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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hotsi Log (ranked 5130 p4p, 24867 weight class) and Lil Jon Jones Ii (ranked 274 p4p, 308 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hotsi Log!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lil Jon Jones Ii!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Ii manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Log on his heels. He'll look to pass Log's guard now, I'm sure.
Log is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jones Ii dives into side control.
Jones Ii is trying to get an arm triangle but Log is defending well.
Jones Ii grinds an elbow into Log's temple.
Jones Ii controls the position from side control.
Jones Ii trying to control the position but Log is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Ii tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Ii has hold of Log's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Log tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Jones Ii cranks the arm and Log screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Log, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lil Jon Jones Ii!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Freaky Leo (ranked 5928 p4p, 5900 weight class) and Milton Goodman (ranked 296 p4p, 294 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freaky Leo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milton Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leo lands a lovely overhand right.
Goodman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goodman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Goodman lands with a good body shot.
Milton Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodman tries for a takedown but Leo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leo throws a hook to the side of Goodman's head but Goodman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goodman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Goodman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Leo's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodman is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Leo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Leo has escaped and now he's on top!
Goodman has his foot on Leo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leo works his way back into a safe position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Goodman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Goodman wants to control but Leo passes easily into half guard.
Goodman gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo wants to stand but Goodman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Goodman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Leo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Leo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Goodman looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Leo is defending well. Goodman quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Leo has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Goodman celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Milton Goodman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Journeyman (ranked 25026 p4p, 3770 weight class) and Block Obama (ranked 474 p4p, 367 weight class). Journeyman comes into the arena with Schizophrenic Phonk blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Journeyman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Block Obama!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama misses with a straight left.
Obama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Obama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
 It looks like Frank Journeyman has been cut.
Obama jabs at Journeyman's body.
Journeyman looks to land a combination but Obama avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Journeyman.
Journeyman slips a jab and a cross from Obama.
A telegraphed right hand from Journeyman misses the target.
Journeyman walks into a straight right hand from Obama.
Obama is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
 Journeyman is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Journeyman tries to clinch but Obama moves out of range.
Oh Journeyman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obama drops Journeyman with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Journeyman looks back up at him and smiles so Obama waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Journeyman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Journeyman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Journeyman clinches up against the cage.
Obama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Journeyman seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama throws a jab when Journeyman was well out of range.
Obama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Journeyman just misses with a punch to the body.
Obama stuffs the takedown attempt from Journeyman. Journeyman gets slowly back to his feet.
Journeyman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Obama connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Journeyman scrambles back to his feet.
Obama sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Journeyman's defenses. It connects perfectly with Journeyman's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Block Obama!
Frank Journeyman spoke after the fight, saying 'It is what it is and i will come back stronger,its never over'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bosko Buha (ranked 4523 p4p, 4497 weight class) and Richard Carter (ranked 475 p4p, 473 weight class). Carter has chosen "Not a Drill" as his entrance music. Richard Carter 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bosko Buha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Carter!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buha misses with a looping left.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter cracks a nice hook into Buha's ribs.
A jab from Buha misses.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buha was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Carter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buha circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter digs a good body shot into Buha's ribs.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Buha counters with a stiff right hand.
Buha definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carter misses with the combination.
Carter throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Buha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter swings for the body but Buha moves out of range.
It looked like Buha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Carter both land. Nice combination.
A nice combination there by Carter.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buha moves away.
Carter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Buha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Buha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carter lands with a nice combination. Buha backs away looking to recover.
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!
Buha scores with a hook.
Carter lands a body shot.
Buha lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buha instigates a clinch.
Buha prevents Carter from breaking the clinch.
Carter works on Buha's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Buha's efforts to push away.
Buha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buha misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter throws a right hand that Buha ducks under and follows up with a left that Buha also avoids with ease.
Buha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Buha throws a one two combo.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buha needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
Buha slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Buha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Buha lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Carter sprawling to the canvas. Buha follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Carter hang on?
 Carter is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buha is looking for a kimura but Carter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Buha to get the leverage.
Carter felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Carter controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Carter wants to control but Buha is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Buha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buha prevents Carter from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Buha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carter on the ground.
Buha got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Buha has managed to get both his arms back between Carter's legs - danger averted.
Carter has Buha pulled in close to control his posture.
Buha looking to pass the guard.
Carter wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Carter will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Buha swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buha manages to avoid it.
Carter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Buha misses its intended target.
Carter connects with a body shot that sends Buha's belly button to the back.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Carter in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Buha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buha misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Buha thinking.
Carter slips a jab from Buha.
It seemed like Carter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carter blocks the body kick.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buha.
Carter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carter in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Richard Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter lands with a hook. Buha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Buha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Buha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Carter with a hook.
Buha throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Buha counters with a straight right hand.
Buha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Richard Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter lands the left hand.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a double jab
and Buha counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buha.
Carter throws a series of strikes that have Buha backpedaling.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buha was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Carter jabs Buha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Buha throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Carter jabs at Buha's body.
Buha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Carter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buha circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Buha rather than just go for the knockout.
Carter scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a body punch
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bosko Buha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carter lands a jab to the head.
Donk. Buha catches Carter right on the button with a cross.
Carter is still on wobbly legs! Can Buha finish him?
Carter misses with an uppercut. Buha saw that one coming.
Buha lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Carter head around and knocks him out cold! Buha hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bosko Buha!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Ziskie (ranked 4373 p4p, 4463 weight class) and Bongolongo Gayman (ranked 409 p4p, 415 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Ziskie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bongolongo Gayman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gayman shoots for a double leg takedown but Ziskie sprawls well. He's pushed Gayman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ziskie swats away the attempt to clinch by Gayman.
Gayman moves in looking to clinch but Ziskie pushes him off.
Ziskie clinches with his opponent.
Gayman jumps guard but Ziskie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ziskie tightens his grip and picks Gayman up, before dumping him to the ground. Gayman manages to land in guard.
Gayman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gayman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ziskie gets to his feet - Gayman follows without any prompting.
Ziskie throws a body shot but no joy.
Gayman fails with a takedown attempt.
Phillip Ziskie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bongolongo Gayman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gayman's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ziskie trying to mount his opponent but Gayman defends it.
Still in half guard, Ziskie seems content to control.
Gayman wants to stand back up but Ziskie manages to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie working away.
Ziskie is staying tight to Gayman's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ziskie working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gayman to see if he's OK.
Ziskie tries for a kimura but Gayman is defending well.
Ziskie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gayman tries to bench press Ziskie off him but Ziskie keeps the position.
Ziskie is working Gayman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ziskie controls the position from side control.
Gayman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gayman is letting Ziskie control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ziskie gets to mount! Gayman was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gayman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Ziskie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ziskie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gayman to the ground. Ziskie is now in Gayman's guard.
Ziskie has gone for a leg lock! Gayman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ziskie's guard.
Ziskie scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Ziskie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gayman stopping the sweep attempt from Ziskie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gayman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ziskie pushes Gayman off and gets back to his feet.
Ziskie moves into range and clinches up with Gayman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gayman jumps guard but Ziskie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ziskie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gayman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ziskie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gayman to keep the fight standing.
Ziskie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gayman is defending well for now.
Ziskie has Gayman pushed against the cage.
Ziskie is trying to push Gayman away but Gayman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ziskie tries to pull guard but Gayman holds him up against the cage and eventually Ziskie drops back down to his feet.
Gayman pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gayman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ziskie looking to pass the guard.
Gayman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gayman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gayman 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.
Ziskie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gayman can do to turn this around?
Ziskie passes Gayman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gayman regains half guard.
Gayman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ziskie in particular looking to stall.
Ziskie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gayman for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gayman actively working from the bottom here.
Gayman wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ziskie passes to full mount!
Ziskie controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Ziskie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gayman is defended easily by Ziskie.
Ziskie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gayman's half guard.
Gayman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ziskie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ziskie's back!
Phillip Ziskie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gayman looking to break Ziskie's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ziskie remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gayman will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ziskie really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Gayman's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Ziskie covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie is trying to break free.
Gayman is trying to stick to Ziskie's back but Ziskie is turning into Gayman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gayman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ziskie.
Gayman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ziskie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ziskie stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie gets a clinch.
Ziskie gets control of Gayman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ziskie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ziskie has control of Gayman's left arm, preventing Gayman from doing any damage.
Gayman trying to move into half guard but instead Ziskie has managed to sweep!
Ziskie 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.
Gayman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ziskie tries to roll over but Gayman keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gayman looking to pass the guard.
Gayman trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziskie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gayman wants to get up but he can't break Ziskie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gayman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ziskie lands a decent shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gayman trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziskie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gayman is fighting to break Ziskie's control of his arms but Ziskie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ziskie continues to stall.
Gayman wants to control from the top but Ziskie keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gayman looking to sit in guard and control but Ziskie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bongolongo Gayman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phillip Ziskie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ziskie forces his way into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phillip Ziskie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ziskie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Ziskie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Braylon Mason (ranked 4337 p4p, 4557 weight class) and Krispen Chace (ranked 471 p4p, 481 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
Good chin |
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Braylon Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krispen Chace!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason with the inside leg kick.
Chace wants to clinch
and Mason counters with a big head kick but Chace shrugs it off.
Mason throws a head kick that misses
and Chace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mason gets a takedown into half guard.
Chace pushes Mason off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chace cracks Mason with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mason moves forwards but Chace connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chace looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mason shoots in looking for a takedown but Chace manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mason's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chace drives through and clinches with Mason against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Chace as the two fighters clinch.
Chace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mason takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chace lands with a straight right. Mason didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chace has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chace pressing his opponent against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Mason has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Chace manages to break the clinch.
Mason looks for a takedown but Chace sprawls well.
A cross from Chace lands.
Chace lands a nice looking body shot.
Chace throws a right hand that Mason ducks under and follows up with a left that Mason also avoids with ease.
Chace has closed the distance and engaged Mason in a clinch.
Chace manages to pull guard.
Mason distracts Chace with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason stops Chace from standing up.
Mason stays in close to Chace's body and controls the position.
Mason throwing strikes but missing.
Mason trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mason is controlling him.
Chace keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
Chace wants to get back to his feet but Mason is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chace scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mason in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mason rushes Chace and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chace pushes Mason back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mason's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mason closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chace counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mason tries to keep at a distance but Chace has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chace wants to get back to striking at distance but Mason won't allow it.
Chace ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chace no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chace is working an open guard so Mason takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mason tries to clinch but Chace moves out of range.
Chace scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mason walks into a stiff left hand from Chace.
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!
Mason manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Chace on his heels. He'll look to pass Chace's guard now, I'm sure.
Mason wants to control from the top but Chace keeps moving.
Mason is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mason postures up and lands a big shot to Chace's brow.
Mason has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mason sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mason makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krispen Chace dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mason gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mason takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mason shoots for a double leg takedown but Chace sprawls well. He's pushed Mason's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mason shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braylon Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chace scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mason with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chace throws a series of punches but Mason moves out of range.
Mason drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mason is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mason passes Chace's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chace manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Chace scores with a four punch combination!
Mason fails with the takedown.
Chace slaps away a takedown attempt from Mason, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mason gets tackled into the cage by Chace. Chace maintains the clinch.
Chace prevents the takedown attempt.
Chace lands an uppercut.
Chace breaks the clinch.
Chace tests Mason's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Chace does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mason.
Chace checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mason fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mason shoots in for a takedown but Chace shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chace moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chace lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chace connects with a body shot.
Chace lands a jab to Mason's midsection.
Chace with a nice cross.
Chace throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chace moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
No joy there for Chace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chace looks to land a combination but Mason avoids it well.
Krispen Chace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chace!
Chace looks to land a combination. Mason sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chace stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chace wants it to stay on the feet.
Mason fails with the takedown
and Chace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mason takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chace lands with a good body shot.
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!
Mason clinches up with Chace and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mason pulls Chace into guard.
Mason trying to control the position here.
Mason wants to get back to his feet but Chace is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chace looking to sit in guard and control but Mason gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mason wants to control from the top but Chace keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krispen Chace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mason takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mason shoots for a takedown but Chace saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mason misses with a takedown
and Chace counters with a two punch combo.
Chace moves into the clinch.
Mason wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braylon Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chace tries to break free but Mason pushes him back against the cage.
Chace lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chace tries to circle away but Mason has him pinned against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chace.
Chace is leaning against Mason and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chace!
Mason has his takedown stuffed
and Chace counters with a series of strikes. Mason will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chace digs a good body shot into Mason's ribs.
Chace uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mason has time to react.
Chace takes the fight into the clinch.
Chace lands a right hand.
Chace tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chace lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Chace works over Mason's head and body with a nice combination.
Mason moves to clinch but Chace breaks away
and Chace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chace tries to close the distance and clinch but Mason swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chace takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chace.
Mason tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chace just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chace scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chace wants to get back to striking at distance but Mason won't allow it.
Mason is trying to break free.
Chace fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chace throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masons head.
Mason wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Chace.
Chace pushes Mason back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chace lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chace lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mason looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mason keeps control of Chace as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mason has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chace uses from the top position.
Mason wants to control the position but Chace says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Mason is trying to get back to full guard.
Chace wants to take a breather but Mason is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason trying to hold on to Chace's head to control him but Chace postures up.
Chace sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mason is concentrating on defense, preventing Chace from advancing position.
Mason is looking for a sweep. Chace is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chace trying to control from half guard but Mason is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krispen Chace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chace 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krispen Chace!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Gas (ranked 25721 p4p, 3329 weight class) and Kwame Kombate (ranked 476 p4p, 337 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Gas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kwame Kombate!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kombate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gas tries to clinch but Kombate moves out of range.
Kombate misses with a wild combination.
Gas scores with a head kick.
Gas throws a combination that misses
and Kombate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Kombate.
Nice defenses there by Gas.
Gas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kombate.
Kombate throws a jab when Gas was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gas tries to clinch up but Kombate circles away and keeps his distance.
Gas misses with a double jab
and Kombate counters with a nice uppercut.
Kombate checks a low kick from Gas.
Kombate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kombate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gas.
Gas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kombate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gas throws a series of punches but Kombate moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kombate dips to his left and cracks Gas with an uppercut!
Gas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kombate is fending him off so far but Gas persists. Nope, Kombate circles away and we're back to standing.
Kombate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kombate clinches up with Gas and pushes him back against the cage.
Kombate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kombate backwards.
A shot in the inside from Kombate.
Gas is trying to push Kombate away but Kombate has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kombate lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kombate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gas backwards.
Gas takes a shot to the head.
Kombate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kombate keeps control of Gas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kombate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kombate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gas backwards.
Gas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kombate pushes Gas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kombate lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gas.
Gas is trying to force a seperation but Kombate has the dominant position.
Kombate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kombate works on Gas's body with a couple of short punches.
Kombate lands a right hand.
Kombate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gas backwards.
Kombate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kombate avoiding damage.
Kombate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kombate lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gas.
Kombate gets through Gas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gas stalling in the clinch but Kombate improves position.
Gas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gas misses with some punches.
Kombate lands with a light punch inside.
Kombate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kombate.
Kombate lands with a short shot to the head.
Gas is trying to break free.
Gas misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kombate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kombate has him pressed against the cage.
Kombate lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kombate.
Gas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kombate has Gas pressed against the cage, preventing Gas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gas misses with some punches.
Kombate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Kombate.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kombate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Kombate.
Gas is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kombate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kombate scores with a shot to the side of Gas's head.
Kombate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gas backwards.
Gas is rocked!
It looks like Ben Gas has been cut.
Kombate lands an uppercut.
Oh Gas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kombate lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kombate lands a shoulder strike.
Kombate creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gas's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gas drops to his knees and Kombate pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwame Kombate!
In his post fight interview, Kwame Kombate started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nyongesa Chidike (ranked 3564 p4p, 5201 weight class) and Sergio Miller (ranked 352 p4p, 442 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nyongesa Chidike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Miller!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chidike lands the left hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chidike.
Miller is looking to get back to his feet here but Chidike is keeping cool and he's managed to take Miller's back.
Miller is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chidike punches Miller on the ear.
Chidike scores with punches to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Chidike is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Miller knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Miller for a finish.
Chidike cracks Miller with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Miller from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Chidike throwing damaging strikes from the back! Miller could be in trouble here!
Chidike looking for the choke from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Chidike is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Chidike lands a shot to the head.
Chidike has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chidike lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Miller.
Miller just trying to survive but Chidike is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Chidike connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Miller to escape the position.
Chidike scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Miller is rocked!
Chidike lands strikes from the back and Miller isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nyongesa Chidike!
Nyongesa Chidike decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Co-main event
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Ryan McCallum really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 158.3, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Darcy Walsh was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Asa Christensen (ranked 3721 p4p, 3217 weight class) and Joshua Jones (ranked 364 p4p, 321 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asa Christensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua Jones!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones tries to clinch but Christensen is having none of it.
Christensen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Christensen 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.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donk. Jones catches Christensen right on the button with a cross.
Jones pushes Christensen up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Christensen smiles and moves away.
Asa Christensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Jones.
Christensen throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Christensen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Christensen tries a head kick but it misses.
Christensen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christensen is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Christensen defends it well.
Christensen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Christensen sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Christensen trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to pass to full mount but Christensen defends it.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones is nestled in close to Christensen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Christensen is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones working over Christensen with some ground and pound. Christensen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones is nestled in close to Christensen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christensen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Christensen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
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. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Christensen's temple.
Christensen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Christensen's temple.
Christensen is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones is nestled in close to Christensen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Christensen!
Jones avoids the attempt from Christensen to control.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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!
Jones with shots to the head and body - Christensen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones trying to control but Christensen is having none of it.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control but Christensen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Christensen taking shots to the head.
Christensen is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Jones locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Christensen is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joshua Jones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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