.
Shorts scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shorts stands up over Da Prince, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Da Prince looking for a sweep. Not yet Da Prince, not yet.
Shorts landing with the ground and pound.
Da Prince looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shorts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Da Prince is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shorts is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Shorts works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shorts is controlling Da Prince's posture.
Da Prince drops back, looking for a kneebar! Shorts looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Shorts looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Shorts!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Prince wants to control but Shorts postures up.
Da Prince gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Shorts winds up and cracks Da Prince with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Da Prince is trying to get back to full guard.
Shorts lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shorts is nestled in close to Da Prince, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shorts working Da Prince over with strikes.
Da Prince on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shorts lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shorts winds up and cracks Da Prince with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shorts stalling.
Nice strikes from Shorts there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Shorts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shorts 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Shorts!
An out of breath Henry Shorts thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howard Clay (ranked 3711 p4p, 2309 weight class) and Barry Redcola (ranked 427 p4p, 265 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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265
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285
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Howard Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Redcola!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Clay or perhaps it was just good defense by Redcola, which made it look bad.
A decent looking cross lands there for Redcola.
Redcola moves away from the strike by Clay.
Redcola works the jab nicely.
Clay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Redcola.
Clay shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Redcola as he jumps to the side.
Redcola appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Clay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Redcola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clay with a poor takedown
and Redcola makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Clay. 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.
No luck for Clay with that takedown attempt.
Clay with a lazy takedown attempt
and Redcola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clay gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Clay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Redcola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clay is breathing heavily.
Redcola punishes Clay's body with a nice straight punch.
Clay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Redcola counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Redcola paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Clay moves to clinch but Redcola breaks away
and Redcola counters with a nice uppercut.
Clay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Redcola lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clay with a poor takedown
and Redcola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clay with a poor takedown
and Redcola counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redcola cracks Clay with an open hand slap.
Clay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Redcola lands with a straight right. Clay didn't see that one coming.
Redcola looks to land a combination. Clay sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Redcola defends it nicely.
Redcola lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Redcola scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barry Redcola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redcola lands a body shot.
Redcola connects with the punch.
Redcola lands a jab-cross combination.
Clay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Redcola to counter with a crisp jab.
Clay gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Redcola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Redcola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Redcola has knocked Clay down with a huge combo! Redcola steps away and waves a wobbly Clay back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Clay is rocked!
Redcola scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Clay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Redcola jabs at Clay's body.
Clay seems to have got his legs back now.
Clay with a poor takedown
and Redcola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Clay with a lazy takedown attempt
and Redcola counters with a nice uppercut.
Redcola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clay's head backwards.
Redcola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Redcola lands a left and a right that send Clay crashing to the mat, dazed. Redcola thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Clay shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Redcola is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clay is controlling him.
Redcola is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Redcola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Redcola is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Clay won't allow Redcola to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redcola has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Clay is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Redcola prevents a takedown attempt there.
Redcola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Redcola dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Redcola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clay.
Clay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clay fails with the takedown
and Redcola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Redcola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Clay takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Redcola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redcola thuds a left hand into Clay's body.
Redcola works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redcola lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Clay backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Redcola counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Redcola. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redcola lands with a nice body punch.
Redcola throws a one two combo.
A shot to the liver by Redcola. Beautiful body shot.
Clay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clay takes one to the side of the head.
Clay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Redcola counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Redcola darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Clay tries for a takedown but Redcola circles away easily
and Redcola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Redcola lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice combination there by Redcola.
Clay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clay misses with a takedown attempt
and Redcola counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcola works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Howard Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redcola lands a nice hook to Clay's body. Clay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clay walks into a straight right hand from Redcola.
Redcola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Redcola thuds a left hand into Clay's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Redcola scores with a four punch combination!
Redcola moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch lands to the side of Clay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Redcola drops Clay with a big left hand! Clay is injured, injured bad! Redcola jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Redcola!
Barry Redcola looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Undefeated, Unphased, unstoppable. If i don't get a title shot, yer all nonces!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jambalaya Jones (ranked 914 p4p, 2504 weight class) and Shaman Weaver (ranked 99 p4p, 250 weight class). Weaver is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Close Your Eyes by Acen. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jambalaya Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shaman Weaver!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Weaver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones punishes Weaver's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weaver. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Weaver.
Weaver throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Weaver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weaver misses the body punch
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Weaver looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones defending well as Weaver loads up on a big left hand.
Weaver uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Weaver with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weaver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones swings for the body but Weaver moves out of range.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Weaver is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a right and a left that Weaver avoids nicely.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Weaver.
Weaver thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Jones is looking to wear down Weaver with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weaver manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Weaver! But no joy.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Weaver has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Weaver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Weaver moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Weaver lands a nice looking body shot.
Weaver misses with a takedown attempt
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Weaver works the jab nicely.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Weaver counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weaver is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Weaver frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Weaver looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Weaver working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jones is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Dangerous Fight Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
BOOM! Weaver connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weaver looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jones haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jones slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Jones wants to control but Weaver is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Weaver lands a nice short elbow.
Weaver trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to sweep here but Weaver controlling him for the moment.
Weaver wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones wants to sweep here but Weaver controlling him for the moment.
Weaver working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Weaver chips away with some ground and pound.
Weaver tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Weaver is stalling in the full guard.
Jones has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Weaver has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weaver controlling from side mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaman Weaver dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Weaver's shoulder, as Weaver tries to avoid the shot.
Weaver scores with a hook.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weaver moves away.
Weaver throws a counter combo.
Jones lands a body shot.
Weaver tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Weaver somewhat.
Weaver cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Weaver shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weaver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weaver feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weaver throws a big shot that misses.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Weaver.
Weaver connects with a jab.
Jambalaya Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones throws a right and a left that Weaver avoids nicely.
Weaver connects with a jab.
Weaver is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Weaver shoots in.
Jambalaya Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaman Weaver.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Weaver lands a head shot.
Jones throws a jab when Weaver was well out of range.
Jambalaya Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Weaver shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Weaver gets slowly back to his feet.
Weaver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Weaver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Weaver fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones throws a leg kick but Weaver sees it coming and moves out of range.
Weaver goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones looks to land a combination but Weaver avoids it well.
Weaver lands a jab to the nose.
Weaver decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Shaman Weaver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Weaver scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Weaver sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Weaver with the ground and pound but Jones uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Weaver is sitting in close to Jones's body. Jones has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Weaver is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Weaver is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jambalaya Jones!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davide Fontolan (ranked 2244 p4p, 1008 weight class) and Mikheil Berishvili (ranked 180 p4p, 84 weight class). Berishvili has chosen Acharuli Gandagana as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davide Fontolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikheil Berishvili!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berishvili clinches with his opponent.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fontolan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Berishvili jumps guard but Fontolan stands there with Berishvili around his waist. Berishvili gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but Fontolan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Davide Fontolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikheil Berishvili.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but Fontolan holds him up against the cage and eventually Berishvili drops back down to his feet.
Berishvili is trying to pull guard but Fontolan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but Fontolan won't allow it.
Fontolan wants to break the clinch but can't.
I was talking to Fontolan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Berishvili fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berishvili tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Berishvili fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fontolan breaks from the clinch.
Fontolan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berishvili moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fontolan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berishvili drags the fight down to the ground.
Berishvili looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Berishvili looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Berishvili is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Fontolan frees his head nicely. Oh but Berishvili has switched to an armbar! Fontolan is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Mikheil Berishvili!
A victorious Mikheil Berishvili thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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